The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-26
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Washington.
TCorrespondsnce of the Henld.l
WASHINGTON, Friday Night, Dec. q, lS42
The Somers Niutiny.

The article signed as" In the Madsonian" of
Tuesday emenated from Mr.. Spencer The other
article on the Somers Mutiny in the same paper was
written by Lieut. Maury, tHarry Bluif) and had not
he sanction of the Secretary of the Navy. AS Com.
Stewart is ordered for sea in the Independence if
he declines serving the Court Martial. il Is said
that Capt. Gregory will be named to supply his
place.
Rely on it, that when all the facts of that mutinv
are before the public, that Commander Mckenzie
will be almost universally censured by the public
! am informed of all the facts before the Navy De-
partment, and in my opinion there Is nothing
to Justify the course he took. Young Spen-
Ger was put In irons on the 10Th, the letter
TO the officers requiring their opinion was written
on the Both the preparations tor the erecution
made that Uery afternoon The answer from the
officers given the next morning, and the same
afternoon at 6 o'clock they were hung! They were
hung up an hour and quarter. And there is not
scintila ofevidence before the Department 10 show
that there the slightest attempt made to revolt
orrescue during all that time. The paper much
talked OF was not found in young Spencer's cravat,
stated but in his razor strsp case; il Greek
characters, and translated by Lieutenant Can
sevoort la 1t there was nothing said about the al
legged design to stop and plumber New York packet
ships, ravish women, and all that. In short, that
paper contained nothing but mere list OF names,
CERTAIN. UscKurAn.
Spencer, Here
Cromwell. list of several
Small, boys aud
Wales on board the brig
In shorf, the execution was caused, in my judg-
ment, by nothing but fear on the part OF those con-
cerned; and some people here do not hesitate to
call it murder The private letters and papers of
Spencer were overhaulsd and copies oil the letters
of his father, his mother, and the young lady he
is said 10 have been attached to, were forwarded
to the department here, while the originals were
kept behind. This may have been justifable, but it
will be hard to make the public believe it, Every
body here is astonlshed that Mckenzie did not
come at once to the Department, and lay all the
facts before the Secretary of the Navy himself
Would not that have been the most correct course?
You will have terrible excitement about it in
New York Mckenzie is connected with many of
Morrlses and Others so are the Sidell family. On
the other hand, the Spencer family connected also
with most OF the Leading families various parts of
the State; and rely on IT that if the Court Martial
that he will sooner or later, have to fight friend
of the family As to Court Marital that will not
satisfy the public He must stand his trial before the
civil tribunals of his country. The Hon. Judge
the calamity, but 1t is not supposed that the afflicted
mother will ever recover from this terrible blow.
Young Spencer did not write to his friends here.
Against the seaman, Small, cannot learn that
there was particle of testimony to justify his
cution. Every thing seems to have rested on the
testimony of Wales, the steward.
If you want to read an account OF the Isle OF
Pines, you will find it in Chambers pirate novel
(edted, believe, by MarryatD of the "Spitfire."
1t containsa corruptingly fascinating of that
place, and of the lite of pirate The hero is made
to command fast sailing vessel, the Spitfre, some
what resembling the Somers
The weather has been intensely cold and unplea
SAINT all day here.
/ forgot to return thanks to the Hon. Mr.. Roose-
welt, of n Y, for furnishing with OF the first
copies of the Appropriation Bill.
The Herald Extra" is the only paper here to-
night with an account of the foreign news.
ALPHA