The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-31

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our affection This had evidently a good efiec
: = ne thoughts 81 the dangers they had escape
/ rom those who had intended TO cut them of r.
, ,hon., ,n ,hd many OF them to weep. / no,
tI~sn' .ne crew quite tranquil, and felt more safe
;;ns nouced Spencer endeavoring to hold com
h az with the crew, directed his face, AM
md os TWO associates in irons, be turned aft
ana also forbade any further supply of tobacco :,
them a,tef what they had was exhausted spence
earnestly begged tor tobacco and replied tbar h,
shouia nave al me comforts his mess had, and iha
tue seaInen should have what was allowed bv co
yernment necessary for the health and comfory, hu
that tosacco was only stmulant. and I wisbe,
mem 10 tranqulllze their minds Spencers spir,t,
i've way en,irely aer his tobacco was exhausted
/ he renamed with his face buried in his orsoro 49,
when raised 1t was to be seen bathed in fsars an
was evidently touched by the kind and deca,s "a,
LEMONS O. Lieut.. Ganesvoort, and said he was moi
then sufficiently composed to tell apv thing h
when he was he would tell ALL and answer ali ,n ~
tons; On Tuesday, the 18th of November. imms
dately after quarter, all hands were called TO Wit
ness the punishment on Henry Waltham for ofIe ,.
ing, three bottles of wine to Mckinley. | again
spoke to the crew, mentioning that every punish.
| ment inflicted must be made known to the Secre.
tary OF the Navy, asd that the less punishment on
board, the more credltabe it would be both TO Com
| mander and crew But the whole crew | found
were tar from being tranquilzed. Seditious words
were heard amongst them, and menacng air was
| assumed by many. Some of the petty officers were
sounded by the first lieutenant. and found :" hs
| true to their colors. Under the impression that
an outbreak washoury to be expected from yarous
Intelligence from time to time obtained about con-
ferences among the dlsaffected individuals nt frs,
not supposed to be deeply implicated were also now
found In close association with those that were anJ
having also heard that MIR. Wales detected Charles
the purpose of telling him, and when Waiss one iol
his pistol, Wilson made lame excuse for his Con
duct and presence there at that moment TfaI, III
,nah usually anxious and remained on deck. Al
twelve O'Clock several of the crew seriousIv ;mnI;
Gated missed their muster That thew sbonL hp.
missed their muster, otherwise than inten,onal,,
was impossible There had probably been some =.
sreeenc 10 40 so, and then meet on the deck and
commence some act OF violence l heard that
Ireen SAID ne could not get aft for want of room
though he was on deck. | Immediately went v forl
W., Ward and rejected MS excuse and ordered him on
mldshlpman OF the forecastle to watch him CLOSELY
the others were similarly distributed At4 O'CLOCK
others OF the implicated missed their muster
coIn not contemplate this without the most serious
Ieellng. Every new event seemed to bring forth
new company OF conspirators, and eyery thing he.
tokened an indication of an attempt to rescne The
PRISONERS g. What sympathy argued might not be
sdde ibe TO all these
was under to protect and defend the vessel en-
trusted to me and the lives of her officers and crew
TO prevent the invasion of the seas traversed by
using the highway of the ocean, from the terrors
ciH1n'emplated oy the conspirators, and above
an to preserve the sanctity Of the Anne
isrn; nag displayed from our mast head, de-
TO had consulted the first lieutenant ony andfound
that his opinions entirely conceded with nv own:
out was now DESTROYS to have that of all the other
ofhcers, except the acting midshipmen who although
they had fully discharged the duty in the late trans
acuons, were yet SO young and inexperienced that
thought 1t hard to subject them to the irving duv Of
expressing an opinion on the solemn matters which
were now under consideration. l therefore address.
sed the following letter to the other officers under
my command b
"U. s. BRle soMERs, Both. Nov. 1870
GENTLEMEN -
"The time has arrived when l am DESTROYS of avanr
myself Of your counsel in the responsible position in which
aware OF the circumstances which have resulted in the
confinement Of Midshipman Philip Spencer Samuel
prisoners and purposely abstain fra,
any detail Of them But aware that me beer
's%psssd with By an !, aag 2
taking care ~ the prisoners heve already have re
.s,y. % aAk your united cCnsei @ he courss 10
srrs'c and call on you to take into deilbar ai sor
a2nste cngsictpron the prassAt cepd.lio1of Us ssr-
ni Toa:sa q. fs s,Ss ' M
me as 10 the bsas couVeto Rdost. I. =
Very RESPECTFULLY.
AJAX 81 SIR Ts WIZ ~ sss 1872
asoes s'ss Ne siy s.OSy
Rogers, sstes Taonfssn. Q. ". Hayes. '''A''
After writing this letter, but before had sent IT.
JAILED to effect an outbreak in the night, and having
come forward with some lame excuse and confes,
son. and requested not to be roned said that if he
WOULD make true and full confession he would not
De ironed; but nothing more could be got from him.
In MS sal-bag was found African knife of extra
ordinary shape, short, sharp on both sides, and ia
peIlng to the point which could be of no use but to
KILL This knife had been the day before sharpened
with file; and in the same way he had sharpened
MS Dattie,axe Mckinley was now arrested. Hith-
srto by his extraordinary GOODNESS and cOmposure,
ne had succeeded in being at large; he undoubtedly
would have risen to the command had the mutiny
been successful Green also sent for and roned
alexander McKie, who was to have taken the
wheel, was also ironed These individuals were
mace mao 70 Sc, down as ihey were taken, and when
owed by First Lieut.. Gansevoort, and we after.
wards made very careful inspection of the crew.
those thought least dangerous were called out and
nterrogated, care being taken not to awaken the |
suspicion of such as were really formidable. unless
intended to arrest them. The prisoners now amount
"a to seven and filling up the quarterback, occa-
'lonng great difficulty keep them strictly apart and
brig On receipt OF my letter, the officers mme. |
1lately assembled in the ward room, and the exa.
ninahon OF witnesses was commenced. The evil
aen nee was accurately recorded, and in addition
70 the oath, each witness signed his evidence after
II had been read to him. The officers passed the
whole day in this investigation without food or re-
Taxation. l remained on deck with three midshIp-
men; night quarters were dispensed with AT night
tall divided iders and all into separate lists sta |
toned them on watch, and so obtained at intervals
an hour OF repose myself. On the first of December
the hrst lieutenant presented with the following
letter in reply to mine:-
- u y. BRIG SoMERs, Dec. l, ls42
SIR answer to your letter of yesterday request.
Ing our Counsel to the best be pursued with
the Mdshpman Philip Spencer; Samuel Crom-
Well boatswan's mate; and lijah II. Small seaman; we
would state that the evidence which has come to our
knowledge is OF such nature that after such dispas
onate and deliberate consideration of case as the ex
igency of the occasion would admit we have come TO n
cool decided and unanimous opinion that they have been
guilty Of aiuli determination to commit mutiny board
TINS vessei oil most arocious nature. And the re- |
to confne others, the uncertainty of their being
ieagued with Others and the mpossibility of guard
ing against contingencies which hour or day NAV
bring FORTH bring us to the conclusion that imposs
BILE to carry those prisoners named your letter TO the
United States and that the safety Of the vessel and of
lives and those committed to charge require that
they should be put to death in the best aapted N
make q suitable impression This opinion re