Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-01-19
[WHoLE No. 667.

4 10 say TINT Mr.. Spencer shpuId haye all that his
\ mess afforded, and his messnintcs IN fact al
i ready took care oft that the seamen should
> have their ration as it was allowed by tho
Government that every thing should be sup
/ piled 10 them that was necessary 10 their
health and comfort but that tobacco was only
Z stimulant, and wished them To tranquilizo
their minds and remain free from cxcitonsnt.
, The day after Mr.. Spenccr's ioba;co was stop
! ped his spirits gave way entirely. He re-
mnincd ihl nhple day with his fac. buried IN
! tho grrgO, and when il was for moment
raised il was bathed in tears. He was touched
, by the gontle aud untiring attentions Of Lieut..
! Gansevoori lie told him that he was in no
i state nj that time to speak ofany thng-when
4 he felt more composed he would tell him all.
i lie would answer any questions that the Com
mander might desire to put To him.
! On Tuesday, the 29lh November, immedi-
a,ely after Quariprs, all hands were again cal
?. led TO witness punishment, and Henry Wal
] than was punished to the extent of the law for
Offering the three bottles Of wine to Daniel Nc
Kinley. | again spoke 10 the crew, urging
| Them 10 confirm to the dsei plinc ofthc vessel
I The orders were all known, and ofeasy obser-
h. vance. | mentioned ihat every punishment
/ inflicted on hoard the vessel must be known
/ TO the Secretary OF the Navy, and that the less
I punishment there was, the more creditable u
would he 10 the commander and To the crew.
quilizrd. The most seriously implicated b''-
gan once more to collect in knots during thp
night. Sediiious words were heard through
| the vessel, aud an insoopt menacing air as
suned by many. Some Of The petty officers
had been sounded by the first Lieut.. and found
To be- true 10 their cnlors. They were under
the impressinn that the vessel was yet Far from
safe that there were still many NJ liberty whp
Ought to be confined aud that an ou,broak,
having for its oh ect the rescue of the PRISON
ers, was seriously contemplated. Various in
y iellgrnce was from time Ia time obtained of
! conference among the dsailrcted individuals
not before supposed Ia be very deeply impll-
I Gated were now found IN close associatlon
/ with those who were. Several times during
! The night there were symptoms of an inteu-
lion to strike some blow. Mr. Wales dciec.
ted Charles A. Wilson attempting to draw
out II handspke from under the launch,
) with an evd. nj purpose of telling him aud
when Mr. Wales cooked his pistol aud APP
preached, he could only offer soma lame "x-
cuse for his presence there. felt more anX-
ous than had yet done, and remained cent n
unlly on deck. Al ~ o'clock, when The watch
was called aud mustered, Mckinley, Green,
aud others seriouly implicated, n!isscd their
muster. That they should have been asleep
at all that night was not likely; that they
d should have missed their muster on that par-
4 tcular occasion, having never done 80 before,
. otherwise than Intentionally, was impossible.
Those who missed their muster had all some
lame excuse. There was probably an agree
ment To meet round the officer OF the deck aud
confluence some act of violence.
~ ] heard Green give pg an excuse for missing
his muster that he was on deck, but copll not
get alt for want of room. Immediately went
| forward, rejected his excuse with some excla-
nation of impallencn, and ordered him io take
the lookout forward for four hours, directing
/ the mids hipmaD of the iorcastle Ia watch hIni
/ closely the others who had missed their mus
ter were similarly distrbnted AT o'clock
others Of the Implicated also p,issed their
muster. | could not contemplate this growih
/ Of disatirciun without serious uneasiness.-
/ Where was this thing to end? Each new ar
/ rest Of prisoners seemed to bring fresh set
/ Of consplrators iurward to occupy the irst
4 place With fine weather apd bilght nights
there was already dispogitiop 10 makn an "t-
tack and rescue the prisoners. When bad
,, weather should call off the attention of the
officers, when the well disposed portion of the
!. crew should be occupied in shortening sail,
n utter darkness should wjthdraw every thing
from view, how great tho probability Of rcs-
cue If the most deeply implicated were
ironed, would all the dangerous be in custody
What sympathy might not b" excited 10y The
sunrrings of the prIsoncrs These grave G"n-
sdcralions, the deep sense had Of the solrsin
the vessel that had boon entrusted to NE, aud
: the lives of her officers and crew, the seas
, travurscd hy our peaceful merchantmen, Hpd
the unarncd Of all nations using tho highway
= Of the seas, from The horrors which the CON
! sprarors had meditaiod and, above all, to
guard from violation the sanciiiy ofthe An'erl-
, can flag, displayed from the masthead Of ono
, of its cruisers, all impressed upon me the
absolute necessity Of adopting Immediately
some further measures Tor the security oitho
vessel.
n Hitherto had conspljed tho FIRST L,rnt on
ly, and had been justified III every thing had
done, by finding his opinions Identical with
my own. Ia So grave n case, however, ] was
drsirous ofhaving the opinion OF all the oth-
GERS, aud was particularly anxious that no
shadnW oi doubt should remain as to The guilt
$ ofrlthcr oftho pElsonors, should their eFtcu.
/, ton pc dccmrd necessary. Under these cir
f cmmstancrs ! addressed the following letter to
all the officers OF board, except the acting
mldshipmcn. 1liough they had d9ne nirn :
. duty IN the late transactions, they were still
> BOYS Their opinion would add bni little fore" 4"
1 that ofthe older officers IT would have been
y hard, at their early age, 10 call upon them To
> say whether three of their tcllow-crraturrs
l should 1--we or die.
u. BRIG SoMrRs, Nov. 80, 1912.
Iii GrNTLrMRS.-Thc time has arrived when
4 uCSIbuo W w '''
I counsel in the responsible 'po-ItIon - Mhlrh,
ms commander oi this vessel, find my-" u
- placed. You are aware nf the Circumstance =
" winch have resulted ~ the confinement "l
, mldshipman +. Spencer. bnalswaln's matr
!, s. Cromwell, aud seamnn u. SmalI, M prison
= ers; and pnrposcly abstain from ehicrng
:, into any delnll oi them.
- Necessarily Ignornnt oi the exact extent
/. OF dIsalrctlop among crew which has been
. so long, so Systematically. and so asslduou-ly "
: Inmpcrcd with by an officer; knowing that
susplcions of thr gravcst nature otlach tn
: persons still at large. and whom The difficulty
:. of taking care of the prisoners we already
:. have makes nc more rclgclant than shoud
:, Otherwise be To apprrhcnd, have determined
:, TO address myself to you. aud 10 ask y"ur
" united counsel Us To The best course lu b.
:. now pursued; aud call upon you 10 take
} INTO deliberate aud llspasslonatc con-Idcia-
ton the present cupdiion oi the vessel. aud
!. the contingencies Of every nature that ih"
II future may embrace throughout the remain
!. der of our cruIsc. aud ,nlighten me With yuur
~ oplnIon rs 10 the best course to bc pursued.
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