Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-12
no. 16.--VCLUhIE XNNiN.


have been brought safely into pert:
A. think 1t would have been emineply hazardous
Q Did you see any indications o.! unnany fear:
a. did not.
THIS concluded the examination Of DR.. Leecock
1Inrsday afternoon.
The following IL copy ofthc letter Submitted To- Ii.
court yesterday morning, by Commander Mackenzie -
May il please the As all the muuies on record
have been provoked by injustice toward the crews or BIZ
gross tyranny or p:cy the part Of comma nd,nr
officers, il TO show that no such causes cY
iscd on board the Soners.
The mulnes in tie British fleet during the wars oil
the French Revolution, grew out OF ,iisloyalty bat
long Continued grievances, winch although tie finr.
leaders were executed, were a.;erwarJ soemnly n
dressed
The mu;ny of the icrmlone was occasiorcd by The
systematic cruelty of her Captain, and broke forth in
consequence Of an ac Of barbarty which occssionel
the death OF two Of his men,
The mu,iny of the Bounty grew likewise out of the
brutality Of the Captain to both his officers and men II
was directly provoked BY outrageous insult to one Ct
his officers.
The mu,iny among the shpwrecked crew Of The
French irga,e hedusa was occasioncd by the incavs
city and want ol camncss OF the commander and his
officers. Ii therefore concerns my professional homer
prove, that board the SoiDers and The other yesels
have had the honor TO command, there has been no
cruelty disregard for the personal comfort or for the
feelings of those under my command none OF the weak
ton, or give II encouragement TO go en-; want OF
humanity.
This evidence rendered more necessary By state
ment having gore the rounds oil the newspa pers as
nfcrmed, that cruel and oppressive OH boa ri
the independence as first lieutenant, and as acting
commander OF Tie Fairfield. 1t has been said by the
Court that It had nothing to do with what is stated
in the newspapers-bu The press a great mannfac,o
~ of public opinion the fabric which produces is OF
very various quality but American can claim TO L-
e. p,,hI ,o,o H.. L.:
upon this whole matter, and willing as am that my
whole conduct should be laid before The world anl
glad that Tie Court came 10 this decision.
nm prepared therefore to prove, that first lieut., Of
the independence was opposed to punishment, myself
aud that oil the punishmen's in that ship were inflicted
by order oi the Commodore himself, until it became
too ksome 10 him, and OF his molten he dcyoyed
the greater part OF It on me- tha, commanding officer
Of the Dolphin enforced the law of Congress which
restricts The power to punish 10 the commander alone
and requires il to be inflicted hy his order and in his
presence, at time when The practice of ogging by the
lst lieutenant and the officer of the deck universal
in the service, 1t continued 10 be until the circular
Of Mr. Secretary pauldng, requiring the rigid obssry.
Of the law OF Congress this subject was issued
am prepared 10 prove, that both in the Dolphin AID
in The Fairfield attentive to the rights the com.
fort and The happiness Of my crews ard that they were
eininent!y orderly, cheerful and contened that both
these vessels in high order and efficient men-of-
AS my humanity Hliy De impeacEeC, on account oil
the transactions which the Court has under consdera
ton, prepared TO prove that when the Brazilian
city OF San Salvador was entered by sorming BY the
mpe.a! troops ana The insurgents within the town
pectng and deserving quarters firing the city
and resisting in every direction, got the Dolphin un.
der way from her anchorage the British and French
cruzets, and crossing the fire of of the batteries
and imperial cru'zer that attacking it, brought
the Dol hin to anchor under the walls Of the town OPP.
posie the residence of the American consul, received
him on board with his family, and gave refuge TO oil
who fled board Of her from the sanguinary onset ot
the assalants, from the confagra!on and It's drunken
and desperate perpetrators
nm also prepared TO prove, that on the termination
Of the civil war in the Oriental Republic, when tho
Constitutional Government was overthrow and RI.
abont TO enter the city Of Montevideo nj the
head OF horde of ierocious Indians, gave refuge on
board the Dolphin TO more than twenty individuals IN
GLIDING several high officers Of State who were deeply
compromised, abandoned 10 the females of their family
the exclusive use OF my cabin, and conveyed them
place of safety.
That in like manner in The Fairfield withdrew from
threatened death at Buenos Ayres, several individuals
ompromised for political offences, and that did ths
withou, oreiting The favorable regard for myself and
for my country, Of The authorities Of Buencs Ayres,
conciiaed by the energetic which had taken
TO resist the attempt of the French admiral 10 eDcroach
neutral rights, and 10 extend the rights of bell
gerens beyond The limits assigned 10 them by the law
Of nations.
These various facts am prepared 10 prove by wit.
nesses now in attendance On the Court and who have
urgent calls Of duty at distance from New York Ii
it be the pleasure Of the Court, would be glad that
these witnesses should DC now examined and suffered
to depart.
(sgnedJ ALEX. sLIDELL MACKENZIE.
Commander L. ). =.
U. S. Ship North Carolina, Jan. s. le43.
Nldshipman Rodgers was the next witness called
lie described the arrest of Spencer, &C. the other
witnesses had done, aud then proceed as follows:
Soon after, at O'Clock, | relieved by Mr..
Thompson, and then informed by the first Lieu.
tenant that he, with myself, had orders to examine
Spencers lockers We did so; and in razor caee,
found two pupers-one wrapped in the other. On
there was writing in Greek characters, but the words
were English. This list Of his accomplices,
headed ''ccrain, doubfu and sthose 10 be de,ain.
ed'on board noiens roicns" There were, also, some
explanatory paragraphs These the first Lieutenant
took, and dcciphered them for the Commander
Grhe witness then described the carrying away of the
main op.gallan mast, the ormng of the officers the
arrest Of Cromwell, Small and the other four the
semhng of the officers in council &C., all which
om the details have been several times published in
columns.
MIR Spencer was mess mate Of mine in The steeragn.
The day before his arrest lie up While was
sitting the sieerage and asked me abruptly if our
chronometer was good one. told him did not know,
but supposed it was very good one. He then asked
me the rate Of 1t. told him could not TELL Two or
three weeks previous TO his arrest he said hc could tell
fortunes.
asked him if he could tell mine by examining my
hand He said he could Having examined my hand,
he told my death would be violent and sudden one;
that would die shorty-and tina, ] would die gam
bier. file told the fortunes of Thompson and Deonde.
don't recoect what their fortunes were There
nothing said of the mprobaLllty Of my arrival in port.
He was in The habit of speaking very disrepectiully
Of the Commander in the steerage, but too obse
quious in his presence He said the Commander should
have another "S' initial 10 spell his character. At
~Cfa ~
remark of mine, Mr. Spencer said be did not know he
was that kind of man. that lie thought be was a id
old granny
observed his familiarity with Cromwell, Small,
Green, Mckee, and with most of those whose names
subsequently found on the list. He frequently
verSing with tkem when duty in his watch, laughing
and talking with them in more familiar manner t.an
became officer gentleman.
This familiarity had attracted my attention previous
to my knowledge Of the intended mu,ny, and made
The observation TO my messmae. He wos in my watch,
and inatentive TO his duties frequently had TO
give orders without their being obeyed, and often
under the necessity Of going forward TO put my own
orders in execution, and generally found him standing
by himself or talking with some of the crew On the