Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-25

Spencer relate the young children Of Of the Fro.
fessor OF Geneva College, in whose family he domes-
mcsueatcd murdsrous stories and tces Of Blood tbs, tho
chief and favoe theme OF his piratica
exploits and the pleasures OF pirates life, that the great
object OF his ambition was pirate that the book
which he oitencst read and which leaving Geneva Col
egc to embark in whaicr he presented the Students
Library the pirates Own Book" and that il sti
remains there with his in IT, that stepping the
stage coach 20 leave Geneva, the last words he said
friend who took leave OF him. that he would be heard
1T n pirate.
Witnesses in attendance upon the Court prove
that throughout the period OF his service in the Potomac,
from Rio To Boston, the possibility capturing her. and the
use TO he subsequently made OF her pirate, the
subject OF his thoughts and the the theme OF his
non to three At least OF her forward officers how many
Of the he may have unioded his plans, known;
that he detailed them an the OF three, be prov
1t be proved that he explained how the officers nigh,
he murdered in the night, and the ship capmrcd that al
though he objected the size OF the Potomac if he could
obtain smaller vessel he still DESTROYS of undertaking
hs project in her that he offered the First Leuteuancy of
the Potomac he could obtain possession OF her.
OF her forward officers that with her. he proposed 10 cap
ture some Of the packet ships of New York; that from the
captured vessels he hoped procure choice spirits
and gradually change and thin off his until nc got
perfect one that he proposed ALSO 10 get in the track
outward bound lndnmen and made particular inquiry
the part Of those vessels in which they usually slowed the
specie for the purchase of their Carco that he also
inquired the. masters of the lndsmen did usually
carry their families with them that he infinitely into
all the details of the discipline necessary crew
OF pirate the of rciiins and watering in remote
and unlequcnrd am prepared TO prove that during
passage OF nearly fifty days from Rio Boston, in the Pc
tomac this constituted Mr. Spencers bref topic CONVEX
saon among the forward officers and among the crew. and
rs an uieror project when he found his plans for carving
the Potomac could be maured he proposed equip
10y some means, clipper brig, AT Baltimore and arranged
all the details Tor manning and aming her he should
be dismissed from the naval service.
am prepared to prove by John Ford, former wsrdroom
steward of the Somes that the night before the Somers
sailed, Daniel Mckinley told him that there would probably
be mUtny board the SOmers
With regard TO Samuel \. Cromwell, am prepared %
prove that for munous conduct he turned ms
snip and lowed ashore gratng that very shortly before
the departure Of the Somers New York he asserted
IN bar IN the Bowcry of New York. that there poba
bly, would be mutiny board Of her before her RETURN
Charles A. Wilson being the time in his company. um
prepared 10 prove by l.. Montgomery Lewis that when en-
Poyed in the Florida fotia, under It. Mclaughlin,
occasion, when boat expedition under It. Rodgers Crom
well, having been put in irons for drunkenness and
conduct, mensced Lieutenant Lewis by telling him the
next time they fell IN with Indians other shots would be
received than those that fired BY Indians and that
there would be killed. BY Edwin Alfred, seaman
board this ship that during the greater part of
one night he paradcd before the OF 1t. Lewis with
loaded carbine, and with the avowcd purpose shooting
hum should he that he had two separate projects
Tor creating mutny among the OF the expeditions
at one time To turn all the officers adrift boat with
SINGLE oar TO proceed with the boats Cuba, and the Isle
OF Pines, with all the OF which, and the neighbor
ing coast he proiessed be familiar, and then engage
piracy.
Whatever the Court may decide as TO the evidence thus
offered 20 prove the early praica propenses and the p
ratca project IN another ship OF Mr. Spencer twill
" any 'a u'pa' su'Cc'itE from us rules 10 receive the
entire testimony offered 10 the praca tendencies of
CROMWELL he alone OF the three who execu
ted persisted 10 the last protesting his innocence
whilst asking forgiveness of It. Gansevoori Such the
secret character OF muuy and such the precautions with
which pacuccd pirate especially would hide his guilty
potngs against the lives Of h comrades and the honor of
his country, tatit impossible adduce before this
Court, oil the evidence which rendered the guilt OF Crum
well papabe his officers and messmaes, and Invested II
OF all doubt; many trnE incidents that had weight the
time are forgoon many, consisting OF looks and notions
significant enough those who them be describ
ed. Though believed that abundant evidence has been
adduced before the Court, prove the guilt Cromwell
yet, with the means of showing MS previous munous and
prauca propenses hand, desirable 90 step
further, aud satisfy them who strangers alike 10 the pc
cu.iar position OF ships company alone upon the ocean,
and the dire necessity that may grow of condition OF
own.
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