Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-09

Lieut. Gansevoou. On the morning after ,hcre
We're arrested the ccmmandsns officer srsesed me
sS arm all the petty ollicen, hs had sxpressei a
~s<h thai they should DC armed bet,re 4 had ma,
ird coni'de''ec IN them thea aud dis<rgsedrd it,
Do THIS morning I obeyed The order. aud armed tic
mett-he petty officers who were true to lLe,r fac;
there were seven OF them.
Tue commander rhVn addressed them and gave
them their srders.
j had NO means OF Iudrinr whether ,h..c ,a;..,s
Mere irne. except from cvuvcrsaiion with them.
"hieh removed my suspicious that they We're NOT
fust worthy. The orders The commander gave. rs
near as recOlleei. were that IL I saw M n,tempr
nude 10 rescue The pr,s'ners. 10 pul tn prisoners To
uea'h' and those who made the attempt. IL saw
the prisoners forward Of the ma nmlsi an in rom.
'nunic iipn with the crew. thea To put them To
ded h; t. keepn wa'chful eve u2 ~ N creA n Vi II
l Saw any muiinous attempt. To use the arms bad
up IN me.
l then orcereI them forward. forgot o. state
Thu the letter Of Commander Ma Lehz G &, the oil
Gers wac sent the d.y before. on The 3Oth. "a
oFdefed them 10 ascertain the guilt OF SJencer,
ell and Small. We collected IN the uurJ
rOotn, where we spent the day ~ OK aiming wit.
NOSES. A. about 8 o'clurk T. NJ. the commander
sniered me 10 break up the council. and order the
oliioer' To show in lorre about the deck; he thought
the vessel ia danger.
Question How dill you e1a min n Witnesses,
nv OtNts hhfN upNh llt lt~iltuftN.
and each one signed his drPp iiiun. The original
Is IN the HANDS oi the commander. ! read uver To
each one his teal inony. aud Ihn>s WIN could write
signed a.. and ihose who Gu Ia mi IN he IN ir mark.
have n copy Of this testimony. Commander
Alirkcnzi- minated mat he MP, ehended danger
from The crew. The invesiigaiiJn was continue l
next Hnrning. cummcncing mt ab,ut 3 O'clock; on
the P'evi"us day We Examined eight or nine - ZONE
were the "iiirers-SOne were the boys who We
surpassed might he implicated ia The muiiny. The
cOHmnnier was exceedingly anvinus To know the
result OF the examination. The next day we were
no; long ut the examination. I was not present the
whnle Time. 1t being necessary that I should he on
deck part Of the time.
Those examined on the seconl day were not The
same examined on The first. I toll the commander I
would h1nd him the result in writing, mud ms socn
ne possible. lIJld him what opininn we had come
i"' and that we were uuInIua ms. lie expressed n
wish that the ans yer should be PM in his hands
immediately. Thore was considerable delay CIV M
TO mistakes in copying.
] handed It To him. and he gave il To Midshipun,
Spencer. The commander has The original letter. I
presumed here Is a copy. tCO nm under Mackrnzle
could not fluid The lrtIer ia his p,r lulo. and the
Couu suspended the examination while lac went 1,
his lodgings for it,
The letter was hero Produced by Commander
Mackenzie.
Lieutenant Gansevoprt. This is the original
letter Of the officers To Commander Mackenzie.
/ Cine letter of Commander Mackenzie To- The
officers. asking Iherr united counsel Us To the hes,
course TO he pursued IA regard 10 The prisoners
Spencer. Cromwell aud Small. aud also the an,,yer
OF The officers, IN which they advise The execution
oil the Prisoners. were cos led in The record Of the
COut, AT The request of the Secretary or the NAVY
Lieutenant Ginsevcbu-AheT CAV. thu. a sxer
10 The commander. ! went forward and left hin, IN
eonvrrsaiion with Spencer. but could mt hear wbat
was sah'. j saw ihem aGerward. and Mr. Spenrer
4 huI "A Rfhla m h. h..N. IL
him. and had a pcper on which he appeared To be
"niIns. ! heard nO conversation then.
The commander had ordered me. prevons 10 ihi,
ilme' 10 arrange Ihe men near The main yard; where
The prisoners we're 10 be executed. lie told me "a
lei The officers Of the highest rank take leave of Mr.
spencer. Just belTe he ordered me To arrange
these men, applied Ia the Commander for permission
10 take leave Uf Mr. Spencer. He took INV hand IN
both oi his.and begged me v-ry earnestly 10 Eprgiy,
him lar The Injuries he had done me; aal TOLL me
las punishment was just and that he did not otiecr
10 The sentence; thai he IhoIght il was righi; Thai
ne deserved death. bat he dnl not like the way M
winch Tho commander chuse To put him 10 death.
lie SAID. he should have liked q longer time ia
prepare. They were then taken To The gan,Uav-
Mr. Spencer and Small 10 The sIarboard, and Cnm.
we'll to the IarbOanI. | was standing in The gnnp.
way near Small. The latter asked me III womb
Dad him good bye. and &c would f,rgiye him: be
'"id me that he deserved his punishmenr-thaI he
b"'hys u AIiNtN ~ COmmlfuST said Ia him.
"Smnll, what have | done that you dnn'I bnd me good
Dyer Small replied. Il didn't know that you would
hd q PoDf-like me good bye"
think the Commander asked &c he n nj not irealed
hun well. or words TO that effect; he Told hlm tina,
he was sorry Io innict the Punishment, but The hnnor
Of The Gag and The safely of the crew required il. or
words to that effect.
lie replied. Yes. honor you for ~. Mr. Spencer
then asked him if he would iorgive him. Small re.
Piled, AYE. That is n hard hing for me 10 do: von
have brought me 10 this" The commander aid
"E'rgiVe him. Small. DmI 60 oaI ofIhe world with
any bad feelings"
] did not hear Small's re ply. went 10 IN. other
side Of the vessel. saw Cromwell sitting ON the
hammock cloths. having hold OF one of tho who's
lie said i'at he was Innocent. and hoped we would
lind { out b' fore sE months.
I then went over into The starboord pangvvav
gain. and snw Spencer. lie sad o me sou . b;ny
like this, "Yuu may have heard. and may think thai
! am a coward; you can judge for yourself whether
] die like n coward OF brave man."
stepped down the ladder ip my position in the
Small then. | think, asked permisston 4.
a1dFess the crew, which The commander gave. n.
said. "Messmaies and shipmates. I never murdered
anybody but | said I would; hOw sec what words will
do. Take warning by me" He said Ihai hrs nun.
ishment was a just one, that he did not object ia il.
that u was all right lie said something mOre, which
did not hear.
Mr. Spencer asked permission to give the order IN
lire the gun. The commander gave IL. heard
small tell Mr. Spencer. aftef his speech. that he was
ready. Mr. Spencer 0ltorward told Browning. the
b~oaiswain's male. who was standing in The gangway.
that he had not power 10 givs the order. and wished
The commander TO do i.
The commander Immediately gave the order 10
lr0. 4 called IA mNVhfu - uuN H.. .n..