The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-02-02
TUF 90WFRs MUTINY.

examination . lne case OF lit DOn
ers mutiny. Lieut.. GansevO0rt wal
called again 10 the stand 90 Tuesday
+ morning. and because his evidence
sustained quite cOuclusively the nara.
tive OF Commander Mckenzie, add
is particularly interesting itself, we are
constrained to give place to a portion
ofhis testimony. He is speaking Of
the moments Immediately proceeding
tie execution Of the three mutneers; :
The commander had ordered me,
previous 10 this time, 10 arrange the
men near the malnyard, where the
prisoners we're TO be executed. He
told me to LET the officers Of the high
est rank take leave Of Mr.. Spencer.
Just before be ordered me TO arrange
these men | applied to the comman-
der for permission to take leave Of
| Mr.. Spencer. He took my hand in
both OF his and begged me very earn.
eslly to forgive him Tor the injuries he
had done me he told me his punish
nenl was Just, aud that be did not OBJ
iect 10 the sentence that he thOught
il was right thar be deserved death,
but did not like the way in which the
commander chose 10 put him TO death.
He said he should have liked a longer
lime 10 prepare. They we're then ta-
ken to the gangway-Mr. Spencer and
Small to Inc starbodrd aud Cromwell
to the Iarboard. was standing in the
ganwsy ear Small. The latter asked
me If / would bid him goodbye, and
il would forgive him; he told me
that be deserved his punishmen-that
he was guilty. / think the cOmmqn-
der said to him, "Smsll, what have [
done that yon don't bid me good.bye'"
Small replied, Il didn'tknOw that you
would bid a poor like me good
byeF
| think the commander asked him il
he had not treated him well, or words
TO that feet; he told him that he was
sorry TO iuHict the punishment, but The
honor oil the Gag and safety Of The crew
REQUIRED It, or words to that eject.
He replied, "Yes | honor you FOR
it." Me-. Spencer then cske ! him If
he would forgiv, him. Small replied,
AVE, that is hard Thing for me to-
do YOU have brought me to this. )"
The commander said, "Forgive him,
Small. Don't go Out Of the worl |
with any bad feelings"
Ibid not hear Small's reply. | went
10 the other side Ofihe vessel. ] saw
Cromwell sitting on the hammock
cloths, having hold Of one Of the
wbins. He said that he was innocert,
aud hoped we would 6nd il out before
six months.
l then went over into the starboard
gangway again, and saw Spencer.
He said TO me sOmethink like this,
'.You may have heard and may think
that am a coward; you can judge
for yourselfwhelher die like a cow
ard or brave mar"
| stepped down the ladder TO my
position in the gangway. Small then,
/ think, asked permission 10 address
the crew, which the commander gave.
He said, "Messmates and shipmaIes,
| never murdered anybody, but ! said
| would now see what words will do.
Take warning by me-" He said
that his punishment was a just one !;
that he did not object TO it that It was
all right. He said something more,
which / did not hear.
MIR. Spencer asked permission 10
give the order to fire the gun. The
commander gave It, heard Small tell
Mr., Spencer, after his speech, that be
was all ready. Mr.. Spencer afterwards
told Browning, the b atswain's mate
who was standing in the gansway, thai
be had not power 10 give the order,
and wished the commander TO do il.
The commander Immediately gave
the order 10 FIRE. called out "Whip,"
and the men were lun up 10 the nun
yard. The whips were Delay ed, aud
orders given to pipe down and pipe to
dinner. Previous to going to dinner
The commander asked me how
thought it would do to give three
cheers. / told him | though, it would
do well it might show who were
wrong aud who were right.
When the men assembled aft be
told them to give three cheers for
the American Gag, which they did, aud
hearty ones they were. They went
TO dinner. aud after the prisoners had
hung about an hour the commander or
dered me to hand them over 70 their
respective messnales,a and TO have them
decentIy laid out.
PowERFUL MAeNRT.-A lecturer
was dilatiBg upon the powers, ofthe