Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-02
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Full. PARTICULARS OF THE MlrrINY ON
BOARD TIE SOMERS. AND THE EXCEL
11ON OF THE RiNGI.EADFRS

''ouh Tue New York Courier and Enquirer of yeste
Jay "o'''nS' We copy the tolloHin. statement. vine
t'e tutors shy confirms "unluesonaby the nlaier.
iac.s' IN ihe case OF the brig Soners-
The S0mers sailed from " York ahnut thrre r,,n,,
Since with crew of elrhty apprenlieps ,.btoo, no
"''s s'''hei' ana an elderly Sergeant ot Marines VIII
acted as master ai arms. She wss commanded by Mas
Ter 'oinnandanl slldeli Mack nze, well known Ia III
10y as '"' Vi ''l "hst exemplary officers, and 10 III
world, as the author Ia Year m SPAN Her oni
GERS consisted oil Lieut. Gausevn1r. o Albany and liy
VI s'N hilshIphen, among whom Philip Spencer
son 0, ,he Secretary OF War, aud Two OF Gomno
oo, Iefry.
IL 10y ''t'e.'eu tue deSpatches with which he wa
c"aiErd " the omnandng officer the Const Of Alrl
ca, capt Masheizle sailed tr New York. with the pub
'cy a'o"ed intention oi touching St Thomas for pro
'o's previous becoming on our Coast, at this seasil
VI ,"c Soa'. aay OF Two previous 10 December LIST
| ne" ' ',ssei was within about hive NJ SIX huo
"eo ies lt1il NJ honas, Nj isllpnan Spencer hinr,
part oi his plans 10 Mt Wales, the ursIs steward
VINO Affected hearty coopcraon took an oath Of sccre
cy, &c which spencer administered la him when h,
WAS made more fully acquainted with the plap of thu
r,' i"S naa arranged TO faSo scnille on tho
m. d.cg ,,a va, a,"f tas'"s n. Ihmas, whi'c
phew Of the last Com JOAN r ,,sr, ad ,,,, nv
engaged IN II w,uld 1 c,urse IA, m lal III, Wv NV Il
Tor he cause Of the disturbance .n1 A.. ",o'u'''
overheard with as Glrlc ,,,is, -, - ,'' ''" "''
then t, enter her ,,bn AMI I'm H., AZ, i"e'' ""1
others were stationed At tho ,,, Ih anu
the crew mnal n,ss "a ,, -, it '".o"s" when
hatch tbr,n,h ,,lI, ali ,L IN; "'u Il. .'' s.'efa2e
must pass All IN, IN .o. 80, - r ''o N'P'alo
be murdered and ibr ,,,n aI 49,, "''' W
be mustered O., deck ''' ''' '''" "efe 10
The twoatlrr nuns wero r., lo ,;,, ,
cure the inonprr fran, ~, ,, I ~ "''',' VI W
who had moi vet l,lnrd hn ,,h h apo, y ,o' ere"
IN with them were Ia bc a,,ni,,aJ .luI " '''ne
be thrown overheard WV '''''' we're
They were then 10 ore, an, all Tho l, -,
the yess,, allsr which, ,hey ,a.o pI'T '.' nShen
Pines ,shtr tbc, ,r,,. Ia ,caj VIZ ,, 81, u
We're Then tn ,rn,s,. i, ,.o,,l ~ T W icy
between this n,ri an r,a n ~" '9
iered and the ,n,l,s an MI '''e ''"~ pun"
crlmnatplv sunL ,tJ r,h - "ote 10 u, mus
they .rr. l., la ri ON - " any Jc1'dirs
retained AS lnny ,s iho p, . ''o''"f", '"1
ala wer, Il, he .rn,n,,t,J - '''" '''S
m,nt for the Jiy,sn.,, ~ tb, .'I ne a'fanee-
females The yorious ,ti .,,, 80, L.i Q "" y "'e
pIeted and dawn, -, l,;i ~ - - "e', al com
aad he assured AIR "A aIss tl,, l i 80, ''r "''ensi
with INN .yc ''"' twenty VI INC ere"
From the Ia,ncnt Sn,,or l,
stance. known 10 Mr. \y,ln. '"a''e '' apNe elrenm-
gu, ewes by Samuel C,a,,,an ""o "''cne" WIN Ar,
Elisha Small .ean., ,,l, ,. -. 'e'" '''ae, ana
b.ard the nen they say he least Signs OF detection
IN hi II. or had the least cause 10 suspect that he had
made OF Intended 10 make any Disclosures 10 any per
son
Mr.. W aits not daring 10 communicate with tapflin
Mackenzie, made all The circumstances ms detailed by
MdshlPhen Spencer known to the Pnrser who prompt
" conveyed he InriilSricc to capt M1ekehzc, when
measures were "iy taken u a'fealh ne nun
oil the case. spencer papers were lhefrnp examined
ana an me details o lhtir plans AS narrated 10y Wales
refeJu1J c"y"We7' Hihheef erohi"ril ana small
were men secured a'C an hahis being mustered On
deck, 1apl Mackenzie addressed them on The SUBJECT oi
the proposed lh'ly aPprsng them that all The plans OF
the "uiiheefs hal oreh discovered ahi frustrated and
warning iieli oil t'e consequences oi any similar at
tempt