Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-18

-. ,,,,,., of n sheet: the marks went the who
width Mr. Spencer showed the paper to Cromwell at sup
e time at the -sn,e place. Cromwell said IL was better
cncer didn't saw anything; he pointed II out TO Cromwell
A,r the executions tho moo obedienI bctor'
they suen gathered IN the gsngwsy, ana Mooete'
why Mir Spencer put In irons Most OF the crew JONES
In the groups afraid that attempt would De nad'
let loose the prisoners and take the bng was eirad
because there Was knowing who was concerned, anc
Will. "a. "a, r., nloh they might let the prisoners loose
thought them and think now they would have let the pm
soners loose.
Commander Mackenze-Dd Mr. spencer say any uni's
to you about cothcsi
said Mr.. < the passage out had not many warm
clothes the coast with ~, he said, don'
think we shall have much rough weather." have seen
him drop segars, half dozen at time, and some OF the
men would pick them up and hand them TO him; he would
saw ..no mattcr''-Cromwe found fault with little
boy one day the passage from Mesurado St Thomas
and Cromwell said something 10 Mr.. Spencer, and Mr..
Spencer replied Yes the get rid Of these little
dsriLs the better: they tread, aud Of no use
One morning holys tonng the decks after Mr.
Spencer confined; the hotoncs scattered about
Wilson seemed get them as near Mr. = as he could
Joshua Smith then sworn-l was one OF the hrsi
clas, bows on board of the Somers her last cruise and
Is years old. Before Mr. Spencer was arrested about
weeks, Small took out small sheath KNIFE one dsy
alo aud said he would like tn run It into ono OF the ON
cers; he didn't who. have heard Spencer and Crom
well often talk few minutes at time; could not over
hear them. l thought the prisoners would be rescued
thought the vessel could be brought in unes the PRISON
executed; did not know who were our nends
and who not.
Charles f. Sibley was next swom-I of the
rst class BOYS board OF the Somer in her last cruise
years old Mr.. Spencer said IN the fore
castle, expect heaVe commission Midshlp-
man soon, and 60 board a merchantmen. asked him
if he had been in He said YES; its mate sir
suppose" said. No, before the mast" said he Mr.
Spencer and Cromwell often talked together, sometimes
through the whole watch have seen Spencer and Small
talk together haven't seen the three talk together,
know Of. Spencer give Cromwell one or two bank
bills Spencer said suppose tins money won't where we
going. Cromwell said but II will be good for my
when get hornc-spencer gave it u him. have Of
heard Spencer and Cromwell talking about going to
Northwest Coast Spencer asked him what 1t would cost
charter vessel to there. Cromwell sald more than
YOU worth. Small angry with me night and
said he would LET stick his knife into into his pork.
which he was eating a, the time. was afraid the men
would let the prisoners loose.
Judge Advocatc-Why
wimess-why because. sir, didn't know who was
friend and who my enemy knew there must be more
than three engaged heard Small say ne had killed
negro. Unless the had been executed, dom, think
the vessel could have been brought into New York.
Thomas Bywat was then sworn-l was one OF the Sc
cond class bows of the Somers aud am eighteen wears old
After the prisoners arrested, thought the would
Try the prisoners don't know why thought
Charles r. Lambert swon-Said that he in the
cond class of boys the Somers and Is years old have
Spencer and Cromwell and Spencer and Small talk
together the three. did think the brig could be
brought safely home without executing the prisoners
thought others be connected with the prisoners and
the assembled in groups and talked together after the
arrests Mr. Spencer gave me 623 cents, because had
one day loaned hmm my peaJacket.
James Mitchell was then sworn-I am 10 wears old and
OF the ID class of boys of the Somers often heard
Small speak about his having been SLAYER, after left
Madeira, and he would like be pirate. had fears
OF the OF the prisoners don't think the brig could
have been brought safely home if the prisoners had
been executed but would depend upon whether
others in 1t. do know whether Others in
One day after the had been executed, was
sitting with Sullivan IN the maintop; asked him if he
thought they could have taken the brig before the
ton; he said yes. asked him what they would have done
with the men lie said they would hill all hands and sink
the weasel He told kill and sink the vessel-dead
tell no a'es."
Inn Wilson Il in no in
her last cruise in the second class approximations am Is
to-day have Spencer and Cromwell talking toge-
her but could oyer-hear also Spencer and Small; he
gave pound of tobacco Small, and pieces OF
silver Green; he gave Wilson bar OF soap for mending
his heard Wilson say if the Captain and Mr.. Gan
knew what he knew about Spencer would hang
him. Browning said he had better report IT. he said he
would Mckinley, another time after Spencer arrested
and before the execution, said -" expect be in irons b.
fore night" he said this three times but gave
thought attempt would be made the
prisoners; felt afraid every time turned in; afraid
they would rise and kill did not believe the brig
could have been brought into unless the had been
executed.