The Yazoo City Whig and political register., 1843-01-27


iione hsi iih King and Dickinson. ilisn
those have moniiOnod Yesterday.
"a aneHcr 10 Tho question, what laol az
ciIenmalanto Induced him previous "a ihs
ekaenttn. % appfehend that an ail6mpt
WqA'd Be made toIescuo The prisoners, th6
Wiiness 5aid, The persons who brought The
ineela % lhe prisoners were those On iho list
ct Alr. SPENCER, Mckee, Mckinley, Green,
Solderman and Sullivan, and some others
whose names I cant remember.
have seen looks passing between Mr..
Spencer aud Mckee, and Mckinley al quar-.
tefg, Mr.. w Wale8reP0riod o me one morn
ing thak Mr. Spencer was exercising his
hands % battle axe asif for The purpose Of
usnE e, and / think Mr. Waleselid ho was
eifaid % SO by him. Immediately went on
deck, end saw Spencer trying the battle axe
aa if % see what use ho could make oi. il win
hie irons pn--Wilson'B having ooncoaled the
knife - mentioned by King vas another rea-
son. mr. Wales also mentioned 70 me the
iaci ol Wilson's being about the stern Of the
leunch and having his hand on q handspike,
qnd hls manner was % threatening as 70 in
dnee Ar. Wales % cock his pistol and keep
q upon him.
Atlor the discovery Of the mOtiny and pre-
yious % the execution Of the ringloaders,
tne oomer9 was not in condition 20 have
cone into action with any prospect of sus-
tanning the honor Of our country. ana 7 should
nave been very sorry 70 have been her frst
Lieutenant.
From what observed of the feeling and
stats Of the crew and the progress of the
mutiny Up 70 the time Of the execution Of
the ringleadeB, / then believed and do now
believe that the SomeTs could not have been
brought IN safety 70 this port, Il The sxecu-
ton had not taken place. do not now be-
heve, ifit had not taken place, that she would
have arrived in the hands Of her officers.
The commanders orders 10 me were 20
kil or destroy the prisoners II they were
found in communication with the crew.
gave the order 10 blow out their brains. and
my reasons were for 80 altering the order,
that they were young officers, and II an at.
was made % rescue the prisoners, felt the
importance Of putting those persons to death,
tney oeing the ringleaders. I thought ii 4
ehoi should be wasted, and the prisoners
wounded and taken forward, Il would excite
me mutinsers on % execute their original
purpose, and / thought that By putting a
Pis'o g thsir head q would savsa shoi and
the rest Of The crew would see there was no
use Of their attempting rescue
Y. Dld you during The progress Of the
aiatuE Dances observe in the commander or
eny q np officers traces Of any unmanly
1856 g oe@potle temper, or any conduct un.
becoming Of an American officer!
a. No, sir.-Iho commander, In my opin.
ion, conducted himself throughout IL ths
most unexceptionable manner, and I consi.
der TIE country fortunate Ia having q mar
Of % much decision Of character placed II
80 responsible a situation.
Too much praise cannot be awarded TO al
the officers Of the SOmers, for the faithfu
performances Of their arduous duties.
We did not meet any vessel between IN,
time Of Mr.. SPencer's arrest and our arriva
at 81. Thomas.
The testimony being read over to the wit
ness and corrected, the court adjourned Z
this day st halEpast II, A. M.