Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-01-12
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From the New York Evening Post Of Dec. 49,
\ A : a L. CO URT OF ENC UlRY.
MUTlNY OF TIE SOMERS.

FRIDAY, December 81 1912.
lhe court assembled pursuant to adjourn
men1 and the Judge Advocate having read the
minutes of yesterdays proceedings
Captain Mackenzie produced a correct copy
OF his report to the Secretary, which was read
by the Judge Advocate. After going over the
same ground as that contained in Yesterdays
report-:he date, however, on which the plot
was first disclosed, being stated to be the Goth
oil November-it went on to state, that Cap
tain Mackenzie had observed Spencer to have
little conversation with the officers, and much
with the crew; and had observed also his gen.
eral behavior and demeaaor, and he determin-
Ell TO secure his person. Captain Mackenzie
then made his arrangements, and taxed Spencer
with having made the communication to Mr..
Wales, which he admitted but said it was u
joke; and, after some conversation, he was
confined, and put in double irons, with orders
TO the guard to take his life if he attempted to
speak to any of the crew.
The lockers OF Mr. Spencer were searched,
and q razor case found, with paper in it with
Greek characters thereon, Which were transla-
led by MidshiPman ii. Rogers 1t was list
OF the crew those certain ant. uncertain :;
those to keep watch and those who were to
commit the murder with many other partic-
ulars. The appearance Of Crom W ell and Small
was strictly observed Cromwell appeared
cool and collected, but Small i'll at ease the
former being very pale, but apparently very
determined, and the latter very ghassly in ap-
Pearance. On Sunday, the appearance Of the
crew at divine service was narrowly observed,
but nothing seen to alarm the commander.
After service, by the management of Crom-
well, the op.gallant-mast was carried away ;
and 1t was observed that those men mentioned
most particularly in Spencer's manuscript,
wherever stationed, collected at the topmast
IL was not considered safe to leave Cromwell
at large during the night, and he was arrested
| Beng asked what the conversation was which
he had with Spencer The night previous, he
sara vt was not me, sir; IL was SmalE''
The suspicion concerning Small being thus
confirmed by an associate, he was likewise
arrested, and both were put in irons. Crom-
well was the ta'est man on board, and Small
'he ieast The next morning two crimes oil
| theit appeared on the report of the master-at-
arms; aud after they had been investigated
and the men punished, Captain Mackenzie
thought he would see what effect he could
produce on tie crew, and proceeded to detail
such an account as he thought best of the con.
splracy which he had discovered.
This produced various effects onthe men
some wept, some appeared horror-struck, anc
expressed their emotions in various ways
Observing Spencer endeavorng to comrnuni.
cate with the crew, he ordered the crew TO b,
turned with their faces aft. He afterwards or
dered that Spencer and the two others shoult
be deprived Of tobacco; and the next day
Spencer appeared mach depressed On Tues
day, the 29th of November, the men appar
emily most deeply implicated appeared % b
gathering together in knots, aud to be conlem
plating some blow to be struck and some
who !.sG Iscn thought 70 be less implicated