The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-01-27

resd over d hin. and belne coFscisd the
court adjourned % Tuesday g y q. q
) JANuhkg Firth DAY.
Lieut. Gdnssso0rf med ..-0n tho
morning of The lst DECEMBER, the d. the
men were executed Com. IA ordered ne so
arm an the petty OF GERS who thought were
true He had before expressed wish thar
.ihey should 80 armed, but as had moi ny-
self f0li confidence IN them, then discour-
aged Il. On this morning, how eYef, obey..
ed she order and armed he mem seven ia
number. The Com. ordered mo after they
were armed o report 70 him. Re then ad-
dressed them and gave them their orders.
had 10 means 81 telling whether these men
were true or not except BIZ judging from
their Conversation With me. which removed
IN great measure my suspicion that they
were not true.
The orders com. III !. gave were as near ae
|. can recollect, g If they saw any attempt
made TO rescue the prisoners, 20 put them
(the prisoners TO death. and those whomad
The attempt. s. they saw the prisoners for
ward Of the mainmast and in communication
with the crew, 70 Kill them- 70 keep watch
/ ful eye upon the crew, and If they saw any
mutinous attempt, % use their arms upon
them. He then ordered them 70 70 forward
forgot to mention that the letter Addressed
to the officers By CON- M. was sent the day
before, ordering us 10 form council te in-
tpuire into the guilt 0f midshipman Spencer,
Cromwell and Small. and % the best
course b pursue. M COLLECTED IN the ward
room, where we spent The day NJ examining
Witnesses think i was abons o'clock b
Ehe afternoon the Com ordered me @ break
Iup The councils az n considered The vessel
i il danger, Ind ordered me- % send The oli-
The original letter Being produced. WAS
the original letter handed "a me 81 Com. rs
This j also the original answer returned bY
the oticers''
! went forward 70 attend % iny duiies, and
i left the com. ia conversation with Mr. Spen-
: cer. Spencer did make some reply 10 Com.
!, NJ, butt did not hear ~ hat It was, IS was
not rear enough. When saw them again,
Spencer had Bible in his hand, and the
Com. was seated near him wilma paper on
which he had been writing. / heard no
: conversation at that time.
, Mr.. Spencer had asked permission 10 give
the order TO ere the gun, which had been
granted by the Com, heard Small tel Mr..
lSpencer after his speech that he was al
J ready. Spencer afterwards told Mr. Brown
; ing, the boatswain' 3 mate. who was holding
him in the gangway that he had moi power
, Ito give the order, and wished the captain to
give it. The captain Immediately gave the
lorder FIRE. sang out whip, and lhe pri-
soners were Euu up to the main yard whips
e delayed. and The order given % pipe down
{ toninner. Previous 10 the men going downs
e the captain asked me il Thought L would
do 10 give three cheers; U told him 4 thourhs
y lit would do veil. IS they nigh then tell per-
: lhaps who were IN the wrong and who ~ ere
right, and If there were any leaders left Is
! mong them they would soon show them
!. lselVes. When the men Vi ere s1nt alofs hs
told them % give three cheers Cor the Anes
: rican flag which they did, and hearty ones
P they were.
have omitted conversation had ith
3 Spencer shortly after he was conaned two
d Tor three days perhaps. Hanaid re wished
o to have acOnversaiion with me- and Thai his
d mind was not Then ia 4 proper lal6 to al.
4 ahoutit. / asked him e rs would ssnd ior
$ me when he ielt disposed q have the con.
& versations and he promised he would.
:. Next morning about ten q aclac went fn
q him and asked him II he was ready ii have
at conversation with me- He commenced
re- the conversation BY saying thar le had had
il this plot on board ol every vessel he had been
il ins hoth.In the John Adams and Tho Potomac.
ri He said he knew that il would ges lin into
II trouble; that he had tfiedto break himself 81
- IT, but Il was inpo Be: il sas & mania II ilh
q him. think he wished me g. mention chi.
!, 10 the commander; don't 81 Ibis momeni
- recollect anything more. mentioned fhe
8 conversation g the Commander. but perhapi
as not Immediately.
or Atthe time agreed with the commands
as g The propriely 81 afresfinf Cfomv 4
r. ms. mind was Garfield bacl t5 many hinge
s. bad previously noticed ia his conduct Al
a ar back e. e Dad ezra when Crenwell ans