New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-11
THE sOMERs MuTINY.
Navu. Coarr Of Irqr;ry.
ELEVENTH DAY. .TrEsDAY, Jan. 10.
Reported for The New-York Tribune.

Thomas Dickerson, Carpenters mae.-I have no other
reasons than those have already given for thinking the
PESOS named yesterday engaged in the mutiDy-
was the coaduc. OF the generally led me suppose
rescue worid De attempted. carried couple OF
sHg. sticks 10 store in CTom wells aad told him
they belonged 10 tie Firsi Lieutenant and he said e did
not care d. they should stay there. On my eav
ing the stoTeToo, he said, yoer tr,e's da short"
Another time he bad rule which broke, and he said
that one Of the carpenters had broken it told him they
had Tot IL had got brnken in the chest and as going
up Inc lzddtr he said Cd d-n yon III tx yon" Ar
other time ae had stick OF wood up both hands and
going 10 knock boys brains ont with il He threw
sick and missed the soy He then took up another in both
hands and swore by Cd Almighty h would drive il
through h heart il lie svurg TIE manyard ;he
inmate. Ths boy settled down his knees, cacuai-
ing receive his death wound. intrlered aad Re stayed
BIZ. hand AID then he repeated 10 that nay tine
d-n short"
O. by Cqptai. Haeker-ic- ordered the boy reportit
TO The Com naDdtr bnt dct know whether he did 50.
have lT Spencer give tobacco 10 The have
him amusing the boys By making music resembling
thai Ct organ, with his Jaw and histongue. eontthn
there than quarter OF the apprentices cauli
have been depended upon TO stand by their commander
coaact had takea place With unears, and those would
hive been all the smallest. The usage the Somers was
olerebiy good.
IN answer the Judge Advocse,tbc witness said he had
been 10 years in the service and he gave The opa
ion all the others Tie necessity II The execution
BIZ Captain DGcken-ie.--We watch and watch
from the discovery the Gu,iny I'LL arrival at New
York The petty officers allowed to sit down tu
ring their watch and did lay aside their arms all tn
time. SICK or days before came into port, and
never laid .kem aside.
WILLIAM NEWELL am apprentice and
aycd y Capajn nzie as ordiaary seaman. The
cpline was good MADEIRA. saw little difference from
that time I'LL Mr Spencer, except that Cron
well behaved better to The boys aa he mad done before
From The I'LL The execution The eater part OF Tie
crew seemed dissatisfied and gathered about The decks
| gaSc IL,
they thought right to pu; tLem in irons have
them stand round the maisnlasi or . al
time, and locking al The prisoners Previous 10 Mr. Spen
GERS arrest between Madeira and Cape erce-ado, he told
he should have vessel of his aud asked me
If would ike sail with ilni told him did NJ
know. lie also asked did Tot think Captain Mack
very hard in logging The boys. That was after
leaving Cape Mercerado, and told him thought the Cap
did nothing but his duty This WINES gave similar
testimony 10 the Intimacy al Spencer with Cromwell and
Small their frequent private conversations low
that passers by could not hear Them, &c.
saw Mr. Spencer and Wales talking together the
booms the night before Mr.. Spencer was arrested.
sholld think they there two hours. did not hear
what they said. also Sinai! up and speak to
them. ! Spencer show Cromwell paper about two
weeks before his by the stcrc-room door on the
berth deck appeaEed to be about hall sheet OF letter
paper. He appeared il he pointing with his peac
AID explaining something 10 Cromwell There were marks
With lead pencil the paper 1t was not common Egg
ish letters but looked Ike crosses something like it.
could tell whether it oay writing only marks
Mr.. Spencer tad been making think .herc were marks
on the back the paper aa6eea tora out cfaboot
aud had geometry grS upon IT. This is the exact de-
scrpon OF The pieces of paper with the stations al
which OF the were 10 be placed, and The anes
OF the men who were kill the oticers have thai
paper since at Commodore Per.y's house. DO MT know
tue gen,ema,s who showed j; had described
the paper before it shown TO me TO zee il
should know H. He asked il slouid know II il 1 saw
it, and told him should. bad never seen II from me
time saw in Speucer hand showing II to Cromwell
until this time now speak OF. had never bad that paper
mentioned 10 me until went to the Conmodore's. had
known there was paper found in r. Spencer's lockers
had heard mentioned by some OF Tue boys on board
the ship could that the paper saw at The
Commodore's The one saw IN Spencers hand but II
has the appearance it, and believe it is the same When
was at the Commodore's house was questioned by he
gentleman what knew about tue mutiny No
person but he and myself was present
Questioned Jy Capt Macken.ie-l have heard Cromwell
say had een in SLAYER, and IN prison Tor being In
one do Ut remember seeing Cromwell in secret
conversation with Wi!=or, Mckinley Mckee. have
never heard Cromwell Small talk about pirates have
heard Small say he bad killed negro, and would XII!
more have heard Mr Spencer say TO Cromwell that The
Somers would make fac SLAYER. When Spencer asked
me if did not tank tho Commander fogged the boys
much he called him {" a id son OF bin"
b. tie Cour:.-Small said ne had killed the negro
hoard SLAYER He said ne had been in SLAYER.
BY Capt Nj have heard Spence say ne would throw
Caps NJ overheard the first tiule he could get chance
II fer left Madeira, and believe when The Cap
tain had rprimadding him for negiectot duty il
vas said he coming forward not 10 any one person
particularly. There i've SIX OF the ere" around
BE generally in passion when ne abused the captain
bit not always saw him morning after he was con-
fined hanGn. bae-axe which he appear cd 10 be NOV
ing up and down 10 if he conld i. was never
logged on board The Soners was rated ordinary sea
man on The 4h ef July last.
y,hs Court name those whom think heard
Spencer say would thrown the Commander overheard
BE- Capt Macten<ie-Eave any inducements OF any SORT
any promises any threats been bed ont TO you 10 ihduce
you 10 tell hat yOu kner about this ma'iny
Il. No, sir; none
Judge Advocate. By any one-your Commander, or oih
err.
Judge AigOea.e Any promises or threats
4. NO. sir.
judge Aayocats By any ore-o!icer civilian
Judge lds,ea.e Have you been told by any what il
w.s Necessary for you 70 testify to, or to prove
Ia answer TO the orepeaed question the safety OF
The vessel without Inc Inc sitness he did mol
think she wonld eve, have come into port il had Ia
place, for il talking TO boy or man ai' mp
my bra rs out Tie ated his reasons Tor
ls belle: as gwen in his animation III cheI
Peter Tyson sworu-I am IN ay 18Th year was univ
class apprentice oes and this my hiSs 'oyas
The frs! belrd OF the muiiny was conversation ie hSu
beioie Mr. Spencer put was laying Ill on
the spar deca between The h 5h -uns 10 ar e%afd
side about occc evening, and w iiSon dpt 'ie
came ait wilson had his battle band and
a SOAR p-n!ng and Mckinley said 10 VIZ
SCR just told me that have spies ad we eau W.
Ia 100 many scrspes. Mckinley thea SAD 70 "it'on
mind ~ Mckinley then said, Mt know, inina
would rather 90 regular sayEg expedition, oi u-4e
they had S5 month and pzs money. ana "e ,a %,
The orders the ena side OF the vessel ana ihy