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

rived Il ST. Thomas on thb 5th DECEMBER
] think ID the morhingof the 20tll, about /
ten O'Clock, met M. Wales BIZ The fore
hatch, WHO told me ths pnrser Wislied u sec
me ii The ward room; Invent below, ana tie
pntser asked me # ! was aware that there
was plot % take the vessel outofthe off,
GERS hands, and murder them.
Immediately entered The cabin, and men.
toned the circumstance 70 Tie captain; be-
received the report Witfa great deal Of
GOODNESS, and expressed a doubt as to The
truth Of 1t, and observed that the brig was
lin good discipline. asked him if should
see Mr. Wales myself and get fhe true story
| IRON him. He said no, he did not wish me
10 do so,.oE see anything about II; he did
mot, think assign any reason for desiring
me not 70 see Wales; but he ordered me 70 !
keep strict look out on Mr.. Spencer, and
the crew generally, which was done. At2 ]
O'Clock missed Spencer from the deck, and |
discovered that he was ia the foretop; linz
mediately went up to see what he was about
He was sitting on the side Of the top, with
| his chin resting on his breast. and appeared
to be absorbed in thought; be did not OBJ
serve me till Ihad got up in the top s. was
standing erect; he raised head, aud IS soon
as he saw me he got up, and his face show
ed some confusion. He asked me some
Questions about The rigging about the fore
mast head; think he asked me about the
llower shrOuds--how they ansWeFed-and,
. lsomething about the topmast stays. The
Hover rigging was fitted differently from any
he had ever seen.
As soon as The hanmocks were slowed, I
reported the circumstances to the command
i Ter, and told him that thought something
should be done IN order to secure Spencer
He replied that he would keepa sharp look
Ionf--that he did not wish TO DO anything too
hastily, and By evening quarters he would
decide upon what was best t. do Just be-
/ fore the dinner heat 10 quarters, he asked
!, lme wlat l thought was best q do, and what
eli would do il was commander Of The brig
told him ! would bring Spencer aft, iron
! lhin, and keep him on the quarter deck
! He said that was the course he intended tc
lnuTsue, or words 20 that effect and was verS
glad that lagTsed with him; he thenordef.
! ed me beat to quarters, and after The men
I were mustered and the officers' reports de.
livered, he ordered me to order ali officers
!. Taft except one, Mr. Hays. When they an
assembled aft on the starboard side of the
4 IquaFter deck, the commander ddressed Mr.,
4 spencer q understand that you aspire "a
) the command Of this vessel. How you are
TO arrive att, I'don't know, unless it is b.
4 walking over my dead b0dy and those Of ms
i officers He said mo, it was all in Joke
q The captain told him IL was very seriou.
+ Joke, and one which might cost bis life. Fl,
s then asked him If he denied having secfe
conversations with Small, and others Of thc
: crew s.. answered in the negative.
!. In the afternoon of thai day, fthe 9th,
q while seated in the ward room, / heard ihr
z lofficer OF the deck, Mr.. Thompson or MI
Hays, sing out Delay several times, and
i think heard the commander repeat the OF
! der; looked up Though the hatch and sas
9 the main royal mast had gone; / went u
Immediately, and the commander orderel
me to take charge Of the deck. Onlookinl
s aloft, saw Cromwell, Small, Wilson, an
S r think others who were suspected of bein,
Engaged in this plot, about the masthead AM
:. IN the crOsstrees; the commander Observer
~ them also, They did not appear 70 be yer
active in clearing away the wreck; on sue
- occasions, Cromwell was generally noisy an
. clustering, but this time he said nothino
" ae@N :
na JAIL; il appeared TO me they went aloft MOI
for conversation than for work. think
~ had before this mentioned TO the captai
IS thai. tie men suspected Cromwell. Al sho
i time after CHS, the captain said he lhourl
- i was necessary ioconfne him.and agree
81. with him on this point. My mind had bee
en carried back to many things which had O
an CURED before ibis thing was known, which
a. never could account for till this plot ",
3. discovered; and these were my reasons {
agreeing with the captain.
sssl Il was going to hail the top and order N
ie EAromwell down, but The commander told q
vas 70 wait till he came down. did so, and
a soon as he came upon the Jacobs ladder,
ere cooked my pistol and pointed il 1t him, ii
l6fs when he got on deck ! told him the capita
Is wished 70 see him. he came aft, and &
ia. captaih ordered him Ia Sit down. He lhl
De told him there were I great many ,suspicio
mr.. ailaot. and he considered II necessary ID
Ter he should Be combined; and chat he was
be confined 10 the same way that Spen1
b.. was conhned, and taken home and tried
81 the laws III his country, md i innocc
lie would Be acquitted: IL putty. punished
tin he replied yes BIT. but ! don't know 81
ont thing about Il. assure YOU, Sill "a den Xii
.ss any Thing about This
s4s Both KIM and Dickinson tod ne, !
.ar ete, chat all the older hogs were i'll Vol