Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-10

Wednesday mornings proceeding from the N
Commercial Advertiser of "wednesday aiterncOa.-
They embrace the conclusion of Lseat Gaiisevoorts
Testimony. aud the commencement Of that Of Acting
Master NJ C PsNy. I'll
FIF ri DAY.-TUESDAY
AyrERSooS rROcEEpINss.
tCoatinusstoR OF the Examination cd Lsst Gsase-
voorl
Afte< the hodies Of Spencer, Cromwsll and Snail
laid out. the commander aud mysel, walked
round and inspected them. They were Afterwards
s-wed mp in hsmmocks and Spcscer put IN a eufsl,;
they were buried by candle ligat. sbou' o'clock
and all nj the same time. u dark you eo.ld
not read without a lantern. IL was ,laaily in the
afternoon. and we had to cover the boJiSs over 10
keep them decent. I will relate n conversation I
had with Snall on the 30ih. I think il was the
LAY after the four men wcr. confined s,id to him.
1--WE have taken more pri-oners. d" you knsw Of
any others at large from whsnn might apPr,hsnd
dangerF That was a hard thing for him To say. he
answered. asked him if Cnpua ell Was not cnsag.
ell with Spencer. He said tia was hard Ihing
for him To say. lie said that SPsscer ani Cromwell
were intimate. and he had seen Nc Spencer give
HIM m ire m 'ney than he woud like 10 give him.
or lend hiIa either. said to him that Rot the
thing.
lis uoi CT imwrll leagrsi with Mr. s ,eaccr 10
take the vessel Out hands of the oiicesf'' -
lie rcPlIol. "if any body aboard the brig is he i.
Il said. rIShougt 81. AMI waited luis 10 SEQ {
Al this time. besides SIencer. Cromwell aud Small
Wilson. Mckinley. Mckee anil were ia
confinement Il will relate conversation I had
with Mr. ,'eneer also twO or three days after he
wDs confined. He iUd ms he " Ished To have
conversation with mo. I saidI ready 10 hear
a. He said his paind then a proper state
TO talk about Il I asked hun if he wOuld send for
me when he was in pro,er state. lilo Promised
tb send foe The next norning about 10 i'elock
] went To- him aud asked hian If he Was ready To-
commune ate with me. lie commenced the cen
versa iUu by saying that he had iLieHled this pu:
ia every vessel he had been lin the John Al ,ms
and The Potomac. lie said he know It would get
ha iso difficulty; that he bad tried To break hun.
sci! OF 1t. bat that Il was inpo-srbs-ii u mania
with bin. think he wi,hSd tue To- IN ,nron IL Ia
The commander. 1 did rnenIisn It shortly aior to
the Commander.
Judge AdyscaIe-Was there say change ia the
cJniucr 81 the after the eIecuiipn.
a. There wasa ch1nge There not so much
snllenGess ne before. and more a.acrIiy in o.yinE
orders. Nj Sind. the OF the rr-si. ay-r.-
ed 10 the former cnniurt uf Spencer. lar hank rs
the tune when We were at NJ sdsira. and Spencer,
Cromwell. Wales ani myself were the only p,ts .
ian board; there a g 'od deal Oi work IVA brarl;
CrUmwell was grumbiIng about The dGty they b I'd
Tee .perUrm; hsard HIM resark that Al -
hard duty. had Ia repeat my orders. which WIRE
not always attended TO. Al aRoIher time, before
we arrived think il was between Madeira and
Cape Mrsarado. observed ah absent IN amer. lie
ives sitting near the Isrecaslle. c,lIeI ts him two
| or three tunes 10 pipe the bpys dJwI. lie got a.
very lazily. with pipe ia ht. nruIh, very dIsrr-
E~?sciGnly. lie let hn bag remain on tie deck.
lie wo1ld often ay in m 10 yislenI q Q Tsse abIui
small matters. lie used most outrageous Ian suage
snmeIines ia the boys. I recolecI ono night. whep
drawing down head sails, the lscngs got jaminsd
sgainst the stays
lie dad not know that was there. heard him
say. Cd d-n the jib and stays, and the ID GJp
that invented them. reprsYed him for il mme.
diaiely; hsLknew the commander had sanstd them
| TO he 50 sized. for had before tod him -. Wien
IA repr1ved him for that and other Offences his .n
ner YVES -snlky and cullen. There were q great
MANY other incidents that occurred, which il 10
impossible fer me rO>renen 'ST fully.
| had observ sd a change n his mInncrs au board
Abe sip; hut could trace IL any cause There
change observable in the conduct Of Small
aud the Storage cook Gtllia. previous To the dis
cOvery of the muiiny. They were frequently talk
| ng together IN Spaash-a language I DO noI
understand | observed a careles,ness ia Snail in
\ the nannar an which he did hts duty. sheet Was
carried away. the top gallant yards clewed dJwn.
Snail. Godfrey, Goldenham and Sullivan were
there doing their duty bending the sh-eI, anil we're
"a very long iimo ab'ut il. and finally hal to e.,
al"it myself and iOund the work dune in such so-
| Venly mlnRer, had TO do il all over. The manner
of all wassullen, except thai Of GJdifey, who was
1 beterihan the rest.
| The were generally slack IN the perIDrn ineo
I Of their duty. especially aper we left Madeira.
had 10 drive Them to LksrduIy with a rope and t.
go among them and talk TO them. II was not so
slack before arrived Madeira; but the sale OF
the crew was growing worse every day up 10 the
limo Of the execution, especially IA regard 10 sma q
duties. We absuI sir hundred miles from ST
| ThaEaS.I think the log book will show. at the
time Of the execution.
! q. Will you slate what circumstances led you
/ 10 think that attempt would he made 10 rescue
the prisonersi Mckee, McKiRley. Green, Golden.
denham. Sullivan and sOme other. had seen passing
looks wi Spencer.
| Mr. Wales reported TO me one morning that Mr.
1 Spencer wss exercising his hands on a battle axe,
apparently Tor the purpose OF using H.. Mr Wales
l think said he was afraid TO 90 by there lie went
on deck and saw him trying see what use he
could make OF the battle with his irons on
Wilson having that knife concealed was another
circumstances. Mr. wsles mentioned a circumstance
about Wilson's being near the launch, and having
his hand Un a'tshdspiks; his was % threat.
ening a. to cause Air Wales to cock his pistol The
conduct Of sumo of ihs crew was growing worse,
and WIS such as led me think Fescae would be
attempted; the men clustered around the manmast
and talking 10 knots in the GOreeautle and in
the gangwsys. and separating on my appearance
90 that could act hsar them. IL is and was my
i firm beliofthag an attack was meditatsd.
q Did Cromwell State Zoe what he wished you
| to forgive himi
| A. No. sir he did not state for Whist he wished
me 90 forgive him.
was present VIXEN the list Of names belonging 10
/ Spencer o. having the names Ofthe muiinsen. was
found II was found in bis locker in q paper glass
looking case. on the night he was irOned Ia the
drawer was q case. which Opsnsd and saw
a piece Of brown paper such as usually comcs round