Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-05

/ brhiddcn subject, and may cost You yuur hic. |
a.ked hita To take oil his crayLi and produce The
paper MI. There was mo paper. I asked Where
It was; he said "a was a paper ut his DAY work.
which he had torn. An odd place. | remarked. iOr
y days work. A convenient one. he replied. I
then ordered Lieut. Gansevuort 10 prt him IN irons
auJ place hun in the nfterparI- handrul ID also
and with orders that he should he put To instant
death u delccred IN any aIenIi Ia communicate
with the crew.
l. CAME WORT executed this order with exemplary
tenderness. hat equal iunness
Inihe evening Mr Spcncers brooks wcrc examined
and Ia n razor case was found a lis. III Greek ch ~
ncierS--Ihis was rendered inn English ny Md.
ship'nan R'ger-. The list contained well known
nnmes Of mrn, aud they were found 10 he marked
doubtful. "cc tain their duty assigned lo murder
The apprentices.
Next ~. [Slnlay) The crow were mrs'crrd and
i~n-HrSie ( NJ usual. and Cromwell nal Snill par.
tcniarly were l~nnIlessly clean. The roudnot and
hearing ~! Cromwell was bnld ami rssoluic-rhat oi
Sntil ugc-r;ai1. anal no shifted his weight from
foot Ia lnni. and altogether IN InifesIed fear.
Aiier inspection. when The sails were set. md The
winh irrshenjug. there was u brace let 60. which
caused The f'rcropgnllnnt mast to he carried away.
aud the whole seemed pns'ihly n design. To- create
confusion. aud - take advantage of it To- carry the
muriny intn cGert. Yci tho chief men nnme,l were
The busiest in Gle ring the wreck and w king at the
mast heal. were the chief runspirarnrs; aud Mr.
SpsucoTs eve constantly was turned with us pecu.
liar errress,on To those men at The mas; head.
Night comes. mi it seems oui of the question 10
p-rmiI Cromwell To- gn al larg"--ind as he direct.
st. ! r;nsed him IT, he arrestrd-and charged him
with having held = secret conversation the night
before with Spinner lie SAID ii was Sm ~. MT
he. vel : nall MAS lhe shortest. he The u,llesl man
On board.
But on lhs accusation. Small too was arrested and
irnncd.
On Monday. two crimes against the discipline of
the ship VAS committed and | concluded lh,i the
%propriety of punishment was inI spcnSable under
'he circumstances, and 1t was alninisIered aceor.
dirgly.
l then nilr~S~rd The crew. and without exciting
the idea that I h ri any evidence against any nf Them
I dillt-d upon The enprnity of Mr. ) ,encer's PROJECT
and ~ affected The crew that | considered The YES.
sci snfe.
Finding Mr. Spencer was holding C immunicat,or
with the crew. | caused the three prisoners To be
turned 10 The s'cr1. and stopped The iublrco. Therc
was murh complained of, especially ny Mr. SpenCer;
ard when his tb5irrn was Z nIe. u seemed that his
spIrii entirely ab1ndn ,ed him. lie hid his head IN
the clolk. and when he raised i. u was b1thei in
tears; and. touched nv The kindness of Mr. Gunso.
wort. he sad all shnnil he revealed 20 him.
That the crew were not iranuniliz d-sediiinus
words were heard-groups collected during the
n ighi-nnd snme not before suspected were found
IN connection with the snspccied-Wales detected
ono man IN showing a hnndspike with a view To
knock him (Nalcs) down and when Wales drew
n pistol The offender made a lame apology.
STne Of the wor'r men missed their musicIs, and
gave no good reason for it,.
All tho indIcalinnS made me very anxious. I
never lef the deck-nnd all considerations i'm.
pressed Rpnn me Ihu necessity Of farther means 10
preserve The vessel. Hitherto. I had only consul
ted Mr. Gans"vo0rt. Z now resolved To address a
circular 10 all The officers on board, except the ac-
ling M. !shipmon.
GenIleRsen-The time has arrived wLer | sm
DESTROYS Of your counsel in The p,siiiun in which /
I'm placed.
You ne nwnre Of the circumstances under which
The prisoners nre in nrrosi.
Knowing the difficulty of taking care Of the
Pfis"ner'' nddrsss myself 10 you aud ak your uni.
ted c"nrsel rs to the course IT, he pursued, and TAX.
ing into conSiderstios The circumstances of the
vessel md those yet beforo Us
Addressed TO Ltori. GansevAor. Ueskill, pnrseT.
I'eyc"rk' surgeon. and The passed niidshij man.
wilson Was next day nrresred. in splIo orhis
preierre that he would reveal facts.
In Wilson's chest Was nh African knife. sharpen.
2" ON both sides. He had also shnrpengd a battle
axe " nh n fle.
G'eeh and Mckinley were nlso ironcd. The pris.
"ners now were seven. filing mp The quarter deck.
and wTh difH' nliy prevented from communicating
with each other.
The Officers nov commenced their Investigation.
ar'd The testimony WIS signed by ea ch witness
The "fhcOrs passed the whole day ia Ilis business.
On Thursday. Isl Dec. this letter was presented
10 me.
La answer to your letter rs - The course 10 I've
pursued towards the prisoners. we would state. that
alter such investigation rs we have been able 10
make brings rs 10 The full deliberate conviction.
that u wosld he impossible To convey The hree
prisoners Ia the United SlUIes. and Thai they should
be Pui 60 death in such n manner as would produce
tn mCsI striking egecf Ihfs uni,5,, -. -. -.
der a full serse 81 Whit we owe to our God. our
country md the public ssryire.
Signed by Messrs. Gnnsevoori. Uei,knI. Lev.
cock. MrdshIphaeA Rogers, Perry, Thompson, and
others
imgcdi, rSly concurred in This opinion-and
determined that the sac rIice. however painful.
should I've made.
The necessity Of The case reunireJ the net. and
by u. q must be justified.
Orders were given TO prepare rr execution. The
men were stationed. The officers instructed 10 over.
look those stationed AZ The whips and iu knock down
nnJ man who refused In pull when ordered
! Then addressed Mr. Spencer, informed him Of
his fate, bade him prepare 10 die, and invited him
lp write ts his parents. Spencer was overcome a,
hrSl' bh' som resumed his cpurnEe, and he 81 lp
NC. NJ the iaSl speech he had 10 make. that Cr,n.
vel Uss innocert. This staggered me. I referred
TO NJ Gan-oyuuri, and he and Oh The pciy officer.
by reclamation declared him The chief criminal
1 went back 10 Mr. Spencer and informed him
NJ what the crew suid Of Cromwe J. and I'M,
guilt.
asked Mrs fine had no message TO his rr-ind.;
lie said no. J can say nothing hey would " ish In
hear. lie replied That he had died with proys,.
fr his PARENTS That he deserved death tor ibi. and
other crimes. ana that he had committed ever s,u
OF crimes and lint u would break his mother.
hear. and no feared would inJnro hts father. lie
saih he hnj he same project On bctrd The John