Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-02-16
COMPLIMENTARY LETTER 10 TER REV. MR. MARSH.
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Rev. T. MARsR-Sir-At the regular MEETING n
the "Lisch6eh Polemic Society,"" on Va"Hay evenlne
last, on motion, it was unanaiousIy
ResOlued. "That the thanks Of the Society b tea.
dered to the Rev. Mr. March, for his s"'eTioiHiAg and
inssrucvs dsOourse, delivered before them on that
evening.
In conveying to you the above Resolution permit
me, Sir, 70 express to you the pleasure ana delight
with which myself listened TO your discourse. 10
the young who are truly seeking after knowledge and
WISDOM the words Of advice and instruction from the
old and experienced, are ever received with great
degree Of pleasure and from you especially whose
heightened life has ever been devoted to the cause of
Science and Religion the words OF instruction are
received with increased delight. 1t must be to you,
Sir, source Of unspeakabe Joy to look back upon
life spent in the service Of your Heavenly master and
that may yet be prolonged, to be source ofjoy and
delight to your numerous friends and relatives, 10 the
| sincere wish of Your humble servant,
THo's N BENEDICT, President.
THE SoMERS MUTINY-sINGULAR STORY.
In speaking of the mutiny on board the
Somers, the New Orleans Tropic of the 10th
J ult., says
A gentleman yesterday called upon us and
gave us some information which may be
important, and should be made public. He
was the first mate of the new ship, Gen.
Parkhill, Capt. J. D. Wilson, upon which
mutiny occurred in Feb, 1889, when at an
Choir in the harbor Of st. Marks, Florida
Capt. Wilson and his passengers had gone
ashore in two boats, when the second mate
and seven men rose, severely wounded the
mate, confined him, robbed the ship and
made their escape in the best boat belong.
ing to the vessel. Afterwards the second
mate was arrested, tried before Judge
Thompson of the U. s. District Court in New
York, and sentenced TO thirty years impris-
onment in the State Prison. One of the men
was also arrested and kept in prison for
year and half, when in consequence of ill
health, and the absence of the principal
witness, he was discharged.
The mate of the Gen. Parkhill also informs
US, that he was in New York last summer,
just before the brig Somers sailed. AS he
was passing the Somers in boat, where
she lay, in the stream, he says he saw and
recognized one of the mutineers of the Park
hill, that he mentioned the circumstance to
Mr.. Nash, of the New York police, and two
Lieutenants of the ship of war, North Caro-
lima, " no wished him to inform Commander
MdCkenSIG OF INC IaCts w I'LL tuIS wow AC
attempted to board the Somers, but the off,
GERS of the deck refused to allow him to 60
on board. When he made the attempt, the
mutineer he recognized was at the gangway.
He has no doubt the man he saw was one of
the mutineers of the Parkhill, and from the
description of Cromwell, he is certain he is
the man. He was at loss at the time to
account for the refusal to allow him to go OIL
board the Somers, as he stated to the officer
of the deck that he had important informa-
ton to communicate 10 Com. Mackenzie -
but he is now certain that Cromwell recog-
nized HIM, and exerted some influence to
keep him off lie says that Cromwell pas
sed on board the Gen. Parkhill by the name
of Campbell, that he protested to be an Anne
rican, but he was in reality foreigner. Is
it net possible that Spencer was officer of
the deck on the day alluded to! And may
not Cromwell have given him an inkling of
the character of his visitor! The mate re-
ferred to has written to Ogden Hoffman, de-
failing the facts above stated. ~-