Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-01-10
ps,c Snr,crs Nut;ny.


The Washington Correspondent Of the \. \ Herald
under date of December - writes as follows
Rely II, tina: when all the facts Of that muny are
before the public that Commander Mckenzie will be al
most universally censured by the public. informed
of all the facts before the Navy Department. and IN my
opinion there Is nothing justify the course he took
Young Spencer was put IN irons on the 10th the letter To
the officers requiring their opinion was written on the
seth the PREPARATIONS far the execution made that
rery afternoon The from the officers was given
the morning. and the afternoon at O'Clock they
hung They were hung up an hour aud quarter
And there scintia of evidence before the Depart
ent 10 show that there the slightest attempt made
revolt during all that time The paper 30
much talked of found in young Spencers cravat
as stated but in his strop ia Greek char
acters, and translated by Lieutenant Gansevoort In
there nothing said about the alleged design To stop
and plumber New York packet ships, ravIsb women, aud
all that In short that paper contained nothing but mere
list of names. headed thus
CERTAIN. t~cERTAIS
Spencer, Here
Cromwell list If sertrci
small Jols and
Wales. on 6odrdhe org.
In short the execution caused IN Judgment, by
nothing the part of those concerned aud
people here do not hesitate to call It murder The private
letters and papers of Spencer ovehaued and copies
of the letters OF his father his mother and the young lacy
he said have been attached to- were forwarded o the
department here, while the originals kept behind
This may have been ustiiabIe hut Will be hard to make
the public believe Every body here a>onIshed that
Law ali the facts before the Secretary of the Navy himself
Would not that have been the most correct course
You will have terrible excitement about IN y. York
Mckenzie Is connected with many of the first families III
your city and Observation-Disclosures Moses, aud Others so
are the SlideIl family On the other hand. the Spencer
family connected also with of the leading families
in parts of the Stae and rely OH that u the
Court Martial and the ci, tribunals acqut Lieut. Mchen-
ze he WILL later have 10 fight some friend
of the family As Court Martial, that will not satisfy
the public He must stand his trial before the civil trl-
bunas his country. The Hon John & Spencer bears
up like and christian under the calamity but II Is
not supposed that the afflicted mother Will ever recover
from this terrible blow. Young spencer uiu hoi "e 10
his friends here
acaips, the seaman Small cannot learn that there
was particle of testimony to Justify his execution Every
thing seems have rested the testimony OF aes the
steward.
want q, road an account OF the Isle of Pines, you
will find it in Chamiers pirate edited believe by
Marrya tt) Of the "Spiifire Ii contains cofuPunsN
fascinating of that place and OF the lie OF pirate
The hero made command fast sailing vessel the
Sptire somewhat resembling the Somers
MLroS J. ALEXANDER, recently tried az Pha
delphil for killing Lougee. the broker, has been
sentenced by the Court TO pay fine of one dollar u
the State. TO be imprisoned In the Peniten'ary. u;
hard labor for four years, pay the cost of prosecu-
ton. and stand committed Ill the sentence be
piled with The Public Ledger says. that one Of
the Jurymen called upon Alexander, after the verdict
dd oScH rendered, tod ann ne was one o, the Jurors
VINO had tried hum. and requested from han
curate account OF the transaction IN question. He
replied, by saying. that all he recoecied was that
he ven. INTO the office Of Mr.. I.ourec to get some
western money changed; that after the exchange
had been effected. Mr. l.. suspected the note TO be
bad , that dispute consequently between
them the lie passed from both parties the
couner the prisoner ordered 10 lesvc the office
but feeling his dignity wounded, he refused. upon
which Mr.. l.. round the counter and was
about TO se:ze HIM, when he clutclrd his dagger,
made pass with it, and how or where he struck him.
or with what degree offorcc. lie did know, until
after 1t was donc. The jurymln says he believes
tins version q! the affair be correct and true and
also that has fellow jurors coincide with him.
NEW ALBANY GAzETTE.-Mr. Green OF the New
Albany .'az=te. Is assured that gentleman late
ly from indianapolis has lied 10 HIM either will
fully or I-nor1ntly. We have but lt,le doubt of m
DONG IT wiiiuiiy. However, the paragraph does no
harm.
Pork. IN Cincinnati, at the latest dates VAS sell.