New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-03
BY GREELEY & McELRATH.
woe. III. NO. 2a9.

gangway near Small he asked me il l would bic
him goodbye, and if | would forgive him. He
told me that he was guilty and deserved his pun
i,hment. | think the Commander said to him
Small, what have Idone to you that you won''
bid me good-bye?" Small replied {" did not
know that you would bid poor bugger like me
goodbye sir" l think the Commander asked
him if he had ever treated him badly or something
to that effect and told hin, that he was sorry he
had To take the course he did but that the honor OF
the flag and the safety of the crew required it-or
something to that amount. To which Small re-
piled Z" Yes. sir, and hon0r you for IL; God
bless that flag -
Mr.. Spencer then asked Small if he wouldn't
forgive him. Small replied "Ah MIR. Spencer
that's a hard thing for me to- do. For you brought
me to this" The Commander said Forgive him
Small don't 60 out of the world with any hard
feelings in your heart" did nothcar Smals re-
ply, but went over to the other side of the deck.
Cromwell was sitting on the hammock cloths
with the whip around his neck. bedc him good
bye. He asked me to forgive him, and seized my
hand, grasping it very violently He said that he
was innocent and hoped that We d find it out be
fore six months; or words to that effect. then
went over into the starboard gangway again, aud
Mr.. Spencer called TO me. Mr. Spencer said, as
that am q coward, and you may think that m
not brave man. You judge for yourself
whether die like q coward or a brave man. At
this time was sitting in the gangway. ] stepped
dewn the ladder, and Small asked permission te
address the crew. The Commander gave pcrmis-
sion, and he said:
"Mess-matcs and Shpmates II am no pirate.
never murdered any body, but | only said
tcoula. Now see what words will do. lake
warning by me- He SAID that his punishment was
just one; that he did not object to it, it was all
right. He snid something else, which, though L
heard his voice, did not understand. MIR. Spcn.
Ger had asked permission give the order to fire
the gun. The Commander gave him permission to
do so. heard Small tell Spencer after his speech,
that he was all ready MIR. Spencer afterwards
told Browning, the Boatswsins mate, who was
holding him in the gangway that he had not pow
er to give the order, and wished the Commander
to give it. The Commander Immediately gave The
order, fire, or stand by-.fre'-I forget which.
sungout achip, and the men were runuP the main
yard the whips were Delayed, and the order given
to pipe down and pipete dinner. Previous to the
men going to dinner the Commander asked how |
thought it would do to give three cheers; told
him thought it would do well, as it would be easy
perhaps to tell from that among those who
we're left who were wrong and who were right
When the men assembled aft he told them to give
three cheers for the American flag, which they did,
and hearty ones they were.
They then went to dinner, and after the prison.
ers had hung about an hour the Commander or
dercd me to deliver them over to their respective
messrnates and have them decently laid out After
they were laid cut, the Commander and myself
walked round aud inspected them. They were
afterwards scwed ap in hammocks, and Mr. Spen-
Ger laid in coffin which had been made from two
mcss-chests. They were buried by candle light-on
the second day watch-at about 7 should think,
when it was 30 dark that you could not read print
1t had been squaliy in tho afternoon, and we had
covered the bodies over with larpaun
| omitted conversation l had with Small-on
this 3O,h, I think-in the morning. | said to
him" Small, you see we have taken more
prisoners" This was after Mckinley and Green
were ironed. asked Do you know OF any
others that are ct large from whom we may ap-
prehend danger?" He said that was "hara
thing for him to say" then asked him if Crom-
we'll was not engaged with Mr.. Spencer in this
plot. He replied" That s hard thing tor me
TO say, Sir" and added that they were intimate
together and he had seen Spencer give Cromwell
more money than he ID like to give him or lend
him. either. | said 10 him" That 5 not the
thing want q plain answer TO plain question
Is not Crenwell deeply engaged with Mr.. Sfen'
Ger in this plot Of Spencers to take the veseel @i
of the hands of The ohcersl' He replie = Il
any body aboard of The brig is, he is, Sir | said
thought so-and remained few moments by his
side. BE made no farther communication about;
it. At this time, Wilson, Mckinley, Mckee and
Green, besides Spencer, Cromwell and Small we're
in confinement.
also omitted a conversation | had with Mr.
Sncnccr some time after he was confined, two or
three days after, think. He told me that he
wished &c have conversation with me- told
him that was ready to hear it. Hc said bis nina
was not then in proper state to talk about IL.
asked him if he would send for me when ne was
disposed to hold any conversation. he sad ne
would The next morning went to bm at soout
10 o'clock, and asked him if he was ready 10 con-
verse with me. He commenced by saying that ne
had formed this plot on board OF every vesse! ne
had been in--both in the John Adams and IN the
Potomac. He said lie knew that ltwouid get MN
into dithculty-that he had tried to break h'H'Sen
of it-but it was impossible u GaS a Hanie ~t"s
ham. | tAiak he wished me to mention II 10 'he
Commander. did so-thoug h think not inlmc-
diately. am not positive how soon after. F'a''
Judge Adrocate.-Wss there any change IN ths
conduct Of the crew after the execution IRON what
it had been before?
Ans. There was, sir. think orders were
obeycd with more alacrity; and there was less
sucnncss than there had been before in the man
ner of some of the men.
Judge Adr. What were those things to which
you said your mind was carried back when you
spoke OF Cromweli's arrest?
Aas, alluded to things which had occurred as
far back as Madeira when no one but myself, MIR.
Spencer, Cromwell and Wales were on board
There was good deal Of work to be done-get
ting In Mater. nroyisinns Crorn,vell WAS