Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-02
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Alier an investigation of the matter, as full a. undo
wv circumstances could he made. 1t appeared clear l.
,he commander thai this information was 10 be ,,,rn
ded upon, aud that measures be taken to nut slo
Al once 10 conspiracy ol the of which he coul,
procure no accurate, or form probable calculation
'P'h iul delherailon, therefore, when the crew wa
a,S'mhieu as usual At evening quarters. Commando
Maekenzcr called Midshipman Spencer To him and ,t
ter taxing HIM with his intent 10 obtain command of M,
Ve'siby mutny aud murder ordered him IN double INNS
lhs Was done al once, without the least atlcmpt NJ vi
oece or resistance aud nj the time two of be cr,,y
rommell aud Small, who the chief conspra,ors
among Tho men, were also selAcd and put IN ,sublc
irons.
Search having been made amongst Mr. Spcnccts II,
PPS' l' most ample aud conclusive proofs o his guilt
We're ionnd and the details Of the whole plot disclosed -
list OF The men engaged was found IN hls own hand
HHung wilh The word CERTAIN aud doubtful attached 10
The different names. plan oi the outbreak in which
every min had his particular duty assigned Ia him was
also bnnd, with statement that every officer wa, Ia br
Killed aud The black flag be raised against ali the
world These non were then examined under oat, by
The different officers until in The mnls all there wn,
hui one opinion aud conviction how mninon, aud ie,r
W was the danger which thrcatencs, not only tho lives
:" those on h1ad 1r that amung the least consider,
tons oil her gallant officers but how terrible the conac
iirnces might have bren and might still be- II the ,-
lInorrs We're successful IN their plans
f~ three days the prisoners kept in IRONS the
commander hoping to be spared the necessity of taking
HE Al last II became evident that the storm was st
brewing aud thai although the loss Of their INV
has deprived the rest of those concerned Of any efficient
head for the TIME the danger was by ns means over and
hence That severe example absolutely necessary
20 "rod rescue, and prevent the final execution and
succcssoi Their plans. The crew were 50 dsorderly
aud 50 itc under control that crsfy 00iccr on board
came 10 lhe same concuson, aud urged upon their Com
'aler the Immediate execution of the prisoners The
men not engaged IN the original plot testified in the stron
9est terms u the necessity OF tins course
Evidence was obtained that the matter was sill
IN agitation, aud that prisoner as he was, Md
Shpmdn Spencer STILL by Signs or otherwise m
communication with his ass1caios Every thing lndica-
ted lha the plot the point Of cols,lnmaun and
'e'o"t dissenting r0ice among the officers and the
petty officers. II was at last determined that thu Thea
pflSpqeIs sApJheat wrndut lalterlng but at last hi,
trmness give way. and he made full confession III hs
guilt, accompanied with acknowledgement Of the jus
tee o his doom.
From his own confessional asccrtainod thai while
on board + e John Adams, the cIast Of Brazil aud
subsequently when sent home, (havng resigned rather
than be tried by a court Martial JON board the rgatc Pc
onac he had entertained in both vessels determination
Ia excite mutinv, Tor the purpose of turning pirate.
he plan On board the Soiners originated and had
made progress before leaving the harbor of New
York; The outbreak To take place Just after lev
lar the ST Thomas, and everything had hcen arranged
Ia bring about the result successfully With the leaders
alive aud subject 10 rescue and with crew The great
majority of whom believed to be he's, impi
Gated how far II was impossible TO tall with proofs
cnrflhg every mnnls tlht INC plt WAS put
not destroyed. the being dlsprdery, fractions and
ds,brdent, II seemed The duty Of Commander Macken
Aa hesitate no longer. Wnh their leaders rescued
the game their Igan, and not only the lives of
all board implicated in the plot would have paid
the forfeit of further DELAY but many fearful act o pira
cy aal murder would in all probability have swecd the
list Of crime
It became clear that there was no alternative. and ac
enrlinlly WHEN about three days oil from ST. Thonns
the presence ol The assembled crew, the sentence
nut nto execution
From The ~ J. Commercial
The astounding DEVELOPMENT Of this mutiny gives i'm
pIrilnce to incident which, At the ume did not
hul worth mentioning. some two or three weeks ago,
lS oar paper was gong TO press two persons having
the appearance OF military men, Into thu publica
lion OH e aud inquired whether wa had received any ac-
count Of the loss Of the Somers; saying ll.s they had
heard such report al the barge office, whittier had
come from the Custom House.
We Immediately sent a messenger to the Custom
lon3p and to other quarters which snch information
might be- looked ur # rnr, but could learn tina,
the rep had bren received, even heard Of BY the
following paragraph from the Albany Joanal it seems
that the funor heard Of there alsD:
About two weeks since the rife in this city
that the L. 5 brig Somers had loundercd and thai
all on board lost. This based upon
letter received IN New York by merchant vessel from
ST. Thomas IN which II was mentioned that the Somer
had been tht n tremendous gale aud bad suffered
s,nuah that she was hourly pected 90 tho ht,on
It is believed that the letter Ia question writes
h, one Of the nuncers On ,ard the Somers anci
patton of the Of their plot, and with Of nc
counting fl the expected disappearance" ofthc brig
y ISLE OF PINES.--rhe New York American state
that the Navy Department, Immediately the recep
Of Commander Mlckenze's dispatches, ordered
of War to prJcced with all despatch from Norfolk thi
Island. which lies of Cape Antonio, (Cuba) in lat 9
81. The Island has but few houses ON IT, which ar
con ,caed in bu,hess of considerable extent, and ha
good wells OF water
TIE MU1INY ON BOARD TIE u. S. BRIt
Z SOMERS.-Yeserday morning, N. b. Blunt, Esq
appeared before Judge Ushoeler, behalf Of Sauu,
Warner, Esp, and procured writ of habcas corp,e
requiring Captain Gregory of the u. s. ship Mort
Carolina. forthwith 10 procure before the said Judg
IS the person of George w. Warner, and show cause
% ifany, why he detained board the North Carol
: ma
Capt. Gregory promptly complied with the requis
/ ons OF the writ, produced young Warner before II
$ Judge, and put IN answer to the writ of habe
d corpus, that George w Warner ndeulcd a
y prentice the government of the United States, und
nl navy, under its rules regulation
&c, for certain period OF time. which had yet
RS PRED.
X Judge Ulshoeffer decided that this was snfIice
Or answer the writ and dismissed the and Warn
IN again returned on board the North Carolina with CaI
Gregory
to Warner was one of the Eight persons who were
H. moved from board the Somers her arrival und
"A arrest. to the North Carolina. and the present writ
obtained by his father for the purpose Of ascerain
an whether he charged with participating in the Ia
nutinv which ended lrapicallv. ybether he "