Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-01-07
THE SOMERS hIUT1NY

THE SOMERS MUT1NY
Toe Globe Of the 18th nit. gives the fol.
lnwjrr Remr-rfFirial account Of The proceedings
o, board the United States brig 3onnerF, Com
rnander h1e* :tjtJrll Mckenzie. The infor.
nafisn If derived, tho Globe aaye, from the
onices at to w Washington, aud Is donbtIsea
N str:rf accordanee with he facts u tho case.
We are glad to observb that the rfompt and
energetic conduct Of the Commander Maken-
ne. - universally app'auded. We have az
- seen no ord IF Il lssenf, arS IN W~as!il7Z-
TN, aays the Glnbe, the prevailing sentiment
! ~lsfitirs hre conduct.
On Saturday Iast, an officer arrived (ex-
n~ess) from the u. $. brig Somers, Connman-
dor Stdeil Mackenzie, lying at View York.
ycif1 dispatches relating 70 Il most awful &C
cptrcnce which has taken pface On board that
vessel. The 3onrrs, 1t VIII be recoElected,
was manned chiefly with apprentice boys, and
sailed about three months ago FOR the coast Of
Africa. When on her return to the United
States, it. became known to The comm 'nrer
that there was a conspiracy on foot arT"ng the
crew, headed by ar officer, IT, rise on the chip,
murderthe captain and principal s~sicera, ex-
cept the snrgeUE, and turn plratsH.
The most energetic measures become ne
cexsarysa II ldshiprar Spence andtwo Of ta
petty ~offcers. were immediately arres' cd, and
seuoulries set Oil foot tn ASCERTAIN The extent
sfthe mufiny. investigation proved it TO De
TO a most. alarming event. The captain
called upon the off %or7 to express their oplu-
ionzas to what me%sIrcs tbs ezire1ciea Of Inc
case required. Alter a formal investigation,
they gave it an their unanimous opinion thai
The SAFETY Of the ship and crew required that
he rinCleadcra should be put to dea'h; and
alter ewing them 2 short time for preparations,
they we're swung up at the yardarm. Con
fcsslon5 Of guilt were made by Spencer and
one Of the men, and.ihe justice q their cen
tencc acknowledged with their dying breath.
In spenccr's lecjt cloth was found a paper,
u4jttc~ in CIPHER, detailing the whole plan.
Tie crew was tn riae at night in hUs (Spen-
ccr's) wz.ch, and the n1tiny was 10 con-
mence b. a shan fight on tbe forccaslie he
w. tecpnduct them at, az If 10 report them
TO the officer Of the deck. They, in turn,
ST.. c t , A ,ppar greatly excited, ard ~ if e..
s-et ea~l eoa 10 tell his own gtcry. we're tc
crowd ro1Ad the officer, and clipping THEN
hands e. his mouth, throw him overheard
In the nean time othoss were 10 90 down a.
! if for the rilIrpose Of calling he captain ana
! fret jeute1ant, and 5taD them in their sjTep
| The Quarter deck gum, ioa Id with pr, were
| theT to'be pointed down the matches, and those
who had not joined, sf-ot down or brouqh, II
! ,eru?s. Tier were then to cruise off New
| York fer packet ships, supply themselves witf
| wives from the passengers, murder tie rest
and rob AID .aifIk the prizes, tina, no evidence
might beleff.
j, is impossible TO conceive a more trying
and aw-fuIEy responsible situation than that il
which tie officers Of t1is ship were piaced
Alone upon The vide sceaI, with no marine
and but one lieutenant to support the cap ain
with a crew Of cniy fifteen ne'ty 4gic1rs Ar
se4men, among seveufY-ojd bows, Ind two +
the mos. influential OF these r;.nplasders {
the mGtiav, and others giving II the counts
nance, with reason to belize tina, = MAORI.
Ct the youths were lTDl.ra'ed; and rot know
in- how lar the rot bad extended among til
officers thengeiEEs. the case was enc who
Gated tor the utmost decision and eneFg
Ihsse circumstances, the standing Of Con
msnde1 Mckenzie and his officers in the Sc
. v5ct-'he fact that Lieutenant Gausevos
(the ofdast officer on board except the cal
tain) was an acquaintance ct young Spenc,
AMI his fami!Y-ail combine to show Il
: strongest and ni.e| urgent necessity for Il
( = urse pursued.
Cromwell Zone of the men nung) had bef
. pira.a, and the other a SLAYER, Doubtless
> was the Influence Of those men, who were
sseencer's watch, that led this youth to SIT
d an extremity.
=. 4 correspondent: at Washington writes
follows:
: RI soencer. | have been told, has said y
has sens fate was deserved. The bitter
ds--r uara MT hreken 70 Mrs. s. until at