Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-05

Captain wished TO see him. when he came ia he ordered him
10 sit down; don't reeolee' the exact words he addssed
TO him. but he said there great many about
him. aud Il was necessary conhne him; told TO
eontlns him in the same Spencer the commander
told him that he would be taken home and tried by the
OF his country-that II innocent he would be acquitted If
guilty he would be punished he reped "Bui sir assure
You know nothing about it, The commander then said
IN me something about SMALL asked ii it would not be
proper 10 conne him; told him that thought il would
and he told me then to order him in irons Pretty much
the conversation took place between the
and Small as between him and Cromwell The command
or told him that he would be confined the other two
prsmers and brought home for trial. Small did not deny
talking with Spencer about the plot; it struck me that he
considered his confinement be all right The witness
remarked that was impossible for him give the exact
words OF the numerous conversations which he heard and
took part in but he wished give the fac Before the
arrest OF these men, the officers had been armed and sta
toned around the mainmast the l9h Think Wilson,
Mckinley, Mckee, and Green were confined.
Q-What led TO their confinement
A-Wilson had knife in his bag which he got on the
coast OF Africa dirk 1t was up and found King
and Dickinson conversing the lee side of the mann,c
King said "has Wilson drawn three knives from the
store room latelyl" told him that knew Of he
said that he had heard he had several kSves in his sail
bag, and think il would be good plan 10 overhaul n: he
has had his bag at the after part gun near where Mr.
Spencer Is all day, and knife hid away the rigging OF
the which he thought the purpose of pnttinS in
the hands of Mr. Spencer" overhaued his sail bag bu,
found other knife but this. THE knife was here pro-
duced and laid the table. Ii is an African dirk with
leather scabbar 1t had been recently sharpened n,
collect seeing similar IN the possession of George
Hamen while the OF Africa; was however some
"in opinion sir you have the id fool the laboard
sde and the Id seoundrcl rascal the starboard'
Small and Cromwell both the starboad side, and
said 'Sou mean Cromwell though pretty well sa.
sied who he meant at the Same time. lie said Yes sir
he is the most dangerous board the Ship Some
thing else have passed between hut don't now re-
collect: had several conversations with the with King
and Dickinson, Running boatswain mate, and Ander.
the captain Of the forecase and they all agreed that
Cromwell was dangerous
ON any OF these conversations did You ask these
men what they knew about the mutiny.
Ayes sir
Q.-Wel what did YOU findl
A-That Cromwell and Spencer had been very intimate
also heard from them about the saibag and the knife
concealed King also told that he thought there was
collection OF concealed in the room but on over
hauling IL found nothing; collected all the monkey tails
holy stones and maring spikes and had them placed the
store room, carefully secured.
Q-Were any Others OF the apprentices scamen
implicated then, a. tar as discovered
A-No, believe not; but King and Dickerson told me
that they believed that all the older boys were.
The Court accordingly adjourned nil Tuesday.