New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-07
THE soMERs MUTINY.
Naval Court of Inquiry.
EIGHTH Day. FRIDAY, jar s, ls4s.
Reported for The Tribuns.

Rot anong the crew he told ny fortune, but 10 not re-
member yya II was heard him teII NidshpGan Rogers
he 7onla DIE gambler nolic=t bis familiarity IN tse
geirEsy think be Eas mos; 30 With Green "a"
the arresl o. M Spencer and heard part OF Com. acken
zia con7ers2iic1 him. poticrd Cro1.welF manner
70 be yery su.ar peTi11s his IL changed very
much from The earlier part OF the voyage
scu, for hia dag about d1ty and when he cane
he Fixed his eyes on ne gave OF tie most ngu
lsT ooks saw his whole -oul seemed 10 De 10 hls
couuessace II confined u6 had told Kim vial tsu
say, aud be ieG appeared 10 be relieved netcsd that
Small sury preyOus his arrest beard noiHDS 'hdt
sid e1ccnlioa, ercep; Cromwell say he was IN,
nocert Mr. Spencer on se passage between aeei:a arc
Pcta Praya, asked did net tk the Soriers cor!
r.urdsr Captain without detection He also asked me
about renezvousing IN The Islands IN lhc 2cla
a=d whether vessel could not go IN thsTe AID rent
think Howard heard i conversation he discipline OF
the f- Of after leaving N5sera, a.d grew verse IN
Iii the execution, when il Immediately became oeifF.
induced 10 think f- execution vas necessary rom 'ae
testimony given before LIE Council, the gathering oi tue
in groups, Their sn:enEes me eonhden manner OF
the prisoners heir nierchangiog gancs Win one
&c When thew collected in groups there we're OF IN
group. Those mention most particularly were Suii-
wa, GoGermaB Wi!ssl and ithee- dm q years o. ae,
ard entered the service IN 1857.
Questioned by Capt. Mackenzie.
soenser g' aas nvse .s,ory before tie execution
Il l did, bat do-'t recoIect "hsi II was
q Were yo1 the officer o the deck when told Crani.
wei he die and what were the wofiS IN which
A. / wa ba, eaa'l reco!lect what the words were.
don't recolleci tEa be said e 20 die heard Colr
h say something about Tea minutes what he said before
don't trow.
by iooks otherwise, appearance such could
not be %escr.ted.
O. was the treatment of the crew cruel or humane:
Va. attention pail 10 the health and comfo. The
crew and to exercises and education OF The Apprentices
Ho- did the Somers compare with other vessels IN which
a. There was much attention paid and she would com
pare favorably with other vessels The exercise was as
good the Independence and better than IL te E1
Do you know OF any rules regulations for the gov
er!nnet OF the Navy that were not attended 10 On Doard
the Scmers.
4. knew OF none.
G. as the scpers hen she sHiiei an e;cient ana wen
disciplined nanCi.wdr.
d h. good as coald be expected from her crew
@ From the to the execution could The soTners
have gone into action with any pfo ct OF sustaining The
Gt ti.e American lag
l. Gent know tor can't tell wha. repentance couo
have been placed IA the crew.
G. Would she have gone into action after the e1ecu-
will lar greater prospect OF sustaining that hoaor
Q piiyou. at the time OF The execution. believe that, f
had nken place. the Sancs could have bsen brought
into port hy her officers.
n. did nal Then, and do not now
@ Did you observe, ,om the discovery OF the nlrtny
un your arrival here in the Commander or any o.he. CHI
Ger y indications unmanly despouc iear or et
any Qualities unbecomog the character OF an Am-rlcin
cficc!
q You said you heard ,ae Commander say to Cromwell
something about 10 minutes hon long, In act was llIoh
that time before they we're executed.
o. Do You know Of any place apartment board the
the reach ofrescue ilom the crew!
o DO yoa recolect hearing Spencer shortly before his
arrest, say lie would write no more IN MS journal!
4. 90 not.
The testimony oi the witness WAS Fcsa o'ei anu NC ""'
directed 10 retire
tid,higTraa Rny, s.rorr--I on the somers during
her last cruise years old, and eatere The service
l2lh March, 1884, first beard The muny OR the Zoh No
yeber in the evening. Previous 10 hsarres on my max
iur some casual remark him. he said SEocid have octa-
sion 10 remember the Spencer day He new
er held any conversations whme about praces or TIE Isle
OF fines never heard him make ot mntlbous express
sions tie crew have heard ann SPEAK sey Si @
respectfully OF the Cem"anner among hs ou,
.d hubug. His conduct preyiJus 10 bis arrest was,
lba; i- seton associated wrh his messnates except al
mcames he morose and quarre!some IN his temper
d 70, ue 20 f5rward much. and do not know OF his
habits of association with the crew. Hey most amaf
with Cromwell, EiIsoR. Green and McKe. have eiien
seen him talking win Cromwell, but supposed 1t was
on professional heard Zone OF his declara'
castle heard no declarations by Cromwell Small
observed the of Cromwell particularly on the
evening Of MT spencer" c1nnrnlent @ e an nd ave @
Tire impression that he knew what M Spencer was con-
fined for while the Of the were looking OH ann
appeared de.i-uus OF knowing what was going on Cro-
well the iorecise al tie time aHd remained there
officer OF the deck WREN the top Ga!ian'-nast was carries
a..ay on The 9Th, Spencer confined. we had
SLY sails aud roys studd,ng sas SCI tninS u "a' @
away by design, by hauling on the weather brace, instead
OF ieiiing il gA as lad ordered DO not kho" wnD
brace bat instead of being let go II was hauled
in, and the went about 30 seconds afterwards IL APP
peafe 10 be suea IN very violently. DO no. Iecoaec'
who stationed al that brace subsequently 10 the ar
OF the three prisoners observed the men gather To-
gether in groups also saw "soH watching me where
uiaceI my pisiois, when came down on decR never
heard the say any thing, but observed lhey were
very uien ard mcrose and relaxed in their attention 10
duty Iobseryed the evening tie mast was carried away
hat Cromwell Small and wilson were ala on the main
opsa yard doirg nothing at ali do not know that lhey
had seen ordered aoft and they OF their stations
Also that Mckinley, Green Mckee and Konerals always
mspaed 10 bn9 The three first prisoners their dinners a
Ii ,hey wanted 10 have conversation with did not
hpt
,saS sood between Sew.Yerk and Madeira After that,
there great falling off in the attention 10 duty ot
seme them Up TO The arrest of Mr Spencer II grew
wilson ard Goderman. 1t indicated Itself by mat
tenton 10 duty, and inclination 10 be dlsrespectfui-
the time oi the execution except The talking in groups
heard none their talking saw lnem from The quarter
deck The performed their duty as cheeruiiy as
them after The execution OF the coun-
Gil cicerS and united in Inc letter TO The Commander
advising The execution Of these From The testimony
and greater part tie leagued ether
10 Of prisoners and the fact OF Carrying
away that mast end the general deGednor OF those who
were coahced 'he day previous 10 .ne au W
who OF confinement their general manner and
appearance was led to- belle We that lh safety OF se Son
ers depended upon The execution heard Spencer ask
Small 10 forgive hin and Sfaa!t replied, no, by Cd,
ca NJ o:.iv Mr.. Spencer, you have hrou-h rc TO
this end The Commanaer then cam. up ani 'oa sTla
he had better forgive Spencer, and small then SAID do
forgive you and gave him his haSd He also requested TO
be allowed 70 give the o1der 70 h'e tne Sa. Hh!eh was
granted he afterwards decneG, being unable 10 do So
Small also requested permission TO Gdd,e. lhe snps com
pagy. which was granted He SAID, Saipr'tcs, taAe
warning ny my fate am rot pirate have nat killed
any orr, ;hi, because said weuld do So" heard
Gfomwe protest his nro enee about at hour or an hour
and alf before he was execuiet Mr. Spencer, i've
or days before his arrest showed me the drawing o
brig with pirates flag This was in the seerage bad
black flag with skull and bones Two or three days BE-
,. Spencer was arrested strange vessel IN sight and
we quarters and cleared for aetisa CroUeH sad
there dd Sight OF huIn5ug abou: this vessel he
had been aoa- vessels where so; hred and there
not 50 much huaiboggug This was addressed 10 soma OF
TIE
QUESTIONED BY CAPTAIN MACKENZIE.
@ Was il not s,ira!ly wien made the strange sail ;
was she no. rear and had sac not the appearance OF
cruiser!