, 1843-02-11

character. allow ire to make
you n present of it,"
Verdic; for the defendant" said
the Jud"e.--Pica,une.
.f MrDsHiPMAN SPENcgn.-Alihougn
we have gwen no currenc, through
our columns to ,hr imputa,ions whica
are slated helow to have been cast
IN the character OF the late MMShit,-
man SPENCER. we are enllrelv Gispps.
ed +" do justice Ia his me norv. as
well Us t,iris relatives and friends.
hN trans rrlng Ia or paper, IRON
rhr P~nlniet"nm United St,ies G..
o e. t:,e { il"virg apparently au-
tirrnric statcment al Tie caises ullrh
led T. his dismissal from the United
States >qondron m the Bfazlls st :
tl"n. and his subsequent appuint neut
10 the brig SomerS:-N. Int.
PHrLiP SpEycER.-We do an nc, "f
simp'e Justice AMI humanity. in re
lreving tie memory nf this un'urruh-
ate vonth from some Ut the unnares
sary cnIumnics which hive ben
henred upon il.
The assertions. which We have sew
erai tunes seen made. that he was
convicied uf infamous crimes. such
As hning stolen a watch and Others
of like character while on the Brazil
ian sla'ion. and that his retention YVES
IN outrage upon thr navy which
would moi have been tolerated in any
one with less powerful connexions.
are entireiy unlounded. The facts
OF the case. as VIC have them from
nneilikelv to be well informed, are
the following:
in a state of i~nrbrietv, Spencer
grossly insult ell an English Mii>hip-
man, which fact. coming TO the know
ledge oi Commnd"re MoRRIs. induced
him tn order a court martini. Spen
Ger addressed 10 The Conmnd,re q
very p%enitehtial letter. deprecatinr
til" di>crare of trial. and pleading
n first offence. The Cmnmodnre did
not ireI at Liberty To grant his re.
quest. Captain SToRER, Spencer,
immediate commander. addressed q
letter 10 Commod"re Morris in hi
favor. and proposing that Spencer
should 20 home and place himself a
the ,iispos.l Of the Department.
} This was acreded 10. and Spencer
sent home. Upon examination Mt the
Department. it appeared in truth t
have been his first offence. 10 nc
cordance with the uniform question
Of the Department with a first offence
unless it be one totally incompatible,
with the character Of an honorab:,
man, he was permitted to retain hi
warrant. receiving al the same tImt
n severe admonition with notice tina
IN case of a seconi offence, this woult
be remembered against him 10 pre-
vent n pardon.
The theft of 4 watch attributed IL
young Spencer was The act of anoth
er midshipman, who was, IN conse
uueuce, dismissed from the service.
Philip SPENCER received Just pre-
ciseiy that consideration. and no 9th
er Which every n in similar circ'm
stances had met with; or. II ever,
; one guilty Of n single indiscreti
should have been baniShed the IN
w. many Of It's brightest ornament
spared to rdd ius're to lis glory nev
er would have had the or ortur,'e
1t. is due alike ,oall parties concern
ed. that the press should cease I" CIV
~uterance / reports calumni ms I
tie dead, rs they are keeiiv disires:
! ing TO The livinr.-pU. S. Gazette.
q Sign.--An extraordinary appeal
ance asioni.hed the people of Vinc'r
mes, Indiana, on tie evening OF III
18Th ult. It's thus Described BY tn
z Vincrnnrs Gaze'te:-
.Shuitly after the rising of IN
i moon tw" Iumin"us appearances. SIN
lar 10 sundays, we're observed nea
d tha, planet; aud in Il few minutes II
Z Ter, The shape Of a cross. similar I
that Of u Greek cross. was distinct
and clearly seen extending from tn
top. bottom, right. and left, maxim
The moon a centre. This continue
is about half an hour. The wei'h-
had been unusually cold, and TO III
eastward, at shutdown, it was hazy'