tint
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From ->
MM Kiiui4%nMHlQ^0Miry a*\ mr'i
*n Jomo 30,4843, wiHW 3,731,363 79 ;
Ik* Moeiffli Mt'
* J??. i8M,?Jmfimtm to 1
*? . ' jMt ylKfiwt 1? **Vi ?ft ?? |IW 1 '
Vrmm wfcitli dbtiuct the estimated
rifwiitw Tfl 1
is thcTraswirjr on r<u-??*?
SOlkJM, 1844, will ??Mm to 1,635,87101
*?? J? M >' '
? ?? - - - /? ?"r"?
1943, mmmmmting to admiral? %ill
bo oegMiolod po?f to >W!ftfh AjprH T843,
tboMtoTtfao tmrm vtttfhTfrMeK It con ;
bo taboo. it bps bom inehidod in Art re.
ma^eflbe4MO>l)|lteer. Sitou'd.how.
ovor, tbio MiteMmo Orfpeetotftm bo dim p.
pofaiod.ii'Wtbo wholeof twfti
mm
wS^ew Ateftwr whh that twined bv
tbo aolo of ob2fc*f$$r b Beared, piece
in |be Tbadftrliii eMlilitiU mmmt ad.
<S tto anticipated detaand*
p to the 9C*k June 1844 ? and if tho
wMi ef the Imlanee of theloan ha taken 1
wMhr the period limited by leer, tiie seve.
rat kataaeee nuMim?K Mi the Tireeenry
mm the 30tb Jane, 1848, end 80th Juno,
1814, will he ee indicated in tho foregoing
fl will be perceived that, in the eMi.
awte of expenditures subsequent to 1st of
Jeweaijf ant, the radsiQattioa of Treasury
netee iaeet tehee rate eeceeet. Hut
jtwT h - ' - ,
^(^iy/rnu?( exin# the
?PB||?
^^ ,6^ <h0 ,,,?. c,pro??J .a the
Accompanied the bill may be
?wWw? w?y%?Sfci lp * v\3F W
RifS1?1
? ???ff t>"
h*j "wvp** '?? <>"'
??to ?
laftuijnce .yjwn impvrtMiona.
trade oftho country hae p^ntinned
to decline, end importation* have
been comparetirely email einco the panW
How far thta atato of
bythe
4w'*X ??irapoesible
to, dcUeruMuew; /fha smallne-a or tho impertptiffnemny
he pre I accounted for by
the emberraasod condition of the country
and extremely limited moans of purchase.
Che aweuot cf foreign cpntmoditie* in our
mm touaq greeny (Q wcw
4kp 4*9**4 i ,end fall |n the prices of
mace Iho 1st September, u
Mpposod to bo, ou an average, not less
lfea*t,l<fe per. cent., Xfct*ftict ^til bo foqnd
verified ??> ? Mtor from the Collector at
M??v Vqrk. to ffhjchyofersfico ta reaped.
iWIV JWfo* and =* Jf doamml conclusive
tOt?tW#w that Abe decline in Iho importations
aince the 1st September cannot justlar:
be referred to our system of duties;
end thaMfce affti*t,tffUm existing tariff
renieiM to be determined by farther and
naqra eeUslactory experience.
The importance pf adequate provision
for revenue cannot be toe ofton or too
strongly Urged upon the attention of Con.
grass. Tho resource* of the country are
llntorhal taxation, either direct
pr pdu-eotfl^a* not of late years boon found
necessary, anil it i* stilt believed that a
wiiti a"tho
, T^terp are various articles of import, aew.?s%
m Aft Vftj Urge and universal
consumption, at present untaxed, or sub.
Juties extremely low. ahd nm, of
ntfy-iconnaier.
#Ue degree lipase n i ng the amount of their
mmeHMftlM. r1,ldin*
rtuina. unilAr fn? aiUlmo I- tma nf nnt Im
id^5[y8(MdjI)p9?. offer themselves
for election, and it ro?i? wMi (tie wisdom
rrf Congress to moku that selection, or ail
51 any other mode of securing the receipt
S&39 reven,V? n".*h-n h?
sti^qpnt to meet the expenses of an eco.
uointcal administrat ion of tho government
apd afford the mean* of sustaining mca.
;^v the, defence of the
coup fry aid the maintenance of the pub.
fip^rodit,, r .. _
l??t objecj.w of inpm'e importanco.
The honOf cTthe country, its just
sol f-respect, the pride which,every citizen
must fuel in the high character of its Go.
vor?#*9t?all these rt.quir,e that the pub.
U? ^eewllfofthatGovernment
should bo placed aboee doubt or question.
Peepwitg it highly probable that the
policy establishing a wafolimise system
inigbt engage lb? doliboratM>n-. or q??ngresaat
ths present session, tbp^ttention
af collectors ?i?d other pacers at farious
porU, was called to this subject by a cireidar
ifaued from tho Department on th?
2*lh November laty a copy of which, togethev
with tho answers received and a
iabloaf nioarli of fiireivn merchandint. ia
enpexcd.
It has boon thought advjaalile. pleo, for
the aako of convenient roferenco in a (net.
tor ef such general interest, to attach tn
tkii report a copy of the etatoto of tho 3d
end 4th William IV., which embodies tho
warehouse ay at cm of Groat Britain trt a
for a matprad by a long experience. In
connexion with this will be found a copy
of regulations established under authority
of the statute above mentioned, by the
commissioner* of the Treasury, which
wall afford a satisfactory view of the pruc..
Ileal operation of tho ayatcm as it now ex*
late U? that country.
I am, very respectfully, air.
Your obedient aervant,
W. FORWARD,
8ec'y of the Treasury,
ir.. w?... d u..
1AIMI* ww KUIil W I
Provident of (he Senate. '
nfew-- 1 t ' i, ?
Hl?CELLAtVEOP8.
, (ft * - I r , .(1 p.
?' Tee Ummwii Nmms, notr YiiwUa, of
wMc% Mr. dtopUone rtnwod Una intimation*
diMtef Mb AreLVMitio Mm ertetentut miiMof oar
continent, ic abo spoken of by tkc Fienek travel.
|er WeMeVk. Mr. Nannsn tbnc epenke of the *.
pmte t?oc rainy it in kic roc rat wA ? Y nee ten
and the cneioat minej it
^Thete inn dietrietof etnotryeitoetcdbetween
Ocatcmda, YiHctcti tmi OMepM, (tint Hoc never
yet keen eabdaed. Tbie eeetien in wwuonlud by
todttittiiffftii 0^1 jj| 0XC9p(
by oirt) wsyp ^wd tlwf net ftwuiy known. No
eMe y?t #he ben And theheMnemt* Allow the in.
habitants to their wiM retreat, lias ever returned to
render an neeeutH of Itis journey. The mliahitnot*
in represented an spent.inj (|#b N?;a Mid Tciiela
tPTr,Jii..i%rf|..i|i' 1HP2
fnf?pT.fy- .j./ .< i^-.iL.i <-.
wsik <?? pTgyp^S, JKmSJIW ifcri
trj Mr fftnnliiM Their number k ssthnmtod at
th*ytfio?aatt Thtoo lsstorsoly adoobtthat
l -i il>_ 1 i i - fcait^l.JaU jf ifc | i - f? *! .*
" wWipwfl Ul"WWOJw Of Ulw IUIUIiMIBMP Ol
the imiauim inbi illinil thntofhoat'tho psoi
fidmiNdiitemwM. That their tsmplus anil
; nunih wiin ifciifcty, and are oap able of y>k.
ikff to potoot/, thcro cu mmwI; b a .qnrstion.
M1 doobt if the above be a troaestiioate of their
number* MM ll?ejr have bepn enabled to suatain
themselves Car ages, no one knows how loaf,
sgninb fimrira mrt intirtinn win mil dissolution*
It would bo more reasonable to aoppooe that thcjr
are the outcast Pwlasji of eooae invading nation,
and the remnants or a power that onco defended
i those wasted towns that now lis a huge mass of
cohwwi rwns. a nc juiuorou iim|nicnui 01 r?u
i lenqus, anil other ebtiqdored plate* of oquat impor.
taiK^Bay eonoentratcd their broken itmijth
within the boundaries of Okm bilks and under tbe
strong impulse of toptmtiuu, they may li*ve pro.
served their nationality in dofiattee rf'tllth* fore*
that wnwndod them. It may tents uwtomH
utonMimtnt, whoa the foot buoemw knoriw, that
there actually exists within territory of fire hundred
mile*, | diKrict of people, that tot* gorcruod
thenwlre* for age*, and that they continue to do
?o without assistance or protection. It would bee
Icaeou to mankind to ascertain how they hare
managed theirself-governing principles, and tow
they hare pro weed the national individuality.?
Throe centuries have tranapired kind* the eonqueet:
< and'if neither Yankee did# IrUiman hare (bund
; his way among tho Laeandroooe before this, it
deserves ttwi mn fid roneidi ration both of tbe phyotologist
arid the statesmen.** ' '
i ?t ?.) M .
atpwnunnr, on nvaum.ro sjr ears. i()>
Dr. Chute* p. Page, of the Patent Office, has
repeated, with perfect moocm* experiments relating
to tho interesting discoveries of Prufiemi Moscr,
of lConigeburg, in the production of picture* in to.
tel dark new
A highly pohahod silver plate was plaoed at a
very shqct dtftyvy (**J one thirtieth part of an
. inch) at^r* en ornamental design upon the cover
i?f a hook, and allowed to remain in this condition
in a dark plaeo about eight, hour*. At the end
of this time nothing w is risible upon the plate,
nm could any picture bo perceived by breathing
upon it. The ptato was then iodncd, as if for a
dacxMtTsotrpe iruprossiou, and then submitted to
M?,?apor of fperoiuy, Wfmn tl%e whole picture opt
peered withdistinctncss. Thodesign vhistomped
vignette .upon tlK) cover of a book, enclosing the
wood*. " Year Book of Facts, 1842," oil of which
\ were logiWe upon the plate. "
Images of sosls and eamcoe ifnp aloo obtained,
, perfect in the minutest detail#, and it was Jpund,
whew the first condition of the plate was sufficiently
prolonged, that simply breathing on Use plate
flptefcped (ho pfrture jvhik Mm moiwure remained
upon t^c pi^te; but that tho impression remained
permanent bj submitting it to the vapor of mercury.
The piaturcmajr be produced by mercury, without
the intervention of iodine, or even by iodine
without tho mereury. Bj iodizing the plate in
the dark and then,exposing it to diffuse daylight,
or still better, to direct sun light, the image appears
and is rendered permanentPr.JPege
proposes to spply the term Radiogrefkjf,
at impr^sting by rays, to this new art, as it
involves no hypothesis, experiments having proved
that tho pieturee are obtained in a manner in strict
accordance with the law of radiation.
Tho nv*4perfect pictures are produced by direct
contact, a ad in the shortest time: while, as the
1 '
distance iiicrpun between tliejtUto and tho object,
the image become* woak and diffused, and ia
finally lost entirely when U?c distance is great.
. .. . .Mudisonia.a.
SUM WAISTCOAT*.
The Tory ingenious diaoorery of srorking glass
into a sobs'nneo resembling the richest silk, is now
brought into scry general operation, and in various
ways, such as gentlemen's waistcoats and
stocks, ladies' dresses, and many other articles of
I decoration, in the most splendid p*items. It is
supsrior even to silk in flexibility and the durabili.
ty of it (a point, however, of no consideration with
tho hmmt Its, among whom at present it exclusively
is,) as a matter sf course, vastly superior.?
In process of time, when the manufacture has ar.
rived at a more perfect state, and all its little defects
remedied, and its wasting* discovered, it
will in all probability come within the roach of
MAaf -f I -S L..t at a ?A_ a >_
hm? tajwp vi nraciji nil ? |iiiin.m III CVK la
its only drawback. The magnifiecnce of its sp.
pemranoe is quite remarkable, and wlten used io
anjreeneidwaWe quantity, such as window eur.
tains, dec., it shout! bo seen before a just appiwei.
ationof its richness and eloganeo oaa be enter,
tained.
PcAKUi/?.Letters from Norway mention that
there has bean found in the bed of the (seat
stream that runs through Jedderen, in tito diocese
of Christianaand, and which from the excessive
hrstsbocsme dry, a great number ef bivalve shells
containing pearls, astno of which wars so large and
fine, that they were valued at #60 apieee.
aB.vco.Tras wmuoanijUBV.
The following anecdote was frequently related
in the Coort eirelo of the late Emperor Alexander
vi Russia, and the zest with which bis Ms.
jaaty enjoyed the jobs, never lessened by repcti.
s: . tot A C _ |L. Alt*
mw* j?iqi?i wncn in? ario .were mmereof
Parii, the Aat?cnt ?u eatabliahod in the hotel of
M. Talhy, end wh aeeuatemod to take an curl/
morning walk. a? far a* thr. garden of Um Pulaia
Ro/al in the etheteet inoognito. On one oeca.
aion, hie Majeet/ of Ruaaia, met there two otlv?r
augoat prreooageo, and the three rotnraed, ana in
ana, to break fuel at the Kuo Florentin. On their
rood the/ weto acooated by a gentleman from the
moth of France, a atranger to Fane, who had lout
hie waj, and naked of them Um direction to the
TuHerica. " Thie wa/," replied Alexander; " we
diall paai It, and yoo had better follow us." Our
pfovincialwt, overflowed with acknowledgement*,
.
1
4V
' v ' % 'v x.'W ,
*. f y. v ' *' ^
** AmijwV* Mid tw to the aooond. 14 Yoahan
,f^ ifc'TiunKnar
tJn74biU^oSr^-t^m
. "Uponmywor< 'Upilil*
i mtoUd^AqUwlstthdMnghje sideshfaahtoyU"And
you, Sir- aaid Alexander in hi* tarti,
' ~fmh?F jauwaKhliffii * wMr j mi ? iT^
"Oh certainly, NfM ton |w?ww ftaai the
eneitoy, epringiaf*etw4he Jfceet* ettt bathing
heartily?MI em the Emperor of China T
An Atrial Steam Camuaok,?Tbie is this name
which ms been given to s new machine, for which
a com pan j line taken out a patent, and which ie
to oonrcy pareoagera, foodi, and despatches
through the air, performiffg the journey from London
to India in fotir days! and to travel at the
rate of fh>to 73 to 100 mhee per hour! A cork.
pony of gentlemen far realty formed, even of skv
ohanioat man; the patent was formally sealed en
the 99th of September last, and systematic ar,
rangementa are ia program toeompleta the design.
i- In Janeary the machine will be thoroughly or.
gsnUad, and antil then we tako leave of the sab.
ject, and only trust that this alleged invention ia
neither exaggerated, nor an Utopian project; and'
from the coovcraation wa bad with those in con.
ncction with the design, we have every reason to
believe that neither is the earn.?London Alia*.
;j '
' Bjitx Pewaaor Orkav Brrnir.?An Eng.
liah I pabliaatisn?the Tablet of Memory intimatte.
Am authentic data, that the atoara power
inslnstoat aaaplujmni in Great Britain, ia equal
to five hundred millions of men. >
, TtfJSSOM E RS~M irFf N Y.
Tli? following eondenaod report? of the proceed.
ingMf the Court of Inquiry in thia tragical affair,
enihnco all the principal facta ab far as dbvelopod.
The Uatement of Commander Mackenzie, an for.
warded to the Secretary of the Navy, is Wry minute
to its details, bind too Voluminous for inac-rUonerfirc.
Coost or Exwmr?Second Day.
1 Me/$H*d fer the Courier mad Bnqeirer.
. ? -*i1 tnuaaoav, Doc. 9J.
TV. r* a - -?? i ju* *l>. .i a 1 - #
uv mhii W.1HUWU ? uiv *11 mi now, ?n<* alter
a nmanltof i?o in private, it w* oponed about
12 o'clock?Mr. Hoffman tbcn proceeded to read
tbo narutirc 0? Captain Mackenzie, dated Dec.
ID, 1842.
He aUtoa that he had long been engaged in pre.
parin j ttie narrative. After making Iho Azores, he
proccodtd to Liberia, but not finding tiro Vandatia,
to whiek vessel bio vtf charged with despatches,
hoeaittd for St. Thomas, leaving thorn with Iho
Amcrfcah Consul there. On the 27th of Nov.,
Lieut.. Gaiwevoert informed him of tito mutiny,
and that iufomdtkm had came from Mr. Whirs,
the poreer** steward. ML*. Wales stuted to Lieut.
Oanaevoert, that en the night before hu waa oalL
ad fen tha bjomrby fiptnmr, who asked him V he
arafe afraid of^Wdh, n iMio was afraid to kill a
man. Mr. Wales thinking that something waa
1 wrong, with great coolness dissembled his real
opinions, and Spencer then wqnt on with the dotail*
ofhis project, and which we have heretofore
correctly published. Spencer stated that' he I tad
the farther details of the plan in his cravat.
C4>t MeK. thinking this was only some reman,
tic freak of Spencer's, but that duty required h:m
to ho on his guard, and the lit Licntenant waa
directed to watch him, but without appoaring to
do so. He wae seen in conference with Cromwell
and Small, and had given money to them, and
had distributed tobaneo frequently to the apprentices.
i He had corrupted the ward-room steward,
and induced him to steal brandy, which ho gave
out to the men and drunk himself, and ho was ulsooftfA
dotedcd amusing the men by making uiii.
sic with his jaw.
j" Tty officers in the ward room had their wine, but
the *jw?gn officers ware not allowed to have
spirituous liquor*; but while on the Coast of Afri.
cm, the ward-room-mcds had laid in some brandy,
whith by aocident as waa thought, but afterwards
i discovered to be by design, brandy was ordered by
the Maward from two grocers, thus doubling the
qitabfity, and affording the steward an opportunity
of giving it to Spencer, as none of it was ever as.
* fed by the mem.
fencer had often among the men vituperated
Capt. Mackenzie, and said it would be pleasant to
roU| him overheard. He had also examined the
hood of Midshipman Rogers, and predicted a viol,
cat and sooodv death, and he had drawn a picture
, . - r. .T"
of n brig with * Uaek flay, and asked tlie Midship,
nien what they thought of it, and what kind of a
pint to the Somers woukl make. When Spencer
first came on board, Capt. Mackenzie received
i him in a friendly manner, but having heard of his
previous misconduct, and that he was dismimed
from tiro Brazil station, he thought that lie would
make an effort to have him ordered from the vessel.
,Mr. Hoffman here saggested the propriety of
not reading any more of this narrative, as it evi.
' dontly had not been enmparod with the original,
which was seat to the Department. It was then
passed over temporarily, to be rosomed upon a future
occasion, to bo received name pro fuse, and
meanwhile Capt. M'K. would compare and correct
j* by the original draft.
Reported for the Evening Pott.
Third Day, Friday, Dm. 30,1843.
T.ic Court assembled pursuant to adjournment,
and the Judge Advocate having road the minutca
of jester day's proceedings?CupL Mackenzie pro.
diicod a correct copy of his report to the Secretary,
which was read by the Judge Advocate. After
going over the same ground as that contained in
yesterday's report?the date, liowever, on which
the plot was first disclosed, being stated to bo Uic
36th Nov.?K went on to state that Capt. M. had
obseryed Spencer to have little conversation with
the officer* and much with the crew, and had oh.
erred alee hie general behavior and demeanor,
and he determined to eeenra hie pcreoti. (apt
M. then made hie arrangement*, end taxed Hpcncer
with having made tho communication to Mr.
WaJoe, which ho admitted, but eaid it was a joke,
and, after epfuc con vernation, he wee confined, enl
put in double irona, with order* to tho guard to
take hie lite if he attempted to rpcak to any of the
crew.
The tockora of Mr. Spencer were ecurchcd, end
Mtaikki ?n?y?J Ih?a ? twf vXck
jfMmitf* ** ? being ??y poUbnl ?Pf^
iwiy wl/w>iBiiwJ, and tha latter very gfaaaU
ly in iffwwnw. On Sunday tha appearanoc
acrred, hot nothing aeon to aUnn tha oanunandar.
A*-* by the* Management af Ciam?M,
the tup galmnmaottraa uaiiMdaway.aod it we
obearaeil thii thnaa wen otoatiaad mt padioucollected
at tha tavaiMi. It aaa aot oanaidafad
aafo to leers Cromwell at Uign jlinpg the Mght,
and ho vim enrcetod.end being aakod whet, the
conversation waa which he had with Spencer the
night ftwitaa, he aaid it waa pot me, air, it waa
Small. The luapeipa concerning Small being
thua oonfirmed by ah associate, ha waa likOwiae
arrested, and both were put in' irons. Cromwell
araa tha tallest man on board, and Small thcUaat.
The next morning two crimes of theft appeared on
Master at Arms report, and after they had been
--- ..4 iL. -1 i-. : ,i.i? r> ?, m.j?.
.Htv??| >?!* ?,,u *?s " piniiwifVy V4|ii raovKon*
ste thought ho would M what eflbet he could
praduoaxm tho crew, md proceeded to detail mh
an acoount as he thought beet of the conspiracy
which ho had discovered.
Tbia produced various effects on the jpqn f some
wept. 80100 appeerpd horror struck,. and sup.
praacd their emotion* in Tviottt ways. Obocry.
ing Spencer, endeavoring to conimunieato with
the crow, ho ordered the crew- to bo turned with
their face* aft. He afterward* ordered that Spencer
and the two otlicra sliould bo deprivod of tobacco,
and the next day Spencer appeared much
depressed. On Tuceday, the twonty.ninth of November,
the men apparently moat deeply hnplioa.
tod, appeared to ho gathering together in knots,
and to he contemplating some -blow to be etruok {
and some, who had been thought to be leea implicated,
appeared to bo aa much so as the othm*r
Soveral of the principal men in the conspiracy
ani?rl their muster, apparently by concert; and
never having done so before, it was supposed they
intended to collect round the officer, when sent
for, and commence an attack. Every thing seemed
to be growing worse. Willi every fresh arrest
there appeared to be an addition to the ranks of
U10 conspirators, and it was suspected that a rescue
was intended. In this state, Capt. M. addressed
a letter to tbo officers, eatling for their opinion.?
Before sending thia letter, quarters were called on
Wednesday, at 9 o'clock, the 3Jlh Nov. At this,
Master Wilson came forward, made a karoo oon
fession, and roqocsted not to be put in irons. He
was arrested and ironed with Mckinley and GruuOn
Wilson was found a knife of a peculiar form,
sharpened and ovidanUy intcadod for killing. It
was also asoertained that he had boqu socrelly
sharpening his battle axe. The officers c?Ucd on,
then aasomblod and took testimony, swearing the
witnesses, keeping un acouruto record of the testimony,
and each witness signing it. On tho 1st
Doc., tho officers presented a communication to
Captain Mackenzie, stating that > tlioy were con.
vinced that Spencer, Small and Cromwell, were
engaged in a mutiny?that it would be inipoiwible
to convey them safely to the U. 8., and that they
were of opinion thai dno regard to tlio safety of
the vessel and their own livos required that those
three sbMd be put to death. This apinteu they
gave, they said, after due oooeideration and regard ,
to tlicir duty, to tlioir God, their country and theio*
selves. In Uiis, Captain M. coincided, and kjfo jn
the opinion they expressed tint the o.liur prisoners
could bo carried to the United flatus, utile throe
chief conspirators only, were otpabh of navigating
the vessel. The men were then armed, and Cupt.
Mackenzie addressed them; preparations were
made for hanging the three chief conspirators at
tlie main-yard unn. Captain Mackenzie then
put on his full uniform, and communicated to
Spencer his fate, giving him ten minutes to write
any communication ho might please, for any of
his relations. He then told Cromwell and Small
their futc. Cromwell protested liis innocence,
and cattod on tlio name of his wife. Spencer also
said so at first, hut on another communication
taking place, lie said no more of his innocence, it
having been told him thai it wus ascertained Cromwell
liad only intended to make use of hiin perhaps
as a secretary, or othorwiso dispose of him if lie
found hiin refractory. Spencer refused to write
sny letter, but said lie wished his father and mo.
thcrall happiness. Ho said also it would kill !>:
poor mother, and this, C.ipt. M. said wai tho first
time ho knew Spencer hud a mother. Ho said
that ha was afraid it would injure hi* father.?
Capt. M. said it wo aid have injured liiin more if
he had succeeded, and in a long conversation,
said it was better he should die then, as if ho went
to tho United States, ho would cssupe, as there
terns no justice fur those who had friends and mo.
net/ im the United States. Ho also confessed that
ho had had the same project on board tho John
Adams aud Potomac. After further conversation,
ho anked how lie was to die; and objected to being
hung, and wishod to bo shot. IIo also wished to
lie allowed an hour, and was not hurried. He
was fumislicd, at his own request, with a Biblo
and prayer-book; und utter upwards of an liour
had elapsed, tliey were led out.
Spenecr asked Mr. Wales to forgive him for
hating attempted to soduce him, which was granted.
He asksd forgiveness also from Small, on
which Small drew back with horror, and refused,
with an exclamation, saying they should meet at
tho bur of tiod. Afterwards, howevor, on the so.
Imitation of Capt. M., Suiall did forgive Spencer,
and Capt. M. asked Small to forgivo him if he had
done any thing to him which he ought not, on
which Small said that Capt. M. " was right and
was doing his dutylie then requested that his
top-mates would give him a quick snd easy death.
Spencer also asked to be allowed to give tho word
to fire the gun which was to be Uio signal of his
neuui. * mi was ucceucii 10. mnsll aim asked
to address the crew, which was grunted. He then
protested that he had never been a pirate, that lie
had never killed a man, and was to suffer for having
intended to do so, and that he was brought to
this end by having been in a Guinea ship, asking
them to bewnro of a Guinea man. When lie had
done, and the word was expected from Hpencpr,
he said ho could not givo it, and rcquentod the
commander to do so. He did po, und tlio execution
took place.
Copt. Mackenzie then addressed the crew, enlarging
on the cansen which had led to this catustrophc,
and the characters of tho:<c a ho had plan
dk>wn ftvUi wtftoftMiwy IBNwP^'
Wftf4 .v
wm fiftn wwn ft MtnjrMB will m m MWf- wen
cxoeOed. The crew iNte then piped to dm?*
Mr end the t/imrawiidiTT ebewved with pain thmr^#.'
'?mw wmu >m? ?mi faMMHfHhey
laughed end Jeered.
Alter dinner it* tolwe *
paratiooe made far burying them, end heavy
eqeettjoetlhui emuing ee. tmpaalmgi iwi hsiated
ever the bediea. Alter the prapamt'ume were
completed albhdnda bet dflcAte btfy the dead.
Tbie wae done, the preeaawon line farmed with
the ranha wrrerdmfa At the eiimladhu a>prayer
wtia mad fab the mfaty of the veetel, add lt?aha
giving far |m preewraiioo from a fata to wfckh^e
now fannd dm had been dcatined pre? ione tp her
leaving New Yerk. On the 4th December divine
ervice wae peifannod, and Cept M. addreaaad tha
crow on the late occurrences, atvd lefatled to a fat.
tor from Small's mother, found in bis bible, fljfad
with AffaetioiMttA on/Lwif nanla aa^ alaa 'fa*
cutnstanoes of tho other wftren and ttwh Mwdi
mid nlttiffa. "
' i 1
muiuki or IICTIU mawn.
By tho Sooth Sea whaler. tho Offley, which
arrived in londan on tho 27th Not., ooooonto
wen received of tho dreedferf nhoien of liltettt
persons, a portion of the crew of that vessel, which
took place in tho mooth of May laat, off tho Tree-,
tuvy Ifllttftdii ki4li0 8otith Soba* by UmdsIiivi^1**
Uio followiug particulars of tho catastrophe *re taken
from tho ahipa log.:?On tho 28th oi April
the reaael arriwod at tho Treaaury Islands, when
tho accood mato (Mr. Bolchcr,) and tho boat's
crow went on ah ore to obtain water; at that time
thej^obaerved two natives only, who aeeraed to
take no notice of their appearance, in conabqnenoo
of which they left the water caaks on the beach
for the night, and the following morning brought
them on board full.
They repeatedly visited the shore afterward for
water and wood, and did not reoeiVe the lightest
molestation from the native# until an uftay took
place between one of Uia chiefa and the captain.
Throe aoamon having deserted from the dlip, t|w
captain and tho rest of the officers went on abora
far tho purpose of discovering their retreat; they
succeeded in finding two, but of the other no
tidings oauld he obtained, and they supposed that
be I tad been murdered. Tho natives were asked
if they had scon any thing of him to which they
replied in the nagativo. On the following day,
the 3d of May, while the ships crow were engaged
hailing on the beach, the ehicf in question stole a
knife, or raxnr, from the cuptain : refusing to deliver
it up, he was detained, and, in attempting to
convey him to tho ship, he jnmped overboard, and
was swimming for the shore, wltcn Mr. Lake,tha
chief mate, fired and siiot the chief through the
back. : No notice was tukcn?f'<tbo affair by ths
nativis till tlie succeeding day.
' Her ship's anew were fishing* having previously
hauled tho bant up upon the bcaeh, ttipn .they
poured dowa in great numbers, armed pith boars
and arrows and weapons of every drsepptinn^rr
They first took possession yf the boat and then
commenced attacking the crew. Throe wens instantly
killed by arrows, and twelve others per.
talicd by their hand*, but in what manner it W*?
impossible to uncertain. Tlte remainder of tile
ereyr plunge)] into the sou ami raved themselves
by swimming to lite ship. Amongst time who
were murdered,''are the following S-Th& OKWtf
mate j 'Mr. L ike ; the thi d mate, Mr. Ohm* ; the
ship's carpenter, the sorgron, (fcwtgt PumiUa,
Charles Williams, tieorge MeK?*n*ie, T. Unsa
wool, F. J on us, J. Fenigem, and another ammo*
named Jurbs. >( ,i-i ,,f
An attompi was made tho neat Cm by Mr.
Belcher, the second u ?to, to d'scorcr tho reataina
or the unfortunate partita; in so doing ho net rly
forfeited bis lift1, for several natives, who w re ly.
ing in ambush, pouncod upon hi in and indicted
severe injuries about his body. When rescued,
while swimming to tho ship, it was found that ho
had been shot?for llto arrow was still sticking in
his breast?and lie was in a most exhausted condition.
He has since perfectly recovered.
Surk PtrvisiiMKTr.?A number of Mspmritw
spirits," convicted at Albany of geUtOg up a nog
at the Alms liouee in tho preeinols of that fity,
rescivcd their santence, the otiier day, according
to tho report of tlio American C'tiaen,* ()fa tho
following words i?
" Gentlemen, you have have each and all of you
been fairly and impartially tried, and fairly and
iinp'irtiaUy convicted before this court, of an of.
fence disgraceful in both extremes, and d* igcroaa
to tho peace of tlio city of1 which I am n m iardiao.
Uia.. V f ^
m no conn is disposed, in eon sequence or youra|iparent
penitence, to ho lenient with yon. Theretore,
gentle men, we let you go tkiotimo; bat let
me tell you, gentlemen, and I desire yon to remember
what I my, th:?t just so sore is 1 ever eeteh
yon in sueli a so rape again, '1 shall domtU tko
puniahmnni! /w i
Tlic worthy magistrate forgot that untuued nod
cruel punishments are expressly forbidden by the
constitution.
TRMPKR ISCK?A OOOI) AKOOKBTT,
Some of our citizens who haVh tint vet
signed tho Pledge, nlthough satisfied that
total nbslinenre from ell intoxicating
drink* is tho only true doctrine and piactire
of tomperunce, ore atill remarkably
and moat nnriutunnithli/ :
nitu vunai*
tiro nt tbo thought of tho possible notorib.
ty, thnt may bo incurrod by thoir publicly
signing tho Mine.
Wo happened to bo conversing, not
long sinco upon ihia very point, with one
or this rospectnblo and highly influential
class of our citizens?one who lias, how.
over, * broken the ice,*-~-ia immersed in
cold wator to the lips, and is now an active
and efficient Washingtonian taeto*
taler.
He Torn I signed tho Pledge,' raid he,
I ktwl ? nru.? ? -? J 'L
a imii * ^ v? i IHIIMIT W* HIW IIIWl" ll| vvv9t*
ing it publicly Imnriind about, thnt 1 bud
become a Waahingtonian. I vm mum.
bto tlmt occasionally,?-now and then?
on Rotaa gront ncenaione, I took a little too
much, and I began lo And* fur I was net
lone in the?e*oc<nl indulgence** that Ike
public knew ae much about my habit* ael
know myaelf, and pcrhap* a little mace.
I inw that there wa* no neutral ground,?
that every men in (lie cominunily* myaelf
among the number, wn* hemming, by tba
peculiar circumstance* of the I tinea, pub