Farmers' gazette, and Cheraw advertiser. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1839-1843, January 10, 1843, Image 2
The above estimates of expenditures for
lhe4thqunrter of the present year include,
as it will be perceived, the sum of 8803,474
03, being the amount of outstanding
warrants issued prior to the 1st Januaiy,
1342. It i* presumed, however, that a
like sum will.rcmain outstanding on the
1st January next; and that inste id of the
apparent deficiency, as stated above, there
will be an actual balance in the Treasury
on the 1st January,1843, of at least $224,000.
It is expected, also, that a like
: amount of warrants may be outstanding
on the 30th Juno, 1843, and at the end
of the succeeding fiscal year. ,
[lis proper to remark that, at the time
he astiinatcsof the expenditures of the
4th quarter were prepared by the several
Departments, it was believed that the ex.
penditures for tho current quarter would
'amount to the sum already stated ; but it
* . : is "ascertained that they will fall considerably
short of that amount; yet, as they
will become a charge on the Treasury
early in the next year, it has not been
deemed necessary to alter the amount as.
first estimated.
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J M. V// c/*c co(rmutr;<i (// itti kuc *?#??? i
expenditure* for the half calendar year ending
3Jth Jane, 1813.
The receipts for the half year are estimated as
follows:
From customs $7,500,000 00
From lands * 1,000,000 00
From Treasury notes and loans 5,538,113 45
From miscellaneous sources 50,000 00
$13,588,113 45
phc expenditures for the half calendar
year ending June 30, 1843,
arc estimated at 10,381,186 76
Viz:?
Civil miscellaneous and foreign intercourse
2,272,706 80
Army .fortifications, pensions, fulfilment
of Indian treaties, suppressing
of Indian hostilities, &c., 3,033,820 50
Naval service 4,019,060 46
Interest on public debt &. Tr'y notes 605,500 00
111.?Of the estimates of the public revenue and
expenditures for the fiscal year ending 33th
June, 1844.
The receipts for the fiscal year ending 33th June
. 1844, arc estimated as follows :
From customs $16,000,000 00
From lands 2,700,000 00
From miscellaneous sources 150,000 09
*1
13,850,000 00 !
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The expenditures lor tne nsn.ii year
ending the 30th June, 1841, arc
estimated at 20,915,498 76 j (
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Civil, miscellaneous, and foreign
intercourse 3,804,431 44 (
Army, fortifications, pensions, &c., 8,612,042 61
Naval service, 7.318,021 71 (
Interest on public debts &Tr'y notes 1,211,000 00
By tlie foregoing statements it will
appear that a deficiency will exist
in the Treasury on the 31st De.
cembcr, 1842, of 575,556 92
The receipts for the half calendar
year ending 30th June, 1813, are
estimated at _ 14,688,113 15 ^
x And the expenditures for the same
period at 10,331,186 76 (
Leaving a balance of 4'3 )6,926 69
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Frotr which deduct the amount of
deficiency as above, and the balance
remaining in the Treasury
on June 30, 1843, will be 3,731,369 79
The receipts into the Treasury for
for the fiscal year ending 30th I
June, 1844, are estimated at 18,850,000 00
Afaking, with the balance as above 22,581,360 77
from winch (lcuuci uic csiirnuicu
expenditure for the fiscal year 20,94"), 198 7G
I
And the balance in theTrcasury on
33th June, 1844, will amount to 1,63.">,871 01
Assuming, as is highly probable, that
the balance of tho loan authorized by the
acts of 51st July, 1841, and 15th April.
1942, amounting to S3.538.113 43, will
be negotiated prior to-the 15tn April f943,
the limit of the term within which it can
be taken, it has been included in the receipts
of the next half year. Shou'd, however,
this reasonable expectation be disappointed,
as to tho whole amount of such j
balance, tho deficiency thence arising '
may be supplied by the issue of Treasury !
notes under the authority of the act of 31st
August last, to the amount of 83,500,000;
which sum, together with th it realized by
the sale of stocft, will, it is believed, place
in thq Treasury an available amount ad. c
equatoto meet all the anticipated demands : f
up to the* 30th June 1844; and if the j (
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wnole ot the ha in nee ot me loan ne iiikch j ?
within the period limited by law, the sevc- ;
nil balances remaining in the Trensnry {
on the 30th. June, 1S43, and 30;Ii June, i ;
1314, will be as indicated in the foregoing
exhibit. '
It will be perceived that, in the estimate
of expenditures subsequent to 1st of
January next, the redemption of Treasury
notes is not taken into account. 'But .
few notes have been presented at the De- ,
p-.tment for redemption since the passage
of the act of the 31st August last, and
nearly the whole amount cancelled since
that day were taken in payment of public v
dues. Should the notes issued tinder the d
act above mentioned be placed on the same c
footing with previous issues, so as to bear It
interest after maturity, payable half year, p
ly, until called in for redemption, it is bo- a
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Jicveil nui a smnit miiouut ?yuuiu iuu unu
the expenditures for the ensuing eighteen (
months. It is recommended, therefore, y
that litis be done ; otherwise the expenrii. ,
tqres during the period last mentioned i
must necessarily be increased to the c
amount of probably three to four millions j,
of dollars, in redemption of issues under r
the act of 31st August lost. Uut, for the
purpose of guarding against unforeseen
contingencies, it is further recommended
that the existing authority to re-issue
Treasury notes should be extended to the :
30th of June, 1844. !
The loan of $3,672,976 88, borrowed
under the provisions of the act of the 21st j
Julv, 1841, will be redeemable on the 1st
January, 1845 ; and, on the assumption j
that the re-issue of Treasury notes, as
above suggested, shall be authorized by ;
Congress, the whole amount outstanding, i
together with that of the issues that may
be hereafter made under the act of the
31st August last, will fall due prior to the *
30th June. 1845. Although navment of I
~ '? 1 ~~ O k * j
those notes tnay not be at once demanded ; I
when,due, and the time of repayment of t
the loan of 1841 is placed at the pleasure , s
of Government,, yet the ability to pay t
those several amounts must exist, and the ; a
means to provide for the exigency can be r
afforded only by farther legislation. ! i
The present taiifF, in its main features,
resembles so nearly the bill submitted to r
Congress by this Department on the Oth t
Alay last, that the views expressed in the * s
report which accompanied tne bill may bo J
considered as applicable, to a great extent, i
to the system of duties now established, j <
The period within which the tariff* has i t
been in operation has been much too short e
to furnish any decisive evidence as to its I
permanent influence upon importations, t
The foreign trade of the country has con. \
tinued to decline, and importations have is
been comparatively small since the pass- s
age of the act. flow far this stale of t
thing* may have been influenced by the a
existing system of duties it is impossible t
to determine. The smallness of the im- c
portations may be we I accounted for by t
the embarrassed condition of the country s
and extremely limited means of purchase. 1
Tho nmnnnt of foreign commodities in our i
..V y O
markets is still fount! greatly to exceed j t
the demand; and the fall in the prices of j 1
merchandize since the 1st September, is ; a
supposed to be, on an average, not less ! I
than 10 per cent. This fact will bo found | c
verified in a letter from the Collector at c
New York, to which reference is respectfully
made; and it is deemed conclusive
to show that the decline in the importations
since the 1st September cannot just- j r
ly he referred to our system of duties; j1
and that the effect of the existing, tariff)0
remains to he determined by farther and 1
more satisfactory experience.
The importance of adequate provision v
for revenue cannot be too often or too 1
strongly urged upon the attention of Con- 0
?ress. The resources of the country are 1
abundant; internal taxation, either direct 0
ar indirect,has not of late years been found 11
necessary, anJ it is still believed that a 1
system of custom house duties may be (
made sufficiently comprehensive to yield 1
an income commensurate with all the 11
wants of the country.
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There are various articles of import, so
veral of them of very largo and universal N
consumption, at present untaxed, or subject
to duties extremely low, and some of ^
which, without, perhaps, in any consider- *
able degree lessening the amount of their jj
consurnption, inig!7tboar InfptTSls yielding"
nn aggregate addiiion to the revenue ac- i u
o ; p
[truing under the existing laws of not less |1
than -S3.000.000. These offer themselves ! r
for selection, and it rets with the wisdom j
nf Congress to make that selection, or ad ! "
, . j y
apt any other mode of securing the receipt j
af such an amount of revenue as shall be j
sufficient to meet the expenses of an eco- ;
noinical administration of the government p
and afford the means of sustaining men?
T]
surcs necessary for the defence of the if
r?mintrv and the maintenance of the pub- i
lie credit. 1
This last object is of infini'e import. a
ance. The honor r.f the country, its just I
elf-respect, the pride which every citizen j ^
must feci in the hi"h character of its Go. .
t j<
rernment?all these require that the pub. .
lie faith and the credit of that Government
should ho placed above doubt or question, j
Deeming it highly probable that the
o n j i
policy of establishing a warehouse system !
night engage the deliberations of. Cono
n o i j
re.ss at the present session, the attention ^
if collectors and other officers at various 0
jorts was called to this subject by a cir- s!
;ular issued from the Department on tlio (j
JIth November last, a copy of which, to- js
ether with tho nnswers received and a 11,
table of exports of foreign merchandize, is j {\
innexed. L;
It has been thought advisable, also, for > j
he sake of convenient reference in a mat- rj
er of such general interest, to attach to ' f(
his report a copy of the statute of tin; 3d ! w
ind 4th William IV., which embodies (ho ?
varehoiise system of Great Britain in a it
brin matured by a long experience. In j,
connexion with this will be found a copy !a
>f regulations established under authority t.
>f the statute above mentioned, by the ai
rommissioners of the Treasury, which t;
vill afford a satisfactory view of the prac- ;
ical operation of the system as it now cx- 1
sts in that country. j t?
I am, very respect fully, sir, s!
Your obedient servant, j 0.
. W. FOR WARD, jh
Soc'v of the Treasury. ' c
Hon. Willir P. Maxgum, j fi
President of the Senate.
TUSCK LM EOLS.
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Tiif. Unknown Nation, near Yucatan, of a
rhich Mr. Stephens received some intimations jc
luring his first visit to the celebrated ruins of our ti
ontincnt, "is also spoken of by the French travel- p
cr Waldeck. Mr. Norman thus speaks of tlic re- i
?orts concerning it in his recent work 0:1 Yucatan : Jr
ind the ancient ruins: 1 jr
" There is a district of country situated between j 81
iuatemah, Yucatan and Chiapas, that Ins never a1
'ct been subdued. This section is surrounded by
nountains, and is said to be inaccessible, except re
iy one way, and that not generally known. No
me yet who has had the Ixrtdncss to follow the in- hi
. j ,r
lahitants to their wild retreat, has ever returned fo 1
cndcran account of his journey, The inhabitant* sli
,rc represented as sjn.a! iug the Maya and T^Irda, l'1
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angoagcs, and many of them conversing well in
Spanish. From the latter circumstance, they are
niabled -to visit the nearest cities, sell their tohacjo,
the principal article they cultivate, anil after,vards
return to their retreats. They arc constiutcd
of the Lacandrus and other savage tribes ;
hey are expert warriors, remarkably athletic and
rcry cruel. They arc worshippers of idols, and
heir religious ceremonies arc said to have under,
jonc little or no change.
44 Palcnquc is in the neighborhood of this settle
nent; and waicccK, wqo np uv hjo tuuvaocu
vith some of these people, understood that there
verc white persons aniong tliem?but whether they
stay voluntarily, or are detained as prisoners, he
las not mentioned. The same nation is spoken of
>y Mr. Stephens. Their number is estimated at
hirty thousand. There is scarcely a doubt that
i complete kno ,'ledge of the former inhabitants of
he immense ruins scattered throughout the provinces
would be revealed. That their temples and
ecords remain in safety, and arc capable of speak,
ng to posterity, there can scarcely be a question.
" I doubt if the above be a true estimate of their
lumbers, since they have been enabled to sustain
hcmsclvcs for ages, no one knows how long,
igainst enemies and intestine wars and dissolution.
It would be more reasonable to suppose that they
ire the outcast Pelasgi of some invading nation,
md the remnants of a power that once defended
hose wasted towns that now lie a huge mass of
icattcrcd ruins. The gathered fragments of Paenque,
and other conquered places of equal imporance,
may have concentrated their broken strength
vithin the boundaries of those hills, and under the
strong impulse of desperation, they may havepreicrvcd
their nationality in defiance of all the force
hat surrounded them. It may excite universal
istonishment, when the fact becomes known, that
here actually exists within a territory of five bunIred
miles, a district of people, that have governed
hcmsclvcs for ages, and that they continue to do
o without assistance or protection. It would be a
esson to mankind to ascertain how they have
nanaged their self-governing principles, and how
hey have preserved the national individuality.?
riircc centuries have transpired since the conquest:
md if neither Yankee nor Irishman have found
lis way among the Licandronos before this, it
Icscrves the careful consideration buth of the physiologist
and the statesman."
do so. iic was seen m conicrcncc wmi uroniwcii
and Small, and had given money to them, and "
had distributed tobacco frequently to the apprentices.
He had corrupted the ward-room steward,
and induced him to steal brandy, which he gave !
! out to the men and drank himself, and he was nl- J j1
so often detected amusing )hc men by making mu-1
1]
sic-with hts jaw.
The officers in the ward room had their wine, but 1
Si
tlic steerage officers were not allowed to have
spirituous liquors ; but while on the Coast of Afri- ^
ca, the ward-room-mct-s had laid in some brandy,
which by accident as was thought, but afterwards
discovered to be by design, brandy was ordered by '
the steward from two grocers, thus doubling the
quantity, and affording the steward an opportunity ?
of giving it to Spencer, as none of it was eVer used
by the mess. \
. li
Spencer had often among the men vitqperafe i j ^
Capt. Mackenzie, and said it would be pleasant to
roll him overboard. lie had also examined the-J ,
* i 11
hand of Midshipman Rogers, and predicted a violent
and speedy dcatii, and he had drawn a picture
of a brig with a black flag, and asked the Midslrp.
u
men what they thought of it, and what kind of a
pirate the Sotners would make. When Spencer '
first came on board, Capt. Mackenzie received '
I Mm in n frinndlv manner, but having heard of his J ,
previous misconduct, and UiaL-hfL_wa3 dismissed j'
from the Brazil station, ho thought that lie would ,
hi
make an effort to have him ordered from the vessel,
i Mr. Hoftnm hrm Kngewu.'rt TrtC~pTBprioty"oT VV
; not reading any more of tins narrative, as it cvidently
had not been compared with the'original, '
which was sent to the Department. It was then ^
passed over temporarily, to be resumed ujK>n a feature
occasion, to be received nunc pro tunc, ane C'
meanwhile ('apt. M'K. would compare and correct V'
' by the original draft.
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Reported for thr Evening Post. U
Tjiiro Day, Friday, Dee. 3 ), 1842. u]
T.ic Court assembled pursuant to adjournment,
and the Judge Advocate having read the minutes
of yesterday's proceedings?Capt. Mackenzie pro. w
duccd a correct copy of his report to the Secretary, lfl
which was read by the Judge Advocate. After g
going over the same ground as that contained in t0
: yesterday's "cj>ort?the date, however, on whjch j
the plot was first disclosed, being stated to "be the
25th Nov.?it went on to state that Capt. M. had ^
observed Spencer to have little conversation with j.
the officers and much with the crew, and had ob- jn
j served abo h?J general behavior and demeanor,
and he determined to secure his person. Capt ^
M. then made his arrangements, and taxed Spen. (j
! ccr with having made the communication to Mr. ^
Wales, which lie admitted, but suidit was a joke, r(
and, alter some conversation, lie was confined, an 1
put in double irons, with orders to the guard to
take his lift* if he attempted to speak to arty'of the j
crcw- ' . tn
The locker* of Mr. Spencer were searched, and1
I. Taller, and \v\as accustomed to take an early
toruing walk, ns far as the garden of the Palais
,oyal in the strictest incognito. On one occa.
on, his Majesty of Russia, met there two othor
ugust personages, and the three returned, arm in
mi, to breakfast at the Kuc ? lorentm. un their
ad thej* were accosted by a gentleman from the
>ulh of France, a stranger to Faris, who h id lost
is way, and asked of them the direction to the
uilcrics. 44 This way," replied Alexander; 44 we
mil pass it, and you had better follow u.s."' Our
ovinciali.st, ovvrtlowpj with acknowledgements, j
RADIOGRAPHY, OR IMPRINTING RY RAYS.
Dr. Charles G. Page, of the Patent Odioc, has
epeated, with perfect success, experiments relating
o the interesting discoveries of Professor Moser,
f Konigsburg, in the production of pictures in toal
darkness.
A highly polished silver plate was placed at a
cry short distance (say one thirtieth part of an
rich) above an ornamental design upon the cover
f a book, and allowed to remain in this condition
a a dark 'place about eight hours. At the end
if this time nothing was visible upon the plate,
mr could any picture be perceived by breathing
ipon it. The plate was then iodized, as if for n
lagucrrcotypc impression, and then submitted to
he vapor of mercury, when the whole picture ap.
icared with distinctness. Tirc dcsign wasa stamped
igncttc. upon the cover of a book, enclosing the
rorJs, " Year Book of Facts, 1812," all of which
rero legible upon the plateImages
of seals and cameos were also obtained,
icrfcct in the minutest details, and it was found,
rlien the first condition of the plate was sufiicicnty
prolonged, that simply breathing on the plate
I???iU|w?>1 llv> while iho moisture romuiuod
ij)on the plate; but that the impression remained
erinanent by submitting it to the vapor of nicrcuy
The picture may be produced by mercury, withut
the intervention of iodine, or even by iodine
without the njcrcury. By iodizing the plate in
lie dark and then exposing it to diffuse daylight,
r still better, to direct sun light, the image apcars
and is rendered permanent.
Dr. Page proposes to apply the term Radiography,
or imprinting by rays, to this new art, as it
ivolvcs no hypothesis, experiments having proved
hat the pictures are obtained in a manner in strict
.ccordunoc with the law of radiation.
The most, perfect pictures arc produced by direct
ontact, and in the shortest time; while, as the
ista:?:e increases between the plate and the obret,
the image becomes weak and diffused, and is
inally lost entirely when the distance is great.
Mndisonian.
GLASS WAISTCOATS.
The very ingenious discovery of working glass
ito a subsfanc& resembling the riclicst silk, is now
rought into very general operation, and in varius
ways, such as gentlemen's waistcoats and
tocks, ladies' dresses, and many other articles of
ccoration, in the most splendid patterns. It is
apcrior even to silk in flexibility and the durablli.
y of it (a point, however, of no consideration with
ic kaut ton, among whom at present it exchiively
is,) as a matter of course, vastly superior.?
n process of time, when the manufacture has ar.
ivcd at a more perfect state, and all its little debits
remedied, and its wastings discovered, it
rill in ajl probability conic within the reach of
lost classes of society, but at present its cost is
s only drawback. The magnificence of its apcaranoc
is quite remarkable, and when used in?
ny considerable quantity, snch as window curlins,
&c., it should be seeu before a jmt npprcci.
tiori of its richness and elegance can be enter.'
lined.
Pk.vttLS.?Tetters from Norway mention that
icro has bofc.r foun<l in the bed of the great
:rcain that runs through Jcddcren, in the diocese
f Christ iunsand, and which from the excessive
eats liccame <1 ry, a great number of bivalve shells
ontuining pearls, some of which were so large and
nc, tVit they were valued at $>ti!) apiece.
REXCOXTRE EXTRAORDINARY.
The following anecdote was frequently retied
in the Court circle of the lato Emperor Alexrider
of Russia, and the zest with which his .Ma.
:sty enjoyed the joke, never lessened by rcpction
:?In 18M, when the Allies were masters of
..Cn <1,^ A niAAr-if u/iic evtnhlishr/1 in the lintrl of
and with all the cape of a Frenchman, soon corn- a
mcnccd a conversation, tlowcvcr, the point where c
the party would have to separate was speedily h
, reached, and the stranger was directed to turn to t
the left, whilst thcothcrs took the right. "I'arblcit.'" a
suddenly exclaimed the gent'eman, 44 I sliould a
i be delighted to know the names of persons to i
i whom I am indebted for so much civility." 44 My C
| name ydu may, perhaps, have heard of before," (
' said the first. I am tli? Emperor Alexander;" i
41 Good?good?thank you," smiled the Gascon, r
44 And yours 1" said he to the second. 44 You have 1,
probably heard of my name also. I am the King o
of Prussia." 41 Very good?excellent"?44 and s
your name ?" turning to the third. 441?am the 1
. I . . '
i Emperor of Austria." 14 Upon my word?capital!" t
roared the querist; holding his sides in cxtacy.? c
| 44 And you, Sir," said Alexander in his turn, 1;
| 44 perhaps you will oblige us with your name ?"? c
! 44 Oli certainly, replied tho gentleman from the s
country, springing across the street, still laughing a
| heartily?441 am the?Emperor of China!" c
: r
An .-Eriai. Steam Carriage.?This is the name j
1 which has been given to a new machine, for which t
! a company has taken out a patent, and which is a
to convey pasccngcrs, goods, and despatches v
through the air, performirg the journey from Lou- 'j
don to India in four days! and to travel at the }
rate of from 75 to 100 miles per hour! A com. j]
puny of gentlemen is really formed, even of me- \
j chanical men; the patent was formally scaled on p
1 the 2Dlh of September last, and systematic ar- a
rangcmcnts arc in progress to complete the design. v
In January the machine will be thoroughly organized,
and until then we take leave of the sub. v
; ject, and only trust that this alleged invention is p
1 neither exaggerated, nor an Utopian project; and j,
from the conversation we had with those in con. t
| ncction with the design, we have every reason to
believe that neither is the ease.?London Alias. c
b
Steam Power ok Great Britain.?An Eng. ^
| lish publication?the Tablet of Memory?inti- ^
! mates, from authentic data, that the steam power t
1 in constant employment in Great Britain, is equal y
i to five hundred millions of men.
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THE SOMERS MUTINY. J
The following condensed reports of the proceed,
j ings of the Court of Inquiry in this tragical affair,
| embrace all the principal facls so far as developed. !
I The statement of Commander .Mackenzie, as for. j,
i warded to the Secretary of tire Navy, is very minutc
in its details, and too voluminous for inser!
tion entire.
Court of Enquiry?Second Bay.
j Reported for the Courier and Enquirer.
Thursday, Dec. 2.1. ^
The Court assembled at the usual hour, and af[
tcr a consultation in private, it was opened about ^
\ 1:2 o'clock?Mr. Hoffman then proceeded to read j.
! the nirratirc of Captain Mackenzie, dated Dec.
li), 1842.
He states tliat he had long been engaged in preparing
this narrative. After making the Azores, he
proceeded to Liberia, but not finding the Vandalia,
to whi(jh vessel lie was charged with despatches,
lie sailed for St. Thomas, leaving them with the
American Consul there. On the 27th of Nov.,
t
Lieut. Gansevoort informed him of the mutiny, '
aiid that information had conic from Mr. Wales, ^
i the purser's steward. Mr. Wales stated to Lieut.
Gansevoort, that on the night before he was call. V
cd on the bxims by Spencer, who asked him if he
was afraid of death, or if lie was afraid to kill a
, y
itian. Mr. Wales thinking that something was ,
tl
1 wrong, with great coolness dissembled his real
t!
I opinions, and Spencer then went o:i with the details
of his project, and which we have heretofore ?
correctly published. Spencer stated that lie had
the further details of the plan in his cravat.
t!
C lpt. Mclv. thinking this was only some roman.
tic freak of Spencer's, but that duty required li.rn .
to be on bis guard, and the 1st Lieutenant was ?
directed to watr.li him, but without appearing to ^
I razor case found with a paper in it with Greek
iharactcrs thereon, which were translated by MidJiiprnan
II. Rogers. It was a list of the crew?
hose certain and uncertain?those to be retained
md those to be destroyed?those to keep watch
md those who were to commit the murder?with
nany other particulars. Tho appearances of
Cromwell and Small was strictly observed.?
Cromwell appeared cool and collected, but Small
II at ease; the former being very pale but appa.
cntly very determined, and the latter very ghasty
in appearance. On Sunday the appearance
>f the crew, at Divine service, was narrowly oberved,
but nothing seen to alarm the commander,
^.ftcr service, hy the management of Cromwell,
he top-gallanUmast was carried away, and it was
ibscrved that those men mentioned most particuarly
in Spencer's manuscript wherever stationed,
:ollectcd at the top-mast. It was not considered
afc to leave Cromwell at large during the night,
md he was arrested and being asked wbat the
:onvcrsation was which he had with Spencer the
light previous, he said it was not me, sir, it was
Small. The suspicion concerning Small being
hits confirmed by an associate, he was likewise
irrcstcd, and both were put in irons. Cromwell
vas the taiflcst man on board, and Small thelejst.
['he next morning two crimes of theft appealed on
ilastcr at" Arms report, and after they had been
investigated and the men punished, Capt Mackcnic
thought he would see what clFcct he could
iroduceon the crew, and proceeded to detail such
n account as he thought best of the conspiracy
vhicli he had discovered.
This produced various effects on the men; some
kepi, oomc appcaruu uurrui-sbrui;*, uuu r?upTeased
their emotions in various ways. Observ.
ng Spencer, endeavoring to communicate with
he crew, he ordered the crew to be turned with
heir faces aft. He afterwards ordered that Spener
and the two Others should be deprived of to.
laico, and the next day Spcnccr appeared much
lepresscd. On Tuesday, the twenty-ninth of NoMember,
the men apparently most" deeply implicacd,
appeared to be. gathering together in knots,
,nd to be contemplating some blow to be struck ;
md some, who had been thought to be less impli:ated,
appeared to be as much so as the others.?
Several of the principal men in the conspiracy
nisscd their inust<r, apparently by concert '; and
icvcr having done so be "ore, it was supposed tlicy
ntended" to collect round the officer,, when sent
or, and commence an attack. Every tiling seemed
o be growing worse. \Vitii. every fresh arrest
here appeared to be ah addition to the ranks of
he conspirators, and it was suspected that a rescue
vas intended. In tiiis slate, Capt. M. addressed
. letter to the officers, calling for their opinion.?
leforc sending this letter, quarters were called on
Vedncsday, at 9 o'clock, the 3Jth Nov. At this,
dastcr Wilson cainc forward, made a lame con
irssion, and requested not to be put in irons. He
ims arrcstc? and ironed with McICinlcy and Grun.
)n Wilson was found a knife of a peculiar form,
harpened and evidently intended for killing. It
vus also ascertained that he had been secretly
'aarpening bis battle axe. The officers called on,
hen assembled and took testimony, swearing the
witnesses, keeping an accurate record of the testi.
aony, and each witness signing it. On the 1st
)cr... the officers presented a communication to
'aptuin Mackenzie, stating that they were couiuccd
that Spcncei^ Small and Cromwell, were
ugagedin a mutiny?that it woulJ be impossible
o convey them safely to the U. S., and that they
rcrc of opinion that due regard to the safety of
lie vessel and their owndives required that those
lircc should be put to death. Tnis opinion they
avc, they said, after due consideration and regard
o their duly, to their God, their country and themelves.
In this, Captain M. coincided, and also in
lie opinion tiicy expressed th it the o:hor prisoners
ou!d be carried to the United States, as the three
hicf conspirators only, were capubbof navigating
lie vessel. The men wpfc then armed, and Capt.
Iankqnzic addressed them; preparations were
lade for hanging"the three chief conspirators at
lie main-yard arm. Captain Mackenzie then
ut on his full uniform, and communicated to
IpCnccr his fate, giving him ten minutes to write
ny communication lie might please, for any of
is relations. He then told Cromwcil'and Small
icir fate. Cromwell protested his innocence,
nd called on the name of his wife. Spencer also
aid so at first, hut on another communication
iking place, he said no more of his innocence, it
aving been toldhnri that it was ascertained t'roxn.
rell had only intended to make use of liini perhaps
s a secretary, or otherwise dispose of lii:n if he
uifitl him refractory. Spencer refused to write
ny letter, but said lie wished his father and molcrail
huppirfess. He said also it would kill his
nor mother, and this, Capt. M. said was the first
me he knew Spencer had a mother. lie said
nt lie was afraid it would'injure his-father.?
!apf! M. siid it would have injured him more if j
c had succeeded, and in a long conversation,
tid it was bct'.er lie should die then, as if die went
> the United States, he would escape, as there j
as 7to justice for those ic'to had friends and m >- ;
v>j in the United Slntrs. lie also confessed that j
c had had the same projection board the Johri
Jdamaand l'otoinac. After further conversation,
c asked hoyr he was to die ; and objected to being
ung, and wished to be shot. He also wished to j
a allowed an hoar, and was not hurried. He i
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"is furnished, at h:s own request, with a Bible i
nd praycr-book; and after upwards of an hour j
ad elapsed, they were led out.
SpenOer asked Mr. Wales to forgive him for .
aving attempted to seduce him, which was grant- i
J. lie asked forgiveness also from Small, on !
hipli Small drew Back with horror, and refused,
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ith an exclamation, saying they should meet at j
ic bar of God. Afterwards, however, on the so. |
citation of Capt. M., Small did forgive Spencer,
nd Capt. M. asked Small to forgive him if lie had
jne any tiling to him which he ought not, on !
hich Small said that Capt. M. " was right and |
as tloing lus dutyhe then requested tiiat his
ip-inaitra would give him a quick and easy death,
[wnecr also asked to be allowed to give the word
i fire the gun which was to be the signal of his
;uth. This was acceded to. Small also asked
i address the crew, which was granted. lie then
?tested that he had never been a pirate, that he
id never killed a man, and was to suffer for hay.
Z intended to do so, and that he Was brought to
lis end by having been in a Guinea ship, asking
icm to beware of a Guinea man. When he had
me, and the word was expected from Spencer,
sud he could not civc it, and requested the
>m:mndcr to (Jo so. He did so, and the exccu>:i
took place.
Capt. Mackenzie then addressed the crew, cn'?ii
the causes which had led to this calasDphc,
and the characters of those who had plan,
it, pointing out to them that Ihcy could only rai?c
themselves by strict attention to their duties. The
crew were then piped down from witnessing pun
ishmcnt, and all hands ordered to cheer ship, and
Capt. M. gave the word for three cheers, which
were given'with a hearty good will be had never
seen excelled. The crew were then piped to din!
ncr and the Commander observed with pain that
as sonic of the boys looked up to the yard arm, they
laughed and jeered.
After dinner the bodies were lowered and preparations
made for burying them, and a heavy
squall ju?t then coming on. tarpau'ings were hoisted
over the bodies. After the preparations wcro
completed all hand* were called to bury the dead.
This was done, the procession line formed with
the ranks reversed. At the collusion a prayer
was read for the safety of the vessel, and thanksgiving
for her preservation from a fate to which he
now f .*ind she had been destined previous to her
leaving New York. On the 4th December divine
service was performed, and Capt. M. addressed tho
crew on the late occurrences, and referred to a letter
from Small's mother, found in his bible, filled'
with affectionate endearments, and also to the circumstances
of the other sufferers and their friends
and relatives.
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MUllDKR OK SIXTEEN PERSONS.
By the South Sea whaler, the Offley, which
arrived in London on the 27th Nov., accounts
were received of the dreadful massacre or' sixteen
persons, a portion of the crew of that vessel, winch
took place in the month of May last, off the Trca.
sury Islands, in the South Seas, by the nativea.-~
thc folfowjng particulars of the catastrophe arc"taken
from the ships log:?On the 23th of April
j the vessel arrived at the Treasury Islands, when
J the second mate (Mr. Belcher,} and the boat's
crew went on shore to obtain water; at that lime
they observed two natives only, who seemed to
take no notice of their appearance, in consequence
of which they left the water casks on the beach
for the night, and tho following morning brought
tiictn on board full.
They repeatedly visited the shore afterward for
water and wood, and did not receive the slightest
molestation fiom the natives until an affray took
place between one of the chiefs and the captain.
Three seamen having deserted froin the ship, the
captain and the rest of the officers went on shore
for the purpose of discovering their retreat; they
cuccccdcd in finding two, but of the other no
tidings cauld be obtained, and they supposed that
he had been murdered. The natives were asked *
if they had seen any thing of him to which they
replied in the negative. On the following day,
the 3d of May, while the ships crew were engaged
fi?lilnir mi tli<> lip tnh lli#? rlnol iti duration stole a
' knife, or razor, from the captain : refusing to tie:
Uver it up, he was detained, and, in attempting to
| convey him to the ship, he jumped overboard, and
' was.swimming for the shore, when Mr. Lake, the
; chief mate, fired and shot the chief through the
back. No notice was taken of the affair by the
natives till the succeeding day.
Tier ship's crew were fishing, hiving previously
I hauled the boat up upon the beach, when they
j poured down in great numbers, armed with bows
I and arrows and wcupons of every description.?
They first took possesion of the bait and then
commenced att acking the crew. Three were instantly
killed by-arrows, and twelve others per.
ished by their hands, but in what manner it was
impossible to .ascertain. The remainder of tlic
crew plunged into the sea and saved themselves
by swimming to the ship. Amongst those who
were murdered, are the following:?The chief,
mate, Mr. Like; the thi d mate, Mr. Chase; the
ship's carpenter, the surgeon, G<-orge Pcsnilla,
Charles Williams, George McKrnzie, T. Greenwoo.I,
F. Jones, J. Ferngem, and another seaman
named Jurbs.
An attempt was made the next da by Mr.
Belcher, the second mate, to d scovcr the remains
of the unfortunate parties; in so doing he ncirly
I forfeited his life, for several natives, who w re ly:
ing in ambush, pounced upon him and inflicted"
severe injuries abou$ his body. When rescued,
; while swimming to the ship, it was found that he ^
] had been shot?for the arrow was still sticking in W
Jjis breast?ana nc was in a mow i-xuauwcu condition.
He has since perfectly recovered.
Sl'rf. Pcnismmknt.?A number of "uproarious
spirits," convicted at Albany of getting up a rioj
j at the Alms House in the precincts of that city,
received their sentence, the other day, according
to the rrport of the 4 American C tizen,' in the
following words:?
j u Gentlemen, you have have cafch and all of you ,
been fairly and impartially tried, and fairly ami
j impartially convicted before thls.court, of an offence
disgraceful in both extremes, and da lgcrous
to the peace of the city of which I am c g iardian.
! 'Hie court is disposed, in consequence of your apparent
penitence, to be lenient with you. Therefore,
gentlemen, we let you go this time; but let
me tell you, gentlemen, and I desire you to reman.
ber what I my, tint just so sure as I ever catch
yon in such a scrape again, I shall double the
punishment!
The worthy magistrate forgot that unusual and
en/ei-punishmcnts arc expressly forbidden by tho
I constitution. *
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TF.MPEK VNCE?A GOOD AKGUMKXT.
Some of our citizens who have not yet
signed the Pledge, although silisficrHhat
totnl abstinence from all intoxicating*drinks
is the only true doctrine nnJ p*ac- *
tire of temperance, nre still remarkably
and most unreasonably fearful, and sensilive,
at the thought of tho possible notoriety,
that may be incurred by their publicly
. signing the same.
We happened lo be conversing, not
I long since upon this very point, with ono
of this respectable.and highly influential
class of our citizens?one who has, however,'
broke;) ihe ice,'?is immersed in .
cold water to the lips, and is now an aclive
and efficient YVashingtonian tccto*
laler.
1 Before I signed lh9 Pledge,' mid he,
' I had a great horroV at the idea of having
it publicly bandied alioul, that I had
become a Woshinglonian. I was sensib!o
that occasionally,?now and then?
on some great occasions, f took a little too
much, and I began to find, for I was not
alone in these social indulgences, that tho
public knew as much about my habits, as I
knew myself, and perhaps a little more.
I saw that there was no neutral ground,?
that every man in the community, myself
among (ho number, was becoming,by (he
peculiar, circumstance* of the times, pub*
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