The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1842, Page 6

i hat to | ‘friends was en { ms bI had endeavored to corrupt—the maintopmen of bo bleating to'be worthy of them wasthe bet proot of | Watches at that for Smal , who for a month betoRe our affeciion. “This had evidently a good effect. | kad filled the station of e»ptain of the maintop. The The thoughts of the dangers they had e: .d | officers were stationed according to the watch-bill from those who had intended to cut them off for | made outthe night before. The petty officers were How Gamnuina—At the fair for the purpose of J Comrt of Inquiry on board the North purchasing the Church of Redemption, | noticed that Carolina. : most all the valuable things were put up at raille. Tmrp Day—Frivay, Dec. 30. a This suggested the following Continuation or Commanper McKenzir’s Nar- N EW YORK HER ALD. a! any compensation. I did got want him, bul out of pure pity—as I have acted to many other un- etetul scoundrels! gave him a little employment SS or SW per week. I soon found, however, ew York, Saturday, December Sl, 0% xj-The Sunpay Haran, veh and va at he was of little use as a reporter—and too lazy Lives ox Hoty Gamauina. native.—When on the eve of sailing, two addi- | ever, induced many of them to weep. 1 pow eationed #8 peat bn hg jap cut dowonane uable, will be issued to-morrow as usual—and con- | formy purpose, except loafing at taverns, or playing Whet right have yeu cur acts to sous tional Midshipman came on board which increased Houshsihe crew aes paella Bee ae we. prepreg abit i wig to fest nod ayn i tain, among other matters, a continuation of the | billiards with jackasses. At hisearnest entreaty, | Werahe et aon man; to seven,the number of those who were to occupy a munications with the crew, I directed his face, and uniform, and_ pre) meee gan ee discharge Somers Enquiry—C. ic ther news by | seat him to Albany—then to Harrisburgh—then to But ye, to fill your needy maws! space capable of accommodating only five. I had | those of |.is two associates in irons, to be turned aft, | of the mom peinfal uy ever porfarme tree Ane, the latest ‘southern mails, &e. &e. Pree 2cents | Washington at the extra session, with special di- pe ee eee heard that Spencer expressed a wish to be trans- ~ I ane oenede 3a danber em Be of tobaooe told him that it hed ow his intention to ha ur w! uild a chu: . s ; . 3 x A mie al we » in reference to a correspondence. 1 con- Or help our brethren in the lurch; ferred to the Grampus, and I said that if he would pec Bea for tobaect, and I replied that he | me from the world in the darkuess of night, without ey oe refed 4 during the last regular session, but found And though against our church’s creed, make an application to that effect to Com. Perry, 1 } should have all the comforts his mess ad, and that | @ moment’s eng aged an opportunity of Discrosurss.—We call the attention of our readers | iin, sess eestees deceptive, impudent, presum- ‘The purpose justifies the deed. would second the application to detach him. The | the seamen should have what was allowed by Go- —— one prayer to God, or batts one syl- to th ort, in another column, of the proceedings . wig age rt So down, down, real gamblers down. pres " t forthe health and comfort, but | lable of affection for my wife and children. I re- 2 ot E he conduct of Com | 88d extravagant. Hence his drafts tor money. But you, ye poor and 8 application was made, and 1 earnestly seconded it | vernment necessary forthe health and comfort, but | i Geahim that his life had been justly forfeited, of the Court of Enquiry on te come I then dismissed him, and em sorry to find shat the With pockets alway 5 on the ground of the comfort of the young officers. | them to tranouilize their. minds Spencer's spints | and that I was compelled to take it, but that in do- mander McKenzie, of the Somers.’ Sieideny lh eaes ahi h Yeplay against your country’s laws, Commodore Perry declined to detach Spencer, but | gave way entirely alter his tobacco was exhausted, | ingso I would not imitate his example. 1 informed If the disclosures on this inquiry, and the astound. |... we Continues t employ him in the And have bo prayers to help your carse. expressed his willingness to detach Midshipman M. y. hk face baced a 'd | him that if he wished to transmit any mt to his pera tot McKenzie dof LTesury Department. If the President has any down, down, real gamblers down. — } J. Rogers, the last ordered on board the Somers. | He Temained with his face buried in his grego, and | Ober giends that it would be done; and for that ing and extraordinary narrative of MeKensie do} 114 for his reputation, he ought to dismiss him ME cay epg my But to this I could not consent, because I knew him | W 76? raised it was to de seen oa Seced detices purpose I ordered Midshipman Rogers to receive any st vho! D ty, we know not ’ New Year’s Day Catts.—'l'o-morrow 1s the Ist he flicer i % was evidently touched by the kind and delicate at- ior y astonish the whole community, instantly to be an officer in every sense of the word; a gentle- | tentions of Lieut, Ganesvoort, and said he was not | Statement which Spencer desired to make. Spen. what will. Only think of a commander, after exe- 1 ‘Then again with regerd to Mr. Attiee: ‘Tha gs of January—but New Year's day, as the annual! man of high attainments in his profession. The then sufficiently composed to tell any thing, but | cer thensank on his knees, and said he was not fit cuting three men, and ordering three cheers for the | temmts made to slander has p Mi a sibeociane gala-day, will be celebrated in this city on Monday. | Somers sailed then with seven in her steerage; they | when he was he would tell all,and answer allques- | (0 die. I said he shonld set the example to his asso- To-day, all ladies lay in their stock of cakes and | Could not allsit together. The two oldest and most | tions. On Tuesday, the 29th of November, imme. | ciates of dying with decorum. I repeated to him a diately after quarter, all hands were called’ to wit- | Portion of his catechism, and he then engaged in ness the punishment on Henry Waltham for offer. | Prayer. While so Soouped T mnie: the: annie, Sots ing three bottles of wine to McKinley. I again | Yersation to Small an dhe nn romwell te! spoke to the crew, mentioning that every punish- | 00 his knees and Lesipeiee Pri pon eeeneet ment inflicted must be made known to the Secre- | at this acta 4 said that I cay ‘cue Gan tary of the Navy, aud that the leas punishment on | | was staggere - this. I sent rie Soe board, the inore creditable it would be both to Com. | Yoort, an eed tofpencer, hi exp! ry . i) tied mander and crew. But the whole crew I found | that Cromwel made use of him—t iI: marks were far from being tranquilized. Seditious words | had been made respecting him and Small by Crom- were heard amongst them, and a menacing air was | "ell, that were not very creditable to either n- assumed by many. Some of the petty officers were | cet then Lie ee a great anxiety to hear what those sounded by the first lieutenant, and found to be | remarks had been—and I then informed him that true to their colors. Under the impression that | Cromwell had said to the 1st Lieut.—‘In my opinion an outbreak was hourly to be expected,from various | You bave ad—d foalan the Jark.gerd chestane © a intelligenee from time to time obtained about con- | Villain on the starboard. Hy iss a i. i es ferences among the disaffected; individuals ut first } that he would probably allow nant soil Hib ate not supposed to be deeply implicated were also now pak Sa information effectui : ly Labi Sean found in close association with those that were, and | cet. His countenance immediately assumed a de- having also heard that Mr. Wales detected Charles | Moniacal expression. Subsequent circumstanees too A. Wilson attempting to draw out a handspike for | fully unfolded the guilt of Cromwell. Probably the purpose of felling im, and when Wales cocked | Spencer had protested Cromwell’s ianocence in ac- American flag, then saying to his crew that they should also ‘‘Give cheers for God Almighty.” The singular mixture of folly, silliness, and blasphemy in his narrative, is most extraordinary. One'fact is now certain, the identity of this narrative with the article in the “Courier and Enquirer,” is pertect and complete. We leave the public to judge of this awful affair, and to wait for the rest of the evidence. As no copies for the newspaper press were allowed to be taken by the Court ef this extraordinary ‘ Narra- tive,” the only full, correct, and word-for-word re- port is only to be foundin the “Herald,” as it was taken down by our reporter from the lips of Mr. Hoffman. : useful had no lockers to put thi lothes_ in, and coffee, wine and walnuts—and on Monday put 00 | slept on the steerage deck’ cahinising witht a their gayest attire and sweetest smiles to receive ra and y peieediyey tomes ey with perfect . . satisfaction. I recur to these recollections, and en- there visiters. Let it be a gay day. deavor to review his conduct treated him smal Theatrical. Hs like the others. I perhaps reproved him less. aad ie I had, indeed, little hope of essentially serving on Tur Pars.—Mr. w. H. Whilliams’ benefit on | whohad bbeen'so great an enemy to himeclt, ‘hoon Thursday night was indeed a bumber, as that uni- | cer had very little intercourse with the officers, but versal favorite deserved. In the “Heir at Law” wae very ae with oe crew. M) passed jokes ey : Ww em, ant as the beneficiary sustained the excellent character of big was obgervel a g pind pad Fp L canon et Ezekiel Homespun in a very effective and charac- strange flashing of the eye. These various recol- teristic style. The sterling honesty, unaffected in- eagle meee some to what had borg Plager a [ Saat af me, and determined me at once to make sure of the togrin,, and bere simplicity of ft ohabee person of Spencer, although Thad meditated allow. Zekiel were never better pourtrayed. We were | ing Mr. ‘Wales another interview with him, for the particularly pleased with the scene in which Ezekiel parce. of discovering more of his plans, as had makes his boisterous demonstrations of joy on aces edicha. 3 them. ye concluded drawing the prize in the lottery, and Mr. Williams cited diresdy; panne Thaviee sseceabing a cm was here much applauded. Mr. Williams, Burton, | officers and men, and addressing ncer, I said his talents, and to underrate his intellect, by such person: Mike Walsh and Parmelee, can aceom- plish nothing. We have tried Attree—he is one of theablest reporters in this country—and is particu- larly capablefin giving exact verbatim reports. In|this repect there is not one in Washington that can equal, far less surpass, him. We have every confi- dence, too, that his conduct and demeanor at Wash- ington will command respect and esteem. Out of sheer envy Parmelee may malign such a man—but it requires a species of “* subterranean” ingratitude akin to hell itself, for such a man as Mike Walsh to slander one who never put a straw in his way—ne- ver injured him—but, on the contrary, by reporting two of his speeches, and improving and correcting them far beyond their original merits when he re- ported them, was the sole cause of gaining Walsh The Congressional Reports, and Correspon. dence of the Herald, . "4 is pi i ; . | cordance with some previcus arrangement between The accuracy and graphic character of our re-4 the short-lived notoriety he has had in the world.— | and Placide are engaged to play at the Ghatham | learn that you Aspire to the command of the Somers.” bis pesto}, Wilson pale & lara ecite 18 col them ; or it may have been that Spencer trusted to ports of the present interesting debates in Congress, | To Attree, Mike Walsh is indebted for the greatest | after the holidays. Mrs. Wheatly and some other | With great deference, and smiling, he answered | than usually anxious and remained oa deck. At | Cromwell for aa attempt at rescue, He had in the 4 “No, sir.” “Did you not make known to Mr. members of the Park company go with them. Wales a project to wnt the commander, officers and Cuarnam Turaree.—Mx. Fornest’s Benerit.— | a portion of the crew, and convert this vessel into a A grand bill is presented this evening, for the benefit coi nal BEY ee “ded him ae wr re ~~ o is distingui itwas in joke.” ‘ou admit, then returned, of Ms, Forrest, beer er wha “that you told him so—this, sir, is joking on a dan appears in two of his choicest characters, those of | gerous subject. It may cost you your life. Remove Claude Melnotte, in the admired play of the “ Lady | your neck handkerchief.” “He did so, but no paper of Lyons,” and Rolla, in the tragedy of “ Pizarro.’ mee be Scand fa it. as een gir wept i ad done wi P which he ‘0 Mr. In both of these characters he stands unrivalled, | Wales that his neck handkerchief contained, and and sustained as he will be on this occasion, by per- | what tener was? He replied that he “put his formers of no ordinary cast, the plays will doubtless ei wo seve J pill that i it was a are 3 i ii place to put his day’s work. “It is a convenient ba reosived with great enthusinnrl by af erwded | tet gall faa. wit ant aint eference and Bland- audience. Miss Mary Duff, a very superior actress, | ness. I then said to him, “ You must be aware that appears as Pauline, in the Lady of Lyons. | Asthere | you can accomplish your projects only by passing will be a tremendous rush to-night, those who desire | Over my dead body and the dead bodies of the other hould #ecure th t tehiour i officers. You have given yourself a great deal to good seats should secure them at an early hour in do, sir. It will be necessary te confine you.” | the day. then ordered Lieut. Gansevoort to arrest him and Ono River.—At Pittsburgh on Monday, the river pet hin an apne acetone as gabe ory had four feet of waterin the channel. At Cincinna- | ordered to sit down in the stern port; he was double ti on Saturday there were six feet of water in the anneal for additional SScHEL, baneeenies I irected Lieut. Gansevoort to watch him, and gave ehren nel, OOH Waa mau: him orders to put Spencer to insiant death if he were detected holding any communication by signs or otherwise with any of the crew. Spencer was himself made aware of the nature of these orders. I also directed Lieut. Gansevoort to see that Spencer had every necessary comfort his safe keeping would admit of. In confiding this task to Lieut. Ganse- yoort, his knowo humanity and kindness gave me the utmost confidence that it would be properly dis- charged. Yet Lieut. Gansevoort, while he was most solicitous for the comfort of the prisoner, and mi- nistered to his wants with the tenderness of a wo- man, watched him with an eagle eye, ready at any are, as usual, beginning to increase the movements of our friends, and the activity of ourtoes. Yes- terday we had an order from our Washington agent for an increase of /i/ty copies, to the number already taken, and our agents throughout all the large cities ire beginning to move in the same way. Our sub- scriptions from the country, with cash in advance, come inat the rate of 30to 50 per day. This singular movement in favor of the Herald, arises from its philosophical independence of all cliques, parties, and men, and its ability ia conse- quence thereof, of presenting the only correct, gra- phic, interesting record of events in this country. No administration can buy us—we belong to the present age and to future times. No party can intimidate -we rise above party, and only live in the regions of trath, fact, philosophy, and human nature. Itis very natural, therefore, that constant attempts should be made to impair the character of the He- rald, its proprietor, and its principal writers and re- porters. The bitterness of disappointment and en- vy can easily account for these malicious and feeble attem and ameng the most mean and silly that rn of late, isthe attempt of one T.N. Parmelee, who was dismissed last summer from our service fer his indolence and incompetence, and who is now in Washington, hanging upon the Presi- dent and his friends,‘endeavoring to wreak his silly vengeance upon us, in the following letter, which he writes to an obscure paper in this city:— T. N. ParMener’s Lerren to 4 New Yor Paren. twelve o’clock several of the crew seriously impli- | Progtamme made out an alias for Cromwell. Small cated missed their muster. That they should have | alone, whom we had set down as a poltroen, missed their muster, otherwise than intentionally | teceived his sentence with composure. canna was impossible. There had probably been some a- | Ked if he had any message to his friends. He said greement to do so, and then meet on the deck and | he had noone but his poor mother to eare for him, commence some act of violence. I heard that | 42d he would rather she would not hear of his Green said he could not get aft for want of room | death at all. [then turned to Spencer, and again though he was on deck. I immediately went for- | asked him if he had any message to his friends ? watt aa rejected his excuse and ordered him on | He replied he had none, but that he died wishin r heurs, directing the | them every happiness. “I deserve death,” he ad to watch him closely | ¢4, “for this as well as for other crim M only —the others were similarly aistributed. At4o’clock | fear is that my repentance may be too late. hen others of the implicated missed their mustek. I | | a8ked him if he could or would mention any one could not contemplate this without the most serious | Whom he had particularly injured, and whom he feeling. Every new event seemed to bring forth a | Might save from obloquy, he answered. not for new company of conspirators, and every thing be- | some time, but at last said he ‘‘had injured chiefly tokened an indication of an attempt to rescue the | hisparents, and that his death would kill his poor prisoners. What sympathy, I argued, might not be | Mother.” 1 was not till then aware that he had a excited by their imagined sufferings! To all these mother. I then asked him if he would not have considerations were added the solemn responsibility | been more guilty had he succeeded in his designs. Il was under to protect and defend the vessel en- | He replied that “I do not know what would have trusted to me and the lives of her officers and crew | become of me if [had succeeded. I fear it may yet —to prevent the invasion of the seas traversed by injure my father.” | replied that it was then too late our peaceful merchantmen, and those of all nations | t think of that, and told him that if he had suc- using the highway of the ocean, from the terrors | ceeded it would have injured his father much more contemplated by the conspirators, and above | —thatit would not have been in nature for his fa- all to. preserve the sanctity of the Ame- | ther not to interpose to save him ; and that for those rican flag cura pes, from our mast head, de- § tho had money and friends in America, Syeda in termined me to adopt some other measures. Hither. | 2wtishment for the worst of crimes. ners to I had consulted the first lieutenant only, andfound | this is an erroneous opinion, which I could not that his opinions entirely coincided with’ my own; | Justify ; but I must now record faithfully what was but T was new desirous to have that of all the other | Said on this melancholy occasion. 1 continued that officers, except the acting midshipmen,who although | @lthough I felt the delicacy of my poasion yet ey they had fully discharged the duty in the late trans- | best, service, in my opinion, he coul edie, actions, were yet so young and inexperienced that | '° his country and his father, was fe ie. thought it ha: cap tae them to the trying duty of | He then said that he had entertained the same expressing an opinion. on the solemn matters which | Project on board the John Adams and the Potomac were now under censideration. I therefore addres. | —/¢ added that he thought it was with hima mania. I sed the following letter to the other officers under | #8ked him then if it was nota mania that should be my command :— discouraged, and he answered “‘yes.” He asked “U.S. Bric Somens, 30rm. Nov., 1842. | me then if I ‘had not formed an exaggerated idea of “ GenTLEMEN the conspiracy.” I replied that I had not, and that 1 “The time hos arrived when I am sesicens of availing did not know its full extent. I detailed the arts he myself of your counsel in the responsible positionin which | had used. He was startled by my telling him that as commander of this vessel I find myself placed. You are | he had made the ward) steward steal the bran- f th hick hi ited e had made the wardroom § b ae e men of Ne ances Which have resulted in the | dy. Ttold him that it had been obtained at his re- Groawell, bead stats room ‘and Elijah omni Posvindom quest, and that which added to his criminality, that as prisoners, and I purposely abstain from entering into | it had .been obtained for the. vero of seducing any detail of them. But aware that the crew have been | othersinto crime. He then said, But are you not tampered with by an officer and knowing that suspicion | goingtoo far and too fast?” I replied that he had attaches to persons still at large, and also the difficulty of | not counselled me in making his arrangements, and taking care of the prisoners we have already, I have re- | that his opmion of the propriety and legality of my solved to ask your united counsel as to the best course to | conduct could not be miki hg d pagel eae Bc ipiey pursue, and call on you to take into deliberate and dispas- al by thas i naideretion the present condition of th i | Ladded that my course was approved of by the other ceositigencies waidh ‘may ponsttly arise in the fu. | Officers. He then said that “ he deserved. to die ; efforts and most disinterested friendship—and to re- turn that kindness by attacking his benefactor and his benefactor’s wife,indicates that Mike Walsh has one of the blackest hearts that ever curdled into vil- lainy within the breast of any being in the shape of man. It is melancholy to think of it. As for the Herald and its proprietor, we have met and driven back too many greater assailants than such miserable beggars as Mike Walsh and Parme- lee; we consider their impotent attacks as the bites of half famished mosquitoes on the first appear- ance of winter. Go, miserable devils—go—or we will crush the villainy out of you between our fore- finger and thumb—thus ! the look out forward for fe midshipman of the forec: Mexico.—We have not much news from this re- public. Santa Anna was still at his country seat at the last accounts, anxiously awaiting movements in the city of Mexico. It is expected that there will be soon another revolution in that unhappy country. The new tariff went into operation on the Ist ult. Much of the produce of the United States formerly excluded, will be admitted at a tremendous duty; flour was then worth trom $18*to $20 per brl, hams 33 to 45 cents per lb., eggs 31 cents per dozen, pota- toes $1 per bushel, apples 4 cents each, peaches and pears about the same. The rumor that California was open to emigrants, has been settled by the Mex- can Minister at Washington. No foreigner can * squat” there. Texas.—There appears to be a good deal of trou- ble in Texas among her own citizens. The Presi- dent is at loggerheads with the army, which has re- sulted in the displacement of the commander-in- chief. The divisions in the armyof the West had ended in an open rupture. About 725 men had with- drawn from the army under Gen. Somervell—had elected William G. Cooke, Colonel—C. I. Howard, Lieutenant Colonel—and had taken up their line of march, under the new organization for Mexico.— Gen. Somervell was President Houston’s man, and the army disgusted with his delays, left him. His whole force before the division, according to the Annuats anp Girt Booxs—Reader, if you re- quire an elegant Annual for presentation to your lady-love, wend your way to the bookstore of the Langleys’, Chatham, opposite Chambers street, and our word to you, you will thank us for the sugges- tion, Some idea of their choice collection may be formed froma glance at the costly display of rich and superb works of art which illuminate their win- dows; and which seem to indicate any thing buta want of business enterprise in these ‘hard times.” me bere beta oO she ee prices are in Pe cordance with the times, We need not say g0, but | time'to take his life, ifhe violated the orders. Mr. , s life, . A we dosay don’t all go at once! Epenser being acanea the officers were corey ; ji to their quarters, the crew and battery inspected, the . Epitor.— an evi t Hy | Le spaperiesek nate eas be ei poe ordinary report made, and retreat beaten. That night presuming upon your willingness to unite with the officers of the watch were armed§with cutlasses myself and others, in the endeavorto obtain a reme- | 24 pistols, and the rounds of both decks made tre- dy, 1 take upon myselt the task of stating, through | (ently, to see if the crew were in their hammocks, the medium of your valuable paper, for the benefit and no suspicious collection of individuals. On : sei . Spencer’s locker, a small razor case, of whomit may concern, the particular grievance | Searching Mr > . to which I allude, in the hope ar in future the re- | Which, with a razor, he had drawn from the purser, ae was found, but instead of the razor, the case con- pegition of the same may be guarded against. | oc | tained a small paper rolled inanother. On the inner others have experienced while attending hp present | Latta pote See he ee ee course of lectures before the Meronuttile Library | ritier. . Tt forumately happened that another mid- Association, in not having the anticipated pleasure : of hearing those persons lecture whose names have | Shipman was on board, who understood Greek—one SHINGTON, Dec. 27, 1842. Itisagreat pity that Mike Walsh did not remain in Washington during the seasion. As long as he was here, Attree, the notorious vagabond who acts as reporter to the Herald, was kept in perfect bodily fear, expeeting, every y e might be castigated by Mike. Ot course, At- tree is relieved by his absence. It is very curious to netice how differently the Herald von since Parmelee left it. It was before, a sort of semi.otlicial organ of the President, so far asthe letters from Washington were concerned. It was owing to this that the paper gained such a circulation over the United States. As might have been expected, the moment Mr. ole eoncern ceased to be an object ‘The character of the Herald, not so well understood at Washington as at w York, and the course pursued by Mr. P. was calcula- u f : ayy ; ? ¢3 whose Greek as well as every thing else he possess- it was just.” But he objected to the mode of execu- tal to cakbure theodlum orhinivaieamalanene paper at | 2ccounts, could not have consisted of more than | been duly announced in the pepecrernne; mebich the ad sia ona davoted teh country-—tnidahip- orp dpays omeprn eeegre ies ‘our cruise, and counsel tion pot ome A Thad pte. A Ha wished he saedeto home. He is known to be aman of decided talents, great | 1000. Colonel Cooke and Lieutenant Col. Howard | Association has spared no expense to publish, as_an man Rogers. He translated these characters, and it Tom, beshot, and asked for an hour to prepare fur death. {iat he, should feel degraded, #0 furan he wareommeeter | Were both attached 10 the Santa Fe expedition.— eee ET eer was found that they represented the names ‘of the _ respectfully, Tmade no answer, but he was not hurried, and indeed with the Herald, in the city of New York; and an attempt | The mutineers may do something in Mexico if they 3 (el of course having paid tor the privilege of | Crew» arrany ed in different lists—those who were to our. moss ob? servant, he had more than the wished-for ‘hour. He ALBX. SLIDELL McKENZIE. requested that his face might be covered. To Lieutenaut Gansevoort, Assistant Surgeon R. W. hich waweiceedlrs granted. He was asked Lincs mae lester ae what_ he wished it covered with, and his locker was Rogers, Eg! 25 ae) searched, when a black handerkerchief, the only Ater writing this letter, but before I had sentit, | one found was preserved, and with it his face was the 30th of November had arrived. Wilson having | covered. taken from the bags of Cromwell failed to effect an outbreak in the night, and having | and Small were weed to cover their faces. Spencer come forward with some lame excuse and confes- | then asked the iréns to be taken off, but this request sion, and requested not to be ironed, | said that if he | could not be granted of course. He asked for a bi- yom make a true and full confession he would not | ble and prayer-book which were given him. He then ; jroned, but nothing more could be got from him. | asked me if repentance at that late hour could be n his sail-bag was found an African knife of extra- | genuine, and I referred him to the touching story of ordinary shape, short, sharp on both sides, and ta- } the thief on the cross. Again he kneeled down nd panes the point, which could be of no use but to | read in his bible. Again he asked me 1 his late re- wie a knife had been the day before sharpened | pentance could be real and acceptable, and I said ma a hle; and inthe same way he had sharpened | that God alone, who was not only all-merciful, but is yey e Medialey was now arrested. Hith- | all-wise, could decide that questien. He then beg- ok ‘de ad borin inary coolness and composure, | ged mv forgiveness, and I gave him my hand, as- e had succeeded in being at large; he undoubtedly } suring him of my sincere forgiveness, 1 asked him would have risen to the command had the ey if he had had any cause to cherish hatred against been successful. Green I also sent for and ironed. me, and he replied ‘‘no, no, though there may have been something in your manner which did not Polis pod pene woe was to; Bare. taken the ng wheel, was also ironed. These individuals were % - made to set down as they were taken, and when | lertained the same'ties abo elfcaive tin ca they were sroned, 1 walked deliberately round, fol- | board the John Adams and Potomac. I asked him lowed by First Lieut. Gansevoort, and we alter- | if he wished that to be stated as an excuse for his wards made a very careful inspection of the erew. | conduct, and he replied “* No, he wished it only to Those thought least dangerous were called out and } be recorded as a fact.” ‘The petty officers were eleit ibe = being taken not to awaken the | now stationed. Spencer and Cromwell met acci- suspicion of such as were really formidable, unless | dently in going to take their [places fer execution. intended to arrest them. The prisoners now amount- There was now no protestation from Spencer as to ed to seven, and filling up the quarter-deck, occa- } the innocence of romwell, nor any appeal from of the Scotch vagabond who owns the Herald to cheat him out of several hundred dollars, led to a separation. ennett, in order to give an appearance to the truth of a Mr. Parmelee was indebted to hi one oft ost extraordinary lies that ever . ingenuity ever de arged that Mr. Pam Rea pag ed wer devised. | Bocdred dollars, in favorot @ person in the York—that the person named presented it— ards that the notary public, Mr. Havens, pro- foresaid draft for non-payment. ‘The whole of was a sheer fabrication. Mr. Parmelee never n him for two hundred dollars—the person nett’s paper never had or presented any such any other on him—and the notary public named ard of such a draft until he saw it named in the Yet all this detail of names and circumstances for the sake of giving currency to the lie, and with a view to injure Mr, Parmelee. ‘This is the version which Parmelee himself gives of his transactions with us—though he affects to give itas from another person, as anonymous. It is needless for us to say, that there is not a word of truth in the story—and the best evidence that can be given of its falsehood, is the following letter writ- ten to us at the time, in Parmelee’s own hand-wri- ting, which proves the accuracy of our statement, and establishes himself to be a self-convicted liar of no ordinary degree. T.N. Panmetre to J. G. Bennet. Wasninaron, Saturday evening. Ma. James G. Besyett:— A be kept, whether they would or not, in separate earing those persons lecture, whose names have . ‘ak been pledged as lecturers, feel in some measure im- Tee ue he were net the Anes wy mpanee posed upon to have the annoucement repeated | ‘hose who were to open arm chest, and those every evenin , that “in, consequence of numerous who were to work the | Nemeth . ialowine da that" + Tape f Heine Sunday, ] t e pear this evening.” In case of sickness any one | 2t 10 o'clock. I took my station abaft, with the in- would excuse a person; but where an engagement | ‘€ntion of especially marking the demeanor of has been made by one person to thousands, he ought | Cromwelland Small. The third Ries to which not to let business be an excuse for not fulfilling a | ‘hey belonged, always mustered on the a bat oa of business exgagement. the quarter deck, being _a continua@on of the line Itis to be hoped that the Mercantile Library As- formed by the guns. The condition of Cromwell sociation will profit by this suggestion; and if they cea st was faultlessly clean. They had appa do not, this is the Inst’ winter that they can impose | Fently,¢ espained that their appearance in this res- upon the present respectable and intelligent audience Resta Phat Site. Felrhreith peta bat and your ———________ “UPSORIBER. | cheek pale, but his eye fixed indifferently to the oth- Tron Sares.—It is a wellknown fact that those ar- = ite je had . Saterinines dangerous Nee + * mall’s appearance displayed much uneasiness. He ao reat eerie erege ee £ an a shifted his battle-axe fromone hand to the other; and’covered with sheet iron, are about as unsafe a | hiseye waswandering irresolutely,but never towards receptacle for books and papers in case of fire as] me. attributed his conduct to fear. I have been can well be devised. inte tea to Laat ee the ied bed repugnant fo his nature; but his love of money and rum was We yesterday saw the fragments of one of those | too much for his fidelity. After carter the church miscalled safes, taken from the ruins of one of was rigged—the crew mustered and* came up with the stores consumed in the conflagration on the | their prayer books, and took their stations night of the 29th instant, the contents of which were ae half past It Eee et $e 8 called, entirely destroyed. We have goed reason to believe | service, Lieut. Gansevoort said all was ready, and that these objections will not apply to Wilder’s Pa- | asked me if he should call all hands. Five bells then tent Salamander Safes, but would recommend to roiled roa Eh Metten oa ts were 4 e 's more than or- those who have use for safes to call on Mr. S, C. dinarily audible. { carerully Snapevied the counte- push ahead. They will either whip or get whipped, that is sure. invented Branam’s Fareweit Concer’ canna an ant helllinmslye bean dod 4) Que ar Ge vocalists most rapturously applauded. Mrs. Sutton was truly superb in power, beauty and execution, Miss Emeline Sutton received bursts on bursts of ap- plause and laughter, at her naiveté, grace, and tact. Both were encored. Mr. Braham was splendid— and Mr. Charles as usual, capital. As this distinguished, vocalist does not leave for Europe till next week, why not give us one or two concerts more before he goes forever ? In the course of nature, Mr. Braham’s next voyage from his native land will be to another, a better, and a brighter country than any here below. ‘This concert Tur Last Suor.—Ex-Seeretary Ewing is stil] alive and kicking. His last letter was awful on the President’s door keeper. Oh! Tue Storm anv THE Maris.—The snow storm on Thursday night sadly deranged the mails. The great Southern mail, due at twelve o’clock that night, did not reach the city till ten o’clock yesterday morning, and the Eastern steamboat . Bs : ‘ 7 % sioning great difficulty to keep them strictly apart,and ro See ee om to add to the thousand favors you | M#il had not arrived at ten o'clock last night.— | Hewing, 139 Water street, and examine the trial nances of the crew, but saw nothing that gave me | interfering essentially with tne man: ement. of the Poientinn hh me Wales, a epette t oyy a have already bestowed upon me, one more still? Will | The Northern mail came in about seven o'clock. | safes and Committee's report, and also avail them= ietrast In the afternoon the sky-sails and stud- Liat On rocees cumysetien, Se 6 po mpeg with emotion whils: Spencer was wholly unmoved. utakeup the two hundred dollar draft, which I di but b: ht . The st i ding-sails were set. e narrative here related how | diately assembled in ward-room, the exa- | Mr. W: id he had hi i the bot- youtakeup the two hundred dollar draft, which I drew | but brought no news, i storm was the severest | selves as we have done with one of these property ine execution by one of the most farthfal of te y ‘ales said is forgiveness from mination of witnesses was commenced. The evi- i “ > Si dence was accurately recorded, and in addition Me Wales vat Fiat caucietitiens peo. to the oath, each witness signed his evidence after sponded “farewell be it had been read to him. The officers passed the | asked at this time for upman Rogers, but he whole day in this investigation, without food or re- | had no orders to leave station, and I was only laxation. I remained on deck with three midship- | afterwards aware of this fact. At the gangway Pai high patie were dispensed with. At night- | Spencer met Small, placed himself in front of him fall Idivided idlers and all into separate lists, sta- | and extended nd. ‘Forgive me, Small,” tioned them on watch, and so obtained at intervals | said he, “tor bi g you into this trouble.” “No, an hour of repose myself. On the first of December by God!” replied Small, “I cannot fergive you.” the first lieutenant presented me with the following Spencer repeated his request, and Small said in a letter in reply to mine:— searching voice “Ah! that is a hard thing to ask “U.S. Brio Somens, Dec. 1,1842. | me, Mr. Spencer. We will soon be before the “ Si,—In answer to your letter of yesterday, request- | view of God and all will soon be known about it.” ing our Mee enn Lord Lae aed to be tale with | Spencer again implored his forgiveness. I then + pa) gre warns sagen Eljate H, Sriall seamacr am, | spoke to Small, who then aaid with great frankness i ) ‘some toons | and emotion, ‘I do forgive you, Mr. Spencer—ma: would state that the evidence which has come to ot on ton, 10 forgiv 1, Mr. Spen 'y knowledge is of such a nature that aftersuch a dispas- | od Almighty forgive you also.” Small thenoflered sionate and deliberate consideration of the case, as the ex- | me his hand, and asked my forgiveness. 1 asked igency of the occasion would admit, w ‘e come toa | him whattempted himto seek mylife 1 felt it ne- cool, decided, and unanimous opinion that they have been | cessary to my future comfort to have every assu- ity of a full determination to commit a mutiny on board | rance from his own lips, whether any words had this vessel of a most atrocious nature. And the re- i i i cain of stew ces having made it necessary escaped from me in the impatience and excitement of duty, as in that case I was equally ready to ask Ieagued with others, ‘and the. impomibitiy of gaunt | forgiveness. I had hardly done speaking, when ing against contingencies which an hour or a Small exclaimed—t What have you done to me! bring forth, bring us to the conclusion that it is impossi. | You have done nothing but treated me asa man.” ble to carry those prisoners named in your letter tothe | I told him that | had high responsibilities to the Go- United States, and that the safety of the vessel, and of our | vernment and the service, that the safety of the ves- when ane mtg to our charge, require that | sel, the security of the crew, and the honor of our oe Should be put to death in the manner best adapted to fag devolved on me. “ You are right,” said he, ea suitable impression. This opinion we , bear. ing in mind our duty to God, to pot conn a at the ser. bless that flag and prosperit. New, -§ here. Most of the snow, however, will probably thousand dollars, all of which I shall receive | " disappear to-day or to-morrow. by the time of the adjournment of Congress. There has been delay owing to the tardiness of Congress in making appropriations, but the money must come in the course of A of weeks, when I shall be able to requite all your ey will doit. Your generous con- ver can repay. e unwilling to do this for me, and I am well Ihave no claim upon you, the draft must be , and I must take care of it as best I can. youdrop mea linein any event? Yours, &c. T. N. PARMELEE. It will be observed in this letter, which proves him liar No. 1, that Parmelee alludes to ‘‘a thousand favors” we had already bestowed upon him This refers to $500 in cash, which 1 advanced to pay his debts to Mr. Yale of the United States Hotel in this city, which, however, he never applied to that purpose. 21 have the note now in my possession unpaid. Yet because I re- fused to “fork over” more money, after his numer- ous deceptions,“practisedfboth on President Tyler snd myself, he had the cool impudence to get a lawyer to write mea note demanding me to pay over the balance lowed him, or he would sue me. lo reference to his opinion of the character of the Herald and myselt, when he thought that he could din bis purposes, I could multiply evidence preservers. apprentices, of an order by Capt. McKenzie, a_sud- eGRERaRd den jerk given to some part of the Tigging by Small Howtpay Presents.—We call the attention of our | and another of the crew, put the life of the appren- readers to our advertising columns. Read them poe Ab i oo =e seed see the from beginning to end—they are interesting at this theain at the fee that Abe catrying: aay of the season, containing a full collection of holiday pre- | mast was the work of treachery, but I knew that it sents of all kinds, at all prices—of all sizes—and to | had endangered the life of a boy, created confusion suit every taste and interrupted the regularity ot duty, likely to be mye mt of by the Mme ie if they wee Cpe uareCaR ae, still bent on the prosecution of their designs. ie {g- This is General Tom Thumbs last day at the | greatest care was then taken to prevent “ountont American Museum. Extra performances take an Ane | eda dey PB ee was sent place in the Lecture Room at 12 and 3 o’clock, ayes nad Mil tides mada to Os on Suh cmaieick P.M. ting regularity. hee my astonis ment all those most y i conspicuous in the programme of neer, no mat- Gg Emmit and Brower, at the Bowery Amphitheatre, | ter in what part they were sationed, mustered at are drawing immense audiences to witness their negro | the maintopmast head, whether inspired by sudden extravaganzas and drolleries. Emmit’s banjo playing is | zeal for their country or for the opportunity of mu- fully equal to Jo Sweeney's, and far ahead of any other | tiny. Perhaps the plan had not yet been abandon. now in the United States. The dancing and Carolina | @4. During this time I remarked that Spencer gave negro characteriatice, given by Frank Brower, are quite | Paw’ potas noticed The et Eee ten original and comic as any thing of the kind ever given in | per was piped, belore sending up the new sare Al. this city. Master Walter Aymar was complimented on | ter supper the same persors mustered at the mast- Wednesday evening with a wreath thrown into the ring, | head as before. The topgallant was fitted and by acompany of ladies and gentlemen, in the dress circle, jane pet By this time Rin neers cee = upon which was inscribed, “to Walter Aymar for supe: | '¥ Were Unavoicenly Ciapensed with. Sti ; ought it scarcely safe to leave Cromwell at large rior Reena ‘The company, altogether, is the during the night—the night was the season of pi best in the Union. ger. After consulting Lieut. Gansevoort, I deter- ers to weep, re- er then passed on. He From Rio Janriro.—We have advices to the 8th November, by the Mary Wilks, at Baltimore.— They contain no political news whatever. The re- ceipts of flour from the United States were heavy and sales dull, at prices ranging from 17|/000 to 19),000. Canapa.—All political affairs have settled down quietly for a little while. This has been caused by the dangerous illness of Sir Charles Bagot. As, how- ever, the health of the Governor General 1s now im- proving, with a strong probability of his ultimate re- covery, the political elements will again be set in motion. But we presume that the Governor will leave for England as soon as he is able, and a new administration, perchance Lord Elliot, be sent out to control the storm in turbulent Canada. Court ror THe Correction or Errors, Dec. 28. —John Townsend and others vs. Caleb Hubbard and others. Judgment of the Supreme Court af- firmed, 19 to 1. he Chancellor and Senators Ru- ger and Scott delivered written opinions for aftirm- ance, and Senator Dickinson for reversal. Ambrose Spencer vs. Barent P, Staats. Jadgrnent of the Su- preme Court reversed unanimously—I8. The Chan- vice. messmates, give me a quick and "death !” on evidence ; but the following is sufficient, ex-| Cellorand Senators Bockee and Paige, delivered = per. gy mined to arrest Cromwell the moment he reached Spencer about this time sent for Lieut. q tracted from two of his letters, to prove him a liar | written opinions, the Lieut. Govaraot’ and Senator | 4 og rosie ni danen ieee, ameter Pe eK. oe him a the ort ot the Jacob’s ladder viixoae mies obedient servants, an said he “ might have heard his co doubted, io, O-end 6 te the, 8 Root, verbal opinions. Truman Hart, jr. vs. John | “#Y; ® in addition to edges gern pda) Goer vm tet et so — him relative to the se- —— GANSEVOORT, First Lieutenant. but he wished him to know that he died like a brave Wasixorox, Friday Evening. | Atmdon. | Reversed unanimously—I7, The Chan- | the last appearasce of General Tom Thumb. This inter. | cret conversation which he had had with Spencer M.C, PERRY, Sailing Master. man.” He then asked what was to be the signal for igs ies Seat ero y | cellor and Senator Root delivered written opinions. | esting, handsome, accomplished, and sublimely little gen- | {8* nigh’ ela e denied it, and said it Ng a R. W. LINCOCK, Ass, Surgeon. the execution. T replied that! intended to hoist the ; Lyman Curtiss vs. Rusell Hubbard—Affirmed, 12 } tleman, has been seen by more than ten thousand persons | Miereased vigilance was now enjoined on all oe Pannth BeoeOacy itu colors, and that the drum would beat to quarters for turned from the White House. to 6. The Lieutenant Governor and Chancellor de- | in this city during the past week, all of whom declare | °eePs henceforward all were properly armed, CHAT ng anahipenen, that purpose, a gun being fired at the same time. 7 5 5 . ‘ livered written opinions for affirmance, and Senator " and either myself or Lieut, Ganesvoort were always » W. HAYS, He Poueed that the gun might be the only at the same time. that he isnot only the most wonderful but the most de- | on deck, and generally both of lightlul creature they ever saw. No one who has not | On the morning of the seta pim. 4 I As for myself, | cannot have an office worth taking, for n Root for reversal. David B. Prosser, impleaded &c. ate would not confirm me under any circum- i Tatonce coincided in this opinion, and resolved signal, and asked permission to give the vs. Francis T. Lequeer and others. Affirmed unan- to carry it immediately into effect.’ There were | word, This request was granted, and the drum and jay, the 28th No- The Clay senators all hate me more than any | imously—17. The Chancellor delivered a written | seen him can form any idea of the strange fascination of | Y¢mber, two crimes of considerable magnitude were | two others implicated almost as much as the three tife dispensed with. He asked if there would be no yeaa in the country, except the President and yourself cpisiah:. Mashantal Gadi. eee Wyckoft.— | seeing and conversing with ahuman being, with the age reported. (We We vines that these rey thet] pegleadars first confined; but they could not be | delay. I said that there might be some delay in ald, would kill aay. man with ‘on beats but the two Reversed as follows :—For reversal, 13— For affirm. | and powers almost of manhood, yet no larger than an in- Kinly ‘wae wee doen ta the icatotarne in oer! Ries RE COME ee nee ult geting ot « wafer ty fire tee as ge i opel ., : ‘ inly, 14 on! Seer to po oe ON ARM JELEE. finerod written cotiiows: chd Beater ae See fant of three months old. The number of visitors willcom- | tain reported Waltham one of those two offenders, 1 ‘ x | eaenay of ire cous oe bh men capable of navigating the vessel, and by their | ti Ht i nt asked removal the motives to capture the brig, and carry Keto gt por al bore = by give his re- out the original resign of piracy, would at once be quest, and he thus addressed them:—‘‘ Shipmates, taken away. Their lives | regarded as justly for- | take warning by me. I never wasa pirate. I never teited to theircountry; they had basely deserted the | killedaman. [twas for sa} ‘ing 1 would do so, that interest of their country, and had disgraced the se- | | depart hua lite. See what a word willdo. Jt curity and honor of her flag; and however painful | was joining in_a Guinea-man me to this— the sacrifice, it was requisite that they should pay | beware of a Guinea-man;” and then turning to the penalty of their offence. In the necessity of ncer, he said ‘Are you ready to diet—I am.” the case I found my law, and I trust also mV ae ‘romwell continued to protest his innocenee. It cation. I was at this time disposed to arm the petty | had been his aim to appear innocent throughout ofacers, but the First Lieutenant differed from me | —to furnish Spencer with fessional ideas, and as to the ote of that step, as from the conver- } bring about a catastrophe of which Spencer was to sations of some of them he was di d to doubt | take all the risk, and he himself all the bene- the prudence of confiding inthem. But {made up| fit, He had taken many precautions to ap- my mind that they could be trusted, and determine: ar innocent; but he had not taken ‘ toarm them. I accordingly directed the First Lieu- waited for some time to hear the word tenant to muster them, and I then gave to each of | gi ‘neer, put at length —— saluted me, and hem a cutlass, a pistol and cartridge box. Ithen ncer could not give the word, but dismissed them to their duties, haying thus address- | wished the Commander to do so. The was ed them—‘My lads, yeu are to | Tle ei then given, and the execution took place. I then a orders—and see that they are obeyed by all | addressed the crew from the trank on which I had others. Go forward.” I made immediate prepara- | been, seated, and on which I was then stand tions to hang the three criminals at the yard-arm | ing. I spoke of the honored parents of the All hands were mustered. After-guards and idlers | principal ringleader—of his distinguished fa- were stationed at the whip intended for Spencer— j ther, whose character and talents had raised him the forecastle men at that of Cromwell, whom he | to be one of the six of the council of the represen- pelthe manager to have his extra performances in the sa- | to the First Lieutenant as having told him where loon at 12. and 3 P. M. three bottles of wine could be got, and offered them to MeKinley; this wasprobably done by McKinley GG There will bea splendid performance this after | save himself from suspicion; Waltham having noon at 3 o'clock, at the New York Museum. Nellis,born | {hus committed a second offence was put in irons, without arms, performs a variety of wonderful feats. Jen- ae subjected is second Punishment on the tok kins the comic deleniator, singer snd banjo player ; Dia: | inake an Yimesaton a, te 5h caporeaatty te mond the Ethiopian dancer; Yeung, on the wire volante. | the conspirators might not be great, but i had reason ‘The splendid Picture gallery immense collection of Curio- | to believe that a majority of the crew were disaffect- sities and performances, all to be seen for one shilling, | Cd The peste agence) snes been at rae dren with their s since our departure from Ww to corrupt the a i papaya soe am sea cyye crew, fd now bpp Agoertiog: I og 4 menced by exp.aining to t em the general nature Spencer's conspiracy, studiously avoiding to excite SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. any suspicions that | was in possession of the names Dolerval Shumway, New York, grocer. of those implicated. 1 was indeed willing that the James C. Johnson, Goshen, Orange county, late mer- | Worst of them should repent and hide themselves hant. ‘ among the well-disposed of the crew. Lendeavored eee Johnson, Goshen, Orange county, late mer- ‘om on Gos the sone st as poo Mn a ‘ Spencer had presented to them. I reminde eS oes vahed Sourt Now Tore” wrehant. | them of those hallowed ties of kindred and home Pinathey Underhill; New York, butcher: which rendered life doubly desirable, and expre John A. Laforge, New York. may hope that in three weeks we would beagain on John G. Benson, New York, cartman. shore in our'own land. I thanked God that we had Conklin L. Martin, New York, hardware dealer friends who followed us with solicitude and affec- = verbal opinion tor reversal. The Chancellor and Senator Paige, delivered written opinions, and the Lieut. Governoran oral opinion for affirmance.— John Brown vs. The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad Company. Reversed—17._ The Chancellor, Sena- tors Franklin and Root delivered written opinion: and the Lieut. Governor, and Senator Bockee ot opinions for reversal. Tue Peorie’s Constitution-—Some very curi- ous developments have been the result, in Rhode Island, of careful inquiries into the actual composi- tion of the vote by which the people’s constitution was alleged to have been adopted in December 1841 —that constitution under which Mr. Dorr claims to be Governor. At Newport, for instance, it has been discovered that of the 1202 votes returned as for the constitution, 231 were fiven by unnaturalized_for- eigners, 52 by U.S. soldiers, 5 by minors, and 20 by persons who either were not residents or were ab- sent from Newport at the time of their alleged vo- ting. Eleven persons, moreover, are found to have voted twice, and it is ascertained that several men are on the list as having voted, who now declare that they did not vote at all. Andall this in one town only. Waswixcrox, April 20. Ma. Janne G. Benwe rr:— t * ‘are until to-day thet Mr. Sutton had ceased Herald, I will give you the proceedings se and the House until! hear from you, , ke. as heretofore. | can do it allin one letter, embracing all in both House of Faye interest, wth the out-door gossip and news, as much in accordance hh the epirit and purpose of the H as if Mr. Sutton it ought to be eit entirely and kind to Bankrupt List, T. N, PARMELEE. Theee facts will be enfficient with every impar- «| reader, to repel the attacks of such a man as Parmelee on the character of the Herald and its reporters. The self-puffery and black ingratitude of Pormelee, in bis anonymous letter, are equally idicrous and weak A few years ago he came to me from Middleton, anectiout, begging employment, out of charity, cl