The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-17


ter held and >-ioyed the faid Office of Pdymar-
ter TO the iaid Henry Lori Viiccunt Melville as
atoreilid, and wliit the faid Henry Lord Viz
count Melville held and enjoyed the faid Office
of 'rreaiurer ofhis Majeity's Navy as aforefaid,
he the fait Alexander Tro,,er kept, with the
tad Henry Lord Vifcount Melville, an account
current, catered into certain books of account,
containing entries of all the fums paid and re-
ceived by the iiid Alexander Trotter, ON the
account of the iiid Henry Lord Vilcount Mel
vile and by agreement between the faid Henry
Lord Niicouut Melville and the faid Alexander
Frotter, beaIing date the lS:h aud esd days OF
February, iso3, it is irated, that they had ell
ther mutually delivered up to each other, or re-
io!ved and agreed mutually to cancel or deftroy
all the vouchers or other memorandurTs aud
writings that at any time heretofore might
have eXttcd, patied, or been interchanged be-
tween them relative to the fid accounts, and
the different items and articles Of which the fad
| accounts were competed or conlited: And the
laid books of account containing the fad ac-
count current, together with all vouchers or o.
Their menorandur:s and writings in the pofef-
/ non of the iaid Alexander Trotter, aud alto Of
| the ta;d Henry Lord Vifcount Melville relative
! thereto were burnt and defroysd by the iaid
Henry Lord Vifcount Melville and Alexander
Trotter: And the flid liquidation contained
IN the iaid agreement for the iaid Henry Lord
Vdcount Melville and Alexander Trotter, mu-
tualiy delivering up to each other, or for inu-
tualy caDceihng and deitroyng all the faid
vouchers or other meme randums or writing re-
| latve to the f,d account was 70 entered into
and the faid books of accounts, vouchers, me-
morandnms, and writings, were 70 burnt and
oeitrcved, with view to conceal and prevent
the difcovery of the feveral advances of money
made by the fad Alexander Trotter to the faid
Henry Lord Vifcount Melville, and of the feye
! raj accounts or considerations for or upon which
the lame were TO advanced All which conduit
OF faid Henry Lord Vfcount Melville was
contrary to the duty of his faid office, breach
ofth high truf repofed in him, and violation
or the laws and ftatutes OF this realm, and 10
the like evil example as aforefsd.
FIFTH ARTICLE.
1 hat after the fid 10th day of January, 1856,
and whilit the fad Alexander Trotter 10 CONT
nued the Paymaiter ofthe f,id Henry Lord Vif-
count Melville as aforefaid, and with ii,ch p,i-
witty, connivance, and permilion as sforeiaiJ,
10 applied and ufed the faid funs Of money, or
great part thereof, for purpofts of private adj
vantage, profit and emolumeut, as aforsfaid,
the laid Henry Lord Vifcount Melville, fraudil-
lently conceang the illegal uf- and application
OF the fame, did procure, obtain, and receive
from the iaid Alexander Trotter, advances of
ievera! large fums of money, which were made
to him the faid Henry Lord Viicount Melville
by the iaid Alexander Trotter, from the Gov
ernor and Company of the Bank OF England, and
IN part from iums OF money 70 placed by the
lad Alexander Irotter, in the hands of the faid
Mehrs. Coutts and Co. as aforeind, when mixed
with and undittnguinied from the proper mo-
nies Of the faid Alexander Trotter: And for
the purpofe of more effc6tually concealing the
tnd books OF account, vouchers emorandums
and writing were 10 as aforeiad burnt and de-
+ itroysd.
! SIXTH ARTICLE.
That amoneft other advances 70 q aforefaid
obtained and received by the faid Henry Lord
| Viicount Melville did procure, obtain and re-
{ ceIve from the faid Alexander Trotter, A fun
( OF 22,oool. or fome other large fun or fums of
money, advanced by the flid Alexander Trot-
ter to the faid Henry Lord Viicouut Melville,
| without nteieit part whereof was 70 advanced
exciuilvely from public money, 70 as afo-efaid
Illegally drawn from the Governor and Compa-
! ny oil the Bank of England by the faid AltxaD-
der Trotter: and other part whereof was adj
vaneed from the faid mixed fund, competed as
well OF public money 70 as aforefad illegally
drawn by the fad Alexander Trotter from the
/ Governor and company ofthe Bank of England,
and placed by him in the hands of the faid
Meilrs. Coutts & Co. rs aforefaid, as the proper
monies of the faid Alexander Tro.ter in the
| EandS-o OF the iaid Mel.rs. Coutts & Co. which
| hao uSSh 'hiASC tHSrcWltD, ana renamed unGii-
tinguiihed therefrom: and for the purpofe of
more efectually conceang the faid advances
of money, the idid books of account, vouchers,
nemorandums, and writings were 10 as afgrc-
idid burnt and dettroyec.
SEVENTH ARTICLE.
That amonga other advances Of money 70 as
aforeiaId obtained and receivedby the faid Henry
Lord Fhcount Melville from the fad Alexan
dc. frotter, the faid Henry Lord Vncount Mel
vile did obtain and receive fam of % ,oool. or
fome other large fun or fums of money advanc
ed to him by the faid Alexander Trotter; and
for which IT has been alledged by the faid Henry
Lord Viicount Melville that he was TO pay in
tereit and for the purpofe of more efttfnally
conccdling the fad lat mentioned advances Of
money, the faid books of account, vouchers.
memorandums, and writings were 70 aforefaid
burnt and deitroyed.
| EIGHTH ARTICLE.
! That during all, great part Of the time,
the fad Alexander Trotter held and enioyed the
fad Office of Plymafer to the faid Henry Lord
Vhcount Melville, as aforefaid, and the f,d
Henry Lord Viicount Melville, held and en-
Ijoyed the idid Office Of Treafurer of his Msief
Ity's Navy as aforefaid, he the f,d Alexander