The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-07

.. 'That the executions of he lid aSi was
notponsd till the month of in. 1856: and
from that time till the nonthof Tune, 1900,
when Lord Melville left the o!,ie Of 'TreaiiirSr,
c"ntrar: to TIE Practices eftab1ei in the Trea- /,
turerth'p of the Right Honorable Ifaac Ba.re,
contrary to the refoutions of the Houie of
Commons, OF the 18th of Jund 1889, and in /
defiance OF the provi6ons of the bove mention |,
ca ACT OF the goth Geo. III. c. 81, large iims of
money wete' under Prr'ence OF naval fervices,
and by fcandalous evaiiun of III. acf. At vari- ,
Gus times drawn from the Bank and inverted
IN Excheqner and naval bills, lent upon the fe-
curity OF Stock, employed in difcoun,nc p-i.
""e DIS, IN purchalipg bank and Eait-India
'toek, and ufed in various ways for The purpofes
Of private emolument.
10. "Ihat Alex. Trot,er, Efo. paywafter of
the navy, was the psrfon by whom. or in whole
name the public money was thus emplovrd
ana that IN 10 doing he acted witt the know
ledee and content of Lord Vifcount Melville. to
whorn ne was at the fame time private agent,
ana TOT whoie uie or benefit he occafionally laid
gu. rom 10 TO 2o,oool. without conlideriny
whetn.r ne was previorny i'm advance to his
Lord'h'p, and whether fuch ADVANCES w.r,
made from his Puhlic or private balances.
IL. THAT the Right Hon. Lord V;r.,,n,
Melville having been privy to and connive.l at
the Withdrawing from the Bank of FngI,nd for
the Purpote of private intcreff or emolument
fums iilued to him as Treaiiirer of the p,xv md
placed to his account in the hank, accor,,ing 70
the provilions of the e5th Geo.fII. c. q, has
been guilty OF grofs violation of the law. and
high breach of duty.
IL. cit further anpears tb,,
the appointment of Lord Melville az J're,f,rsr
of the navy, in 1884, and during tb.. time he
held that office, large funs Of money ;fT,sd f,,r
the tervice OF the navy, were applied 70 other
iervices; and that the hid Lord MeJyill. in 4,
letter written IN anfwer 70 precept iCued Inv
the commissioners of Naval INQUIRY. ,eou;,;na
an account OF money received by him. or anv
perfon on his account, or by his order. from m.
paymafters of the nary, and alto of the finn
when, and the perfons by whom the f1ne were
returned to the Bani or paymafters, has declar-
ed, that he has no materials by which he conld
make up iuch an account, and that, if he had A.
ny materials ne col nos do it without difc,o-
ling delicate and confidential tranfaefions of On
vernment, which hi, duty to the pubI;c mn1,
have reitrained him rom revealing.
Is. "That Lord Melville, in annlv;n, mo
mes iiiued for the lervce of the navy to other
ierv'ees Hated to have been Of 10 delc.+e ,rd
confidential nature, hat in his opinion no ac-
count can or ought to h given of them. has aa-
ed IN manfisr inc onfient with his dutv- and
incompatible with thoE fecurities which tbe L.
g,iiature has provided "a the proper application
of the public money.
-1a'OfnHs ee2y he letter rom Lord NIeivie TO t5<
C0sTmifs0at,s sfMao4l Enquiry
GENTLEMIh-havin rad your tenth report, and
oniep'ing particularly the blowing paragrap phi in the
l4lh page, However tie apprehension of dCcIoc
ing delicate and confidential tranfaions of Cavern
ment might operate with Ltrd Melville in withhold
ing information refpeaing advances to other depart,
ments' we do not perceive how that apprehension can
at all account for his refuny to Gate whether he de-
rived any profit or advantag. from the uie or en-
Pioyment OF money ihued for the feryices of The Ma
Wy MS Lordihip had received into his hand frch
MONIES as were advanced by him to other departmen,s
and had replaced them as foon as thew ver. ren,;d
ne could not have derived any profit or ADVANTAGE
rom iuch anlactions however repugnant they r,eht
be to the Provions of the Legislature for the f,fe
cuftody of public money"
think 1t neceiiary to tate the following obCerya.
ohs' IN order to place in their u view the grounds
on "heh oeeiined aniwering your queftion, and
which you appeared not to have accurately under
toed.
When you firif called upon me for information T
tated to you that had not materials on which, could
'ie iuch an account as you required me a. that time
10 prepare, and IN communication with Mr. Trot-
,er' oeiore my examination on the 5th Nov lan, I
learnt, for the rt time, that in the accounts tba, he
"aN eP. iciPeSlbS my private concerns, he had 10
blended his own private monies with wha, lie had in
ms hands of public money, that il was impoibIe for
HIM TO afcerta, with preciGon whether the advances
ne had occafion TO make to me- in the coprC- of bi
running private account with me, were made from
the one or from the other aggregate fums which con-
itituted his balance with MeGrs Cou,ts. Tb;s cir
cumitanee, which underftand Mr. Tro,ter had d;C-
tinetly communicated to you, made it inpofibe for
me to return any other anfwer than did to the oe-
neral queiton which you put to me" Whether Mr.
Irotter had applied any the money ifIed for car.
rying on the current fervice ofthe Navy, for INV he
nefit or advantage" and to this cireumRapee mi.
tormly referred in my anfwers other auctions ref
pecting the manner in which Mr.. Trotter apDlied
the money in his hands.
When you put the queition to me, Whether I
did direct or authorize Mr.. Troier to Law out or an.
ply or caule to be laid applied, any of the mo-
ney liiued for carrying the ervice of the
Navy, to my benefit or advantage p My anfwer was.
To the belt of my recollection never id."-Tbat
aniwer j now repeat. Had you proceeded to in
quire whether ever had any understanding. exprec
fed or implied, with Mr.. Troter refpeaine anv mar.
ticipaton Of advantages derived from the eufody of
the public money, or whether ! at any time knowing
~ derived any advantage myfelffrom any advances
OF public money, inould have had no heitst;on in
declaring, as now declare, that there never was A.
ny iuch understanding, any thing like it. between
MIR. Irotter and myielf: that never knowingly de-
rived any iuch advantages and that whatever emo
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