Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-05

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Edore Rcgers's letter of the 1st No
|vember. 1905, (No. g. could noS ave
been anticipated BY the department.
Paper No. f2. Letter from the
secretary of the navy TO james Mac
kenzie and A. Glenni-, dated 5sh
January, 1907, expressing his sur
prize at their having been drawn up
on to so large an amount, as sufficient
funds had been placed at Legaorn, &
directions given TO the commanding
ofhser to draw from shatpiace.
Paper No. IS. Extract of i letter
from the secretary If the ssyS to 'she
'commanding naval officer In the Me-
diterranean, dated 18th July 1907, d.
,i-rectiug him, prior TO his leaving the
Mediterranean, to draw ont Of the
haads of the agents at Leghorn, all
the funds In their possession belong
ing to the, navy department..
Paper No. Il, which shews, that
IN Pnrsuance of the order referred to
| IN paper No. 10, the sum of S 50. osa
90 cents, was paid over by the agents
q; LeghoTn.
Papers Nos. Is, 16 & II, which. a.
'nong o;her information, .shew, ,hat
the late secretary Of the navy did not.
at any time, directly, officially or pri-
yately, give to general Ssricker ithe
legcnt who purchased the b,lls) an,
obstruction or intimation, as 10 the
lpersons from whom he was to pur.
ic'fase the bills Of exch!iaage rsmifted
to the agents at Lsshorp, on account
OF the navy d partnent and that The
said agent disl nor, in any msnner or
torn, give 10 the late secretary of the
navy any intimat,on as to the persons
from whom he was disposed to BUR.
chase the said bills cf exchange. ex.
cepti"g cniy the bill for 6 900 dollars
purchased Of w. L. and !. Barney-
bni me said agent acted, with respec,
20 sellers, drawers and endorsers, at
MS own discretion and upon his own
loliitial responsibility and from the
eharaeter justly sustained by the said
agent, l can entertain no doub; Of his
having been guidad, lathe purchase
Of the bills, by The same considera
tons that would have influenced him.
mad ne been Purchasing them on his
own prlyatc account.
Paper No. IS. Letter from col
onel Buchanan to general Stricker.
l3fst Dec. 1910 y and paper No. 10.
letter from Mr.. William Y. Purviarce
20 the secretary OF the navy, (31st
December, 1912 which relafe TO the
drawers of proportion of the bills
IN question, and tend to aft rd informa.
tica upon a material part of the trans
action.
IL has not appeared to me, in the
view l have sea of this subirct ne.
eessary TO send copies of all the wri.
tiers written TO, and received from dit.
terent agents upon the subject OF re-
,nittaDces to Leghorn, for such >
course would be multiplying papers
without afFordins any further ess sn,i
a information: the papers Submitted
shew-
| Ibst the arrangement first made, with
respect to supplies for our squadron in the
@editerraneans was to deposit funds m Lon
con only, upon which the agents in tho
Mediterranean were 70 draw to reimburse
themselves for the supplies they might
furnish
hat this arrangement was subsequent.
| ly Changed, and I.eghoro made place OF
dsPssis as well as london
That upon the funds placed in the hands
of the agents at iseshorn, not only the off :
GERS OF the navy and the navy agents at
Naples, but Occasion ally the Other navy
gents in the Mediterranean, we're autho.
rised to draw
That in the year 1895, the department
was advised, that on bills drawn IN the ~ p
lditerraneen on london, che re was D loss OF
: 10 per cent. and on bills drawn in the Nc .
! diterranean on the United States OF per
cent.
That the bills purchased in Baltimore
and RENTED 80 Legnorn, were purchased
some It par, Some under, but none Above
par; winch Is 81 cents, the Leghorn dol !.
lar:
That IN the year 1905, commodore 70.
gers advised the secretary oF the navy. "a
place the principal funds for the disbursc
MEETS of We squadron, az Gibraltar. Leg
born and Naples, and that I've should aot
again draw on London ill ne should re-.
ice've from the secretary OF the navy in.
ssrnctions on that subjecf,
! That about tbc close Of the year 1905.
eonmodDre Rogers advised the sccretary
of the navy Of his having drawn upon the
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