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

to select from the Interrogation de-
sired. TIE account as rendered anr,
marked c. states the periods of pur-
chase the exchange, the periods of
payment for the bills purchased, the
persons of whom purchased, and the
persons upon whom the bills we're
draw; and with the state ents above,
and the letter Of the accountant of the
tnsvy herewith transmitted and marked
!; Il. WI il !, hoped, afford all the in
! ioripaiioa required by the resolution
Of the gath idtinso.
; 1t now remains for me to comply
with the resolution ofthe 27ih, which
directs me to lay before rhc. house
such further Information elative TO the.
case as may be IN the possessi IN of the
navy departm ent, and az nav be nscea-
sary to full knowledge of the SUBJ
Iject.'
Being lNit in some measure by this
Resolution TO exercises my own judg-
meat as to the ad litional inFormation
necessary 70 full Knowledge of,he
subject / shall rot, hope, be consid-
erred as tresPsssing upon the time Of
The house in laying before it the fol.
lowing.
Papers No. and 2, which shew
that the arrangement first made, with
respect TO supplies for our vessels sta.
toned in the Mediterranean, was to
make London the sole place for iepo.
sitting funds, and to authorize the a.
gents in the Mediterranean, who might
furnish supplies, to draw upon Loadon
Tor their reimburse ment.
Papers No. and d, in which the
secretary ofthe navy requested y gen,
faryisace and company to establish a
credit for our squadron at Naples, so
that the officers might draw upon Ell
thor Naples or Legnorr, as the public
interest might dictate AMI which shew
that the other agents in the MeGi,er
, ranean were occasionally authorised to
, draw on Leghotn.
Paper No. S which shews that in
the year 1905, ne oti a;ian. on Lon
don We're, in the Mediterranean ports,
attended with loss oil 10 per cent.
and woald probably bscoms more ru-
nous and also advices of loss OF
8 per cent. Gu bills drawn at Le9horn
directly upon the navy department..
Paper No. in whieh commodore
Rogers on the iSt November, 1905,
advises, for the reason therein stated
(and which concur with the reasons
assigned in paper No. - that the prin.
cipal iuuds for deflayine the cxpep-
ces OF the squadron be lodged AZ Glib
raltar. LrgEorn and Naples; and ths:
ne had determined not TO draw on
Londcn for farther supplies, until he
should hear fr0ra the secretary of the
navy upon the su5ieci.
Paper No. z, in which Decen. Pur.
vianee and COMPANY, on the 2oth
November, 1905, advised the secre-
tsry of the navy Of drafts upon the m
TO an amount exceeding 6o,ooo dol
lars.
Paper No. s, in which commodore
! Rogers, on the 2+,h December, 1905.
advised The secretary Of the navy Of
his having drawn on him for 10000
dellars and stated, rs q reason for
his not having drawn on the agents At
Leghorn and Naples, his apprchensi.
on, " that The government funds in
their hands were rot sufficient to ens-
bic then 10 comply with such large
demands, ~ when he left Le9horn,
November 9Th, 1867 Degen, Pnr-
VANCE and cOmSany. iaforu,sd him
they were r~tier in advance"
Paper No. 9, A briee view Of the
! bills smoanting 10 256, 900 dollars,
purchased by general Stricker aud re :
mit.sd 10 the agsn At Lcehorn, by
witch !, appears that 10000 dollars
of those bills were purchased sobse-
qucntly to tie advice containe d in pa-
Pers Nos. s, G, z s 8.
Paper M. 10. Extract of a Letter
from 'he secretary of the navy, 10 the
commanding naval officer in the Me-
d'se,ran~an, dat 4 oh September.
1906, adyis!ng him that consid erabl-
funds had le:ely been Deposited in
the hands Of Degen, Porviance & CO.
and requiring hi,n to exercise a sound
s-screuon in using them.
Paper No. II. Letters from Tames
Mackenzie an a. GlenaiS, London,
which sh-w tsat on the 4th Noven,-
her 1906 si.-,, III 49,. -. = -