Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-04

Island passage until yesterday, when we fell
in with, and captured, off ST. Domingo, the
Piratical Armed Schooner, called the Moscow,
mounting one two FOUNDER. She has no Com
mission, and mixed crew ofbacks and Spa-
nards-nineteen in number | have put on
board the necessary officers and men 10 nav-
gate her, and have instructed Midshipman
henaon to proceed with her, and such part Of
hcr crew, as have thought il safe To leave ON
board, To the first convenient port, agreeably
to your general instructions, and deliver her
over TO the civil authority.
We found on board number Of articles, evil
IDENTITY, of her plumber, viz such as watches,
ladies' shaw!s silk stockings, shirts, and other
articles marked with initials. She has been
out bnt Il short time, as she had on board fresh
fruit, sc. She was in pursuit ola merchant
vessel the moment we came UP with her
have the honor 10 be, Sir with great respect
your ohedient servant
r.. HENLEY.
Tie Hon. smdh Thompson, Seq q. 5. May.
| DEFALCATION IN THE TREASURY.
| TRENTON, Nov. oi.-Until the Joint Com
mittee of the Legislature, appointed 10 settle
with the Treasurer, had performed the task as
signed them, we did not think proper to mo-
lice the various rumors afloai or to state the
real facts as far as they We're asccrtaned but
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investigation, and made their report. il be-
comes our duty TO present to Our readers such
Information as we possess on the subject.
1t appears that during the last sitting of the
Legislature the Committee on the Trcasu-
rers accounts had sron;, suspicious that all was
not right in that Office and that during the
recess these suspicious were freely commune
Gated by some members o.; that committee to
individuals in various parts of the state, and
among others, To some of the gentlemen who
were, at the commencement ofthis session, APP
pointed to settle the Treasurcr's accounts ofthc
past year.
With this prcmonlton 10 be yigiIant aud
diilgent, the committee entered upon therex-
animation and it was not long before they
became convinced that the suspicious enter
tanned were hut too well-iouatlcd. Every step
they advanced, disclosed some new and uneX
lprc.ed item of deialcGtion, until the aggre gate
amount of Deficiencies was swciled TO ujjlcdrdS
Of sirteen thousand dollars
This amount, it is probable, has been years
in accommodating hui from the complex man
ncr in which the accounts have been hereto
fore kept, aud from the slight inspection which
the lomt-commitics, as we'll as the two Hous-
os, have been in the HALT ofsiving them, not
even suspicion that any thing was wrong
was excited until last year, and even then il
mittcc, at the head Of which was The Chief
Justice, to investigate the subject Thoroughly
They examined his account Of munies recriy-
ed and diSbursed, and took for granted hiS
statement IF the balance remaining in his hands
the precise course which al; former commit
tees had pursued.
The present committee were led to a more
rigid scrutiny by the suspicious already men
toned and Their Chairman, Gen. S5TRYEER
and Major ELMER, were interchangeable and per-
severnS in the discharge of their painful and
arduous duties, until every important fact and
circumstance was fully Developed.
What has become OF the money which is
missing is question which every oac asks,
but no one can answer. Maj. GoRDoN has
maintained through life the character OF an
honorable, upright, and pous mamie lived
frugalIy and economically was engaged IN
no trade orspeculation- -besides the thousand
dollars year which nc received as Treasurer
of the state, he had $50 as Treasurer Of the
Delaware bridge company, and until wi;hin 4
year ortwo kept b0arders. fIc declares him
self utterly ignorant OF the manner in which
the money has slipped through his fingers, bat
admits that it Is gone and has confessed a
judgment in favor of his surcties for 10000
dollars, upon which execution has issued and
all his property been levied on. y. .1a,er.
a IL
On Thursday the sirctics of the late Treas
urer. by their attorneys, SAMUEL l.. SourH-
ARD and GARRETT ID. WALLS. presented 4
Memorial to the House, praying chat they
might on Il surrender nf 1.-The property levied
on by them as belonging to the late Trcasu-
rer, to and for the use OF the STATE, he exonc-
rated from adj further liability for the arroar-
ages due from the said Ircasuror. This NOR
ninS, Mr.. SrRArToN, from the, Committee
reported,
"That they have had the subject under Sc
rous consideration, and are of opinion that
no good reason exists why the menOrialisls
should be exonerated from any liability to Tic
state they may have legally incurred. Jh,
committee do not understand that the lie
gisature OF this state, or any committee ap-
pointed by them, have heretofore underta-
ken TO determine whether the money due
to the state by the Treasurer was actual
Ily in his possession, nor have the com
nIttce any certain information Of the cS-
Isience OF delaIcaton5 previous 10 the pre-
T.. sent year. Whether the nlcmorasts are IL
able FOR the whole or only part Of the sum
which the late Treasurer has declared himself
unable To pay,is question your committee do
not think this House ought 10 determine, but
that it should he left TO be decided 10y legal
course Of proceeding.
i \ our committee would further remark, that
the solemn obligations this House are Under To
support the interests of the state, and the duty
they owe their constituents, are cOnsiderd-
tons paramount 10 any which may be excit-
ed by their feelings ON this occasion; and
therefore recommend that the memOriaIists
have leave 10 Withdraw their memorial.
Which report was read, and laid on the Ia
bic. IT,
! 10 he House Of Assembly OF New Jersey.
on Tuesday last Mr.. Woodruff reported a.
gainst thc amendment of the constitution of
thc United silaies. prnpnsel hY lile legisalnrra