Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-07

from the deputies letter of credit Tor so 900
pounds.
For 8 months, that is from the 3lst May TO the
I'D Oct no letter was received from the Contrac-
tors by the deputies
After that, Messrs. Howlands and Bayards, ad-
dress letter directly to Ricardos, the Bankers
for the Greek Agents, requesting to open credit
TOR the amount which might still be necessary for
the completion OF the two fiigates this drew let
tiers of credit for 5000 pounds to lie Roy, Bay
ard s. Co. IL 900 pounds 10 u. q. & 5. How
land.
! Accompanying these letters of credit was let
ter from the deputies, containing hope g that the
sum would be sufficient to provide Tor what remain
ed to be done.''
Previous to the arrival of these letters, Messrs
Bayard and Rowland drew upon Ricardo for fifty
:! thousand pounds, making sev sn hunde and fifty
thousand dollars in all "a sum exceeding the first
estimate by w o hundred thousand dollars and the
ships not then launched.
The pamphlet proceeds to detail and attempts TO
prove certain misrepresentation the part of the
Sew York contractors, aud adds:
" These are not all the Interpretations of
which have TO accuse them. l would willingly
pass over their continual declarations as to tn cir
disbursements and advances, which were so far
from being true, that they had constantly on hand
AZ may easily be supposed, sums TO large amount.
have no desire TO mention the statement of lie
fNOy, Da1dIu - 10 IN tnelT letter OF the 2ou OF
November that the frigate Hope had already been
launched, when it appears from Nlessrs. Rowland
letter OF the same date, that she was not TO be
launched until eight or ten days thereafter. But
there is one nisrepresen alton Inch | cannot con-
ceal or suppress, s. which, could every other impu-
tatiOn be removed, would fix an lndeble stain on
! the Integrity OF those by whom it was made
| Would ii be believed, had not conclusive evil
: ience Iii my possession from their own letters,
mat houses OF the FIRST iNaty York
asserted in the most positive manner, that no la
OF the United States olld pe violated, and no
risk incurred, by the building and equipment of
these irgales for the aid of Greece, and that these
Z two houses, at subsequent PERIOD set up the
known illegIlity of the transaction as a defence
against the claims OF the deputies, and threatened
them with the loss of both frigates if those claims
should be persisted III 49,
We forbesr comments on the above paragraph
On the Odd OF November, 1925, Messr> How
| lands and Mes-ls. Bayards drew again on Ricar-
DO, each for SIS 900, and in separate lie tiers TO
The Deputies containing notice OF the diats, in
form them that the ships advancing be-
yo'Id our hopes 9 tUith a rdPidity of (Which
zoe had no idea and one of the letters states,
r" one Jiigate waS launched on the 1871 inst
and tAe other UW be M s or or 10 days. while
1 The other letter of the same date SAYS, - uOur
SHIPS are both ia.l1ched"
When the letters OF credit for IL 900 s, Is, OOOl.
! arrived in New York, the contractors dew on
lticardo for that amount, Hotwihsu dug they had
anticipated the arrival by p, slous draft of
! 100000 drawn and paid.
This convinced the Deputies that it vas time
to retrench the bills therefore not gteG;
y Nj. Contosavlgs, who after arriv ell IN Eng
land froS Greece was depu ed To this couI-
try TO inquire mo the OF the fsigaes. On his
arrival, the l2jh April, he waited on Mess
, itowhnd9, s Bayards, AID requested accurate
statement OF the actual OF the frisates On
the 18th he received the following:
| That of Messrs. lie Roy, BIysrd & Co.
for actual expenses, $3.50, I3I 20
b lance due contracts 44,7O4 10