Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-24
From the Na,,on,I Io,,i,irs,,.-,

we publish to-day two of the dispositions which
accompanied the Re port of the Committee of In
ve-tisation, in the House of Rep; esen,a,iyes The
/ .Gi,catipn OF which is supposed 10 be necess,rv
since the publication OF MIR McDuifie's Letter 10
'ue Committee, to q just vics OF o.e branch o!
that investig ativn.
DISPOSITIONS
from among those accompanying the Rrrort Ct
Inc Committee of investigation IN the ap,e,I of
ihs VICE PRESIDENT 10 The House O. Ren,e-
scr'a'ives.
DEPOSITION Of .nr. Ba.Dour.
Coone' GratioI, the Superintendent of the rub
C works at Old Point Comfort, IN sited psopo-aI-
''r suntTy articles wanted in the construction of
those works Among other, is 900 p-rch.s O.
s;one ere Submitted To HE lo,ve-t bidder EJ;,b
six was he lowest bidder, Howe. Gol,sbo. o,'gL
the nex' Colonel Gratioi, acco ding 10 hi. Ini,.
Ell powers, was obliged TO recognize Mix ss n.
person entitled &c the Contract, subject bo,ve..
70 the hnai sanction OF The Secretary Of W.,
Godsooroush presented himself a. the Den,r.ns.,
spout the ga December, (for the day is mo-, n,,i
caarly rec 1llccted,) insist on his beno entiIIa,,
l" The contract fist, On the ground Of the .,ea,
supeTio ity oil his stone, and their PARTICULAR f,n
Tor the works; and, secondly on tie notor;onsI,
bad Character OF Mix, which, he urged, rendered
him unworthy OF the eouaienance of the Gorern.
ment. As no Official information Ia lee, recs;,,-
Cd from Colonel Gratiot, no step could ,Len ~
taken. stu ell to Mr.. g old borough thai he r.
I:ciisn Of the loweii bid Ter involved n detect.
responsibility, bo.h to the public and the .di;d
rejected; that had, in few strong cases reiec,J
'ae iowes b'iier' on The ground Of his unworthy
character, and that should investigate n,,,,,t
the Objections he had urged, and, If fonnJ sna;.
Gent reasons, IS eild DO il in Mix's Case
The Monday or Tuesday thereafter. s.,s,,ss
Ozark called upon me, at my dwelling Hes,a,
ell that he had heard that Mix was seeking IN ~
lain another contract from the Government. and
that he was satisfied. after the perusal of Ieuer
rom Mix to hm,I would be OF an opinion ,l,,, l..
was not entitled TO such attention from the ooys,
ment; and thereupon, he. took from his pocts o, H.,
letter oil MIX, and commenced reading So soon
as he had reached the part duplicating the
ot Nr' calhoun, Interrupted him, by sayinc
tnat II must be foul cilumDy; Clark renI;sJ 10
he 50 con idered it, and that, under thai i.,,r.s
son he had brought the letter for the npr,ns. -
convincing me Of he baseaess of Nil. III l..
added, II you gi9e him count enance. vou Iii -
l'H as liable TO the same iinputation. He stated
ga, might either at once return him the letter or
~ preferred 10 keep it, for the purpo,e of b.;,
more fully satisfied, that be would call o,o, 80
al he oihce, for il. As was inst ,c,tiog ~,
10 The othee, and expected 10 meet the tiv = ,,s
ties ior The contract, retained H. Oo ae,;1in,
4. Use ohce, aher pefusing tie Report, made SON.
years since, Of the House Of Representatives.. AMI
'he accompanying documeois, on the Rim r.,
contract, araong which found evidence ~ NJ
having been indeed for forgery, and his 1vins
ron the prosecution, | called i. Gen Maro,,L
90 inquire If Col. Grafton had yet been heard fron,
leirg answered 10 the negaliye, told Tim Of ,bis
iseeT; aad that va. 20 well convinced of it, be-
irg an uaiolndo1 cslumny, that lie ,youI consi T.,
hiix's Offer az not 30 be REGARDED. aoJ. of cn,,o'
fiencc, 10 accept G9ld,bDrough's; and ,b,, he
i"!gh' state, that my decision was fonp lei on
Jlx's bad G actef to Colonel Gtafi,,. and ,Ls
I"iies concerned The papers Eon Col. Cratic,
wae not received iil Thursday.
heard, on Wednesday noIni,e FINN Nj.
Gvnge, that one Or more copies of Miz,s -.
were - citcu'a ion, aad ;hin& he adleJ. ,b,, Ee
had eeen 1t, aad had heard that tie otigip,l hsd
bscn shewn TO me. explained 20 him Co ,vbs,
.ni y hld been presented to me. About o'eI,rk
o. iha' gay The Board Of Commissioners on The
Navy Hospital FunI, eomhosed - ~. ~ p, ne