Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-06

King. ECO the late Navy Agent a, this place. having
made auslon TO me, deem 1t but justice TO Mr. King
az well as TO myself, that should give some expiana-
ton OF the Bills which have Been selected
by that gentleman objects OF Especial animadver.
sion; although. at the same time, persuaded that
wherever MIR. King Is known, such explanations will
DC deemed entirely supererogaory.
Shortly after Mr.. King removed from Office
commenced arranging and preparing his psPcrs Tor
ue'nem WIN the Navy Departments found among
them many iofornal bills which upon a close exam-
na'ion bad never been charged to the Government
ihese compared with the receipt book OF the Naval
s'ore-keeper 10 ascertain il the articles had been r.
ceived al the Yard, and such Of them that bonk she W.
ell had been received, were checked off, and after
wards thrown into proper and formal bill. In tnanv in
sances hrse informal bills would embrace variety of
articles foe distinct objects; (as SAVERS aud raper
oiis) was necessary therefore, that many several
bills should be made az there dnc; o cts stat
ed in the informal bills; in doirg this made the receip,
Tor the formal bill "new bi' correspond with tbe
uHe oil the Naval Store keepers receipts had par
ucnidr reason Tor so doing, do know that il was
done in ell cases It's certain made out no ssnew
ou' unless the articles charged therein reeeipted
on the Naval Store keepers book as II was 10
produce certificate of that recent to make the snew
bP voucher.
The discrepancies which the lh Auditor has attempt.
ed 10 shew between The "od" and the new bills" are
more iAnenl than solid and if i'm point of fact the are
any snch, II ought by no means TO affect the Justice OF
the claim itselffor il is beyond all she doubt and
question 'nat the articles charged in these bills
furnished on The customary requisiions and dev red
Tor the u'e of the u Sst,..
In arranging and making out these ssncw bills, Mr.
Nlng hsd nothing TO do; prepared them in the men
ner required by The forms OF the Navy Department and
never once dreamed they would become the subject of
SUI te criticism; as it evident from the receipt it,
sell that the objections of form han
anu DO not in the least touch The merits of the caims
MT Joseph SAVERS bill is first called in question "be
cause three items taken Of the original bill, and
thrown into two."The necessity for this il
W wnen II Is known (and no one ought TO have known
oeuer men the Fourth Auditor him sef) that all vouch
ers must correspond with the articles called for in the
rcqn'sition, an' fdelvered at the Navy Yard with the
Naval Store keepers hook. In this case IL in,ent was
Tor II Sheets and 81 Pillow Cases and the book of The
Naval Store keeper showed their recent, hut Mr. 81,
I ver in rendering his hill for these articles with
charged Tor three pieces OF Russia Ouch which he hal
made into the Sheets and Pillow Cases and
was charged so much for the making. Now as this bill
was informal, made out the hill'' ra,ning the
sheets and Pillow Cases only, which of course con.
tanned the three pieces of Russia Duck of which they
we're aue me amount charged in both il the and
10 All nten' and purposes there il entire "cores-
pondence between the "manufacture" and the ssraw
material" "
| Capt Robert f. Steeds bill is next commen,.d ON
| and here make Mr.. King charge the Government for
harre oil heel and one OF pork than was deliver
eo, ana conceal the overcharge by emitting the price
per tare The truth in this matter is that white The
beei and Pork was on its way TO the NAVY yard one
barrel OF each was taken board the ship Alert for her
USE without he Knowledge of Mr.. King, and when il
reached The Yard the Store-keeper received onIv Ak
barrels OF the one and 81 OF the other This circuo,
stance heard The officer then in command of the Alert
mention VI on this information made ont the enc ~
nIi corresponding in quantity with the Naval Store
Keepers receipt and in amount with the sum actually
naid 10 Capt. Steed. could see no reason yhv Mr.
King should lose he barrel OF beef and pork i,T0ynoi
~ taken on board the Alert without his knowledre or
fault although Mr.. Kendall pre,ends tn ave vsrvo,
reasons why he should not only loose these two barrels
nat even That iohich, he admits truly and fornalt
detirercd az the Yard. 10y
Messrs Cooke s, Co.'S bill is not less obiec,iopab,.
lhs bill as rendered showed on its face that The ar
ucles were furnished for the schooner Nonsuch Cant
G1A'on. did nothing more than distribute such ar
ucss as were proved by the Naval Store keeper's
book TO have been received into as MANY sn.y biIin
as were necessary to ente Mr. King to its credit he
amounts not at all increased, although the date Of the
| made O d,vitb
the NavalStore- Keepers ceip in this had no oh
Ject, for like most persons considered and sl con
sfer' the dAte as matter of great importance-I
was only oicous TO acettain the fact of the delivery
OF the articles, and whether they had been charged in
any oil MIR hngs previous returns.
As TO the other "new bill" of three Table Covers fo
Capt Henley. where the Price il "ncreased from, ~
90 10 $40 so believe the old bin itself will explain
that increase, Tor II am not greatly mistaken the Ia
HE covers were char ged 3 so and there was also
en"rge OF difference in exchange of Tabl. Covers
81, from which very naturally and | think n,o
perry, concluded that Capt. Henley NOT Ikng ,bs
taoie covers returned them, and took three others
IN exchange at an advanced price of So am
certain this was the impression my mind AZ The
lime the ''new b!ll made out and have no dorbt
of the fact ~ ~ NV oeo'
Ihe only remaining account thus nicely and paru.
cnlarly snalzed is Mr. Joseph Granier; and here il
seems that have been instrumental in ielraudn the
OF the gross sum OF 81 10 the discount al
lowed on $ AZ said to be in the original BILL hut omit
tea IN me new one. III the fact be so, I have no
means OF ascertaning it, understand the original
bill il retained hy Kendall. I can only saw tba tl;s
wdsa large bull for variety OF articles furnished for Le
use o the Naval Service this station anountinq-to
$l19 80 az appears by the Report and if the die.
count of 50 10 s there credited, it must not oniv have
escaped me IL making out the ''new bill" but also Mfr
Graner when he signed the receipt with the old hin
be;'fe him Certainly one but the Fourth Auditor
can 6:i@Ve, that Mr.. King, Mr.. Granier and myself
were aware Ct the omission of the said discount Of
50 10.
These new bills" contained in many instances but
small part Of the items charged in the old ones the
balance OF the sad items not bei"g found on the Naval
S'ore-keeper's book, bill ms teen made out
J" man, and of course claim has as MT been pre-
seh'ed JOSEPH MURGEN.