Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-09

presented in support OF a claim which as rs;s.tad D;
90 lar as can discover the decision then made
correct; al any rate not disposed TO disturb II
ne ueeision then made plainly Incorrect 90 far az
was concerned, who bad paid the money which I
b oy ORDER OF The commanding officer of the yard;
a. our huditor was "dt any rate disposed TO dis
urb -; il is manifest that he gave himself verv li,n
e 70 inquire whether 1t was correct not; and
am certainly not disposed to let il alone.
ga few claims alluded TO by numbers nID ,on ,s,
nave been suspended account of de6ciencies in y
uehce some OF which may ultimately b. passed 10 NJ
,s credit Here we have at last ''a fetc claims"
Jes'mIee( That are not rejected, and 'some of which
Iprobably the smdHesD may "ulfimGteiy, he aiIoyJ
ne hrst OF these. see. is for sum of Si5I which
PAID Henry Singleton 10y order of one of the Commits
sopers of the Navy on account of the buiII;n Of ~,
snip House at the Navy Yard according 10 the conirc
whTn nad made with him, under the instruction of
ne board The other two for the small sums of "a
10 and $40 90 paid Cary Selden for bread SC for Ito
NaVv me accounts for which, observe, are recepted
oy Mm, Loyall his agent here, but which, it seems
may oe uttmdtey allowed, notwithstanding that de
iect and notwithstanding the date of the last account i
Ocooer 81 lS2s. and that of the recent 10 it. O, o.
iS29: an "age and difference which have nrcveJ "a,
:" 80 many oil my other claims The reason of this
difference cannot so clearly perceive ought how
ever 10 be thankful, doubt for the promise of bese
d ip ana might be so, il they had not been
ll'aue win such evident northumberland associated
moreover with such abusive words, For our Auditor
immediately adds with the most contempible afecf1-
toE "Dut experience in Mr.. Kings accounts admon-
shes me 10 proceed with caution. Not only has il been
round that 50 359 p claimed by him had long since
ee passed 20 ms credit: but in two have found
yseiI deceived And he proceeds 10 detail these two
cases at some length, and in his own oyigiraI vav h
ur oil them is the Of the steam boat TO which the
Reader VIII remember promised 10 call his attention
"Sn' "nu our Reporters statement of il is in these
words: He claimed $500 upon voucher in due foro
;o we n're OF steam boat TO bring dispatches to wash
ingon IN lol9 Not finding il had been passed IN bis
credit, submitted il you for yUir decision On
count OF the extraordinary nature OF the charge the oh
sebce OF authority Tor hiring he boat and the anse Of
time which was supposed to have horne to Oblivion the
reasons why 1t not before allowed Won very rro
perry rejected the claim For this you have been made
,eo'lect FL special anmadversion. more thorough
mas since disclosed the fact that this claim
though SUSPENDED in 1919, was passed 20 Mr. KIM
credit 10 1920 and your abused decision has only pre
vented his twice receiving payment for The ssr,a
thing" Now the very idea that / sbouIJ bayo 49,
caught attempting TO impose upon the innocent snnIi
clyOi ms honest Auditor, must strike every one am
sure, (aIter what has been OF his character "a
most anusnsly absurd; but will prove that the story
Is as false as 1t s ridicous-and that from HE o,y1
W., ne redt circumstances of the were sim
ply ,nese; In Tue month OF September, 1919 Iieuten-
ant Clax,on arrived here with desoacLes fron, ON
squadron on the South American Station bringing the
news oil the death Of the commanding officer 0he 10
gallant aud amen,ed Com Perry0 at the verv roo,at
when the U. States frigate Constellation was Win, -
We Roads all equipped. and only waiting for wind 10
san on her way to oin the fleet In this state of things
The commanding officer ahoat here (Com Sinclair %
~ properly deemed il expsdent TO forward The
es 70 washington without moments delay, that the
snip might not be kept waiting for the answers IN a.
might be necessary, at enormous expense: and III
eced me accordingly to hire the steam boat at once for
the service. did hesitate of course % oIc, 80
oIuer' anu especially as myself the exigencv of
lie case; and therefore chartered the RichmsnI for
me sum OF $500, and sent her off with the messenger
ana MS dispatches, TO the city, with all possible speed
me answers were brought back by her in verv short
time, and the Constellation proceeded With them INN
ee'eiy 10 sea-Shortly afterwards, included this j.
tenn IN my last quarterly for that wear and ent
up the voucher for it along with my accounts win the
approval OF Com Sinclair upon H. dated list October
lSl9(and not as appears in the prntsd iocun,a, 600
= POSStOP oy mistake.) The item, however, was not
men ailowed but marked suspended far the ,yanf
OF me authority Of The Secretary IF the Manu- "a If
sun appears on the books Of the Fourth Auditor in The
account OF that quarter. Some time afterwards nroha
bly, in 1920, went myself 10 Washington ami frJin
the Item sun suspended, az was informed at the Office
or want OF the Secreary's approval took the accour}
over to him at once, and having obtained his
upon IL, carried back TO the Auditor. All this " es pe
ecty fresh in my recollection when went nm to
lng'on again, in 1929 TO settle my accounts with The
new Auditor who had now come into the Office And
mere at This time have already stated was handed
iist OF suspended items, which was then and there
told hdd net been passed to mn credit and for which
was requested send up my vouchers he dupiicafes
OIL course as me originals already there b,l, had
NOT neeh iound) On this list found only the items
making the $3.50 %, (Which am accused of HAVING
attempted 10 charge over again but TO my very great
SURPRISE ms very item OF the hire of the steam boat
winch as ave said, remembered perfectly we'll
had been allowed by Mr.. Secretary Tbomp.on an
whch had therefore concluded must have been pass
ed TO my credit long ago Being still assured hosvsr
'hat II had not been found passed, wac of course
wiling to let the office rectfy its supposed omission
~ upon further examination, it should he apparent
that II was one, and in the time 10 send nm In.
duplicate voucher az did with that view
Now This plain statement of the fact she ,vs at once
me total iasehood and hypocry of Auditors whole
representation OF the For how could have heeu
cohTvlng to get pay ttoice for this claim when
was informed that had yet got credit for il nj
az! And now could have been designing TO deceive
our worthy AUDITOR on this point, when had got nv
information about il from his own Office? IndeeJ I
can hew the fancy Of his whole story vet more clear
W, from one OF his documents which he MS un.
willingly published for another purpose in which I
quote ms objection to this item, made 10 me i'm his let
ter Of The 23d October, 1927 aud give nv rep IN i,
Qn my answer TO his letter dated Dec. % 1927 in
'hese words; dated September. 1870" ''What ne
cessiy could there have existed for hiring steam boa,
70 carry dispatches to Washington and ,edv has net
the NECESSITY the Agent not Judge; he acted
IN obedience TO the order OF Com. Sinclair The ac-
count has not only been presented bit dbsOfeIv missed
OY oTdT me secretary of The .NdByi To this fact
Mr. Caetn, 1t alive couli and would give ample ,esti.
nonyi Why u tods not placed tony credit is beyond IN
KEN Observe the feet that it had been owed Nv
the iotmer Secretary here proved 10 have been sa9
and insisted upon by and discorered AZ he womb
pretend, by himself and the representation that had
not been passed 10 my credit, must have come from
nm, az II could have been derived onlv from the ex
am nation ms own books, and expressly saw ",ybv
bas not been passed to my credit" (as YOU tell the il
has notD 'is beyond my ken" II is thus evident that
! II ne w's deceived" he must have deceived HIMSELF
(ahough some may possibly suspect that he is only try
lng 70 deceive the pubic0 aud the compliment too,
which he Intended 10 pay his friend the Secretary A.
gain Tor his "abused decision" though very ceverly
GOV up turns out to be satire upon at poor gentleman
who was 20 ready 10 reject claim which was most
neniiesy JUST and which his predecessor had acftaiiy
dHo,oed (see document marked p. p. 80. No. ~
| My second attempt to deceive the honest Auditor
was In The case OF the stone, which Is thus reported by