Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-05
S2l. Approved, a SINCLAIR
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NJ MIlRnEN STATEMENT.

Mr. kea ial iuh his Report on thc Accounts
81 Miles kmg 50. the bate Navy Agent nj this
place, having made allusion to me, deem
:, but Justice Mr. King, as well as TO myself
that sho Id give ma explanation Of the
Bills ur Accounts viii h have been Scitcttd hy
tnaI gentleman hs Object. az SPECIAL ammad
version a,thnugh, al the same tine, am per
snaded Ihai wheieve, Mr. hing Is known, such
EXP .anaiions will he deemed entirely super.
erogAtnry.
Shortly after Mr.. King waE removed from
Office, ! commenced arranging AID preparing
bis papers for settlement with the Navy De
partmeni: found Among them many informal
bllls. which upon n close examination had
never been changed 10 the Government. These
compared with the Receipi-book Of the Ma
val Slnre-keeprr to ascertain II The articles had
been received at the Yard and such of them
as that hook showed had been SO received,
we're checked off aud afterwards thrown INTO
proper aud formal bills. In many instances
these Informal bills would embJ8cr y variety Of
articles Tor distinct objects las in SAVERS aud
Graaier's hhis) II WAS necessary. therefore. that
~ many serernl nnls should be made MS there
w.re distinct object stated ~ the Informal
h lis in doug this made the receipt ior the
formal bill OF new bin correspond with the
date OF the Naval Slore-kcrper's receipt, | had
no partrna reason Tor SO dong, nor do KNOW
that IL was done IN all caspS. lis certain
made ont no new bill' unleS the ARTICLES cbarg
ed th,reIn were reeeipted on the Naval store.
keepers book, ms 1t was necessary TO produce
a certificate Of that receipt 10 make the new
bills a voucher
The discrepancies which the An Auditor
has attempted TO shew between the old aud
new bills, are more fancifal than solid nul Il
m point of fact there are any such, II ought by
no means 10 allrc' the justice ol HE clam Itself
--tor II = beyond Nil possible doubt aud qucs
uon that the articles chsrgcdln these hills were
furnished an he customary acquisitions and
dr wered iur the use 81 the L. States.
Ia arranging aud making out lhese new
bills M. King had nothing 10 do prepared
them IN the manner required by The iorms o.
the NAVY Department, aud never unce dream.
al they would become the subject OF such lit
lie criticism as / II evident from the report il.
sell ihai the objections are more Of form than
81 7.aura. nd DO not IN the cust touch the
merits OF the claim
bir. Joseph Savers bill is first calipd in
question, because three items nre taken oni
al the original bill and thrown into iwo'--I The
necessity Tor this Is apparent when II IS known
fand no one ought 10 have known batter than
The Fourth Auditor hlmsell) thai MI vouchers
must correspond with the articles called Tor m
the requs ton and, II d liyerod NJ the Nav.
Yard, With the Naval Sio e keepers Book In
this case the lndeni was for II Sheets aui 81
Pillow Cases, and the book Of thu Naval Store.
Keeper showed their receipt but Mr. SAVER in
rendering his bli Tor these articles (wifh 9TH
rrs) charged Tor taree pieces of Russia Dock
which ne mad made in the Sheets and How
Cases, and underneath vas charged 81 much
for The making Now rs this bill was informal
| made out tne new bin naming the sheets
and Pillow Cases only. which OF course CON
tanned the three pieces Of Russia Duck OF
which they were made the amount CHARGED
~ both IS the SANE, aud To all Intenis aud pur.
poses there u an euirc correspondence be-
tween the manufacture and the raw mate
rial
Capt. Robert E. Sleeds bill isucstcommen
ted 90, and here make Mr.. King CHARGE The
Government for barrel of beei aud one of
po'k more than was delivered and q" conceaI
me o'etcharg by oml'ting the price per bar
rel line trnth in this matter is that whIle
me beei and Poit was on its way TO the NAVY
Yard one barrel of each was taken on board
The snip Alert for her use, without the know
ledge oil Mr. King. aud so when IT reached the
Yard the otOte-keeper received only d bar.
reis OF he one and 81 OF the other Tins cir
cumstance, heard the officer then in com
tnano OF ihe aeTi mention. Upon this inior- /
H''''oh'i maui OH Aue new DlIl'' gOTTBSpODu-
my IA quantity with The Navel Store Kecpers
receipt. and IN amount with the sum actually |
pad Capt oteed | could see no reason
why MIR. King should lose the barrels OF beef
aud pork, Informally taken ON board the Ale,t
wiihaui MS knowledge or fault, although Mr.. |
Kendall pretendS - have very good reasons
why ne shonit not only loose these IVA IA
ba. refs. oui even. that ioiich, he admits was
truly and formally deheered at the Yard,
Messrs. Cooke knd COS bill il not less obiec. |
honable. las bill as rendered showed on ,rs |
lace that TIE Articles we're furnished for the
schooner Nonsucb, Capt. Ciaxton. did nothing
more thaa distribute such articles as were pro-
we'd 10y the Naval Store keepers book to have
been received, into as many new bills" as
were necessary 10 enHtie Mr. KING TO its credit,
m amounts not AZ all mere ased although
tbe ia pi The = new bili." may have been
mace TO of'e,pnnd with the Naval Store kee
per &c iPt.io q is had no object. for like most
Pe'sous, Considered, a. still consider, the dat.
as mailer OF no great impoftaace--i was oni,