Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-22

His receipts and payments before arrival were as
iouo"s' as shown by his account and vouchers, viz.
Received in slops at Pert Mahon $742 so
Received In cash at Gibraltar lI,OG0 90
Total receipts, SIi.742 so
disbursements i'll the Mediterranean, sops and stores
issued and Stops returned Naval store, S279O IS
Excess of payments over receipts, se.987 4S.
There known fund of which this could
have been drawn, other than Mr. Undertakes money
received at Port Mahon. But in addition to these pay
ments. he paid for tobacco at Gibrafor S148 r. little
OF which sold to the crew, in consequence of its
its inferior quality; and considerable for other
stores. How ,uuoh of thus replaced by issues of
the same stores. the papers do no, enable to as.
certain.
After arriving at the above result, examined into
Lieutenant RandoPhs receP PITT and payments after his
arrival ir Boston. The result exhibited a balance of
receips, overpnyments corresponding with the excess
of payments over receipts before his arrival.
From these views of the subject, it apparent to
my mind that Lieutenant Randolph must have had LETT
IN bank at Boston, after paying off the crew, appro-
priating all his commissions, compensation, and
expenses, and after returning into the Treasury the
amount found due from him on settlement, at least
$4,000 At request, the Secretary of the Treas
ury applied for his bank account. The reply Of the
bank, with Lieutenapt Randophs account, annexed,
marked (26) II fully confirms previous conclusions
1t shows that, after Lieutenant Randolph had finished
all his payments, he still had left i'm bank S19,S73 g.
Before he left Boston, he drew So 1873 49, of this
sum; S7l8 O6 in cash; s156 IL, in a check ON the
q
mond Branch, leaving precisely $4,000 in bank.
This. with 1857 43 afterwards deposited, all of
the sl9,87S %, which came into the Treasury.
But comparison of Lieutenant Raudolph's bank
account with his account in this Office, makes it ae-
parent that he had, during the progress of his pay
ments drawn out considerable his own &C
count. His account current, and abstracts from his
pay roll. annexed, marked az Had he deposit
ed all the money he received in Boston, and drawn
none except for the payment of the ships crew, the
balance in bank would have exceeded 500 600 A
CAR q al he rive fbef
lowing results; which have doubt are accurate
within few cents
1928, July 5. Lieutenant Randolph received of the
Navy Agent at boston, In anticipation of
1898, July H. Received the amount of T''O'O "
S93. 600 RENTED, deducting the forego.
Receiving for Timberake's stores, sold at
auction, GOT 81
Received for dead mems and deser,er's
clothes sold, 400
Total received at Boston, sss e4s 30
Whole amount paid officers and men Boston, 1884 40
Surplus remaining hand, $Iss73 %. of
Bank, his account. shows. s2sss ss
Or this sum there returned into the Treas
ury only IO,257 43
Leaving IN Iieu,esan, Randolph. hands sll.ss5 90
OF this he has accounted for the follow
ing items only, Wis
Ex penseslat Charlestown, $50 %
Paid r. Calder as clerk, 7sI5
His own commissions allowed. 2,267 AZ
travelling expenses ana perdem while set.
Ting accounts I07 40
HIS own pay on pay roll, 262 80
His own pay for Angus, and September, 200 50 &s
- $1,000 as
Leaving Lieutenant Randolph's hands. ,uholly
tas0ccaunted for, after allowing all his pay, elnoi-
uinents commissioners, and expenses, SS,S87 "a
To this in cash. be added ascertain what
was really detained by Lieutenant Randolph, the money
deductng his profit those sold the and any
which might be due to hin, for money len, officers,
st possible that all this could have boon Lieutenant Ran
By acting a. Pur.er les, than four months, did he
s5 %sss sz %ss"' unknown s. s IS; e Il
BY LieutenaDts pay 262 SO
In all s1.5I7 70
And in addition to this, an unknown amount in
stores and other things which do enter in his pub
lie account?
of Mr. Undertakes money was paid to the officers
and NEE, vested in stores before the ship arrived
in the United Safes Lieutenant Randolph took
credit for these payments in his settlement Having
called for money enough to them, he had their
exact amount left hand after paying of the crew,
and transferring the Treasury the balance found
due from him This was sufficient to enable him,
after meeting all demands of comfort, pleasure, and
to carry home considerable in mo-
uey, besides check for nine thosand dollars
Why 1T was that demand was made of Lieu
tenant Randolph on the other settlement of bis ac-
count by the Fourth Auditor for inventory Of Pur
ser Timber7ke's money and slops tell 1t is
the first thought which woad strike me on:the pres
n,a;ion of an Acting Purser's account under like
Its part of the Navy Regulations,
that Inventories in such shall be taken aDd for
wardcd to this sffces 1t equally strange that
he should haze received credit for twice the amount
of sioops he is charged with the error being palpa
bic the face of his account end scarcely less So
that he should have been allowed, in addition to hea-
Wy expenses, unsupported by vouchers, the sum of
81, 267 40, under the name of commissions, for less
than four months service for which regular Pusey
would have been allowed less than 800 dollars.
tpke pleasure i'll discovering that man has
wronged his fellow man. 1t would, therefore, give
me pain to be satisfied, that all these facts and
circumstances, nothing to fixed design and exhibit
ing certain result, still consistent with Dtegr
ty purpose the part Of Lieutenant Randolph ibid
not at first suspect him had seen enough in lhs
Office to induce me to look elsewhere for the derange
ment Of these accounts do not now believe him
to be the "iago" of the day. He has, fear, been
the CHM of worse Indenendenl of nscunia-