Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-25
by &C ing ~ Parssr lees thaa f6sr moatlas
did he make. by means unknown.
BY commissions
BY Licutenants pay
@,9s7 Is
2,267 az
262 50


did no make. BY means unknown. $e.os7 IS
by commissions 2,267 AZ
BY Licutenants pay zee 50
In all Sll,ol7 10
And In addition to this. an unknown amount in
stores end other things which do in his pub
lie account!
These facts admit OF but one eonst action. Most o.
Mr.. Timberisks's money was paid 10 the eff and
men; or y.,,ed Ia .tore' beo-. the ship arrived in
the United States. Lieutenant Rand lph ioek credit
Tor these payments in his se;tlem MT. Having called
Tor money enough to cover tn Sun. he had III 'ir
mount left hand at,r p,yiny oil IN c,ew AMI tran.
errng 10 s Treasury III. balance found due from hi
This was sufficient to enable him, after ting all de-
msnds Of comfort, pleasure. and TREAD hip, carry
nome considerable sum in money, besides check for
nine thousan dollars.
Why It was that demand was made Of Leuten.
ant Rsndoph the other s-tuem Of his by
the Fourth Auditor, for inventory Of Purssr TIM
berlskes money and top., cannot till /. the first
thought which would strike inc the presentation of
an Acting Purser's account under like circumstances.
Is part Of the Navy gia'ions, that
In such Eases shall be taken and forwarded 10 this
Office. IL seems equally strange tina, he should have
received credit for twice the OF lors he is
charged with, the being palpabie on the face OF
hi, account and scarcely less So that he should have
been allowed, in addition to heavy expenses unsuppor
ed by vouch-r-, the Of 81 267 A. under the me
OF comnis.ons for less than four months service or
which regular Pussr would have been allowed less
than 800 do,a-s
l take no pleasure in discovering that MN haa
wrou sed hs fellow man. 1t would therefore Civ. me
no pain to b, sN'h,d that all hcs- facts and ciscum-
'anca' nothing to fixed design and exhibiting Ger
ao rc.u are siili consistent with Integrity OF pose
en- the part o. Lieutenant Randolph. did at II rat
.u'pect him. had seen enough in thi. office TO in
dice ma 10 look elsewhere for the derargernent Of
these account do not nov believe him TO he tn,
"lago OF the day. He has, fear bsen the vic i'm Of
wore men. Indepcnd, mt OF pecuniary gain, ther.
may have been inducements, operating on o,h.r ms n
to make Pnrsor Tmberlake defaulier. Tho.. in.
Tat "repenge is scest" and that he tco,id 5r ha
the toorld thu death any other evil thing should
forest his reiia, from his grasp"
have given ficts. Further than these imps ach
the inte gritty or honor Of those concerned do no. i'm
peach il. Let Lieutenant Randolph tell where i, the
nvenory Of Mr. Tinheri ,ke's money, slop. and
stores IL h're one, and il there not WHY wa,
not one taken; and why did h. tell Comnodsr. Pa.r.
son. at Boston. that had BEEN forwarded 10 thi. OIL
Why did he not charge himself with all Mr.. Timber.
lakes money, slops, ami stores and give tho
credits! How did he manage to pay away on pnhIic
account before the ship arrived in Bo,,on near 0O0
dollar. more thsn he had received Why did he call
al Boston for upwards OF 20 600 dollars more than wa.
Necessary TO pay OF tho crew! How happened it, III IT.
after paying of hi. crew, he kneU that addition to
large sum drawn on his account, he might venture
10 take check the Richmond b anch for 81 900
leaving 10 900 dollars TO pay the supposed bslancs
which might no found due to the Government? Why
was j., that the letters OF ajor Ea on, show re.
mittince to him OF 400 dollars from Mr.. TimbsrI.ke
were withheld when he delivered 10 Mrs TimberIske
a. he declared. all her husbands private papers au Let
ter'' Why copies of these letters taken gu, Of
This Office, carefully he'll up until Timbarake wa, re-
ported defauer. and then privately used to charg.
the default Major Eaton! Why wa. Mr.. Timber
isk,s letter book INITIATED. Why wa. his off ers r..
eeipt book withheld, aud when it was produced, why
we're manv TENS erased, altered, and re iuced in
mount, Why has he taken credit for Timberlake',
sores .o on AMI a,erthe Of al Apil' Why did he Wis
II Mr. Norman al New Yo,k and conceal the fact from
me until | learnt it from Lieuts nant vAIstte, while
telling ma he wa using every efort AMI had him
money TO bring him 10 Wa.bngton?- Why did Mr..
Norman know nothing Of the disp,.i ion mad. OF MIR
Timherlakc's money when questioned by Mr. Pauliing
and b-eoms able tell, al being three dave
in Washington! Why Lieutenant Randolph. unvvii-
nRnss TO admit the an aid of cl-rk in max
Ing cut an account current 70 the deceased Pur.ers
paper? Why dos he s retain private papers belong
ing TO Mr.. Tmbsrlaks, which he acknow edge. T. be
important? Why, when he found that unres,rainei
cess would not he given to Mr.. Timberlake. papers in
this office, did h. attempt, by threats of complaining 10
the Senators an whom the accounting officers d.,
pendent for their places to aiimidAt. tn into
pliance with h w.is' Why did he actually complain.
Why has the public been sbusrd with all Of
false rumors, with the view OF casting odium limo.
cent mon, aud destroying those who dare to do the
duty anil assert the truth! If Lieutenant Randolph
explain how the agency he ha. had in all hi. /.
tent with integrity Of purpose, will be the FIRST to do
him the Justice he IN erts.
IT. -esoIs~- .ssl. E t.mofoh 10 the Gove.nuen.
while acting Pursar in the Navy a. reported bv the
present Fourth Auditor, together with repor, stating
whether the said Ranioph's was moi at one ne
rod closed and balanced; and il ao, whn; and whether
" wa n' afterwards rc-cpened and re-exanined and
on VIII evidence II was re-opened,'' SC.
NO report has hsen made nv me upon the accoup,
OF L'emtenan, Randolph acting Purser IL was re-
parted "a closed by my predecessor, on the 27b dav
Of Ocfo,cr, 1928. Nor ha. i, been op.ne by M, nm
less the acts described in the preceding narrative are
construed TO open il.
do not know that nndersand til, part Of the
resolution. II seems 10 he based upon TIE assumed
principla that have right 10 inquire into errors
frauds committed on the Government or on Individual,
through this Office, provided the parsons committing
them shall hive done airoitly conceal them
from the Fourth Auditor in the settlement Of 4 cir ac.
counts! DO the Hou's the Of T. i, part NJ the
resolution intend 10 saw that. II find that Mr. Timber
lake left, at the time OF hi, death the snn of SI $50
have no rish to pass ii 10 his credit? ID, tey mean
10 say that have no right to charge il 10 him who
received II, and make him for il? Are the dea
10 he robbed the living 10 be rauced innocent sscur
uss made 10 suhrr, and the guilty 70 escape, becau.e
The omission discovered before the se,em mt
ot The scconns' do not understand my du'y nor
shall 80 perform H. shall reverse NJ dsci ion given
Nv my predecessor in favor Of Lieutenant Randolph
have no right 10 take back CONNEXIONS other allow
ances which may have been male 10 him. However
wrong ri'"T may be. hey are beyond my legitimate
power; beean'o hey v-r- m-..s =; .a s.,..::
bu II is my duty 20 correct obvious errors, II die
cover That man, wbo'e account il closed received
public money not charged in that account il is nv u-
~ TO charge him with l.. Such IA. been the uniform
practice o! This office. Such my views of duty;
and by them shall bs governed in this case and ali
Others.
Into tho Of the annexed do-un.nts have
'hrown Va i'ty Of lters, marked from % 10 A. in.
elusive. which, though seemingly Of little Ieut an.
pear to be embraced in III coll o. the Hou'e.
Very respectfully,
Your obedieni servant,
AMOS KENDALL.
Hon Secretary nj The Many
ITO be eOntnued)
trrom tho Frodorioktown (MI.J Citron.)