Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-20

500 miles OF at the dme:" though own, l could
not hslP ,hnking a little strange that he should ii,
down. .usr he came back, and wri'e me that letter
about ne charge Toe the steam boat Zone OF the items.
No 81 in which he Insists upon - hat the cl1n had
not becn allowed (with view OF courAe, TO charge
Tor IL in effsctl end yet should Afterwards turn
about, aud gtavely with attempt TO deceive
him, tor only contsndUg tba had. Th's, the reader
may r.,nemher was another ch rae which he bro ghi
again.t M in his Report bnt he "a had he pru ence.
observe to jropit in has Repy; aud ATM tvSl,y glad
To tha hr Gao BE ashamed OF ANY lng.
Bn', our Au1i,ors last and most weighy charge
az ,inst me, We. ,hst had attempted 10 deceive him
again in seating up eaim Tor ScranOns stone, and d
GeUing il allowed, when knew all the time, that
chad never been received by tie United States, and
when must hive known also. that>it had actually
been returned 10 me, at 10Y own request. Now, the
reader caau0t have forgotten, sure, the clear aud
perfect maune' in which was enabled TO tepel his
ba'eesS calumoy, IN my answer to the Report aud to
rvove it, author IN its recotug disgrace. lmpati'nt,
howover IL seems, under the weight OF reproach which
h bad thus brought upon himself he has set to work
with all his uairy. and obtained another letter from
the Caplau of the Yard with the certificates of Lem
uel L,nsey aud sevots oihSrs; and streng hened,
h. shppnses, 10y thesv, he forward again, aud
repeats he charge with fresh nsolence; although is
quite clsar. that hi- evidence ha- not altered or
moved, eingle fact in the csse shall Instant
~ NJ certainly shew.
The readrr then will have tie goodness 10 recoect,
that the voucher which originally relied upon to prove
the iact dat the -tone for which had contracted with
Scranton, had been received by the United States
he receipt which Jres Wilkinson, stone ason who
was then working in ,he Navy Yard, and had been
called hy 1.-THE Cap OF the afI
receive IT, If he found IL according TO the contract hsd
gwen Scranton, who brought Il to me, IN these words :
GospoRr, Aug Sth, 1880.
II -csved f Mr. Ichabod l. Scranton, at the United
Sat Navy IaJd, 1000 feet OF coping sioDs sgreeaby
TO your Instructions.
JgFFRiES WILKINSON, Maser Inspector.
To Mills KING. E.q
MY Ageut
Wilkinson was ordered 70 inspect the stone by Com.
Birrou. MILES KING.
This memorandum, observe. l put upon it, when
laid il before the Commissioners in ashiR gton, for
th r approval at the request of the Bank as have al
ready related. The certificate, have seen, salts
sd tho Commissioners aud subsequently the Secteta
nv himself, that the stone had been recsived by the
Uuied States" and it was agreed by tie President,
tie Secretary, and the Auditor, that the claim Tor Il
should be allowed-Iheugh, after all, ii not allow
cd, but rejected by the two latter between them
without cousul,cg the President in the cas-, am
sure)
The reader will also please TO recolect. that slong
with my answsr % our Auditors Rep IT. published
another certificate OF The said fries wilkinson, in
inspected and received the stone at the instance Of
Com. Barron, who for him and gave Kim copy OF
my contact With Scranton, and desired him to nspect
and receive the stone, il agreeable TO II; and have
hcw taken he certificate OF Arthur Enmerson, John
Thompson, aud other gentleman OF the highest re'pec
liability 10 Portsmouth, WHARF he rcsder. to prove thai
lie Is man Of honesty and veraci;y and worthy OF
credit. (So. F, No L } NoH, how dos our AOdi'o' |
attempt 90 mpeach the statement Of Wilkinson this
DIN? Why, in the first place he tells us, 'this sais
inent is Inconsistent with Wkinson's receipt" Ia that
witch il addressed TO " Niles King, Navy Agent" |
lie says, have received the stone, sc. agreeable
Your il strucOrs." True; hut the body and die. ctOn
OF She receipt which w. only signed, were written by
Scranton who evidently used the word "in'tructos'
ior " contact, meaning, no doubt, he written con-
tract a." crihug tie stone. which Com Barron had pu
to Miikinson's hands to inspect and receive il by
tor 10 seriously suprose, that could have
derskon to rall off Jeiiriss Wilkinson from his work in
the Iatd,whate he Wa within the jurisdiction OF Com
Barron acd give him Instructions T. receive the ston,
aud particularly, when il was altogether, the CommO
tor,'s busness TO see that il agreed wi ths conrsc'
icl had NJ Tor Ina
No. p But, a." in the next place" are told that
Wikn.on certificate that he inspected ard received
the Stone, is Econsin ut with the fact, that Commo
dofe Barron actually directed three other gentlemen to
inspect il. by whom il was inspected and condemnsd.
MOI al alhe last act was Inconsistent with the trS
and IL IL only 10 be regretted, indeed that the last had
no, been the first; ard that Commodore Barron had call
Ell ia his hies gentleman u inspeci and condemn
the stone, before lac appointed Jees Wikinson to iu
spect and receive ~, instead Of alter la hat case,
Scranton would not have brought me Wikin.0n's re-
ceip and should not have srn. him TO the Bank
for ,he money, and had TO pey it afterwards myself
with all this trouble into the bargain. But Jehriss
Wiiku son i not Master Inspector" That may be-
but he il Master Mason and an honest man; and he
Pay that he inspected aud received the stone at the
.siII ce OF Com Barron. IL il is meant, however, to
nsnugte that he could not have done 70, because he
was not Master l0specor II ia only necessary TO re-
mark, tha there Is particular officer that have
heard o, WHO is specially entitled to that addition aud
il is certain ihat neither 81 the three gentlemen"
who ,ubs quenty inpec ed and condemned the stone
can b. called Master Inspector. MI Eemuel Lang
ley also no in spe cted some stone for the Commodore
happens TO be carpenief-a Master Joiner, indeed;
bur exactly Master IDspec tor-ltis plain, then,
that Jeies Wilkinson could have inspected snd feceiv
ed The s'one at the instance Of Com Barron, without
being Master Inspec he cer'ihes that he did
so. But, "John Wilson states, tina Jefries Wilkinson
told him. dat h. never annexed the Master Inspector
10 hi name" Yes but he says also that j, fries Will
khs0n told him that " he signed the receipt" This il
evidently the material TACT, and for the rest do not
know 10 added the words Master Inspector, (or"aIa
s-t lapcctor II il it;en in the Originally under
hs n5re "a ugh think it most likely that hs wro'e
the himself and forgot IL hut il is certain that they
there, when the paper first handed 10 me- (See
C r. No. s. 81 / IS quite possible too, that the word
& Mdsfr may have been iRtended for 90 Mason" in
sead of "MaseT tho the latter is rather proba
But Wrigh M Cherry, Com Birron's porter or run
ucr, etA'es tat he has recoe con OF carrying any
tue-sae- fom Com. Barron JeHfes Wilkinson, about
this s'one, and does not believe he did" True,
hut n es Wilkinson does remember 1t, aud not only |
believes but knows the fact Besides, has yet
denied that Commol lore Barron gave Wilkinson ihe |
contract which hal sent to him; and il he gavs il TO
" wilkinson, il IL likely that he sent for w kinsOn
TO CONS and get IT, than that lie went to Wilkinson 10
hand il him; and il he sent for wilkinson he proba.
bly, sent for him by his porter runner" But, "S
NJ. Lauimsr states that JefIries Wilkinson told him
that he thought 81 the time, the stone not fit for
the purpose" This may be; for Wilkinson not
exacy ordered TO Say whether he thought fit for
Tie purpose bat whehert was according to the con.
tract. is however, probably mistake; for IL
that hs careful and particular in
ami receiving the stone, (Sse Cert No. A. Mr.. Lat
timer Of the =" three ntemeh" who condo ed
tho stJno that Wilkin'on received. / pass the
OF or certificates for the present. because of them
DO not touch this point aud the rest Of them may bo
more eDieany answered 10 another place AZ will
appear Thus far, them at least, the main fact
that Je1riss Wilkin'on inspected and received the
sc1r, AZ Tue instance Of Com. Barron, remains unsha-