Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-15


ch'rged ,amonuling 10 SI05. 800 80 every cent
"i winch has been fully accounted Coz IN the
once OF tue Fonrth Auditor, and my accounts
hnally closed anb reported % the eth October
/ ISIS. MOI one new nen 81 charge. 50 lir n !
am agprIsed has been male against ,ue an
me e"1Ss OF the brpirinrui--n1 new alyan.
ces nave hsen tnaae--ns mistake ~ error. m
Tue accounts has been dafecied aud rsctl6.d.-
AMI yei | an presented before the Legislature
OF the Nation rs deihuer
IL appears that this alton grows ont Of
TIE settlement Of the accounts al Mr.. 1unbs..
! iake. not ofmy uwn. Ahtl,nre la, hrra re-.
ported against him; nna. tor Tue apowed oil.
lection ot diminishing ns da,trpp no tbs dehl,
apparently due from bnIb thq Gayrrunent,
my ch racier Is asssil1l. and fraudulent con.
duet Attributed 10 me. Tue setti.meat + Mr.
iim5erlake's accounts vas made AZ he DrraIt-
ineni by the Officers OF the Goveinmpni. with
ohtmy knowledge ur intervention aud IN the
18th August, 1879. beancc was reported
against him OF Si7 al 03. Tins amount " q ;
fedsced IN the account reported Oh the llM
I September, 10 the sum of SI4373 90 Not
/ having access II the accounts aud papers re.
'a'ing 10 Them, ! take The dates aud sums
as stated in tie Official report OF The Auli,ar.
Hfre must remark, that ia tai, earl, Stage
the Auditor cacngted TO lead 10 lhr most en-
foueons conclusions. tie slue>. thar, " an the
27Ih October, Lieut. kan1olphs accounrs, Us
acting pu,ser, "as ciosed s,l reported, While
the previous accounts Of NJ. Ilnhprlake re
ma iurd uatouGhed. NO iutima,ion Is gwen
/ that there was aug othsr account between me
Government and Mr.. TImberlake than that
which related 10 the cruise of ne Constitution
In aci, iae lang Used by the Fourth Al.
! dIiur lin ough0gt /, calculated 10 leave an nm
! Preston thbt the entire accounts which were
lnre'tlc ttcd.ana upon which he balances we're
stIach. related exclusively 10 that Crni.e l.
X h'weyrt, mder'1s 10 observe, TINT NJ. Inn.
te ahe hat heen me pprser oil lac trigalr i'fesi.
dem. during the war. and, IN thai capacity, a
la sc bd'anGe Appeared against MN ; Ia be re-
/ ilcgei from whIch. hr had been for wears and
probably Un suIlIclt nj co ttiahie grounds sUlic-
/ ting the GnveInm snt. lie had also been The
purser 1.-THE Shark, dutiug a CRUISE 10 the Vest
| lndirS; and, IN Tie settlement uf hat ac-
conui aisp, a comfortable balance appeared
agm.i hun. Ins second balance, (lm9nnII0g
as have been niprm d 10 a very considerable
sum al MONEY! was Transferred 10 The account
growing ont Of the crnse OF th3 GOns itgflpH,
and CONSTITUTES a iar2e portion oi the uaiauee Of
Sl4,373 So
The circlmStante; which ndacei de Audi
tor 10 give to his subject a tu mgts' sdttaa,
he alleges 10 be the confidence win winch
The family Of Mr.. Undertake asserted ihd.
there must be error ~ trand "a 'ua settlement
oi his account What vas the na.ure Of this
assertion, whether il rested IA the vague aud
general language III winch it Is thus stated, u
had any specific application by whom a No
ynuch"d-to whom II was adde's ed, and When
uttered. i mas not been dprmed necessary 10
cummnnica,e, although Is ohyinrs that thrse
circumstances might have proved impottant
AM material.
1t would be indeed somewhat singular that
MIR. Timberlake, who hid been purser Of 50
large vessel as the Constitution from The 23'h
OF June, 1924. until April -, is2a, should MOI
realize = handsome profit "pon his crlnse Bun
II must be remembered that the settlement Of
his accounts with the Treasury, furnishes ~
certain indcia n OF the ppcunary result to The
purser whether profitable OF olharwise. ihe
documents in The possession OF the Auditor
shaw, DIS he himself ales. that various remit.
tances v ere made by Mr.. Iimberlake when II,
he Med tertanean. VIM the amount OF
those remillances am not fully apPrsed, bot
Tim sum exceeding the reported halauee A.
gninsi hm was paid Ia New York, pftor 10 tine
sati,se Of the Constitution, md RENTED duf
ing Tue cruise, iar matters al private eOncGfn,ls
susCep' Die OF proof
II mus also be obvious 10 every our familiar
win ne du.i.s Of apDrser, taal the most sefIl-
palous accuracy aud -Ysiem an the eonduei OF
the business, and IN the keeping ot The accounts,
are necessary TO ensu.e hat rfohl "a the indl-
y'dual which the lazy allows hin. bnt tie Au-
diiar hnnsef states that the accooors OF Air.
fimherlakr were found IN a nost deidneed
c1ndloo
II Is also within the knowledge .fall the Of.
fcers of the Consultations that Al least from The
early mart Of November, 1927, whsr the I'M
fortunate circumstance oGcmIed wlcb caused
the premature death Of Mr.. rlmberlake he was
frequently IN n situation which absolutely IN
caplcifaied him from thai &C I'VE aud Vsdant
attention 10 'he business of hls off p, winch can
alone prevent IL from becCmng hghy dlSad-
yanageoIS 10 the pscunIsry interests OF me oiiI-
Ger.
4 more specific detail Of facts vii praaPs
hereafter be given, whlch Will demonstrate
thai ample grounds existed. Wilhnd nnPdsn
ing the honor or the integ0'iy oi any hdVl-
dual accounting fully Tor IN TAFT tnat balance
should appear against Mrs Iimb'riaise dpo"
a settlement OF MS accounts VAN t0e govern
ment.
I HPIe Hlt W. ~ VI ~ H'''' 49,
Auditor appe srs mainly 10 rest hl- aliegations
ol fraud and anotzz lament. The one Is, that
10 inventory ol HE pnDltc stores OF Me- llm-
herake should appear 10 the ofhcr the second,
that M pr4cl.e account Of the moue. ieh hy
hin should b. exhibited.
In my slatemenl, ns gigen by the Auditor J
am represented 10 have sail, ON the l2tn & eb-
rtary, 1870" that he amount oil money re-
ceived (by me- leit by Mr.. Iimberlakr, was
upwards OF eleven Thousand dollars, OF tue IL
mnunt of wpIch he has a private memofahdum.
. nd that ha never received from those VIII"
counted the ,nnntV or others. any inventory
or memorandum Of the amount OF money or
public property ehhy Mr. Tlmhe,ake." lhhs
is a dain lnvarD'saed statement. literally rue
in every parlieu az, bnt which IS assaulted by the
Auditor "a No very measured. terms OF direct
alteration and calnmniOus insinnatlnn Com
mndore Patterson, who was in command at the
states that ne orderd Lieut. T.
\ f. Vaiietie, lst lieutenant, 10 cause an IN
vpntnry OF money and articles % every de-
scri2iion in charge of the late p1rser TO be
mate conformably 10 the rnles aud reeula'
IN aph y a J..