Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-22

Hos vsntng 10 ACT sngty IN an Affair delicate and
important. and Presenting that the Second Comptrol.
lcr might have Ia decide on the case suc rested to,
the President the expedency OF requesting him and
Commodore Patterson, who commanded the ship to
aid in the inve stiRation On the l9t in,,,nt We
examined iieu,enants Randolph, Yalette, and Till.
madgr. The statement of Lieutenant Randolph was
not closed, because IL intended To question him
further after examining the other lint n.
was called out on business, and did return on that
day. Commodore Patterson has, ut nv request, also
made out statement, aud. deliv -ring il to me-
said he VAS confident the amount Of money was nearer
twelve Thousand dollars than eleven. also submit
the statements OF Mr. Geu, and Mr., Handy. the two
clerks who settled the accounts of Lieutenant Ran
dolph and Mr.. Iimberlake.-G, n, j. In
Lieutenant Randolph ASSURED ne. lot h had en-
dravored to procure the atte ndance of Mr. Norman,
aud had sent money TO pay his travelling expenses
inquired whether my writing to him would expedite
h's arrival and was answered that it probably WOULD
u wouic promise that his travelling expenses should
pc pad by the Government. After consulting YOU
on the instant, wrote him to that effect In re-
ply received two letters; from Mrs. Norman
stating that her husband was ILL., bu, would come on
as soon a. he was able the other from Mr.. Norman
few days subsequent in date, in which he informed
zoe he could not come without advance OF his ra,
cling expenses.
could be procured in his CITY, took steps to have him
ntcrroga,ed in New York. On the 22d instant, \
received from J. K. Paultng, Esq. Navy Agent in
that city. letter dated 1Sth inst OF which The fol
lowing "a an extract:
After the receipt of your letter enclosing the
qaerics ct Com. Patterson, concluded to send and
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at my odfice. and he this morning On my sta
ing to him the reasons for my requesting this inter.
view, ms reply wac, that lie knew nothing on the sub
Ject OF the money or propert, left by Mr TmberaSe
except having understood generally tina, there was
some money and property. What became of it he
could not tel. He neither assisted in counting tie
one or taking an inventory of the other.
| a few minutes after | had received this letter /!
received wood trom Lieut. Randolph through Lieut.
Beli That Mr.. Norman was in til" ci /, and that he
would Introduce him TO M mex; morning I did not
hc \! rlr tto,
| Undertakes mcnCy, which counted OH the Cd
or Sd April 1893. was psid away, at least n pas,
off, on his payroll WITCH is dated ind closed on the
3'S March, and Lieut. Randolph requests access In
the papers and payroll of Timberloke. oil dated be-
tore his death for the purpose of selecting items nnd
making out nn account current, TO show what wa.
done with the money lef by him. On consultation.
Com Patterson, the Second Comp,roller and mvself
we're unanimously Of opinion, that access OUGHT moi
be granted, unless some general description
could hrst be given OF the i,,1s cl.lm"d and some
fe"t stated, teod'ngto show thu probability of cIam
winch con'radcts all the records and papers wi ;ch
was never before heard OF by the other officers
OF the ship, and which SIS wholly moons s,cnt with
Mr.. Normnn's declaration to sir. Pnuldng.
Surprising II possible that something wlrch M ,h,
throw light on the subject had been overlooked I
recently directed two ofmy Clerks, Mcssrs HANDY
and Rves, carefully to examine Mr.. Tunberlake;s
o.ox Boz. und papers one by one The only mate rial
result wes the discovery that Mr.. Tmberlakc's Ia
test account book with the officers of the shin n
book often referred 10 i'll the papers, and very essen
tial to al investigation of his accounts was also mis-
sing
Il is impossible yet, TO determine what balance IL
any, Is due from Mr. Timberlak. to the Goverpnc:t
In various settlements of his accounts there have
been suspensions to the amour, of many thousand
d"lisrs, portion of which NAV ultimately como In
MS credit nut mat is branch OF tho sutjsc, I'm
not investigated
| Upon these facts, Sir. you and the Senate n -,
aoie 10 form SOM oPini7n upon the subjects oieIe
inqsiry.
| The means by which you and myself 6rst received
furnatl ofthe eNi,cnce of Major Es;on's letters
."w on file IN t. office, and the motive of our in
dormant, appear t. 80 constitute mn essential pnrt
81 the history OF this transaction. Il is proved thai,
nose letters were read aloud Office and oop:es
| taken ou'. 1t was by an anonymous letter which
You showed to Ine, that you first became aprpized
oil Their c2ia ence. few days aftcrw ards rec iy
ed one. of which the follow ing is a copv:
Sir: You are very vgant in discovering abuses
among pune officers as to money matters, but why
vent your spleen on worms' Even these can torn
as you may find out. Let say TO YOU lnouir
~hst became of the money drawn by Purser Tim
berlake, that was paid TO Major Eaton, who undeT
tooR the guardianship of his children and the man
ngement OF his property, for the sake of his ,o(e
lake peep INTO The bank. see if you can end who
bought the house, and where the money came from
You are the man to find ont, and your own Office
ana the bank can throw much light these natcrs.
PAUL PRY'
me lnforrua0on anonymously. The pnolire of Tho
iniormer 's seen in the following COPY of nm anon
yinous letter received BY Major Eaton, on the same
da-: " S'"e
Sir: haze written q letter to Mr. Kendall ,bout
tne money that paid Tor o Meals houses; YOU know
wat mean! Revenge is sweet, and have YOU in
my power and will roast you, and boil YOU. and
bake you, and hope you may long live to prolong
my pleasure Lay not the hatterng JUNCTION 70 vour
SOU mat you can escape me. woulI not tia,
death or any other evil thing should take Won from
| my grasp for half the world jaGO
These two letters, and that TO yourself are found
on comparison To be written in the same disguised
hand w no 1t is, that would make Won and mo IN
inc performance OF our Official dutics the instrument
OF his soeet reoenge, know not. But cannot boln
ash Tg myself whether he who took copies Of Ma
ine utne' me use which was to be made of them >,
D'd ne not tbon know that Mr TrmberIakc was tn
Iu aePoIoi a d''auher' and intend TO Use those
letters precisely he has done UoO could Se
gov that mf. IImberlake would be a dcfauIter. mn
ices De also knew that had been ken In rsL
MN onef Where these means the withdra vine sc
ihe inventories the mutaiion Of the letter bool
+, KNOW not what other devices TO deprive Mr. Tim