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

these officers could have ordered the carts this
vice without authority from the Captain of the Yard.
The proof il then full this point than it
before aud the certificates instead of
onlv canirn aud establish wilkin.on's receipt
Bat, perhaps, will be said, the other hand that
Commodore Barron had expressly denied that Jsffies
Wilkinson inspected and received this stone by bic
authority. etno--I do not think tina, he has-and
should he sorrv fo- hs sake, 4 he lad, after the
tact has been thoroughly proved But have look
~ into DO his letters aud cannot any thing like
that clear AMI explicit denial OF the TACT, which
ought TO require In the case IL is true, in his frs
letter 60 the Secretary, he IL never authorized
any receive th- stone, and knotp nothing
bout the receipt which your letter oliudes to-" But
the Secretary in his letter saws, al wish YOU for
ward TO the Department by the return Of the steam
bout, such information you may be in possession Of
connected with the delivery. receipt aud payment OF
ceipfed for By fehdbod Scranton at the Nary Yard.
Goport" Now, the Commodore. in h.reply. proSs
bly, mean'te say, that he knows nothing about 'ny
stone recspfsdf for by ThdbJd Scranton at the .Ndry
Yard and thsre was truly none such believe though
there wa' certainly receipted for by Jefries Will
k'nson, whose name, although he mu.t have heard,
and seen 1t too before he does not mention In hi'
letter. At any rate he does here deny that he gave
Wilkinson the contract with Scranton, and IL is possible
that hs may not the word &" authorize" exactly AZ
the rest OF us do Indeed. Audi or himself seems 70
have thought tina! his first letter not quite explicit
enough the point for it spp'srs he wrote to him
sscoad little more to tbs purpose. q am sorry.
by The he has not given this letter OF his also.
"a ALWAYS liks TO SEQ the whole Of hinS; perhaps,
however, he kept no copy fit) But the Commod're
is net YET quite explicit enough, in this second letter
for ueFor in the fire. place, observe that although
he does not exactly our Auditor represents tn
"Js fries Wilkinson did not belong TO the Yard,
yet he takes some pains remark that 'his
not roll at tbs time that he is represented TO
he master Inspector and this while he admits distinct
ly that he wo' king in the Yard some Of the
Contractors and Stone Masons tho new foundation
under Ship House, No. L." az Wilkin'on himself has
stated. aud am led suspect that he had
Tor noting this apparently immaterial fact When he
goes on then TO say che never was ordered by to
Ia m
strike. there is something cautious and guarded in
the phrase. and cannot help suspecting az least that
~ Wilkiuson's name was not "on roll' the Com.
nosore NAV have thought that he had not exactly
right 10 order him TO inspect the sone aud am
rmed in my conjecture this point by observing that
he ''three gentlemen" who were on roll,
bat who afterward. n.pec,ed the son,, only certify
hat they were called on" by Commodore Barron, |
&c; and Mr.. Lsmuel L'ngey. also, see. in like man
her, certihes that he wac" called on" by the Com |
nodore at another time. This, then, is the Csmmo- |
'ores phrase for the things and when he says that JEFF
ries wilkinson "was never e,dered by TO inspect
he sfone. he only means to say that although he was
called on" orrequested he no, AZ he would say,
'rdered (oor yet exactly Gufh0riredD 20 do it, 81
hen, the Commodore ha. not contradicted the s'ae
nent Of Wilkinso this point, and was he |
ould not have intended TO do SC; for it may now be
cen, that Mr. Murden cer'ihss, that he presented the
I'LL for the stone. with the certificate Of wilkinson at
&C hsd to it, TO the Commodore both before and after
nade my memorandum upon it, and yet he " never |
eard any objection 10 the receipt of Jees Wilkinson
uached to the bill for the stone or the note Of Mr..
he stone by Commodore Barron, (.igned) Miles King,
rom Comm odore Barron any else till he saw
fr. Kendall. report, (see certificate No 5)
After all | believe can relieve the Commodore
rom iis enhancement al once, by bringing TO his
ole ction small fact which ht TO have forgot
nd that is that Scranton brought two parcels OF stone
i"y,or, whar; under his contract win me. The
rst which arrived here on the 7fh Of July. was ia
p.cted by Mr. Langley who "was calles on" by the
Commodore TO perform the service, ami not being found
ding to the contract was rejected and aerward.
N Mr and N i'm IN IL
ympe, stone-cu,ter here at 20 cents foot, being
i've cents foot more than had contracted to give for
t. (See cert No6, Z, 81 After this, however on
ne 18th of august foO,cing, he rendered another par
II Of b,uer quality, which inspected by Jrhries |
who was now "caed on" by the C)mmo |
10 discharge the dUty, and being found according
is plain thsn, that the Commodore has contounded
he two parcels Of stone together, and perple xed
msclt bstween them. Al any rate, is clsar, from
lis taking the cerifcats OF Langley TO prove his asser
ons in rela ion to the stone aluded TO" that hi. sose
Thich he alluls' 10 must have been that which wa'
,spectad by Langley in July: Gee Lanxley's certh-
ate and he is right enough in saying that wilkn.on
was never ordered (nor "called on,) TO in |
pect ''ths stones" for the stons which Wilkinson in
pected was, have seen, the second parcel which
,as received, as he certifes, the s'h Of August
HE, perhaps, solves tho whole mystery; and
lily glad to the honor of Commodore Barron In This
Vay, though at the expense possibly of little Of hi.
rsdt for correctness and consistency. Moreover that
e has bad memory, which Is mtforune rather |
han a repro'ch to him. the certificate Of NJ. Rich !
t)icRsOD Wnlcn nave iaken Tor MS dement,, may
erve to shew; and the reader will easily conclude that
gentleman who could forget his written letter about
mS, might not be able to remember his verbal order |
bou, stone. (See cert No 81 / am really glad, |
ay, to save his honor In this way; for must add,
what is duo to Wilkinson rather than to myself
hat Com. Barron put the contract with Scranton
lto Wlkinsons hand, aud heard him give the ntruc.
ons, dirscDns, which hs has certified: and
s'ter which have just received from Mr. Scranton,
'iIl prove Tat he also and heard the thing
See No I0.) After hls il will hardly be pre,ende ed
gain, presume, that this stone not received by
he U. States.
rs to the other assertion that must have known
hat the stone had been retained to me, left Tay
ot's wharf for me, at my own request, | can only |
ay again, that, although in that spir Of accOmmola-
ion which has ever actuated my conduct 1 would |
received il, and disposed OF il at any time for the
}. states, Tit had been properly returned 10 here
the state it was in when IL received by Wilkin-
on for them; yeti certainly authorised any one
say Tor that would receive il at Taylors wharf;
nd the certificate Of Mr.. Murdsn proves that he ne
'er made any such engagement for Nor indeed, |
he had, could have been under any obligation 10
observe it, when found that the stone had be en- bad
broken by the cartmen, and that part OF it, moreo
'er, had been either used or lest.
After his 'if this Scranton stone" really "besver
han that OF Ssyphus, and cannot be moved again."
conscious Auditor Ne, H. OF course all
he better for the purpose to which have heretofore
devoted D and though have right TO dispose OF the
property OF the u. States even though they have not
paid me for it,) am sure all honorable men will agree
with now, that ii ought indeed TO " rest forever
where il lies az perpetual monument Of the malice
aud msanness OF my aceu'srs together"
(ToBB coNcLUDED)
f.
NsRYoLK, July 3oth 1880
! certify that I am we'll acquainted with the hand
writing Of Mr. King, and at his request, have eIamin