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

siops, and siores. but he always understand
that sneh we're taken aud that they were IN tn =
possession Of Nr. RanInlph. an1 a cony for.
wsrdsd 10 the Fourth Audunt'. Office. \
memorandum oftha amount OF money was q.
ven 10 him which, he gave 10 Com. Patterson -
Mr.. Paine, III answer 10 the Interogator irs
proposed To him, ssys. . I have 10 stale most
IPosdhGeig that never did count, Or aid in 81
doing, any money left by Nj. f,mherlake, nor
10 nv recollection. designated 10 cannt the
same, or take Inventories OF rs public stores.
I ! was desigHa ed h, Lieut. Nalleue. 10 take an
inventory ot Mr. IS Wearing apparel, and
/ d. 50, and packed the samg "a two ehesfs pnt.
+ tag m inventory Of The srluleS ~ each chest
into HE same. locked ami seated the same aud
/ directed them To- Mrs Margaret Iimbeflake,
/ Washington q v, which two chests MIS- +
received N Bpslnn aul ief,rned ne thera
that lie nr6cleS ana Inventories agrnpd. al
so lud ed duplicate Of each mveptory aud
the KEYS Of III" chests with Mr. Nallettc."
Iiappears from the dhGumsnts v hich the
Auditor has annexed 10 his report. that lherc
Is no eYltsnce from any Individual that any
inventory Of the pubic stores LETT by Pur-
ser timbrr,ake WAS eyer taken. In fact, situa-
ted ss they ,vrrr, IN hossheads, &c. ~
III" hold "a thu SUN, the tact III their beng
Opened aud lnNentnred must have been noio-
rinIs to every one Oh board II is possible
| that Com. Patterson aud Lieut. Valette may
br correct Ia their recollection of the terms 81 he
! order which vas issued, although an inacCufa-
! cy III his particular Is more tHnn probable, NJ
! ter a lapse al two years but II ,ecms dithcait
I 10 reconcile the fact, that such an order was
eiyan with the circumstance, that ueither OF
.ers officers ever gave himself tho least .lTou.
] 20 ascertain whether ~ nj IL had been
! compiled ~lil, apd neither oi thuW could have
! heen ignoi1ni ii the nci that thess uubiic ~.
/ bclss epuid not haze breu nyentOrird WnhOni
/ the circumstances being known throughout the
snip. Each OF these genilemrn had the evidence
| that the money was cnaAted. aud the private
! property examined ; aud It appears somewhat
ubaGconulahlr thai neither OF them should see
10 toe execution of thai part Of the oc'ler which
related 10 the pubic stores la fact, So lar as
/ | have any koo~isass o. grounds Of heiet up
on The suhjcr, 10 such Inventory WAS taken,
ani 'flaniy none was ever made, nc seen. by
me. Upou Wbom ernsu,s IS To resi-, on lhe
snpposilion thai 40 such order was given, o.
tint IL was nD' eIeyed, II - not iIr me to de-
] cide Nestr having received any such order
| feel that 10 ctnsnrg ia eaher aspect Of The
case is attributable 10 me. IL Is only by sur.
! mjsag hai sacl docamsht was nado--thM IFS
contents wuuid ~ some WAY or an01ter have
implicated mr--and that iraudnenty sup
pressed n thai II can have auy bearing upon
me-, my accounts, or my character. A similar
rain Of basrlrss sui mlats aud inalnuations
might with equal uuih have made amy other
officer ga bnard lhg OBJECT of suspicion aud Il
charge.
n regard 10 The money lett by Mr., lllnber-
lake II was counted, statements OF The amount
received by me were made out. placed IA the
hands Of Ms. NnlIruc. and by him connnnr
ia.
hdre N every nceaoion adnitrd To the Au.
alrur as he hIn,eii nas stated Ia he pre'encc
Of ne second Comptroller and Com. Paterson,
stated u TO .xceed eleven Thousand dollars !,
butt at not having the memorandum with
me- was unable 10 give the precise sum. Ia
tbs tepon :. q says thai | admitted previously
Ihat Mr. i. had lett SUN al monry " IT,
had Expended in paying / public lsb's IN t1e
hraitrlrauean 10 Mr.. Vaiere sa tep ,senis
me as having stated thai the sun "a s"ded -
lcyen thousand dollars. III ain' lninoW nj
legged 10 nave teen thus received. !, 81 $50
Where then is the fbauda,inn tor any impnia,
ton uiioamy obafacter No concealment az
peals IN this, IN every other act, my CON
ducG Has been open, frank aud consistent with
truth.
ca all these occasions thrn. GaVe admitted,
Il the uniform assertion Oh the fact he property
came mo nv hands and uniformly acco1aPa.
med tuis win the addilonaI iart, TINT II han
hpen apprli4ated IN payment on Nj. rs at
connl# an he Mediterranean. l. thi, assertion
gainsas I'd /. am unsble so 10 ns apiish the
truth oglhe a ,lrg alton, upon myself must 'he
responsibility rest The burlhen Of proof IL
upuu me-, and before auy COMPETENT tribunal
am prepared tn rnGuunter all that cru he adj
ducpd uppn lie snljrct The documents aud
accounts are la general IA The hands oil Gov
ernment. Ace $40 hem, excepting under re-
sttictions going 10 prescribe even the totm OF
my account and he items Of which II shall
consist i prohIbiied aud thus pfechaed from
compi, ns with thr acquisitions made on me,
nv failure La comply /, made the foundation
of another series Of Insinuaions and OF charges.
Most sincerely do | unite with the Audl1r
in his hope Inai " TINS affair WI be Investigated
by a uIbuus possessing more power lhan DO,
aud tbat GIcis, niotipes, and names VIII he ihily
sclos IL II IS probable that so small maj
ter rs an iniuigruce oflhis desire will be ac.
cordsd 10 the Aa9ltor by The Government, ooh
he NAV rest assured that from me h. need
aapcehend ~ Hlns 10 thNar his wishes.
ifihen thrrs never was any inventory taken
of the nah iC stores lelt by Mr.. Timberlalse, no
differences nnfayorable to me cen DO drawn
from the eIrcum .tance that none such IS exhib.
tied twas neiher my duty 10 take II myself.
nor wihln my pnwer To have It prepared by
o hers Inc first act Of mine n tela,on 60
lhese stores was ahrr the ARRIVAL at Inc CoAsi-
luton II Boston, when, by order oi the 5eefe-
,afy oi The NAVY, they were onded and sold
nj n bic auction. The proceeds Of that sale,
received u. snr constitutes one Of lhs items
WIN which an charged, and t., which thnve
fully accounted. II evidence can bo adjnced,
showing. or even leading to a suspicion thai
hare used these goods, or IN any manner be-
come cbargable with them, further than az a.
hove stated. il is within the power Of the Cow
.rnment to procure ii, ani invite tue Ell
fort.
81 in RELATION 10 the money II have re
ceived more than 3lI,75o, or have aot properly
Gisbnrsed thar sum the difficulty OF vlndcatng
myself rests u. jh ne. and can he subjected to
the stricta,, OF tesis. Unnlthat test Is produ-
cpd II would be unparalleled injustice 10
give credence 10 the snspicion that am gull
".
have noS submitted 10 my counirymen and