Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-22


1"o's sums, Which can only be obtained when the
Ia nanu or otner business, 10 completed. For ex-
smPe, was In the habit OF paying out large sums,
rom day to day. on what are called allotment tickets
Cor tickets on which part of the pay accruny 10
sa''or, Is paid to their wives, other assiguees n,
hoh,' ana 'he'e sums wero accordingly stated in my
mon My returns; but yet those same payments could
not appear nny quarterly returns, until the tick had
run out aud the whole settled at the end of IN.
term Or cruise In like manner had often args con.
tracts in haod for work, aud supplies extending throu
months and years; and here, too nv payment. ON ac
count. though noted in lay monthly returns. were
always necessarily omitted in my quarterly ones a.
nry were lying over Tor the vouchers. which could
iy DO had, when the work finished or he con,r,e
closed IL IL entirely plain, therefore, that ai,hou yh
the TWO se' OF accounts should always agree In their
statements oil the Sums 'eceiped from the Department.
Cas mine always did, they can hardly ever agree in
their statements OF the discussed A, to what /.
so nicely added, therefore, that " this agreement
'ound IN the accounts OF the other principal Agents."
can only say that is reallg the fact as e., s,m,
d,s6ursed the state OF business al their sation,
have been very different from that which existed thi.
p'aee or Is most marvellous coincidence indeed -
az all events, Halter myscf have shewed that diff.
between the two sorts OF accounts, can be OF 10
-gnhcance tor the plain reason that abouy IN thew
'or me same period. they not las the Secretary
se) Tor the same purposes" bu, emauste from diff.
ierent authorities, relate to different objects embrace
different subjects, and have in fact no real CONNIE ion
with each other. After this, the yro.. insinua ton
which he has founded upon tho natural and ine
want OF agreeiur mt in the statements of
in my monthly and quartz returns must appear 10 ali
honest minds, as mean us il is false.
a. to what the Secretary adds, that the paper mark
ea d. contains synopsis OF these discrepancies, frou,
1872, to June 30h, 1922 fhe means to have Il under
stool, that there were such discrepancies in nv ac
count PRIOR 10 that perio, TO let in the
mat hey crep in a!;er it, it only cessary say that
maze no monthly returns before 1922, the Depart-
ment. as hive already remarked having frat he yun
to require them, by its order, passed in that wear
Anu a' 70 the assertion that "this document shcws
that Mr King had tor the last seven wears with m.
a ling
his ohlce etained in his hands To
.,"og DP"tment, an amount OF the public monies
"vtr'smg from $40 600 to $4,000 per annum"-I an.
wer' mat Is not true that ever had anu balance s in
my hand, OF any amount, that were not duy acknowI
enge" 10 the department ia my monthly returns and 10
me treasury Department in my quarterly ones Indeed
u worthy OF special note, that il is from sunopss of
o'e very returns that he pretends to che ~ the aver
age balances in my hands. But how then could ,b,v
nave "een "undcknoWledged" when they must ne ces.
sriy have heen stated in those returns beIo-e r..
could have been embraced in his svnopsi, of tbeni
The fl'ehood OF this OF the charge is thu, brand
ed on s lace and the dupcity the rest mus, b. oh
ous every one but the Secretary himself from the
ac' 'hat from the very nature of the service in which
was engaged, ought TO have hail. land more fire..
qnen,y than had in reality0 considerable sums of NM
heY IN me Bdnk here (and not exactly in nv hnnd, ny
10 'hcet IN dairy and houly drafts which ware con
s'anUy coming In against me; and the apartment, ap
prsed OF the state Of thing, from my returns and other
wise, and acquainted with its own duty took
care to furnish with the necessary funds
~ MOI uhirequeny, however, 50 sudden and pre az
ing were the calls upon me, that my reported balances
W. ue dc'"di,y our before my returns could reach
y" "sn'"g'o'' ana have often had TO make advances
ou' VI my own means in anticipation o. further sun
phs* Indeed could easily shew If il wer, ,ece.ss
rY mere, That in this way have actually sav,I Tho II
o'ates d. ie'st SoO 900, TO which am Justly entitled
lot interest on advances; though nv servcs tn The
Gov eminent in This behalf rema n, mt only nm rom,sn
s'tei but so lar the pr .ad is concerned un
aeKnowiehsed' by the Department. Nay il arpe,r,
that he has very generously contrve TO nrov, 10 hin
nat 10. for h.
observe: A ="
" Inc paper marked c. shews the amount of the re.
qn''.'ns made by MIR. King from the l.t May to the
ON OF August 1929, and il also shews as accur0fel
as coHd be determined the amount Necessary to meet
Tue expenses OF the naval service that station for the
same p1od, exhibiting ouerirofts upon the Navy De-
parment amounting to about $50, 1927 OS" Tbi, docu
ment again is no, yet published hut in tho mean lin.
me Sece arys oblgnS anticipation of lis content, ia
nouhuHsS Intended TO convey the idsa that had drawn
al diheront times for more money than was w.n,;,.
io' VIC PUBIC servce-of course for NV o1n benefit
anu hat even alter he had CONS into Office so contriv.
s W euea' not only hi' Ignorant and careless prede-
ou' even his sagaron' and vgilant seIf-,hough
as 10 hs last part OF the affair." he doubtless intends TO
nave US u lersand that he managed TO the Co
Verhnen rom my intended fraud by declining Tas he
certainty ddl to honor my regulations. Now. the fact
~ ani The gen ieman himself knows il perfectly we'll
mat my acquisitions have always bsen made in the usual
AMI regular manner, prescribed by the Navy Depart.
nrn'' on estimates, and bills of particulars. furnished
Tor me mes part by the Commanding Officer of the NJ,
Wy Yafd (homgh sometimes only bv mysell snscifyinv
'0e objects for which the money il wanting ard nv
re1nsiion, themselves have been inyayiabIy signed
and approved by him. How then, IL il po.sib e. will
me Secretary please to ask himself, that can he
caargeabe for ovcrdfaf Ill any had ever been made;
HOW can be chargeahla for them alone when The
commanding Officer must at least have copcurred in
my drafts. And how can b. ctargeabIe at all wh, n
IN most instances, my requisite have bee, founJed
on hi' estimates which was of course bound TO hon
or ard not to question impuan? Th, charge there
io'e' oil the Secretary though aimed so pon,cdIv A.
galnst me, evidently grdzes the Commodore who ore
sues al the ard and who h.pprns vet in
'"' WIN .hs Department Il ia proper. however TO
add that IT does not hurt him in the least; for i, ia
quite obviou indeed, that he must know the wants of
lhs service AZ least as well The Honorable S.crearv
hn'eif, and the Secretary would hardly venture ore
''m1' To nsinidts that he would wfIIy sanction an
oVrdraH How, then, the good gentleman has arrived
at hs conclusion that my reauisiions found ID nm ,h
Commanding Officers estimates, aud nv own we,.
'r So31ZI Us more than the naval service required
acknowledge am utterly at loss 10 divine II il.
possible, however think, he has added The nuaIfv-
ing words, " as accurately as could be DETERMINED"
and about" (though he gives the sun IN c.n,
ana does not probably plume himself upon the absoue
accuracy OF MS Calculations, (Which he turns oy 10
ms mandy friend the Auditory that his estimate in the
paper 'ked Z. viii 'e found little Ouerdraton by
mistake We shall! see when he Gavors us with tht
document itself though believe shall leave him IN co.
Tie thl' point with tie ConmoIore at hi. ease Bu in
ne mean lime, TO shew rouclusivey that no
were made upon HIM, and that ha estimates with which
he had any thing to do, were all sub.tanaIlv accrat.
Is only necessary 10 obserye that all the money which
have ever drawn for since he came into The D.p,rt
nsnt mas b'en actually fu5n,shed-no, indeed 10 me
.xc'pt small part Of it)but to the Purser at the
ard an TO my successor here; as am confident
iihea' examination OF my acquisitions, anil the various
Items on which they were based, with The sub,eousn,
expenditures. would clearly prove.
ms onIy remaining topic glanced al in The I.stter
Is the c'dln' growing out OF my agency" which the