Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-10

tho testimony which no has arrived to the decision that
would seem TO me, nevertheless that the Presidents de-
cson well quadrates with the testimony Of Capt Patterson
one being as destitute ojustce the other is of truth
Had the President been actuaed by motives in
fiuenced by the proceedings and judgment OF the Court
OF Enquiry and sought information from the books and
vouchers i'm the Navy Department. he must have come 10
other conclusions-But in signing the fiat for nv dsmis
SAL he accommodated himself to the magnity and consp
iacy OF John H. Eaton and Amos Kendall, worthy asso-
cates OF their malicious and imbcce master. 1 nav
however, put with my share OF his denuncat.on when
in the same scrawl he stgmatzes the integrity and nte
gence OF the late Court OF Eng iiry in case, composed
OF officers not surpassed in character and respectabily
by any in the service Of the country.
with any Stops that might have been board when
Iimberlake died, am wholly unacquaintcd For some
time before his DEATH and until the day OF his
Norman and Morris, Undertakes clerks had charge Of
all the sops which had been open for the of the crew
What they may have issued, had means of knowing
1t having been determined by Captain Patterson, that
the slops and public stores in the hold and other de-
partments OF the ship, should not be disturbed obtain.
ed, and recepted to our Consul Port Mahon, Mr.
Ladder, small amount OF slops, which have been
fully accounted for with the government During the
enquiry concerning my slop account the Court were of
opinion that had credit for the amount of SITS i'm slops
not belonging to my parcel did not feel disposed dis
pute with my judges small matter and
in forming for the consideration of the
accounting officers, admitted that charge although per-
iecty Ignorant OF mixture of my slops with any M
nant OF those OF my predecessor Thus closed gra
tutously my part, any claims which the government
might have for their slops left by Mr. Timberlake
II any there In view OF this miserable remnant
however inconsiderabe, surprising actually to exist the
President in his peculiar candor and desg
mated the Stops and stores turned into NAVY store at
Charlssown, as the property Of the United States soe
stores which stored away under the ships proyis-
IONS amounting in all TO than three thousand dol
lars some stores in comparison with the enormous GUAM
tity supposed to have cost SITS!
La relation to the sops and public Stores will be seen
that the President rccites that verbal given
directing an inventory be taken according law with.
out intmatng by whom given to whom given leaying
for the inference that the iaces is mputabe to
| The pre- h,a;
terpreted the law, screening the guilty. and
the Innocent, here insert two extracts Nos Ii and I5
from the rules and regulations for the Naval service of the
United States, under the head of stores and provisions
viz
H. On the death Of officer, having charge of stores,
his public papers shall be separated from those priv
nature, the former to be forwarded by safe
to the Fourth Auditor, and the latter, together with his
private effects TO be put in charge OF such officer the
Captain OF the ship may appoint for that purpose be
preserved for the benefit of the legal Of
the deceased unless from particular the
Captain shall deem it advisable dispose OF them at pub
lie sale in which case duplicate OF the inventory with
account of the disposal SALE shall transmitted 10
the Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury.
To- III an oifcer having charge of stores, should from
any accidental circumstance, be separated from his
tam the state oil the stores, as though such officer
were actually dead, or discharged; and he shall,
like case appoint another officer to act in his place, Civ
ing the earliest intelligence of his proceedings 10 the
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury"
So much of the rules and regulations have here in
Serted consist especially of instructions to CAPTAINS
and they produced to shew to the people, my
late brother officers, how uniusty and the
President has me- while he suffers the ne
gligent and guilty Captain TO remain in command of
squadron in the Mediterranean. 1t is somewhat unnte-
gibe TO any one not conversant with the history of my
CASE that there should be motive, with the President
harrass and degrade who acted in all this affair
subordinate capacity, and by the commands of Captain
Patterson
With respect to the small stores ON board belonging to
Mr. Timberlake, the explanation is short simple Mr.
hnse oe dsa s to Mr. Norman his clerk
expressed desire to secure him out OF his small
lie directed Norman to make schedule OF them, that he
might assign them to him but before the article could be
prepared he grew ILL., that he unable TO execute
Captain Patterson knowing the wishes Mr. Timberake
requested to execute the arrangement for Normans
benefit, if it had been completed by him before he sunk
into the Of death. These sold at auction
by order OF the Secretary of the NAVY and out of the
proceeds satisfied the claim OF Norman within a very
few dollars This is simple and true account of trans
action upon which the President attempts to fix upon me
an interference with the estate OF Undertake. Nothing
but the most hideous obiquy could have distorted his
poor blind vision
have done with Mr.. Undertakes sops and small
stores; having no more agency in their disposition than
that above stated and which is matter of record as the
minutes of the proceedings of the late Court of Enquiry
will abundantly prove, and which, according the letter
oil Mr. Woodbury. below OBJ had been examined and re-
turned by the Prssden, without dsapprobation.
SHALL in the sequel tax the reader with a history OF
the money left by Purser Timberake his demise. The
amount reported me, by those who counted it, to be
,4s3 dollars, of which Immediately made memoran.
dunn This memorandum voluntarily delivered to the
Court TO save all uitess inquiry about the having
no motive to conceal the truth M first impression was
10 myself with that sum-open
with the government, and at my risk dsburse the
service This was positively prohibited by Capt Pater-
son, and as peremptory commanded to disburse il
on the books of the late Purser implicitly obeyed and
in paying his rolls and dischagng the outstanding debts
to the 3lst March, 1928, exhausted the last dollar;
much that, with the pesmssion and appreciation of the
commander OF the Constitution, thousand dollars were
borrowed of the Dutch Consul, enable the ship TO de-
part in credit from Port Mahon All the vouchers taken
Tor the payments, upon Undertakes books of his
outstanding debts made out oil the aforesaid I1 4S3 were
turned in with his books and papers for his benefit,
rather the benefit of his estate; for all which he has ecev
ed full credit while who performed this task by order
OF my superior, without emoument compensation have
been denied the credit OF single dollar the very face
OF the judgment OF the late Court OF Enquiry and the re-
cords and files Of the department
With the sanction of Mr.. Woodbury., had access as
well TO my own accounts those of the late PuTser
and presented for the consideration of the accounting
hcers an account current, covering the whole which
came into hands, every item of which is supported by
legal voucher precisely ii the account had been
ginally mine The two accounting officers did deign
TO ask or receive the slightest explanation but rejected
me whole as insuppotabe in any particular. Upon their
Ubiquitous report, the President acted having as be-
lieve, never Of the vouchers Upon such re-
port, he charges with presenting current
composed IN a great" degree of items which have
toriousy passed TO my credit uniounded and vo
lous: more bareaced scandal was never penned alike
unmerited to and unworthy Of the Chief M gsrate of
the United States.
Below will be found my account with the government
in settlement Of its new claims upon me, (C) and shall
now wait two eventsa suit at law, which fearlessly
challenge, and the meeting of Congress, which shall
appeal In the time, claim for the defence OF nv
honor, and protection of my dear-bought fame, a pe.
ira all al