Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-14


EXTRACT from the Report Of the Fourth .auditor to the
Secretary 0f the Macy ia relation to The accounts Of
John b. Timberiake and Robert b. Randolph-.lIay
25 1880
1t recently occurred to me, that ii might be ascerained
with oerabe certainty what Lieutenant Randolphs
smed the Pursershp Port Mahon to july the time of
The ships arrival at Boston and again. from the ships
rival to the settlement of his minute nvest-
gauon exhibits the following result, viz
Ills receipts and payments before arrival, as fol-
Received in Stops at Port MahOn, S742 so
Received In cash at Gibraltar, Ii 600 90
o'ai receipts, $ll7 so
he is credited with payments to officers ana men,
In me Mediterranean, slops and stores issued,
and Stops returned to Naval ore $50 729 So Excess of
payment over receipts, $S ,9S7 As.
There was no known und OF which this could have
been drawn, other than Mr. Undertakes money re-
ceived at Port Mahon But addition To these pavmens
he paid Tobacco at Gibraltar SI4S To- lille oi Which
was sold TO the in consequence of its inferior quail
~; and considerable sum for other How much
OF this was replaced by issues OF tho Stores the pa
Pers do not enable me TO ascertain.
Alter arriving at the above result, | examined into
Ieuienant handoiphs receipts and payments after his
arrvalin Boston, The result exhibited balance OF re-
cep's over payments corresponding with the
payments over receipts before his arrival.
FROM these views OF the subject, it apparent to my
mind, that Lieutenant Randolph must have had iei, i'm
Bank at Boston, after paying off the crew. appropra,ina
all his own commissions, compensation and expenses and
after returning into the Treasury the amount found due
from him settlement at least SIC 600 At my request
the Secretary OF the Treasury applied for his bank ac.
count The reply OF the bank viii, Lieutenant RandoIpls
account is annexed, (marked 26) Ii fully confirms my
previous conclusions. IL shows, that after Lieutenant
Randolph had flushed all his payments he still had lett
in BGHh Sl9,S13 % Before he lett Boston, he drew
Out 50 S7S 23 Of this sum- 7Is 0G in cash; $50 IL, in
check on The Norfolk Branch, and $4,000 in check on
inc Richmond Branch leaving precisely $4,000 in bank
ms with S257 13 afterwards deposited was all of the
Sl9'S13 %, which ever came into the Treasury.
But comparison OF Lieutenant RandopIs bank account
with his account in this Office, apparent that he
had during the progress ofs payments, drawnout con-
siderable his account. His account current
and abstracts from his pay roll are annexed (narked 27
ted all thp He etvadt
drawn out none except for the payment of ships crew.
the balance in bank would have exceeded 1922, 900 A
careful examination of all the gives following
results; which have no doubt accurate within few
CENTS
1929, July s. Lieutenant Randolph received OF the Nav
! Agent at Boston, in anticipation OF a remit
lance, 81 500 90
II. Received tie amount of 1903 900 rcmited,
dcduclng the foregoing item, el,5OO 90
Received for Timberlakes stores, sold at
ton, 6O7 81
ReCeiv cd for dead mems and deserter's clothes
sold, 81 90
Total receipts at Boston, $0s.Gls 80
Whole amount paid officers and at Bos-
ton, 1894 40
Surplus remaining OFT hand, SI0,s73 of which
was in Bank as his account shows, 22,a5s SO
OF this sum there was returned into the Treasu-
~ only, IO257 4s
Leaving in Lieut. Randolp's hands, SlI 800 90
OF this SUN he has accounted lor the follow
ing Items only, viz
Expenses at Charlesown, 900 90
Postage, on
Paid X. Calder, ps. clerk, 10 10
His own COMMISSIONS allowed 2267 ~
Travelling expenses and per diem
while settling accounts, l07 40
His own pay on pay roll, 2G2 50
llisown pay for August and Scptr, 200 30
--- SO COS IS
Leaving in Lieut. Randolph's hands, iohoty
Urdccotnted TN, after allowing all his pay,
emO,umens, commissions aud expenses, SS 9S7 AZ
To This amount IN cash. must be added ascertain what
ALI hy and,
on hand when the vessel arrived the value OF all stores on
hand, deductng his profit those sold 10 the crow aud
any debts which might be due TO him for money left 10
other officers.
Is it possible dlat an this could have been Lieut. Ran
doph's money! by acting Purser less than four months
did he make by means unknown, SIS gs7 i8
by commissions, POI 81
BY Lieuienanrs pay, 262 50
/ In ni SII5t7 20
Ard in addition 10 THE, unknown amountn stores and
other things which DO enter his public account
i These admit Of but construction Mos. oil Nj