Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-05-30

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ry concerning my slop account, the Cour
were of opinion that had a credit for n,
amount Of sl7s in Stops not belonging I,
my parcel. did not feel disposed to dis
pute with my judges on 50 small matter
and therefore. in forming my account cur
rent for the consideration Of the account
nag officers. | admitted that charge, al
though perfectly ignorant of any mixtur,
OF my Stops with any remnant OF those. o.
my predecessor. Thus we're closed, gra
tuifously on my part, any claims which
the government might have on me fol
their Stops left by Mr. Timberlake. i
any there were. In view OF this misera.
BILE remnant, however inconsidcrahle
supposing it actually to exist, the Pre-.
sident, in his peculiar candor and magma
nimi'y, designated the Stops and stores
turned into the Navy store at Charles
town. as the property ofthe United States,
"soase stores which were stored away un
der the ships provisions" amountingin all
to more than three thousand dollarsl some
stores in comparison with the enormous
quantity supposed to have cost SITS!
In relation to the slops and pubic stores
it will be seen that the President recites
"that verbal orders were given, directin G
an inventory to be taken according to law, /"
without intimating by whom given, leaving
room for the inference that the iaches is
+ imputabie to me That it may be seen
how accurately the President has interpret
ed the law. screening the guilty, and i'm
pugning the innocent, here insert two
extracts, Nos Ia and IS, from the rules s.
regulations for the Naval serv,ce Of the u.
States, under the head "of stores and pro
Visions" viz:
Ia "0n the death Of an officer. having
charge Of stores, his public papers shall
be separated from those Of private ma
ture, the former to be forwarded by safe
conveyance to the Fourth Auditor. and
the latter, together with his private effects
to be put in charge OF such officer as the
Captain of the ship may appoint for that
purpose, to be preserved for the benefit of
the legal representatives Of the deceased.
unless, from particular circumstances, the
Captain shall deem it advisable to dispose
of them at public sale; in which case du
plicate Of the inventory, with an account
of the disposal, shall be transmitted to the
Fourth Auditor of The Treasury.
Is Ill an officer having charge Of stores
should. from any accidental circumstances,
be separated from his ship, the Captain
shall proceed to survey and ascertain the
state OF the stores, as though such officer
were actually dead, or discharged; and he
shall, as in a like case, appoint another Of
ficer to act in his place. giving the
earliest intelligence Of his proceedings to
the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury"
SO much OF the rules and regulations as
have here inserted, CONSIST especially Of
instructions to CAPTAINS. and they are now
produced to sbew to the people, and my
late brother officers, how unjusly and ty-
rannicaly the President has acted towards
me, while he suffers the negligent and
guilty captain to remain in command Of a
squadron in the Mediterranean. 1t is
somewhat unintellgible TO any one not
conversant with the history Of my case,
that there should he a motive with the
President to harrass and degrade me, who
acted in all this affair in subordinate ca
pacity, and by the commands Of Captain
Patterson.
With respect to the small stores on
board, belonging to MIR Timberlake, the
explanation is short and simple MIR.
Undertake, died indebted to Mr. Norman
bis clerk, somewhat more than six hun
dred dollars, aud before his death express
ed desire to secure him out of his small
stores He directed Norman to make a
schedule of them, that he might assign
them to him-but before the article could
be prepared, grew so ill, that he was un-
able to execute it. Captain Patterson,
Knowing the wishes of MIR. Timberlake,
requested mt TO execute the arrangement
Cor Norman's benefit, as If it had been
completed by him before he sunk into the
| arms of death. These stores were sold at
auction by order of the Secretary OF the
Navy. and out Of the proceeds satisfied
the claim of Norman within very few
dollars. This is a simple and true account
Of the transaction upon which the Presi-
dent attempts to fix upon me an interfer-
| encc with the estate Of Timberlake. No
thing but the most hideous oblqaity could
have so distorted bis poor blind vision.
have now done with Mr.. Iimberlake's
| slops and small stores; having no more a
gency in their disposition than that above
stated, and which is matter ofrecord, as
the minutes oil the proceedings of the late
Court Of Enquiry will abundantly prove,
and which, accol ding to the letter Of Mr.
/ Woodbury. below, (B J had been examined
and returned by the President without
disapprobation.
| shall. in the sequel, tax the reader with
history ofthe money left by Purser Tim
berlake on his demise The amount wa:
reported tome, by those who counted it
to be LASS dollars, Of which immedi.
ately made a memorandum This memo
randum | voluntarily delivered to the
Court. to save all fruitless inquiry abou
the money, having 40 motive to concea
the truth. My first impression was te
charge myself with the sun-opea new
accoun, with the government and at mJ
risk dishurse il in the service. This wa,
] nositivelu nrohihited hu Canfain patfersnr