Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-28

being present, knoWico8c
which are clearly incompetent 10 affect him in any manner
Objection noted but no decision made by the Court
Examination Of Col Hsg1-,sssmed
Question Did you Afterwards communicate the sub
stance Of this conversation with Doctor Carmichael TO Gene
raj Tslcott e
A,s,oer do not Tecolect whether did or not fur
nshed Doctor Carmichael with memorandum Of such shot
as thought advantageous for the Un States procure
On the 9Th Of November Doctor Carmichael returned TO Fort
Monroe from Washington, and handed he letter authorz-
ing me 10 procure shot and Shells sgnedby General Taco
Letter read in evidenced When be bought that letter
gave him order for supply. One sason why Twas in
duced give him this order immediatsyws that foundry
near which he an sken had made shot
on similar TERMS and understood from him that they were to
be made that foundry II distinctly understood
that they to be made at that foundry and that fact had
great weight with in giving him he order Doctor Car
michael also handed memoranduu from clerk in the
Ordnance Department, (Mr Alger) showing the lowest
prices paid for shot shells Ihae got the memo
and shells generally, without distinguishing caber and
that was the price stipulated for by Dodor Carmichael with
an additional fraction to the eIperes of transportation
from the foundry to Fort Monroe. Blythe next mail re-
ion he found shot had beenpurased less rates
this last letter arrived after Doctor Carmichael had left
came Washington about the middle Of November A few
days after my arrival here General Taeo referred to me
letter from Governor Kembls TO BIN, dated November H.
[Orginal shown am not certah how where received
this letter my impression thd General Talco brought
il to me- and was told that il was eerred to me to answer
(The letter stated that Doctor Carmichael had offered Mr.
Ksmble the contract rsservng TO himself the lions share"
4 of the profits.
answered the letter, [copy Proded but before doing 20
consulted with Gen. Tslcot about "a matter which the
6rst conversation with him upon theulject
The letter states that he i not uorzed to transfer the
conact III The which Doctor Carmichael proposed to
Mr. kemble that limited numbe fhot would be required
time and then only in such quantities. there were funds
| to pay for them.
l. 4 i. a,jp, ,
agreed with me that proper nswer and considered
that ne approved of course in defining to make
to kemble The General did remA to that the Secretary
Of War would be incensed and Justly SO, If such order
supplies should be hawked abot in market He also did
express surprise at the of order but did
dersand him as reproving # having done A few
days after writing that letter Owed from Capt. Stone,
in temporary command Of the arnal at Fort Monroe during
my absence, of the contents ofwhich informed General
| Talcott.
1.-THE letter Of Capt. Stoi enclosing power Of attorney
from Dr. Carmichael in fav of j. r. Anderson President Of
| the Tredegar Iron Works, vas read.
On the receipt Of that Letter from Capt Stone
him, with the approbaonlnd direction Of General Tacott
and directed him returrhe power Of attorney Mr. An
derson, and to state that Doctor Carmichael had right
transfer his order TO him. had further communication
with General Tacott o. the subject He knew that had
declined the transfer he order both Anderson and Kem-
blo returned to my post and there received letter from
Mr. Anderson arguing the legality Of the power Of attor
ney and denying that transfer Of the order had been made
to him. +"..
Exceptions by defsce Objected to evidence being intro
duced of any correspondence between third parties, which
not proved had beer ratified approved by the accused
The Judge Advocate opposed The objection and the Court
was ordered to be cleared.
Upon opening the Court decided they would hear obec-
TONS asked but that the examination Of the witness would
proceed.
Question. State all that occurred in regard to the execu
ton Of the contract when you returned to Fort Monroe
Ans,cer do not consider the contract executed on
Fnun upf lorIpo vIaNar M Al
by Captain Sone have any thing do with the contract
That official order sent and not revoked by
me in any way had correspondence with Mr.. Anderson
on the same subject.
son ! Letter Of the 9th December, 1885, shown.l
AnsWer. Yes, sir it is my letter to him.
Exceptions to the letter being read made by the defence
Court cleared.
Upon re-openng 1t was decided that the letter should be
Purport Of letter that he (Huger) was willing that
Anderson should have the contract but that would first be
Gen. Talcott ''u'n i''~--~N -
The hour Of three having ARRIVED the Court adjourned
until this morning at ten o'clock
We published yesterday synopsis of the charges We
now give below the charges and specifications in ertso
Charges and TO charges preferred against Bre-
net Brgadier General GEoRsE TALcoTT, Colonel of the
Ordnance Department., By order Of the SECRETARY OF
War. !
CHARGE I-Ti0aaon Of 1s2d article If the regulations far
megoUernmert Of the Ordnance Department
Specfcaon'In this that he thesaid Breyet Brieadier
General Talcot colonel of the Ordnance Department in
charge OF the Ordnance Bureau Of the War Department did
without the sanction Of the Secretary ofWar Washington
November $780, write and transmit by the hands Of Doct
Edward Carmichael to Brevet Colonel BENJAMIN Huper
captain in the ordnance department. commanding the arsenal
at Fort Monroe, the following letter of Instructions to wit
"ORDSAscE DEpARrMESr,
"sWAsHIHGToN, NovRMBER g. 1885,
Sin 1t may be well provide more shot and she'll from
time to time for the post Of Fort Monroe and orths pur
pose authorized procure them to reasonable
tent If as suppose, 1.-THE price of iron being now SO low
they can be had favorable You will make the ne
cessary estimates Of funds the deliveries as thew
they snould be procured by open purchase only.
am, sir respectfully, your obedent servant,
CSC. TALCOTT
"sBrevet Brig. Cen, Col. of Ordnance |
Col. b. HUGER, Fort Monroe Arsenal.
and on the receipt whereof the said Benjamin Huger having
on the 9Th November 1885, arsenal given to
the said Doctor Carmichael order in writing olows
tFoRT MONROE ARSENAL, NovEMsEa g. 1850. |
SIR You will please furnish the Ordnance Department
with ve hundred tons s2pounder solid shot, such times
within year from this shall be practicable 10 he
delivered on the ordnance wharf Fort Monroe subject
inspection, and free of all the United States
or the shot when inspected will be paid three cents
hree ana one mills pound Is cents s. mills with
the understanding that the department may any with
in the specified and receive from you shot and
smells any caber any quantities not exceeding hun
dred TONS at the price per shot, at the rate
mill) for shells.
Respectfully, your obedent servant,
BENZ. HUGER, Brevet Colonel
"tDoctor EDWARD CARM1cHARL,
which order the said Carmichael did then and there
and upon the terms and conditions thereof did contract with
said Huger for shot and shells and the sd Hueer having
hereafter-hat Is to say the 2lst November I8sOat
Washington communicated the George Talco colonel
o. me department that he had under the insruc
ons contained in the aforesaid letter from said Taco dated
the November 1885, given the said order to said