New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-18

testimony:
n. "Nxw.YoRK, May g. 1861.
SIR: Acting under your instructions under date Of
AP ~ 1851 Rave purchased aud shipped the following
1e' 70, , the Government BY the cOnveysnces PANIED
tongues Is casks Scotch ale Il bills pickles 200 cbeeses rs
otis Goldfish n 2io Dbl; ha bread 600 hams II bb,s white
good butter 800 boxes selected herring 10 head beefcatte
bsnket. 200 bb ground coffee 2s5 boxss s5Smsntine
ies 1000 bushels potatoes 30 tehests 365 kbs pilot.
ead 70 b5ls beans 1873 bb yellow sugar sacks Ashoa
y, Chesapeske Il cases linen pantaloou 81 tcs
Ls1is 49, bbls. pork. III head beef cattle.
SaJ hSye made other purchases Of large oaouu
is Of VIII 'ch will forward to you when shipped and n
lar iks win sent the Quartemaser, COmi.say and
\ Ordnance Off, 'ers here. -
I ] have III honor to be, respectfully,
{ Your obedeut servant,
A. CT INNINGS. Agent Of the War Department
! Hon. SIsov Ca nRRos Secretary Of Wax, Washington
pT2oa1e tina the a ~ , IN tf sOass s Gsse
Scotch Wis Of London Porter-look wonderfully
The ,gent Of the secrs, ury of War estih.d foows
O. Have you any Al 0wledge Of the leading Of the steam
boat Cataline
A. Not particle. so ,
O. lave yos heard any thing uron 4e sIfiect
A. have beard what imost everybody has hectd. but
O. tsas yes Wa iose ed at this port for the Government
rom your o the transactions which wers taking
place at the time 81 whom would SKIS have be loadsdI
Whether those eytes si landed At Annapolis or
The nam. in which the Ca taine eshe City Of NewYo
ia equally diseult e1plaia r bsruey the Collector Of
O. State all that you know relative to the clearance of the
steamer Cataliue .
A. Application wa. msde to Saturday m,rnng the
9th day April by Charles A. 'se!son ~ who represented
the papers hs hand to show the purchase for change in
the marine papers, and the issIt Of new marine papers to
demanded the Of that sei to Ans2o had
detoOd previously tina. such would De made Of ms
the soldiers afke him now she was loaded and
to whom the cago oeong S hat ' s seonsed :"
several OF his friends l told hin 4 could not clear
the vessel. and l refused to cloar her. He then
said the provisions were FOR the army replied that as
the not Government property x property OF ~
any Government officer to clear her AID aust 5euse nc
inquired what certnces or whose request hou9 require 20
The Union Defense Counties that those swereforward-
ed by the request of tho Committee for TIE or
% cisnt 10 sno her 20 clearance He al ed me If s1cb
certificate request from other par would not
answer and named several persons whose ricate and
request he desired me to receive
A. Mr. Weed Mr. Blasohford. and Mr. Drspsr tod him
@ OF bt CONTINUE He vent out and sooa r,urned
with note from Mr. Weed, stating that the Of this
sell Catne consisted Of provisions and Sqppte for the
troous and requesting clearance. ASKED where Mr. Weed
and said would explain 20 MIN why could not grant
tic said ali rights and taxing ine note sad
would be arranged in soI1e other"ay Aees CONVEX
sston with Gen Dix the Chairman OF the Commit ee con.
cluded not to give clearance unless requested 70 SO oy
Gen. Wool he the commanding General 'ne srny
Of the Department Of the last saw Cen Mo "a ;1saea
ate every before he requested me to give clearance
Atertya
written request for clearance from two other persons sad
nothi would DO but request m Gen. Wool os had told
nm before lie Ten 5000 I'M vas asost ccioet D.
no. on saturday | heard nothing as now reooiect.
when received note from Cen Wool saying that he had
revoked the which he had gwen the oay before 70 In"
Catilins aud requesting me TO eetsin her - -,
q What do you by zach as Gen Wool would
e1es by he 5rcrpm6S All other vessels would require
clearance unle.s they went under convoy Government
nd heut
Immediately down stop and des the Catsue bur lie re-
tie caro- ciesr nee and Ultimate Of The Cssns
do not necessarily Ais son aud are only
referred Indicate the obscuy Of the entire Transaction
The Committee. however, base their conclusions on me
facts established by the evidence with reference to tho
Syienee thew are impeIrd to the conclusion that
chartered to toe Government at nm
and exojtant price that Capt Conock BY whom TINS "as
effected while enjoying the pecuieT conn tnce OF me Gov
ensn' a. c!os to- the oyernHent end wss in eiec.
their unquestionaby known to me parties inter
and that The Of $1,000 received by ~, W. III
while In the employment Of the Government.
PURCHASING or VESSELS.
The exigences Of the public service have required tie
pendite o. large sum OF money m the purchase ana hs'ns
out Of vessels for The expeditions sgsns' ne southern coat
and for the other duties imposed 0y The rebellion More
than seventy vessels Of ds,Sn; eapaefs and value
them respectively the peculiar service for which each
was designed purchased BY The Government, III tho
1 %ees. port Of we" ''1' Al '''' w
The ordinary business tranactions would have required
tee employment, in this most responsible day Of ne best
eona experience presumed to know what service 70
quire5 Of such vessels ava WR Ss pp1e5ex such men
would be best fitted for service OF this charcter
from position and relation to the Government ITSELF a. wen
a. rom sbits OF mind and the training Of whole he
They are officially connected with the administration OF
public affairs to De directly responsible 70 ae o,t pog.
cheney chaTge Of every duty deyoved rpon them
hey in their keeping he honor and ane Of navy
N in the pa history present character OF that OF
the public service ustihes the ste astru o. u. segssny
have exacted OF it. Any jus; ground for ehe hog sach
dyust would petempony can toi Ieorgsnl]aon OF uo
department, aud the injecting into new NE 'qnsl TO he
measure demand whien the public has sht to maze upon
It, The Committee are appy to believe ina. no evrehS~ Q,
such necessity exists H. nowever the enesency mas been
30 great the assistance of those having 10 official eonnec
necessity tue same dictates oil prudence ana egd
Tor the economy and efficiency OF the service would pave re-
urel the Department. in such case to avail e o. the n
MI sy,e-erc. of men lifted themselves by service
upOn the by the building or buylhs ana s o uIP 20
know the Character capacity and VaHe OF the various
sells offered 10 the Government
The Committee regret lind that these plain rules govern
business TRANSACTIONS have been olsreearted
md thst the pG9e 81 Nc ,S Gorer5uen, being in vS5s
or three saug ships for eoang purposes snd thinking
that whaling vessels then ont OF employment and lying ide at
the wlaycs in Bedford could be aaVsn.aeeousiy pur
chased for that purpose Commodore Breese In command Of
the IN ard the advice andTeSommenson
OF highly patriotic citizen of New.York. Mr. VIM H. Asp:n
vail ho - well as the Commodore acted with entire rood
fsit in the matter sent Newiok broker w H. Starbuek,
New Bedford to purchase for the Government wo~hss
hp for the purpose iudi sted he was furnished VITA funds
by Mir A,pnws the amount of $1,000 end Instructed
not exceed that in the pce PAID or oeiD snns ITO
oceeied 10 New Bedford and purchased of Mr. George r.
Barker the ship $4,000 Mr.. Barker testihes
sec his tmonyr-that he sold Mr. StsrbGck the Roman at
M. own .a.tabie IN Now Bedford. for 5000 cash.
hving any other person ia the transaction
The next morning Mr. Barker wrote bill OF safe OF the vesss
10 M St,rhuck requested him tn insert insecd Of his
own name that of friend MIR Henry J, Thomas. who theu
Sr lie Grs, eue spo,ored in COMMISSION with The Roman
his done the of NJ Thomas appeared as that
q pTGis Sa ans testimony Of GeoT:e Rsioai
purchased Tor $500 in similar manner BY stoueh
m III. presence Of Thomas, who accompanied hun ~ this
,sucei bus bill made out to Thomas, at the
rcet OF Sta buck and Thomas gave his checks sr the