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

Is s. 100 month, including my wages.
d. b. Freeman in his evidence in reference to the cost o.
O. Have Won made an estimate what /. cost you to
A. Is Ven as can Judge she nearly 10000 during
the owned That includes the wear and tear upon
q How long WIS she IN the servicel
A. Two months and eight days.
O. How do you make out that amount
4. We paid Cspt. Phillips per month s3,loO 0o
making for the time aboat. $7,OU
For commission on the purchase, at p per ,.o
cent, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 9oV
For commissions ON disbursement. 200 200
For commissions on collecting insuT'nce'.' ~
For reTairs tes.ifnated) ........'....''..'' D"
............................s8, $500
The Conns.ous are our charges doing the business
We commissions for her purchase and for all bs we Psy
her You readily cannot afford to advance -zoos
a,h per and do all the work aud business OF
the addition. As ship merchants it Is our business
o. What sort Of repairs had shel
4. suppose the repair. VIII amount to 700 OF 5000
q Do you know that. or Is Il general estimate
Wi6ou, making deduction from this conflict Of evidence
purpose avoiding p1rie view OF the case
living ul eject TO the testimony Of By. FIeena and bis
agent Capt PhiPs the resnl, would be that alter paying
Capt Philip. 600 for running the vessel (which, Of course,
incl De- ihe OUTFIT during the time she in rhe Govern;
cnt .eise aud 800 for repair, and there would 5ean OIL
msnt the Of ~ 500 secount Of interest insurance
conissOns and profit capital OF $4,000 TO sZOWo Tor
less thsn three months, and that not In peril
The parte. place their estimate the value Of the
contract NJ ST. Freeman Co. who regular ship mer-
are 70 receive only The profits while setson
Deyn who had only the good fortune to know the pressing
Of the government in advance OF others were to receive
tenth. OF the poht. But good FIFTH on the part ot,he
Government IS indispensable. aud in inhs even It's implied
obligations end applying the pnncp OF equity 20 contracts
with s citizens, the Government o. the United setes has
been OF al nations the mos, liberal Where contract has
been made in good faith Il hes been promptly earned our
though the may have been ezTsysnl yet where a.
bu.h the amount to be paid for given service IS grossly
.xoroi ant that Tact mist De 5osileiSu ~ &
whether contract made In good Nth The people
neees:ay setns through agents. says night 10 demand
t part Of those del with ter and contract made
WITH the Government ough TO precude investigation iato
tb er of Tie contract and The fairness Of its stpulson
aud lie circumsarcc Of national peril involving the
nee "a on the pait Of tie agents OF the Government on the
ono hand aud frn orcaon for grasr1g nrTceuary
-, iu f,yor OF an uncomfortable contract, should
demand moie rigid scrutiny into it's provisions
ana we, wen eoui.v should Be- applied Especially
would this De night where the sgent OF the Government has
cause p,ly fox tho contracting party or while acting
ear,y possessed with bis knowledge tue peculiar
cofe Of public Integrity should apply TO contract whether
| the amount involved Is great or Uncomfortable
toct the Committee compelled to observe that " this M
stance the Ssent through waom &c contract VA made pos,
rcug both the Government an the contractors by the
order Of Cen Wool Capt ComstocA would seem to be the
marty with whom the contract 20 be msde You viii
make contract with Cept ComstocA the language OF the
orderio Col Ton pkin' He was implicitly trusted by Col
Tompkirs who says had confidence in Capt Comstock,
aud toi h should depend on him to say whether L was
had NO time to eximine the told him relied upon
him to her yaue Cen Wool told ne to take two boats
from ime snem ne il jysb on o' ' The o. of g"
had C,ut Comsiock examined this vessel In the
,.'spco of NJ Morton mmediltely after the date Of
ihe order from General Wool. Mr.. Morton calls
tr sitcuton Mr. Deyen to the fact that such vessel
needed by the Government Mr. Deyen coLsn Odpi. CON
s,gk AZ 20 the value the vessel aud the price the Govern
mert would probably for her charter Capt Constock
resent at Astor House n private interview with Nh
D,,s and Nr Freeman the tIr the proportion char
. the vessel is drawn up md where the length Of service
vyc nor month and prc- Of the vessel Il os., deter
Ina o.
caln sud such spupose only be accounted for by
/ the intimate relation Of the parties
& fi19 sols source NJ Freeman TIL, poibt
/ 40 The propo.i,ion to charter the vessel, snys:
CoIastooS, aud thers delivered to hm
a. H. ,bor was the proposition made the length Of
tine this ve,l should be chartered OF was that the result Of
con. tetwce yourself ,onoc1; ana Deyshn u,
A. Tic oIo.i.ion was written BY Deyrin 10y my die
yb, suggestion did Capt. Comstock max upon the
"a None Ia arn aware Of
O. As,o The Ptco Of $1,000 month, who suggested iha;
sun a. Deycn L,d told previously that he thought she
e,uld be eh,rtr 81 i'r mat -Gu.
O. And when woposiuon "as drawn up tha' sum was
+, vas provosition We made the GayerEneut you
will see by tue erms of tie contract
q But the S0to va. mentioned IN the Propo'rion IS
mater Of cour.e iom the previous eeu'e.sson between
inset aud Doyclia!
q Did Crp, Cou.tock mske any suggestion, upon the sub
/ A. tLinA not.
o. DiI be- suggest it WAS TOO 81 "a Or too low
a he a.sd- no suggestion about IL rs ! know
o. When Dey.n told you Il could oe hired 70 the Govern
cnt for 900 noah upon what dip lie tell you he based
a. do no. remember tia. be gave aty basis Cor the
70 0id be mention fact hat be had had conference
liz nv DC. ib.y fave .li, lid been m treaty with
Capt CoasiocA her AID thas he could set $4,000 nona
o. What Is yorr hes. recollection whether ho told yoa
4 pew c,.tsiny assupuces la he could get
10 VIVA i scnt les, recollection whether be prei
esl l, opinion upon conference which be may have had
with Gait. Con jik
IN ref.r.u.e 10 hir, have definite ftcolectiop.
o. But Capt CimsiocA's was mentioned Ia reference
! 10 the nedi'na- sum o. $1,000
r,n, Cou,s,ocs's came mentioned in that
linn and may b4tu mentioned % the VA that IHpt
Cons,ock supposed be could get ~ b1. have 10 ecolec
| ton upon the suhect
- For what ruIpcse y Jall NOl-t@ LresFhs Hth le
DrorOs;lion a. cfaHh ul
A. o receive "a gropositioE 80
Taking De ~h9is testimony toyeths- il Il impo ssble I"
consider Capt, any l-h than tfs Intimate
and confidential rnd Of tho c3naetos aud q, The sane ne
t,usied aud know TO be trusted b he Government; ia fat
the agent OF bafh parties and bis equally open to the
sgrny OF eher IL "a not question Of inesriy on ths
rsrt Capt Como bat OF tie Obligation OF absolute good
| iaiih and iuutaa .airDpss
Ther. s-s soule mur connected With the Catinc Whica
the mites haze fond apossf,e 10 explain esperiJy
regard the ,h wic she was irfusea ~ iesy
Ing the pot OF NewfOA erd the manner n which Ter o.
psrture from that ELECTED The Catiine to
rave h New Yok Annapolis with supplies io3 the array
he v, being loaded with ID, supplies before she
Il Atsrnaster Comn,isarys Department At Vow York
nor the Union Defense Committee nor 0cOggr ~ Morgan
account for Government Was She loaded private
account ard by mode the cargo turned N the Gov
onucntl These questions the OOuuttea Lave not been
able 70 lowec They italy dthe fl96aB evidence o.