New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-20

Q. lad you sny other guide
O. sd yor any limit. posed upon your action, except
such a, "e imposed by Your own dhcie'i'n
O. Yon puchss.d such kind qnah,y and amount as was
dic.stsd by your own Judgment solely
The cothag VS.. linen psualooD. ard straw h,. to the
,nour OF over s2locJ AgAn, on TINS 'n0jec'' S o'"
q ID you consult with sny authority s., 10 the ptOprie'y
OF ,roiucing il en- paDtaioous into Tie aimyl
A. Not until sfsg Il WIS done. AItrf II was oo"o 'as'
win k,-r Sior, sud be sad that not 10 ACCORDANCE.
with tie .rny i--ul,rion but the1 hai c.aseI 20
Nc Cnnuus. purc ased PROVISIONS and g0cefs on TINS
& c.n ia ave the n"ns Of any drp Of whom you
purchased sry Of those groceries or provision, 70
Al ,hk supplies purchased OF Cornhs 70
O. DO You know what they werei
A | th.k hey were pr"VisOUr
q. lid you g. to AiDeuy TO zee the himI
O Win waorO did you DO the bus.nels'
a. WITH BIZ Va,id,on member OF the h'n.
g. Wberr dill you see hm =
u A. tue Actor House. -
O. What Wa. of tho supplies y0u purchased OF
A. Troy were provisions
q. HID aicertsio from him beofehsno a. 70 hi' A
auy win branch OF bu,iuess
4 Is,fpo.ed L. anew 81 sbo,t IT, s,,,
q. Tas p'ovoh. were OF the Aud Ia winch he o's"'
Q. uidi you ,eef him oct,
A. / met tin the Asof House.
q / III ,Oi s,-s him ou' for iii, puipo,ef
A. No. Sif; - csme TO TIE
O. Then Davidson you ard proposed 70 sen yon
something watch you no~ think yves zone Aind Of provisions
A. ~, 81. ,t,,m,
A. ! do not r-lIyInher. tue voOchers wHl show1
q. wssuis'gr or stn~ll
A. Il Amounted to sev.fal thousands o. dollars.
q. v oui / ,Icsed VI Ia snort oi : t0OOiI
A | cauuot ,ay; tie BIZ III show i.E iseL
q. lid gu zoe the siucIes y
A.. so. Sir.
q How .ersthey furnished,
A. Nv tiu sud pat 1n b ard he vessel 40 -,
q hal snoB had you u the quality OF the articles
A. could not have much knowledge Of it, that was out Of
q hi you employ any gentleman to the articles
A fIylg fttVe n MI uu nfrN
q Wefe those aiaes. oa.ki fom Albany here aud
'hpfea'
Q. W-.s hey ia Albany when you made the purchased
q iiad ou auy absolute knowledge upon tia, pOhtf
q Wnst was Dsvidon. statement you IN reference to
Is, l.. VIZ. familiar that lind Of bu.in-ssha r.
pr tie value sstce. Vi which the Government were
.'' %h., bu.ine.. d'd he say he f'mn''r whit
{ Win Shas 6.such 81 she ~ pie. yoa were IAen pr
ebas.ng did he ~ hs va. familiar
A AatIiy be AS porS, tDiLh. - =.
q Iifts I'll you Of tie firm Of 2. Corning Co.
q lid yoa knowledge then of the particular bushes. IN
4 so Sir e,c- pt az dsslers g. produce
q II yon relied entisely Oh nis own -ts'einentl
ies sir.
e. Aud whether the drm epshgd in the provision bust
ness you diI not knoV
A III" ny impression.
Toe nl. T. Coming GO. an, not Ia The gro
ceD 40 9'odace o1 IN the hardware 6u'cs. u Abssy
new OK. Mr.. Cumming. Wa. probably IMPOSED on Ion
Lis want OF genera bu.u,ss eAps4irhce
q La, wa the next considerable, item your purchases
A Hard bread
@ Al sLst su,ous Of that did sou purchas,i
A. Io not i"G.ember The Irecae amount
q Did you puiehs,- a. personally
a. Ny CLERK puienased IL
a Ff'r, a house in Boston, Think.
q Did you have ANY personal knowledge Of that tranisc
ton
e. nii you fsnsh tf9 clerk with the funds, or did you
la n favor o. tue seller
a. u wA,p ID Tor AiteI At arrived here.
u PsiJ o. noml
4 pi'ec.y 70 the party selling suppose.
=. ~ NY elerS. suppose.
O. NhstWa yoIr personal connection with the trsns
action
NO bng rthrr than thet ordered the parchs'e TO be
ie az, .,e atee "a be .h ped wasp kento aDoutt E
sutcct hrst. "ss thought TO oe Ni7s 10 AAe H' ~
' Mf cumma,. also chartered vessels, He ,e;;as' With
relr,eee 90 tie eharer Of u. '0H'"'
q. With whom DID you make the coIuAe'f
A. NnirAr. Robert. the owner
y Did you male psr.onsl eHarioa;ion Of heri
a. I had pfesi Iusly been upou her.
q D1 YOU iavoks aid snJ body e.se in making this
contrast with Mr Kobs,t.i
A.. think not. specially.
Q. Did you exaiDine her beieFsf
O. What wss her tunusssi
A. do aot know.
q. For how long ti,ls did you charter herf
eh' not '..e whether there was Any ,me specified.
y lore The contract concluded lin wL.. other
lnquii, did you make Tor ships ~ cDarteIl
4 What min, were heIe Al what could be rad 3 sub
ice. Of constant Inquiry that iiue Gnd heard ot namber
seyela persons ,aae to . G = e sboat ,bipA
q. Whit o. her iii did you eXsnIiuel
did not e,amiae sn, ,hips took IL for granted thai
they were hot they were resented 10 be .
q What other ships did you TO before making s
< do rot think went to any ships.
q You went TO ser this particular fhp. did yea not!
A. DO not think went 20 see her win view " chGrtens
her had been o her previously.
O. Then engaged this ship from your knowledge Of her
A. See. Sir ad upon the representation of r Roberts
ard others, Who supposed soe~.
flu " day hadN " OF
A. Ga the Sunday previous, to Col Burnside and bis
@ Ola you ,cqu, airy personal knowledge Of the character
OF The slip at that time I
a. No, SIR . ,
sad lad ne kaOwedge ofhsr other than that acquired
q Whai personal knowledge then he'd You Of the charsc
ter Of tn. 'nip P'c'i'". TO thus ensagu. 9eIt 4.
A. relied nisnly upon the rep enteons OF her owner
q And thst is the extent Of your Anowiejsei
q. IVA. TIL. the frs, ship you ever chartered,
A. do rot know which wss the hfst chartered two or
three about that time
A. Thus tho only experience ever had In cha.erins
q state tho terms Of the ehsrterparty.
Q. CsanOi you give US ,hs substance ~
Q. How uuch old you pay'
kithrs 800 or $50 day The price was considered
eh but not than peng paid the time and
in The pressure we though IL wise 70 tske her.
Mi Cnm Interested himself In other purchases for the
government
O. S the termination Of your duties under that Commits
lion have Lad any other transactions with the Govern
Ieut. OF any kndi
a. Not IN the OF contracts had action which
perhaps nj h dor the scope Of your question When
Washington. amer that, heard deal Of csnor on
account Il the want Of sEres Among Others had heard
Gen hcDorel say there regents that could not b.
ched onsc Of the want Of shoes aud stated tb
fact TO the Secretary o. War lie gave letter the A.
Instant OnsIteI at Philadelphia Col Thomas, telling
biIn that lie had sufficient snPply TO that su
tcen snpply for force OF les THAI DO 60
ained taking that greater should be paid therefor
than the Governments had before paid took that letter to
Col Tholss he authorized procure shoes and
ward them hun, II could lind any Uody make them lie
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