Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-03-05

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Id the Mse4agor 90 70 20 tha Maynard,
and untiI 1I6aar from you sh&li i'd nothing
In the matters h4ge rsapesssd Mr. star-
buck, whopardhased hs. % call and SEQ
s.vsry .ssiy -. ossys ssss,a,
aGE0. 70. MORGAN.
=; :. BH s., Eias aelnF, Y a=Aiassoa
Ia ID due 70 Consmedc@ Byupsss "a ~
sfat, when the ships were hsouehf 10 ts5e
Navy-yasds b aasssssrsa me haads i'm
formed the Secretary, and desired TO
haxa lhem eoashix Dir. AsTlnwsai's per-
chase Which he understood vas Dome:
aass orasr ssas lssaed fpr leaaiax shsts.
Y Fhs Secretary also fefers III re Fen
gairs and 4Iabasr0as, hoaghs by Commo-
dore Breess for &75, 600 each alleging
tsas sbay sssrs OF M xrsNaer saaases ahan,
the Ssars and Stripes. The Secretary,
however eanats 70 ssase shas the Penguin
and 1IGbagross we're built for ssa- gping
vessaia, wish doahls eAgiass, And sost
probably IN ocassssasainu one<shird more
sh&a La SsaFs oad StTi2sE s.4sassg
The Secretary Further sayat
SIN single transaction, ae0a with a
large ship-ownar By GeusEaodore Bgsese,
for five valuable steamers fsss slsas sase
Government Was unfortunately involved
and Ar. Masgqa vas empowered 90 re-
Heye the Department. Under EnanF aad
greatdisksslsis4 hs saDnesaded Ia saving
transactioa above sfzs, o06.s'
The explanation a. understand it, ia
this Tha Commodore In ehartsfiag ms
fgey assais reanired the ownsrs 10 insert
9 prizes 90 which they would sell % Gov
ernnsnt. It was . mere proposition %
their part. In was mol accepted, naisAer
was the Government bound to pay ii,
The Secretary also adds - sss } ]
ssYet hear from sbe owners and sei-5
lars nseouap.aist that they, hy ~ apsfs |
tion Of thas system OF purchase, have
besu oppressed or aggrieved. /"
a FtcTUzs THAT agsr ssAgsEg TEE oogsTET.
Let as nxamine the correctness Of this
Statement By one transaction. In the
laonEh of May last j. Radolph Sisg and
DANES q. Jewesa Il Co., of sew York
City, were owners of the steamer Marco
ditG. During that month 3 man b. the
name Of BnrEIii, Claiming 10 ba al agent
and adviser Of the NARY Department, pro-
posed . purchase. Jswett 4 Co., TO
prevsnt sse extortioBs Oh Government
agents, on the 18Th day Of june, Krote a
letter TO the Secretary of the Nary, offer
ing 10 charter OF sell thai vessel .. val
nation to be Rxsd by the Department.
A similar letter vas cent BY them TO the
Preidnnt of tia United States. The Sec
Rotary returned an answer refusing "a
charter or purchase, as she was unsaited
for an arIned ship.
Burril shortly after appears, saying
tfaat be can sell the rejected steamer shal
ne had returned from Washington, and
asked authority Of them 20 sell TO Gov
ernnent, which was given hiEa on thu 81
day of July. On the 3lst Of Jalg, Bur
rill came again and made &n uEFsr from
the Secretary Of the Nary. Tor she reject
sd steamer, ON the condition that the
owners should pay - 200 90 him, beside
fair brokerage which $5 DO BurriH
said was 10 be given 70 government ofSe.
ials for THEN assistance In selling this
vessel. Jewett Co, refused, proclaim.
ing that they would FIRST see their vesxel
roE at the wharf, and themselves wanting
for bread, before one penny should 20 70
brihe Gagernmsnt officials requesting
Barxin 10 say to those who SEMI him, il
the Government wanted 5 100, they
would gave that sum toward raising
another regiment 70 Hll the place Of the
New York Sixty ninth. ....
Burriii left, aud after the lapse CT a
few hours returned, saying be had heard
from Washington, and that be would
withdraw the condition, aud that they
need only pay what they saw ft 20 allow
him FOR his services. They accepted, and
on the sane dgy gaye Burrin i bill of
sale for tAe De Artmens and hp present
ed list of operations requiruds in the
hand writing IT 5. NJ. pook, tho Navy
Cons srncsog, and one OF the board 30 ex-
amino vessels. On the 9th Of September
they delivered up the weasel to Government
through Baeriil.
MneA to the surprise Of the owners, the
Secretary semi reqaisition TO pay Bur-
rill the 800, 900 for the 8fercafifa, al
though she names to the bill az sale were
that of Sieg, owner Of sevsn~teaalasy and
Jewest & Co., three tenths. They sue-
eeeded in arranging 50 that tie money
should be dawn by third party. some
twents days altar the date Of tba requisi-
ton, ari order waa had ON tho Sab Treas
arg for the money. Mr. Geo. ID. Nor
gan dfSfnot appear IN the negotiation an
| til after the reputation OF the money
he kAsn came aud demanded $500 for
| las share, admitting thas he did not sell
or purchase, yet the owners could not e.:
thsar mnaey until ha vas paid, and ii they
| would ccuseas 70 pay, he Wcaid wrise "a
| w ashington ard arge the lmmedsaea re-
nissamea "a the aoney.
The ADORE faess nuss hase been known
% the Secretary. They werv written Il
1 Comrncdure Hndson, October Slss, witt
q regasss thai they may DC aled Ia thi
Mary Department, whieA dsahsiess wa
dome. Since the letter at the SecresaTy
the eoHasais1ee have aas had sims % ex
anime Ing owners Of the Merrsfisd bu
| the foregoing and subsequent facss Ia soa.
4 uecsion VITA sAs purchase ara fsassaiass
| 81 aiiadasiss dc j. Rudolph sis1 ard >
q. Jawsss. beg testify thai lAsy did no
know on zee anything On Geo. p. MorgaI
anil aftar The purchase and dpliFssy o
II the bill of sale 10 tina Departzmens throagi
BurrilH that ID The 10Th da5 Is Novesa
/ Der. they sailed On Mr.. Mofgaay aemaTAa
/ ing repayasns u - aad b saisi slla
| be bad credited Ii 10 she Navy DEPART
| assss and shas be had oals t~ksz hi
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