The New York herald., 1862-01-17

sItion that familiar with such business VIII think Of
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Before took part in procuring vessels for the Navy De.
BY % an ss s
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ss grSwns vim Of action in regard d. 70 as
their charter and pprchs.s sum q about
cass strictly purcLassdSSy me- charged and
ceivsd from the seller one per cent commion The
s as s1% payable Tor the under the new contract
s Ss
tanning deduction both the charter and In the price spu.
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had part whatever commission Of ten per cent upon
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a. make her purchase in the judgment of
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finite time She had been buit at time when shpb.ild.
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Of similar in all the Stars and Stripes
that they were two years older and not under charter
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duty 10 make whenever was employed IN ves
Of action have been unfrequent and at any
time be in detail o your Won ,,, nj.
regard all these easily be
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ton Of the prior to their purchase by msn pro-
vice. and has been Iniipatsd that 70 such experts
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the date OF the report the total stipulated
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know that easily that the & sp ~ ss:
large sum Of money MY repoIt, Of my purcSs %sds
r. a' e Of
Navy shows at the prices depaned for the vessels Pur
hundred dollars being about twenty-five per cen.
paid for my W purchases. ceiss said sSoa.
o ny aos. sass s than an s
perceive they have been officially estimated before consress
into the s family has not TO my y 70 .
Sessels for the soSernmsnt The truth is however that
did the work which the Secretary assigned tS me quite e
and my own, IN each transaction should exhibited
tire Stranger In making This statement cannot but sini
that take view Of tho subject 60 natural as to readily
Though have never had business Transaction with The
any intent purpose Whatever be Is st my highly respect
ed friend. and in this fact have found additional Pss
public du,, which the government through him conhdcd
the highest respect have the honor to Be you. SDe
In the report made to the House Of
AID published by it, which led to the adoption OF the
resolution Of the Senate the Of the department
ccrsured because avaled itself Of the best mercantile
ability in its purchases and did not conlne itself to the
best talent and experience of the navy havo already
stated that brought into rcquison the professional
talent of tho navy regard to the suabeness OF vessels
offered while employed commercial skill to mako the
purchases. The report alluded to specifics two
which II eems Objectionable and which arc cited 70
confirm e positions and reflect the action Of the de-
Tho rst of tho two presented by tho committee
-
the policy Of the department on the side and their
recommendation on the other. without copying at
length the statement Of tho committee, tho letters
and decisions Of department the facts these
The Navy Department, in the month Of May, I'd.
dressed q letter to Comnodere Breese, then in com
mand Of the Navy Yard at Brooklyn, directing him. tn
conjunction with Mr.. George ID. Morgan, TO purchase
two three whaling Ships to bo used as coal huks for
the bockadng squadron The vessels were purchased,
not by Mr. Morgan but by naval officer The commit
tee say that Commodore Breese, con tho rocommcnda
ton Of a hrh hy patriotic citizen Of New York. Mr. wm
xvall yxh wa I'M lYnOdC
with entire good faith in tho matter sent New York
broker W. H. starbuck to New Bedford to purchase for
the government two whale ships for the purpose IN
dicaied.
He was furnished with funds by Mr.. Aspnwal to the
amount of C0 and instructed not to exceed that
Ia the price paid Tor both ships lie proceeded New
Bedford and purchased OF Mr. Geo. W. Barker tho ship
Eoman es 1000 Nr. Barker M M tostassa(seo hs tesmo
his own tea table, in New Bedford for 81 zoo cash,
never having seen or known any other person
in the transaction Tho next morning Mr.. Barker
wrote a bill Of sslo to Mr. Starbuck, who requested
him TO insert, instead OF his own rame, that Of
friend, Mr.. Henry J. Thomas. who then, for the
This done and the name OF Mr. Thomas thus appear
cd that OF purchaser and his checks given for
the pay. The ship William Fadger-(see testimony Of
George b. Richmond, page 343was purchased for 81 s0o
in similar manner, by starbuck, in the presence Of
Thomas who accompanied him in this instance; but the
bill Of sale was made oct to Thomas at tho request Of
starbuck and Thomas gave his checks for the eamount
From the testimony Of the cashier o. the bank % on
placed 10 the credit Of Thomas, in the same
bank, corresponding to tho checks thus
drawn by Thomas in payment for the vessels, the
same day thcchccks were drawn; indeed Thomas him
self reluctantly concsscs before tho commttce-sos his
testimony pages ISL, 6i)-hat Starbuck paid all the
money for these ships and that he had himself In.
terest in them. His language was got ali my money;
am neither out In in the business" He Immediate
ly transferred the ships In blank yet both Thomas and
Starbuck made affidavit at tho Navy Department, that
Thomas sod TO Sarbuck the ship Roman for 81 400 and
the ship william Badger for 81 $780, and that Thomas was
tho iona file owner Of said ships" These remarkable
afldavits are as follows:-
certify that the 18th day Of May, 1851 sold W. H.
starbuck OF the firm Of Tappsn a Starbuck the ship
Roman. for the Of seven thousand four hundred
dollars and the ship Vim. Badger for the OF seven
thousand hundred and ay dollars and the bona
ride Of both the said ships having purchased them dis
an.ed and fitted them with rigging, sails, boats &C..
with ~ money.
cepts given at the tme gave him an agreement 10 allow
him commission Of seven and one half per the
amount Of the sale OF the shs and all the expenses
OF fitting the ships here and getting them TO New York.
further certify that the said W. H. Saibuck acted only
broker for the sale Of said ships end had interest