The New York herald., 1862-07-20

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withlat his even slowing it. from motives OF sef
de eSoe agains. their further exercise upon hmsef
Morgan ayaiies himself Of the services or Bushue IN
many o. tAe subsequent purchases, which, the com
ntss have already shown prov profit els q him
ard which the seane. showed. transferred from the
Treasury further larger sum also the pocket o,
I HGshaell Through this Bushnell Morgan sought %
purchase the yargne " Mr. Charles Mallory, Of Mystic
Connecticut, her see osner and oader, while she was
yet the stocks and before she haished The price
agreed upon, throuab rhs agency of Bushnell, for the
p4rchase OF this vessel S5 900, her
ing 20 IA her or her Afuaamen. N specified mannsr
FREQ OF charge % tho govern nent, iIyovng as was
estimated an additional expenditure on his part Of
Soon after the purchase made it farther agreed
by Bushnell with Mallory hat he (Bushnenl would him
se put vessel in the condition required for her
at his o~u expense. aud taxa the $4,000, pay
ing Mallory but sil00oo, aud the vesse. in that condi
tion taken eli the hands Of Mallory but instead OF
Bushnes atting the vessel AZ bis own EXPENSE she
taken the yard Of the Messrs Westervelt in New
York ship builders the government employ and
fitted for her armament by them at The expense VI the
government ITSELF Bushnell represented himself the
departmental owner OF one half of the vessel and
bin Of sale made out purporsngto convey the ship
60 the United states from Mallory and himself as each
The governments en paid Bushnell for the vessel after
she had been Tilted at their appeared
by report Of the Secretary OF heNavy and the
panyng documents, made at the OF the
present sessonthc of SI35 00C, and Bushell paid
TO Mallory who vas the real owner Of the vessel the
of S1o 900 leaving the balance OF SIS 00O his
hands 20 be by him appropriated to his a
ward FOR the services rendered Morgan in the purchase
TESTIMONY or MARSHALL Q. RoRaRTs REFERENCE
srgAMsRs Ill ISois, EMPIRE CoAIzACoALcos.
Marshall o. Roberts, Of New York, testified that his
business had led him for the last twenty
great deal in ships and that he had four ships the
pedition which went 60 Port Roysi-the Illinois, the En-
pire City, the Philadelphia and the oatzacoacos they
were chartered by the day, running from 81 500 day
for the Illinois down to 81 900 day for the Empire City
Mr. Roberts found them in everything He further tes-
ted that these vessels greatly overloaded by the
government agents, ard added
They were chartered by Rufus Saxton, United States
Quartermaster. The Illinois chartered to carry 600
tons OF freight and 1ooo troops; the Empire City to
carry 500 troops and 800 freight the Philadelphia
chartered to carry 800 horses the Coatzacoacos
TO carry 200 troops When they went from Fort
Monroe the Illinois lad board 900 freight and
1880 troops and clipper ship OF 500 in tow The
Empire City had o50 troops, fifty officers about 500
tons Of freight and besides the decks loaded with
immense quantity Of lumber The Ceazatcoacos had
$50 troops, her maia deck was filed with commissary
stores, aud there were 1000 gallons of water in her
hold. These ships wore all overloaded through igno
rance or otherwise or the parties.
In consequence OF the Coatzacoacos being overloaded
and being overtaken by gale. she was very much in
ured so that viii cost about 500 600 and four months
time repair her. She is (january 1852 } In the
hands OF Henry Steers Of the Aaire Works, for
When she left Fortress Monroe her guards rested upon
the top Of the water.
Mr. Roberts gave further evidence concerning his
efforts to sell tho Coatzacoacos TO the government, and
added r.s--r
When Mr.. Chase returned TO Washington authorized
gentleman to make proposition in reference to that
vessel which 10 keep the Potomac OPEN, to tako all
the batteries, to keep the Potomac open for twelve
months, or not charge the government one cent. Mr.
Chase did make the proposition to government and The
President was very much in favor OF it, Caleb Smith
and Mr.. Blair spoke to abou. il, and said that my
proposition would be accepted was exceedingly anxious
TO do the thing, try to do Il. was finally informed
that the had been referred to the Secretary OF
the Navy. then said it OF for remain
here longer and Invent home and sent the shin home
Having tailed in that, when the ship returned home
went to ar. Fox and demanded of him, government
officer and as proesssd friend OF mine, that he should
ed TO salts him that Park was proper man to ex
anime any ship. told him only wanted competent
man-a man Of brains He named Dupont; said ne was
perfectly agreeable TO me. then sent for Henry Steers
an eminent shipbuder Of New York, and Mr. Fox sent
for Captain dupont. went on board the ship with Steers
and Dupont and they all went her from to
stern, examining every point. Dupont told he was
perfectly astonshsd at the strength OF the vessel that
she the best transport ship he ever saw and he
would report TO the Navy Department suose lueat-
ly inquired OF Mr. Fox such report had been made
the Department by Captain Dupont He told i, had
the expedition and damaged to the
in consequence OF being overloaded because VI the gno
rance Of the government officers.
ARMY CAP CONTRACTS
Mr. J. f. Whipple, hat manufacturer, doing business
at No. 81 Broadway New York testified concerning me-
gotiatous with General Butler and his Quartermaser
the sale Of six thousand army ps The following the
material part OF his evidence
At the breaking out OF the invented improved
military cap, and sent to General Butler, who
then at Fortress Monroe and be wore and pleased
with it, as he expressed friend OF mine who gave
the information anu at the time he from Hatteras
Washington WAS at Washington and met him at the Ma
ona Hotel spoke " him about hat he had been
and called attention to that cap, anu told him the
OF IT, and he told then that he wanted large
supply OF them-about six thousand-and that he had
Quartermaser at Lowell, that he had great confidence
ia and he wanted como to Lowell on Saturday OF
the w0ek and there they woad give
for six thousand. On the 5th October, that Sltnr
day sitting In Gen. Buffers Office at Lowell wait
ing him, and there saw Paul Il. George, Quarter
master aud man by tho name Of Mr.. Hdreth, whom
afierward learned be Fisher \. Idreth, General
Buffers brother-in-law; and showed the samples TO
them that TOOK with me, and the guartermaser liked
them; and then this Mr. H!idreh took into back
Office and wanted u kaow the price Of these goods and
what discount gave ANA II order could be got Tor
quantity Of them, II ] would mske any deduction in
price for cash II natd tod him came there nego-
:ate with Gen RIti.r ard nd not know ANYTHING about
any other pc. II tbs matter.
tod hun the rric. S0git Dc afteen dollars dozen,
five per cunt II. cash IA HAD. In the evening met
Genera Epslcr segcra, menlbers OF his staff and
freads h.t haps seAci n his oince aud told him had
come on AZ lis request. ant showed him my samples
AM then thc - -Sed, and told him the same.
lie nur4sd 4t VI Z t" ~4d sAla ne could buy good
wool Aat IT u .Gt M pG,cd out bill from Bent &
Bush, coras. .'t aai Washington streets, Boston,
where 10 il1 ~l ass tor htiy cents apiece, and
toned til. it hose for his soldiers, and they
ii.. q tie barracks | saw tho bill
and aotssa L lsea - tuey are parties ssl goods To-
and kiios 'heM asked him IL he was going to give
his soldiers -gch hats those He showed me the hat
black wool hal. lhs thing was then dismissed. He
told me lie would SEQ me on Monday in Boston.
In the rneaatime, during my waiting in Lowell for
General butler, made the acquaintance Of Mr. Cushing
o. the arm Of Cushing Mack, TIN workers and stove
dealers Mr.. Gushing heard the conversation passing be-
tween and Cap Ain George and aftor Captain George
left the room. asked me whore was FROM and told
him; and what my business was; told him In
part; and he said TO me, :. Now, want to tell
you how you have got to do this thing You from
New York, and do not know them up here am making
stoves and camp kettles and stovepes and tanks aud
oil their tin and iron ware, that is wanted FOR this
brigade. And, said he, the quartermhster, George,
decides upon what he wants comes TO my shop and
selects what he wants then arrange the price with Mr.
Hldreth, General Buffers brother in-law. Then make
out bill 10 Hdcth, and Hdrsth takes the goods and
charges them TO the government at whatever price he
has mind to- "Anothcr thing Ihsard George give Cush
ing instructions how TO make various articles this
time and Mr.. Cushing took around 10 his establish
mont IN Lowell and showed me the articles he max
ing for Buffers brigade and the amount Of tin and
ware he had In various stages Of making
On Monday went 70 Boston and Butler Office
and there met several Of his stan ohcors of whom
Is his sdIutant George c. strong and Colonel George
shcpley Of Portland and Captain Paul r. George and
one other person whose name do lot remember with
General Butler. There showed them my samples, and
they looked at the samples and decided upon
style Then General Batter took this sample IA his hand
and came up 10 and asked me the price. told him
sl5 dozcn five per of for cash In hand. Then
General Butler sad "Now, the question is this, and we