Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-12-01
FRAUDS UPON THE GOVERNMENT

FROM ne FaadaslPhaa age 0J M0Hadg.
We have already alluded to the stupeudouu frauds dis
covered st. the Philadelphia Navy Yard and the arrest
numerous parties implicated These robberes have beef
proven to be far extensive than generally sup
posed and the total amount of property out Of which The
Government has been derauded will not fall far short
one million of dollars Some say that it will exceed thai
suu the heyng has been going for the past two
three years. since the present Administration came into
power So extensive have the populations been that it il
asserted that men with small salaries have put up large
and substantial dwelling One individual who held
sort of outside position, has in course Of erection in
adjoining county brown stone mansion and the tn cop
per- lead pipe &c used the building is further SAID
all came from the navy yard The matter has been kept
quiet by those engaged in the nvestgston but few facts
occasionally leak out The knowing ones say that the
examination will occupy nearly two months yet and until
that completed the true condition OF affairs will not Dc
laid before the public.
The robbery OF the most wholesale character ever
fereted out 10 ths city Copper stolen by the ton
The robbery has been bold aud barefaced Every article
of value that cond be carried has been stolen aud
10 sad by those who familiar with the interior work
ngs of the yard, that at least hundred
cerned in the rascslly action Copper brass and compo
ston metal have gone by the ton In instance where
consignment of copper landed at Reed street wharf
for every cart load that went into the navy yard two loads
went in another direction The copper thus stolen found
its way 10 New York, and in the Of trade Of
ered 10 the very individual who bad in the first instance
furnished IL to the navy yard at Phlsdepha He gave
tle Information WhiOn tne dutn0rltics at W0rE.
The navy yard was 10 fair way Of being stripped o.
every thing except the shiphouses and the big guns
majority Of these robberie 1t would appear did not take
place from the yard but carted OF before the
took place For instance, vessel would arrive at
Whsrves loaded with TO be delivered at the navy
yard As 10 the Of the robbery Of the copper alluded
above number Of carts or drsys were driven to other
portions Of the city, where they deposited until op
poturty arrived dispose Of them 10 other goods
were conveyed from the yard carts which entered foI
the purpose Of carrying of chips sbavngs DC Tin lead
pipe &c were depoated in the bottom of these carts
which being severed with sbavngs chips, concealed
the fraud In other ways not yet made public robberie'
were committed,
On Friday three more persons connected with the yard
were taken into custody and taken to the provost
barracks About Fifty barrels OF rotn aud several barrels
Of pork belonging 10 TIE Government were recovered Al
tue house Of barrel full Of knives and forks
found Some Of the prisoners al Fort Milf and Others
are conf led elsewhere
On Saturday afternoon three more arrests were made
Jane, Ginshsu, the chief clerk 10 the yard, Of
the parties Those arrested Saturday taken out
quietly by order of Commodore Hull who il engaged 10
erretns the whole transaction without reference and
without assistance from the detectives
The cation into the alleged frauds and abuses at
the 5ohuyki arsenal s also still progress, and the
swindling as praotsed here s slowly being brought to
light and will s said far exceed the navy yard speculs
tons The arrest Of two contractors and an Inspector and
their consignment to the Old Capitol has already been
noticed 10 our columns.
From tn. PAiladslSkia Inquirer Of yt,tsrday.
The robberes At tho navy yard which have been carried
on for long tins past and which have recently been dis
covered are now being thoroughly Investigated. Commo
dore Hull who has lately been placed 10 command Of this
yard now bu.y engaged in fseDs out the guilty par
ties The Commodore 10 gentleman In every respect
aud worthy supporter Of the Administration He dc
termned to ASCERTAIN who has been implicated in these
frauds and TO bring them to Justice lie fails in any
thing he undertakes. Two more men have been taken
into custody and the report that several Of those already
arrested have been released 10 uufounded The United
States officers engaged in recovering the property OF the
Government stolen from the yard On Monday seventy
barrels Of rosn were recovered stored away 10 shed IN
the rear OF Csdwaa6er street. 10 the Seventeenth Ward
large quantity OF copper has also been There
i, st large amount Of property be found aud the
officers lave strong hopes Of getting nearly all that was
stolen Capt Worden the executive officer OF the navy
yard who haa filled his oce with great credit TO himself
aud Satisfaction 10 the Government has been instrumental
10 bringing to light many facts connected with the recent
robborss at the yard.