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necessary. can be rcsdily called into sorvtco 70
Understood n proclamation viii bo Issued II the
9nyAson continues. =
PAYMAsTDR BELLOWS.
or An EMnEzzLEn IN T1tH

Sptetdi to OtnstnnaN Enqutftr.
WASHINGTON, D. c. March N.-Just now tho
officers OF tho navy arc very much exercised
over tho reinstatement of a nophow OF the 1acv.
II. ". bellows, Of Now York. in tho Paymastars
corps. from which h0 wns dismissed In 1BGD by
Secretary Wellcs for embozzloment Of Govern
nient moneys. The facts in tho cnso Of Pny-
master Edward Bellows, according to tho record
on lltc, arc Us follows: In July, 1868, ho was
serving on bonrd tho United stAtes ship Sha.uo-
kin, than stationed ut Montorideo, Uruguay,
ind on or nbout the 9th OF tho month ho drew
from Barring BROS. 4 Co, Of London ono SGT
Of exchange in favor Of Commodore D. T..
llralna. then ID command OF tho ShR1nokin, for
El000, and received for said sct of exchange
from the London and River Plato Bunk at
Montor!deo $l4,E7.4f, md credited tho United
Stntcs Government With only Sl1,9lIoi a. tho
proceeds Of said ret Of exohanRe,-or, In othor
words, dcfra,idcd the United stntes Government
ut about $4l4.40. On or about tho 81 tiay uf Au-
gust 1so5, the vessel being still Mt stnntevtdeo,
PayEnnstor Bellows drew upon HIRING Brothers
another sot Of exchange In favor Df Commodore
braine for q 100. md for this sct OF exchange
received from the London and River, Plntte
f@ank te0, 2. gold currency, and only credited
t1S un.n .,s states ooscrnment With hnying 70
tho United States OF nbout Flu520.
tonlno1ore Bra,nc accidentally had bis Mls-
tions Of Bellows and ordered Il court Of invcs-
t!Rntion. which met and found tho fi,cts to he Us
sssaon vele aa' PRy fornie j. 1sS e e % eaq
Admiral Davis, theu III command of tho South
Atlnntc squadron. and Q naval general COURT
hc was tried BY court-nnrtinl on board tho
United s!atcs steamer pawnce, In tho hasbor Of
ay 81 S at' 3 3seeF ipfpS fse pla IL
ferrGd tho charRes ngninst Payinastcr l,clloHs,
wh'Sh ,o;y: Tcre g. ss - f9!tows: s -. ,,...n
Gay # H. Fl OF the United s'e'
sens saaEs Es aes g. nfse ne sn'e
!lver Pintie Hank testified that the bunk pnld to
and lie un!e,i states Consul Il Monteyidso'
swore thnt thoir evidence WIS worthy Of belief.
THEIR WAS ALSO II EVIDENCE
ral hsvis resr,'',1s ; iho % ai,,oat of money re-
.t xnfS ss.sa III lin IisS} nSSss M sa ta iat AZ
letter from raymaster Bellows to Com
arng tho aaSuns % ey q Peaassd GIVE rsm te
stcand bill Ut exchange us $f9 p4e a. aud letter
frnm Raynluster Bollows to tho Hon. Gideon
Aug. d 1868, In which Bellows reports having
dr1wn Tho second bill Of cxchange, aud rcports
uTe, n,-wit: slaSssW Tho ilndins Of tho ' coure- m
follows: "To mako good to tho United States
I
| which tho suld Government WAS dcfraudcd by
him. Arld to be dismissed from the naval tcryIco
Of the United 5tatos" He was accordingly dis
missed.
IL view Of these facts, which aro nil Of record
IN the Navy Department. thoro would scon 70
| t,e ITO question whatever but that PaymnsteE Del-
lows did embczzlc moneys belonging TO- the
Quilted States. was tried md convicted by q
nnvAl general court1nnrtinl. and wna dis
m!ssed from The service therefor Y ssetetasy
friontls Of Nj: Bellows made, persistent and
strnnuous efforts to got him rc!nstatod.
prominent lawyers here d, Washlngton.
/ and every Influence that could bo bruuKhs
to bear was brought to beAr to in-
duco President drnnt nrd Secretary kobcson 10
rovnke tho action Ut Secretary Wcllca and reitl-
statc Mr. Bellows: All ther efforts proved use
less, however, and bir: iplows was not restored.
With tho incoming Of tho present Admiutstrn-
ton new, and, as T aPpearst s'iccessful effort
stood in naval circles that THO ebief influence
| tho distinguished New York minister, who is on
intimate personal relations at tho White House,
| and who Ii Understood to hRy0 Inato tho most
| bis nrphuw. However this may be, 1T uppcars to
| 10 fact TINT llellows has been r,instated.