wilmington gazette t h lj r s da v m ay -.■■'• i%oz published wee1uy ffv a~itl"m v"nd h a cl 1 !•■ ■■■ doll \ •■; per annum ; rvol vi no 280 from the national intel ytccr iiepo r t yb confni'tei -• •, ■ ed " to enquire and rtporl uhtthcr >■.■.•! vi d r nvtn from the 7reaf<try have been faithlituy appli d ta tbt tbjefis ftr which 7y vert tipprg ptinxi 1 and whether the jun e i . c been ret ' ■ .': accounted far : aid it reptrt t;ki j ,.- 11 t:hf any '■• ther art ing ■ t ■' .••• ntcc/f rji / p ■ : . , 1 v c 1 , ti u rr ■ '-. / i tlvt /.'/, /....• . .. ' • ,,-,. fu e .,.. , 1 ,,' /'• feii 1 '. ,.: , ; th /../..;«.■ matt ;," i ' : i v , - • 1 port 1 i ' • : • li • rally in what ' ii ■ m . .. . ,.: ! e k ■, mon 1 v : ' " ■ • ! : • . ' 1 lury of tin lj l ' ■■ .. i . . ■ . attci wai iis ex pci ' 1 ■ ■< i , ; i , the t ornml - t-"*j ..'■■: 1 ■ . ■■. fctarjf of the l - ' : ■.•.,'!,. • . . w ,- i obji oh to v hid they 1 . 1 tii eel tiicir cnqii'rjl ; hi : .. ■:■■ . ■ ,: ot the 1 ■•'■., i i m 11 h ami : ., . api i arc ;; :: :. e i < 1 1 »! ■, , ■ , ■ ■• . to vh h x well as the ilatemcn ■ or t ! i accountants 1 ; :. c wara;i<l navy departments on the i;nc lubject tii.v be leave to refer the coin nil dee n it 111 ii i rt to ftate here tlut all pubhc mo .■< arc •■'■.'. v.'i from the treafiiry in viri 1 |! warrants finned by the sccrecary t ihp j trealury v con ityrlignc i bv th ■ c mn i tro r an i are p iid to the offi .-,•. or , ag it 0 whom : ;•- ame aro du or ' who uq cntrus:ed u f i uir apili ■ idi in : or when rc.'i ing co t i 1 1 v^r ; or navy departments they iro placet in i ■ ■ luh.ls ot the treasurer jf agent br thofi departments who iintirfca then on warrants dra'-vn by ths ficrctary f tin depai ttnsnt ami count ei figned by ul rel m 1 ! i v accountaot for the general : nftruftion hereto foi ■■■■•■• y the ircaftiry department t ' the uarioiss aj prop ri:it ion l.i-v the com ! rnittcc r;"er c the 01 nmunicatinn made 1 totl •::. ...• the secretary ot thetrcafii'y '■ 2l of march mil more partioi larlj tor tho conftru-ilion given to the annual appropriations tor ■ fupport of the navy and army reflectively tscy refer to a rcpor.t in ■ by tin secrrnry ortho i reafury on the day : mtv one thoofnnd even hundred and niuuv fix to the committee of wayt & meais from both of thefe.it appears that the : appropriations for the army pnd mvy refpeiftively havo bee confidercd as con.titu t ii>g niir o'ie ycricra fund for cai.ii ot-the'le ohj t 1 " although in i ,' of the raws making appropriation 9 variei y of he ids ur'ex pr nhitute vreredtf tinctly fpecifit '. it rise g:nc/ral c ftniftion be correct it may perhaps be laid thai in moft intiances monies hav been drawn tro.-n the tresfury in rhi manner prefcribed by jw : ; . m - iire gularities are hated to have occurred ■••■ liere monies have been advanced 1 p ' mi !•.■!,);.• application of tht sccrctai . ol i\e t reafury by letter witnout the f •.■ nality r>i & warrant and fomet tints even wiihout i previous approprfation but in thefe caks the irregularity has been aiterwardii covered i^v fubfequent war r iu tnt jpproprij ions and the co m rmi ee do not difcover tt ii has been pojrtdfre or'any njurious confequence to the uniicd mates t!^c frcretary cr t!ic 1 reafury in iiis communication of the feeond 01 march having ex prefled a rioubt whether the monies advanced bfi a x'ount of the removal ol the feat of po y«riimcnt from philadelphia to waft "■"'< n had been authorised bv any pic v|o . u jaw the committee directed tluir bttenui \ 10 that objecl and now of'er th refu t •-■•■ enabllflitng the nnrnarrnt and temporarj feat of government taf ftd ■ ■•! thi 16u1 of june in the ycarfc 1 ■"■■"• i ii 1 and • c'v p rovi«bd ! '■ vli all i fli«h;rs a he ; to - ! : ■ fwet : •■ - •'•■• n horuw i : r rr ■•. . | uj this ■• rrij orrtj'ir fiift day of djce-nber in ie r rjne f^bufa'rid eight i undfctt,'"by their rtfpeltivto holders f " and 1 t t the p.cfeli'irv expence of fuch r«moii v.il fhoulc be defrayed osr of the duties on impoit and tonnage this appro ri lation ■ indefinite in its nature am per - i ,'- lome contrariety of opinion may ■ .>:' as to the extent of the evpertce ii was intended to cover ; but the commit '-,.,. r ,.,, . ., r that a uriel adherence to i ri;!:i;t ;-.'.', woult co fine th ■ i i ( > the ex <■. ■: i i.'t'i:iiy inclined in removing the bo ks pnpei , rcmr.li ami til mill u i g " i the n ( w t i '. ;• offices l ; r.)in th-j document marked o hereto annexed it appears thai rhi f<rtn of 15,293 dollar iiul twenry-lhrce cents were paid for the tranfpnrtationol the books papers records an furni ture of ik i • v r ■. .> 1 offices ami the timii , mir of ill preiijcnt ; ai iho fum of 32,87 and thirty-four cents for expences incurred by t 1 officers ami clerics for th removal of themfelrcs an i fan i'i's d general the vouchers prs 1 duced in fupport ofthefe it tnenttonedj t:\p-u-es an the dated accounts am the di durations ol the officers ami clerks ro wii mi ttie fumo were allow !. ivri pcripti t ihe accounts of iheoflicers on 1 j are annexed thofcui th clerks be j mj ro numerous to be detailed ion !'■.!■ accounts which arc marked i t to g 12 inclulitftij it will by teen i t!ie charges coafili of travelling cxprn res lc>it'.'s on t!i fale et a i ' i >. i c s m in (<>.> 1 u i»e ien to remove ps ' ■ ; ':■:■•■•;•'' '.: iv irtation ol fu rni ■ ui houfc runt in philadelphia am ! tra ex peaces after their arrival attiie ci j ty of walhhgton a ill the officers j ami durks were at the tims in the fer j vi e a:ui pa of the governnii n nd re ceived the full amount o t their lalari-js ! exclu itv y oi thefe extraordinary allow ranees and as the art ot june 179 pr i-idod only tor defraying the expence incident to the removal of the offices the committee are of opinion that this film ot 32,872 dollars and cits was drawn trom the trenfury and expended without nnv lesja authority the manner in which monies drawn from the treafury tinier prcvi6ns appro priatiohshavc n'tn afterwards applied 1 refent 1 fubjeft of enquiry of mure jit liculty ami importance the exp n es in relation to the civil lid being chiefly tor falaries arc not othcrwjfe liable to abufe than in cafes where monies advanced to agents have 101 been applied to the < > l j e t s for vrhich . le hilvancc wss made & have no been e.r vards regularly accounted tor — amongll tha fubordinate agents to whom monies hive been advanced for mifcel.l ai<'--riusoi'jc c ls of a civil nature lome i • •• ■•'" •' ' bo delinquents ami fonie ■ . l.nc rendered their accounts as i - lei r uy a reference to the docu 1 •• marked v herewith reported i he mimics neccfiary t defray the cxpences incident w the intcrcourfe wiih foreign nations have sill lately linen a i to the seen t.iry of the who ufed to difburfe the fame the ae counts of aliirs jcfferfon marilull an ! ma.iifon who have at various pc jriods filled that appointment have been fettled and no balance is due thereon a ftiit not yet decided has been inflituted a-aw.ir mr randolph formerly fecrcta ry ot itatc jur a balance unaccount i j\>r by him the accounts of mr picker ing are not yet fi a y fettled he re mains charged with a fum of 3383 dol lar»andao cemi erroneoufly paid by him for the freight of a vdiei fuppofed : to have been employed by the conful at 1 tripoli an j with another fum of 3,^89 uoibr 1 ; and 50 cents being the balance i ot an advance made to samuel llodgdon : or the rujfpofeof being remitted to mr humpnreyi at madrid in part of his falary which mr humphreys dirf not receive bo:.h thufe fuini it is believed may and will be recovered from the pcrtontto wliiim they were rcfpe£lively advanced but hc pricicipal r«alon whii ii appeail to hive prev<.*med an u , i'rn^te fettlexnent with l>un afifes fr<»i 1 _ _ 1 v the ircnmflance ot his not having ap plietl the whole ot he money drawn by ijiim from the treasurer to ihc fpecific i i • tls it which it was appropriated hy haw for the extent and refult of tin i mifjpplieation the committee rcfir w the itatement marked c accompany ing the comtnunicatioti of he secretary i the treafury under da'oof the 2 i of march from this tatement itappears that mr i • keringdrew from the trea litry hlijcr 1"j b^spj*oprial i 11c >. .">,(<.. " for defraying t h<j cxpenca incident i to the intercoiirfe with foreign nations ; tor negociating treaties with ihe barbary j powers anil for the contingent expei of government the fiim of 63,1599 dol lars and 57 cents moio than he applied to ihofe kveral ljo&s which together with ihe inm of 14,583 dollars and 14 cents pained by him on the purchafe ot bills ol exchange for the life cr the #,,. ! vemment form an aggregate of 78,588 dollars and 11 cents the fame itate ment c will hew that ihe whole of i : - ftim was expended by him . n o'hj'itfs i or j public nature as tar as rhecormnit i tee ran afecrtain the let but this ex penditure having been made from appro . priations defignetl for other « » i • j tig l>y ; law the rrlif^pplication of money das nr rented hr comptroller of the treafury from fettling liu tri mnts although ihe contmittee will no1 f.iy there ire no cafes in which a public of 1 ( 1 v v.l ; be jiidifn 1 n apnlv ing mo ■■■ » 3p[)ronri:ucd to on object •<> ex | pcn.liiures v . another yrt they are of p'm°n that in every deviation the dp ceffity t'or the application ought to be for fome obvious benefit to the united states and in rverj fuch cafe » dilclo | fnre thereof to congrefs oaght to he rn4fte,-at ihe ffext fi-ffldri ' wfiicn h ; i:!d immediately thereafter enfxie the monies which have l-c-cn ailvati ccii to the feveral fecretaries of flatc huve been rcmittnl l.y ii ■_•,;, principally to ininirters co:ifii!s and 0 hei agents a r<ii:1 whofe accounts arc hot yet fen lierlu alihotigh many of them are o an lii nate and the committee cannot fay how or in what manner the money has b^encxpended inc advances neceffar'y for iil-frayln the cxpences of the military and naval cftafclilhments were formerly made in part to imlivi.luals who have accounted ilire.tly wiih that department ; butfiriqel the hxv of the 16 h t july 1793 ihc whole of the monies h?ve been paid : o the ireafurer as agent tor thefe two de par|ments and have been fubjeft to the jiirak ot the rcfpcciivc fecretaries the ijtttr of the fecrerary of the trcaiury undsrdateol theglhof april accompanied hy fnnilry abftraclf rr.nr k«ifrom a !, to a 0 inclufive together with the itatements of the two account ants marked e e i e 2 e 3 and f rcf petlively herewith rcport<-.l exhibit the i amount advanced fettled and remaining | unaccounted for in each department from thefe it appears that from the • fl ay of j.-innnry 1707 to the end of i the year 1801 the advances made by the itreafurer 011 account of the war depart menr hare amounted cxclufively ot a , fiim in the hands of the treafurcr to j 9,846,963 dollars 29.100 dolls cts of which there have jbeeo paid to individual i who have accounted with or arc accountable to the trcafury a fum of 1,390 2}8 22 and there have been paid by virtue of the warrants of the fecretary of war or to individuals accountable to the war department the fum of 8,456,725 7 making an aggregate eqtntl to the above rum of 9,846,963 29 to which ij to he r.dd cd a balance remain ng ; unaccounted for on the hooks oi the accountant i . on the ft if j lury ■ 797i l,7s 6 39 3 6 : making in the whole • a i'm chargeable 10 ihe i war department from the i ycir 7157 ti i3oi both inciufive o % i :; : tk 4 or w hi chjh.ft accountant has fettled ami rendered to the treafury accounts to theamooit <■< 6>335>9 2 3 dollars and 93 centi ; loving a balance of 3,877,102 dollars i*d 50 cents unaccounted tor or not y«t fciilc j dol's cts the monies advanced t the navy depaitment from its elrablt ihment in 1 798 to the 31ft of march 1801 .. inclutivcly of the fnm pi 1 by the trca fury to individuals a mouni to 1 7'3 of which turn accounts have been fcitlcd by tlie accountant and render ed o 1 he treafury to the amount f 5,810,661 98 ! leaving an unaccount ed tor or unfattlcd bal ance of 4,170,651 7j dollars 9 , y 3 1 13 73 thefc futna differ in amount nomi nally from t it fe contained in theftate rncnt anm xedto the letter of the fecre ! tary ef the trrafury of the 2(1 ot march but the diffeience is explained and the 1 aitual amouit proved to be 1 lie fame in the letter and ftatcments of the eth ot april i the ftatements ot the accoiuitants although rhey exhibit balances appa rently unaccounted for to a large a moinr wiil mccwifc fhew that accounts liavc been rendered for a conflderable portion whidi are in a rain of fettle nient but not finally clofedi the late limir nr which lie vr.intr.in ous document accompanying iliis re port were rcctived by the committee upon thcpih t april ami the labour neceflary to inwliigate fuch :• m.ii's of jaccwtints and if advances unaccounted for particular in the war and navy department enbvacinj an e j . n jniiture of 20 millions o ; dollars have rendered it irnpoiffible for the committee confif tently wilt their attention •... theii other duties ro furr sn opinion as to the r.-.aiji cr in uli;.-h this fum has been ex pended jjut from the partial view which the have taken they beg leavij to prefent fume fadls and principles which thty bclievh to be vvortliy oi the notice of c'lnjjr'jfs there arc f'.vo previous rcquififes : which are neceflary tojuflify the expen diture ot public money and without which no legal expenditure can be made firu that the enpend'ttiire lor iiic ob j«a to which it is applied fiionkl he jauthorifed uy law ;— and fecondly that an appropriation flioiild liave be«ii ma'le to cover that auihoxjfed expence in tlic war and navy departments this rule does not a ( ear to have been flriclly ac 1 hcrtd to in al . a f es . t llt f cr , ne rt af ons above affigutj the cotntnittc liavc been unable to a certain how far it has been e partcd lrom the molt pfominent in lbnrcs which have yet preferred them ielvrs are herewith llat-.d : by an act palled on the 25th day of i february in the year 1759 an autho rity was giten to the prefident of the united s'aie to caufe to be built fix fhips of war to lie armed with and to carry not lt(i than 74 gum each and to build or purmafe fix hoops of war i to be armed wth 18 guns each in part of the necftary expenditures for thefe objecl ai'um not exceeding one i million ofdolnl was appropriated by the fame law and by another acl paf j fed on the fatnoay it was declared that two dccki fhoid be errctej in fuitable placer under he direct ion nt the prefi ; hr.nt o ( lh uned state lor th on