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in the U. s. army, as man, together with a knowledge of the fact of his having been for many years disbursing officer for the Gov ernment, he thought he could not assign the duty to more safe and appropriate hands than to his. Under these circumstances, lie did not hesitate to place the fund at his disposal, and request his services in their proper appii- cation. This done, he gave himself no further concern in relation to the matter until the disbursements were gone through with.

 Some time afterwards, the Treasury Depart- meht drew his attention to the subject, and requested settlement of his accounts. He then called on Capt. Collins to render him an account of the disbursements. Said Col llns delayed a compliance time after time for several months. always assuring your peti- toner that atllis first leisure he would arrange the vouchers in proper order, prepare the necessary duplicate accounts current, and have the whole Ill such condition that the business should give your petitioner no trouble, that 1t would all be right, &c. &c

 Your petitioner ultimately discovered that he was deceiving him; that he not only had the business with which he had been entru.t- cd in great confusion, but learned with much surprise, that the said Collins own accounts with the Government were in equally bad, if not worse condition. Your petitioner then made an imperative call OH him for his vouch- CTS, and he brought him in one general heap ol the most confused mass of papers that your petitioner ever beheld, and saying as he delivered them, "This is not all, there are great many more, which will hunt up and deliver in few days.n Thus ended his agency Tn the matter, never rendering another voucher, and leaving the large balance which still stands against your petitioner on the books of the Treasury unaccounted for. l That the said Collins did make further proper payments, to within one thousand dol- lars of this large balance, your petitioner verify believes, and that vouchers for the same in most instances were obtained, but were mis- placed and lost by the said Collins. At ell events, your petitioner has the satisfaction of knowing that more than five thousand dollars of this remaining large sum is not justly chargeable to him, and that the residue was certainly madeuse of by Capt. Collins. Your petitioner would further represent, that with the hope and expectation of being able to find among the papers of said Collins, vouchers covering large portion, If not the whole residue of this large balance, did visit the city of Washington ill March last, and pre- vailed upon the Solicitor of the Treasury to direct the suit ip his case to be continued from the last April term 10 the succeeding October term of the Court, to give time for the necessary examination to be made for such vouchers, and although such examina- ton has been diligently made, not another voucher has been discovered. Therefore, your petitioner hunlbly prays that Congress will pass bill for his relief; and as in duty bound, your petitioner will ever pray.

 (Signed) J, $. CONWAY. l COUNTY OF HoT SrRINGs,

 STATE OF ARKANSAS,

 Dec. 20, IS42.