Mr. wILLEY, from the ComNavAffrs, on the 25th of April: The ComNavAffrs to whom was referred the petition of Otway 11. erryman. praying to be allowed the amount of moneypaid by him in adjusting his accounts as acting purser have had thesameunder consideration. and ber:leavetoreport: That this memorial was presentedto the Senate and referred to the ComNavAffrs. at the 1st sessionof the 32nd Congress. On the 10th day of August. 1352.Mr. Mallory. of said committee made a favorable report. accompanied by a bill. No further action wastaken on the bill at that Contrrcss. At the 1st sessionof the 33rd Congress the memorial was again referred to said committee. 0n the 15th of February. 1854.Mr. Mallory again madea favorable report. accompanied by a bill. On the 7th ofJuly. 1854.this bill was passedby the senate: but it was never acted on by the HoRep. At the 1st session of the 35th Congress this memorial wasagain referred to said committee and Mr. Mallory again made a favorable report. accompaniedby a bill. which was passedby the Senate on the 16thof April. INT 0.The HoRepfailed to passupon it. At the 36th congress Mr. Hammond. of the ComNavAffrs made a favorable report on the claim. accompanied by a bill. which was passed by the Senate on the (ith of April. 1860. But the HoRep again failed to consider the bill. Since the passage of the bill last aforesaid the etitioner has died and since his death his widow as iilspdeparted this life. leaving 4 children who are in indigent circumstances. The committeeadopt the last report madeasafore said. which is as follows:. That the rounds relied upon by Lieutenant Berry man are so istantially those which induced Congress to grant relief to Lieutenant Charles G. Hunter in 185 a.nd your committee cannot distinguish between cm. Lieutenant Berrymun assumed the command of the U.S. schooner Ouknhye in October. 1846.under an order from the Navy Dept. dated the 20th October. 1846and he immediately enteredupon special duty and h perforined active and arduous service in the Gulfof exico. to Brazil and Chartres.during 22 months, which was terminated by the total shipwreck of the vessel on a sunken reef in July. 1848. With his command he was orderedto perform the duties of parser to the vessel and these duties he perfodrmedthroughout the whole period of his common. No adjustment of his accountstook place until his return to the U.S. when it was found that he had actually expendedas purser more money. by $2.325t.han he could produce the requisite vouchers for. This sum he paid to the Government and his accountswere balanced accordingly. The inemorialist allegesthat.he hasdiligently and faithfully kept and disbursed the menusintrusted to him as parser to paythe lawful liabilities of the Government and that the omission to take and return the propervouchersfor all his exeuditurcswasalope theresult of his ignoranceof. an his want of practice in. the duties of purser. The memorialist has a family to susport. depend out upon him. He had a small lande estate.which he sold to pay his deficiency and himself and family have thereby becomesubjected to great pecuniary embarrassment. Your committee from an examination of the nic piorial and its accompanying papers and from inquiries also at the Navy Dept. are satisfied that the memorialis o.whose character and standing as an Officer and a man are irreproachahle. did faithfully disburse the means intrusted to him in the payment of the properliabilities of the Government: and that his ignorance of his accounts and of the importance of carefully preservingvouchers for every expenditure. was due to his general want of familiarity With the duties of his incidental post of parser. He receivedno compensation for the performanciloisf tllicie fsio dmuotnieesy.insor the coreusldiilthoef rneocmeiviseapanpyiclaetgioaally of the means of the Government.of no want of due care and diligence in guardin and preserving thein. The goveijument has had the benefit of the expenditure andof his services services which his education and training as an officerof the Navy did not make him at all Peculiarl fitting to perform. They belongwholly to another apartment of the Navy and to men differ ontly educated. They are imposed on officers in command of public vesselsby the Government for its own opnvenieuce.andit should unless ome fraud is established.bearthelossesofits own neglectin iiot appoint in& the proper officer to perform theseSE IVIGES. he amount of disbursements by memorialist as parser. during the period referred to. for which he obtained credit att e Dept was 521.95150. Your committee deem it a proper casefor relief and report a.bill accordingly.