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The commissioners speak as follows of 

AFFAIRS AT NEWBERN.
On the 27th of April we left Raleigh for Newbern, the headquarters of Captain F. A. Seeley, superintendent of the Bureau of the Eastern District of North Carolina. We at once proceeded to investigate the affairs of the Bureau and the conduct of its officers in this district. Captain Seeley was interrogated as to whether he was interested in any manner, directly or indirectly, in the cultivation of lands, or in any other private business requiring the labor of freedmen. He answered that he was not, except indirectly in manufacturing lumber, having purchased or being about to purchase with two of his clerks a sawmill about forty miles down the river. Dr. Rush, medical purveyor, U. S. V., stationed at Newbern, and a Mr. Potter, a citizen, were subsequently examined, both of whom stated that Captain Seeley, superintendent of the Freedmen's Bureau for the district, entered into partnership with them, about December last, in a contract to cultivate the farm of Mr. George Collier, a citizen of North Carolina, near Goldsborough. They commenced operations by planting seven hundred acres of cotton and some corn, this work necessarily requiring the labor of a large number of freedmen. Dr. Rush stated that some two weeks since he had conditionally purchased the interest of Captain Seeley in this plantation, but had not yet consummated the contract. Mr. Potter stated that about a fortnight ago Dr. Rush, he himself, and others had conditionally purchased a part of the interest of Captain Seeley, and that Captain Seeley still owned an interest in the plantation. Without being able to determine from the testimony how far Captain Seeley is interested in this plantation, it is perfectly evident that he prevaricated in his answer to our interrogatory.

The charges here, and, in other parts of the report, against Bvt. Maj. Seely, appear to be "prevarication," "attempting to screen Mr. Fitz," and "extortion."
In reply to the first, I would simply refer you to the enclosed copy of correspondence between Dr. Rush and myself, which completely contradicts the report as to this interview with the Commissioners. Mr. Potter's verbal statement to me before witnesses is as positive a contradiction, as regards himself.
The correspondence referred to above is as follows. 

"New Bern May 16th 1866
Doctor
In the N. Y. Herald of the 12th inst, is what purports to be an official report of Generals Steedman and Fullerton to the Secty. of War. 
I observe that I am charged with "prevarication" in my answer to certain questions asked me by these gentlemen, and your evidence