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rAbsent cn this , vote sixteen Members,
▼i*: Messrs. Campbell, Cook. Dunning,
Franklin, Goodwvn, Gray, J. G, Jackson,
Lore, Matthews, Miller, Nicholson, j. Por
ter, Randolph. Root, Sawyer, Weakley ; of
whom Messrs Cook, Denning and Randolph
hate not appeared in their seats during the
present session, and Mr. Franklin undGocd
wyn are absent on leave.]
January 30.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of War, enclosing u report on the
subject of the returns of the two detachments
of militia.
., The bill for extending the right of suffrage
to the county of Madison, in the Mississippi
Territory, and to authorise the appointment
of an additional Judge for the si id Territory
—The bill for. discharging William Haw
kins from his imprisonment—The bill fur the
relief of Jared Shaliuck—And the bill from
the Senate to extend certain-privileges there
in mentioned to Joseph Joshua Dystfer, were
severally read n third time and passed.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr. Kfi/iea, the House re
solved itself into a committee of £ie whole,
Mr. Cuttsin the chair, on the bill making
appropriations for the support of the go
vernment during the year 18IO.
A motion was made to strike out the clause
making the additional allowance of 15 per
centum op the salat ies of the clerks of the
public offices. Mr. Bacon, Tallmadge,
Montgomery and Root supported the mo
ffon, ami Messrs. Eppes, Johnson, Lvop,
Stniiic, Quincy, Rhea, Muinford, Sheffey,
and Taylor opposed it—Negatived 52 to 41.
There is in the bill a provision “ f»r
repaying the Bunk of the United States a
sum advanced to the late collector cf New
Orlcans. to enable him to pay draw-backs.”
This blank was filled with the sum of 100,000
dollars. *
Messrs. Quincy, Lyon, Goldsborough,
Emctt and Key, objected to the appropria
tion in the bill of 9000 dollars for a minister
to Madrid, as we had no minister there,
and making such an appropriation would be
a sanction of this House to such a mission to
proceed forthwith; to which they objected.
Even if it were proper now to send a minis
ter to Madrid, llicie was no occasion for an
rppropiiation for that object, because the
President had already a power to send a
minister to any nation, if he thought proper
to exercise it.
Messrs. Eppes, Bacon, Root, Rhea, (T.)
M,Ivim, W. Alston, and Montgomery, re
plied that this was included in the estimate
from the Treasury Department, and was
no doubt intended to meet the appointment
of a minister to Spain, whenever the govern
ment should be settled, whether a Joseph or
Ferdinand swayed the sceptre, whether the
king was selected from the Napoleon or Bour
bon dynasty. Whenever the government
of Spain was settled, we ought to have a mi
nister there.
The appropriation was refused to be in
serted—52 to 35.
After filling varions blanks the committee
rose at 4 o’clock, reported progress, and
asked leave to sit again.
From the Hamburgh corrrtpoiufent, tf Nov 1“
The French consul for Denmark informs the
merchants, that in conformity to a. new Imperial
decree, no certificates of origin in future will be
issued for prize goods, or any kind of cblcniil
produce, if imported into Denmark, from any
place or in any vessel whatever. This prohibi
tion extends to all produce of the United States
of America, cotton sml potash excepted, which
are the only American articles of trade admit
ted through the lines of the Douantett into Ham
burgh, in which case their origin must be suffici
ently proven.
Norfolk, January 31
Our paper was just ready for press, when the
ship liettey, Captain Uratson, arrived in forty days
from Lisbon ; by captain Wattou we were po
litely favored with flits of Lisbon papers to the
19th of December, from which we have not time
t.> procure translations for this paper. We un
derstand that nothing important liad occurred;
accounts from the British.' army at^Bajadus are
published to the 13th December, but we do
not know what they state—translations in our
next.
From a paper of the lGi'i ol Dec. we procured
a translation of tire following article :
Lisbon, December lf».
The day before yesterday the British packet
arrived here, bringing London intelligence to the
2‘Ji/i rf Nov. The articles of the most interest are
as follows :
Official intelligence has been received of the
destruction of n French squadron, which has
been communicated by lord Mulgrave to the lord
Mayor in the following letter.
Admiralty Office, Nov. 29, 1809.
My Lord,
A IIOIS IIIC ll!£ll S'AI I- I.U.UUII IU llliurm
your Lordship, that despatches have been re
ceivcd ftom Lord Collingwood, dated the oOtli
of the last, and the 1st of the present month,
which announce that a French convoy, which
sailed from Toulon on the 21st of October, des
tined for Barcelona, composed oi 3 ships of the
line, 2 frigates of the largest cI.-iks, and 2 smaller,
with 20 armed Transports, laden with stores and
amunition, had all been destroyed, with the excep
tion of one of the larger and one of the smaller
frigates. The ships of war were destroyed on
the coast, & the aimed transports by the bouts oi
the squadron, unde v the command of licut. Tay
lor, in the IL-y ot Kosaa, on the 1 t inst. 1 am
to si v that in this successful and intrepid enter
prize, that 15 of our men were (tilled and 55
w ounded. 1 have the honor to ho, &c.
* ULCRAVE.
To the r'giit honorable the lord Mayor.
Ti e London paper » f the 2Sth of JTpv. rays,
that Eotiaparte hud announced to the kings of
Saxony and Westphalia then at Pans, that he tins
determined to assume the title of emperor oi
Germany —Rorjulk la dger.
Arrived this morning from Cadiz, the schooner
Ann Ballard, cafjt. Langdtn. This v ss<d left
tne po»t ot Cauizoll ti.e 22d of December, but
espt L. was not on shore ior 10 days before tie
aaihd, and (.rings pnpr-rs only to the 12th De
er mix r, with which eaptain L. hs* honored us
’J iii y contain nothing of inipsrtance, except ad
dresses from the government to the people on the
present state of affairs, which arc too lung lor
translation and insertion in this •'.ay'* Ledger.
Captain I.angdon says, that it wi-s reports<1 that
tlie French v. eie within 20 league* of Seville
ami that the British army would immediately c'
vacu.it. Spain... lb.
FROM BJ’.fLW
ILtnA/os, Nov. 24.
Under date of the 1st November, the
brigadier Don Joan Dias I'm Her informs
Cwiit Villar.euva <le la Harm, romwand*
nnt gem i el if (he province, that his division
btvn augincr.Uxt with the regiment of
< ai gf*s Onis, one of those of the Aunri
h • . -in , which v/*s marching by (Juanilo,
to tl>** ic. u'ltninv of 4f. Andero, who, in
U./illitilUi S..II AaU {Uli b'JQ Nielli lus ],ia
bo Ponte, would attack the French, and i
drive them nut of that country. That he
had taken a great quantity of silver and o
ther efleets, belonging to the convents of
Castilla, and which the enemy was carry
ing ofr, ami he hml forwarded it, with the
information, to the iolerinc general of the
Asturias, Lt. general Don Nicholas Mnhy.
That at 12 at night, on one of the preceding
days, on tlie bunk of the river Gratideges,
lie surprised 500 horse of the enemy, which
lie put to precipitate bight. n gr eat many
having been drowned, aiul the rest clearing
the fiela
This young chief, who is hardly 21 years
of age, and his troops, who, encouraged with
the v.ilor of their, commandant, date all
danger, merits the esteem of all good Spa
niards.
* Cadiz, Dec. 5.
On the 1st inst. arrived at ttv* port in
safety, alter a passage of 80 clays, from Mon
teviedo, his majesty's trigate The Proof,
commanded by i)cn Joaquin Snntosa. She
brings 1,830,522 hard dollars; 181,703 for
his majesty’s account. 1,5uO,8I9 for the ac
count ot individuals, 88,000 remaining from
the soldiers chests. She likewise brings for
his majesty several articles of precious
stones, 100 zurrenes of bark, and for indivi
du%ls 120 bars of pewter and 2 sacks of
wool. The new vice-roy was beloved by
all, and among the people reigned the great
est patriotism and love for the sovereign.
The duke of Parque, after having repul
sed the enemy who to the number of 8000
attacked a division of his army, has united
his corps, to be ready incase the enemy
should attack him again.
Philadelphia, Jan. 27. I
Seat of Government of Pennsylvania.
The bill, for the removal of the seat of
government to Harrisonburg.passed the Se
note of this state, on Friday—Yeas 22_
Aays 9.
INSUFFERABLE OUTRAGE.
From the A. York Columbian.
TO THK EDITOR,
Sin—1 am just this moment informed
that Mr. Jackson made his debut at the citv
assembly last night, and that when he rose
from the supper table, he was saluted by the
band, wiih • God sax<e the King.* I was not
at the assembly myself, for I was resolved
not to form me of a throng to grace the
presence of the insultrr of this country. I
pray you, the refore to have the gixxlness to
inform the public, whether or not God sax>e
the King was played to an American nudi
ence at a crisis like the present.
A. B.
REPLY.
The fact is so incredible, so shocking to
every American feeling, afid so disgraceful
to the country, tlml it is with reluctance wc
arc obliged to declare, from indubitable mi
thority, that it is true. Last night GOD
SAVE i IJE KING wa* ftluyeti to an Ame
rican assemblage in honor of COPENHA
GEN JACKSON. We forbear comments ;
for otir indignation is too warm for their
expression. We or.ly state facts, that the
world may know, if popular tumults are cx
cited, who has provoked and occasioned
them.
EDITOR,
The deportment ot the citizens cf Phila
Ael/i/tia, towards Mr. Jackson, was not only
correct, but praise worthy. The honor of
bis company at the city dancing assembly
was dispensed with; anil there was but one
or two solitary instances of attention paid
him whilst here. The Alphabet commenced
with Dr. Abercrombie, ami procetded very I
little further, wc believe, than Eisiiaji
White's worthy son-in law, ii/toxzEson.
Dan. Press.
Ualtimojie, Jan. 29
j Sometime, we believe, in August last, after
the arrival of one of the United States despatch 1
vessels at New-York from France, Coleman, the
Editor of the New-York Evening Post, announ
ced that lie had received two letters from France,
in manuscript of a curious nature which he would
publish. They were accordingly published in
the New York Evening Post s >tna time in Augo-t
[ under the signature U. C. and were not ascribed
to Champngny, hut to a French emigrant_
These documents have been transplanted ivto
the English prints as state papers and are ascrib
ed to the French minister for foreign »{Fairs :—
they are now going the rounds of the Federal
prints, as teceived by u Die vrnval from Eng
land- The. object ol these publications is ex
plained by the letters themiclves. Of their spu
rious origin we have no doubt, as they hsive ne
ver appeared in the French or German papers
recrivt <1 in this country. Our newspaper Edi
tor* will do well to peruse the New Yoik Even
ing Post, and compare the two docum*. nts, be
fore they give publicity to publications which
can only be gratifying to English emmissaries in
this country. Wi have the strongest reason to
believe that the Editor cf the Ne w Ymk Even
ing Past is acquainted with the real character of
those papers and of their ultimate object.
American.
vecetL _ ■ ■■ " i. .
Vrun rvr j r wa ror u m
Extracts from the Journals of
the House ok Delegates.
Tuesday, January 30.
A communication from the Senate by their
Clerk :
The Senate have passed the fallowing bills
to wit:
A bill “Providing for the reception of
Hear in the public ware-house.”—A bill “Au
thorising Jarn*s Me Lenny to recover the a
mr>unt of certain taxes due in Nanscmond
county.”—A bill “Appropriating the pro
ceeds of the glebe land and other pi operty be
longing to the parish of VVestover, in Charles
City county, and for other purposes j” and
a bill “ Aulhr.i i dog Jean Head to introduce
certain orphans’ slaves within this common
wealth.”
'1 hey have also pasred the bill “ For pa
vingH road through Ashby’sC q», in the Blue
Hitlge, to the Shenandoah river,” with u
mendments, to which they request the con
cui i cnee of the flume of Delegates.
The House proceeded to consider the a
mendments proposed by the Seiiate to the
said bill, and the same being severally twice
rend, wt tc agreed to by the House.
The House proceeded to consider the n
mendrnents proposed by tho Senate to the
lull “ Concerning the commissioners of the
revenue and the c lrrks of courts within the
commonwealth,” (which were heretofore
laid upon the table) and the said amend
meats being severally twice read, were u
greed to by the House.
Myi Prt .'t n, from the committee of finance
mnae the following report:
1 l:c ccmoihtec of finance have, acccrdir g
to order, had under their consideration the
several subjects to them referred, and have
agreed upon the following report und resolu
tion:
They find, that including the money in the
ri rasury, on the firs: day r>t January. 1810,
amounting to Sl-16 337 10. the probable re
sources ot government lor the year 1810,
will be 3 499,3-13 63. ai d that the prebable
expences will be 8 256,275 63. le v iuga ba
mice in favor of the state, of S 14.5, 668
This opinion, formed by the committee, has
been predicated on the following estimates,
which they beg leave to submit to the
House :
Probable amount of the cxfiences of go
vernment between the 1 xt of January,
1310, and the jl>( day vf December,
in the said year, inclusive.
Lxpcnces of the General As- y
semhly §50000/
Officers of civil government 7C0JX^
Officers of militia, including ad
jutant general and brigade* y
inspectors, clerks, adjutant*^
^ provost martial and musioxtis 6COO
Criminal charges, inchfui^g J
guards in the county S _725000',
Removing criminals ,V«- / y
niientiary, and inteTnal cltar^' /
Kfs / / 7 COO
Officers’ salaries in the Pcnitqjv
t'a,y 3.341 12
Slave* executed and transported 6.COO
Lunatic hospital 7 500
Installments to the Bank 30 CuO
One year’s interest on state
shares 120 COO 4 300
Interest on the public debt 6 600
Pensioners 6,560
Repairs of public warehouses 5c
commissioners 5,500
Commissioners of revenue 11.000
Manufactory cf aims, including
foundery and boring-mill 51 C00
Offices’ sale t ies in the armory 4,769 51
For cleaning and repairing arms
under '“Xecutive contract a
greeable to the act of lastses- -
sion 15,175
For rifles to be made under con
tract ^ 4.500
Public Guard in the City of Rich
mond 9 000
Militia fine fund 3,000
Lead and materials for powder 2,COO
Public services of circuit court
cteiks 2,940
Services of district court clerks 400
Clerks’ and sheriffs’ fees 200
Hxpense of bringing up register’s
office ’ , 3,200
Upper Appomatox Company 2,500
For 150 copies of the 2d Volume
^ of Henning’s Statutes at Large 750
Representation to Congress, and
State Senate 500
Wolf scalps 2uo
Special acts of present session 1,500
Contingent exigences 15,000
I robable Heceifits of the Government be
tween the frst day of January, ami the
31#/ duy of December, 1810, both days in
cluded.
From revenue tax on land, lots,
personal property, merchants
and pedlars licences, alter de
ducting therefrom, sheriff's
commissions, insolvents. Sc.:. 3 264,821 .<>3
Surplus on tobacco exported 15,000
On law process, corn* y seals, ap
peals, ordinary licences and
notarial seals 15,000
Bank ot Virginia, dividend on
state shares, S 300,000, at 3
per cent. 24.000
Register's fees 2,0(0
Militia fines 3,500
Penitentiary agents 7,000
Harvie’s Isxecutnrs, second in
stalment 900
Martin and Rice, inspectors 1035
Prosier Sc Moncure, on account
of blankets sold, which had
been purchased lor the Nor.
folk expedition 700
Bristow estate tobacco 1000
Balance of lax of 1809, unpaid
on the 1st January, 1810.
820,512 62 cents, of which
will probably be received 1.20CO
Arrears of taxes due prior to
1808 6C00
Balance in the treasury on the
1st day of January, 1810, 146,337 10 j
Your Committee are compelled toobserve, |
that notwithstanding the probable receipts*
will ultimately be sufficient to meet the pro
bable expenditures of government, yet as (he
taxes are nut payable into the public trea
sury until the first day of November, it
often happens during a period in the year,
that the treasury is without money.
1 he Committee therefore cannot consist
ently with their duty refrain from recom
mending to the Legislature the necessity of
preparing seme resources to meet in future
this dtficiency in the treasury during the
period heretofore so justly complained of
and which our taxes, according to the pre
sent mode of collection, cannot do. They
therefore suggest to the House, that in or
der to remedy the temporary' deficiency that
iinpj/tuo in me .icaamy, u wiuue necessary
to increase the taxes on the present subjects
of taxation so as to meet this deficiency in
the next year; arid in order to meet the de
ficiency of tlie present year, they recommend
that the treasurer he authorised to borrow
dollars from the Btnk of Virginia,
whenever there may not be money to meet
the demands on the treasury.
Resolved, as the opinion of this committee,
that it would be expedient to revise and
amend the laws equalizing the land tax of
this commonwealth.
An engrossed bill “ To compel persons who
own lands in this common wealth, to cause
the same to be entered in the bonks of the
commissioners of the revenue,” was read a
third time and a blank, therein filled up, and
passed.
An engrossed bill “ To amend the act, to
reduce into one tne several acts for the bet
ter securing the payment of rents, and pre
venting the fraudulent practices of tenants,
and to regulate the practice of suing out and
prosecuting wii;s «,f replevin,” was read a
third time, and a blank therein filled up —
And the question being put on tf.e passage
of the said bill, it passed in the negative ——
Ayes 31, Noes7G.
VVkdsf.sdav, January 81.'
A communication from ilie Senate by their
Clerk :
The Senate have passed the bill “ Audio
rising 1'erniclia Burr ns to remove certain
slaves into this commonwealth,”———Tiny
have also passed the bill •• Concerning tin
town of Siiiitlificld.” and Ifte bill ‘‘Auth.ii
sii.g John W ilson, guardian of William VV.
Eluiii, and Nancy iMain, to remove ccitais
sla ,‘cs into this coa.i..oi(wealth,” wi Ji amend
men*.*, »o which they request the cor'c-r
renre rf the House t.f Delegate*. *
The !Ioums prtH*.“rd* d to consider the n
iretKlmeuts prcpcs. d bv rhe Senate ♦«> the
said bills, and the *n*n«*bei*g M-verally twice
read, were agreed to Ky the H- ti*e. ,
The Speaker laid be!*>re the House a let
ter from the guvecimt*, coveringn letter from
S. Blydt-nhm gh, of the titv of Washington,
on the subject of a loom tor Ve~ving c'oth,
lately invented by the sail Blydonburgh,
which he represents to be a great imprmre
rn'eut on the cmhinoii loom ; and the said let
ters being read, wrX on motion, ordered to
be laid upon thitr'uible.
An eugrojjtfd rvderto tUp-dnll “Concern
ing the ijrfvici^of pro.jor^ in ertain cases
and fpKaither puvpa^rfr* wav read a third
titp^Tand pafseth^r
• ^ An engrossi tLJfill “ Further to amend the
penal laws o^he commonwealth,” was rend
a third tiiud, and several blanks therein fil
led u P-jiT
Au>Ftiir question beiriT put on the pa*s*ge
of jj/fc said bill, i- passed in the negative— ■
Ayes 40. Noes 103.
' 1 he House proceeded to consider a bill
“ To amend the act, entitled, an act to orga
nize and establish a superior ccurt of law in
each county of this commonwealth, parsed
February 4th, 1809,” (which w as heretofore
It'd upon the table with several amendments
proposed thereto, part of which had been a
gr -ed to by the House )
One section i.i the last nmeo^aient propo
sed to the said hill is in the foll”Wt*ij5 words:
Sec. 1 Be it further enacted. That it shall
Fictile duty of the Executive, and thev are
hereby required to procure or cause to hr
mude, as soon as convenient, a real cf Mich
metal and with suf.h device a* they shall think
proper lot* the use of the superi-ir courts of
low for each county in this commonwealth,
*hich shall be deposited with the cletk of
such court; and on each certificate under e.
very such seal, there shell be paid to the
clei k a taxot one dollar, and a fee to him
sell of twenty five cents. And the said clerks
shall account for the taxes by them received
under this aat in the same manner and under
the same penalties as fur taxes on law pro
cess.
A motion was made to amend the said n
meuclnient, by striking from it the said sec
tion ; anil the question being put on the said
motion, it paistd in the affirmative. Ayes
“6, Noes 64.
A motion was made that the House should
come to the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Senators of this state
in the congress of the United States be in
strncted, and the representatives requested
to use their best, e(Torts to procure ft further
continuance of ‘An act to extend the time
for locating Virginia military land warrants
for returning surveys thereon totlie office of
,t»e Secretary of the Department of War, &
Appropriating lands for the u*e rf schools in
the Virginia military reservation, in lieu of
those heretofore appropriated,’ approved the
2d of March, 180r
j<eso(v*a, 1 hat the Senators or this state
in tlie congress of the United States, be in
structed, and the representatives be reques
ted, to use their best efforts to obtain *he
passage of a law by ccngi t ss, appropriating.
such waste and unappropriated lands as may |
be thought proper tor the purpose of satisfy :
ing bounties due from tlie .state of Virginia
to her officers and soldiers af the state line, |
and marines ; the fund appropriated for that I
purpose having passed to the s'ste of Ken j
tucky since the first of May. 1792—& there i
being still a number of claims of the above j
description unsatisfied; and which thrstrtc ,
of Virginia Iras disabled herself from satis
fying, by her donations of lands t > congress.;
It* solved, Tb t his Kxcellebcy the Go-'
vernor of tins state lie requested to transmit!
copies of the foregoing resolutions to theSe i
nators and Representatives of this state in ,
the Congress ot the United S.a'es.
On motion. Ordered, That the said reso
lutions be laid upon the table.
Tiiuusday, February 1.
A Communication from tlie Senate by their j
Civil:—The Senate have passed the bill
*' Placing Sampson He nderson on tiie list of J
Pensi'iiei s;” and the bill “Authorising a!
sale cf the public property at the point of j
Fork.”
And have disagreed to the amendment
proposed by the House of Delegates to tac
Senate’s amendment to the bill *‘ To conti
nue in force for a limited time, r.o act pas
se<l on the 31st day of January last, entitled,
annet concerning executions aiul for oilier
purposes.”
'i'ne House procecdr ’ to consider their a
mendir.ent proposed to the Senate’s amend
ment to the said bill, when, on motion, Re
solved, That this House do leoedefroin
their amendment, and agree to the amend
ment proposed by the Senate to the said
bill.
An engrossed bill “ Concerning the clerk
of the superior court of Surry county,” was
read a third time, and passed.
An engrossed bill “ To amend the eleventh
section of an act concerning counsel and at
toroies, passed the 19th of November, 17i>2,”
wp.s read a third time and passed.
An engrossed bdl “To amend the act,
entitled, an act to organise and establish a
superior court of law in each county of this
commonwealth, passed February 4th, 1399,”
was read a third time, and passed.
On motion. Resolved, 1 hat when this
adjourns on Tuesday next, it will adjourn to
the 31st of Match.
hiiday, reoruary 2.
A Communication from the Senate by
their Clerk:—The Senate have passed the
following bills to wit:
A bill •• Appointing additional com mis
sioners to superintend the turnpike road o
ver the South Mountain at llocklish Gap,”
and
A bill “ Authorising Elizabeth Morris to
bring certain slaves into this state.”
1 hey have also passed the bill “ Authori
sing n toll bridge over the North branch of
U.tppahannock river, at Norman’s ford
and tiie bill • To appropriate certain cs
cheats penalties, conti.scations and forfei
tines to the encouragement <>f 1 •anting,”
with amendments, to which they request
the concurrence of the Hotise ofDrlc gates.
And tneir committee have examined seve
ral other enrol,dd bills, which being I on ml
truly trt.ol.ed, have been signed by their
Speaker.
The House proceeded to consider the u
mendmeats proposed by the Senate to the
said bills, and the same being severally t wice
read, were agreed toby the H.nre
An rngrosted bill, •• Autlioiising John
A Verticil to tetain a certain sloe in this
state,” was read* third time, ai d passed.
An engrossed bill •• Authori dog Major
Holland, of 1 uvaora county, to retain a
certain slave within this c nunonwtal'li,’
was read a third thee, sud p ns,d
An engrossed bill " AutuofHinf S^mu-I
Frergnson, mn. toonm wrmo fins state n r r •
• rain slave, ic to- ''•her purple*/* was r«*\«l v
third time, ami p*s>ed. *
An engco«*sed bill ** Jr«u Vf,
JefTries, was read a third time, and p ■*•
K(l.
An engrossed b.ll “ Authorising F.lizcbe’h
Sturdivant, adnrinistratrix of Robert Sturdi.
vant, deceased, to introduce certain slave *
iuto this state,*’ was re ;d a third time, and
passed.
An engrossed bill ** Malting further pro
vision for furnishing the Magistrates of thu
commonwealth w*th the laws thereof,” was
r« ula third time, and several bionics therein
libcd up, and passed- Ayes 104—Nn s f*6.
An engrossed bill “authorising Margoet
Ktr Robins to retain certain staves within
this state,” was read a third time, and pas
sed.
An engrossed bill “to amend several law 3
concerning the inspection of tobacco,” was
read a third time, and a blank therein filled
up, and passed.
An engrossed bill “to amend the act en
titled,, an act establishing a turnpike road
between the town of Manchester and Falling
Creek on the Buckingham road,” (which lav
on tbe fable) was taken up and read a third
time, anti several blanks therein filled up,
and passed.
An engrossed hill “to amend an act con
cerning an academy in the county of Bruns
wick,” (which lay on the table) was tak' *t
up avid a blank (herein filled up, and passed;
A11 engrossed bill “ concernivg executors
and administrators,” was read a third time
ami several blanks therein filled up, un l
passed.
The house, according to the order of t!’a
d<\r, resolved itso f into a committee of the
whole house outlie -tate of the common
wealth; and aft r some time spent therein
Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr
Wooding reported, that, tile committee had,
according to orilev, had undvi consideration
the report of ihe committee of Finance;—
h.ul g> lie tlirough the same, and made seve
ral amendments, which he handed in at the
Clerk’s table, where the same were twice
rend
One part of the said report, stricken out
by the committee of the whole house, is in
tlir following woi d3 :
Your committee are compelled to observe,
that notwithstanding the probable receipt a
wiil ultimately be sufficient to meet the pro
bable expenditures of government, yet a3 tin:
taxes are not payable into the public treasu
ry until the first day of November, it otteu
happens during a period in the year, that tha
treasury is without m* ;.ev.
i »ie coiunmtee therefore cannot con«*is.
tently with their duty refrain from recom
mending to the Legislature the nv essity of
preparing some resources to meet in futuris
this deficiency in the treasury during the pc
riod heretofore so justly complained of an l
which our taxes, according to the present
made oi collection, cannot do. They there
fore sugg-st to the house, that in order to
remedy the temporary deficiency that hap
pens in tlie treasury, it will fits necessity to.
increase the taxes on the present subjects of
taxation sq as to meet this deficit cy in the
next year; and in order to i.j.et- the di-Sci
ency of the present ye<tr, tuey recommend
that tlie treasurer be authoiised to borrow
dollars from the Bank of Virginia,
whenever *± may not be money to meet
ihe deinandaon the treasury.
1*< solved, as tlie opinion of this commit'ee,'
that it be expedient to revise an ! a
mend the law-;equalizing the land tax of this
commonwealth.
I he question being ab.tut to be put on
agreeing to the amendment of tiie commit
tee, a division of trie question was called fur.
and was first taken oq striking out that part
which begins with the words *• the commit,
tee therefore.” to the end i f the section ; £c
the question being put on agreeing thereto,
it passed in the affirmative ;
A in< » n was then made to insert in tha *
place o; the words stricken out the foliow
•»S :
Resolved therefore, That provision should
be made l.y law, that w henever there shall
be a deficiency, the Bank of Virginia, on
payment of the demands against the state.,
shall be allowed an interest on such advan
ces at the rate of pec centum per ar.nuru
until such advances are reimbursed.
And the question being put on the propo
sed amendment, it passed in the negative
A v- s3-t—Noes 128.
Tne amendments of tlie committee were
then further agreed toby tlie house. *
The question being then put on agreeing
to that part of ihe amendment'proposed by
the committee of the whole, which goes to
strike out the resolution, proposing that the
law equalizing the land tax, shall he revised
ond amended, it passed in the affirmative.
Ayes 81—Noes 73.
'Idle question being then put on agreeing to
the said report as amended, it passed i.i ill©
affirmative.
S^HE Public aie cautioned against receiving
« an assignment of two Notes given by Ri
'diard Randolph, Thomas Gilliatt and Mieh’l. W.
Hancock to Nicolson, Jlelli St Co. both dated thw
21st December last, for an amount betwixt 6
and 7000 each, one payable 180, other 510
•lavs nfier date—The subscriber, on behalf of
'.intsfelf and Thomas Gilliatt, claims offset*» to
these notes, and hereby g'ves nblire, that pay
meiu of them will not be made until the offsttva
claimed are deducted.
M. W HANCOCK.
Richmond, 29th January, 1810.
N. n. Orders for Dap Dun Coal left at tli«
subscriber’s counting house, will be immediately
attended to ; great care will be taken to supply
customers regularly with good coal.
M. W. H.
J antiary 30- w4w
NICOLSON HEATH & Co—Belicvingtnat
Mr. Giliiat v.dues his own character too
l*:gh'v to have been in any way instrumental »u
the a'»ove publication, he will therefore roimuh r
t is note as not being addressed to him. Mi
chael Wall Hancock, is invited by NicoHou
Heath ft Co to state before the public what are
the offte't, which he for himself auJ Mj Giliiat
claims against the negotiable not* • mentioned in
| the above publication That, publication being
I the first intimation given to Nicolson, ft.uth*
| L Co. of offsets claimed against these notes.
Manchester, Feb. 5.
IjAOR SALE—A Negro Girl about 13 years
ol age. Enquire of the printer.
Feb. 6._3t
F'OIi S ALE—'Two hundred an.I fifty one acr a
; of LAND lying in the county of Middl-fscx,
I within one ami a half miles of Urbsnna. Tfra
Lind will be s hi <*ii tlie first M mday in M irch
| next, OU the premises, on a cicd* »f twd.e
months, hy virtue ol an act of me Gene.ial A
s* mbly in that case m «d< and provided. Rond
with approved a cor tv will i\ cjuired fr>m the
I itrdiasvr, pays’ 1« to tlie ovc.vu';. oi tin* p’ r
or lh< *r success-u
F.bru .ry 6. wS*^