The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-15
CONTINUATION OF DOCUMENTS

CONTINUATION OF DOCUMENTS
0ceomoGryizg tie
GOyERN0R't LETTER.
No. lis Letter from three of the Com
miinoners, who were appointed 70 wait on the
Legislature otthe Rate of IennelIte, respecting
the navigation Of the North Fork of HolRon
and toltton rivers; and enclohug-,u az of the
ahembly of Tenne!Ite on tha, fibiect.--The
reader who viii caa his eve uDon the man Of
the u. States, vii, al once take in the yeographi
cal petition of tlieftsvers. Hc-wil ice that the
north branch of the Holiton rifles in Virginia,
& paies fror, the county OF Waihingtun in that
tate 'nto the fate OF Tenneliec here it meets
with the iOuth branch, when it takes the name
oi doiiton river; one of the branches OF the
terneliec river. ii is on the n. Fork OF The
Ho!!ton that cam has been crested for the
purpcic CT carrying on the large iron works of
Mr.. ID. Kois in that neighbourhood, aud which
forms an obitruttiUn to the paiage of boats aud
nh, that it is the object of the two legislatures
10 remove. " As the works for which it was
erected, were and It'll may be ulaful to the COM
munity," it is not their deGre TO dettroy the
dam, but TO facilitate the communication be-
tween the upper and lower parts of the river by
the contribution OF an adequate lock and nope
ihe eXpence has been eliminated 1t 500 dollars,
=
fray one half, if Virginia will pay the other.
Such Is the tenour OF the al of Tenneiier and
20 this iu6je9 the legiflsture OF Virginia is invit-
81 to direct their attention.
No. a--Is report of the CommfTioners an
poincd 70 afcertain the NOT proper courfc for a
Road from the upper navigation of lanes river.
10 the upper navigation Of Kanawha river.-As
the kanawha river is one Of the branches ofthe
Ohio, report OF this kind might abftracfly ap-
pear intcreiting 20 thofe ueconomifts, VINO are
anxious 10 fee an caiy communication between
the weitern country and the James river, and III.
deedall the Tea board ri Virginia. This docu-
meHt is however lergthy, and contains very lit
tleinformation on tins point. 1t merely fpeci-
Hes two different routes FOR running the road,
without pe6tively deciding on their relative con-
vefiience. The experiments which have been
initituted for this purpofe, feem TO be 70 unfa-
tlstactory IN Their rsiu.t, that il once more be-
comes the duty of the Legislature 20 appoint
commitiioners FOR the attainment of this Object.
In fat this appears to have been the principal
point to which document No. was intended
to invite the attention of the Legislature.
No. e--lS an extract of letter from the q,ery
iageaioaJ Superintendent of the Mandatory OF
Arms, which defcTvss to DC prefented to- the
public confederation. In it is to be found ore
OF thoie Official facts, which may Cerve to ilIuf-
iTafS foE;e % tNCseviis OF tfeaf,.Ty
organized and prematurely exhaufted.--A com
preheniive report on the various objects of mis-
attention, will be communicated perhaps before
| the ring of the Lesilature.-Thc preient do
cutnent ihould probably have been immediately
followed by the one which has been indorled
no. IS; as this preients us with ftatcment OF
the number OF arms which have been abortion.
ed and diRri6ts4 among The different regiments
of the fate.
Extraa era Iettty from the G.5e,iaiendart Tx
mangfa50ry IF arms to tie governor, d.s.ed
y September 22d, 1901.
&c 1t may be proper to obferve, that no aug
TieTitdtion oi the number or arricers 1t the ar
moury, has been made in the pretcnt year the
| reafon of which is, that autumn being the time
in which labouring men ufually contract for en-.
ployment for the year, that fesfon was paaed
| before it was known whether the iegiflatsre
would appropriate for carrying on the manu-.
factory, a fun iuiiiciemt TO ju1ify an augmcnta-
ton and it is always difficult TO get workmer
in the ipring or tummer: II may further add
that the treafuy having failed carly in the fprine
to make payment at the time the pav rolls were
prelented, and the woikmen having heard thai
| there was no certainty of payment until tn,
| month or October, many of them went AWAY
obferying, that they would return again at tht
| fall, when the public would be enabled to pa,
| them for their work The failure of the treaCiI
| ry for aiingle day to make payment when it i
kdue and when they expect to receive it, induce
| many OF the men, who are needy, to fell thei
claims below their value, fometines TO citizens
| and fometimes to their fellow workmen, VIII,
have brought money when they came here, o
| who have made it ncc, which caufes mucl
murmuring, and really has prevented man,
worknen from engaging.{ They remark, tina
| the worI;men are not ora footing, as the poor
or clafs of them mutt flcrifice a part of thei
earnings for want of their pay, to fupport thei
fam lies and themlelycs, when thoie who hav
money may prey upon their necehities. I hav
| cndeavoured all III my power to prevent fucl
| Ejaculation, and their making fsch facrifces
but to no purpofe. If they do not immediatei
receive their pay when they expect it, they wi
Immediately fell their claims. / however trut
that in future fuch failures will feldom happer
expect comfortable augmentation Of tn
number of artfcers before the end of tn
year"
No. 1o-CoDtains two approximations fror
the Hay-mark+ Dfrift Court, refpe6tinp cel
tain buildings, repairs, &c. neceflary for the &c
commodation of the Court ard the Clerk, an
fate keeping of prioners. This document
long, local and unintercfing.
No. Ills letter from the Captain of tl
Public Guard, with an extract from the lou
nails of the Council of State.-The arfen;
which is mentioned in the following comnun