The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-17

'''NS"N-o VA VIC SKATE u hentuSky, rTaitDS the
Passage OF law, relinqnishins to him the
nsht CT the commonwealth to { certain lot of
land in the city OF Richmond, of which Nj
choias Gautier, deceased, died seized:
Aisoa petition of Nancy Bayne of Bedford
county, praying to be divorced from her hus-
band Griffin Bayne:
Also petition of Richard Gwathmey and
Charlotte his wife, pray Ing the passage Of
a law releasing to them the right of the conn
monweaith to certain lands in the counties
OF Gloucester and MiddleseX, of which DR..
Robert G. Spratt and DIR. George d. Spratt
died seized:
Also petition from Robert Park, praying
the passage of law reiimqaishing to him
the right of the commonw ealth to two lots of
land III Charlestown, Brooke county:
Also petition of Anne Lewis, praying
the passage of law relinqusb;ng to her and
her children (whoare heirs of Richard Lew
is) the commonwealth right to a lot of land
In the town of Falmouth:
Or'dered, that the said petitions be refer
red to the committee for courts of Justice.
n petition was presented and read from
the President and directors of the Potow-
mac company, praying the passage of law
authorizing the company to make bve-laws
tor regulating the boating business in the RI
Vers lotowmac and Shenandoah:
Also petition of sundry inhabitants of
the counties of Northampton and Accomack,
praying the passage of a law, establishing
town at 4 place called Bellhaven. living on
the post road leading from the court house Of
one of the said counties to the other; refer
red to the committee o. Propositions and
Grievances.
On motion. Ordcred, That the committee
OF courts of justice be discharged from fur
Their considering the petition of John H Win
th.t thav No ,..fa -.
committee appointed to enquire into The SUBJ
lect or rho la" i>c.:,::::::; s:
OF slaves into this commonwealth.
a petition was presented and read from
Ambrose Hundley, king & Queen county,
praying compensation for slave, who was
some time since supposed to have been muir
deredb by another slave
And the question being put on the refer
ence OF the said petition, it passed in the ne
gative
n petition was presented and read from
JOHN b. Scott, and others, president and
managers for the time being Of a company,
voluntarily associated unter the style o. tho
Halifax Manufacturing Society,"" praying
the passage OF law Incorporating the said
company, and also that the stare would sub
scribe for certain shares therein.
C'dsrcd, That the said petition and docu-
ments be referred to Messi's Banks, Sanford,
Crutchiieid, Morrow, Watson, Lightfoot,
Baytop, Hoe, Bowc, w. peterborough,
Rozsel and Forbes
Ordered. That writs of election issue to
the counties OF Amherst and Nelson, to s,p-
ply the vacancy in the Representation from
the COUNT Of Amherst, occasioned by the
acceptance by D4vidS Garland, one of the
Delegates returned to serve in this General
Assembly from the said county, OF the ONCE
OF Register Of the Land-O ffICS
Mr. Verify from the committee OF PROPOSE
tions and Grievances presented the follow
ing report and resolution -
The committee of Propositions and Griev-
ances, have according tn order, had under
their consideration the petition OF sundiy in
habitants of the county ~ Harrison, to them
referred, and have come to the following &c
solution thereupon:
hesotvcd, as the opinion of this committee,
that the petition OF the said inhabitants of the
county of Harrison, praying that ell that
part of their said county contained within
the following boundaries, to wit: beginning
at the ): Outh Of pcck's run, including IT'S
waters, down Hackers creek to the mouth,
including It's waters, thence down the west
fork L. the mouth OF Isaac's creek, then IN
the same including the waters thereof to its
head, from thence 10 the Wood county line,
the nearest point, thence with the same to
Mason county line, thence with the line of
hanawha and Randolph counties to the head
OF Buchanan river, and down the same to
the beginning, may form one distinct coun-
y, IS reasonable.
The said resolution being read a second
time was agreed to by the House.
Ordered, shat bill be brought in pursuant
thereto, and that the committee of Propositi-
ons and Grievances do prepare and bring in
the same.
Mr. ShcfIey, from the committee of Propo-
sitions and Grievances, presented the fellow
ing report and resolutions -
The committee OF Propositions and Gr'ievsn-
ces have, according TO order had under their cor
sideratlon sundiy petitions 60 them referred, and
have come TO the following resolutions there
upon:
1. Re;oivca. as the opinion of this committee,
that tie petition Of John Ashln, praying that he
may he authorised by law to erect dam from
his own land in the county Of FIuvanna, across
the Rivarna river, to the land of George Pickett
on the opposite shore, for the purpose of work
ing grist ard other mills, is reasonable
3. ResofUe3, As the opinion of this commit
tee, that tie petition of Carter b. Berkeley,
Guardian Of Elizabeth Edmonia Churchill) OF
The county Ut M.ddicsex, praying that the ferry
,stab'ishcd from the lands Of William Fitchett,
y the county of Mathews, across Pianke-
tank river, IL the land now the property of lis
SAID ward, may be put down and discontinued,
be rejected
The said resolutions being read a second time,
wer ,rrced 10 BY the House.