Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-14


past conduct has evinced and for the
polite and friendly manner in which
your communication has been made,
accept my warmess acknowledgements.
The Speaker laid before the House
a le;tsr. from the Governor, covering
certain resolutions of number of the
citizens of Wood counsy,in relation To
the condact oil the escheator ard COM
monwealth's attorney ofthe said coun-
ty Of Wood, and also of Harrison
in certain proceedings under
the escheat laws, and also covering an
advice of Council on the subject of the
said resolutions |; which letter and do
cuments were read, and ON motion,
referred to the committee appointed
to bring in bill to amend the escheat
laws. ~
4 Mr.. Madison from the committee of
Propositions aud Grievances, present.
ed !.
A bill concerning the public ferry
from Hampton to Norfolk and for o.
Their purposes" And
A bill "auihorising Charles!Sco,t to
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erecta dam across an arm of Dan ri.
yer and for. other purposes :" aud
Mr.. Claypool presented, according
to order, -
A b,ll concerning the town of
Moore field, in the county of Hardy )"
which were received and read the first
time and ordered to be read second
time.
"A petition was presented and read
fron number of the Inhabitants Of
Accomack county, stating the existence
OF certain detects in he constitution or
form of government of this common.
wealth, and praying the adoption of
measures by the legislature to call
convention TO revise and amend the
same.-Referred to committee of the
whole house.
A petition was presented and read
from the officers and non co * mission
&c officers and privates of the SO h and
S7th regiments of :he militia, stating
certain defects which exist in the pre-
SEM militia system, and praying the
passage OF a law making certain altera.
tons therein and referred to Messrs.
Mercer, Johnston (of Prince Edward)
Randolph (of Nottoway) Madison !,
Monroe, Blackburn, Richie, Coleman
(oi Pittsylvania) Yancey, Minis, Green,
M'Fsrlane, WYATT and Lewis.
The following petitions were pre-
scented, read and referred, viz.
From Catharine Willis, praying for
= divorce-
From G.. MCPHERSON, a man of co.
lour, stating certain hardships inflicted
on persons of his description, by an
ordinance Of Richmond, in prohibiting
them the use OF hired carriages, Be. and
craving the interference of the legisla-
tufe--
From Mary Webb, praying to be au-
thorissd to sell certain lands of her
decd. husband, &c.
From Pompey Branch, black man,
who lately cbtained.his freedom, and
praying to be permitted 10 remain in
tins state
From w. Ingles, praying that the
state'sright to certain land may be re-
iCdSeu 10 Hln--
From sundry persons, for leave to
Introduce and hold certain slaves in
in this state
From sundry inhabitants of Stafford,
stating certain defects In the present
chancery sy stein
F!om sundry members Of the Mu-
tual Assurance Society against FIRE on
buildings, relative to the manner OF
collecting their debts
From a number of inhabitants of
Hatrisoa, praying for a division of their
county--also, from sundry other In
',abltants of said county, In opposition
thereto--
From sundry inhabitants of Shenan-
doah and Rockingham, praying that q
new county may be formed out OF a
part % each of the said coantes--.al-
so, from sundry other inhabitants, in
opposition thereto
From q. Ward, prsying for law au-
thorising the establishmt Of manu-.
factoring society at Occoquan-
F'on sundry inhabitants of Gooch-
land, &c. stating many depredations,
Il G. made on them ky Dersona n.vioaf-