The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-19

been read & recognized with pomp through
out the Confederation. The General Cen
grcss was in session. All public acts are
dated the LIST year of the Independence
and long lists OF patriotic donations are pub
lished.
Capt. Derby arrived at Cape Ann, from
Minorca, lett Gibraltar, Oct. -, and in
forms, that the opuniards had recovered
IarragoHa. III CGli,lonia, lately taken from
them. III which exploit L most dreadful
slaughter WAS n;aGc os the Ercnc..
The following extract of q letter 10 4
Member of Congress, from one OF HIS con-
Istitdenrs, shews the language used tow ards
us by CIR enemies, and how erroneously g.
ridicui slsiy they reckon upon assistance
from 4 party III this country. 1t should act
as a rionitoiy lesson TO that party, 20 RESTRAIN
the inte.nperance of their opposition TO the +
rulers, - il leads foreigners 20 suppose they
have oniy 10 open their arms and TIE VIII; II
party will hasten TO their embrace:
" nust intrule alittlc Oh yo,r patience,
lby informing you thati was lately N CunadG
and can assure you, sir, had to bite NY
.ongue II silent Indignation to hear the co..
| !ce-house and common bar room nvcrsa,i-
| on of tho roya!ists. They assert roundy
that the Prince CT Wales has made an opei,
declaration that when lie ascends the throne
he will speedily retrieve all his fathers los
lsxs--thar it may easily be effected Is & res
pscts ,he stttcs--shat the democrats al C
dt.nnapiy lii the suds-that the mistress of
the seas will regulate our commerce III spite
o. ali that we dc, because We have our hands
iii The Liens meath and cannot withdraw
them without submitting TO her mandates.
"Tne iact IS, they calculate largely on
| our divisions, and all praise Timothy Pick
erng AND his adhercuts to the highest Pitch,
and say, Ii his majesty should send squad
ron CT halt a dozen SHIPS OF the line, it would
blow cur navy and scaports to perdition /; *
,hat by thci. landing a few regiments OF re-
lJ,lends, particularly in the eastern states,
we should become an easy prey to them 20
Legislature Of NJ Carolina, Dec. Z.
Mr.. ~. Miller, from the committee APP
pointed to confer with the commissioners
from Virginia OH the subject of cutting I,
Navigable Canal from Noanoak River to
Neherrin RIVER, &c. reported q bill 10 IN
corporate Company for the purpose of
cutting Navigable Canal from Roanoak
R:ver, and from the waters OF Chowan Ri
yer 10 some of the waters Of James River
| in Virginia, or to the Dismal Swamp Ca
| nal.
The ballotting committee for Governor
for the ensuing year, reported that VIM
Hawkins was duly elected.
! MIR. Han presented a bill to alter the mode
! Of punishment in criminal cases and for
other purposes which was rejected 81 to
20.
[rnis is the bill generally called the
peneten.iary bill, and without assigning any
reason for its rejection by so large major
ity, 1t would appear unaccountablc. The
reason, we learn, was this. The subject
was before the Committee to whom was re-
| ferred the Governors message at the open
ing CT the session and this Committee,
considering the present unsettled state of
cur Foreign Relations, had determined not
to orlng The Penitentiary Bill before the Lee
gisiatuie at this session, as the carrying it
into effect would be attended with great eX-
pence. This was known to the House, and
i led some of the best friends of the measure
20 vote against it..
Dec. IL.
| The bill to incorporate the Roanoak Ma
vigatiCn Company being taken up, leave was
asked and obtained for the Commissioners
attending on the part of the Virginia Lee
gislature to be heard on the subject, and to
have seats assigned them for this purpose.
| The House went into a committee on the
bill, Gen. Love in the chair. The blanks
we're filed without debate, and the amend
ments reported to the House. The House
taking them up, leave being granted, Mr.,
Tucker, one Of the Virginia Commissioners,
spoke at considerable length OH the general
policy of the bill; after which, the bill
passed its I'd reading by large ma
jority.