The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-09
Tuesday, December 81.

the change of his residence from the North 10 the
South side Of James River; that tire principal part
o. his real property is within sight os the College OF
William and Mary, and rendered much less valuable
than II he were permitted to reside on il, OF in Will
samsburg, III Which event he could, little expenee,
educate his surviving children object Of the first
importance to him, and therefore praying that =
law may pass suthoJIsing him to reside the neigh
eorhood OF Williamsburg, in that city, on such
conditions as tho Legislature may think expedient
imposc--A petition of Daniel Nichols, of the town
Ok Vcrgennes, in the state of Vermont, praying to
be allowed reasonable time to ASCERTAIN accurately
IN such manner as may be prescribed the quantity
and situation of certain lands subject forfeiture tor
non-payment OF taxes, to be permitted to pay into
The treasury the amount of delinquenecs, there.
upon TO be released from such forieture---A pc
elton and remonstrance Of sundry inhabitants of the
county OF that law may pass to prevent the
Citizens of the borough Of Norfolk from exercising
The privilege Of voting for representatives for the
said co.y-which privilege, the petitioners contend
10 contrary to the spirit and meaning OF the 6ccara
dos OF rights and constitution oil this commonwealth
- petition Of William Cowper, setting forth
that Col Josiah Parker, deceased late Of the county
Of Isle of Wight in this state by his last will and ties.
lament devised to josiah Cowper, of the petition
er considerable estate, on condition that he should
Ssye the surname OF Parker; therefore praying the
General Assembly, by Legislative act to alter the
name Of the said Josiah Cossber to Josiah Parker
And petition of James Merry, Of the county Of
Charlotte, stating, that few years back he carried
10 the state of Tennessee sundry slaves, with in.
tenton OF removing thther himself, but has since
handoned that idea and is DESTROYS of bringing back
ssree Of them, to whom he is greatly attached, in
consequence Of their long and faithful services.
Ordered, That the ,aid petitions, with tie respec-
i've accompanying documents, be referred 20 ire
committee for Courts Of Justice.
petition was taken up aud read from the COM
snssioned officers OF the 47th and SSth regiments Of
phaa, Albemarls county, complaining Of great In
Convenience from the times at present fixed by law
TOR the training Of the officers and the musters Of
Sad regiment, and submitting the piopriety. of APP
nnff1
ping OF the officers and for the general mustcrs
throughout the state.-Aiso a petition of sundry in
habitants ST Rockhr dge county, praying repeal Of
act passed at the last session OF Assembly, mpo.
sting upon the citizens of said county tax for the pur
pose ot improving the navigation of the North branch
Of James River, which improvement the petitioners
contend ought to BIZ made by the James River Com.
pany;
a petition Of number of the inhabitants of the
county Of Aibenarle, representing the great impor-
lance Of the preservation of sheep for the extension
Of domestic manufacturers and imposing tax to les
son the number OF dogs, conformably othe outlines
~ law scsgested in the said petition, which they
leavc to the wisdom Of the Legislature make ge-
oral or not, but which they pray may become, at
W rate, law for the county of Albemare, and such
other counties as may petition TO the same effect -;
petition OF sundry inhabitants of the county Of Nor
fpk praying that an act may pass to authorize the
court OF said county to let out to tue highest bidder,
from time to time for terms of years, the public fer
ries from Norfolk and Portsmouth to Hampton, Cup
on similar footing with that from Hampton to Nor
tok which the court of the county OF Elizabeth City
authorised to lease by act passed December seth
1870 and appropriate the money arising therefrom
t6wards rebuilding and keeping in repair the county
wharf in the borough Of Norfolk, and other county
charges which may be neccsssry--A petition of
the trustees of the road from the upper navigation of
James River, to the upper navigation of Kena.
wha river, representing their embarrassed situa-
ton in being unable to keep the said road in good
der, for want OF sufficient power to have denquents
tried and fined for working thereon, and praying
fines he cd
tensis tor the improvement of said road-A petit
OF the trustees Of the town of Manchester pray.
ing that law may pass comforting on them compe-
tent authority TO enact byeaws and regulations for
tue better government of the said TOWN. petit
Oh of sundry reehoders and inhabitants of the county
u Cabel, complaining of many expressions Sc griev
noes which will be occasoned by the removal of the
sat OF Justice of the said county, from the town of
Guyandotte, to place near the mouth of Mud Ri
Ger, about seven miles from the said town & pray.
ing repeal OF the late act Of Assembly directing
spch rcmovaL-Referred to the committee Of Pro-
positions and Grievances
A report from the Committee of Claims was taken
up and read, as follows-The Committee of Claims
have, according to order, had under their cOnsdera
ton the petition of Robert Brough6 Wilson Boush,
to them referred, agreed upon report, and to
aresoiution thereupon--
1t appears your committee, from the petition s.
documents of Robert Brough and Wilson Boush, adj
ninistrstors de boniS of Goodrich Boush, deed.
That during the revolutionary war, sundry houses in
Norfolk the property of captain Goodrich Boush,
chen in the service of the navy, burned by or
der of government; that the said buildings va
ioed at 1891 specie; that the said Goodrich Boush
died in May, 1879, in the service of his country
having received in his lifetime any part of the intend
ed compensation for his property destroyed that
the will OF the said Boush not offered for pro-
Bate until the 10Th OF May, 1882, when, for the first
zine, letters of administration taken out on his
estate by certain Charles s. Boush, and that CON
seIuenty during the interval which elapsed between
the time Of his death and the grant of those letters
there no one qualified to demand receive the
compensation for those buildings; that during the
said interval the auditors OF public accounts without
say demand of them made, and without any authori
ty, put into the hands cf certain James Taylor on
the acsount aforesaid, paper money 10 the of
1921 which remained in his possession unit. it be-
of no value to that the petitiOncrs ap-
MED to the auditor Tor the compensation for thS
Buildings so burned as aforesaid, who refused upon
tie grounds Of its having been before paid but to
whom he does not state.
Resokveds therefore, as the opinion of this ooms
rdittee, that the said petition be rejected.
The said resolution being twice read, motion was
made by Mr.. Lee Of Norfolk borough, to amend the
Same by striking out the words " be rejected" and
ms ting, in lieu thereof the words " is reasonable -
The question being put the said amendment,
passed IN the Affirmative and The said resolution, as
amended, wss sgreed to by the house.
A farther report from the Committee Of Claims
vas taken UP and resd, as follows The Committee
Of Claims have, according to order, had under their
referred, and the following resolution there.
upob--
ReSs!5ed, as the opinion Of this committee, that
the petition Of David Burr stating that he had paid
taxes for iand amounting TO IS2 dollars SO cents as
agent for otepsn MIddiebrook and Samuel Bebee,