The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-10

frisy Of Lis tssns the oath escriLe Ivy tie Du-
eihns Act, IN consequence OF which he is pg,ycn-
ted froin taking his scat in the house ;-rcspec,
fully submitting, moreover, TO the consideration oil
the hcuse, how Tar that oath lie consste Mt with Ia,
genius and spirit 1t uur constitution YnL PRAYING
that such a resolution may be adopted "a may af-
foit relief 10 the memo sais, and cSAss the tree
Shd respectable czens .. tue county ri iune nh',';
to be represented by him in tie tsne.ai Assem-
b'y-Heierred 10 the COMMITTEE oi P.i'iirg, and
Elections.
petition presented and read, from the trus-
tees Vi the Gingaskim fs,ie ut iirns in The county
Ut Northampton, ami from the ..ose X cpers SAID
tribe, praying thit AN act passed in the Year 1872
authcrisiny the Court OF Northampton e,,y a-
point trustees To dispose III the land belonging To the
said Indians by lease Otherwise, to them sou d
seem proper, be repealed; that Commissioners be
appointed to divide the land aforesaid, among the
ss'd In'ans in s,ici, manner snd upon such cond i
ons as seem and To tsy oil the several roads
running through the said land, as to be con-
venient to the said Indians and to the publie-aso
apettion of John Cu0k PRAYING b., divorced fru.i
MS vale thzabcth Cook---a petition ii Adam Ste
rhen OF berkeley county, that act may racs for
reasons Sc; forth in salt, petition, Tor taking of iron.
the town OF MartnsLurs certain lands annexed
thereto, and ,es.ing the in the petitioner rs
the dev,see of Rohert Stephen, deed, who was de-
f,see OF Gen. Adam Stephen deed, and those clan
ing under him, them either OF them, in the same
manner AS " not included in said town; that certain
o,hcr ground be added To the Episcopal Church.
yard, and vested in the of the SAID town. for
the Use ct the SAID Church-yard * burying ground;
and that the further time of ten wears be given to
the owners ot lots within the remaining part OF said
town TO build thereon--a petition OF the
the town OF Martinsburg, ind of the inhabitants
thereof IN SUPPORT oil the last mentioned petition
petition from the inhabitants of the same town. set
ting torth. that, in their oJ',ons, it would be great
y oenehtied BY the passage OF draft OF law pre-
xed To the sa petition contained m eleven pages oi
manuscript, and nineteen sections which, ut q meet.
ing OF the said inhabitants, hath been agreed on as
COMFORTING with their wish.s-a petition of Negro
Jerry and Susanna his wife, OF the county OF Berke-
iey, representing That, IN consideration OF long and
iathtut SERVICES they have been cmancipaed by the
will OF their late master John D. Craghiii deceased.
and praying to he permitted to spend the remainder
o. tne'r days IN the state OF Virginia, where they
have so long lived-a petition from sundry citizens
and inhabitants of the said county in support there
ot-Referred to the Commits &c for Courts of Justice
petition was received s. read of Richard Brown,
sherh OF Brooke county, representing that, at the
last session of The General Court, Judgment was OBJ.
isined against him, by the Auditor in behalf of the
Commonwealth, for the revenue of the present wear
that, IN conformity with the uniform practice OF
the sherltfs OF BROOKE county, he had sent the a.
mount OF the said revenue to be paid into the Tres.
sury by one OF the Delegates to the pres MT General
Assembly; and therefore praying a remission OF the
damages awarded against him-siso, petition OF
William Martin, sheriff of Harrison county praype
that law may pass authorship the Auditor TO re-
ceive list of certain delinquent lands in settlement
oil his account with the comm nwealth-a pettoo
OF John Ferry, an old soldier, for penson-a peti.
son of fine imposed upon her tor retailing spirtuous
liquors without licence--and petition of Melker
Baker, soldier who served in the expeditions in the
year 1871, against the Indians, under the command
OF General George Rogers CLARKE, WAS taken prs r.
rby them, and detained in captivity SO as not to I've
able to return home before the 18th day of August
17sS; praying to be allowed the arrears of his nav,
which he never has received. Referred TO the Com.
mittec of Claims
a petition presented and read, of John Che
now'th, late sheriff of Randolph county, prayinp
compensation for the value of horse which he lost
by death, on the road to Williamsburg, while Tin
the discharge OF his official duty,1 he was CONVEYING
Peter Luke an ideot to the Lunatic Hospital-and
the question being put the reference of the same.
it passed III the negative.
On motion of Mr. Mercer, the documents referred
to in the Governors Communication we're partly
read r'
e.. Thursday, Dec. 3d.
Fhe reading OF the Documents referred to in the
Governor's Communication, this dag resumed
and flushed.
O- Here the Documents follow of great length on
the Journal.