The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-04


.anuon he."s useless at the srmery, together with
.uy other cannon Oh hand, or which, may berea.-
ter be made, more than may be deemed necessar,
Tor the use of the State, and the money arising from
the prUceeds ct such sale, shall he applied in ai,,-
non To any appropriations the Legislature might
think proper to make, ia carrying into iull operation
the foundery aud boring mill in the making Ut can
non.--N, However, this plan should be deemed oh.
i.ctionab,e by the Legislature, your committee are
~. the opinion, that II would he advisable author-
Use the executive to lease the found ~ and BORN
null TO sume person who might be inclined to on
tract Tor MS it would, in that way, Weld n grea.
Ter pratt than it probably could do in the manner
in which il is present carried On com plance
wit, the resolution referred to your committee, i,-
sir,c ing them TO report, what use is Mt present
made at the waste water after it's discharS the
boring Inll o! this commonwealth what approve
nvrt been made; what compensation ought tn
lie sde tor the same AMI what sum ct money can
be obtained npon lease rent OF the same your
CON mittee are Of opinion that there is hot water
sufficient for the purpose Of erecting manufacture.
ing MILL unless on small scae--but that il may
nae r-nd, red useful for other I'uposes-that the
"a AL ot is At least nine feet. Your inttee
also fad that the improvements erected there BY
the superintendent OF the mandatory OF arms
are very contracted. he having at present n mill
with twopair Of stones for grinding OF corn Pais.
ter of Paris-the improvements, in the opinion OF
Sour committee, from the best Information that
can be obtained, cost one thousand dolars---put
W. by the superintendent, who has had the use of
ne same about 10 months.
Your committee have also nv ~ie enquiry as TO the
vaiue OF the settle and water upon lease, aud find
r,st it can be eas ii upon ground rent forever for
fbe OF $40 dollars per annum but Your COM
1nittca suggest the propriety OF authorship the Exc
cutive To lease the scte sud water, tor term not
exceeding years, believing that an advantae
lease oooil be effected upon such teriss, and that
the end Of the tern, the commonwealth would
derive all the advantages Of the INCREASING value OF
such property in this city.
AL which is respectfully submitted.
Saturday, Jan. %.
A communication from the Senate by
their clerk The Senate have passed the
bill, entitled, An act, Incorporating a
company TO open the navigation of Tucka-
hoe Creek with amendments, in which
they request the concurrence Of the House
Of Delegates.
An ensrossed bill, to amend the act,
entitled. an act for reducing into one the
several acts for experimenting and securing
Runaways,' with a rider, was read third
Time and passed.
Also an engrossed bill, establishing a
town on the land of r ebert Gorrell, on Mid
die Island Creek, in the county of Ohio
On motion of MIR. Johnson, (of Isle of
Wight 1.-The 4th rule of the House was
suspended, for the purpose of receiving a
petition Of William Mason, of the county
of Greensvlle, (with suudry documents in
support thereof which had been trans
united by the petitioner to the Speaker,
and by him were, on this day laid before
the House :-whereupon--The said petition
was read; setting forth that John Avery,
one of the Delegates elected TO serve in tic
present General Assembly, for the county
of Greensville, was, at the time Of his
lectipn, and is still a contractor to carry
the mail Of the United States, and there
fire not eligible. nor qualified in law, &c
act as member of the Legislature of Vir-
sini. and praying the house to consider
the case and take the proper measures i'll
relation to the same.
Ordered, That the said petition with the
documents in support thereof, be referred
TO the committee of Privileges and Electi-
ons; that they do examine the matter
thereof, and report the same with their O.
pinon thereupon to the house. d,
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, (of Isle oil
Wight, 20 rdered, that leave be given te
bring in bill. to incorporate the Dismal
swamp Canal Company
}, The House spent some time in Commit
tee OF the whole on the bill TO amend an
act entitled IN Act concerning Taxes on
Lands"--they rose and obtained leave &c
sit again.
: - .,,t.. Ag5.a4yy, LG.. 25.
A commune alton from the Senate by
their Clerk The Senate have passed the
bills, entitled an act, to amend the act
entitled an act to Incorporate company tt
establish a Turnpike from the town 81
Leesburg in Loudon county to the Little
River Turnpike - An act, to amend the
act, entitled an act, appointing commissi.
oners to view aud mark out a way for q
road from Ihornton's Gap in the Blue
Ridge to the Little River Turnpike roat
leading to Alexandria, and to raise a sun
of money by lottery, for opening said road !;
---and-' An act, TO amend an act incor
porating company to pave road from
the western extremity of the Little Rive
Turnpike road tiro' Ashby's Gap to She
baudoah river with amendments, in which
they request the concurrence of the Hous,
OF Delegates.
The sal! amendments proposed by The
Senate. being twice read, were, on quest
ons severatly put thereupon, agreed to BY
she house.
Engrossed bills, concerning escheata
Ole property within the City of Williams
burg'-'to' amend an act, concerning the
town of Gotham in the county Of Surry'-
TO authorize the Upper Appomattox Com
pany to extend their canal through the
town Of Petersbur. TO tide water alter.
Ing the days appointed by law for the ses
sions of tie superior court of chancerJ
holden at Winchester'---' to ameid an act
entitled an act Incorporating maDufac
turing company in the counties of Nelson
and Albemarie'-' appointing commission
ers to purchase furniture for the Govern
ur's house. an act vesting in trustees the
money Arising from the sale of the Glebe
lands in Copie and Washington parishes il