Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-11-11
FOR THE EyT2UY2ER.

plan for ;he improvement ofte Navigation or I,uc,
River fr.n tt, T. Ma.o' Brise, for the admission of
vessels nat can Gsi at ia. upper wharf Rcckt and
Boat Navigation cicid up SscSoe Creek and h<h up
the River p. M Haraics aGr. has been suggested bya
gentleman OF uns City The P-ictieahiliy of the improve
men, i'asln;,e by tlo7e perons that have examined c
subject the utility and men can
not be doubted, IL sill bring the ART
eiye or diseare their centr. of the
City; Persons that disposed to oin p'ton the Cig
neral Assembly tor the purpose of procuring law In
pasted to Incorporate companyto carry the said improve
,nnt INTO ee are informed that copy of the Petiron '
:tt at the Bank of virginia the Farmers Hank. the
Nnr hanS' Co.fct-iIouse and the CustnnIIo,S As the
ineeig of tire AS.py Is n,ar a, hand and in o, 10 ave
time toperSnns tat dous encourage wor,I tina,
will IN tho CITY, and TINT prnmi,s 81 many
advantages and convenicrc,.s to the Citizens OF Ricnno
and l 'ieihty aeopy u; ie petOn Is Inserted in this days
pspef.
To the honorable tie Sneaker end Members of
RE General .1ssenG!y Of the Commonwealth Of
Pirginid-rhe Petition of ,he Subscribers. CT
tzens and Inhabitants OF the City OF Richmond,
and It's vicinity
Hsm6y .Sbe4setl,
That the progress oethe CITY of Rich
nord, in Commercial poiat OF view, has been very
much retrl q, ia consequence ot the Navigation OF
James River n Il having been improved, to ex-
tend tn vessels, navigating the lower part of the said
River, the advantages ofcoming m far the tide
rises, which would bring them into the part Of the
River, opposite the centre Of the said City. This
advantage, vour petitioners conceive, may be Impair
ted to the Citizens OF Richmond by your Honorable
BOly, Incorporating Company, for the pnrnose OF
opening the Navigation from Rockets Landing 10
Mayo's Bridge, accessible for vessels navigating
james Rive. and whi.h can now come to the upner
whsrves at Rockets; and also tn improve Shockoe
Creek and James River, above Mayo's Bridge as
high as HsxaIps Mill.
Your Petitioners have no doubt Of the practical
billy og this improvement, anl although unwilling
10 press upon your Honorable Doiy many of the
almost innnmerahle sdvarts@es which the commu-
nifty st large, bnt the CRY OF Richmond in particu-
lar, would derive from such improvement, cannot
fo-bear mentioning few.
ischmoud IS. ut present, The great emporium OF
the pro.uee Of the Southern and Middle parts of
the State, and in the present state of James River,
the shipment efi produce is oil necessarily from
the Wbarv-s ~ Rockets. Bv the admission of ves-
sells near the Commercial part of the City, a great
reduction OF the expenses on the produce shipped
and nerehandize received, may be made, which
duct;on Of expenee on the produce shipped, will be
very advantageous to The Agricultural interest il
viii enable the Merchant to add the saving Of the
expence tn the price Of the article of produce pur-
chased by him OF the Aerlculturalist To the Coal
business, yet in its infancy, bat, which promises
such adSastages TO the State at iarge and the CITY
of Richmond in particular, the contemplated, i'm
proyement in the Navigation, will BE- or the ut
most advantage, and particularly To those who trans
port their Coal through the Canal of the James
River Com many enabling them to put it on board
of vessels with triiiing exprnce, and bnt little de-
lay Whereas, at present, the carriage from the
Bssa ofthe Canal TO Rockets, is very tedious and
expensive. IL viii also have tendency - increase
the quantity brought to Richmond thro' the James
River Canal of course, adding considerably to the
toll.
The dispatch given tovesses in loading and dis
charging their caigoes, and the ease and advantage
of loading vessels Immediately from Ware Houses
on the Basin and Canal, without exposing the pro-
duee and m srchau'ze to- TIE weather, will greatly
reduce the labor and trouble in the chipping business
by bringing Il into the part Of the City where the
Merchants usual business is carried on. Another
very great advantage which the owners of vessels,
and OF produce and merchandise, will derive from
the contemplated improvement, will be, their load
ing d:schargng their Cargoes viii never be inter-
cepted by the rise of water, or endangered by the
ice which occasionally takes place ut Rockets.
Your Petitioners might add long catalogue of
advantages, resulting from the contemplated inn
provenent, but will close that part of the subject by
barely rcmarkng, that suchi the increasing prospe-
rity OF the City of Richmond, that the confined
iarhor Mt Rockets will soon, it Is believed be inef-
fcient to afford safe accommodation 10 the number
OF vessels bst may be expected TO visit that port *
the contemplated improvement would afford safe
and comfortable accommodation to double the num-
Der IT vessel, thatcan nHw lay at Rockets.
J0lH Petitioners, therefore, cdRceiying, that the
improvement Of the Navigation, is perfectly prac-
cable, and only requires Legislative sanction Hum
6ty f''op, that Company may be Incorporated by
your Honorable Body, for the purpose of elfectna-
ting the same, with such capital, and divi-
ded INTO such number Of shares, rs IN your Honora-
HE Bo,iy may appear adequate to the object; and
Your Petitioners, as in duty bound, viii pray, &c.