Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-05

Charged prior to this, if tie accounts had
| been brought forward and properly au-
| thenticated.
| lregret extremely the nccess u / am
| under OF Informing the Ger eral Asse mbly,
that no progress has been made iii the set
| tlement oFour clsims upon the l.. st ,t,s
The time required to prepare the vouch Is
and accounts was much longer than WAS
expected, although beMeve due diligei c.
has been used by the Auditor. The cur
rent business of his Office, and some other
additional duties performed i'll the course
of the year, having unavoidabiy occupied a
great proportion CT his time. MIR. Chew,
the Military Accountant, was in the month
of November, appointed by the Executive,
4 Commissioner to adjust the claims or the
State on the U. States. Early i'll the month
OF August, Gas soon as the vouchers were
ready,) Mr.. Chew went to the City Of
Washington for the purpose CT settling the
accounts. When there, he found the
vouchers formerly trar smittsd had been
burnt by the enemy in consequence OF this
loss and the want Of other documents, shen
for the first time required, he could not en-
ter upon the business The utmost exer-
ton ON the part OF the Executive, has since
been made to prepare for settlement Of
these accounts, which, ] hope, i'll be eff
iected in the Course of the winter-It mas
been repeatedly stated that claims to n con-
siderable amount cannot be admit, d under
the exist ne laws fifth u. ST. ties Respect
ior that Government forbids the belief, now
that there is time TO attend to the subject,
that there can be any hesitation, in author
ling the payment Of claims 20 just.
. on after the pass sc of the lsrw for the
conditional assumption of this States quota
OF the dire ct tax OF theU. State S, Address
ed letter to our Senator'S in Congress, CO.
vering the law, and requested them to
make the arrangement wished by the Ge-
neral Assembly. A copy of my letter, (No.
y and of the reply (No. 81 is enclosed;
from the latter, it will be seen, that no
discount OF the kind proposed was admiss-
ible.''
At the close fthe war, the State was in
possession of Quarter Masters stores, and
other articles of perishable nature, to
considerable amount. IL these stores had
all been Of a quality to make them worth
preserving, the quantity was unnecessarily
large, but many of them were made of i'm
proper materials, and were very much in-
jured. The Quarter Master General was
directed to select OF the best, suai cheney
ior an army OF twelve thousand men,
las was done the tents washed and ba-
led at the Penitentary, ana with the other
articles are now stored in the upper part
| OF the Capitol. Every thing else was sold.
The accounts will be submitted to the
Legislature, as SOON as the former Quarter
Master makes his report.
1t was very much the wish of the Execu-
tive to have considerable number of can
non mounted, but upon inquiry, it was found
| impossible to procure seasoned timber from
| individuals. Application was then made to
the Secretary OF the Navy, for supply
| from the navy-yard at Norfolk, which
was at once consented to, and the necessa-
| ry measures taken to effect the object.
After the peace, it was thought best not
TO divert that timber from the use 10 which
| vt was originally destined. Permit me TO
| suggest the propriety of Immediately con-
tracing for suitable timber for carriages for
| 100 cannon, OF different Caliber, to be lodg-
| eli III the armory, C to be used as occasion
may require, after the timber is season.
! ed. :,m satisfied that in this way the
| State will be better served and at less ex-
| pense, than in any other.
In consequence Of the death Of Thomas
| Evans, Esq. the Executive appointed
| George Parker. Esq. Judge of the Cen
| eral Court, " to be approved or displaced
| by both houses" OF assembly. presume
to susg st to the consideration of the Lee
| Sio'"tuic1 TIC pIopficty ana pC!lcy OF re-
moving the difficulty that exists in filing
| that Office, Oh account of the discrimina-
| ton in the pay to the Disadvantage Of the
Judge of that circuit. 1.-THE duties to be
| performed are less laborious, there is The
| same exclusion from other Offices and pro-
| fessional pursuits as upon other iudees.-
| Ine Judge of this circuit is equally with
his brethren Judge of the General Court.
nor can you dispense with any portion of
the responsibility of character, or weight
OF talents, in providing Judge for that
circuit, that would be required for any o.
Their
On the 25th of November the enclosed
letter (No. 4. was received from William
Is. Giles, Esquire, resiSning his seat in the
Senate of the United States. The near ap-
proach ofthe session of the Legislature, rem
dersd it unnecessary, if not Improper, for
the Executive TO fill the vacancy. AS Com
| SresS is now il. session, have no doubt the
General Assembly will concur with me in
the wish, that the State may be fully re
presented, as soon as practicable.
have to communicate to the General
Assembly, three vacancies in the Office of
BriSadier General in the militia one oc-
casioned by the resignation of General
Chamberlaync, after the peace, mo. 5, is
his letter of resignation and the Others by
the death OF Generals Singleton and Dou-
glass.
William Roam, Esq. having been elect
cd to the House Of representatives.. bt fore
he was entitled to a seatin the Privy Conn
Gil, deprived US of the aid of that respect-
able citizen. 1 enclose letter from Mr.