Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-19

Nre'ition from Margaret Heiskill and 9th
I cfSs/of Frederick burg, praying for a sale 81
I, INC Columbian inn-of paulina Lesrand. SC
;'iso PRAYING for the sale OF real estate an Char
lottc --ot John Tmberlake, Nc OF tiuvaRna, 20
i ,ire sam" eitect-ofP. Mct;ruder, for leave Il
! Dr,ns certain slaves into the Commonwealth
OF homas lurner, guardian OF the children
OK Inward Carter, deceased, praying authOr-
| itN 10 lay OF the lands cSc.-irom sundry cit
ixcnS Of Botctourt PRAYING repeaiof tue Act
/ OF iSti, which makes il the duty of the Clerks
! OF tle respective Courts of record, annually
10 dei''er to the Clerk of the General Court,
a docket OF all writings admitted to record in
| tn,tr Conrts IN the preceding year--aiso, OF
! Robert Brooke. and Others tor leave 10 sell
certain lands-from BERNARD NJ. Carter, NC.
for the sale ut certain slaves devised TO him in
| trust. the proceed, 10 be vested in siorL-oi
| W II. Richardson, and others. for the sale OF
| adccedepts real estate--of John hlcEae, to
the same eiect--of Gordon C!oyd, Sheriff of
| Nontsoinery--alSo, Richard Davis Collector
OF the hevenue, for Princess Anne-of w IN.
Cook aud wife, of Richmond, praying leave to
f, bring in certain slaves from North Carolina
| OF L'izabetl! johnson, praying permission to
retain certain slaves in the state-of A Baher.
| nc. of Prince Edward of Charles Crenshaw,
| on behalf of suDdry negroes, emancipated BIZ
| the will of the late Captain lard Bacon, of
ienrico, praying the appointment of trustees
| to carry that will into eilect-of the Mutual
Assurance Society against Fire on buildings.
praying that their debts may be collected b.
the sher'fs aud corOners, &c.--vhicl were reaC.
anu referred to thee of L. Of j.
Petitions-from Frederick, Tender, pravin r
an increase of pension--from w. Youug. Of
Statfnrd-Of G. w. Townsend-ot Thnnia. II
Drew, of Richmond, prayin. indemni-
ty for a horse pressed from him dnrin.: the last
war--of w. Cox aud G.. w Gatcwood-of ".
henderson, of Northumberland, for a release
from proportion of the tax on his lccnce Is
a merchant, his store being bnrnt by .he enemy
oniing the late war-also, Of Samuel DRYDEN
Clerk of Kenawha-OfP Perrin Smith sheriff OF
Niathews--OfP II. Eppes, of Charles Citv-of u.
Anderson, Sheriff OF Wood cou1tN-of L. Pow
ell, of Petersburg, indemnity for horse i'm
pressed during the late was-of Moses Shun
OF Harrison-ofI Thomas Jones' Deputy Sheriff
OF Pendleton county-of Joseph Snapp of Au-
gusta-ot Thomas Pollard, juur-reterred 10
the {. Of Claims.
The petitions were read the citizens of
I-eeshursr, requesting permission TO raise fine
SUN o: $4,000 by lottery foT The purpose OF paw
ing the streets-of Peter p Cox of West
moreiand-of sundry citizens of Peters
burg, TO exempt the town from the
payment of county levies &c also. 10
incorporate the militia ofthe town into :, dis
| tlnct reSiment-aso, counter petition of 9th
eTs against the last part of the said rctiton-of
reter cL%nt, OF Berkeley-alsc, OF the inhab-
tantS of CharleStown-cf sundrv inhabitants q :
frederick and Shenandoah, for {, division of
those counties, and the creation of new one
| OF sundry inhabitants Of Prince William, for a
rempVai on tfe seat OF lustce--and counter
peuton--of sundry citizens of Richmond, thu (
Inc appointment of an Inspector of -four NAV
be trans terred from Henrico Court to the HIS.
tnss Cdnrt--Referred to the Committee of
i. and c.
a pctiton---from Buckingham and CompheII
toEnprovc the navigation Of Wreck Island
Greek, from its mouth TO J. Watkins's Mill
from certain citizens of Fittsylvania, pravtnn.
the Incorporation of an Academy at HanvilIe2
OF The Mayor and Commonaty of Fredericks-
burg, &c. praying the grant of 4 small niece M
ground adjoining the public square. 10 the
Male Charity Scheol-Referred TO the C.. of s.
&C.
Various Reports were received.
IN THE SENATE
The bill for divorcing Ann p. u. Corner from
her hush VIM. Cowper came under discus
sion.
MIR. Watkins Leigh appeared before the bar
as the counsel ofWilliam Cowper. couten'
ded that the testimony exhibited before the
Senate by Mrs. Cowper was informal, not tax en-
upon odth--nor any notice given to the other
party: He enlarged upoui jurous conseonen.
ces OF granting divorces upon such grounds .
and insisted, on the part Of William Coyyner'
mat the whole matter be referred TO q Judi
cial tribunal to investigate the subject accor-
ding 10 the rules of evidence, and pronounce
such decisionas the circumstances of the case
might seem toirequirc.
ON the conclusion of Mr. Leigh's speech.
hlr. Johnston moysd to commit the bill to Sc
leet Committee, for the purpose of framing
some bill which might give the subject more
formal investigation.
Mr.. Green was for accepting the billof divorce
as it stood
MesSrs. Powell and Cabell advocated the
motion 10 recommit-which, on taking the
question, was finally carried.
YESTERDAY, in The II. of D.-Mr
Banks reported the Eeecutios,- BIZ. to con-
;ihue till the lst August, and no longer
Mr.. EstlH doubted, whether by that time
tbepeople would obtain specie enough TO
pay their debts. At his instance. tile bill
was committed to the Committee of the
Whole House, &c.
On motion ct Mr. Mercer (of L. fhe
time forreceiving petitions was extended
to the goth of December
Leave was granted to bring in a bill to
incorporate the Chesapeake Academy.
Ill fhe County Northumberland.
Mr.. Blackburn proposed resolution TO
present a sword TO Captain Harold Smvth,
native of this State, who had entered
the army in 1912, while yet il, his minors
~, aud had distinguished himself aft the
battle of Plattsburg, and Oil the advance
OF the enemy to that place, for which
he had received brevet commission
from the President OF The II. 6. &c.-he
has since returned TO the bosom of his
native State.EOn Mr.. Nerceo's sugges-
ton this resolution was referred TO a Sc
iect Committee, to attend to the cases of
other officers, whose claims had been hi
thertO unnoticed. Mr.. NJ mentioned the
cases of Lieut.. Jones, who commanded
the flotilla on Lake Pouchartrain; of Mai.
Jones, twice brcvefted, now command
inc Fort WaeI1inutou and If ;ouf I,,,