Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-15

oi e"cir oro~s, anu supporting, III CouiicTt
toi. independence, their families. 10y homo
rdbLe ih,.AJtry.
One other reason assigned by Th'
Friend of the Navy" against the selection
| OF any sIite on York River for Nav,
Yard, is. because the aut9nnal disease
| natural TO our whole :, aboard, are tel
| t1ere-And can this Gentleman possibly
| bs serious IN hrs objection? W.ll he assert
| that Norfolk and GoSp0.t are exempt iron
| que and bilious attacks III Autumn Must
produce evidence Of his own anguish, or
recall to his recollection his tortured feel
ings, while part OF h,s family have been
writing under this autumnal visitaut and
that, too, for one or more years but,
Gentlemen, YOU will see, in the month or
September, "no ruddy cheek 10 greet your
eye no steady step vii! guide your way !;
no sy mmetry OF form attract your attention"
AID. are al these beaut,es OILY 10 be
found in Norfolk and Portsmouth Are
the "steAdy STEP" the " symmetry Of
form" which is to :" attract your attention"
and are so lovely in the eve of this writer,
Only to b. found among the Nyuphs and
SWANS OF 'Wster-street ?---'Tis true, you
viii find the ruddy cheek" of " Clio wing
hue ;" but, must believe this roseate tint
produced by sorne more exhilirating, Wi
tying agent, than the saubrious miasma,
e1ShaIed from mephitic docks.--You arc
not now TO learn, that in the auturnnal
months. the whole sea-board OF these States
is afflicted with bilious disorders. | hare
sh ken under the ague at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire ; have giowcd nnder Q bilious
fever in New-York but. would not ex-
change the I" saffron hue" of York River,
for the Lilly of Norfslk-The one, is dissi-
pated. by the blasts OF winter, and leaves
" no trace behind :" the other. q leads but
20 the grave"
FRIEND TO THE NAVY.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Held their first peetlng in this city on Mon
day last.-Is it forgot N by any VirgInian.
that this Board was constituted by virtue Of
On act of the last General Assembly, ent
tied an Act" To create Fund for Inter
nal InfroUement"-to be :. applie2, ex-
clusively. to the purpose OF rendering nav
igable. and u.it,ng, by canals, the principal
rivers, and of more intimately Connecting.
by pubic highways, the different paris Of
this Ccmmonwe eith ?"
But 1t may be fit to refresh the readers
memory by observing, that this inestiniabie
Fund is to Consist " of the shares held by
the Commonwealth in the Stock OF the |
Little River Turnpike Company, o. the
Dismal Swamp, Appomattox, PoscwE1ac
and James River Canal Company, of the |
Bank OF Virginia, and Farmers Bank of
Virginia, together with such dividends as
may, from t.nlc, accrue to such shares OF
stock, and sucn bonus or premiums as may
be hereafter received, for the Incorporation
of new banks, or from the augmentat.on OF
the capitals. or extension Of the charters of |
the existing banks"
The management OF this Fund, and the |
disbursement of such "portions Of it as
the General Assembly may from time to
time direct to be applied to any object of
internal improvement" are devolved upon
q a corporate body, to be styled the Presi-
deaf ana directors Of the Public Works."
The Governor is, eX-offiCio, Presi-
dent of the Board--the Treasurer and
Attorney General, Directors.-The follow
ing Citizens were also appointed Directors,
by JOINT ballot Of the last General As
sembIy. viz {:
-aSsar ;n snyth,1 TsMe rest-sard of the al
JoIm slsSe!@v. 'es"'g mo~"ffn- I
.a.d-e.y .2eraadsr, Residents dstsseen Tie
James ~ ''i4''a14' ) Blue RIDGE.
Iyiomas .JeBeISon, , Residents bet4oee, the Blue
CharSes F. .hercer, Ridge g the Aead Of tide |
HiMann Le.0is, , ssaser.
10 an Mercer, Z ifes5dents 6et7reen the head of
Il. ~. 1d-e'reR, tide zcater ondAe sea cocS!. |
Mr. Jefferson declined the appointment
for reasons which have been already set |!
forth to the world.
Though the Act of Assembly appoints !
the first Monday i'll Nov. as the day Tor the |
annual Meeting. yet il was deemed e5s-
pedient to call them at this time together |
for the purpose of organizing the Board x |
preparing means of obtaining information, |
previous TO the annual meeting.
In consequence OF invitations addressed |
to them. all the Directors appointed by the |!
Legislature, with the exception of Mr.. |
JsH rsoD,) convened at the Capitol in tn 8
City. OH Monday last--They are expected |
TINS day, to close their session.
Various Plans of provements have been |
proposed and discussed.
Inc Board have been very assiduous in |
their iabcurs-They have gone over a We |
ny large tield-For5earing at this mo-
ment, IN Consequence Of the state OF their |
fumes aud OF their Information TO recon- |
mend any particular objects as worthy of |
the patronage of the Legislature, they |
nave entered into variety Of resolutions |
expressive OF their general appreciation of !
many Improvements; such as the naviga- |
tion OF the Roanoke, the Stanton, The |
happahanncck and various roads, run |
hlls from one important point to ano- |
ther-lh hey have also directed a let |
Ter to be addressed to the James River |
Company, to enquire OIL what terms they !
would extend the navigation of the river to |
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