Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-09

IhUsIoy, January 2.
An engrossei bill g For reiundiEg the tau on
certain stamps was passed.
Sundry resolutions from the G. Off, and c.
were ad;--tirst i'll favor of The petitions of
S,sndry inhabitants of Sharlestown, and ow-
ners Oi salt works in the county of Ka-
nawha, praying the Incorporation OF tile said
town, and the extension Gifts jurisdiction so
~ 10 include the salt-works secoml-in favor
ot Incorporating tie Marine Society OF Nor
folk. for providing fund for the relief of the
distressed widows and children OF the mem
bers thereof; 3d-ln favor of Incorporating
sun'iry persons associated for the purpose of
establishing library i'll the town OF GreenSille
County of Augusta 18th I'm favor of estab-
fishing AN inspection of tobacco or the
land OF Peter p. Cox, i'm Westmorcland
county. Which resolutions were concurred in
by the House.
The following report, read from the
Committee Of schools Il COLLEGES.
1t appearS 10 your Committee, that il the
general plaii of education, which they haze re-
commended as expedient 10 be adopted by the
General Assembly, should prevail, there
Wonid be no necessity for making u special
appropriation To assist the citizens of the coun-
~ at Wood, in educating their children, aud
more especially the INDECENT children OF that
rcspc ciable county: but should this plan
iaIi, your Committee have no hesitatiom IN
declaring II as their opinion, some special Lee
gisiatise aid should be afforded the citizens
~f that county, To attain desirable an
| end.
Resolrcd, therefore, as The opinion of this
OF hec0tinty oi Wood, PRAYING OF he Gene
| raj Assembly some aid tow ards establishing a
| system oteducationin that county, is rcasoia-
| BE. .Agreedto by the House.
| farther Report WAS received from tho same
Committee nrst IN iavorof yeStiug the legal IL
| Tie TO certain public rro"erty in rredericks-
| burg IN he trustee OF The Male Charity school
| o. attown; secOnd--in favour of incorpora-
| ting an Academy, towards which "A considera-
| bic sum OF money had been subscribed i'm
me county OF FittsylNania- Agrced to by thc
Airport wasread from the c. for {. orJ-
hrst--ii' favor OF permitting Elizabeth John
| son To hold slave. whom she had introduced
from tennessee; seconded permitting ieze-
KAN starr, to retain two slaves which he had
/ brought from Baltimore: third-also of nor
uniting William Cook 4 wife, of the CITY Of
Richmond, to bring sundry slaves from North,
CAROLINA, into this State-which were concur
| red in.
4 Report was read from the {. of L. and G..
nrst-in iaVor OF granting the petition of sun
CRY inhabitants of Frederick, and Shenan-
dom, PRAYING that certain parts OF those
distinct and new county; secondEin favor OF
establishing a town on the land of Job pugl.
| IN Frederick county--The first resolution was
! rejected by the house-the second concurre,l
| in.
On motion of Mr. Dade, Il resolution of the
7. OF l.. and u. thar the petition of sundrv IN
ilan nap. OF orange county, praying that a
part OF that county be added 10 the county of
Madison, be rejected, was takcnup, and amend
ed,on motion of MIR. Smith of Giles. bv strikira
ihereirom the words be rejected" and insert-
lnSln lieu thereof, the words q" is reasnoa Die .
me sad resolution, as amended, was agreed Il
by the House.
The resolutions in honor Of Captain Harold
SmSth, OF Wythe county, Lieutenant Coloue
Roger Jones, Lieutenant Thomas Ap Catesb,
Jones, and MAYOR Gavin l.. COrbip here oforc
| reported without amendment by the Select
committee to which the same were re-commit
teu' ere taken up, and, on questions sey eraily
| ~ he
: The amendments proposed BY the same
Committee to the resolutions i'm honor of Lieut
Robert u. Randolph, were amended, x agreed
10, as follows
ReSotrcd, That the thanks Of the General As
semhly OF Virginia, are due to Lieutenant Ro
bert H. Randolph, native citizen of ,his co N.
monweaitl. for his sallantry and good conduct
during the late war between The United State,
and Great Britain, bywhicl he participated il
I Tue triumphant engagement OF tie Frgatt
, United States, with the British Fri9ate Mace
DOMAIN, as'well as in the unfortunate, but no,
less glorious comb at between the II. stare.
frsatc President, and squadron of greatly
superior force, detached, on specia, service
from his Britannia Majesty'S feet.
Ind lie IL farther Rcsolrcd That the Governo,
De, andshe IS hereby requested 10 forward "a
Lieutenant Robert H. Randolph, a copy OF
thlS resolution, and 10 present 10 him an ap
propriate Sword, as an evidence On the sense
which the Commonwealth Of Virginia tIts ff;,;u,
of his merit.
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
Estill -
Resolrcd by the General assembly. That the
Governor of This Commonwealth be requested
| 10 present to the nearest male relative of Tho
late Colonel John Campbell, a Sword at the ex
, pence or the commonwealth, as an expression
OF ne distinguished respect in which the Gen
eral Assembly holds the memory of that gallant
citizen and soldier, who, with the detachment
uluer aus command, signally defeated the Sa-
wages AT the Massisinawa towns. and thereby
shed lustrc on the North Western Army 4
who afterwards distinguished himseIfin The
ieof Chippewa, in which lie lost his yalua.
BILE life, whilst noby defending his Countrv's
rights and honor.
Also, the following resolutions by Mr. vii
| liams " !"
Tie General Assembly ofVirgnla entertain.
ing high sense of gratitude for the valor and
ihtrepidty displayed by our Naval Command
! tfS ana their brave companions; and ever rea-
| dy TO manifest their tokens of gratitude and
applause; and having learnt that Lieutenant
| Wiiliam Gordon, then a Midshipnan on board
Tue constitution, when she humDled the flars
Oh me Interfere and Java, was present and
ploits "a
Resoired, That the Governor of this Common
Nea'th ne ana lie is hereby requested to pre-
sent, IN the name of the Commonwealth. to tho
SAID William Gordon, The thanks of the Geuer-
al Assembly, together With an aupropriat.
sword, commemorative of those signal a cal.
liant exploits. So"
These resolutions were referred TO the Select
| Committee. " '''' 'e'o''
ON motion of Mr. Mercer. (ofT.)
| hcSoircd, That the Committee of Roads and
internal Navigation be instructed 10 erniIire