Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-12

may prcfer--f.>m sundsy ciizeps Of Russell to
establish town at the present courthouse-
OF sandry citizens Of Bedford, Tor town.
inspections, and d toii-bridgc 20 connect il with
Patrick conuty-fr0tn 4. Nioseiy, TO erect
tobacco ~ arehousc in Bcnileyvilie, Halifax
county--or certain ci,izeus OF Southampton TO
add a part oi ihatrcuntv ~ Greensville--spd
counter petition TO the same-iren snndry
inhabitants oil Harrison and Blonougalia To
form a new couniy out of parts of boib--troin
sunday Inhabitants of Patrick 20. tor increa,-
ing the fine against Sabbath breaking from the
inhabitants oi III. corporation oi Winchester
tof ihe privilege TO have delegate ia the Gee
ucral Assembly, the said corporation now
containing brtv 2 aud 800 freeholders -
Referred 10 she committee of propositions and
grievances.
peti'iors were received from Nm. Camp.
belt az Orange, "a revolutionary officer praying
fer reasons set '"rti Ia 'he said pcutou. the
sane remuneration TO he made 10 him. az 10
TAR o1icers OF The continental line-itom Elijah
Walden and Others, comaiaiuirg OF cer,aiu
iaud belonging tOS. Walden beng iiiprnpeiIy
escbeatej, ami claiming compensation nun ;he
Literary Fund. or some ojaer scstrce from
John Crouch. tate jepAty sheriff Of Randolph,
PRAYING relief IS To certain transactions ,ourh.
ing the paying mp Of the taNes--troin A. Scid-
more OF N!chnlaS county, who wss wounded at
Point Pleasant IN lT7f, PRAYING re.iefs' ms
old a:c-Of L. WitiierS. tor the remission oi a
certain fine ct [ aierrytiieId tor remission OF
iiBc--off McLangheriy, who acted a. Clerk
and JUDGE ttocatein Giles county iutSi 4,
praying. tor com pcnsaiion for said services
from Thomas Hill, for reimbursement Of the
sum OFFS Is % ceuts. paid by him into the trea-
sur> IRON I. Hindmdn for a similar object
all which petitions were referred TO the com
nittPc OF claims.
Petitions were received from suuHry ciii-
Gems ot Charles City, for tie passage ut II law 4,
giving The cou,t OF that county power . aui no.
rise the erection Of gates across roads IcddixS
to ferries aud public landings from suutlgy
inhabitants of Monongalia and Preston. for the
appointment OF commissioners To law nut
road from Morgantowu, 10 iutersect the q. S.
road, vest of the Great Bridge oil the I ono
gauy iivsr-from ID. r. Denhani, of Harrison.
for leave 10 erect terry. across the west fork
OF Nonnngaheia rivcr.-iIeterred Ia the COM
miiiep Of roads and internal navigation.
A petition from MonougaIia county. 10 OK
tend the Jurisdiction o! justices OF the peace
TO $50, SC. was rejected.
Thursdoy. December TO-. .Messrs. Eppes,
Kicks aud Graves were added to the Commit
| tee of propositions and grievances, and OF
roads aud Internal navigation Messrs Miller
| Of Powhatan and Bocock 10 the committee OF
| roads aud Internal navigation Messrs. Bran
| ham, Crump OF Surry, aud Brown OF Brooke to
| the committee of claims, and OF proportions
| aud grievances and Meksrs. Roy and Morris
| TO the committee for courts Ofiustice.
| On motion of MIR. Magiil, resolved, that the
letter aud report of the revisors OF the laws OF
| this commonw eaiih. addressed 10 the Generai
| Assembly of Virginia at its last session be
| referred TO a select cOmpiitee with leave IN
| report by bill or otherwise. (Mr. NJ stalled
| thai with due diligence the revision might he
completed this session. And a committee was
| accordingly appointed OF Msssrs. Magill, Ro-
| bertSon of Richmond Taylor of Chesterfield
| RiveS, Bower, Baldwin, Archer, Gordon oi
| Albemarie, SrOdnax, Townes, Miller of Pow
| ha;an, Selden, and Alexander otMecklenburg
| Mir Magill, from the committee tOrconris al
justice, presented aresoiuiion, favorable 10 the
I petition of Sy II. Richardson and others
! Agreed 40 by the HnusC.
| On molten OF Mr. " aguer. leave was gives TO
| bring IN biil IN ascertain aud mask the line
! between the couniies Of Ion0nsaiia aud Pres
| ton and on motion of Mr.. Yaucey, so much
| of the Governors communication cisies 10
the state ~ the county .iaiis, was referred TO
| the committee for counts OF IFstice.
Petitions were presenied-iiom 7. Nc Con
neil OF Petersburg, AZ enigTant from Ireland
| praying the passage Of law 10 confirm ~ him
the right of lot OF lard devised 10 him by IN,
| uncie--t.om Daniei Horton Of Russell, wiC
states the singular iact, that il is impossible il
tie wSnie county 10 md jury, WHO are not
disqualified hy the opinions thew have tormed
| TO try n bGer Na3ce, who murdered the pc
! tItoneT's brother, aud praying the Legislature
To authorize Jurors 10 lic summoned from Othe
counties, or TO send Vance 10 another county
10 he tried--trom w, Ridout and Others, fol
| authority 10 sell tract of iand-trOm Sarah
Addison of Halifax, for divorce from bci
husband-trOm Valentine Powers jr. of Lewis
for divorce from his wiie-and from John
No>eman jr. OF aiOnroe, for the same favour
| from Mildred 6. Blake for authority to sci
| real estaie--from Polly II. Glover for leave 20
! hold slaves whomshe has brought back from
the Alabama terrilOry--irom William Dobie
executor of L.. Tnincr, a free negro, OF Sussex
! county, praying fer leave to Turner's enamel
paied wife 10 remain in the staie-from W
| wills, who has performed same transactions 10
| the name OF w. Wells, the validity of which i,
| now doubted, has generally been called bV tina
"A l..
itas his proper name. All which petitions
/ were referred TO tue committee for courts Of
| justice.
a petition from sundrv inhabitants OF the
| town of Waterford in LOudoun, praying TO,
! authority 10 sell so much OF the estate of =
| Lacy dec as viii raise sum Of mouey which
he has devised to poor schoOi--vas referee
to the committee of schools and colleges.
Peutions-frOm Sundty Inhabitants of Rati
! comfy praying for lottery TO improve tht
| navigation of the Cow pasture river-from The
| mas Pnrde 10 bnid tide gIisi mill on Moni
| creek-iiom w +. Barrett OF FiHyauna county
| praying the repeal of an act by whch W. Woo,
| was authorized to condemns five acres of lame
| from =. Martin of Tyler, for a ferry across ih1
| ONO river-slso one from J. Bailey ofthe same
| county toi ferry across the same river, from
! MS ldnd TO the u. States land OH the opposii,
Sh0re-Referred TO the committee of roads ant
| internal navigation.
| n petition was presented and received from
| the county of Prince George PRAYING the re
| peal OF the law directing the superior court 0
law TO be moved to Blaudford also from at
| i0rbies in Culpeper for change OF tie day foi
holding the superior court of Iaw-Ilso from
We bar and clerks OF the superior courts IN the
lIth Judicial district pTdyiDg for dis
| uIci 10 be t0fned out Of parts nf the iith aSd
| l2th-trom snndsy inhabitants OF Lewis couu-
! ", for remuneration Of part of the said CO1u-
| iyto iiiat IT Randolph from D. Barrett and
! Nj. Root for the establishment If town in the
| said part-frGin T.. Morgan Lewis cnuuiy,
| pIas ing tie te annexation of q pat OF iis hard
| to Randolph from Nj. Smith ard others Ior
/ an inspection Of tobacco ia ClarkSvlile, Meek
| lenhuIg county--ftOu snndry inhabitants oi
| Preston county, praying for a new location OF
the court hOusc--a counter petition IN the
sninn from, Ilil. iani,ifnt,fs of AlIlIInknr,r