Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-05
FOR THE ENQUIRER

FOR THE ENQUIRER.
IL may not be within the recollection
of many, except those whose interests are
seriously affected by the measure, that
law was enacted during the las, session
OF the General Assembly of This common.
wealth, for the Osiens,ble object Of secur.
ing To masters OF vessels who may have
occasion 10 navigate the waters of this
STATE, The bench, OF piiotage. Thbse con-
cerncd will doubtless duly appreciate this
Kind interference OF our rulers, tor pro.
vhiing them with conductors by whose
scientific skill their vessels will be pre-
served from siiipwreck; but lest The true
effects of The enforcement, of this law
should be hidden from The community
generally, IL may be useful TO expose
some OF lis most prominent features. If
hawever, they should appear dispropor-
liOnaie and grOiesque, the philauihropic
intentions Ut It's progeniIors, il is hoped.
VIII serve Ia remove The unpleasant, Seh-
SALONS produced by The exposure.
IL Is notorious fact. wiz those peIx
sons converSant with the cOasfin- finde.
tilat al least, three iourfiS OF the masters
oI coa"iih1 vessels are so well acu,iaint-
ell with the navigation Of The riveIs and
DAYS OF suciSparis OF the country As they
ply between, as 10 render themselves ca
pable OF managing their own vessels :;
anu may also assert il as a fact that
nmny OF them are lar better versed in this
navigation, Than most professional pilots.
Yet, owing 10 The igiiorance of fem.
who are Incapable of ascending our rivers
alene, without hazard, IL has become "a
maAin with legislators, that al should
De suDIec; 10 lax, IN order % afford
suificient encouragement 10 such persons
as UNDERTAKE Tie business OF plating {:
thereby securing 10 foreign masters of
vessrls and few oihers Who NAV need
| II, al all lines, tie services of a pilot
ne giarlng Inconsistency OF lie law
| must be apparen, 10 every one disposed TO
consider It's eiieci.-Those masters of
vessels who may have served conside.
rable part at taeir lives in This occrupa,lon
anal by long experience have become per-
! iect masters OF their own profession, are
now competed Ia pay sum equal Ia
'ha' requifed OF the most inexperienced
youth Tor Tie purpose of securing the
Deneilt OF pilotage IO The latter. The
| lees allowed 10 the pilot, whether lis ser
vices are or are not required, will amount
10 about the sum at enc thousand GOuars
per annnm, for vessel carrying a cargo
of thousand barrels, and engaged in
The trade between this civ and New
YORK aiiowingi her TO make the usual
number of trips.-A sum considerably
more than would he considered ample
wages Tor The captain OF such vessel, dur.
ing the same time Aud so cautious
nav. The authors of this act been to guard
against lis lniriDgemeni-that il conlers
upon the collector OF The customs The no.
nor OF dlscharglng a duty in turiiiering lis
design that will he found by the judicial
! authorities TO be totally Incompatible. if
not unlawful for him To undertake.
trust that when The enlightened lesisla.
Tors OF this commonwealth shall become
aware of The real bearing of the law. ibrv
VIII annui, or so far modify il, AS TO place
upon fair and equitable standing bnih
the master OF The coastipg vessel, and The
pilot. A hiERCuANr.
The Fl. of II. have rejected the hill LAYING
dntieS on certain sdies at AUCTION, bv a maiol;-
~ OF 5votes-A motion is made TO re. consider .
but not yet decided.
The returns from n York, give. in certain
counties TO Clintsn majort ~ of 525-aud Ia
others, to TOmpkins, maiorities of $3.50 .-I'h
Nat Advocate is still sangnine OF rs election.
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COMMUNICATED.
DtEDJ-On the seth April, in Amelia
county, Col. John Lane, Of lingering disease