Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-12

iOT -. ydSO.
The Granadine originally belonged TO
Baltimore, was copper fastened and clipper
built.
Mr. Wyer originally belonged tn the schr.
Missouri, which was totally lost, on Abaco, in
March last, ON her passage from Charleston
10 N Orleans--he was carried to Nassau /:
thence to Havana, and shipped on board tit
brig Adams of Boston, which was taken and
carried into Santa Martha, where the vessel
was dIscharged-he then embarked on board
the Granadine to proceed to st. B.rts, in or
der TO get home.
The Durham, on shore ut Cape Cod, lost
BAG OF money the night she was wrecked,
containing $50 dollars. 1t was found in the
sand, on the 10th inst. by Mr.. Wyer, and res
torcd.
fHILhoELPHIA, January 7.-Exiract OF a letter
from Il Gentleman now in Harrisburg, to the Editor
OF the American Daily Advertiser, dated
| Harrisburg, Jan. B 1922.
/ The Legislature have again convened and are
| proceeding 10 the business before them-Numerous
petitions have been presented in the House of Rep
resehtatiyes, PRAYING Tor the establishment of Loan
\ Once. IL rs sand that such Bill will nlos probably
pass mat House ats tate IN the Senate il doubt
iul. In tina, body the few petitions which have been
presented on the subject referred 20 the following
committee, namely, Mcssrs. Mann, Wilt, Eysier,
Wnrts and Smith IL he hoped thu, ti,e ntu,lece
and good sense Of the Legislature will save the com.
Try cm the mischeIs consequent upon the passage OF
| such law.
"in the Senate Mr.. Coleman this morning pre-
scented petition from the Lancaster Bank, praying
Tor "A renewal of It's charter Mr. Smith presented
one from the Chanbersburg Bank containing like
prayer believe that all the Banking Institutions in
Your city, Incorporated by the State Legislatures
(save the Pennsy yana Bank have applied for a re-
newal OF their charters. 1t is probable there will be
| a number OF applications for the Banks scattered
| through the State.
- Mr. Wurts offered 4, rescI,,,;o, ,,l,;aL a. :, 49,
ines to an Interesting mater) copy lur you--it is
! as follows:
Resoired, That the Secre,ary Of the Common
wealth he, aud he is hereby requested to communicate
to the Senate, such information as may he in his NOS
| session, relative TO the number of militia men, re-
CURED during the late war, lay the United STILES,
from The Commonwealth OF Pcnns, Ivania--,he Man,
per actually placed under the orders of the General
uo'etnment--ihc amount of fines incurred bv CHI
zehs oil pennsl lyanid for on-perormance of militia
uuty under SAID requisitiomS--hc amount which has
oeen RENTED and the authority by which the rcmis-
sionS were madc-lnd copies also of any corrcsno,-
uence nat may have taken place this subject he
tween his department of the government and the 90
Nernment OF the United States"
" As his reason for Offering the Resolution Mr.
hurlS stated that IL appcared from Il document ac-
con'panymg the Governors Message, that fines to
the amount OF : 2t3,6O9 III had beem assessed upon
clilzeis oil Pennsylvania for non-perormance of mi
iilt duty, during the late war that the nurshaIs and
agents OF the United States were authorised to col
,cc 'hese hnes-tiat part Of them had been so coll
N'' P''o' uh'n reunited, ana Il part oI them still
remained 20 he collected hut that no part of them
mad as yet reached the United States Treasury-,!iat
II was Sencr,iiy understood that the State had fur
nshed me 'uii quota OF men required by the United
STATES The deficiency in the drafted militia having
been made good hy volunteers-ii this fact could be
aseeriamed he concei, ed it TO ho plain Tor argu-
ueh' thal Tie United States could have no claim 10
these hncs Size could not have men and money
nom. 1.-THE Commonwealth sustained the inconve-
n'ehce ana provided against the mischief resulting
rom the delinquency OF her citizens she acne ought
10 nave e right OF calling upon them. II was with
a view ofobtanimg this reformation tha, he offered
me resolution aud if tie facts should turn out as he
expected, then he shovd think il pedieni 10 submit
some proposition, via view OF relieving our CHI
Lens IRON The payment of these fines, or which, If
tney were 10 he paid, would place thea in the State
treasury, instead OF that of The Unite States The
resolution was adopted; If the investigation of this
matter should h. attended with no other good effect
y VIII serve TO bring into the view OF the people the
TACT, that very large of these fines have
oecn collected 10y The agents of the General Govern
ment and "A dollar of lion TO-