Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-13

~%uIE.-ifler IN. conclusion Of my remarks 10 the Hall
OF The House OF Delegates. some one approached the "hn
said he Yds Il plot. aud affirmed thu! NO compn!si"n rested
on any vessel engaged IN the foreign trade TO employ Il
jnlo; Hborr Hampton ioadE, and cited section IL Of chapter
y: In the State CoGc, which i, MS follows:
NO Iuasler shail Ire r. quirri 10 have n pilot 10 conduct
Ills rrss,I ar s,eanbnH; above Hampton Roads, Yorktown,
Mvli,rk hay, u.ha.au or Snllh's Point, on th- Potomac
bu, If he Il. src "a pilot, he shall not employ any Other than
II iranch yil l. L. hr r~ruri"! airy other. lie shall pay {"
ans branch pilot WHO raay offer his services full pilotasc,
lsuins Or returning between any place aforesaid and thu
pIare OF hs IL, stinalion."
uh.rrve the words, If lie employ any other than a branch
Iiiut. he .iail pay futl piIntnre 10 the place Of his drsiint-
ii"u Nuw, I, II kuoSu to all that the tortucus character
oil our rivers aimust compel, The employ III, 1t Of steam turs
10 tow vessels up uud Under ;hc pio:is!Dn just rrf.rrvd 10,
a ra,tsr. employ !ar a tug Is held bound am made to pay
iuIi p ktalr. lie practical OF eraii"ns arc explained In
Nj. Charlie. Palmer = letter. nbe Of our chief slr, agents at
ibis poi;. bear rs cut :my si"tenelt VI the case IN very
particular, ash EXPRESSLY siairs TINT eve y fnrrigu vessel
M, besu made 10 pay full piio,aSe which came 10 bis ad-
EiluuUAI, Jahgsry 10Th, 1864.
Dear Sir: In :eply 10 yonT% enquiries respecting ire Viz.
eiuia liln; Law, ,bou, which 80 iGuch has been said and no
thing done. fn' 50 luns Il time. | Nil simply say, ths' That
cia>s vi Gi"h should br pal! we'll FOR their s,rTIcr5 trndcrrl
IN our co '>is and harbrrs.
pt!u;s snuu d Meet at sra, a hi>;an'e Of 20 10 20 miles of,
vessel. appruaclI!aH tie cnpr. OF Virginia. and their set.
vices Dispensed with ia Hampton tpaL-, where steamboats,
are rmrin eel 20 tow ;!Irm up 10 Richmond or !E'trtasd!n!e
ruInis; and t | ", re called on 20 frame y bill, would make
il :icGnb,n nj Oh H.. conuhu5er Of ihr Steam or tug boat to
ui n. ,iiU, for tie ship III towing her up the rive. Every
cai'inin "r commander OF such steamer being n Pitot by
Iaw, aaI being OIL the river Constantly, ish tier acquainted
81: with The change. OF The muL aud bars alternately exist
luz III ;Er river; aud for sac!i services. .: luS boat NJ incE-nt-
rh price shnu!.t be paid
But. AZ Ia the CASE urw, a steam tug boat is employed Ia
lIdiurion R"ads TO idw = Zip up for the autn VI Sl%li TO
Cily Point. a pilot on boar! is paid Sia 10 $50, for the fact
Of his being on board, though not needed, ET are Lis SER
rir-s u! he least value.
have repeatedly e~uqnired o: .hip masters coG.ins 20 my
address Why they employed u pilot. wheH Il steamer cAic
alongside IN Hampton Roads spd rendered services. Their
srp al9als was tha: she cspia!a Of the steam ids boat 81
fusr,l 10 ;uw he ship mp unlcs, q branch ptiol-s r-sala.
ccEia.s stoned pilot WIS enplo, rd OH board the ship.
Many masters or commanders OF our river Steam Tug boats,
/ heirvr, have been brunch pilots, and the command given
:hrn on account Of their shi.I and efficiency. The employ.
:ner. Of pilots iu ascending James liver. ! consider uu-
necessary and expensive. operating rs i FAX or expense on
"uE trade o! export and import from foreign eou tries
Every vessel from Nova Scotia, she Wes: luIlsl, aud ether
uis;an, foreign ports. which has been sent 20 my add:
has b-en compelled TO pay pilolagr 'runl the sea 10 Rockets
or intermediate places on our river, which Is always OPP
pressivr 10 direct trade whereas vessels under Ecersv
coming from Northern States have Dot been subjected to
charge, OF ~pilotag~.
an, most respectfully, yours,
caAsiss PAiNEB.