Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-24
THk CITY.

CRY OoUNCIL.--A meeting Of the Council vas held
at eleven o'clock, A: n, yesterday.
Mr. Alex. Garrett agent for the purchase of supplies
for the city appeared before the Council to ask that the
o.V Chamberlain ba authorized to advance him much
money as mght be necessary to enable him to discharge
debts contracted for supplies He stated that his in
debtedness amounted eel9 OOO and that the supplies
now on hand and paid Tor, with the except on Of this
amount were twenty thousand pounds of pork, seven
hundred barrels of -four, a1d thousand bushels Of
corn
1t appeared that the Chamberlain WSs already Au
thOr.zsd 10 make the necessary advance to the city
Agent.
Mr.. Hill offered q resolution, which was agreed to,
authorizing the Committee on Supplies and the Over
seers of the Poor to charter cars and engines in
junction with other corporations and counties If e1pe
dent to send south for oorn for the poor and needy o.
the city.
On motion Of Mr.. Burr the ordinance imposing taxes
for the present year taken up aud amended by in
sorting the following at the end Of the second sec
ton
1.-THE value Of real estate and visible personal pro.
perty other than capital moneys and credits taxed un
der his aud the preceding sections shall be assessed
the year 1850"
The President laid leiOre the Council the following
communication to the Pres dent of the Confederacy
which had been handed him by the Mayor. 1t had
been sent to the Mayor by the citizens of New Kent and
Charles CITY, that city authorities being interested
in the subject-mAtter, might cooperate with them:
To His ExcelLsncy the President of the Confederate
States:
The undersigned, citizens of the counties of Charles
City and New Kent 10 Virginia, beg leave TO call the
attention of your Excellency The following case
An order has been Issued from some souics, and is
now being culed for the destruction OF all boats on
the Ohckahominy river. Wi hou. boatsa the benefits
Of spring fishing w be lost TO the people on this river
The fishing will commence within the next ten
days These counties are without sufficient supply o
meat and bread with the practice OF strict economy, to
feed the people in them. II we are to be denied
the benefits OF our fisheries and fishing, which many
of the people relying for bare subsistence, the
starvation OF some of our people is inevitable. In ad-
dillon 70 the fish which people use, that are
taken from the ChekAhominy river during the months
of April and May, the river supplies the chmond mar
ket daily with ten thousand pounds of fish Of different
kinds.
The reason assigned to US for the destruction Of
bridges and boats this rVes is this at Is necessary
to destroy bridges aud Doa.s this river to impede
and prevent the escape of Yankee prisoners who get
away from Rolnond, and to prevent assertions from
our own army" We pro est agains. having our prop
erty destroyed and citizens starved to prevent the
ESCAPE of Yankee prison RI Who fom cireessness are
allowed to get out of prison in chmond, or for the
excuse OF preventing oessrtions.
For some time past We have been left unprotected,
to the tender mercies Of the villaaous Yankees This
river, from s mouth to the head of tide-wAter has
been without the preIence of protection, except from
eight ten scouts, who below u.s. and in the coun
~ of James City. Our slaves horses and mules have
nearly all been taken from w. lands, for The want
Of labor haD been but partially cultivated our citi-
zsns, who Ct for military duty arein the army; our
property las been destroyed quota of taxation is
demanded when the Government cannot protect per-
property in couAtief a1d our fisheries,
our last hope to save from vItioo, are to DC rem
dered useless BY the destrueton CT our boat We
protest against the further execution OF this order as
useless aud unjust, cruel and inhuman."
THIS communication wass gDed By most of thep omi
nent and pat1c citizns of CHARLES City and New Kent