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The Daily Dispatch: November 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
ed. That the number of members in which this State is entitled in the House of Representative of the Confederate States will continue to be apportioned amongst the several counties and corporations of the State, arranged into sixteen districts, as follows: Middlesex Accomac, Northampton, King Counties, Gloucester Matthews, Lancaster, Cumberland, Richmond, Essex, King & Queen, and Northumberland shall be the First District. Norfolk city, Norfolk co., Princess Anne, Richmond, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, and Greenville, shall be the Second District. City of Richmond, Henrico, Hanover, Charles City, New Kent, Elizabeth City, Warwick, James City, Williamsburg, and Berg shall be the Third District. City of Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Chesterfield, Powhatan, Amelia, Nottoway, Cumberland, Greenland, and Prince George shall be the Fourth District. Prince Edward, Brunswick, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Charlotte, Halifax, and Appotomax shall be the Fifth District. Pe
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Legislature of Virginia (search)
the manufacture of iron, &c. The House concurred in these amendments. The Speaker announced the following special committees. Committee to consider the extravagant prices demanded for articles of prime necessity — Messrs Anderson of Rockbridge, Miner Wayne, Priman, Flood, Laidley, Daniel, James. Committee to consider the condition of the free negro papulation of the Common wealth. Messrs. Woolfolk, Rivers, Woodhouse, Thomas, Baskerville, McCamant, Orgain. Wilson of is in of Wight, Kanman, West, Lockridge. Mr. Hunter presented a petition from the President Direction and Stockholders of the Bank of Benkelay. Referred to the Committee on Finance. The following special committee was appointed by the Speaker to procure committee accommodations--Messrs. Hass. Wayne, and Davis of Amherst The Committee appointed in pursuance of a resolution of the House "in inquire who are entitled to mats in this House, to which certain persons were elected in May who have
The Daily Dispatch: January 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
orgia, enclosing the act passed by the Legislature of that State relative to punishing by fine or imprisonment, persons who shall charge extortionate prices for articles of prime necessity. On motion of Mr. Anderson, of Botetourt, the communication was referred to the special committee on extortions. The bill constituting New River a lawful fence was passed. The bill incorporating the Windsor Tanning and Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company, at Windsor, in the county of Isle of Wight, was passed. An act to provide for holding elections to fill vacancies in the representation in the Senate from the 46th and 50th districts, was read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Several other bills were read for the first time. On motion of Mr. Hamson, the following resolution was passed: Resolved, That the Committee on Courts of Justice be requested to inquire into and report by bill or otherwise, what legislation may be necessary to provide adequate p
The Daily Dispatch: February 8, 1862., [Electronic resource], Store wall Jackson (search)
Salt Works in Washington and Smyth counties. Mr. Anderson, of Rockbridge, moved that the report of the minority of the committee be substituted for that of the majority, and proceeded at some length to discuss the merits of the two reports. Mr. Crockett moved that, in view of the absence of several gentlemen interested in this section, the reports be laid on the table, which was adopted. On motion of Mr. Prinon, the House took up the bill to amend and re-enact the act of the Convention providing for the enrollment of free negroes in the public service. Mr. Wilson, of Is Wight, proposed a ryder to the bill providing that sheriffs or other officers shall receive eight cents per head for each negro drafted in the public service. Mr. Jones moved to amend the ryder by inserting twenty cents in place of eight cents, Rejected. Pending the question upon the ryder, the House, on motion of Mr. Robertson, of Richmond, went into secret session on the military bill.
The Daily Dispatch: March 10, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
aroline, King George, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster, Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, and the town of Fredericksburg. To report to Gen. Benj. Huger, at the city of Norfolk: The forces from the counties of Patrick, Henry, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Macklenburg, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Appomattox, Nottoway, Amelia, Cumberland, Buckingham, Powhatan, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex, Southampton, Surry, Jele of Wight, Nansemond, Norfolk, Princess Anne, Prince George, and the city of Petersburg. To report to Gen. J. B. Magruder, at Williamsburg: The forces from the counties of Charles City, Sew Kent, James City, King William, King and Queen, Essex, Middlesex, Gloucester, Mathews, Elizabeth City, Warwick, and the city of Richmond. The Militia of the following counties will not report at present, but will hold themselves in readiness to obey orders when issued by Gen. H. Heth, or Gen. H. Mars
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
ng George, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster, Essex, Middlesex, Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, and the town of Fredericksburg. To report to Gen. Benj. Huger, at the city of Norfolk: The forces from the counties of Patrick, Henry, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Appomattox, Nottoway, Amelia, Cumberland, Buckingham, Powhatan, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex, Southampton, Surry, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Norfolk, Princess Anne, Prince George, and the city of Petersburg. To report to Gen. J. B. Magruder, at Williamsburg: The forces from the counties of Charles City, New Kent, James City, King William, King and Queen, Gloucester, Mathews, Elizabeth City, and Warwick. The Militia of the following counties will not report at present, but will hold themselves in readiness to obey orders when issued by Gen. H. Heth, or Gen. H. Marshall: The counties of Giles, Mo
The Daily Dispatch: August 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], Rumors about the gunboats. (search)
Sent to Castle Thunder. --Wm. Hines, a resident of the county of Isle of Wight, was yesterday committed to this establishment on the charge of trading and corresponding with the enemy for the past two or three months. He was arrested in the neighborhood of Drury's Bluff, and his wagon, which he was driving at the time, contained a number of Yankee notions, among others a good supply of Boston matches.
The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Fredericksburg. (search)
ntense. The Abolition troops suffered considerably. Six Abolition pickets are reported to have been frozen to death. The ice in the Potomac near Aquia creek is nearly two inches thick. It is stated that a body of rebels occupied Thoroughfare Gap and Warrenton Junction on Saturday. Col. Perny Wyndham was about to make a reconnaissance. Sigel has issued a proclamation, ordering an election for Congress for the district of Norfolk, Princess Anne, Nansemond, Portsmouth, and Isle of Wight. Jos. Segar has secured his constituents from the effects of Lincoln's late proclamation. Three rebel schooners, in attempting to run the blockade into Wilmington, Wednesday last, were captured. They were all from Nassau. One was the Emma Tuttle, another the Brilliant. The third one run ashore — name unknown. An interesting correspondence recently passed between Gen. Henry A. Wise and Gen. Keys, relative to the treatment of lunacies in the asylum at Williamsburg, Va. S
The Daily Dispatch: December 29, 1862., [Electronic resource], Letter from Portsmouth (search)
bolical and inhuman business are not positively known, but sus places it upon the shoulders of a lawyer and both recently returned from the While believing these suspicious to be well I withhold their names, because there is nothing positive, and I am unwilling to do even to two such unprincipled and un traitors as these are known to be. for an election of a member to represent the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth and the counties of Norfolk, Flansemond, Princess Anne and Isle of Wight in the present Yankee Congress is out. The voting is to be a test of alle and those refusing to vote are to be subject pains and penalties" to which disloyal and people are liable. Among the candidates mentioned for this seat of infamy, I may mention those of L. C. P. Cowper and John O' Lawrence. The first of this brace of worthies is a lawyer of city, who rendered himself infamously by voting for Lincoln; and then, to escape the indignation of the people, (which, by the way, threaten
The Daily Dispatch: January 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Murfreesboro' battle. (search)
he expediency of reporting a bill for the gra removal of free negroes in this Commonwealth, and to recommend the same action by the States, thereby removing from the Confederate States this injurious population. Mr. Nopkins, of Rockingham, presented a read to instruct the Committee on Banks to inquire into the expediency of so amending the charter of the Bank of Rockingham as to enable it to increase its continent fund twenty per cent. A resolution, offered by Mr. Wilson, of of Wight, in relation to supplying the people of that county with their quota of salt, after, several amendments and considerable discussion, was committee, to a special committee of seven. Mr. Mouldin, of Charlotte, called up the bill entitled "an act to limit the cultivation of tobacco and to increase the production of grain;" read the first time and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Beakerville offered a resolution that the Senators of Virginia be instructed, and the Representing requeste
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