Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-05-15
NORFOLK, May 8.
vIPGfNfA BRANCH BANK.

1t was wise resolution of our zvisGomo-
Nous legislature, that oftw<!ve Directors
of the Norfolk Branch of the Virginia
Bank, the magical number nine should be
elected from that sect known to be erciu-
sive and genuine republicans, g men of
sound republican principles"-well marx
the result. Il has pleased the President
ofthe United States to appoint Thomas
Newton, Esq. Collector Of the Customs of
this port and. consequently, 1t became
necessary to choose in his stead Presi~
dent OF the Branch Bank. Two gentle
men were nominated. Richard +. Lee,
Esquire, and Litteton w. Tazewrll, Es-
eeire the Directors have voted several
times without effect, the board being divid-
ed, and each party adheriug, with inAexi.
bic integrity, to its candidate. The con-
sequence of this pe. ,inacity is that the bu.
siness oi,he institution (except the ordina.
ry process ofrece,ving aud paving money!
is now at stand Yesterday was discount
day, but for want of a President nothing
could be done. The bank has for the pre-.
sent lost half its title It is an Office of De-
post but not of Discount.
Since the above was composed, we are
informed thar Doctor William Is. Selden
has been unanimously elected a Director,
and afterwards President of the Office OF
Discount and Deposit of the Bank OF Vir-
ginia.
W.
Schooner Iris, Pearson, of Federicks-
burg, left Porto Rico on the her return
home April /.
On the 9Th in Int. 27, long. about SO, che
was captared by French privateer Mus
quiz, Bernard commander, and ordered
back TO Porto Rico, with only one of her
crew on board. The pirates robbed capt.
Pearson, his crew and the vessel, ofeyery
thing they could remove; abused the cap
tain very much stripped, tied up and Sc
verely hogged Mr.. Carter the mate, and
black man kept them three days on
board the privateer, until meeting with a
brig bound to Rhode Island, they FIRST
plundered the captain (among other things
of295 dollars, and then put capt. Pearson,
his crew, and several other prisoners on
board.
Nav 10.
Arrived, the brig George, Owens, IS
days from Antigua and Turks's Island;
5oth of April, in lat. "a, Z, fell in with the
French privateer schr. Musqueto, which
put on board of US captain Thomas Gorden
and crew of the schooner Anna, OF Balti-
more, from St. Domingo, laden with coffee
which schooner was captured by said
priveteer on the eleventh of April. The
captain of the privateer gave captain Cor.
den and crew 56lashes and confined them
in irons every night. The schooner Iris,
captain Samuel Pearson of Norfolk, was a
prize to the said privateer. We under
stand that the schooner when captured was
hemeward hound from Porto Rico, laden
with coffee aud cocoa. They caused ne
gro, by severe whipping, to swear that she
was from Cape Francois.
An English brig, and Providence wrec.
ker, were likewise prizes to the said priva-
teer.
Brig Catherine, Seward, IL days from
Antigua.
Schooner Virginia, Blake, Gate Hudgin,
dead 81 days from Barbados, 10 from
Antigua.
Schr. Eliza, Johnson, from Antigua,
went up East river on Monday.
Brig Alert. Webb, schooners Catherine,
Shepherd. Montgomery, and Lydia, Liv.
ingston, were have have sailed from Anti
qua. for this port on the 2sth April.
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