Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-22

,Sst sstersIay was tie ilsss
80, 81 thc last ; scar
a slIe Institutions
9 ss,S,s--'f he Baak lalni epiaEes
IS Z writ sainst Mr.. Fisher teE
Il sDs a.S = 4 which was served 05
: s:s..a1d sas same process, 6 =
- I s7,'r las conc forth against him
..hsy tsr nank VIII or not make It's :
49,, ..S = slse rsiles this day, and
! pss ..I;sse itself from the Distringas''
bes N ;sseTrupts It's proceedings, i y
sbsa N, swift does, the great
RI s. I. ,I;snsste may come TO issue at the
Ys' Y ; n. tersls--If it does motifs not
ssss,satiO us to conjecture the course
lnpcegdiug. :. !.
~ ne point Of Law, we say nothing
- :. = are perfectly satisfied, that the
=. q. are uuder the clcarest conviction
' ~ eannot venture to resume their
~ ssyncats without 4 concert with
go. s,;aesIsaI banks in tie Northern
y against opinion. we have
p sI,s e;;,yea place to an ingenious essay
e7sg ? :. yelcha,ls. ? written- we are sa-
lg s.g s;iS no sort Of bearing upon the
r Wac nrosecutisih RS sir Roger de
800 ssys, "naeh nay hs said on
h,Ass!es
ssbe solyency Of The Virginia Bank,
.balowos doubt can possibly exist
- aaaGATg rs
rHE BANK q { u IRGTNIA.
", ssr. on Tuesday--bat it is a
,,,as In the course of tlsas day. Che
se Grst,Iay Of the ra,cs.l Mr. Pros,
y =; rtafSed the Distringas into the
lsoCics, with this endorsement
I'm n0rsasnce of the within Distrin.
!. B NE directed, I have distrained
;ssss1Siag hsasc ofthe said Bank Of
vsssIa, locked the doors OF the same.
,.fnse ,hekey in tny possession--be.
;,,aI.. the property known to me. be
Ssaqs 10 the said Bank within my bal
6e:cs-aad ne Issues have accrued
segefsom,
s. T. II. P2oSSER, S. II. G.
iaa..l5. 1916.
In tie cpsrse Of the same day, not,
,;ssstsaairs. the Bank executed some
\ As,ss sensiairS. in the room usually SCI
,saltior the Isoard of Directors, The
rrh;eF Siinselfliycs up stairs. 1t seems
NJ o,Issrslaor which leads iato the pas
wa. into wtics, the stairs descend,
. bal ays been closed.
tia wednesday (yestsrday) morning,
tbe4ear FROM tie passage iato the Bank.
Of sRicsdOsr sir. prosser had a key,
WAS opened, yitlpat any marks Of VIC
4 lescc, andallerwasds the front door OF
t,ebank. THE Offices resumed their a,
sscatiOus as install They have certain
4 Ytbe pOssessiaa--they have gotit with.
i al he leave of tae Olieef--6ut By what
q srcies Of hocss pocas It was obtained.
rAsihsr BY achartn or KEY, is not pcs
nSSsIg ascettained, however some may
G. sApewily suspected.
Ae Bank has taken no stcp at all, tc
Ec,l--act having entered It's appear
| Reattae raIes.--No step has been fax
The Clerks Office by the other par.
iYatle coarse Of Yesterday. IL is salt
ia! tic plaintiff has made propositions
&aeonptvmise, wtichkafe certainly
ls:yet been accepted.
Eewc close this matter, re will state
hst Ar. PeOsses did snt gies the key OF
he vaaltto tie Cashier, never having
AadI " his possession but simply re-
gaesteahia to deposit his valua5ies, Sc.
{. p the Fsait ard to keep the key Of it. as
~ Sey to the outer room was sufficient
s hlpselt.--The writ has never been
anel ap1a the sherilE--ore was taken
Wy n0ttroa some cause or other has not
sM esesa'ed--one reason pruba5ly was.
~ twas ioana, the right waySto pro-
~ assnst hin WAS act by way OF scl'it,
Iaf ssamoas.
iss vasle dispute, isin fact. between
w s.sivStnas aud the Bank Of Virginia
= Im one thousand lellars, which
saeSe piitance. compared with the
wires the bAnk-3lr. Fisher thinks
,p''a eSs;sled to specie-fhe bank,
@saS ably managed, and as really
1S'ens 70 meet It's engagements as a.
,9, 'S' : ~ TIE Union, IS uawi.Eng. be-
h. : .,uiaks Il inexpsaient, wniie O.,
nv institutions bare locked vaults, to
-. -, ~ sssid aud si:,ef at ti,is time,
T. = lsslcaslY prepared for the resump-
a.. Sgecls payments--it is as willing
A.. va oe assblc to DAFT il a shorl
W = stAes ipstitutioa-but thinks
= L