Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-21


TED in the peighborhood Of Mexico, on
account of which the town was brilliant
ly Illuminated. Captain G. further states
that it was asserted and fully credited
that the followers Of Nina were either
dispersed or annihlatrd OF course, the
cause of the Patriots in Mexico muss De
in a most forl0rn state.
From the Winchester Gazette, IF Jan. Il.
VALLEY BANK.
Agreeably to notice. the Stockholders
OF the Bank of the Valley assembled at
the Court House in this place onWednes-
day last, when the me.ting was orgaEr
zed BY calling the Honorable Dabney
Carr to the chair, and appointing Tho
mas A. TdbalI, Esq. Secretary. Some
business preparatory to the election OF
Directors, which was postponed until the
next day was done. On Thursday the
Stockholders again assembled when, on
counting the ballots, sit appeared ttat
Charles Magill,
Edward Mcguire,
John Bell,
Thomas Cramer
Obed Waite and
Lewis Wolfe. Esquires,
we e elected Directors by large malo-
rity. Il is WORTHY Of note that Co'"uel
Magiil received the unanimous support
Of the stnckhulders. The whole num5er
Of votes to which the Stoc khoiders are
entitled. amounted 10 300 OF which
$500 were pcllcd. II was resolved, that
Offices of Discount ana Deposit be loca.
ted at Leesburs and Romncy. The sub
'sct Of locating the branch in Berke'y o.
Jefferson Counties. was postponed until
Thursday, when, after an interesting and
animating debate among different sen
tlemen OF the long robe from Martins bars'
Shepherdstpwn, and CbarlestowD, 1t was
determined 10 locate the centre branch
at Charlestown. The votes stood thus.
For ChariestOwn l2io.
Sbenherd.town 6e8.
Martinsburg AL.
The following Gentlcmea were gnam.
mousiy elected Directors OF the "tice OF
Discount and Deposit at Ramney aud
Lsesburs viz.
At RnMEEY.
james Daily,
William Fux,
William Major,
Warner Throckmorton,
John Mcdowell,
James Machir,
jain ] q eep,
David Parsons,
William Armstrong,
Christopher Heiskei!,
William DonaldsOE,
John Wright,
Jacob Fandever.
AT LLEsBunG.
Wilson G. Seldom,
LndweA Lee,
Richard II. Henderson,
John Rose,
Asa Moore,
Fleet Smith,
Cuihbert Powell,
George Rust,
Charles B. Ball,
Aaron Saunders,
Robert Braden,
Jrhn J. Harding,
Samuel Carr.
The Act Of incorporation having vest.
ed the Stockholders with The power cf es.
tabiishing the offices 1t Discount and De
post subject to such G0rernment, and
under such rules and regulations as they
might deem proper" il was deemed all
yisable, in as much as il was the unani.
NOUS opinion IT the meeting that nine
directors (the number appropriated to
the Parent Insti'ut,on) were Insufficient
to appoint thirteen foc the branches 1t
is sincerely hoped that the legislature
will yet. at the present session, pass a
sDeciai act to authorize an ia resse also
OF the board Of the Mother Rapk.
From the Saranndh Rsp,td. Jan. Is.
ANOTHER sSIRMisH WITH THE INDIANS.
An express reached i'arien on " eds
nesday last. from Major General Gaines.
10 Major NE, the oG err commanding at
DarieR. dated al the moa'h OF the Oco-
nee river. 5,h January, 1918, sitting that
he tGene"ai Game mad just received al.
exp ess from Col. .A'bu kls. informing
him that Major Nule,Iblrg, Who was as.
,ctgliog the Flint liver with three vessels