Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-01-13
OHIO PAPER CURRENCY.

account OF the state OF paper currency in that
yfauored country -
OHIO PAPER CURRENCY.
zANEsvILLE. NOV. 26.
Frequent enquiries are made by people who
have more paper of q &c tain kind than they know
whatto DO with as to the standing of the baaks
The following is the best account we are able 10
give at present
Parkersburg Notes--Good--for nothing, as
they have been, and probably ever will be a
saddle-bags load of paper was distributed by two or
three people, not dollaro Of which we believe, has
ever been paid.
New-Satem, (Penn.) Gone, I" hook and line," and
with it the reputation ofall those concerned in
and IN fact the persons Of some OF them.
GronritIe The key lost at least, such was the
report few weeks since. Ii is hoped it will soou
be found as many good people have large quaint.
ties of paper which they are desirous Of returning
to the bank for safe keeping. Though the credit
of these notes Is lost, for while we trust the d-
rectors have not lost their honor.
Netc PHILADELPHIA BqnE-Rather short for cash
at present, but expecting supply soon.
OIL Cresk-This respectable institution sill cx-
ISIS. We understand some of The stockholders gen
erousiy offer so cents Of good money for one dollar
of Owl Creek--to pay their instaments
Cantom-Not chartered by the legislature but
maintaining its credit against al attacks.
Mansfield Very scarce, and fo- good reason
too. A supply ofpaper is on its way from New
York soon, when doubtless the public can be ac-
commodated" fihey wish 10 be.
Virginia Saline AS il was six months ago.
PerryOpOIs or Glass Bottle Bank- Broke Not
even the pieces saved.
Nesc Salem, Ohio--Down, and we hear Of no
effort to raise it,
Stea.6envihe (F. & NJ Pew in circulation.
German Barfk Of Wooster-- Of {" questionable
real character.
melancholy Picture The following picture
of attrocious yillainy, is extracted from let
ter, written by member of the Society of
Friends in Baltimore, to member Of the Ma
ryland Legislature -
" There are at this time in the city Of Bal
timore, exclusive of the public jail, several
private dungeons, appropriated as depots OF
receptacles for negroes which are stolen or
bought up for the southern trade. These pla-
ces are in confined, retired situations, with
small, close grated windows, and in them
the miserable victims who fall into the power
of tn ese traders, are chained, crowded togeh-
er IN the most obscene and indecent manner,
without regard to sex or condition, until sui
ficient number are collected 10 form cara
van, when they are from time to time taken
off. connected together BY iron chains, and
driven through the country or carried away
by water.
6 The persons engaged in this trade, are it
ia believed, united by an extensive connexion,
which reaches from hence to the southern
states. When stolen negro is found upon
them, they commonly exhibit bill of sate
from some one of their accomplices, who in
the mean time has made his escape, so that,
although many stolen negroes have been re-
covered from them in this city, vet such is
their dexterity IN eluding the laws. that scarce
ly an instance has occurred, in which any OF
these miscreants have been brought to punish
ment
$ The African slave trade, has, on account
of the crueiies and suferings which it iniiiet-
ed, received the universal disapprobaion of
every enlightened government in Europe, and
the general execration OF the benevolent, in
every country upon the earth, who have had
an opportunity of becoming acquainted with
its character: yet it is fact,which cannot be
coniroverted or denied, that the internal slave
trade now carried on in this flee and enlight-
ened country a country blessed With lar
ger portion OF civil and religious liberty, than
any other ON The globe is characterized by
the same horrible features, consequence and