Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-11-09
UNITED SI'ATES BANK

| a, NOV l.. lie Stock
| holders of The Bank of the United States
couven ID this morning. according 10 no.
ice AT The banking house in this city,
| RUFUS KING, Esq. was chosen Chair
man, and JOSEPH GALES, Jr. Esq.
| Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. WoRTuINGToN. OF
ONO, 1t was agreed HAT the meeting
now proceed tn business, and that the
chairman be requested TO inform The
President and Directors of the Bank ac.
cordinSly.
On motion of Mr.. WoRTHINGToN,
iteSotred, THAT committee be appoint.
ed To inquire, in behalf of The stockhold-
| ers, into the condition OF The affairs Of The
bank, and 10 call for, receive, aud report
10 'h!s meeting, an exact aud particular
| statement thereof, in order that the ac
inai situation OF lis affairs NAV be known
iu The stockholders and that The COM
mItiee consist OF number not exceeding
| 70 members, 10 be appointed by the
| chairman.
After short interval, the chairman
named the following gentlemen 10 coin
pose the committee: Mr. Drayton and
! Mir. kohme, of South Carolina; Mr..
Cumming OF Georgia; MIR Filzhugh aud
MI HaNall OF Virginia Mr.. Wor,hing-
,4n, OF ONO; Mr.. Brown, of Maryland !;
ME-. Riddle, of Delaware MIR. Butler,
Mr.. lllShman, MIR. Willing. Mr.. Beck,
! and Mr.. Girard, Of Pennsylvania Mr..
| Bayard, Mr.. Oracle, and Mr.. Bronson.
| of n. York: MIR. Parsons, of Conuccii'
cut; MIR. D'Woif, of r. Island Mr..
Crownlnshieid, Mr.. Sears, and MIR. Pick
| mar, of Massachusetts.
On motion of MIR. FIrzHUGH, of Vir-
gina. the meeting adjourned to convene
| again on Thursday next, II O'Clock, al
| Wa hiu9icu Hall.
MIR. GALES has BEEN subsequently ap-
pointed Secretary 10 the committee.
In re-perusing paragraph in our paper
OF Monday, we observe passage which
Is liable to miscOnsiruclion. Ia stating
That The commanders of orr navy wards
were unapprised Of The intended visit of
Commodore Rodgers, we meant not 10
convey the impression that they would
not be perfectly prepared 10 receive ihe
visit. or thai they were not expected 10 he
prepared, The commanders of our navy
yards are known TO be able, vigilant, and
id'tlil0l officers, and the visit of Commo
dore Rodgers. will no doubt confirm the
correctness of Tie favorable opinion
previously entertained of them. The
commodore, We understand, visited the
YaT"'s on our northern sea-bOard, al the
reqnes, Ot The Navy Department and
iInjiHg, That lie had time ,diierperforminr
4 responsible service at New York. here
ioiore noticed, he has proceeded 10 the
Lakes, TO make himself mlnuiriy acqmainl-
ed, by personal inspection, With our naval
establishments III thai quarter. Nat. Int.
The foil '"lng,paragrdph is copird from
onr "f The partrs "fClraveland, Ohio, Of
OtiOucr l9lh, whose vicinity to Lake
Er't might he supposed To- prevent ihe
admission Of such statement, ifu we're
~. correct The other Cleavcland paper.
hoa yer, Of the same date, contains no
non on The subject, and we presume
the Circumstance Is greatly exaggerated.
il nuI altogether incorrect:
'' We understand, tia, IL 600 troops.
marines aud Infantry, have arrived al
Maiden, aud Sandwich, To be employed
ln he erection OF wO,ks of defence at The
above pld, -" GU.
NEW YORK, Nov. I.-On Monday
night last, tie big Naiad, CAPT. Osgood.
frOm Calcutta tor Salem, was struck nv
lightning, and Tie second maie, MIR. VIII
liam Griffin, Of that town, was Instantly
killed. lie vas on lie main fopsail ward
a The time, aud on being struck, fell into
The sea with his clothes in flame. The
first mate VAS knocked down, aud one Of
the uIen severely inJucd. The vessel
received but trifng damage.
from Bcrmmia. We have received
ilr o: Bermuda papers 10 tie 18th Of Oc-
tober.-- Our latest paper contains Il report
al The number OF deaths ia St. Georges
and lis immediate vicinity, from lie com.
mencemcnl OF the disease To Tie day OH
which the paper was printed. The follow
ing j. The amount -
Inhabitants Of st. Georges, &c, 43
SeamcE, SC. ~
Military I2S
-
Total 2I3
The same paper menlions, that the
town bad become entirely healthy. and