Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-20
BANK ITEMS


Banks in NetC Hampshire A committee is
APP 0ihted b. tue legislature of New Hamp-
shire, 10 consider th' eXpedIenCy OF taxing the
banks of that state
lie cOmmIttce on banks reported that thew
found every bank SOlvent, hut that the Coos
bach had made all issue far beyond what the
puDir interest requires, having a BIZ DAD in bills
. "5l ODO whiie oil tue other eight banks have
Only > &6i 900.
"A committee is appointed TO examine the
affairs OF The New Hampshire bank because
ihey stated they had some bad and some
donbiaI debts. The state Owls ) 20 O0o stock
IN this bank
Massachusetts Banks. The committee IN
whom were Te!eTr~a the returns of the several
BANKS In Massachusetts, report: hat after a
minute examination OF every return, they find
them all solvent
Connecticut banks. II is stated that there
IA" MOI Dreu amy bank failure iu Coune client.
nor even a run upon any o thu banks They
are dIl COnsIdeIcd d. solvent.
Neio York BdIkS. we are hapry TO believe.
dS we tN! ected was the case. that the" whole
sale report aBOut the failure of the country
Da'kS OF New York, noticed in our last, Is not
true. We hndil cOHtradicted IN regard TO Sc
Veial; hut are not yet sufficiently informed of
the facts 10 give particulars.
Dai'fs IN NeT York.--Am Albany paper says,
III may not be generally known to our readers
mat ali the incorporated banks in this stale,
are DN law, required 10 pay an interest of ten
per cent. to The holders of their bills or pgtPs
u thcy al any Time, refuse tOpay their amonnt
OIL deMund, ia current money of the United
States ard that d summary mode of vrocee i
Ing against them l. also authUrized& provided
IOT ny Jaw. That the public may he in pos
session OF these facts, we copy from the a." law
relative to banks" tie following section on this
general information
" And be UJurihei Enacted That in case any
incorporated bank shall refuse to pay any
OF ITS notes, hereafter TO be isSned, IN law tut
InsaNs. AZ 4 Ffs.,as
holder OF such bills notes shall he entitled TO
recover the amount thereof. in an action on the
case, tOTmDDey lent, with interest thereon at
Tie rate vt ten per cent per annum, from the
time OF such refusal, with COSTS
Extract If tstfer from an c5fcer o., bDayd fGe H. g.
snip FrnukkIn, dafed at f'aiermO, gi9y T. 10 me
-Editor cCthe Boston Co=,He.
The operations sfOur squadron consist, principally
in visiting the ports Of Sicily ana zhhofnp sta,rs
OF Italy aud keeping The sLips n the most perfect or
der. Now and then Of tie yessrls vsis the cnast
OF pTbaJ aud tie Rock Of Gibraltar, for Heil' gcnce.
We nave now ~ company the Guerrero aud Efe. Tbe
spa5k sailed few days since fer Tuuis. am tired Of
Palermo" and rejoice that We leave here IN day ar two
ior naples. Having LACEY had taste Of The pleasures
sod 'p nfor Of tsat delightful capital, feel the
possbi, donbt what those plessuies are rational
land almost abunt say something OF snb.it,J
astnte N0n.We spent the 10tn Of pTil oBy ~ the
capital Ofthe ktHgdD 9th Two 5icies, irving on
saiufsay evening. and sailing on Sunday night. In
mpauy with fOnr othCeTs 81 he snip paid visit 10
Hpelf ava lltGfulhutUu dIu NffiNe0 mat pleasure
ana interest which the scene vas calculated to inspire,
in utud H0i toidy uuaCqWIintcd with the history Of
heif frund. TOW Instead Of giving yOn an accurate
description 0f tbc destruction aud fesust iatun in
part Of these once srieHid cities shall rather express
my feelings or b-.iOidrg temples ssa,cJ and other
'illines 81 arr emerging 10 Hght ffOm lhe ruin and
ddkufss, 10 winch 5 have been conceal, Tor twenty
cenfHrtfs The destruction of G0uIOtrah was not more
tfr0d'n, or complete, han ih1t ~ unhappy POmpea
The hrst shower a. pu.n.e vonted b. Vesrvins nos
fa"ns stratum uf i've feet 1bnue a. r'svei NJ the
st'reis ~ l' succeeded Vie shaver NJ cipHrfs which
sNeCtuay crushed auI covered tytry naiIhirg and left
urt trarc sgsier " fhr rHy above ground the
shower NJ ashes &. fuu 10 20 feet uore you will
httc'orr cDpyehrrd utc- tr vasfNees Of the labor
O. lhsttft -rtunva ~ suc mass ~ Aifef ,vsrus
Do fu 'ht.e f.iirs ir cucuuffffHte Vet this o. con
IT,. fa-d and whole streets nave bee, Dssnrd from
Que eAte4D VI t-c wall a. te oibcr. SIS .pa l.s are