Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-11-18

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The New-Orlears Courier ofthe 18Th uit'
contains long account OK a ran on Tie
Planters Bank OF that city, on tue Saturday
n,svious. 1, appears that the Cashier, Mr..
Rally Blanchard took his usual walk after
hank business on Friday-and not returning
that evening or night, report prevailed on
Saturday morning that he bad gone of with
large amount Of the funds OF The Institution.
IN consequence Of this, " run for dollars"
Oh ol.ce. Al the notes (adds the Cou-
rier( that were presented were redeemed on
The spot. However, the number OF appiica-
lions for dollars became so great that the &C
tir;,y OF the teller could not satisfy them all.
The counter was assailed on all sides, and
the mob were about to THROW themselves up
ON Inc boxes of dollars, which had been pre-
pared TO satisfy The thirst OF money, when The
arrival ola detachment OF the city guard Pu'
An end to the scene Of confusion"
although the Planters Bahk had IN MS
vaults specie enough to meet all demands
nevertheless To appease the fears OF those
individuals who thought they were on the
eve of be ing ruined, and besides tie vault
being encountered, il accepted The oilers OIL
the other banks ami received 10000 dollars
nom the U. s. Branch Bank, 10000 IRON
The State Bsuk. aud 10000 from the Loui-
sians Bank The arrival of those funds
euieted the apprehensions OF the public, and
N order 10 satisfy every body, two telIeIS
were charged to deliver specie for notes ana
in less than two hours every body was sa-
tisied. %
Tue sums paid in specie amount 10 about
70, COO 1J,iars. No positive information has
vet bees obtained relative to the cash'er.-
Although Inc general conjecture is that he
had ialien into The river, the editor OF the
Courier gives il as bis opinion that ne had
been assassiuated. His hat, found Ola the
Leree On Saturday morning, leaves but little
doubt OF his tragical end. Bali. diner.
Jonathan Pinkney, Jun. Cashier of the
City Bank, has been appointed Cashier OF
the Union Bank OF Maryland, in the place Of
Thomas Elicott, resigned. ibid.
From Natchez, under date of the 18th ult.
we learn, that the pestiience by which tnat
city hJs been visited, had not III the least
abated 81 lis vifuience. Taking in;o eonsi-
deralicn he reduced number OF the present
population, The preceding Friday was the
must fatal day in the season ; there having
been on that day MISE nterments oil white
adults. The cold weather was expected
speedily to purify the atmosphere but,
meanwhile, the physicians, it"o OF whom
only remain in The city, recommend that
the absen, families should not, tor the pre-
sent, return. lis noticed, in the Mississippi
Republican, as singular coincidence, that,
OF the 18th October, l8l7, was the greatest
number Of buriaIS in that year, amounting IN
number TO IL out OF population four times
as numerous as the present population OF
Natchez MA. Int.
A letter from Lexington, Ky. dated the lst
inst states the price Of Wheat there, 10 be 80
cents per bushei, Corn, dollar IS cents per
barrel.
ln this state, particularly on the Eastern
shore, the crop of corn this year viii be We
~ small. Potatoes also are scarce and of
bad quality il is probable therefore, that
there will be a good market here for both
those articles. FED. Rep.
Extract Of Is.rs' from Cayenne 10 a gent!e-
man 81 Baltimore, dated 9th Oct.
"Csy enne at last begins to feel her impor
tancc in the rank OF French CoIones-!Ye
do not hesitate 10 assert that she wilt al some
future day take the lead. Her exports for
the last year consisted of
ass, ia lbs. of sugar
Ar .378 do Of rucou
lo5.l46 do of cloves
7e,079 10 OF coffee
97,l3S do Ofciove tails
10000 DO OF cocoa
4l,676 gals. Italia
l0i,2Ol do of molasses
1905 lbs. OF manioc
$4,000 DO of rice
400 DO of nutmegs
9,456 do of hides
48i ,6SS DO of cotton
1905 DO of cClored hood
S2.278 DO Of planks.
Cursed as The colony has been for series
Of administrations entirely ignorant, or will