Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-06-19

ith. Mourncrs
9th. Rev. Clergy.
9th. Officers Of the Army, Navy, and Militia, OF
duty III tu uniform
9TH, Sailors and Marines
ath Citizens of Sackets Ilarbor, Brownsville,
and WATERFOWL
The rites at the grave were concluded by
firing volleys of musketry.
twill be recolected by our readers that,
IN noticing the Refinement of Coyington,
Dix, and Johnson, last year, we lamcnted
the causes which prevented the honors from
being paid TO these brave soldiers at the same
time, and that we then expressed hope
that single and suitable monument would
yet cover the remains of all those gallant
defenders of our rights and liberties, who
freely shed their blood in the service of their
country, and in righteous cause, on or near
this frontier
That hope is now about to be realized,
and the brave survivors of these fallen heroes
are about 10 wipe from their country the dis
graceful stigma Of ingratitude with which
their tombless graves have so long branded
her. GRep,sJIican
Bank DsfGulters and RobJcrs.-It is noto-
rious, that certain banks in this CITY were
all at the same time discovered to be robbed
or despoiled of large sums of money. We
have not heard the aggregate amount of the
loss to the stockholders by reason of the I'M
Warrantable acts of their officers and agents,
but suppose that it could not have been less
than million or million and quarter of
dollars. Some OF the instances of fraud NAV
pre-emlnently be called the perfection of
vlllany--and in neither of the banks al
iuded to, perhaps greater amount of crime
was committed than belongs to the accumu-
CT nff p,,E ,..I Ill.
penitentiary. The comfort Of old age, the
hope OF youth, the savings of the thrifty
and the investments of the wealthy, were
alike swept away. Many widows and or
phans were reduced from independence to
poverty; their money was graspcd with iron
hands, to be expended on the most profit
gate purposes. Such was the construction
OF our laws, that the guilty have 50 far escap-
ed; but the most mortifying fact is, that they
generally retain large portion oftheir wick
ed acquisitions, and are so much countenanc-
ed by some who ought to frown upon them,
ana blast and wither them with contempt
ana scorh. How much alas have the pro-
ccedings OLA few, deprecated the character
and prcludiccd the interests of Baltimore -
About a dozen bank robbers or defaultcrs.
twelve or ilteau great SPECTATORS, (some of
whom were honest and others most basel
superadding their offences to those Of five or
SIX ppGtecrng merchants, and about the
same number of negro stealcr3 and i'm
porters OF slaves from Africa,-hayc not only
despoiad the people of Baltimore, directly
and indirectly of millions ofmoney, butinjtir-
ed the common reputation of a city abound
ing with wise and yirtuous men, and Weld
ing TO none for works of beneyolence and
public spirit IN performance of the duties
which they owe to their God and country
We are led to these remarks by certain
late proceedings about the " City Bank of
Baltimore" The stock of this institution
consisted of 10000 shares, at 8 % a share, on
each ofwhch S15 were paid, so that the ac-
tual capital paid in was 100000. Its affairs
have been winding-up ever since its failure in
1919, andits notes have for some time past
been paid, and are now paid in specie, on
demand Bat the situation of the stock
holders is most miserable the value of the
shares is estimated at about IS, If certain
things happen but their selling price, which
IS the surest test of their value, is only So;
thus causing loss of .foty.ffths of the mo-
ney invested, an aggregate OF four hundred
and eighty thousand dollars to this institution
only, besides the interest upon that sum for
two years. $1,000 more, at per cent
per annuml There is not any parallel for
thisin the whole history ofiniquitous banking.
Il IS the cap-sheaf," the number oneD of
wretched mismanngemento or" land priyateer-
ing" Miles Register.