The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-06-11
COMMUNICATIONS.

press syowai, some of these very clerks, as public
no,arirs. have protested notes TOR the bsuss 10 which
they sre sttsched This outrage upon the dignity
of the General Assembly, ought to be known TO
that honorable body, ano measures adopted TO pot
an end to this abuse. The business of banks de.
mands that their officers should have nothing to 10
with rotarial affairs II is extremely difficult TO dis
tnguish between the uptude OF clerks Of hanks. ss
public notsries. and that Of cashiers, holding the
same appointments and il 10 we'll known that the
Generai Assembly have positively refused to appoint
cashiers ct banks, tn that important ofice What
the object Of this refusall What is the differ.
ence whether clerk or cashier acts as public notsr,
Are. not cerss of banks as much under the control
Of bank directors as cashier ate Surely yes The
clerk has double set OF masters The directors on
The hand. and the cashier the other the lat.
ter of whom may be said To exercise an uncontrolled
iuhuence over his proceedings, and whom he dare
not dsobey, lest he lose his place aud perhaps jeop
srdise HE character. The appointment Of clerks Of
bsks as public notsries, therefore, Is more aiai M
ing evil than the appointment Of cashiers TO this, Of
hce I we must have officer of bank appointed
public notary give us the least objectionable one
give us the cashier, and oust from Office ali other
public notariea
The great object Of excluding cashiers OF banks
from the oice of public notary. to keep The dig.
nifty and n,egriy Of the banks above suspicion. and
be, ond the control OF directors Are these objects
accomplished by aipointng bank clerks to that OF.
hce. To prevent deeds and scs which might lie fear
ed in cashiers Strange deluson Every honest
bank should set its face against such things-hrt
will they 90 ii The interest of their institution il
TOO dear TO them, TO repe, at all times, the tempta.
lion
It is no, for me to point out remedy TO arres, the
progress of such evils in their first outsct-bu, that
the General Assembly will provide q remedy is the
serious expectation and hope Of MANY.
--<l< $50 SN%-
. Nee POH.Hiaser GeneraL--We have Jus,
heard thsi Col Return nathan aleie, has
been removed from the oihee Of 20. Master
General, ands MIR. M'Lane. Of the land lfice,
iron, Ohio, sppoin,ed in his stend. -.
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From Colc-nbia The schr. Hauie, New.
ell, d, Phil,dclphis, b'ings advices Iom La.
guits 10 the 18Th uh. Com. DANIELs and
his officers had arrived there on then parole,
not having been cxchsnged. Two vessels Of
wa, were Of he pott, one OF them supposed
10 be ihe new figste from England, for the
Colombian service.
Advices Lom Boga,o TO March 2e,h, state
ths, the Congress had held two preliminary
si,ungs, and would commence its petmsncnt
session on the cd Of April. II is said 10 be
Contemplated by he government, TO negotiate
another losn with England 10 The amount OF
twenty FIVE millions Vi dollars.
". I. .sfer. .9d,erfiser.
Naroi action Off Po,to Capeiio. On the
first Day OF My, IN The st,ernoon, The Colon.
bIsn CO vets CsGotobo and Maria FrsnCisco,
composing part Of The bIock ckading squadron
oti Porto Cayello, with big lad, peDdsncia,
engsgcd q very supcrio, io'ce q! The enemy
consisting of ~ gun figa,e. In spite Of
a superior iotce, the Colombian vessels sus.
tsioed the combst Two hours, when finding
thenseive. pe,fec,iy shattered, suuck their
eolo's. willis, The lnd,pendenc,s crowding all
sail effected her escape. Unfortunately Two
other OF the Colombian vessels had gone on
shore q, a place called Tucscsss, eight ieegve,
to the leeus'd, thus dividing the" force, OF
the enemy could no, have wIesied rom their
gsilsn, tsrs a victory. The government had
taken precautions to remedy The misfortune.
and tho utmost cprh eoce was Iclt on the
part Of The innsbnsn's that no bad consequen.
ces would resul, from it'd.
Mr.. Perkins Sieon, Engine I'VE extrac,
the following description oi NJ. Perkins' ia
ten, from leuer in the Pottery G.zete. Oi
course, we do no, voueh iot its sGcursty; in.
deed. there ore some parts OF IL no, We in.
,ellieible /; bu, we give j. because evr'y thing
tel.,ing 10 an invenIioo so ,,upendou. as this
is said TO be, mus, posses in,eren:-
Lirerpo'i pnter.
al. hiss no boiler, properly So csn.d, bd'
hi. generator, % he terms it, is sboui fee,
high ty 2 fee, in disme,er, Of e.,ts thickness.
Thi. sands in The middle OF his furnace,
which is 90, much longer the fuel ~ put In
f.om sbove; the chimney Is ct the bottom,
this i. surrounded by snoher case OF iron, the
SPACE between which and the furnace he
cram. foil of earth TO ptey.n, sny heat coming
o,,, .pd 20 being lost. The ~Ner in the gen
ers,,r, which Is Of course slwsys fUii, he keep,
under g,es, pressure by msso' oss pipe CO."
nunicsting With The forcing pump. The
steam 10 communicated 10 tue pi..on cylinder