Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-03-31

reselees"1 thai encouraged By The
kind Provideoee which has thas Tar
favored their sti.sts, they will imme-
diately commence the arrangements
for obtaining the necessary funjs aud
sending to Liberia within the present
year, .ix vessels, from diasrent poris
IN the United States, on the 6rst days
Of May. July, September, November.
January and March. The 6rst vessel
shali sail froas New York IN the fret
OF May; the secsnd from Rsitimere,
on the 6rst Of July; the third from
Philadelphia, on the 6rst Of Septen-
Der; and the others from different
places, whenever such places shall.
With the aid Of other means at the
command Of the Society, secure the
requisite funsls; such places TO be de.
signsted 10 due time.
Bank Ro66ery.-We copy the fol
lowing from the New York CONNER.
eial ADVERTISER Of Monday evening
tie 2sth inst.
Robbery Of the City Bank.-One Of
the most extensive bank robberies that
has fallen TO our lot to record, has ia
ken place since the closing Of the CITY
Bank, on Saturday last. At the usual
hour this morning Mr.. Lancaster 8.
Dur'inE. the 6rst teller, unlocked the
vault. 10 take out the necessary money
fur the business az the day. Ga his
entering he found that since he depos-
tied the money on Saturday afternoon.
the vault had been entered: and IL
was anon ascertained that upwards or
ftco hundred and fsceire Thousand dol.
Lars had been taken away, the greater
part Of which Was in city bills.
The police Magistrates, with Mr..
Hays, have been Through the building,
and examined the premises, and we
believe that all are satisfied that the
bank and vault were entered with false
keys. The Police are now On the
alert. and we hope before long We
shall be able TO announce the arrest
Of the Williams, and the recovery Of the
property.
The door Of the Bank and vault were
found on Monday morning, closed
asd locked as usual.
nv D"VSsVs W TIC lNcW IOk lily
Bank have offered q reward Of ten
thousand dollars. for the recovery Of
the property which was stolen from the
bank few nights since. The whole
smouIt missing 10 ft1o h,ladred and
frenfy-eighf Mousay,d dollars.
The Morris Canal Company Offer q
reward Of $1,000, in addition to the
above.
1t now appears that 800, instead
OF 200 doubloons, were taken, and that
the robbers carried of St9,35O in Post
Notes Of $50 and 300 each, payable
to b. Amcs, dated October I. 1850.
No discovery had at the latest dates
been made which would give the least
trace Of the robbers. A deem myste.
~ seems to hang over The affair.
AWFUL VISITATION OF PROVIDENCE.
The dwelling house. chopping mill.
carding machine, fulling factory add
clover machine, ALI Of which was under
one roof. belonging to Mrs. Mary Ann
Cost, near Newtown Trap, we're en-.
tirely consumed by FIRE on Saturday
night the 5th inst. Originating rs 10
supposed from the clover seed ma
chine, by the great friction Of the cylin.
der, IN consequence, probably, Of not
keepingit sufficiently oiled. The pro-
Perty VAS in the occupancy Of Mr..
William Brown, who had been in the
habit of running the machine both day
and night, for several weeks previous,
without any accident; but il being Sa.
turday,was stopped by one of the you ng
men at an early hour 70 o'clock when
the family retired to bed. Al about
4 o'clock in the morning Mrs. Brown
vas awakened, hearing some inarticu-
late noise from one Of the young men
who were lodging on the next floor
above, near the roof, she instantly
called to Mr.. Brown, who got up, aud
at the same moment discovered the
whole property 20 be on Ere and AREA
dy bursting ~ upon them,-at the same
time the young men came running
down stairs. one of whom was awaken
ed BY Gre failing upon him, end burn
ing through his linen 10 the skin
Their bed was on fire in several places.
The flames we're SO rapid they bad
barely got To the next floor, when the
whole Of the roof tumbled in. Al this
time ensued understandable confusion,
none knowing what TO do, or scarcely
how TO save their lives. Mr.. browr
vas dumb and nearly mo,ionIess with
fear, bot Mrs Brown manifested great
presence OF mind IN rescuipg the chill.
dren from their Dreaded situation; the
last was carried out asleep through the
raging DANES. They were shrown up.
on the cold earth, for IL was raining ~
the time. all nearly naked; no house
nearer than half mile. Mr.. and Mrs.