Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-31
Nrw-YoRK, March ea.


RoTinR and Extensive Ro66eTy.-r esteFday
r,orc;n0' theIcleFks the City Bank, on open
inc the Safety Vault, found that II had been
s,1.r.d. and an immense amount of bills Ia
len. The Bank was closed on Saturday Af-
ternOOn ut o'clock, and again opened yester-
day morning at o'clock. At some period
between the closing and opening, the robbers
must have entered through the front door
with false keys or picks. The amount Of bills
taken is about t,OO hundred and ten thousand
dollars. Several individuals who had placed
their trunks in the Bank for safe keeping.
found them open and robbed. 1t appears that
the rObbers selected Bills Of the City aud 9TH
er Banks, aud left the specie, Except goo
doubloOns, aud negotiable notes, undlsturbed
The loss Of S. g. M. Allen, taken from their
trunk, is $4,000; that Of the City Bank, is
about $40, 900; that of the Morris Canal Co.
in bills left for safe keeping, about $4,000;
that of the Lansingburg Bank, about $4O, 1000.
The loss of Messrs. S. g. Al. Allen consists Oi
$4,000 in notes of the Newburg and Orange
County Banks, $4,000 bank Of Rutland, VT.
and $4,000 Of the State Bank, at Morris. N.
J.. Two hundred doubloops, belonging to a
mercantile house, placed in the bank for safe
keeping, we're also taken.
As the back windows and doors were
strongly barred and bolted, the entry must
The most active exertions are making by the
police officers to discover the robbers.
We understand that another bank in Wall
street was entered short time since, but the
villains were unable to open the vault, and re-
tired without taking any thing. We believe
this is one Of the largest iobberies that has ev
er been committed in the United States, and
the perpetrators must be- Of the most skilful
character. as they left every thing close and
locked after them, so that there was not the
slightest suspicion created, until the first teller,
Mr.. Burling, opened the vault, to take out his
money for the mornings work. watch is
kept BY the various banks, whose duty it is to
walk from house to house, but 1t appears in
this instant, the precaution was not efsctual.
United States Bank.-Mr. lngersoll, Of the
Pennsylvania Senate, introduced the follow
ing resolution, which was lost by vote Of
forty three to Jorty-one.
!" Resolved, As the sense of the Senate and
House OF Representatives, that the cOnstitu-
ton Of the United States, and near half a
century's experience, sanction'a Bank of the
United States as necessary and proper to
regulate the Uolae Of money aud prevent paper
currency 0f unequal and deprecated value.'
On the morning Of the 18th inst. Mr.. Bur
den of the same Senate, introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which was passed On thu
25th tOithout dissenting voice.
Resolved, That whereas the Bank Of thu
United States has teaded in great degree e
maintain IA sound and uniform currency, Il
facilitate the financial operations Of the gov.
eminent; to regulate foreign and domestic
exchange, and has been conducive to com.
mercial prosperity, that the Legislature o.
Pennsylvania recommend renewal Of it,
charter under such regulations and restriction:
as To the power Of the respective states al
Congress may deem right and proper"
The Liberia Herald, Jan. o, states that
Gov. Mechlin has lately purchased from one
OF their citizens, who has just returned from
the Congo country, an ('wrGng Outang, Of
the female species. The Herald adds: '' She
is quite young, and is yet but a baby has a
great liking to her own country people, and
is rather shy of person With clothes. She
resembles the human person in many partic-
uiars sits up and eats like child, using her
right hand very dexterously, and though but
two weeks in the Colony. is now quite fond
of many articles cooked for the table. Her I
face resembles that Of an aged person, with |
white beard her body is covered with q long |
straight black hair: and she walks Mt present |
upon her hands and feet. The natives inform |
Us, that when full grown, they walk erect with |
d stick. One of our citizens, who has trav.
elled in that country, assures lbs they are |
feet in height" lShei 10 since dead.
tGuerrero.-The Mercantile Advertiser, at |
ter remarking that the Mexican papers have
not Informed us Of the manner in which this
General was made prisoner, states, on the au-
ihority Of private letter, that it 10 reported
that he had chartered a Sandman vessel at
Acapulco, to convey him to small port south
Of that place in the possession Of his partisans.
The Sandman captain. enticed by the expec-
tation Of large reward. carried him to an
other port. privately Informed the govern
ment authorities Of the passenger he had on
board, aud demanded the sum Of $4,000 for
delivering him into their hands. After some
parley. the captain agreed to take $4,000 for
his treachery, and Guerrero was thus deliver.
ed into the hands of his enemies. His sub
sequent fate is known. The letter states that
he was tried and condemned by a Common
Court Martial, Of no higher rank than wouid
be required for the trial Of common SOL
dier.--N. ". advertiser.
Steam Boot NagigotioR.- bin introdu.
ced by Mr.. Harrison provides for the appoint
mcnt ofsfeam. boat inspectors, for the cities
OF Albany and New York, who shall attend
to the construction Of steam. boats, SO Gar as
relates to the place where the boilers shall be