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FOR THE COURIER.
TO MISS H. T. H.
.•'Jpiprobe amor! quid non mortalia pectora
co git."
“ ENDEAVOR TO FORGET ME.”
These are thy words to me address’d,
" Endeavor to forget me,”
But never will my troubled breast
Permit me to forget thee.
\
Pan I forget thee ? No, never
Till nem’rf shall from me depart,
Io vain fromtbee I may sever;
Yes, in vain from thee I may part.
To forget thee, I strive but in vain
From mem’ry 1 endeavor to flee.
My efforts they prove all in vain
And make m« think still more on thee.
Can I forget the hand I have press’d ?
And the smiles you’ve on me bestow’d f
Never, ’till feeling shall fly from my breast,
Or my heart from its restless abode.
Tho’ cold and obdurate thy breast,
My heart is even thy own,
The heart that seeks to find rest,
But io vain it seeks for the boon.
Shall I ask—did’st thou not love,
When thy smiles you gave unto me 7
In return I gave nil my love
The love of my heart onto thee.
Can I hope for thy love to regain 7
For thee I’ll aver adore;
Shall I woo 7 I may woo thee in vain—
Thou hast bid me to love thee no more.
If thy heart can never be mine,
And the hand which I often have press’d,
My bosom to grief I’ll resign,
For my heart can never find rest. B.
MAIL COACHES.
Every body thal has travelled in a
mail-coach (and who that has not ?)
knows with what perpetual motion one
is whirled along, and with what rapiditv
he is hurried at every meal, which he is
obliged to snatch as he can, while the
horses ate being changed. Indeed, for
the matter of eating a good hearty break
fast or dinner, it is eutirely out of the
question—there is no such thing ever
permitted—before you are half through
with your meal, or perchance ere the hist
morsel is «afoly passed down your thorax
the stagehorn sounds—“all ready gentle
men,’* echoes the driver—and then woe
to the unlucky passenger who is not in
season to take his seat. Uncle Sam is a
peremptory old gentleman, and will ad
mit of n>» delay—his word is law—his
dictates must be obeyed—and breakfast
or no breakfast—dinner or uo dinner—
you must leave all—all the smoking
dishes—the tempting eggs—>hot coffee
reeking stakes, and round dumplins’ and
trundle your half-famished, half-tanta
lized body into th e cold comfort es a
stage coach, with the partial loss of your
breakfast or dinner, or else he left your
self behind, and submit to the total loss
of your stage-fare, paid io advance, and
your passage into the bargain. Who will
wonder then at the instinct of old travel
lers, which leads them at once, upon
their arrival in a mail-coach at an inn, to
secure, as quick as possible, something
to eat—no matter what or how— they ne
ver stand for ceremony or wait for the
formality of mine hostess to arrange the
table according to her notions'of propri
ety—not they—they leave that to your
particular gentlemen—your nice sort of
men—who roust wash and shave and
have their boots cleaned before they can
sit down to their meal—of which, in these
instances, they are never to partake, but
ere only to be provoked by the sight.
One of this last description of persons,
not long since, had been travelling some
days in the inail-coach on express, and
consequently suffered his beard to acquire
a rank growth altogether at variance with
his ideas of propriety. He conned the
subject over in his mind, and resolved at
the nest stopping place, if inhabited by a
barber, to avail himself of his services.
Arrived a. the spot, our traveller threw
himself hastily from the coach, and was
the next moment snugly esconsed in the
arm chair of a knight of the razor,of rathei
elderly appearance, and whose tardy mo
tions he endeavored to quicken by re
peated admonitions of the necessity »f
despatch —“Come, come—be quick— 1
am in haste —breakfast will be ready—the
coach will be gone.” The barber, how
ever, proceeded deliberately with his
work, like a man conscious of the impor
ta&ce of his occupation, and of the puwei
be held over his customers. The lathei
was applied first on one side of the face,
then on the other, and the operation was
repeated over and over, till it was judged
to be of sufficient consistency to soften the
thick wiry beard under it, and fit it sot
the razor. Then the razor—that was
strapped, and strapped, and strapped
our traveller in lather all the while reit
erating his request to ezpodite busioc .-
and expressing great fears tor the loss of
his breakfast. With the same slow and
deliberate movements, the barber tow set
to work, and after shaving away a while,
one side of ibe face of his customer was
fairly mowed down and cleared of its un
>eemly covering. The razor, however,
had become dull by the service, and at
work went the barber again to strap it.
!'he impatience of our friend, ibe trav
eller, was oow almost exhausted—he beg
ged— entreated—swore —and exposcula
ed—but to no purpose—'be barber stilt
proceeded strapping his razor in the op
posite comer of the shop, without ihe
least acceleration of his movements, »•«
so much as. heeding the epithets that
were being heaped upon him. Alter
some time, he again set to work, and our
traveller, sensible of the dilemma in which
ire was placed—viz. that of being hall
shaved—wisely held his tongue, and sub
mitted in silence to the rest of the opera
tion. sooner was it through than he
threw offthe napkin—wiped his face
stroked down his chin, and saw in the
that all was finished—immediately
the stage-hern sounded, and the voice ol
(he driver proclaimed that all was ready.
“There ! you old fool !” exclaimed our
traveller in a voice of thuoder—“l have
lost my break fast!”—* 4 E h !” responded
he barber, coming close to him—“w ha
did voo say t—speak a little louder, I
am deaf!”
Rothschild's Qpinionson Trade . —In
reply to the following query by the com
mittee, ‘‘You think the best principle the
bank can adopt is to issue largely and
make the currency abundant!” Mr. Roths
child says, Yes: if that country has mou
sy in abundance, it will have all the trade
from the whole world, and, if yot
make money very scarce, the trade wil
go to other countries.”
I*, rtuquese Females— The passer
through the streets of Portugal sees little
of the ladies. They look at him, with
scrutinizing oyes, from their balconies;
but he may readily fall into that mistake
of philandering after jan old Woman instead
of a young one. Their dress resembles
dominoes and their faces are not discrim"
iuable. But during passion week the
jewels of the land are submitted to view.
Then are to be seen flocks » f fascination
goiag in procession to church; then, and
then only, are the beauties of Portugal to
be contemplated without danger or con
straint—but to be contemplated ®nly.—
[Sketches of society and Manners in the
Interior of Portugal.}
Ostrich Eggs.--' These will sometimes
weigh about three pounds. They are
reckoned a delicate article of food, and are
dressed in various ways for the table. Ow -
ing to the thickness and strength of their
shell, they are easily preserved for a great
length of time, even at sea, and without
ihe trouble of constantly touting them.
\t the Cape of Good hopo they are uso
ally sold for about sixpence a piece ; and
from their large size, one of them will
serve two or three persons at a meal.
Within them are often found a number ol
oval-shaped pebbles, of the size of a mar
row fat pea, of a pale yellow hue, and ex
ceedingly hard, which are frequently set
tod used for buttons.
From the New Orlidni Bit
We publish belbw the report addressed
to he Mayor, by the standing committee
**l the city council, composed of Messrs.
Labatuf, Lee and Canoa, as veil as the
additional report addressed to the mayor
by Mr. Canon, chairman of said commit
tee, upon the condition of the hospital kept
by doctor M’Farlane.
The herror of the fact 9 disarm us «f all
reflection ; but we loudly proclaim it.
If the laws are powerless in arraigning
a man, who cat) so far forget his duties,
chat in the exercise of a profession, where
be ought to be one of the saviors of hu
inanity, there seems to be formed an atro
cious system of destitution of every hu
mane sentiment ; —lf the law, we say, can
uot attaint him,public indignation, at least,
ought to stamp upon his brow the stigma
of shame and infamy I
To Mr. DennisPrieur,Mayor of the city oj
New Orleans :
The undersigned, standing committee
named by the city council duringjhe prev
stance of ths epidemic new desolating the
city, have the honor to report, that, io
consequence us information giveti by sun
dry respectable persons relative to ihe
condition of the hospital kept by doctor
M ’ Farlane, they 1 repaired;- to-day a
half past 1 o’clock, to said hospital ; that
m all the apartments they found the m >s
disgusting filth; that all the night vessels
vere full aod that the patients have ail de
clared, that for a long time they had re
ceived no kind of succor ; ; that in'many
ipartmentrof the building they found cor
pses, several of which had been a number
f days in’ a state of putrefaction; that
-hencethey repaired toa chamberadjoioing
'be kitchen where they’found the body cf
a negro, which had been a long time dead
in a most offensive state. They finallv
wen' to another apartment opposite the
kitchen which was equaly filthy with *he
■ither rooms, and that they there‘found
many corpses of persons a long time dead,
bat in a bed, between others, they found
a man dying stretched upon the body of
- many days dead.
Finally, they declare; that it is impos
sible for one to form an idea of what they
nave witnessed, without he had himselt
seen it; that it is indispensably necessary
for ihe patients to evacuate this hospital,
aod above all, to watch lest the corpses in
a state of putrefaction occasion pestilehre
in that quarter, and perhaps in the whole
city.
November 7, 1832.
The standing committee has the honoi
io present the following additional report
Io one of the apartments where were
many living and dead bodies, they found,
under a bed, • dead body, partly eaten,
whose belly and entrails lay upon th £
fl .or. It exhaled a most pestiferous
odour. In a little closet upon the gallery,
iher© were two dead bodies, one of whieh
lay flat upon the floor and the other had
his feet tipon the floor and his back upon
ihe bed forming a curve; the belly pro
jigiousiy swelled and the thighs green.
Under a shed in the yard, was the dead
body of a negro, off which a fowl was pick
ing worms. The number of corpses
.mounted to twelve, or fourteen.
(Signed) E. A. CANON, Chairman,
FELIX LABATUT,
Alderman second ward.
CHARLES LEE,
Alderman first ward.
From the Savannah Georgian, of \9lh inst.
NEW SHIP LOUISA.
This elegant vessel been in port
some days and being now nearly unloaded
can be viewed to the best advantage.
She is one of the finest ships that ever
came to thiff port and for passengers is
the most comfortable we ever saw any
wheie. The spacious cabins are even
with the deck, the ladies’ being separated
from the gentlemens’ bj sliding doors and
the whole lighted by two circular sky
lights above. The cabins are composed
of 18 state rooms, each one containing a
chest of drawers, glass, pitcher, basin, Ac.
is lighted from above by thick glass, and
has a window whence the occupant may
look out noon tho waste of wa»ers as he
lies in his birth. The wood work of ihe
cabin is of the richest kind, being compo
sed nf beautiful curled aqd birds’ eye ma
ple, rose wood and mahogany, with gilt
capitals to the pillars. The table is fixed
iu the centre but occupies but little room,
two-thirds of its breadth folding down
with hinges, and the glass-ware used at
dinner being suspended over it.
captain’s room from which he can see ev
ery thing that passes on deck is ai one
side of the cabin door, and the steward’s
very neat apartment on the other. The
great entrance resembles! a.house door,
with glass at the sides. t The roofer
quarter deck above the cabin % an exten'
sive promenade with bulwarks. The
mate’s cabin is a moveable room, at sea,
fixed over the main hatch. ,lo short ev
ery thing is neat, useful, and executed
without regard to expense. The Louisa
is a large beautiful ship 540 tons burthen,
built in New-York, at a cost of $ 4P,000
The line of packet ships, between tins
and New-York how consists of the fel
lowing vessels, Louisa, Captain Wood,
Mac m, Capt. Porter, FlOrian, Cap*.
Leavitt, Emperor, Capt. Bennett, Queen
Mab, Capt. Bailey, Statira, Capt. T
Wood, and Atlantic, Capt. Russell, seven
■is fine vessels as are to be found “by
where, commanded by experienced navi
gators.
flew and Useful Enterprize.—A new
steam packet, called the David Drown ,
I-- be commanded by Cap James Pen
NvYer, formerly of the John Stoncy, is
advertised in the New-Y<<rk papers, to
run regularly betweeu New-York and
Charleston, without touching at any in
termediate port, making twe trips pei
month, throughout the seasen—commen
cing in the present week—and calculated
f>r Passengers arid light packages of
goods only. She is said to be a very
neatly built boat, with anew and power
ful engine, is well calculated for speed,
being of light and narrow construction,
and will perform the trip in from 65 to 70
hours. The furnaces are to be fed wi’h
anthracite coal, the Lacknwana, of which
a sufficient quantity can be taken to la-;
the whole voyage. Should this enter
prise succeed, the advantages which would
arise from so speedy and certain a com
munication between the two cities, would
no doubt, insure a liberal suppoit to those
who have engaged in the uudeitaking.—
Charleston Courier, 1 6th inst.
THE PRESIDENCY.
Notwithstanding the overwhelming ma
Jority which will be found in the Electo
ral Colleges in favor tlie re-ejection of
General Jackson, it is undeniable that a
change of 25,000 votes might have pro*
duced an entirely different result. Thi
will appear from the following calcula
tion. The majority of votes in favor of
the Jackson Electors, »
,In Pennsylvania, is about 23,000
New-York “ 12,000
New-Jersey “ 1.500
Ohio will not exceed 5,000
Kentucky “ 5,000
2)40;5OO
23,250
These five States will
give an aggregate of 116 Electoral votes
Add Massachusetts, 14 “
Connecticut, 8' “
Vermont, 7 **
Giving a total of 145
Which is a majority of the whole number
In this calculation, to cut ofl all ground
of dispute, we have admitted a
majority of 5,000 ic each of the States of
Ohio and Kentucky, aod have conceded
to Jackson’the 4 votes claimed by thd
Anti-Jackson party from Rhode-Island,
the 7 from ’ Maryland, the 3 from Dela
ware, the 5 from Louisiana, and the 9
f'om Indiana; We hate also placed to
bis credit ihe 11 votes from S. C. After
roaking all these allowances, which are far
more, we presume, than the truth requires,
i still appears that a change of 23,250
v tes (say 25,000) from the Jackson to
the Anti-Jackson ranks, if distributed in
the manner we have mentioned, would
have defeated this election of the Gener
al and secured the election of Mr. Wirt
or Mr. Clay.
An eminent physician in Chenango
county, New York, had a faithful dug, na
med Bent, that always attended him in
his medical visits around the neighboring
villages. He could never prevail upor*
mm to take a place in his vehicle, but he
would follow on foot until the doctor stop
ped ; when, the instant he alighted from
the vehicle, Bent would spring in and pro
tect his property. If any one dated tol
approach the horse, the dog gave him tol
understand, by a most significant growl,!
(hat he must be careful how he trespassed!
on the rights of his master. At home,!
when his mistress has been washing and!
left her clothes in the yard over night tol
she had only to call the attention ofl
Beni, to the circumstance, and he would!
keep guard faithfully till morning. The!
health of the doctor became seriously im-l
pared, and he made a voyage to Europe,!
with the hope of regaining it. A fen!
day after his departure, the dog became!
very uneasy, and scoured the village ini
search of him. Having become evidently!
satisfied that his master was not to bel
found in the immediate vicinity of his!
residence, lie made an excursion abnuil
the country, to the distance of 50 or 6§|
miles, and stopped at every house wherel
his master had ever been,.in the hope ofl
finding him. He was gone nearly three!
weeks, but, finally came home, and gavel
up further search in despair. Upon thel
return of the .doctor, the dog manifested!
his joy in the most sagacious manner. Hel
threw his fore paws around his neck, and!
embraced him very affectionately. Frond
that moment he was unwilling to go iutel
the kitchen at night, nntil he had satisfied
himself that the doctor had retired to rest.
He would insist on entering his bed room,
arid would raise himself upon the bed and
look in to see if he was there. At the
doctor’s death, the dog seemed to bn per
fectly conscious of the loss he had sus
tained, and testified his sorrow in so af
fecting a manner, that it was remarked
bv every person that saw him.— Boston]
Atlas' - I
AUGUSTA.
WEDNESDAY. NOV. 21.
We learn this morning, .by a stage passenger,
that chaules carroll;
Carrollton, died on, Wednesday last. Os those,
signing the Declaration of Independence, he liv
ed ihe longest, to witness his country’s prosper i-j
ty and triumph in her glory. He despaired n*»u
jn the hour of her revolutionary darkness—an<l
Hied in the hope, -that her free institutions had
their foundation deeply laid in the public virtue,
and intelligence, and the perpetuity of that Uni
on, which is their safest guaranty. The end oil
such a man reads the world a ltsson. His end
»as that of peace, the sure reward of those vir
tues, which adorned his character both as a pat
riot and Christian.
Let Glory light her lamp
And watch .his sleeping, clay. .
Till the last trumpet bid him rile
To bright celestial day
in
At a Meeting of the Trustees of Richmond]
Academy, on Friday last, Mr. Thomas Twiss,
was appointed Rector, with the authority to se
lert the other Teachers.
Augusta Independent Fire Company. —At the
Annual Meeting of this Company, at the Glob*
Hotel, on Monday Evening last, the following
officers were chosen for the succeeding year:
Alfred Ccmmiko Captain
Wm T Gould, Firtt Lieutenant.
F. Ganahl, Second do.
B. W. Force, Third do.
Edwin B. Webster, Fourth do.
A. Booos. Secretary.
H. H Fields, Treasurer.
There was no drawing of the Lotteries on
Monday last, owing to preparations for both
sets of Commissioners to commence their duties J
The following are the additional Lottery Com
missioners Thomas Rhodes of Jasper, Lewi*
Winn of Harris, and Jesse Cnxe of Burke.
The Delegate from Glynn County, nominated
by Messrs. Davis and Dart, under an undeer\
standing of the citizens, was, on motion on Sa
turday, invited to take his seat in th e Rump Con I
vention. From Heard Coubty, two member* ap
peered, tho’ the county was entitled to but one
They both offered their credentials at the same
time, but the temporary Clerk thought proper
to accept of Mr. Fitspatrick’s, tho’ Mr. Ware
was chosen at the regular October election by
a majority of votes. We mention these among
the facts which ought to vitiate the legitimacy
of that assembly, is a vile bastard. It not
withstanding, we learn, is looking to the asset
of the estate of its reputed mother; and expects,
as it was a fraction of a Convention, payment!
for its services-in fractional lots. But we are
inclined as the Legislature must have something!
Ito gay on that subject, to look for a decree, that!
they shall work for nothing and find themselves. I
The Rump Convention adjaarned till Ist Mon I
day in Juily next. Another Cromwell will thin]
its ranks still more by that tia.e. The people!
will enter, and ask' what are you doing here ?|
What will you say 7
Before adjourning they appointed the follow !
ing Address Committee-Berrien, Clayton.]
Gordon, Beall and Torrance. A Central Com-]
mittee was also appointed, consisting of Tor-|
ranee, Rockwell, Howard, Boykin and Calhoun,]
having in charge the regulation of Baldwin coun-|
ty and the superaddsd distinction of seeing the]
treasures of “ this Convention” carried into]
operation. A committee of five keep the polls]
open from the middle of December till second]
Monday in February ; and other arrangements]
made for a regular organization of a Jacobin]
nflueoce.
In tbe self-nominated Convention, Judge Lew
is of Burke, Gnrey of Harris, Holt of Gwinnett
and Flournoy of Talbot, voted for Forsyth’s
resolutions; but did not consider their rejec
lion, under the circumstances, sufficient caese
for their secession, as they thought, their con i
ktituents expected tbem to do something.
We shall shew, in a few days, the first leisure|
we have, that those who remained in Convention!
area meagre minority of the State in every re I
spect, and their presumption in proceeding tol
act is a usurpation of the people’s authority,!
worse than any alleged usurpation of the Geuer-|
al Government, and which tbe people will not!
be brought to countenance, with all the well-1
arranged machinery divulged in their resolu-l
tious to effect by management, what they know]
‘bey cannot accomplish by plain dealing.
I Yeas and Nays on- Forsyth’s Resolutions as
amended—Yeas 63, Nays 86.
The impudence of the Jacobins is unparallel
ed. Who would have believed, what we are a
bout to state 7 The first thing the Delegates to
the late Conventioa met with on their desks
[was—what 7 Nullification Tracts, one or two
[on each desk. We frejieve, the old Pacha of
[dark himself thought the matchless effrontery
Inf the Distributor entitled him to a higher sta
[lion —a seat probahly in the Convention itself.
IBe he who he may, howould have there found
Imany compeers with little more right to a seat
[than such a passport. ..
| Politics and Stocks. —Now that the re-election
|of Gen. Jackson is made certain, says the N. Y
(journal of Commerce of the 13th inst. U. Stales
]Bank shares go up again. It has recovered two
]or three per cent from the lowest point. The
(sales yesterday were at 116£a 117.
] According to the Albany Argus, the Legisla
ture of New York will be thus constituted in re
|spectto the political character of its members:
ISenate, Jackson 26; Anti-Jackson 6 Assembly,
Ijackson 101 ; Anti Jackson 27. Most of the
■opposition members are Anti Masons.
CHICKASAW TREATY.
Thte Chickasaw Treaty, as we learn
■from the North Alabamian, was concluded
lon the 23d ult. It provides that the In
|dians are to expose all (heir lands for sale
|to the highest bidder, as soon as they are
[surveyed, with (he exception of a million
land a half of acres, which they are to re
frain for a home, till they can seek out an-
I (her situation, and settle themselves west
■of the Mississippi. They will receive all
I he nett proceeds of the sales, after pav
ling the expense of surveying and selling.
■The chiefs have received no individual
■reservations.
I The New-Orleans mail, due to day,
■vims just arrived with the cheering and
■most welcome intelligence that the rava r
■ges of the pestilence had almost entirely
■ -eased, its exit proving as sudden as its
■irruption. This intelligence is brought
■to us by private letters under date of yes-
Iterday morning.— Mobile Register, IS th
Win st.
We co;«y from the-New-Orleans pa
lmers received by yesterday’s mail, the ac-
Icounts-relating to the health of that city
■tip to Saturday morning It is with in
■finite satisfaction that we hzvo to notice
la very material abatement in the progress
■of the pestilence. The Yellow-fever is
■said to have ceased altogether, and that
■the cholera exists only in a mitigated
■form. Strong hopes are entertained
lih it in a few days this terrible malady
■may have passed away.— Jtid.
, ■— i
The Beaver Argos says, that General
iM’Arthur, the Clay candidate for Con
Igress in 5 h district, has been elected, in
■stead of Allen, the Jackson candidate, as
■before reported, there having been an er-
I er of 100 votes in the unofficial returns!”
I— Philadelphia Adv. 13 th inst.
The Hon. John Quincy Adams, and
■lady, arrived iu town on Saturday, ant!
I'ook apartments at the American Hotel.
■We understand that they will leave here
■this day for Washington, where they in
tend to spend the winter.
Mr. M’Lune, Secretary of the Treasu
■ry, is also on a visit tw New York; pro
■bablv to fix on a site for a Custom House.
IN. Y. Com. Adv. 12 th inst.
A bill for the alteration of tho Consti
■tuti -n with a view to the creation of n
[court for the correction of errors of law,
[has been reported by Mr. Cobb, ofHous
[ton; aud it is superfluous to say, that the
[measure has our bast wishes. We do in
[deed most earnestly hope that the juris
prudence of Georgia will be ere long re
[ieved ftom the reproach of the total want
[<*f a central, controlling, equalizing, bar
[monizing power. The measure is sus
ceptible of no par'y view or sentiment.
[ riiere can be no party on the question,
[but the lovers of regulated law and those
[who are opposed or indifferent to it. We
[hope there ate but few of the latter. The
[people have the same right to the same
[law, equally administered in all parts of
[the State.— Georgia Journal.
We are gratified to see a bill in pro
gross relative to the contemplated conven
(ion for a reduction of the State represen
tation in the Legislature:. The public
sentiment on that subject cannot be mis
taken. The people are determined on
convention, and if it takes place withou
any Legislative regulation, a groat many
difficulties and embarrasments must uua
voidably occur, which by an act on the
subject may easily be obviated.
As to the number of delegates to be
sent from each county, there will be no
difficulty. All will nodoubt send the num
ber they are entitled to in the representa
tive branch. But an act cap easily de
clare the qualifications of the voters anc
candidates; the times and places of elec
tion ; the mode of their authentication ;
how long the delegates shall continue in
office, dec.; any one of which points, if
unprovided for by law, might open the
daor for much dtacusinn, dissention apd
delay. The events that have occured in
he anti-tariff convention affords an im
pressive admonition, to place the repre
sentative conventiou on as clear and valid
and well defioed a basis as possible. As
ihis measure is willed by a large majority,
and is for the interest of ail, we earnestly
hope the session will not be permitted to
iiass without placing its authentic legal
action beyond the reach of cavil or con
rove my.—lbid.
DIVIDEND.
Bank of Augusta,
Monday, 19th November, 1832.
A HALF yearly Dividend to the Stock
holder* of Four Dollars per Share, being
equal to eight per cent, per annum, hag been
declared this day, payable on and after
Wednesday next.
R- CAMPBELL, Ca#hY.
November 21 102 It
BANKS OPjGEORGIA.
BANK OF AUGUSTA, }
October 10, 1832. >
To Hit Excellency Wilson Lumpkin,
Governor of Georgia — < #
Sir —lo compliance with the existing
requirements of the legislature, I have the
honor to transmit herewith, an exhibit of
the state and condition of this Bank, made
up to the first of October, 1832. I* waa,
;is you tyvill perceive, io point of form from
preceding returas, inasmuch as it compri*
ses a monthly as well as the annual state
ment, which together furnish a document,
whereby the business of the Bank may be
more frequently tested, by a comparison
with the wholesome the
charter.
The surplus fund, though considerable,
is partly qominal, it being held to covet
losses by bad debts; of this description the
statement shows $ 17,063; and there will
probablv •be additions to it, from the
doubtful list, of $ 6,653, and perhaps also
from some other deb’s not yet due. *
It*is considered expedient to state that
the whole amount of money loaned, on
pledgets of stock, is $26,669. in which is
included $ 11,900, borrowed by directors.
In regard to the amount of “real es
tate,” owned by this Bank, no further
loss is apprehended: it was valued in 1831
and (he difference between the first cost
and that valuation, was then thrown off as
* loss, and entered on the books of the
Bank accordingly.
> By a memorandum at the first of the
general statemeut, it will appear that of,
$281,601, the whole circulation of thi4
Bank, the sum r»f $41,766, is io notes of
five dollars down to one.
In conclusion, it is thought proper;
(though not required by public authority)
as the State is largely interested in this
Bank as a stockholder, to remark that the
stock is considered as worth about 20 per
cent, premium, judging by-the last public
sale. '
■ I have the honor to be, very rospctful
ly, your obedient servant.
THOS. CUMMING,
Pres. Bank of Augusta. ■
General Statement of the Bank of Augusta, on
Monday the Ist October, 1632
DR •
To Capital Stock, 6000 Shares of ;
SIOO each, S6OO 000 00
Bank notes and ctiouge bills in
circulatioh, 281,601 60
Qthei Banks, "* ’ !0»676
Deposits and dividends unpaid, 85.116 76
Surplus, 96 968 56;
$1,074 263 73
m CR.
By discounted pnpftr due and run
ning to maturity, $784,193 43
Os which there is
doubtful, about 6,653 62
And had, about 17 063 61
Am unt due by other batiks, 24,900 26
Notes of other ban’ts an h ind. 69 441 00
Real estate (including the bank
ing house and lot.) 39\127 60
Expenses, , 3,384 48
Specie in the vault belonging to
the Bank, 153 217 06
$1,074 263 73
R. CAMPBELL, Cashier.
TIIOS cUMMING, President.
MERCHANTS’ AND PLANT
ERS’ BANK.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 29, 1832-
His Excellency Wilson Lumpkin—
Sir : I ‘have the honor to submit to you
the annexed statement of the funds of tho
Merchants’aod Planters* Bank.
With sentiments of high respect, I re
main, yours, &.C..
JOSEPH WHEELER,
Pres. M. and P. Bank.
Statement of the Funds of the Merchants’ and
Planters’ Bank.
DR.
Amount of Capital Stock paid in $224,975 00
Notes of this Bank in circulation 191.123 00
Amount due other banks 36 273 37
Reserved funds and undivided piofits 23 060 10
Individual deposits 11,840 66
$487,272 13
CR.
Specie and specie funds $ 79 150 82
Notes of the Banks of Georgia, 7.130 00
Due by other Banks, 3 866 57
Bills of Exchange and notes dis
counted 395,304 TO
Current expenses, 1,830 04
$487,272 13
JOHN F. LLOYD, Cashier.
JOS. WHEELER, President.
Augusta, October 2, 1832.
MECHANICS’ BANK.
MECHANICS’BANK, )
AuopsTA, October 4, 1832 j
To Hit Excellency Wilton Lumpkin —
Sir : 1 herewith hand you a statement
of the affairs of this Bank.
Your obedient servant', ,
JOHN PHINIZY, President.
Statement of the Fundt of the Mechanict’ Bank
Augutta, Ga.
DR.
To amount of capital stock paid in $ 100.000 00
. Notes of the Bank in circulation >117.163 00
Due to other banks, 20,624 95
Reserved fund and undivided
profits, 7 474 33
Individual deposits and unclaim
i ed dividends, 17,521 19
* f262 673'4^r
CR. "
By specie, $67,655 87 *
Notes of other Banks, 11.626 00
Amount due by other Banks, 3:641 64
Notes discounted nod running
to maturity, 71,450 09
Billt of Exchange — , .
Savannah, 60,66f DO
Augusta, 16,816 71.
New York, 22 632 48
. 99 999 19
K Banking house and lot, 6,877 45
Cuirrent expenses, 2,023 03
$262,673 47
Augusta, Ga. October 1,1832.
GEO. W. LAMAR, Cashier.
AUGUSTA INSURANCE AND
BANKING COMPANY.'
Office Augutta Insurance and Banking >
Company, October 1, 1832. }
To Hit Excellency Wilton Lumpkin— -
. - 1 have the honor to Inclose yon a staff-