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Receding c!aufil|||| f Red ty authority the legislature (hall, annual -11 as tfidfr diredors, appoint by : j hint ballot of both houses, i/aiir persons, citizens of the Uni f td’ States, and not diredors of * other bank, and who (hall l*£tmuc twtil the next ’ of the legislature, and un (g months after anew ap pointment -by the. legislature of jjjrecfors as aforefaid, so long as t j ie connedion of the state with t he fatd corporation (hall continue IP cxift * : ‘See* 11* -dnd fy* lt further en by the authority aforesaid , fhiit the comptroller-gem ral of finances of this (late (hall be firnifted annually with ftateraents, /fjerned by the cashier and coun- Jehigned by the prefidenf) of the amcHint of the capital (lock of I*the said corporation, and the (lie debts due to the I fame, of the monies deposited f herein, of the notes in drculati |on, and of the cash in hand ; and ■ t h:t the Lid comptroller-general, lor peddn .qr p ; erfons who may he ;■ appointed as herein after direct ed, (hall have a right to infped furh general account in the books of the bank, as (half relate to the |faid ilatenients. Provided , that i this (Hall not be confl rued to im |piy a right of infpe&ixig the ac count of any private individual or indxuuahb *©ir any body politic or corporate with the bank : j And provided also, inch commu- j fikatiops be regarded as entirely co fiJearß:, and that the comp- j trailer general for the time being, ! cr or per fans who may f|e appointed as herein after di- 1 T£tt %in toe cases of h : >p d‘r * ■ inability, refigSToa or absence tl-ui the ffue, .be not a flo.k-. LI er in any other banking com-. j par/ ia this'date. A,id provid- j and always that nothing in this ad contained (hall be construed to imply a reilridion on the part of the comptroller-general, or j person or perions authorized to reedve and infped such (late 'fiient.s, from reporting to the le gislature from time to time any vi- j elation of the fundamental rules j °f* Lid corporation, but on the | contrary, that it (hall and it Is | hereby declared to be his or their j fekhiniiy to report all and j eve// vioiatiuu of said rules, or of ; act, on the part of the said di >rs or (lock-holders in said corporation, and also the amount °fall debts due to said corporati on proteit. ; KVa 12. And be it further en- Acted, That the bills qr notes of Lid. corporation, originally payable, or wtiich (liall have payable ou demand, in or silver coin,, (liall be /£- livable at the treasury of this state, a l,houifvdle. or the feat of gov ol the fame, and by ail collectors and other public of- j Y iS j in all payments for taxes monies due to the state. £l d >Cc \ And be it farther en yd {! by the authority aforesaid 9 r a!: in case of failure of the J in f. ea bh dock-holder, copart- IqJyliP or body politic, having v lAre . 0r (lures therein at the d*T such failure, or who may at any - within twelve months pre- L u s failure or bankrupt- L dial! be liable and held bound i&SS? twjj ft -Wfnlf • • her or their , ; [ CB P uon ; and that he made by the said corporatton to or for tile Tfe of any foretgr, prince, state or Eov rizeTh!’ previo ' J ' :, y autho nzed by a law ot this state, nfh’ nt A 's bc h father en c%d lhat all monies or profits Wh ch on any diffohuion of the , ud corporation may at the tim- IfTt n , |,OiTe;T - 1 b 7 them, iha.l be held by the diredors of tne said corporation, to and for the use an.J benefit of all persons holding ftiares in the ;iaid corpo poration, m average and propor tion to the amount or number ot fain fliares, Provided always nevertheless , that at the expira tion of every year from and after tnc commeiicement of the oper auon °f { b; s the legfflature Jftatx be tree to declare, and may withdraw, by letting out the whole of their (lock, or any portion thar of, the i tmdifpofed of, from ail inrr-ti r connect,on with said batik, and may receive the divi dend as aforefaid, to which the state may be entitled. And pro v:ded also , that on the state so withdrawing from said bank, the leg.ft nure shall not be entitled to appoint the four dire&ors of said bank, as heichi before directed. See. 15.. And be it further en acted, That at the expiratioh of the lix months herein limited as the tune of fubferibiog, the com inifiioners at Augusta %Ii tranf mil tneir books of fubfeription to the coinmTi mers at S ivannah, or any one of them, which com mon mers appointed at Savannah flial compare all the books .f fcii iiw~ ~i‘ amt shall and cuefa £%£ . ana Tlx the number or (hares to which each fubicriber is entitled, and jequLc ihe iubferibers to pay (uch a per cent, on the amount of liieir hiares as a firft inftalment as Will amount to or exceed the sum qf two hundred thousand dol lars, and the balance of [uch fub feription (hall bear interest a :d be paid in fu;h manner and by fu h iaitalments as the directors of the bank (had and red and preferibe , and iii default of such payment, the instalment or inftalmenrs, so paid as afordaid, (hall bes TiciteJ for the benefit of the bank. Sec. 16. And be it further en* a Bed, That the diredors afore faid shall, within twelve months after the bank (hall be organized and shall have commenced its ope ration, in the City of Savannah, establish a Branch Bank, for the purpose of difeount and deposit only, in the city of Augusta ; the “capital whereof shall not be less than one fifth part of the amount of capital flock at any time in the laid state bank. And the said branch bank shall be eftabhfhed upon the fame terms, in the fame manner, and under the fame re gulations, rules, and limitations, as are herein pointed out for tne estab lishment of the bank in Savan nah ; and such rules and regula tions as may obtain and .be prae tifed in the laid state bank ; and the said diredors shall have pow er to commit the management o the said branch bank to lucn per son and persons, under .uch a erreements, and to such re flations, as they th.nkpro* per, not being cosmrf to.law or the conllitutron of the bank. TTLTORY. . NEWYORK, august 5. The ship Otis, Capt. Philips, which arrived at this port on Sat urday evening, brings London pa pers to the 17th of June— seven days later than before received. From these papers it appears, tint m the House of Commons the i nh of June the fubjeS of the im peachment of Lord Melville com menced ) and after an animated dif cuflion the house divided, 195 be ing for the impeachment, and 272 agamft it. Majority 77. When this was decided, a motion which had previously been made by Mr. Bond., for a criminal prosecution to be instituted against Lord Mel ville, was taken up. For the crim- Uial prosecution 238 j again ft it 229 Majority 9. On the latter questi on Lord Sidmouth ( late Mr. Ad dington) and his friends voted with the opposition against Miniflers. Lord Melville will then be obliged to fhind a trial at the court of King’s Bench ; where the report of the se cret committee of the House of Commons had already been presen ted. LONDON, JUNE 12. Lord Vifcuont Melville's speech will be read with interest. Upon the fubjed of the 10,0001. and o ther (urns of the public money re ceived l>y him, and not applied to naval porpofes, his lordship positive ly declared, that “ private honor, and personal convenience” must prevent him from ever giving any” account of them. j PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 3. _ The (hip Patty, of and for New- Yoik, from Porto Cavello, feadecl wi h cocoa See. is taken by the Span iards and carried into Porto Rico. With refpecl to the precise state of our concerns with Spain, ive on ly learn, that our government has proceeded so far as to intimate that her foreign agents here may depart at pleasure. WILMINGTON, (n. C.) AUGUST 6 The Fleets.—Capt. Minor, who arrived at Newbern on the 28th ultimo, from the Weft-Indies, in forms, that a few days previous to that date between Cape 11 atteras arid Burmuda, he fell in with the Ftench fleet, consisting of 21 fail of the line ; they were under easy fail, and appeared to be (landing for Norfolk or Philadelphia.—The next day he spoke Admiral Nelson with 12 fail of the line and 5 frig ates, who immediately after obtain ing information from capt. Minor of the course the French were {leer ing, crowded fail and pursued them. It was the opinion of capt. Mi nor that Nelson would overtake them before they could reach the Chefapeak or Delaware. If the above information be cor r rest, which wf cannot doubt, knowing capt. M. to be a man of yeracky, it is strongly presumable that an engagement has already taken place ; and we may daily ex pe£l to hear of the important event. Extrafi of a letter from NcwAiaven, recieved in Charleston* The Yellow-Fever exists here. -—The Colleges are ciofed by the advice of DoClor Dwight all the Students have left the city: they are pursuing their studies in the neighboring villages.” MON I TO R. SATURDAY, AUGUStVu A letter from a gentleman in St. to ‘ IIS c °irefpondent in this city, dated the 9th Auauft four da >’ s fmcc ’, 1J fal J (luppofed to be of the line were seen off here, but of what na tion, is not known.” • [bavannah paper. J A treaty has been concluded in the state of Ohio with feverai Indi an tubes, by which, one million two hundred thousand acres have been ceded to the United States for an annuity of eight hundred and twenty fix dollars. (Nat. L:t. We underhand that advices have been received from Tangiers as late as May 18, wLLh do not countenance reports recently recei ved of a war with Morocco. Ibid. The President of the board of Health of Philadelphia, and the Mayor of the city of New-York, have blued their Proclamations, interdicting all communication with Providence, in the state of Rhode 111 and, and New* Haven, in the state of ConneClicut, on account of an infeClious or peftilentinl dis ease which prevails at thole places. ntr.D, At Bath, in tJrtfhmond county, on Saturday lall, Col. Robert Watkins. Great indeed is the the fofs that the state in and hi* family and connexions in particular, have fuftaiued—hy-rhe death of this valuable aud amiable citizen. List of the pet'sons zvho have drawn prizes in the Land Lottery for the county of Wilkes, viz. Cy cf* cf* . 4 4 John Nelson 171 2 Wayne, J-wfle Norman 24 5 Baldw. Abihu Nobles 26 5 fame John Neil 1821 fama Win. Ogletree 333 2 fme Jona. Oxford 1 <36 3 Wilkin. Abs. Ogletree 50 2 fame Marg. Pope wid. 324 3 Baldw. Jehu Pugh 46 5 fame L. Pruuhomme 175 3 fame John Perkins 143 5 lame Mary Pudak wid. 4192 fame Whir. Philips 223 3 fame John Peterman 140 3 fame Jane Petee wid. 330 1 fame John Ledf. Parrett 145 l Wilkin. Wm* Porterfen. 734 fame fame 323 3 fame Robert Pugh 346 5 fame fame 2124 lame Wm. Pollard fen. 290 3 fame Ch. Philips fen. 343 fa^ ! Edw. Pittman 164 5 fame Wm? Prof)or 160 2 fame Leven Purkinfon 1685 lame Major Puller 2004 fame John Pratt 140 5 Wayne, Stanton Ported 1182 lame Leo. Philips 34 2 1 ame Zach. Philips 201 1 fame Nancy Parker wid. 32 5 fame Chriiti., Ray. wid. 2005 Baliiw. .Tames Ray 17 4 3 ; ame foflah Render fen. 3*22 lame Jefle Ruflel j 1 9 2 5