1, ' kit I W hi i 1" - m ij r.i of, rr hi rVa f jett rra front tan 1 Intr to (for if lrtn m v it 1 .jT; a beautijuj.litit Gin 'if 'four jtdfr .'o!Jt 0 sitting infer Mdj House surrounded fry her -PW.t.ty Mrs, Elizabeth Moidy, of , England, . .i;;7 '' I Lr' : .; ,. . -....,' ITTLE qaeen of infant treafure, 'Smiling on thy few. of pleafure; ' Happy-fa tich fancied bleffing, 7 Mor than Mowrcht wtfrldt poITeffingj Calliflg fwetuirom every rofe- That in thy fairy garden growi; f ' ' Thy breatt it yet uotaaght by fight To check the tranfp6rta at they tire," i No dread'thf little bo font fills '.,... ' Of phy deal or moral illti With pure delight thy eye furveyi The fplendld toyi that round thee blaze, Nor Could a richer joy be thine "" -T3id ill Potest yield her miue ; Thy tiny cup of filver, bringi A (weeter draught than cupi of kingt ; The doll; for whom thy love prepirei -. Thefe emblems of maternal caret, Tor who as thu little board ii fpreadi i Fpr whom'thou deck'tt this little bed, . Obedient to thy magic wand - Still cats and fleept at thy comniaiid ; And tbo' th,ou play'ft the mothtr'i part, ' . f No muthet't pang corrodet thy heart, J t . . Obi ever might thy future years Be thus (Kcntpt from hopes and fears ; . Thui, with fmooth current glide away, , While beams of joy around thee play : 4 . But thou blended lot muft (hare, ' ; Al i ch bleffing take the earn -Then, lotel; Ma ay, bag rty toy, ' f, i , .Unfullied wurceof ioftnt ioltl And while thou ctni't the pltafures fceepp To lull thy waxen babe loflep. -" ' :::;::::qp'rS af '.. yOLCANiC ERUPTIONS. !1 Recent accounts fram Sicily, ftatethat the tainbus mount &m is at prefent tht'eatcnVr, to fpread defolation through the circumjacent country, V revjous to the loth of A'guil feveral eruptisns hid oc. ( cufrcd, Which, though not productive ot vcry ferrous con fcqvieriCW 7 IfciyWrH'ilrcTr' luuirc, tu noifo that "attciulcd tl cm, and the bntning nutter and moke emitted, calculated toote alarm; During the 24 -honrt fmvjeding the 10th, the volcano wa$ calm, but (his calm wa follmc4,on th , .-Xiih wrly in the morning, with atcrribl explofion, Ktula notfc as it millionsf can! fc non baa been dilcbarfjed at once. Whcri the lalUotjtrs.oHhc t8tb, Iduliat illund, ;: a ihawer-of fire was tailing to irc di'.tance "'ol three Jeagues ronnd Etna; No earth. i,i.Sl.u!tVft M.bfcn expyrirrced, but a fnb '.'M'XfVcQW found like thunder,' waj heard all over Sicily, particularly at and near Mirina;';,VcCiiviaR too, in Italy, has of late been n a cotwulfcd hate- fiieat quan tities ul - Uva- have been cmuteJ, h pro. grd's of which have been marked with "111. iiin ftftdhis rttuck ifarm into the inhabit.; ants tl ihc'adjaccnt country. . Mofl ot the1 town and villages in the vicinity of the moumaltn have been abandoned, the peo- 1 pio ctwying-with ihcm their molt valuable ' itec4rt;an.Uonclu(ling that Tome awful cxploiion will vrc long render the beautL tnUMuntry round the bale of Vfuvuis a fecne ot barren" dcftdation-' Hurricane .N e w particulars U ve been publilhol comci-rning the devaftations occ4!i.r.td'inhe dejunment-" ot ttx Rhind & M vcW (Coblcnti)by the terrible lorm o. the Id .TlirmMoie.,, .Tn: itver Aar. in three houn role 45 est. Thi. torrent allowed (ort)-one villjgff. Twenty iwu l-aeetibc country miles fare . entirely lk ender a.quintily f .flunts fihai recWft W.h .i'ic hick rets has -tpTOicutirfd-irbrarteWt tifrcfrTlie M'l, peSMei and ltoi.es,: irdfceiruubctr T'iC!ff s iuiuy of Mwerity.fuo Kfcuri, j 8t,tiftly U,j llf fgrictifnife. TXm daT iajre i im nenfe, and citimifed al man; miliiotis. 1 he rrt!tct JIHj tl,e chief engineer aieretutrud tuCotlente afer the 11 ldion ihcy have made on th urtfoftu. country, habiuUoni ar 10 be eilabiillxd in the vicinity id ! o u'cliy.' e t, fur the tew pirfanr. vt i.u have, had the Komi luck to eiofe lie tuiy t't, thejpc., nnt. Six hur, died woikrnm fcic pn n tviiilitioiiV i.d will begin o vttk m fwn tf ih'e hareRii. vrV 1 Kiom a t!taiWd Pttrn.cr.t flf the d- r'o'fitby if , iIihhI w hv,.",-?' " ,,,c b4rl.ud.T ; i h ij pttfi.i toimJ ilitir graves In the fl."J , 107 iM-ufcs and tosflaeks Dr grani- iks.iuitiliSfd do-An ;. io nullf( b forges .V ;o biHrs vitic tompitiUy (weft awiy' r lS Uwifn, i tiil,i,feit ,fc millf and 1 f t.e are lc IhaturU ilanky mblt bre. bi. t. , TUic .e f cifi cl floret and m 1 1 k 11 on il-e imUtt f ihe gtound, 8, ictan l S3 tcu MI,. Injvtnt t-laerr mn iiitaiffl vrtre sway, ard ,ulc . Hd-t bmWJ I J tit 1! t Kvf. A ' ',: "' ... iit a v . ' H.d f. d fMr) d l.M.;i(r4,f laN.a.vt.i, " ill"!'- fcM ( d.'tV ! rfHf j. r.sti t f.e et ;ia. l.i lt let Uw atautio. i.ih k i;t 1 ud t .) M . .-. . . '.'-AN ACT . " For establishing a BANK fn the Tovm Af WtU ' t mingtonV.. . ., ', 'Whefeai theincreale of .'popolation and ' commerce In the.diftricls of. WilcningL Iton and"FayctteUc, render,4t expedi ent that a Bank fhould be eftablifhed for . ; tbeirlaccommodaiion in the,.Tovrn of '. Wilmington : i "": "QE r enaRed. hi tU Genera beft.on I . Ajfembly ,0 the Stae if -NorthvCqrolina,; and il it. berth Jna8edky. ajt time and in the manner herein; after-' Mlno at Sriy nmeVit' !)cfum off-, dircjdfed; and provided that in effect fliotOd J -ven hunre'dnd. fiffy iftmifand dollais c- the authtr'iti if the fame, That a Bank . (lull be eftabliOrtd in )he town, of Wil m i nt on the.Capial St ock whcreot Ih a" not e x ceed two hq fid red and fi ft y thou fa rid dollars,' divided into lliares of one -hundred dollars e?ch ; ,bit ,tn thc mein tinie,Jfub. fcrirjtibns tqwardS conilit uting one hundred thbufand dollars of faidflock tliall be open- eq, mat u to lay, at ! wumingron on trie firlt. Monday, ih Apfil next, for five huri ,dred lures, under the fuperintendance of George Hooper, John "London, John H ill, John Hogg, Richard Bradley, Wm. Giles and Henry Vytterfr and on the fame day at FayetleviHe, for five hundred- fharcs, under tlc fuperintendace; of John Winf low, David Anderfon, .William B, Grove, .Duncan M'Leran, Robert Hc4liday, Fcter rerry, and btmeoh Deltlcn;, ana a majority , of faid CommilTioners at the places above mentioned refpeclivcly, lhall be fufficierjt. .to perform the duties of their appointment; and it f hall be competent for the Corpora tbn created by this ai,. to proceed to fill up in whole or in part, the remaining fif- ' teeu hundred fharts by fubferiptions, tobe, opeflcd at tlie above places refpecVively, at fuch time and under fueh Commifltonets as they may appoint, giving three months notice thereof, in the Wilmington, New-' bern," and State Gazettes. , Sec' 2. ' Ahdlt it further ena fled. Thai the amount of, the lhaje or (hares fubferib "ed for, ihall be paid by the fcveral and re fpeflive fubferibers in gold or filver, one fourth thereof at the time of fubferibingto the faid Cbmmiflioners, artd one.fonrth within fixty days fter the Bank ihall go "Into opefatibnT dred and twenty day , and one-fourth in fix months, to the Bank directors tor the lime bcinj ; Provided always, Tliat it Ihall be lawful for auy fubferiber to payihe whole of his fubfcTiptiyn money or. any greater part than is hereby required before the time limiticdfor the "ame ; and each and every fiibfcriber fo paying in advance, flia 1 havCj a difcount at the rate of fix per cer-' turn per annum on fuch advance, compuu ing from the commenccmr ntof the opera tion oflhe -faid Bank; arid any perfon or pcrfbns failing to pay any inlhlment at ibr time herein appointed, fhali forfeit tiirn Corporation the fum or fums by him oe thmi betore paid, and lhall thencefcrtt ccafc to be a member thereof and it lha!'. be competent for the Corporation to fup ply any oenciency occalioucd by any inch delinquency by falc or othcrwiie, as they may deem proper. "Sec. 3. And be it further enafled. That ' the Tublcfibets n tlx faid liank, their fuc 'ceirors and afGgi, (lull be and are hereby created and made a Corporation and body politic, in law and in fail, by the name andllilebf 7 be Prefdtnt, Direi.ers aid Ctntfanj tf ike Bpnk tf. CafeFear," and 'lhall is coutinue until the fir ft day of Ja nuaiy, inc thoufand eight hundred and twenty, and by the name and il tie aforc faid, they lhall be and are hereby made a. blc arid capable in law to have, purchafe, receive, pol.'efs, enjoy and retain to 1 hem- leivcv and their fuctillort, lands, rents, tenements, hereditament, 0(m!s, chattels and cffecls, ta an amount nmexcccdinc in . the whole finclndinff the' amount of the Capita t tcttafoTefaid) fix-rrmrdretl ihou- llaJ dollars, and the lame to fell, crant. ocir.nc, a.ieu or oupoie ot, 10 nic and be fued, imrdvad and be impleaded, anfwtr and be anfwt ted, defend and be defended in Courts of Record, or any other place whaiiucvrr ; and slfo to make, have and nfe a ccmniofi, feat, and the fame to break alter" and rent w at their f!eafurc nd alfo tu ordain, cflablilh and put. ja.cxecwtion futhliyc-laiA 1, ot dlnanttk and rtguUtrut , a Hi a U iceiu ntetflaty fcr the tovci nrr.cni rl the faid Corporation, not being citra- tm trt ih r'nnf) ilnlmn t,f lMt - tr t't itif lfniir.1 ---ic laid Ctrpcia . t..j 'i"Pfe, gtntraJ rjuceting li il.c Hock.holdcn fliatl and rniv be called bjr'ihe Dircflori as'hcreaftcfjptcitied.aml rencraay tonJoand eicrutc all loch afls. inaiteis and tbingi as to'thtm ih, and "efay, fubjetlncverihtlefs, 10 the tiiles. teculitioni and relfriKrif,. r herein after declared and pitfcnbed. C. 4. And be it turiktr tnnJ. Tk.i t!hJ c! t,rtI'g t t "ifaifi vi the lata v.trpgtaion, there ft ill be ek vtn DU 1 rtcJon. Itine citiTi-nt ..1 il.;. n... ! ,'rtl M,vcrt1 lhall be ttf.dcnii of ; wnir.ingioit, 01 ht fifletn niiteillitrc of,leanl yearly by the npck-JolJeri, at a general meeting to be. kUainnay at J ilrtirgiun, to the finl Mondir in Jan. 'i me nru e tenon ti Uirel I f" iHalt mn be intlhdcd in the before men. ;s tiond genual irgulatjon, but IhaU b he'd at anytime happen that' an ekclion cf lu -rectpjs.lh6uld not De rhatfe up,ori any day., -wben purftjant to this aHt .outfit, to haye been made, the faid. corpora jap. all nd, ,-for thit caufe be'difTolved, .but it .fit all, be; lawful on any otjher .'day .wjtbJn.tcp 'Uy Thereafter to hold and kcifrefc flwftfore 'Direcldrs, fn fucjmiorr; aa ,fb all be ttr . "gulated by the laws .and orilinarices of tl.e i4iu VUf (jurainrrf,. ami viiAi ui. v. Teath, refignation; 6T abfence frpm ihe bte 'of -ariy pifOclor, -.his place fhall b hi led "p.by a pew choice,! for the renjitnd rr of tbyear, by a 1 majority of the Direct rsv Sec. 5. And e It furlbtr enafled, ' "hat, on the 'firft day of May next, and eefy thirty days .thereitter if " "the fu b fcp ioti . fhali 'not' b fooncr clofed ' X he; ,C.p"ivii i Hi , , otverS appointed at FayettejU'e., fh'aH tr'anfj ... Jmit and deliver to thf ..CommUIibwcrs Up-.,, ' poTniefT arWilininaton, a'JtU' c-Lthe ("fve- rat I ut)txrlnerf at Jtich placenn ;tm ina r e ' or ft a'res Voeach and ciVri fub fcribcr ! bc- Idf.glna:, tbgetheV-wit thj. full amtiunt of . e, i f 1 . .1 r : t r tne uioicripiion money oy .uie iaiu voin. - miflioners received asafqfefaid ; for which " 'amount the'Teeept in waiting of the "faid - Commllfiopers appointed in and for hc! town of, WUniin'gton or a majtirjty . off' uhem, fhail'bea fuflicient acquutanie and ', difcharge to' thi,perfons refpeively tay-f f ving . the fa me ' ; ard as fob'ti as the fum... of twenty. five thousand dollars m the mau. nef forefaiU h alNe aQually.'?jreceived pn, 'account of the; fuircription iotl)e fail I ca pHatflock of tht faid Bank," .notice vhere--' of IhaU given tit the 1 'Cowmi'flionfiis ap- pointed in and for tie town- of WilmMig-" ton in the Wilmington & State 'Gazettes, and the" fame prlons lhall at the fatija.jtime notify a time anil place within tin; laid (own at the tiiflaiicedf twenty days from tlx: time of fuch notification fbr.procccdi:)t;-to the "choice of Direclors, and it lhall be lawful for fuch eltHion to'be fhen and there made, and the eleven ' per Tons' 'who lhall be then j and 'there Chafc.-i'," ihall be 't,he ijrlirec : :'irtb lrLf. fi it) tld !.lktfli '!" r.riitfT unlit the firlt Monday iti J anuary thereafter or. 'until rfieif' fiict-lTorVjhairbe duly elected; 1 ki'nt 'he ' faic! ;Direaors ihall forthwith commence 'the opefptions 'of thefitl Bnk. i at me towntu vy itmtngrpn. 1 Sec, (u And be i) lufther xnifled. That i.t, (hall be law tttlffor the , Corporauon to cftablillt a Branch of the laid B Jtjk. where 1 foever they lhall think fit at and in the Mown of FayetteviHe, for the purpofe of difcount apddepofit only,- 6c upon the fame) terms and in the faerie manner Vs (ball, ix:' 1 -u- tj-i. : ur:i:..... 1 practiicu s.i 111c uiik ih iiuimiuiii-, ami 1 to cbti-,mit the managemetu of the faid of-' I fice or branch and the making qf the faid ; . di (counts to fuch petfons gnder fuch agree ; n.enti, and fubjeel ioTiich, regulation as they (balldectVi proper, -pet coutrary to ' . ' the 'Cbnflitution'of this State,' the United ', State!i, or of this Corporation: Subfcrip-, lions may W mao'e in perfon or by prpxies -appointed in writing. - Sec. 7. Jlnd bi it lutlher enacted, : 1 hat the Dircclofi hr the lime biog (hall have power ro appoint fuch olficers, clerks, and fervants, underj thetn as they ftall deem pTopcc, and regujate their ccfpective duties and compenfation, and fh al I btf capable "of excrcilii g fuch ohcr, powers and authorities as lhall be dclrri-' bed, hxed if dctcrnlned by the laws rcgu. lations and ordinances of the corporation. Scc.8. Andht it further tnaied. That the following rules, relliicliohs, limitations provifior.s, fhalltorrri andhc the funtUmen tal article! of the Coiflitutton i;f the faid Corporation; 'The number td voter to, wiich.ejch flock-holder lhall be eniltkd, (Halt beaccordfng to fie number of fharcs he lhall hold, one votefor each fbarcj they fhalliiavea tight 10 vti toy a jroxy he be ing a flock-holdcr s No l3ircdlor th all rt. ceive any etnidnmentj the flock -ho Wen may allow afalary to ether compenfation tojthe Prefidenii N lefi than five Direc icrs ftall conltitute a beard for the tranf. aclion ol bufinefs, of whom the Piefidcrt (hall always he Arte, unUu in cafe of lick refs or tucel'ary ablencc, fie lhall ap point .by a wtitten inllr.ment?a director to fill displace', i ni:mbcr of Jock.holdcrs not.' Icli than trnty.ve icing atioRcyier tnyncri of fifty tharel, flail have rower lb demand a general mcetliv, and the PienV dent (hall call one wiihli thirty day a 'at. ter th rommufiicatWtn tf their nn-fl every calhicr ihill givebond'and fccuuiy-' befote he enter run tM tUtics of his ortke. in the fum of teu ihoufantiUtjIfari, ar.d the J 'ther outcers, clcrkt or fervants tif the Corporafion, - (halt feive fuch' ftctwliy ai the Diielors (hall teQu'ue t iThe ftockVrJ the faU Corporatloa ihall be traniferribli and altcnabla according to fuch rules and rrg'ulitioni as the Corporation (hall from , time to time make for that jfurpofe j biUf, bonds 191 note! futlcribed tf the 1'itfi dent and eetrtiftf figntl 'bf the Calhtcr,' (hall be binding and obligatory iipvn tho, Corpofailftnffcalf yealTy'divMendi IhaU be male of fuch part of the profits c( the Bank Ii'i1iill4jfpeaf advlfeable thctniil amount of notes emitted or thrown Into circulation by the faid Corporation tc" , th:r with their debts of eveiy dcfcnptiuti, I: "ver and aV'VP the' monies iLuu aially (it pojiieq in trie pans: tor Keeping, ai d in cafe ofexceff the Dircdors Under wh'fe adm'uUflrat ion it (hall hap-cli, (hall beli. ' able fpthe fame in,'their natural private .capacities, and an aclion of debt may in" fuch cafe.be broMht agalnft therrf for any rot. themyor; their tieirsj executors or ad- . ininiifratoMj 5ri any court of record by a- ny creditor or creditors or tne jam vorpo .raiioni'incl maybejp'ff5feciiyed to jtignieTft"7 and txecmiorV, a'ny condition' covenant or agreement to the contra'y ' jnotwtthlfand ing : Provided, That any of the :;t)'ijreft6.rs''" whrt rray have, been abfent-orhaVev-'Idiiiei';--ted frojnj.if refolutioQ or acl; whereby f.-chi excefa" w as'cpot rafl cdprvcrfated, ' ma y . rc- L fpciciyely exont tater1emfel fes 1 rm eing .iloiiabie, 'by forthwith tntertnt; -their pro- tefti wivh.and belore ia'nolaf y public, an J htp the ttockihetdersiaf a'getitral mectirg which they (hall have ppweryar.d are here- . by 'requefte? and dir'eflcd' to call for that -purpofejj None bu t a flodk-hoUkr, hti in; a citizen of this flale", fliali i iible nT a Director . 'rhff 'lands,;' tcjiementf, and he reditaments, vjhtch it ("bill be law f ul tor thei'faid CprporU0 10 hbld.'lhall be only -fiirn (hn ri-niii Titi-'.for if i iTmirii::!. nrrnrnmfwlatLn in rf Im I t ti the -runvpti. je.jranfairg cf ?jsc;bM.finef$ ';imf f6ch-si. . JhaU.hate bteij blnalide mor feai'Jdlo'it hv way t lecurity, or conveyetl To'tt In laii fafiion, tf dtibrsAftibviPully.1 cWvfracled - hi the.courfejof its dtalingS! or purcUied at fales-oT.'jtfflgment;,whichUlVall.r.iv''e'.bce'f ' obuincd for- ftifch debts': "Mor ir.li this' CoVporatioti directly of ; ifidireclfy- ileal o,r trade in any thing'except bills of exchai.'g-a, gold or 111 ver biillii'i!, ' or in the fate of : goorls really 3 nd ytrtily; pledged, for mo.ney . I cut and fifjt .Kdtjstucd in, due time, rr.ia S "go'fjijs tkc. produce --of '.its lands , etither ' fhal) thq faid Cr:piatiii take tnoic than' "? at thc rJt pf a halt per crntuni frvr thiny days, fpr,tr, on account pfi's leiJM or twl- I cuums. . , ' , ? oec. QtKt-cttjimzer-- enaata, , 1 ti'at t; North-p'arolif.a at any time within three f years from and after thb phfiThgof this act, "i ti Become thicrcfledlri faid Bank, to an a- I irjount not' execeffinj; two hurlvlrcd and fit- 7 " 'iy Iliates of one bundled dollars each ; and on. ihe payment invo" the faid Bank' by; the ) if 'flpte for any ihareslhe ray deem it advi- v . leaiIe o lotakr, ir lliail Vlawtni thence- 4 " lor,ward for U:c laid Corporation i"fllb5 ; .notes fxiundul oi fuch extenlion of capital , In .tp fa:p) iitio a? h herein before pro vided on the migJnal (lock created by' vir- rtue of this act. t t . , -.Sec. 10. Audit it further thiiBtd, lfiit ,'s the (VmnriHioncrs apfi.iiitid hv ihV.Vcl, . for receivieg fubfcnpuoiis iii.thc ;tdw,p Wilminrton. lhall iinftiediatcitf afira laf-- ; ficient number1 of fliares axis taken, provide a honfe for carrying on the bufLqef. of tho Uai k, together with ail nctclTiry paper, " ' ftatlqii3ry, vault! and utenfils, fuiiabla 10 Vihc fame,' fo ihauas foon a the Directors are cbqfen, the ypcution pf the faid Bank , tv, ay be iinmtifU4itly profecnted and carri- ; -cd into effect. . . , ; , Sec U.'And It itfurlht enafled. That .in cafe any pet fon thaH be' Indebted to the id Bank on any nil, bond or note, duly executed or if.dtl fed, in the body 'ot which bill, bond note5 or endorfement, it .'(lull te exprefly Jlatedthat ihe fame lhall be nr. ; goi'a'bleat the faid Bank or (ball be ii-i'tbi- cd to'fjiid Bank, by reifbn ot or under any aKCepjanaf, flitll.lai.l to make payment at the lirnc fpecified, the Prefiient or Ca(!i ler or apy nuwbtr cf Diredlors as may be. apj,fi4nlcd by the Dircilors of kid Bank, lhaU.caulc a demattd t,f payment t be prude in writine on foch delinquent. U it tut, uiiTcy iuuuc mai .11111 ic pjju vtpti- in Vert days iherraficr, the Pr'cfidentj CaHM ier,.or my nttmher of' Direitors which ' may be Moinied bi toe Direclors f faid Bank, moy an-motion either in the fupeti or court of Wilmlngtondifliici, or within ' 'any rotnty cmirt within the laid'diflria, d which notice (lull be given at the time pf making theVemafid ai aforefald,.-enter "up judgment IYr fuch. fum as lhall ap- fear. due on any bill, bond, nota or accep. lance aaaforefaVh Pmided aliva)t, that it any fuch del f queni flialt at the Conn at wliicn he (ball be n'oiifie d, judgment m lit b moved for apaWifl him, deny ihe whole or any part of the fame demafd'to oedue li e (aid Coot t fl.alt Uirecl an' ilTue to bo. madt! and a jury empannelled,, nho (hall proceed to 'he trja! of Ihe fame,ai'd tbcir vcrdiatnd the judgment thctcon .(ha'-Ue final and eondufivt and from wbUh there fliall be noappra,U. Sec. ll.Jitd ie it fxfhr tna?f4tThH nothing he'icui contained (ball he conftru ed tpf give to the liank by this act creited,' any precedence nr pfcfercnct tu any Bank which the Legislature out at an ti-ne hereafter tflablifh at he town nt ivi). mmgtoit arwl Fayctrilleor elfewhcre, amf ihe faid Bank bf this iQ caailiihed may become a branch (on fuch lermia may be agreed n) of anv general Daok which may be (lbli(hcd for the State in tie city of IU!cgh ot t'.fcwhcre. "1 , v.. 1 1 -?

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