Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-13


United Stasrs, do not approve of fsrmaf
.addrsfcs, generally, By. theirs, II TEENS,
is q teexliar cafe. Their independent ipl-
rits, weuh never itoop 10 the ieryiIity OF
aaatsering address, except in. a famay svar.
They modefly inform tils PRECEDENT, that
his " appointment OF men as Head, q The
Department., and his eagaia.ioaataary'frs,
merit the appreciation Of all thoie, who
are attached to their fyilem of govern
mcnt.", This fentiment comes with a
grace,from Dudiy 3. Hobart, who is ;he
| ion. law of general Dearborn this looks
pretty in the mouth Of Jolhua Wingate,
Whole (on is likew;le the fon-in. law OF ge-
neral Dearborn, and is now clerk in the
fecretary's Office /! This Mr.. Hobart,
DO doubt, adnircs Mr.. Jefferfon's ecJf-
dom in atpoigtixg his Sad9y-in-law to one
of the Departments; he loves the conhi-
tuition much better fer il, and is willing
in this extrcordinay cafe, to pledge his
confidence. Wingate too, kind
hearted .man, can express his T" cordial ap-
probation in an administration which
provides 70 comfortably fox his ion. Th.ft
three gentlemen, in their talk with the
Proficient, ipeak Of thofe, who are attached
TO -" OUR fyatem OF government. IT.
plain langusge-you, PRECEDENT }eferion,
& my dnddy.in-law, & the aodsy in law
of my ion, :" unite and exerciie- 70 much
perfonal virtue and political widom,"
tina, we hope for much harmony, &c. But
tlsfe branches Of the family, however, are
careful to allure Mr.. Jeferfon, that III
copgratuIat;ng him on his owa appoint
ment, they do not t" Offer him that adu-
lation which charatterizes unprincipled iy-'
coph,nts, and which they ate fure would
wound his feelings, and their own conicE
ence," &c. Oh, no, they are doubtleis
very fincere, and very con!c,entious ab-
hor in their fouls all Aattery, and adore
the contribution.
". E. Palladium.
E.x,,aa ofa letter trom arslbraabe bsx/e
in Live,to0l, to axotbe, in Nequ- 1ork,
dated orb jan. 1904.
t" The French Government have refuf-
ed to permit the importation of Britih
manufactures into France, and grea,
quantity which were fent thither immedi-
ately on receiving the account of preiimi-
naries OF peace being Gsned, are now on
theirlway back evenecoais muft be re-
turned. Yet our government Teens to
have every confidence in their good faith,
tor tie miniiter has declared, th.t cur pie
n;po,entiary has every reaion to be fatisi.
ed with the pacific difpoGtion of the
French, and a large armament having
10000 men, on board, we're iufelea to Gail
from Brett on the 9Th ult. for the Wet.
Indies, and it has not been thought at all
neceGary to iend out force to watch their
motions. We yetterday heard ,hro the
London papers thar government had tent
down orders to Portfmopth to get ready a
feet Of 9 Gail OF the line and fone frigates,
with all pohble dfpatch, and that the
| carpenters were let to work on quarter day,
which is regular holiday-their intend.
ed deftination is NOT officially ftated, but
| the circumlfance does not feem to have
| given rife 10 any runors in the papers,
that it was caufed by jealoufy OF the mo-
tions of the french--indeed, one paper
mentions the diifufbed fate Of our ilands
| 10 the Wea-Indies as the probable occa-
| Gon. - - =
Price Current at Hnvre, December II.
Virginia, Georgia and Carolina long black 10.
bacco, per 100 Id 70 to So!ivres
| Pot Afh, If. and I'd fort, ~ TO As iiv.
White ard ciayed sugars. to 90 do.
rHown do. SO TO 70 dc.
Riee, in demand, As togo do.
.vhal Bone, 40 to 1870 do.
Mahogany; per 100 feet, 80 TO IS do.
Whale Oil, in demand, per Pol. IA Sd 50 &c
| 4ofous.
Cod d.. q to so fous.
Loag Nankeens per piece 9 toll liv.
short do. ITO 3 lv.
St. Domingo Coffee, per ID. IS to 26 fous.
! Martinique and Gusdaioupe do. a9 ,o.5r do
fine Well India, Georgia, and Bourbon Cot
| tnn AZ rod To livr,s.