Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-25

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ten a mott humorous letter to his confi.
tuents. Of all the ridiculous performances
we have as yet feen, this certainly Aands,
if not the frf, in the very fra rank. II
appears thar Claiborne fuppofes, and very
jufly, that it belongs 10 the judges to de-
eide the confitusionaliry of the late anti
juIfice bill. Claiborne fays the judgesare
not removed by the ball, "what is to be-
come OF the Judges will, in my opinion,
torn another great contitu,ional quefion
the next Felton,
He complains feyeral times, in the
courle of bis address, that he has been
greatly abuled by the Warrington Fedc-
rsliit. If Mr.. Claiborne thinks hlmfclf
abufed in thar paper, what will he think
of the abgJs OF his friends I The follow
ing is the lubfance of a dialogue which
paiied between a member of congrels from
Virginia, ana the writer of this, then edi-
tor of the Wahington federaltt.
Member. You have attacked me in
your paper. I Will not iuffer il, nor will
| take kgaf means to prevent it.
Editor. You might as we'll Gpare any
menaces; they have no effect. The piece
ofwhich you complain vas merely mat
ter ofridicule not affecting your moral
character and even that notice would nor
have been taken Of you, had it not been
provoked by declaration Of Duane, that
" Mr.. Bayard was theonly correct fPeak-
er On the. fedora tide - hence it was ne
ceGary to make comparifon, between the
fpeakers of Virginia and Connecticut.
Member. II you're about to initiate all
DaGne's dirty adioas yoa'oe enaagb 10 do.
But | am decent character; | am tent here
by above 3o,ooopeople, nor am | fpeak-
er-you never heard me ipeak & There's
ClaWb0rue, you may riaicule him as much
as you pleafe, he gets drink eg,vxy day, and
his friends can't prevent him.
Anti Dsmaefat.
Wiosfale Prices Cu,yent at Kmg1qsn, the
1ot5 A4ra, 1902.
Super6ne Flour, IA dolls. in demand.
Pilot Bread, 81 dolls. per barrell, dull
fale.
Corn Meal, yellow, s. to dois. per do.
in demand.
Indian Corn, Is Sd to IS Cd per buhel,
in demand.
Black Eyed peafe, r5s I'D TO Iss per
ditto.
Rice per cwt. 4os,
American Mels Pork, 1905.
Ditto Beef Sos in demand.
Hams, 3 bits to 4 bits per ID.
Pitch Pine Ba1rds, Plank, scantling and
Ranging Timber, al to I5l per M.
No demand for Naval Stores, Spars or
Mats, at preienf.
N. B. Should any large hipments of
proviGons bemade this way, the price will
fall prodigiouAy, otherwsfe they cannot,
on account OF the very great confnmption
here, having fuch a powerful navy and ar
my on this cation. Proviions will be
much wanted in St. Domingo by the
Preach navy and army until the reduction
of that colony, &c.
ExvOR ofa AHerfrom the Havauua, IA
ageselemau in PHILADELPHIA, dated April
2Stb.
"Some days ago, town fnall DIFF
lance back Of the Havana took fire
and the whole place, containing upwards 4
of COCO hopfes, was confirmed. The
lois is ei}imated four million OF dollars.
In confequencc Of this event, the COVER
ment have come to d determination to adj
nit from three TO 5000 barrels Of -four to
be entered from the American veGels lay
ing off the harbor, to behold to the King
at ftated price, and afterwards retailed
TO individuals, the profits on which fpecu-