Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-28

years war. coxelsfan of the Cd Of &C.,
mlnal has terminated one Of ZEN wear.
which, by the importance of the EVEN
it has produced, and by the number IN
the armies which maintained il, will I'll
always the mott memorable of modern
wars
Thefe obfcrvations are followed BY i
Copy of the Couelafam of the three Cal
leges of the a4,h ultimo, confirming and /
approving thar of the General Depotatioa
Of February IS, which has already been
inherited IN this paper.
The M0uueuy ale, contains long ca,
relpondence between Colonel Fravsr, G.,
werner OF Goree, and Gen. BIanchot, the
French Commsndant at Senegal, relative
TO the evacuation of the Hand of Cores
by the Bfitilh troops. Blanchot, appears.
offered Colonel Frazier the uie of foms
French vefel 10 convey the garrifon Of
Goree TO Sierra Leone but the Colonel
informed him thar he thought it his duy
to wait for the arrival of a tranfport from
England, as he koew no example of
Britifh garrifon having evacuated place
furrendered by Treaty Of Peace under
any other flag than their own, unleis that
there was an immediate neceGlty for re.
moving the troops to another place. This
Citizen Blanchot is pleaied to conGder as
an Innovation of The Treaty of Amiens; g.
from the manner 10 which the French Go.
vernment have publithed the corrcfpon.
dence, itwould fcem that they are diipoi.
ed to countenance the inGnuaton.
The Swifs troops which were embodied
by the late Helvetic Government are ia.
ken into the lervice of France,
The per Cents. are at 81 f. IS.
Yeferday was Settling Day at tn.
Stock Exchange; there were three De.
faulters which number was comfortably
lefs than was expected. The Account
went off pretty fmoothly, and the greatea
hopes are entertained thar the leverai
Brokers (al.hough materially hurt BY
failures will be able to fettle their lofts.
Confols began at 62z, fell to 6I4 and
left of at 81.
The following pahage in the late
Speech of Citizen Bote, ADD Orator Of the
Tribute, concerning Specie and its value,
Is well worthy OF remark
T" The riling or the deprefion of Cold
Specie, according 10 the AuttuaIion Of
Change, only takes ;lace in one Solitary
Spot Of Europe and where is thar !? a.
mong People who are nearly withou:
Territory, calculating People, rich by
the Trade they c,rry on, and though the
means of which they bring home the va
rious kinds of Specia that arc icAttered
over the whole Globe; among People,
in fine, who 70 obyiste the mitchell attend
in goD huctuation, have, by the very lnfl.,
tutions of their Bank, an unerring crltc.
rion TO look up to, and iure guide TO tol.
low
NJ. Balide, Banker Of the French Go
vernment, arrived Oh Saturday IN town,
with two Of his chief clerks. Il is fad
he comes on Tome financial bufioeiS with
our Minilters perhaps His Coylaiar to-
hnfls, (as NJ. de Harcourt calls him. win"
es, in order 20 avert the caam'tes OF 4
war, WHICH republican infolence has pro.
voked, TO pay part Of the immeni' id1s
which France owes Us for the trouble On
taking and maintaining her prlioners bi,
fore the late truce to k place.
The following are The prices OF ffenSa
Stocks iince our la}
March 3o--s1f. 75c.
-3I-- SIT. 25e.
April l--5lf. z5e. 50. 75c. p
5If. 75c. Szf : -, /,
Lord Hulchinfon attended GulIdha5
this day, at two O'Clock, and was adap'-
ed INFO the freedom OF the City, voseo 10