Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-23

qaiyalent to dollar & Is cents per bushel
on board. A public sale of cargo oil
corn, such as yours, took place this day.
Two small lots only thereof were sold, al
29o rees per alqr. or about 90 cents per
bushel, on board. Thus situated, and hav.
ing had no offer for We see no o.
Their remedy but to wait more favorable
monaens for the disposal Of it.
!" P. S. A neighbour of ours this day.
.pustwo cargoes OF corn from Norfolk, at
public sale !; the highest price was a9o rees
per alar. or 90 cents per bashel. A cargo
Of 5000 bushels from said place has been
sold at Figuera asthe rate Of IS cents per
.bushel, on board, which we mension 10
shew yon the prescott reduced state Of ours
and the neighboring markets."
Emrdct Of letter from gentleman ~
Frederick liozv,, to his correspondent in
Baltimore.
Nothing new here--allo the talk is,
harvestis approaching fast--no moreJsa:G
about caterpillars, and ! an, happy lhatthe
report Of that insect having been so de-
stsnc.iye is unfonpded. They have. done
acme partial Injury to a few individuals,
but by mo msans SO much as has been re.
lated. Crops generally are very promising
,adeed.7
Extract Of a letter from a gentleman in
Nezu 0sleausrso his tGrien9 IN Baltimore,
dated May IL, 1896.
"DEkR SIR, s
",Tosnler iute The naiaGtiss Of nay dc.
scent OF the western waters, were ba, 70
annoy you with a long lis. OF grievances.
Suffice it TO say that TOO impatient to wait
tor sufficient fresh to float the ships, /
embarked on the 3Oeh March ca board
large barge, 5obarrels barthen: unesaal
and extreme low waters retardipg our.
speed, & Increasing the distance one fourth,
by compelling Us TO hoas round Sd islands
in the Ohio, Saod i26 Ia the mississippi,
that in high waters may be .,esred from
point'tospoins; 1adays lying to tor head
winds, aided by inexperienced and unskil.
full navigasofs. placing us twice on sand
bic on planters and,sswycrs, occasioaed BY
a .edicos passage of six weeks. Planters
are trunks OF large trees, immoveaply fixed
by the root in the bottom of the river, ap.,
pearing 4eerpendieulafly aboat three feet
above the surface, when ~ middling
stage lSawyets are also bodies Of trees
less firmly fixed, yielding TO the pressure
of the.current, appearing and disappearing
alternately. ,The rapldi,y of The Missis.
sippi continually undermining the banks,
causing whole acres TO cave in at once,
bringing with them the largest fotesttrees,
renders impracticabie any attempts at re.
moving these, the principal dangers Of the.
nav'gation.- But like philosophers, we
pro6ted by adversely: our idetentions en-.
abled US TO sxplure the Indiana Territory,
Tennessee, Upper and Lower Louisiana,
the Mississippi Territory and West Florl.~
'da, to considerable extent. Wild Iurkies,
ducks, geese, pheasants, pelicans, aad pa.
roque,s OF beautiful plumage, feleas oar
deadly shots and Goldfish, not Inferior in
quality to our rock, weighing from seven.
teen TO one hundred and twensy three
pounds, afforded us dahy repast. The
soil of Upper Louisiaoa is rich beyond
conception; in many places twas allowed
by several Kentnekians tcIbe fine manure
for, their first rate land, and ia that stase,
excs:7s Immediately on the,banks of .ewater,
COURSES, corn and sand@command the same
price; at Wilkinsonvtle weysaw 40 Warri.
ors ef'the Shawanese, Delawares, Chero..
ices and Sciouts, painted and equipped for
battle, preparing to 60 TO war against the,
Usage tribe. Fhe poor aborigines, fer.
a,erly the lords and masters of this exten.
sive and fertile domain, now coySe on board
with the most abjecs humility. even leaving
their hu1ting halves on shore to exchange
bear meat and fresh deer at one dollar toe
carcase. far four. whiskeV, &c. The CON.