Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-29

the pleasing intelligence, that the yictori.
Gus army OF his Catholic majesty had re-.
conquered the cisyof Buenos Ayres enthe
12.hof August. Its brave dellyerer was
the marine captain Gin the Dayy) Don Sam
sago LINERS, who having heard Of the
capture by the enemy, went 10 Montevl.
do, The governor of which place gave him
the command Of light aotiita Of abou, so
sail and 1900 men. troops OF the line and
volunteers completely armed.
They dissn,barked az Puerto de las
Conchas, where they were joined BY some
Inhabitants of nnenos Ayres and the .sar
rounding country, by which addition tnen
nuaber amounted TO $500, when they
marched togesher. on the 10Th, to Retro,
where they were detained by various CIR.
cumstanees, until the 12tA, when shey at.
tackled, with the greatest intrepidity, ali
The fortified places occupied by the enemy,
and completely defeated them.
At the moment of the assault. the ene-
my surrendered, to avoid being put 10 the
sword, with which oar general had ihTea
tened them. General w. Reresford is .
prisoner Of war, with upwards Of a chou.
sand troops, who now remain Al sac dis.
posal of he coaqaercr.'s
Ia the honorable assembly Of the Pro.
vince OF Jamaica On the ihn5ie9h of Oct,
a petition was presented frotn WIN. oder,
junior, and lEanes Savage, ei,iaers OF tie
United States, s;asirg that after nuneraus
experiments and much reflection, they are
convinced that skcy can, with proper eeu1
tinns trans port ice TO tropical cllse,ases sac.
lsopEeserpe il tnese ,h.t she iattoducsi,
ON Of shat article into the island Of yanaai
ca Wi. be attended With the nos, saiitar,
eRecfs and thai ii is commerce er,lre-
ly new and never before carried on b, any
ration OF Individual; and praying thai the
house vii. gran, thenshe prisiIettge Of
iaopor;lng ice and spow into that Island
for the period of ,ea years, exclusive Of
I'll others; eacept the subjects Of the unitcc:
k.ngtlem el Great Brilaiu aad ifeiala.
Referred 70 a committee.
Recommended in his message, tke,repealof
the day 90 salt, Without wish Of cen.
sur;ng he measure, we would ogly observe
that 3 resolution totife same effect, was Of
fesec by Mr.. Rsadolph, at the lsst session,
and negasived by Nf. Jcff5sson's party ia
congress. The reason then offered for KS
continuance, was, the extraordinary d..
MAIDS on she treasury, and the rub,tc viii
determine whether they haze Increased 0.
diminished since that period, The tv!.
Lowing Contains an Official stare nens Of
the number of bushels imported aud ez-
ported daring ,hs last year. as also he a
mount Of dusies paid on then during that
period.
SALT.
Imported bushels of IS lbs. 3,7a2,32s
Exported, IL, SOB
Amount Of boun.ies &
allowances 1864 dels.
four cents, reduced i,.to ~,
bushels at The present
rates, 953, $40
---- a65 s53
Paying duty, bushels Of Sc
lbs. q, 20 cents. 2816,A55
.(Peobles kriendi :
The following is said to BE the substance Of
the anonymous communication, addressed to
Congress, on the seventeenth instant, by q
writer who protested himself to be a ioreigli~
or, and desired his communication might BE
read with closed doors;
" That the United States were in great dan
ger from France and Spain, that Bonaparte