Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-03
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Ware not CORRECTLY Informed Of the ex-
state Of p.rt:es Is he legislature OF Yer.
1t. The majority Of the leglslative
seh is certainly democratic bur towhat
sut is not yet ascertained, IS +aere has
b no gaession taken on any subject Of a
aisal n.l.llses. Iils local appointments ID
|aaly ns..tls, co not decide the poli;ica,
srengA OF ,ae house, We understand,
bssrr, that they have ne8atived the mo-
for filing up the vacancies in that
bach, occasionel by the resisnations Of
eral federal aelnbsrs, who have gone IN
he council. This IS az arbitrary, illibe-
md unprecedented step and We fear,
rrsi5led in, viii turn the scale against
The papers state that IN two Of the dis
Els there is no choice of Congressman
i members elected are MARTIN CHIT-
'sBEs, esq. (fed. and DR.. SAMuEL SHAW
n.y. Hen. NOSES RosMsoy, has been
Iected Senator to Congress and tie
rsrJudgss Of theSupreme Court also re-
sed.
fBost cas.l
Ehaa f,sm IKE Log-B2ak Of he by;g Ia
rantuia.
On the Cd Feb. sos, at P. NJ. Beachy
| dbearing by compass N. ". 4 leagues
Fnnce, deserted lugger to the south OF,
laying with her sails down, she made
and at half past 6 came Up, hailed and
Es.ed us 10 heave to--while heaving to,
|efrvd several shot into US, one Of which
led William IIassel, seaman, native Of
|iadelrhia--and after she had fired, or
bred US to heavs out the boat and come on
Foard; having lost GU, small boat and dis
|atled in our crew, which they were in
Emed eli, she sent her boat on board, Sc
Fed papers, and without asking any ques-
|as, sseered for the coast Of France. On
following day, finding that they could
bring their port, they steered for Bo-
|pe, 1t p. M. On entering the port, they
the brig ON shore, where she was wreck
Etyaes e letter from The very rcsbecta-
iehause Of Mrssrs. 1h0acs Nallet a''a
q. .,ate4d London, august 18, 1908.
Although there is yet a great part or
new wheat crop vet unhoused, we are
|aEled by the reports made to US to ascer-
. that the Intense hot weather we expert
FFSsaa about the mi;ldle of July, occasicned
bore or less miidew In almost every coun-
/; anu that in consequence there Will be a
|nsiderab!e drawback from the abundant
|nduce, which a while ago we had SO much
|,casion TO reckon upon. We however do
|a at present apprehend that the crop IN
fspecs to the quantity per acre. will IN the
|;sgegate faIl much below al average ylei.i.
fsnost material deficiency we think Will
|s6una IN the quality, which has been pref
d generally deteriorated by blight the
ffaangeable state Of the weather during the
nj fortnight Of harvest, and the suose,
|qsnt hurry of the farmers viii also render
3 condition various in some districts, SC
sat We must not expect large proportion
1.-THE new wheat TO prove fine. Ihis lead;
|sathe opinion, that during the whole Q
es ensuing season we shall have denahl
|sheavy, sound, dry, sweet old wheat an'
% good -four. We think. that II me a
sserlcan wheat could be delivered at Lon
a at about Cos. per quarter, and the Des
s0ur at SIS. per Dbl. there would pea pros
Ft Of handsome gain, and little or n
aance of loss. We repeat the mention v
AVE frequently made of the preference tina n,
sould be given TO whest before -Four, tn