Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-28

If the measure OF embargo IS much longel
! persisted IN, the capital and views of .tilii.
] country, which have been directed to The
] American trade, viii be diverted into othel
channels, and BY exertions, supplies of the
articles usually drawn from America, vii
be obtained from other quarters. The value
| of British shipping has encraased rapidly
and vessels which have long laid idle, now
find useful and profitable employment az e
normous freighss.
| America must suffer more than this coun.
| try, and we should suppose this will be en-
| creased, when Gas will shortly be the case)
| YOU have two crops On hand. We cannot
avoid entertaining the idea, that these cir
cumstances aided by the recent political e.
vents in Europe, will have their weight with
Yosr government, and produce some alsera-
.tion in their opinion toward ours.
Tie answers given to the Americas Mer-
Giants relative to the removal OF the block
asie OF SPAN, clearly ev;nce the measures of
tas government to b. solely directed against
l3saace, in retaliation, and 10 have no hos
Tie view to yours and the Increase of duty
on costor, humber, &c. which was lower from
yours shan any other nation, is OILY now put
On The samefootiag as Others. The superior
advantages YOU had, havias, ceased through
tile expiration OF the Old treaty am the re-
iSct;on OF the new.
American produce, in general, rules at
his'l prices, and We should Forward you a
Price Carreat, bat they merely affect I'M
$50 49, al o,I,r,,r ,,f,+ ~, ha
-inte consideration On rs-opening Of commu-
nieasioa. The probability IS whenever that
even. ;!oesaake place, that the markets viii
BE aearly staonans (; circumstances nav oc-
Cur g GIVE vivacity to trade, but saddled
with ta- weight Of produce which uuust
shorty be Oh hand WITH you, We must ex-
pact, severe glut wns. il is thrown in, and
vefv little can be calculated upon from the
vzssis whisa nay first arrive. The low
aaa lseprSsse Fvsess Witayo may have IN
deed sprcnt stion, bat whenever the Export
dos oTen, we s.lois,t. reeo,anlena your III
TIER "a, pveft i'll America, than risk
agssit 10 the European markets. where no.
ding SHOULD iinti;lse shipments hut the low
,7iices at winch rh4v have been lad nj
From The quotations We have had Of Gotten
aud Wheat they appear the most eligible ar
t:cies--Moaey cannot well be lost but ne
think the greatest profit will be Oh YOU, side
the wate..
The cotton market has taken further
advance, IN consequence of the expectation
Of a long depsivat;oa OF imports from a.
msrica rs. Id. has been given for / so bales
OF new Upland cotton; 2 f.ew choice New
Olieaas g. o. q IS. 81 Denararss, Is. Al.
a IS. ii and two bales Sea Islands as high
as IS; tas ;ntcr;ors qualities OF Uplsnds, II.
ORLEANS ard Demararas I'd. to Cd. lower,
aud t1opGs are entertained Of a further adj
VANCE. The supplies OF cotton in importers
l,atiis are completely reduced, ont it is not !
exactly aseegtained what the spectators
hold, and there arc some parcels which have !
been on hand tfcr Years. The Erazil trade, /
for the present, must centre in this country;
several vessels are already arrived IN British
'porss, and more eSpvc1et. France has
drawn a great pors:oa Of her supplies ofcot-
ton from .hence through Portugal, but the !
whole must come here now, and though in |
some cases it cannot b exactly employed {
ffos che same uses as American eoztons, it
VIII iayesfsrs, and can be laid down fully as
low in proportion.
G,u harvest has been upon the whole a
busdan:. Wheat is heavy at los.sa is. Cd.
Heavy rains have done some injury to the
cro,,s, principally on rich ground, through
their iuxnrianee bat we aDp-eaend the IN
crease upon that Of inferior qaality viii COM
pcasase fcrsany other deficiency: anl the
crops Of potatoes have lately materially i'm
proved, that we have not much to dread for
want Of foreign supplies at.preseat.
You viii see with some interest the pro-
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