Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-03

4 Society-the man who unblushingly told the
world he Was authorised to call convention
TO nominate the next President and Vice-P Pre-
sldent, Is In a fair way to succeed in his long
and solisitous application for the sccretaryship
OF certain territory for his son, s the judge
ship OF territory for his brother-in-law.
W1ashiaston Fed.
2Ps';HcaI I'urpitslds. -- The following
articles are copied from the Boston Ca
zzette
- FROM eAASHINGT0N.
6 II naavbe relied on as atact, that APP
plication has been made on the part OF the
administration, TO a member Of one OF the
principal delegations 10 the house OF, repre-.
sentatiyes of The United States, toskn..w
what portior Of them would vote ter a
( DEcLARATIoN OF WAR, against Great
Britain, ifsuch measure should be pro.
posed. /, is also certain that official en-.
GARY has been made, whether federalists,
10 come Of the states. would accep,, nihta
ry CO ~ MISSIONS and on the whole It sp,
pears too evident that we are TO be plunged
into war for reasons which no man can
explain
We differ from the writer of Ibis let.
ter, in his Cancellation OF war between the.
United States aud Gssat Britain ss4aar
ever nigh. have been the disposition Of
sertain minds on thai subjee. We beilev@
10 az honorable aod sniicybls termination
of Dir. Rose mission.
(PsA Rsgister)
s" January 12.
Ea:tract from 1ir. RAEDozPa's Sf1seeh, on his
Introducing Mr.. Clark's alGSdcDit, relatipe to-
general Eltksnsou:
/" The proofs, Mr.. Speaker, which has
this day been produced against your gene
ralia chic, tcge.her wish What | hold 10
my hand, viii coasinre yon, sir, aud the
world, tina, he is 4 baseTRAIToE believe
me, Mr. Speaker, that this poison. this ID
tecticus. corrupted disease, is not confined
20 your general alone, ishas, to the dis
grace of The American 6hsgacter,i ana g. try
to say, extended thea, my undergone sc.
neral's command The very stores which
descended the Ohio for the Burr couspira.
cy, svere taken, sir, fran TIE ,Americaa or.
seYdS."
Prices CuYYens STAGE the affair OF sae
Chesapeake the Unsettled state Of things.
has rendered il difficult, a!!wsys and some-
,imes impossible to give any truc or tair
quotation of the prices of articles. The
embargo has completely pafaliaed the limit.
ed operations OF commerce that existed
prior 10 that measure. We should be very
happy if it was in our power TO offer al
this time correct state of this market ter
the information ST cur distsntrsaders-It
Will naturally occur that any demsnd must
bs for the consumption ofthe place, or tor
speculation upon fu'ufe events, the former
ofcourse very limited 70 rs extent, and the
latter uncertan. Ofcorn and -four there's IS
but LILLE 10 the market, cor will the ,quao.
.i'y be increased SO long as the embargo
lasis. as tits better for The mis:ers and ter
rness,s keep their aour, wheat and coro IN
their warehouses AID barns, then 10 send
thcra 10 market al such a time. we De.
heve sha, crops Ct co,n have been sold al
shirty FIVE censs per bushel; bat It IS be-
leved .ha. that price could no. be obtained
for any considerable quantity agaia. No
considerable sales offour have Seeo made
since the embargo, nor do we believe that
one ihousaod barrels could be cold for tour
and half dollars per barrel. The espec-
tatton that rhe embargo will be raised 10
short time, determines TIC holders oftnae
article 10 wait the events Of few weeks,
rather than reduce The price without tao
hopesof thereby efectiag sales. For the
articles Of lumber and naval stores, no PR.
ces whatever can be named; the expenses
attending articles of such sraah value for.
bidding any specoia,ious 10 them and none
3ara manted fors home eansagaptiou. We