Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-30
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OF THE REGISTER,


culation relative to Spain, but none Of them
appeared tunil this day sufficiently authentic
to authorize our communications on the sub
Jest. However, our government have now
received official dispatches from major. gene
raj Spencer, Gated off Caliz, 9th ult. In ad.
dition to this, reports from various ports Of
Spain and Portugal, also state, that an en-
gagement had lately taken place near Madrid
between the Spanish patriots and French ar
my, in which the latter was completely de-
fcatcd with the loss OF 1000 men. Should
the Spanish patriots continue their operation:
as successfully as they have commenced, the
commercial as well as political affairs of En-
rope, will no doubt wear avery altered aspect
in few months; it has, however, as yet oe-
casioncd no material change in our market
"COTTON.-- The cottens by the Lee
ward Island fleet are now chiefly landed, in
which we And the proportion of common West
India descriptions very trifling the cotton
market generally seems now pretty steady,
and as the longer continuance of the Ameri-
can embargo is highly probable, we calculate
upon an improvement, particularly in cid and
new Bowels, as re cannot expect by our next
arrivals from the Rrazils, any sorts that can
be with propiety substituted for them: we
estimate the sales since the 25th uhimo at
COCO bags, principally consisting of those
lately arrived by the fleet, which have gone
eff with spirit at lid per lb above our last
quotations., but there has nothing of confe-
quence been done in American cottons dur
ing the last week. New and prime upland
may now be quoted as aida 22d; New-Or-
leans aida IS I'D; Tennessee j cod
Sea Island as I'd a 2s lod, stained ditto l6d
I'D pei lb.
GRdiN, sSe THE prospect Of We
~ abundant harvest In every quarter Of this
kingdern, has rather alarmed the holders of
American Wheat, ard many Of them would
now willingly accept of l3s. per 70 lbs. for
what they hold; even at this, few if any buy
ers can be found added to this, supplies have
already actually arrived from Quebec, and}wa
daslly look for luther considerable arrivals
pectaGons Should be azff 1 5fi g.
lions with the United States continue in the
present unsettled state, we think it probable,
that higher than tie following quotations may
possibly be obtained; for New-York Whea,
Us Sd a lss; Quebec; Us q rs cd +? Iriss,
lis Cd a Us per 70 lbs.--KICE coptiHues
Without variation.
"DYEH.Q0DS,---In Lcgwood We have
no alteration to notice; the stocks Of ii are
considerabiss and VIC expect extensive SIP
plies by the next fleets Ntich must Cause a
depression IN vsiue. there has been very
btisk speculative demand for rustic; Cuba
Is uncommonly scarce. and the holders now
..Sk yyA,~ tt ~
weeks, O, possibly higher.
ASHES lit Is nov pretty accurately asi
,certaIied that the supplies of Ashes from
Quebec and Montreal viii prove very extern
slFe the ensuing season; the spccuialions
therefore IN the article have totally SUBSIDIZED
aud dcclensiop in prices have consequently
taken place of from SIS. a As per ewt: saj
for lst quality, Pots 9os and e2s, ard fol
Pearls rs to Cos per cwt-thess prices ar
yet comparatively high, and would pay til.
shipper handsomely.
tine have been in regular 1en.end during lat
nscnth; public sale Of the latter took pice.
On the 2Stn nit; it went off briskiy at S4sIa,,d
4es per cWt. and the holders look fe,sard
a1th confidence TO obtaining higher, Which.
may possibly be realized, as the piinipal
stocks OF both these articles have got ito a
lew hands the dealers and consumers, low
ever, buy sparingly at these exhorbitanpr-
ces, and Should there be prospect oiFup-
ps'es sooa coming forward. they cannt be
calculated upon with any degree Of certinty.
I" IoBAcCC.--Ry the arrival oftif last
American Packet Wa have received no itelli--
sencc on which to ground an opiaioo rAatire
10 tae removal Of the embargo; but weleagn
from Mr. C~nning's recent speech b the
house OF commons, that the negotiations now
pending between the two countries are tutire-
ly contingent upon those with France nd the
United States sand further, that no sHicial
communications have been received by this
government since the arrival Of Mr.. Rose