Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-13
from THE CONNECTICUT HERALD.
Z" We bought them at Vendue.

quantities of goods are bought at Vendue.
Scarcely an article of any description is now
for sale in this city but what was bought at
Vendue, or perhaps to speak more politely,
at Aflctlen.
If any man will take the trouble TO ex-
anime into this subject by visiting our stores,
either of dry goods or groceries. ne will be
astonished 70 find them entirely filled up by
purchases at Venaue.
A coqngyman wishes to buy rum, sugar,
gin or brandy--he inquiries the priee-he is
told, and i, is added, We eoula not a3ord
1t 50 loso, but ne bought as auction" A
young lady goes out shopping Gas it is
termed )-she enters well assorted store
she gracefully curtsies, and wishes to look
at some cotton cambrics. A polite young
gentleman bows very respectfully, aud in
stantly che is surrounded with silks, cot,ons,
cansbrics, lawns, &c. Pray what is the
p,ce Of this : Three apd~six, Miss--it
is the only piece lcfr--AIiss Rattle took 20
wards last now--we could not afford it 80
low, but it was bough5 at aaction-~-upon my
word they are .s00d gooas.'
& viii thank YOU to show me your silk
hose With great pleasure, Miss.
How do you sell them - Why we will
put them to yeu at eighteen shillings-they
cost twenty by the dozen-but they come
trar under to US, as we purchased them at
auction
Nsxs comes a gentleman who inquiries
for broadcloth--' We have one piece only
left--it is very excellent What is the
price, s;r?' Nine dollars and half, and
we don't scarcely get the first cost: We
were fortunate in striking OFF a 10, at a"c-
ton; but we shall have no more IS long IS
the Non intercourse continues. Only look
at The threaa--.t is very stout, / assure
YOU
Next snters the married lady, Have
YOU any Chambrays, fine and handsome,
for gown Yes, madam, one pattern
oniy-,-h1rs. Flamheau took the other this
morning. Here's a thing think viii please
you-all the ton in New. York 'Wha, is
the price, sirt We will PAT it at four
and swo-pence, as it Is the last--but We
could NOT afford it under dollar, only We
purchased lat auction.'
Now, Messys. Printers, as examples are
very influential, l anticipate the day when
these sellers Of almost all commodities will
adopt the language now SO much in vogue.
Soon the farmer viii declare, that he could
not afford his corn, potatoes and oats so
low, but he purchased them at veaaue.-
Pigs, gees, tursies, chickens, eggs, and
apples, will all come 70 US very cAea,b, be-
cause they were purchased at auction; and
oysters, claGns and crabs viii br sold at half
price, because they were purchased at yen.
Qt.e.
Thus we NAV fairly calculate, that at no
distant period, living vii! be at least iltGy
per cent. lower than it COW is, in conse-
qucnce Of the universal practice Of buying
at auction or yenaue.
We have perused with more attention
the files Of Hamburger papers, which were
loaned to US. and have selected some more
articles of interest, among the rest Is on
else account given as from the Austrians, OF
the great battle of the 5th and 9Th OF July.
In the file Of papers is chasm from the 9Th
to the 21st July. The last date contains
summary Of the armistice, but gives no &C
count of any movement since the 9TH. That
agreement was therefore dictated in all pro-
liability by the exhausted and impotent con-
dition OF both parties alter the battle, and
was intended to afford a breathing time to
the comba,snts. Except Gratz, which is
an important hold, but distant from the
scene of action, there is no sacrifice OF mo-
ment made by the Austrians. The line OF
demarkation is the southern boundary OF
Bohemia and the circle ot brunn, which IS
coterminous Nth the archauchy ef Ausffsa.