Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-04-26

/ OF. February, 1909, and states, that the wri-
ter had to provide for from 40 to $1,000
! troops then in Catalonia. That thesFrencih
had lost upwards of 12O, 900 men since their
entrance into Spain that not more than
100, 1000 remained and they expected by
degrees to make way with these. Nomen--
ton is made in this letter OF the iall OF Sara
gossa. AS this letter is a private one, the
writer could have no inducement whatever
to misrepresent the actual state of things
and if, in the middle of February the Span
iards had force of 10000 men in arms IN
one province, their affairs could not have
been in that desperate situation, they have
been represented. We confess that theti-
dings from the north of Spain, are OF the
most gloomy kind; but in all the letters and
papers from the South, though aware Of
the deserters in the North, S.and of the In
roads Of their Tiger ike invaders, the Span
ish spirit appeared to be unbroken and
their confidence in the ultimate triumph OF
the Spanish patriotic cause unabated May
heaven grant they may not be disappointed.
Extract ofa letter fran Liuerbool, dated Sd
lIorch, 1909.
The daily arrival OF vessels which have
broke the embargo, has had very material
effect upon our market, and prices Of most
descriptions OF American produce are much
lower than they were when we had last the
pleasure to address you; twenty-six vessels
of the above description are arrived IN this
po1t, and five in other parts Of the king
dom indeed, Sc general was the belief,
that the American government could not
enforce the embargo laws, that up TO the
18th ult. sales could with difficulty be effect
ed with any nouerate deduction from form
er prices. Cottons have been more materi-
allv effected than any other species of pro-
duce. On the 2oth ult. affairs began to wear
more favorable appearance, and some con-
siderable sales of Upland George Cottonss'
were effected at 2s I'D to Is Sd an adj
vance frcm the prices OF the / 9Th ult. full
Cd per h. since then prices have again gone
down to Is I'D, but at present are reviving,
and should nothing particular occur, will,we
have no doubt, be Is ed in very few days;
the prospect for the speculative purchaser is
much more certain than it was some time
back; for though the state of the manutac-
tures are by no means encouraging vet the
manufacturers stocks Of every description
are exhausted, and the daily consumption
must necessarily be drawn from the ports.
6 Ashes have remained much more stea-
dy than cotton, owing TO the situation the
holders indeed a very material cause OF the
fuctuation of the latter article, is the daily
consignments which arrive from the West
Indies and South America, the conslgnees
ofwhich do not consider themselves Iustif-
ed in holding, at the present comparative
high prices. Timber and slaves remain ex-
cessively high; of these there are none OF,
the growth Of the Il, S. remaining at mar
ket. Fine quercitron bark would command
an exorbitant price, none being lefs ON hand;
of the inferior qualities, very little remain,
and it sells readily at the annexed quotation
(36s to 42s).
" A very inferior parcel Of Flaxseed was
sold by auction on "Wednesday last, at 5os
per 8 gallons. Some inferior seed for crush
Ing has sold as high as 2Os per gallons,
but owing to the idea of supply from the
Baltic, the latter article is heavy at the pre-
sent moment. Deer skins and hides OF
every description are without demand.---
Good American -four would command high
prices. Wheat las remained stationary
since our last respects we, nevertheless,
still retain the opinion, that, prices VIII SO
higher. Carolina and Mississippi indigo
are almost ont of use, being too coarse tor
the general manufactures. Naval stores
are reduced in price since our last respects,
/ though we conceive the shutting uP Of the
rnrts Of the Baltic SC. certain. that It Is our