Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-08
Extract eta Letter.
6 ANTWERP. Sept. 18.

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session Of Flushing, and several islands at I
the mouth of our river, It was considered
unsafe, in case they should make any at
tempts on this town, to let the goods under
sequestration remain in the .entrepot.
therefore offeredto take them on avaluatlon
at the price they were worth when they ar
rived, but this was refused, and they would
not do it otherwise than at the prices OF the
day, which would have been too hazardous
to accept. However, it was ordered that
the cargoes should be conveyed to place
of safety, and Brussels was designed as
suitable town to send them to-. Whilst we
were making the needful arrangements for
that, the English began to evacuate Baths,
and it is said, are also preparing to evacuate
Flushing.
"As the danger seems to lessen, the
goods will remain here for the present; but
should the danger return, thew would be
sent to Brussels. We tried very hard to
get decision about these cargoes, but none
of the ministers dare to take the least thing
upon themselves as the emperor has resery
edto himself the right alone to decide
We must therefore wait his return from
Germany, which it is said will be soon
when we will renew our applications and do
all we can, to get some decision or other.
"Our market during the late troubles has
been very dull, and it is impossible to quote
any exact prices. No sales are making, and
every prudent man abandons all ideas Of bu-
slness."
Extract Of letter from Naples, via B0r-
deaux, dated eth August, received by the
Wasp.
6 independent Of the Hamilton, Brown,
of New-York, 81 hours from Tunis, we
have the arrival at Civita-V ecchia, of the
brig Amelia, Captain d. Sawyer, from
Boston, whose cargo will be sent hither by
land. The brig Perseverance, Foster, from
Boston, and ship Margaret, Fairfield, of
Salem, have been lately captured by French
privateers, and brought in, one to Civita
Vecchla, the other to Gaeta. We fear
these arrivals viii neaterially influence un-
favorably the prices of colonial produce in
this port, since it appears that our govern
ment continues to admit the Americans,
provided they come with regular certitl-
Gates of origin, and have not been boarded
by English cruisers. The Hamilton has
not been boarded on her voyage, & brings
all her documents in perfect order: We,
therefore, trust there will be no obstacles
whatever in the way"
Nlost recent statement Of Russian Commerce.
From very interesting work, written by
count Romance, entitled, . State OF Com
merce of the Russian empire from 1902, to
1902 we learn that. in the year 1903, the
value of foreign commodities imported into
Russia amounted to 55,OOo,o0O of roubles !;
the duties amounted to III 900 roubles,
more than in the preceding year. In 1904
owing to the difficulties of commercial spe-
culations, the imports were MINIS 6 millions
OF roubles; and the exports 100000 OF
roubles; although even then the balance IN
favor Of Russia amounted to 9,517, 440 rou-
bles but in 1903 it anountedto 81 ,59o,968
roubles. In 1905, Notwithstanding the al
most total stagnation of trade, the imports
amounted to 6,ooC, 900 of roubles, and the
exports to 8 1-2 millions Of roubles, more
than in 1904. The balance in favor of Rus
sia, was 25 10 lnilions of roubles. The
exports of corn amounted to more than 20
millions of roubles, exceeded tho Sc OF the
preceding year by 10 millions of roubles.
The number Of ships arrived at and de,
parted from Russian ports stood as follows {:
4arri0ed. Sailed.
In 1902 $3.50 1862
1908 4,155 4,157
18Q4 3,478 3,471
1905 1882 5,O85
By far the greatest part of them English.
In 1908, the number of ships trading to the
ports of Russia was
r.,,,eI OOS Sailed 0OS,