Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-07-30

and wished 10 put the island under the go.
yernment Of the English. The Spaniafds
have sent 5000 men to quell the insurrse.
ton.
Extrar. Of a letter fran Lisbon, datea June
z, received at Nezv 1ork.
The existing stock does not exceed one
thousand Ave hundred moys foreign wheat,
and 1000 sbbls. -four. The present harvest
bears a most unproductive appearance. The
army demand is great; and an appre-
hension exists Of scarcity, unless supplied
from the superabundance of the u. States.
The government have taken off half the du-
ty on rice that may arrive previous to the
3ist of Dec. next"
BosToS, 5uly 49,
latest from Lisbon.-Captain Davis, Of
the General Johnston, arrived here yester-
day from Lisbon, informs, that there had
been seve,al skirmishes between the out
posts of the combined English and Portu.
gurse, and French armivs, but no important
battle had taken place, enough it was hourly
expected No apprehensions were enter
tanned that the French would get possession
of Lisbon for the present: Letters receiv-
ed by the above arrival state, IS that cargoes
OF American produce can. be sent there to
good market, and with perfect -safety,> at
least, TO the end Of the present year,. The
4 r g.
dig, mention that they were under no ap-
prehension from the French. Flour was
sold al "a dollars
Arrived, schooner General Johnston,
Davis, Lisbon, in 40 DAYS. Left, June II,
ship Woodrop Sims, Haines of Norfolk
Just arrived, Louisa, M'Namara, ~ days
from Alexandria. ;. Market. good tor A.
merican produce, aour is dollars, beet and
pork do. CORN; dollars.so cents and scarce.
June 90, lat 80, Is, long. a, fell III with the
small boat belonging TO the ship Margaret,
of Salem, ,cap,ain Fairfield, (lett on the 2o1h
of May, and the melancholy account of
which was published in this Ga1rtte the
Els, of Junel with men ia her yiz. capt.
Larcon, of Beverly, M. Very, .ana Mr..
Irwin, of Salem. Mr.. Treadwell, of Ips-
wlch, aud, Mr.. .Leish, died ON board the
boat. The above mentioned persons taken
from. the boat, were, landed yesterday at
Cape Ann They. had been ii the boat 81
days, alter having ssaid by the ship II DAYS,
from her being upset. The whole number
left On the wreck was s., including this
boats crew !; 40, onl. Of whom remained
alive when they left her; and those in such
a dep!orable situation. having nothing to-.
subsist on, as to be incapable OF sustaining
life much longer, unless rei1yrd. Messrs.
Ianyarin, 7. Merrill, and E. Marshall, of
Newburyporr.; J. Fowler, of Beverly, and
w. Burril, II. Tucker, 3. Peae, E. Win
gate, I. Sinclair, and N. S. She fheid, were
left ON board the ship alive. The following,
PERSONS had died, viz. J. Choaee, C. Car
pen,er. C. Prince, G. Perry. NJ. Onion, j.
tones H. Gill, J. Fracklev, S. Craft. G.
Cogswell, J Brown, D. Cokill, S: .Valsie, 2
L. Tosias, H Wilson, and G. Jones. = Capt.
Davis understood from the persons whom
he Fad thus fortunately relieved, that when
they lief, the ship, she had nearly gone to
pieces, yand that unless the crew were soon
relie~4from their deplosable situation they
musRineyita5ly perish.
NEw-Yosk, fully IS.
From Cad;z.--Capt. Boiler, Of the ship