Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-24

Gen. Armstrong previous to his dePar'
ture received assurances that the American
vessels and cargoes sequestered, were con-
sidered only as a set off against any SEIZURE
Of French property that might have been
made in the u. S. and that refund would
be made for the excess that might appear:
Notwithstanding these communications
favorable to trade, the most rigorous mea-
sures are adopted to exclude it from. the
northern ports of the continent !; stno peri
cd have they been SO severe and extensive
Duties have bc.n augmented on further
imports by decree of the 18th ul,lmo, and
the annexed price current contains Com
plete list"
From Liverpool, Oct. IS.
The zueight of our stocks and the pre-
ealing CLAM of pecuaiary confidence pecu-
liarly seem tocombine at present TO depress
the cotton market and to discourage any
disposition to purchase. A serious decline
has taken place, and it is increasingly diff
co,t TO effect sales, which during the lest
three weeks will scarcely average $500
bags IF all desert ptions to the consumers.
There has been considerable import Ct
Russian ashes into London; oar sIocss OF
American are accurulating very little
doing and prices looking down.
Tar and turpentins are very dull and zoe
prices giving way. Very .istle doing il
wheat and -four. Tae stocks of Old and
inferior qualities rice, are very heavy, AID
such are very difficult of safe at reduced
prices; the demand even for the I'm: quail
ties is very limited.--Cottons -Iplands
1112 70 1s.sa 2. New O,Icaas ISIS
Cd TO Is sd. SEA Islands Is led to 2s
Sd.
The accounts from Denmark and Nor
WY continu- distressing 10 our mercantile
couatymen. No circumstance is too a5-
surd TO b.: sdop.ed as cause OF detention aud
trial. The bona hds certificates Of thc COZ
sa!s Of thr ally and Dictator Of Denmark
France are pronounced iorgeries, ana con
fscs.ian has ensa4d on this scan dalous Pre-
tence.
A letter from an American gentlemen In
Gostenburg, dated September i3, informs,
s. that having touched at Iouniogen, h
was refused permission to discharge his
cargo 4; @th- reason given by the Danish Of
hcers ,vere, tina; It wss to prerens The In,
elish from smuggling manufactured goods
into Denmark ander American colors--yet
the F,ngjiSi. and Danes carry On G direc, |
trade ii Iicrncsd vessels. There are several |
in this port at present; we spoke one di- |
rec. from Gurhstatlt FOR London, in com
panY With severa! others bound to London. |
They wear privileged mark in THAR flags"
Thus, it appears, these plnadsrirg Danes
can va!iautiY arrest and condemn the an
protected property Of A nericans with whom
they are st peace, and who never 6 Copen !
hagen them & at the same time can sub |
rrissipey carry on commerce under the flag !
of the nation with whom they are at war,
and whose fleets now ride IN durance vile
in British ports, without any Of the com
FUNCTIONS vsitings of conscience. The |
extent OF the commerce carrying on between |
England and ths Baltic states, in which
Denmark shares. may be Judged of, when
we find, in a single article in a London pa
per of the g6,h S=ps. last, that on the day
before there arrival at Yarmouth, a feet
from the Baltic, containing upwards Of 600
sail of merchantmen, besides 60 sail Of
prize ships, under convoy of only FIVE yes
sells Of war. ''--Bostsn GentiHel.