The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-03

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Iciiuse has been decreased and accelerated
| y events, the Influence OF which has been
great than vas, geperaly, apprehendcd -
he Continuance and even extension OF those
pecuniary difficulties, which We nave, on
former occasions. noticed with regret, have
1t length excited a spirit or despondepcy
and shaken mercantile confidence, in IN N :
ner almost unequaliS at any former periol
In times, however, so unhappiy circum
stance9, it is very sat- factory to US to be
enabled tostate, thit, having always endea,
v"red TO s vern our transactions by prudenc
and Caution, we have, hitherto, secured T. r.
Dement'S which adherence to these pr e
ciples will, generally, he found to confer
The great scarcity of money, the low state
OF credit, and the recent failures in this town
nave operated very unfavourably ON our mar
ket, and as these circumstances have, neces-
sariiy, limited the demand, the value of ale
most every article has, for some time past
been gradually sinking under the accumula.
ting pressure of those embarrasslnents, which
have prevailed to an alarming extent The
prospect, we are sorry to say, is still discourse
glng, and little, is get presented, from, which
! We can indulge the hope of seeing confidence
soon rc-established OF of being able to com
npnicate Intelligence of more favorable ma
tire
The quantity Of Cotton sold, during the last
tour weeks, has been very inconsiderable
when compared with our imports, which have
been upwar Of $4,000 packages. The de-
mand Continues, sti very limited, and the I'm
porters seem DESTROYS of securing the best
prices which can be obt lined. A serious re-
ducuon has, III consequence, taken place in
al kinds OF Cotton, but chiefly, in the value,of
the inferior and mixed qualities The prin.
cipai part OF the Uplands. in this market. ar.
nc. worth more than II I'D; and, tor the
very best descriptions, i'd is not, very frselv
gived. New-Orleaus, being in general, very
1T cieAeed' & IT poor st pie, great proper
| uon o' what is here, do not briug more MN
Is Id Ii lid per d.
| Several parcels of old Rice were. lately.
sold at 20s a COS Cd pr cwt. hut the enquiry
.Nins, i" gr' measure, subsidized These
prices oul.', 20 , s. rcey I've giyen-s o.
hacfo, $50, is torese''t, much depressed, and
tue late sales, consist &, principally, of thu
/ inner Qualities, have been made on rather low
er tcr''s Our sto S, likewise, been in
| creased, III the coarse OF the last month, and
may, o", DC computed at $500 hhds
L % seq ehceo Sc e. al arriv IS no the
IA dc, TN re Is iess demand for Flax seed
and a decine o Is SIS pr hind. has taken
place, There is very lite Clover Seed in
this market. but, rs own crows n we ben
'"ore Droductive tn generally expected
tia prit rer ther o err
here has been, iatey, some iuq inv fsr
Wheat nd our, tor *, rtation 70 Spai
and Porting ., which, toget T. with the de-
mand trrhone US, his, rat er advanced tn
prices, ur supplies, b tn foreign and inland,
n sti c sid + he. Fire old Wheat meet
with regular, tho'nrt exte, sive sale. & one OF.
two parcels, rom Newly r, nave re ache
IA Cd per 20 lbs. Good Flour has, also, been
sod SIS 62s per rel
Inc sttt, OF "ur re III with the contine, r
OF Europe, IN commercial point view. T.,
still NOR discouf gisg; 9TH. latest nd, icrs
1t appear, that ne@ and measures
OF ne most reid natare, Will be enforced. i
ordertn i'r ri2it tlei production of anv arti
Gle from this cnuntry, whether foreign or dH-
me tt. Sugars nd Coffee, bonded for ex
ptfi ton, ar, l. consequence, entirely neg
iected, and 1t is Impossible TO say. at ,yh +
price lie could no, be efftc ted.-Ca,r
| eeachy l. gwood, from the same cause no..
dTchned considerably, one parcel HAVING bean
s''i;! as low as Ga per ton.
u We learn, fron tie Ledger, (rece;v 81,
las n'ght,) mat Captain Devereaux arr we'd
Il Norfolk left London on the 9th. and nrt
mo port IN the channei where he obtain
| ed papers OF the Is h No. which he f.
wards gave away.-lne Ledger has piven =
lew unimportant extracts from paners r.,
| Inc 7th. W
The verbal news is, that the King wa.
oetter--that nothing was said relative t. 10
orders IN Council---nor any thing fir n
France, in relation to the revocation of her
DEGREES. A letter Of the 7th saws tbst
French privateers are so numerous in ,he
enamel. that premiums IN American ves
sells from the u 5. are from to 10 guinea,
per cent'--that vessels in ballast or with
small es!however. pass with in,punitv-
Ithat regency is talked Of " in coDseouenca
OF the kings illness
BALTIMORE, Dec. %. Capt, Darrell
arrived las evening from Turks island in