Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-09
. TUESDAY MORNING, July 9. .
Washington, 9TH mo. Sih, Ash.


thy readers the tidings Of each day and
from thy paper We receive them at al ear
" hour. The little that can communi-
! cate shall he faithfully sent, according to
| promise.
they tell me, and thou canst tell thy
readers, that James Monroe and Angus
tus j. Foster are on the best terms; siuk-
ins ancient animOsities, Samuel; as Christ
iaus ought to do: That Foster hath full
powers, and viii wave the Chesapeake al
fair, until other matters can be settled ;
and thai the President is much pleased
with him, and is determined to accom-
! MEDIATE matters-proyided he can DO it
without compromising the honor Of our
! country. 1t is thought by some, that
James Monroe, like his predecessor, is in
triguiug for the Presidency; but l believe
he is man Of too much honor to engage
| in such vile business.
[ have been told too, that the little
clerk and confidential friend of the late
| distinguished Secretary Of State, hath
been offered a missio" to the King OF the
| Mandan Indians. AS to the Importance
| of this Mission, Icannot pretend to judge !;
bat the Mandan King always expressed
himself favorable to American commerce.
Tie Ambassador spoken Of, we'll Knows
the difference between a sleeps skin and
a LYONS hide, and is Of course q very pro-
per person t. be entrusted with the bust
| ness.
In the account published here of the
celebration of the fourth Of July, they
omitted to mention that a certain intettl-
ssnt editor cut sundly capers TO amuss
tie President and his wife, in that asns.
Of wickediless, called the Theatre.
i have many more things to say to thee
| Samuel, which 1 shall probably send by
the next mail.
| THINE, SIMON PURE.
! " Opsrto, .Tay 2S.-At present there
are about 1l,U00 barrels Of -four ahoat III
,.is narbor,. and sales cannot be made at
any price. Corn keeps up, it is now sell
:ms at SO 62. Markets at Lisbon are
much in the same situation. They depend
entirely on the army, ami if that s:lould
move southwarlly, Cadiz. st. Iucar, Iii
braltcr, &c. will be- the best markets.
Beef will not nett more than ST. per bbl.' .
| LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.
CAPTAIN Mather, Of ship Maria, left
Lisbon on the 2ist May. lie informs us
a, that tie news Of the taking Of Almeida
and Badajos had reached Lisbon; and that
the French blew up the fort at Aimeida
previous to quitting 1.-THE British were
sending off large fleets OF transports from
the Tasus, not coneeiving it necessary to
retain them there any longer.
! Ship Dryad, Captain clark, and brig
Joseph Ricketson, captain Hndreth, OF n.
York (both vessels belonging to MIR. ia
cob BarkeD have arrived at the Havana
| from Liverpool, with carsoes of British
goods. They were both captured by
French privateers, and both released al
ter a few hours examination.
! We understand that an inference has
been made from the above that the French
DEGREES are repealed. For ourselves we
make no such inference. The cargoes,
consisting of British goods, could be sent
into France for no earthly purpose but to
be burnt under the last decree they
therefore, could be of no value to the cap
tors, and accordingly the vessels were re-
leased as if in ballast. Besides, it is with
in the compass ofpossibitity, that there
may have been little ransom money laid
out; and some folks may think the least
sud about it the better-N. I. E. Post.