Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-14

into the harbors Of Denmark, all OF which
have been condemned without regard TO dis
tinction or discrimination OF cargo, whether
loaded with the productions OF the United
States, or colonial produce * without even
investigating whether innocent or contamlnat-
ed with British convoy. These condemna-
tions having taken place not in consular
court. but at Paris, under the immediate d.
rections Of the emperor, and even since the
arrival of our minister, Mr.. Barlow, Is pam
indication, that the same system Will presah
the coming season with ALI increase OF puya-
teers, and redoubled vigilance, stimulated by
the success of the lastyear This is undlstln-
cuished repyisal, and so TAR as 1t extends, po-
sitive war. The king of Denmark has Shut
Lall his ports, against American commences
permitting only a few vessels, with cargoes
of first necessity, to enter specified ports
with his royal licenses. He has also MADE
known to our minister, Mr.. Ervlng, that all
American vessels found in company with, or
that have taken projections under British con-
vow, will have forfeited their neutral rights,
and be subject to condemnation. Our go.
vernment leaves with The fertile Inventions
of our merchants to devise means OF safety a.
mong complicated hazaids.-B. PaHadtum
Extract of letter, dated Manchester, Eng
land January 3.
"Our manufactures have lately experienced
considerable rise in price, owing to several
causes--the first which may be mentioned, is
the decreased quantity manufactured: another,
the considerable relief in the monlcd commu-
nifty with some other causes, which are, how
ever distinct from any expectation OF de-
mand for the United States. Scotch goods
may be stated to have risen on an average a.
bout twenty per cent. and Manchester ant.
WOODEN goods about 10 per cent"
Extract of a letter frosa captain WIN. S. Ha-
milton of the United States army, to one OF
the editors of the Star, dated Houn'ans, near
Bayou Manchac, Orleans Territory, 28th
January 1912.
You have learned from the papers how
terrible the Earthquake was on the Mississippi
some hundred miles below the mouth OF the
Ohio | have been furnished with some OF
the substances thrown up from the bowels OF
the earth in these convulsions, and scattered
along the Mississippi, resembling petrihed
OdIk VI SI>llC SO>(ks nav PloSoa SNiAN -
ire and find that it burns remarkable well,
and gives as bright blaze as the coal OF Kill
kenny. 1t is said that a burning Mountain up
the Washita, which has been continually burn-
ing for IL years, emitting smoke and tire, III
the beginning of December sunk, and hid its
head in the bosom of the earth.
6 The Steam Boat is now plying in our Ri
yer, and is to to he regular packet between
Natcheu ard N0I-Oricans She can go down
at the rate OF 7 or miles, and up at miles
per hour. There is l understand to be one
from Pittsburgh to the falls of the OHIO, and
another from thence to Natchcz. This chair
of boats will greatly benefit the southern Plan
tiers. The boat which have had the plea
sure to view in passing here Called the New
Orleans Packet is said to be 400 tons burthen
and can conveniently accommodate 60 passeh-
gers. The passage from New Orleans to
Natchez is S25 and found, and back to New
Orleans SIS. The distanc- between the
plac es 500 miles 81