Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-11

perty st Nav Orleans. Siacs them
/ i friend whe has loag resided W
i that blase I'D The capacity Of Il mer-I
| chant infsrms us, that our estiinatc.
~as egrogionsly ipeoereet. lie saws
lie The quamiity ofcottsa yen. Aen-.
tion as being stored at New Orleans.E
isnot far from carrect-say zoe. 900
bales averaging $50 pounds each
hale, ut least which IS SO, 600 300
panndso Of Gotten, all paid for st frem
eight up to fourteen cents pound, &
belonging chiefly t. the merchants of
the Aitastic states Therefore. il
We pnt the average price attea cents.
u psand, it Willie about right. and
this will amount to s.20Ae0O dollars
Say that cotton is worth in En-
gland THO shillinSs sterling pound
50, 600, 900 pounds at two sliiilings
steeiing, is FOMrfees Millions T1Ce
Hundred and Tiusntg Thousand Iaco
Handred and I'1ceHty t1oo DaZtars.
iadepenlent Of the above 100000
bales, there must be added this last
wears crop, which remains alastIyin
1.-The hands Of the ptanters.--l should
say 10000 bales at least. Also this
last years crop of sugar, say $4,000
hogshe:sds, averaging 1900 pounds
each i,ogshead, at nine centsa pound,
Cat whicb rate il ought. | think. to-
be yalue,) would be 1850, 900 dol
lars. Tine shipping might be valued
at from 500 to 100000 dollars. Ths.
Kentucky produce at that market.
sus!l rs whisky. -four. port. corjage
! hsmpen yarn, cotton bagg;ns, &c. DC.
must he very considerable. OF to-
baecs there ishat very title. There
are variety Of other articles, sneh
rs pig lead. pig copper, mahogany &
/ iogwood, which will serve to ballast
The vessels that will take tho cotton
away ifi!.ey capture the place Which
| Got forbid" n. Z. Er. Post.
fs1g1ei'y aelecfed g iiddPsfy rc1sGrdsd
4 On Wednesday last, q man employ
ed &. H. q hoy OF ~ years old, be-
,auSias to family on beard a phila-
| ,ieipsi;a ship in fhis port. to SO to
! the Mechanics hank. and obtain mo.
ney FOR a cheek purPorting 10 be
draSn by MIR. OF this city,
4 81 -
| Fsr 2tOo dsiIars. under preteaee Of
being obliged TO watch person while
he seat tae cheek. The boy went Il
4 rot the neaey, AID Immediately on
coming out of tle baass perceived
that lie had been followed by the
man. who Walked dawn to Pearl
street, with him, andth turee.l into
an alley 4 took The money. of whish
he care the boy a three dollar bill &
left HIM. The boy thea went 10
the Fsy-markef, anal got some fisi,
he was ssnt fsp, and went home. On
his return he WAS repismandea and
|qaestianed by his father. and told
his story 4 produced the I'ill; upon
whiea his father very properly vent
10 the bank and related the circual-
stances, with view to ascertain the
truth Of the boys relation, and in
form theo;lieers Of the uausuaI affair.
On referring To the cheek, it was
suspected to be forgery, and the .
gentleman whose signature it bore
sent for, WHO eonfirmed the fact.
80 account Of the man or money.
however. was obtained until the /,
Saturday following. when the hoy.
who had taken particular notice Of
the man, met him in the street AMI
instantly recognized him. followed
him into store and requested a per
sen to watell hin while he ran to the
bank with the information. Ia cen
sequence Of this. after few previous
steps, the man was readily discover
ed and confessed the fact, and the
whole Of the meaey returned or Sc
cared tobe refunded. For the iide.
|lity and sagaeity Of the boy, he Was
rewarded by the hank with present
Of 80 dollars ia hand. aud as engage
ment to pay for his education till he
is IL, and then make further pre-
vision for him. The transaction is
highly honorable to the officers Of the
bank !; and should operate AS an en-.
Encouragement to honesty and caution