Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-04

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BY Command,
JOHN REED, Aid do r..
Mr.. Gotten, eanh
Editor Of the Louisiana ea,,t,,,
For the following interes,;,, f,
tice to Merchants and Mar;nsss No
are indebted 10 a Respectable y
camille friend. By Tue same p. r'.''
man. we have also been favored |" .'s
a Bordeaux Price Current ofthe s s,a.
Of January, from which we OH. sS
publish extracts in our next - "''
Remarks Oh the Port ofDiepye
By JAcQUEr FIougr.
Mcrchdnt. and american Vics r..
sui IN this Port g its Ds;sudeuci;,ss'
OfaIl the ports in France sj,u,,.,
on the English Channel, DieDDs !,
The most commodious for the Amer;
can commerce. A vessel that draw.
IL feet water can enter this po,t :,
neap tides. AMI % feet at the su,ins
tides. 1t has a spacious quay, nhisSS
extends the whole leugtll of,he town
and one hundred vessels of 800 tona
each. may lay along side Of il in GER.
feet safety. as the bottom is sofI mud.
In two years from this d tie, il viii
have a wet-dock that will contain
so vessels of the above tonnage, Il
has also an excellent road, where
ships may anchor in ten f.tboms
water There is a headlaud, two
leagues TO the westward of ihe port
upon which stands light house,
which may te seen. in far weather,
nearly mid channel. This light.
house is at the beginning Of cGain
ofrocks called Ally. It's direction
is 8. s. w. ". N. E. 1t extends
two miles out at sea. There i.a
small lighthouse on the pier head
AT the entrance Of the port, whiehs
only lighted in the night when thrO
is sufficient water for ships to enter
the port. 10 the day time. aagis
hoisted upon the same building 10
indicate the Same Plots to 10
found two leagues from the rsadsst
all times, except in heavy gales Of
wind. The distance from Diepps
TO Paris, is 81 leagues, 4 The tras.
portalioD Of merchandise is carried
on with great facility in five days
at g 10 per hundred weight The
distance from Dieppe to RoueN' is
10 leagues, the same distance 10
\ bbe.i|Ie and &c leagues to Amelns4
These are three important cities, Y
contain a number Of extensive manu-
factories, particularly RoueD, Which
has been for centuries renowned Tor
the manufacturing of all kinds OF
cotton goods, and sugar rrii"erle''
The raw materials to supply these
manufactures are TRANSPORTED irom
Dieppe in IS hours, and ihe eHpeheo
of transport pays in prcp'r''On, : 10
that of Paris. an advantage vn'eA'
no other port has, and pre'ersD 'a
at all times, to the navigation OIL 'a''
river Seine, which is often u:n.
gerous and very long. Inc ! p't :.
of freight and assurances VIII W
proof OF this assertion. ,o,t
N. B. vessels bound TO the p'i J.
of Dieppe, if unaeqaaia'e,:a !, VIM on,' !,
can always keep the E"s''sn .n sI' az
aboard ill they get up eba'n 'h.n a,
far as Beacby head , ,i, s sn'fs
their eourse BET veen the light h0a .;i1
and the port. and stand oss y a,sr:
they get into or 10 fa'h? % -, s'G tide /
then come to an aDchor' Il . Inc tho tho
is not high enough TO en'''
port. - .u,.