Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-16

/ sha vemoyal Of Sir George Preyost
had bccn ahortiye and that tho ail
swcr Of the Ministry 70 them bad
heeu. that tho had Ia his inca
sures been guided By Instructions Of
ministers; and that he had saved the
Canadas. One of the seurriloas wri.
ters ia the .arcadian Recorde'. had
been ordered to be prosecuted for IL
bells against Sir George. Gentlemen
from Canada say. that the Governor
General is well disposed towards the
most amicabie intercourse with the
U. States.
Bermuda, January Z.
The Legislature Of these islands
have presented to Gov. Cockburn, q.
Sc ryice of plate worth 10000. in to-
ken of their gratitude for the ser
vices he has rendered the. coloDy;
more especially his obtaining for the
island the Improvement and exten-
sion of its commerce, by the late free
north act, and in removing the seat
. Of government from st. George to
Hamilton.
COMMERCIAL.
A friend has favored us with co.
pics of Letters from Bordeaux, to
the ed Jan. 1915, received at New
london by the Transit despatch YES
tel:
6. Bordeapr, Nov. IS, 1914.
uThe present Government charg
ed with heavy debts incurred by the
administration of Napoleon, has de-
terniaed to maintain in yigor the va
rious ordinary, and extraordinary
taxes established by the latter in
GLIDING even the Broits reunis, and
those arising from the monopoly of
Tobacco. The resolution respecting
this last article will be regretted by
the trading interests Of the United
| States.
ga projet ola law has been pre-
| sented for increasing the duties on
| produce of foreign growth. Cotton
is to pay, however, but trivial duty
of IS centimes the quintal.
| {" A transit is to be allowed thro'
the Kingdom for articles admitted to
entrfpot. Tobacco is the only one
of consequence omitted, perhaps
through inadvertency.
At the commencement OF the
Peace, West India produce 4 Cot
tons were sold at very low rates on
the continent T; from the expectation
that immense supplies would be
| flooded in from England and the
| colonies. This expectation proved
erroneous. Tho stock in England
was net so great as imagined; the
! prices kept mp there. In consequence
The prices gradually rose to the rates
| quoted. CottoDs are scarce 4 high.
particularly American, and they
must rise higher should the Amer
can war be continued the govern
ment having determined not to per
nit The introduction Of English
| manufactured cotton goods. A SINH
lar resolution has been adopted by
Spain.
aThere is little or no American
Tobacco in England or on the con.
tinent. Tobacco can only be sold
here in entrepoi, either to the SO
yernment for consumption, or to in
diyiduals for expectation.
Pot and Pearl Ashes are like
wise scarce, and would readily bring
100 fr. per quintal and upwards.
"The price Of tobacco, cotton and
| ashes, are very encouraging for A.
merican Adventures & the returns
| from this country would doubtless
yield very handsome profits.
Deer Skins in hair. and shaved
Bear Skins would likewise meet a
| ready sale at the quotations.
"The vintage this year has not
been abundant, but the quality ofthe
wines will be remarkably good, 81
perior it is thought, to those of the
celebrated year 1898. The first
growth Of yNedoc have been bought
up, fresh from the carre at the ex
traordinary price of 5000 fr. per ton,
for Laftte and 2COO fr. Der ton for