Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-15

Hoard were under xhe impression that
|they were pursuing the voyage to Gibraf-
ttar. As the captain and officers are said
Ito be skillful navigators, this singular
mistake is to be ascribed to some cause.
(which, when known, will put other ma
tvigators on their guard.
lErtract Of a letter to a respectable 4ne1-i
! chant In baltimore, obtcingly COM
nsaaicatea for the baltimore PATRIOT
! drtcd
:; MAnsEsLLrs, June Sd, 1916
|" Although our stock Of colonials is
lbut trifiing, cur present prices are mere
Ilr neminat, as there are no sales effect
hing for any thing more than is necessary
Efer immediate and local consumption,
land for ready money; but we expect
lbefnrc long to hare orders as formerly.
from Switzerland, Piedmont, Lyons, aud
|othcs parts of the interior.
/ g Codfsh-Of this article about 10000
iquintals are consumed annually: the one
iilalf OF which came formerly by American
vessels, and the rest by French, Danish,
land other vessels. The first arrival will
ALWAYS sell from Is to so per cent more
than TIE others therefore, fast sailing
vessel to load $50 to 600 tons. should be
preferred, and ought to arrive, if posi-
bic, about the 18th Of September, from
(which period to the latter end Of Februa-
'iry. this ARTICLES sa!eable--the size pre-
,fs.reti here 10 the fish weighing from, TWO
land two and half pounds. 1t should be
fpcw, sound, dry 6 syhite or clear when
held up to the light, and not mixed with
Sanv OLD or infeMnr FISH.
i : Ha5acco--About 80 bids. per each
vessel is sufficient fer this place. and ow-
ling to late regulations it must be sold to
1.-THE government for CONSUMPTION, or in
:eat,gpot for expectation; the kind which
answers best is the large, thick, fat,
. black and strong leaves---it is ,aost COM
{ monty used here for wrappers for the Sc
J gas made of inferior tobaccos.
4 :. Rics--At present this article is vc-
Try high; Is to so tons oft would answer
Iper each vessel: they require the grain
Ito be large, tull and clean. They are
Here in the habit Of using the rice Of Pr
tedment, which is not near as good as
1.-The American. This article answers the
jwhu.e year round.
q Pot .Asa-l0 to 90 tons per each
Vessel, if laid in cheap there viii answer.
/. Fish Oit--Say cod, liver & whale !;
icf this there is a considerable consump-
ttion, for the many tanners here and III
this neighborhood--it should be of a yell
low or clear straw color, free from sedi-
/. lments go to so tons at time, answer
lbetter than great quantity; It's price
varies like all other articles, with the
: circumstances. Ir time OF war it sold at
{ so francs, and N peace SIS francs Per 100
pounds.
:. Cetten-Of this article considerable
: quantities may be so.d here to profit,
, sor so as to pay good freight at ali times.
There are 10 to 10000 Dales of hevant
i lcottous here at & time. When the ma
. !nafacturers will find the difference III
; Equality SO great in favor OF the American
cotton, and that they can buy it at the
Ssame price as the Leyant's, they mast
!, sglye decided preference to the Ameri-
!. lean. The sea-lsland or best American
icolten, sells here fer Switzerland, where
Itney make fine muslins; in this he, III
faorhsod they spin for coarse goods, aud
s 1.-THE inferior quality answers their purpo-
!, ises.
. s. Flour, if very low in America, will
-taaswer here.
:: Catss-Immense quantities Of this
! PARTICLE sell for the local consumption, and
! ifor Switzerland and Piedmont, in time
T iof peace. All Provence, Languedoc and
: Dsuphine, get supplied here, besides the
!, quantities taken away Ey The Greeks and
!, Eother vessels trading hence to the l.e-
: rant. The green soifee meets prefe-
] irence--commands better price Il more
lready sale than the o.herq qualities how
ever, if middling or good ordinary coffee
I, lean be had there at & or 8 cents per Id
. less than the best, large quantities Of the
!, Iioec priced can be soid--preier that in
icasks, as it IS not subject to be sent to
the Lazereth ike that in bags, ard it is
less liable to average or wastage.
& All kinds OF coffees will meet here
LAS good market, if the sales be not
: lpesssd, as at any other port in Europe.
!, Give the preference to the heca1sst coIss;te
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