Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-17

from Hayanna; we learn, that the inhabi
|tants of Cuba were ripe for revolt, Par
tiles were said to be forming in diileren
lquarters of the Island and an organized
deposition to the authority of Ferdiaan'
was daily expected. 1t was also fnma
led, when the Antelope saied, that .s0O'
men, under the command of popula
General, were about to land upon the Is
Hand, and attack he city OF Havana
/ How far these rumors are to be relied u
|pon, we cannot say: but it has been knowl
THAT long feeling of discomfort a
gainst the mother country existed in Gu,
Iba : and the reported attemptto shut tn
lperts of the island, may have blown tlt
4 discontents into fame.
| Courier.
4 We learn by passenger in the schr
!, Antelope, arrived on Saturday from lila
lvana, which port she left on the lst inst
that general Apondaca, Gate governor o
that place. recently appointed Vice Ro,
Iof Mexico, had arrived at Vera Cruz
'Iwhere the inhabitants refused to acknowl
edge his authority, and detained hlm ant
.fhs suite prisoners.
/ The Inhabitants of fiispanola were sale
10 be ripe fof a revolution.
The above mentioned gentleman hat
.lfecently been on the spanls1 Main, ani
IIniorins that gen. Bolivar, III ms attack OF
lCarracas, was got wounded. We do NO
Irecoliect to have seen it stated that be
had been. After the engagement, II
wMch ne was defeated and putto the rout
with the loss OF SOC killed and as haa,
Imore wounded and taken prisoners, h'
remarked with the wreck of bis array or
jooard the fleet and put to sea !; but VIE, {
bound was not known. Some coniectur
led thar he would ;.0audon the cause Of ii,
Irevouuon as hopeiess-othe; that hy
|hsd gone for the purpose OF obtaining re-
Inducements. iAls stnte.hent differs MA
literally from those hei etoore received -
.ltney estimated his whole force in tx
battle al $50 THIS makes his loss amouaj
ito 1909 men.
! Gen, Nina, our informant also states
after leaving Philadelphia mad soae to 81.
Ceda de PuertEa, near Tampa, where liz
had alsed an army of 20O9 men, and was
shortly expected to Lanai on some part O!
Cuba, 40 procure further reinforcements
and that a considerable majority oil the
INHABITANTS of that island we're in favor
Of a revolution, and would JOIN any cause
that heldaio tn aprospect OF emancipa IN
from the Spanish yoke.
! Markets at Harana, lst 'Sept-Browu
Sugars 10 a 10 IL dolls White ditto
Ito i-2 IL dolls. Muscovado ditto
g Re 9 dolls: Coffee 9 a IL dolls. Mo
lasses 8 a 9 bits per kcs. American pro-
duce Rice II dolls Flour q dolls
MoaId Candles A cents Lard none.
Igreatiy in demand,
The Crors. We have been politely
'favoured with the following extract of 1t
letter from a gentleman travelling in TIE
upper country, to his TREND III town.
Il = dated at, Ashyillc, S0th of Au
gust
g The drought still continues, and inc
cops viii be pnc"nmony short in all tbs
upper districts Of SoQti Carolina, lhe,.
a sa'a 10 be worse t,an they have evei
been known to be. and unless g eat ( u
gg'ity De ? actscd and an abundant crap
ii wheat be seen, much distress must III.
eyitably he experienced. The peorIe
seem to be alarmed about their sitdati0D,
and considerable einig,ation is likely to
take place. they had frost here OF
the morning Of the 22d, and also On toe
mornings of the 28th and 29th. Thai of
the 29th was SO severe As 10 SINCE pamp
kin and potatoe leaves, and | was inform
ed bya respectable gentleman, that be
saw the dew collected On b.ade of corn
congcaled into ice"
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