Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-07
ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY, MAy 7,
To,,,iITNICATION.

..or,y dawn went TO the fish mar
!, = oct tsh---a plenty was np-i en-
ss;-sd the price Of the owner OF the beat
80 ,.sted one dollar and a halt per thou
ls,g n jumped r,onopoliser. ont
81 : 90 - hnysto sell again. not for his ows
W. Wv and said, 6 viii take the whole
ss.s, - had whispered ia the boatman',
s,ras aid | wished TO take six thou.
.as-At which he said they are all
III IreaIiy felt vexed anu | believe
socIaea = little, s said his conduct was
~ insult 10 me and to Inc tpwp. Ano-
a., boar cane aad keacsed mike man
II have been told that many Of these
5 f"re,tsllisg gentry, perhaps IN camblna-
Inn 10 prey oponthe pubic, buy al they
can spt. corn them dowa and when IN
Aha tSbs--the citizens fipding they can
sst none elsewhere are obliged to give
c,.hsteyer they demand. Fish is a pro-
daous object TO the poor, but all classes
q the community are deeply concerned.
n nv view, that some regulations be
msae BY Council to prevent this mono,
& noIy. / have called at the FISH wharf
more than ten times this season to get
4 fsh, and pretty early too, and as yet
could ret nooe--speculatoss having bot
cpall except those taken off by the wag.
sons. Oar Cosncil have done we'll III
Preventing hacksters from purchasing IN
our market over certain quantity sup
posed TO BE- sufficient for their own use.
till after ten O'Clock. With all due def
ference / would safe as nv opinion that
| III law was passed so as 20 prevent any
one known TO De in the habit OF putting
up fish for sale, not to be allowed to get
any ill FISH market hours shouldbe owe /,
more than might be supposed sufficient
ior bis family use--Iet the hour be hxed
ats, 7, or s o'clock, or even at 81
WOULD not much object to it; but as a,
present matters go, there are loud and
think Just complaints. iwill not be Sc
indelieate as to nentlon Che gentleman
zane alluded TO, but am not ashamed to
give the initials Of my own. which from
my plain, blunt style, will be pretty ge-
resaily known. Z. L.
William pinkney, lately appointed
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court o
St. Petersburgh aad Minister Extraordi
nary 10 the Court Of Naples, it is said
will leave this country Cor Naples in TIE
Washington. "a, commodore Chauneey
now rss'y for sea at Boston. and this
ship wilt proceed TO Annapolis to take
hin on board.
Ns.c- York Prper.
The Erigate Macedonian, capt. War.
ringson, sailed from Boston Oil SUNDAY
tor Carthageaa, having on board Mr.
Hughes, as commissioner, in behalf Of the
US. for obtaining the release Of Ameri.
can seamsn unjusIly detained in that
quarter. 70.
, Merchants exporting merchandise en-.
titled to drawback. should recollect, thai
oy law Of the customs, they are re.
Cured to attest to The shipment, within
Ven days after the clearance OF the YES.
sel, otherwise they are subject to the
torseiture ofthis benefit.
s'r'aatsss.--on Saturday last we're ap.
pretended at Harrisburg four men, hav.
ms m their possession Notes to the d.
mount Of three hundred and fifty thous.
ana ana dollars patpoting to be notes of the
saiain Exporting Company of Cincinnati
:lsued Daniel Sharp, president. Ii be,
m ascertained that there was no such
vsaE, they were committed by John
Asin, Esq. to the goal, on q charge 81
%'ndhng.-L. jour.
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