Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-25
Oats 60 20 M equal to los e.

| Oats 60 70 NJ equal to lgs c.. :,
A horrible attempt (says a ps,.
waite letter. was made, some n;st,. HIS n
to blow up the Barracks, rear ,fa %
rier leading to st, Germaia. or th s' ga.
side OF the river. At one o'clock ! s'a'A
morning, man was discovered IN !" 'ls
match in his hand he was shot b. "a :,
sentinels at the same moment. and 40
place where be was shot, il was DE. sue
ed that there was cemmanicat;0a "s
the vaults, in which several barrels e VIA
powder had been placed for the b., ssl'
purpose of destroying 5000 men II
Instant,
We are inclined to think that the n,
sent distresses of the country are i s re
measure owing TO the restrictive sv. ss'
|ofour own commercial laws. Itvosa
seem that our country, which excel,
manufactures, readily shuts the DON
Igainst purchasers-toritis only by tain,
the comparatively few articles ia vElE
other nations deal, that they in rs".
can be able to take of our stores S.
effect produced by Lord Auckland, con-.
Imercial treaty with Fra CO, afer 4.
peace of 1875, was certainly wonders
We agreed to take French toys. miIipa,
Tc. and We poured into that country
the staple manufactures, d Britain tcm
extent unexamdple in olr history. f
were we now to admit. those articles aJ
their wines, also, at the duties of port.
Igal wins,we are incliHed to think itwoQl
Iprove much better policy than the resai
tive system now pursued.
Within these two or three DAYS pu
Iral vessels have been Chartered, (.
Charleston from the port .! London NJ
doubt for the rice and -four. At thel,,
iquotarions from Charleston -four ws,sl
i94 dollars per barrel, rice 5l4;t.
Iformer will be worth here 10 62 to 6S,
which W II leave a handsome profit toH.
importer. They have plenty o. aOmh
America to spare, and should the pgk
be opened, it will be a most Favorable
circumstance for the Americans, wid
have so long laid idle in consequence
the high prices which tobacco and cotp
have been at in the southern states. ard
which had prevented the monied men If
the northern states from shipping to EE.
rope or their own account.
.9yful hut authentic OccmreWs-Ia
the course of last week farmer hea
Godstone, in the county o Surrey, Willie
walking over field with ZONE othegk.
mers, or farm laborers, picked pp
Iblighted ear of corn. Wi,h bis eye.d.
rected towards Heaven. be exclaimed, E
lin tone impiously ironical-" .8t that
not ashamed, GOD ALMIGHTY, &s
Ito blast the fruits Of the earth9 head
scarcely uttered the words, when he tslI
down corpse We will not venture
TO pronounce him the object Of Divine
vengeance, but the coincidence is truly
awful.
A letter from Client says, that While
1900 British Cavalry were passing A.
ras, the gates were shut, the guards
doubled, and the gunners placed on. us
rampa,ts with lighted ma hes.
This morning arrived a mall from
Hamburger and the following are ue
most important articles IN the I'lS'
50. pstsrsbugh, Sspt.sS
His Imperial Majesty has issued .s9i
the quarters of the regiment Of helM
an ordinance dated lon SePte~Ur'
which saws, that oc account Of the gs n.
raj peace now prevailing in Europe Inc
annual recruiting in the whole s y. ~
shall cease, and the sixth covps@ W.
my. which is to be wholly broken ~ %
pIoyed for completing the army s'u :"
fleet. ,tc
HambNrsh, NC" 70
The third confidential meeting o .
Ministers TO the Diet was TO @AetF
Oh the 18th Of this month az
{" Accounts from ST. PetersOu's2%n'
that the Emperor is expected y o'a
that city on the Goth October