Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-10

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: csDtain Nicholson, sailed from New
s y yar on the 9th Instant, with despatehes
r. the Mediterranean.
= The British Packet Grace, sailed on
8 ~ same day with mails for Halifax and
j England
s.out the 17thof July, the long beat
a. new Spanish ship from Campeacly,
lived at Sissl, with her crew. She bad
IAN IAN captu ed about $50 miles E. of the
farmer port, By a priyateer, and burnt
Che was said to be bound to Newly ork.
and vas laden With 500 tons logwood.
Fxtract of letter from gentleman now
IN the Upper Country to bis friend In
RIchmend, dated. Aug. SO, 1876.
sThe phenomena which the present
Gear exhibits is likely to prove no less Ia
III. than they have been singular. lneed
pot reaipd you Of he lateness Of the
spr;;ug. and the cnolacss Of the early part
ofthe summeg. What imeau to remark
On. is the unusual occurrence, even IN tins
elevated tract 0! country, Of severe frests
IN the month of August. | had before
frequently experienced the sometimes IN
nleasast flisidity Of The summer nights
On ssis side of TIE riaSe-but neither |
nor any of the inhabitants, anticipated
such intense irosts as We have lately hasl.
On the RIGHT of the Goth INST. anu Oh the
succeeding night, | am told tlat, Ii
Greeabraer and Reckbfidse counties, the
corn was SO much injured by frost as to
create serious alarm OF total failure IN
the expected crop. In Augusta county
considerable injury is also reported to |
have proceeded from the same cause, on
the nights of the 9th am 28th ip,tant.-
These frosty nights are preceded by
uncommonly serene and brilliant even
iDss. OH these occasions, the azure tints
Of the western SIX !, and the last golden
Jets of the departing sun. together with
the rich accidents Of a variegated moan
famous region, are eminently calculated
todelight the eye of both painter and po-
et-BaF the effect, wh CHI follows IS too
deplorable fell by an industrious and va
luable population, not TO be deeply lament
ed, can assure you, that although the
inyigorat;ng breeze, | then inhale, great
ly contributes 60 the restoration of my
much shattered health. cannot behold
without the most painful sensations, the
discolopred blades and the shrpelled ears
Of the injured maize. This devastation.
however, is not generally in the part ol
the country which am now exploring.
When Oh my way to the Springs. TIA
versed Albenare another Course; che
drought had Produced on the corr a. al
feet scarcely less fatal, at least along the
stage road for in some parts of that
country, they had abuadant rains. Here
wide fed opens for theorists. WHY
this change in our atmosphere / could
speculate on the subject, ike so many o.
Tiers. But here stop, lest I should siyeI
you the romance. instead 0f'the history
OF nature. Let US now be contentedI
with facts. The tine will come whepl
cut of them satisfactory theory may
perhaps be eyiscetated.
Prices at Havanna, Sugar, white, Sill
IA; brown. s. l24 Mucovado. 9 a TO |
scarce Coffee, 9 Il 12} melaases, bit, |
per key Flour, S18a 90 Rice. ga 9 i
American Tobacco, "a,
Markets at st. Pielres, glutted with A.
prOduce.-Rlce. o. dolls; Flour, |
IA; Lumber, pitch Piae) Sc: white
Pine, s5 %, Sugar, 8 dells Rum, SO
rents: Molasses, asa SO sous.
Nee York Sep. 6.
Pleasing and Ji0glirg news,-ltis, wei
in the contemplation of the
Brokers OF this city, to cease buying and
elEing small silver coin. We hope we
ire not misinforned. There has also
'een an application to the leading Butch |
rs on the subject. and they have agreed. i
It an early day, to cease taking any pa I
'er money Of a less sum than twenty |
I've cents. We hope that Market We
hen viii also come to a similar determi-
latiOn. This done, and the public Wilt
It snce have Into cnculationsmalt change
shica the most ignorant can read. The
act is, that there i,.now Reimbursement tel
Lecp back specie: for yesterday, dollars
we're sold at two per cent and change will