Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-10
Richmond 1agast, 7.


Richmond .augast, T.
We understand that the executive
have appointed Mr.. john Wood to survey
The principal rivers in Virginia from
I,here mouths up to their falls, and after
wards to ascertain their latitude and
of such places as they may
choose to designate, Mr., Wood is an
leminent mathematician, and dobtless will
discharge the interesting duty conGdeG
Ito him with constancy and skill.
The Special Dist let Court re-assem-
oiled at the capital on Saturday las. to re-
|ceive the Reports OF the Viewers in the
lease Of The privateer Romp The court
|ordered that the vessel, tackel and e.
Equipments should BE sold, and the pro-
eeds deposited in the bank for tue bene-
Iit oil the concerned -
NJGW-Y0kK, August S.
Letters received yesterday by the Mi
|uerva from Liverpool, represent the mar
|sets in Great Britain to be overstocked.
land little or no demand abroad for their
manufactures. At the port OF Liverpool
Ia!one it was ascertained there we're one
Ihund ed and twenty-six thousand bales
1T cotton, and but few purchasers. The
manufactures at Manchester had come
to rcscii Son to work their factories but
|three DAYS in week. 'Sach had been
|the accounts from this country Of the sIut
Of dry goods aud the immense sacr.hces
which had been made, Us to put stop to
ANY further shipments Of any magnitude
lat present
fora mere particular account OF thel
Iharkets We ieter ousSgeaIers to the fol-j
sowing N'ice current.
LIVERPOOL, June IS.
We have had anotacr dull week in ouri
cotton market, and prices have declined
|l-a per ID since my last We had good
|aany hayers during the week, but theyE
purchased very sparinely in the expec-,
Itation that prices viii be lower, which
from present appearances | apprehend isl
sery likely TO be the case, as the trade up
the county continues so bad, and our.
Supplies from the United States and the
3razilS so ahnndaut. notwithstanding the
repeated declarations made for the last
two months, that the great bulk OF the
cotton had been shipped oh from Amer.
ca.
Ashes have experienced another rc,:uc
ton IN p,ice, parcel of 100 barrels iu.
arrived frum New Y ork. Pots of a good
quality were offered by auction last week,
put no; more than 70s per cwt being BID !
tiie sale was withrawu. since which al
small part has been held at Cos but buy
ers purchase very sparingIy from an ex-
Pectaiioa that prices will be lower, Of!
which there is hardly a donbt. Pearl
shes have experienced great rednclion,I
aud were sold last Saturday at o6s per
cwt.
There were 1000 barrels Of Turpsn-
tine sold last week, principally to specu
lators, at very low prices. lis per cwt.
for inferior. and 1as Cd for prime Ia j
fof which 1000 barrels were sold last
week. has also suffered farther decline
both articles are heavy, and the demand
very limited. Virginia Tar, is expected
to be more in demand, as the season Ter
sheep saive approaches.
The demand FOR Que.citron Barb con-
tinues very limited, and even the presently
redaced pr,ces cannot induce dry saltersl
to come.into the market to purchase.
There has been some demand tor Rice
last week. but 1t reduced prices. and thel
enquiries are far new.
The den,aad for Tobacco is extremely
limited from an expectation that prices
vii, BE lower.
Dollars ere 4s II I'D per ounce. a
merican steck 81 l,2 for s per cents.