Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-25

North ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi itboss d ios So
islands fairto be vast empire, ere the
|slose Of another century.
Mexico, or New Spain. according to
EDr. Morse, is Sounded north by unknown
regions, East by Louisiana and che Gull
Iof Mexico, South by thsisthmus Of Da-
Irien which separates it from ezra Flrma
lin South America. and West by the Pa
Iciac Ocean. tslensth is about one and
twenty hundred miles & itsb;eadth about
Ia thousand and it extends froal the ninth
to the fogtieth degree OF north lati-
ltudc.
The following statements respecting
that country contain ouly part OF the
mere outlines of Mr.. Humboiat's &C
count.
The population of Mexico, in So8,
lcoasisted Ut about six million and aahalf .
and SO rapid was the increase Of its pc
palation at that period, that the average
proportion of births tsdeatts shroughout
| the whole realm, was as TO TO 100
This increasing population in Mexico
has been acc .mpaniediby correspondent
Improvement of its agriculture and aug
lmenlation Of its produce and also, by
| the construction Of roads for its internal
CONNIE ee.
The mines Of Mexico are the NEST
productive OF any that were ever worked
LIN any country, at any period Of history
mot that the ore is richer, for it is not
Eso rich as the ore found III syine other
countries but there is an endless album
DANCE of 1T The whole number Of per
sons employed, under ground, III digging
the ore, or working the mines IS about
thirty thousand.
! 4 great part Of The table land Of Mex,
leo is extremely fertile; and the whole
| fiat elevated land exceedingly healthy.
] 1t resembles the south of France in tenn
!pcrature ok climate.
There in an extreme inequality of
wealth III Mexico. The count OF Valen
ciapa has enjoyed an Annual income OF
!our hundred aud twenty thousand dol
liars a year, The marquis Of Faaoaga
iidrew 10 six months frtan single niue, a
selear income Of eight hundred and thirty
thousand pounds sterling Many other
Mexicans are Immensely rich. Close to
this immense wealth, howeyes is seen
1.-THE most wretched poverY. In the city
! of Mexico alone, there are, from twenty,
TO thirty thausand squalitl beggars. The
| shei es of Mexico are exceeding danger
Gus to navisatots, on account OF the VI
;olent winds and slo,ms that prevail du-
ring great part Of the year; and its east.
err cnast is totally destitute ofharbors,
and hardly affords any tolerable shelter
for ships Of burden. Onits western coast
lit has some excellent harbors but that
coast is exposed TO violent tenpests a
Icoasldera5le part Of the year.
| II we consider, in comparative point
of view, the two neigh5oring countries,
Mexico and the U. Ststes--whsse popu-
Iiation is, Numerically, almost could've
jshall find that while the totmerhas soae
advantages, the latter has uli-
Ispeakably the advantage with respect to
navigation. To 70 coantry else in the
known verdi has the God OF Nature Civ
Iea somany and 50 great advantages Tor
interior and foreign la ieation, as 10 that
(which belongs to thsse united States, and
mo people else are more gifted with tie
spirit Of enterprise to seize and to i'm
Ipraye advantages Of this nature.
However the late or present commo
itioIlsin Mexico may terminate. it il idle
TO think that tic Mexicans Will long re.
main under the Spanish yoke. Ihe fruit
is ripes or nearlY ripe, ahd it must soon
ltirep a!f from the parent tree. ,fhis is
the course of natsre, which 10 Aaman
IeEetts can reverse, or contraysne.
| CoaaechcR C0ssrant.
| PRIVATE Cngalss,,aSPa on nENgE.
Communicated for the Philadelphia Re
gister.
Extract af q Letter, ffrom Gi5raltcr,|
detea Jaty is, 1916.
/ " The excessive quantities of Flour
(which hare arrived since last we had the
pleasure Of addressing yoa. have com.
Ipletely glutted our market and although
the guailty Of the greater part is very in 4
fferior, it affects ou prices and renders
sales extremely difficult.
:. Inferior sorts are selling uuter Sc
per barrel, and the. yariationin this ar
ticle, is at present from tiis price tn 81
l-2, Tor best quality. The stocks a'e
considerable, and we see little prospect
of amend tnent till the end af the wear.