Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-03

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DULL TINES Nv CANADA.
Quebec, Ilne 6.
SiXty-seven vessels from sea, have ar
rived at this port since the opening of the
OF these the greatest nun
Der are from Great Britain and Ireland,
land many ofthem have brought valuable
|carsoes. The experience Of a few
weeks, has filled the minds Of most mer-
camille men with uufavourable forebod-
ings sand although, when the seed time;
which has been uncommonly late, will
be fairly over, and the farmer and coun-
try traders will have time to atte:;d the
market, and make their purchases. the
prospect may brighten up little. yet we
fear these for.odings are but too well
founded. Commerce is an exchange OF
commodities, and it is but too true that
we have hardly any commodities to ex-
change for the superabundance of goods
which hare arrived, and may still be ex-
'pected. Provisions which were one Of
the staples of this country, have actual
lily been sent out to as from Great Britain
land are perhaps the Only articles which
have been sold at profit !! Manufactures
we have none, but those that are import
led. Lumber, while the price of provi-
fsions and labor remains high, can hardly
be afforded at price to admit OF profit
| in England. 1t cannot, under such cir
Icumstances stand competition with lum-
Der from the Baltic. There remains then
only the fars collected from the Indian
Countries, of which the amount, compa.
ratively TO cur Importation, is trihing.
tCash would cover all balances but i,
Ihatn, made itself wings. the government
paper having been called in, the circuia
lting medium does not, perhaps, at pre-
lsent, exceed the amount necessary for
internal use. The diminution of the Mi
|litary Expenditure, the supplies which
the Military Government will receive
| from Great Britain. leave little hope from
that quarter. Fron whence then are to
come the returns ? The deficiency is
|afeady felt in the unprecedented fall IL
The price OF almost every article of i'm
ported merchandise. The importer,
Unjust either sell at loss, or keep his
goods till the quantity on hand is more
on level with means of the country:
which We are sorry to say is likely to be
Ia long while.
Qaebec. Juue 1s.
We noticed in this paper of Thursday
last, the 9th Instant. the ext aordn ar
circumstance of a fall of snow, of up
wards ct an hours duration, O., that day.
ISirce that time, the weather has present
Jed more permanent and extraordinary
|featu es of severity. Gll the afternoen
of 9Th, when the clouds cleared away,
the tors 9! the mountains to the north Of
this city were perceived to be covered
with snow, tie most distant appa, emily
ito the depth of foot. On the 9TH there
vas Slight fall of snsw during the
whole day, the thermometer constantly
standitga at the freezing peint. At halt
past 10 O'Clock at night, the roofs OF the
houses, the streets ana squares of the town
were completely cove ed with snow and
The next morning, tie 9Th, it was observ
ed that the whole OF the surrounding
country was in the sane state, having,
within twelve days OF the summer solstice,
The appearance Of the riitidle OF Deem
ber.! AgentIeman who was on Friday
on tie south shere, about fifteen miles
rack from the ST. Lawrence, found banks
of snow up to the axletrees OF his carriage
and drift as in the midst of winter.
On the Stt, snow continued to fall a
intervals, in different parts Of the country. ]
1t again showed on the 9th. From he
9th to the 10th it floze every night. Onl
the 9TH. the ground, in exposed situations
became hard with the frost in the da,
time. The wind constantly s,rong fror
the n W. driving before it an immense
mass OF lowering clouds, Which sontinu
ally concealed the sun; it was not till
Sunday afternoon that they fnaily began
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