Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-02

lsterdam, last from Isle of May, 50 days.
dry goods &c. to Bowie aud Kurtz of
Georgetown, D. C.-Reports, left at thel
Isle OF May brig Camel, Dodd, OF Bos-
ton, to sail in few days. No salt to bel
| had the new crop having been either
overhowed by the sea or destroyed by
rain.
MEMORANDA.
Sloop Alert, Crocker hence, arrived att
NYork ssth ult. and up again for this
port.
Ship Mary, Coffin, hence last Dec.
cleared at Savannah 22d inst. for Liver
pool.
U. S. schr Hornet, CIaxton, sailed
Iron Charleston S. c. Gath ult. for WASH
inston City.
Port Of .Harfolk, april as.
Arrived, schr Union, Crosby, IL days
from st. Thomas. Left there April II,
brig Lion, of Boston, to sail in 10 days !;
schrs General Scott, Pratt, for Peters
burg, uncertain Colonel G. Armistead,
-, Just ar from Philadelphia, would
be ready to sail in 10 days; Morglana
for Philadelphia iu 10 days, the captain
on shore sick. .Schr Caroline Noble, for
merIv OF NerfcIk, had arrived at st. Tho
mas from France, via Martinique, where
hound or when to sail uncertain the
Ischr Caroline. Wilkinsca, Of this port,
sailed for st. Domngo on the 18th April.
several American vessels had sailed for
iSt. Domingo for mahogany, which was
In much demand. Produce at st. Tho.
mass yer h gh and in great demand, i'll
consequence of number of Dutch, Da-
Inish and Bremen ships waiting there for
lcargoes. at ST. Thomas April IL,
IcolIee from Sl4 to IA 70; sugar c to
oIl0l2; rum so to 81 cents; molasse'
IS4 to 40; hides ~ TO IS cents.
i.Amsriean produce--Flour $40 to l6 l 2,
biscuit $40 per cwt. Beef no. and 2,
i SIS 10 10: tobacco SO 70 10 per cwt; ;
Hard IS TO 10; butter L; cod fish IS 80
per box: candies SIC to 10; soap 10 to
IIG12; behring's S. per barrel, but no
demand mackarel to 9.
, The fast sailing riG-JuGaua, Fisher,
.Ecf NYork, 10 days from Cape Henry.
LEFT there the 18th instant, snip Cover
Incr Griswald, Barnard, for Turks Island
lin 10 days; brig Midas, Nash, for Bos,
ton next day; brig lIesper, Stevens, Just
: discharged; schrs Rampant, Wilson, for
$ Philadelphia in 10 days, William Dean,
ILekworth, from the Windward, uucer-
tain; Nancy and Mary, Of Gushing, Me,
: from NCarolina, discharged; hechr"Ic,
: DOaue, for Charleston in Is days: ano
Their small schooner from WayN 1gton,
sc; several European ships waiting tor
coffee, which was scarce and high.-No
: sale for American produce 18th inst.
lat. %, 10, \. long. "a, 90, atmidnlght
was boarded by the BuenOs Ayrean prlva
tcer brig Patriotee, Estephano, treated
r lpOh telv-She had been out 5 moths, and
D had made four prizes, of them very va
lIluabls.
/, Port of Charleston, April %.
e Arrived, schr. Sarah iJ Hannah, Min
tosh; St. Pierres, Mart. IS days. April
ii lat. % "a long 69 so, spoke British
schooner Perseverance, Of New-Bruns.
wick, is vs. from New York for Jamal
ca. Lett brig Arrow. Gilmore, from this
port-schoouer Hannah, ThOrnborough,
Tor Wilmington, n. Z. in ii dayS-s!oOp
! Pitcher, from Savannah, to sail
for ST. Elstatia same day; and many
other vessels belonging to NO'hc"n ports,
names not recoIected. The brig Con
i, necuaut. Lynch, han arrived there from
/ New York, with cargo Of ice and fresh
bee in buli---the ice brought Il l-2 CTS.
and the beef so cents per b.; two other
cargDes of rice had arrived there. II
still continued sickly amons the sh;pPin.
G and soldiers. Captain Crogel', Of inc
: brig Prospect, OF New Pork, anu captain
Hammond, of the schonneg Industry, oil
Falmouth, Mass. had lately died. Mar
kets. rice a 10 doilars--four Ito
bacc0 "a,