Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-23

difficulty and Danger. y
Very little business was done at II. i.
stock exchange yesterday. Governrr,
sent quantity Of eSchequer bills f~s,,
which WEI readily taken az So pr,nirr
1t is confidently reported at The bt,J
quarters Of tie British army in Fran.
that further reduction Of the uor,
serving in that country will almost 4.
rectlv take place.
A Brussels article of August 9 STAT,
that the weather continues to favor Il,
most iu1uriant harvest.
Reaping has already commenced !,
several parishes in the nejshborhood i
this city, md which, from the deIiehGI
state of the weather, may be expected
the course Of few days TO become gene.
rail- The grain is unusually large. aud !,
fine condition, Accounts from every r,t
of this exte, sive country concur IN 4.
ting that the crops are likely to prove De
most abundant il the memory OF man.
EretIr Post
The fine weather continues to encg.
rage us with the hope OF rich aud Loui.
tiiul harycs. This confidence sp,ta{.
beyond he sphere ol agriculture, aud
seems further 10 Animate tie operate,
Of commerce Colonial Produce riSss I.
price, While art cles o; The first nec5.s..f
a.e rapidly declining Thus coffee ,,i
improved within a short time by %. Il.
cwt and sugar l5s per cwt.
The price of w"ol appears to he on t..
rise. some hall bred wool. we under.
stand, has been sold as high a, 40s PEI
tod. T.Norto& ChroHi:k,
Han.bngh, Jaty2j
The consul general Of Russia, rc.idir:
in this city. has given notice Of an orioR'
nance by his majesty the emperor, az
pointing Russian agents at tie quast.
tine e.tab!i, hments of Sweden and Del'
mark: namely, at Chris;iansans. En-.
reur. Nybourg, and Tonping, TO take
care tina the coasts Of Russia, as weIis
tie ports of The Baltic and the Whit.
Sea, are properly watched, so as to Pre-
vent the introduction Of contagious df.
orders.
The prince royal of Sweden and his
son Oscar are expected at Ch'lstIana to,
wards t end Of July. The latter will
BE- installed viceroy Of Norway by e.Pe'
cial order OF he king. 1t is not decided
whether he Will afterwards FIX his resi-
dence at Christiana.
An obscure alIusi0n is made in several
Of the German journals to an attempt Il
as>assinatlng the crown prince of Swedei
II is said that individuals were engaged
in Ibis conspiracy, who intended 10 o.
tain admission into the palace but theG
project being discovered, every piees1'
ton was taken TO render it aborti,e,
Letters received Yesterday from Rcnt
announce the nomination OF seFen
French prelates to fill the high eccIess-
teal functions which have been SO len.
vacant, Archbishop Talleyrand Pei
CORD, due of Reims, is appointed 10 tie
see OF Paris.
The trial Of Roger O'Copnor has ever.
tuated in his acqultaI. The verdict Vs
loudly appauded, and great rejoicing
have takea place in consequence Ct Ai
release.
Mr.. Moore. to whom his couatrynsi
have gwen the surname Of Anacrec',
who is the author also Of some lyrical e.
iusions which enjoy a high reputation "a
England, and who has printed poem
upon an Oriental subject, for Which Il.
London booksellers agreed TO give h|
5000 gulneas before it was writer, i
now in Paris.
A letter from Madrid announces Chat
ST. Ignace de Loyola has just been named
captain general of the Spanish armies
ard invested with the Great Gordon III
Charles Ill. 1t is a new proof ct ,h.
credit aud favor the Jesuits enjoy in tie
kingdom.
Madame Murat has sold so many Or
nronds at Vienna that she has actuauI
lowered the price from luu HOTTIES W
per carat.
Mrs. BeHington.- This lady has u
length quilted Great Britain After ID
absehce of sixteen years. her husOale
Mons. Fellissant, finds that be cann''
live without her. and therefore cane "
this country Tor the purpose OF REMOVE:
her.
London, august T.
Three per cent consois 81 IL u iS
French fuads, five per cents 6Si oVe@
august
American stocks, six per cents ',''
The largest organ in the world y "
lust been completca BY Flight and GpS