Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-12-01
Norfolk, November 95.
LATEST FROM GIBRALTAR.

LATEST Nun uibhaLi
By the schooner Charles X. Mallory,
captain Middleton, in % days from Gibral-
tar, we have received the papers of that
place to tire 18th October: they contain
not word of news. Our very attentive
correspondent there, to whom we have
been indebted on so many former occasions,
writes under date of October the 18th as
follows: am sorry have no news TO give
you-in my last informed you Of the total
change of Ministry in Spain, and Of the ba-
nishment of the Secretaries of State, War
and Finance, on account of extensive Pc
culations and attempting TO restore Charles
vi. to the throne also oft appointment
ofour particular friend FL Marquis de Casa
Yrugo as Prime Minister of State, which
office he now fills, and from which we may
soon expect something new, particularly
with regard to our political differences with
Spain.
"a discovery has recently been made Of
a deposit in the Bank of England, by the
King of Spain, of 37I millions of dollars,
which has given rise TO variety of sugges-
tions.
Three Russian frigates arrived last week
al Cadiz, as present from the Emperor 10
lis Catholic Majesty, perhaps by way of
making amends for the rotten ships the for.
mer sold the latter last winter-We have
yet tc learn, however, whether the present
be rotten or sound, and upon what terms
the officers and crews are to get home.-if
as the others did, it will turn out an Irish
present indeed!
"Our squadron is at Syracuse.
The Keeper of the Reading Room Books
is indebted to commercial friend for the
following Price Current at Bermuda,
Nov. 4th-(retail.)
Superfne -four, per bl. sllia l2i; rye
do 81; coin meal 81 do per puncheon 80;
corn per bushel 95 37i; do by the
cargo 5; ship bread per bl s; pilot do
81; crackers half bl 5; per keg a ! %;
peas per bushel 60 Ia 10; red oak slaves
80 33; white oak do 40 a As; cypress
shingles 81 5; sugar, good, per 100 Id 10
a lO!; rum w. |. per gal IS a GO cts; ia
maica do IS 90; molasses 80, scarce;
coffee per 100 lbs S25 a 80, scarce, price
almost nominal.-Exchange par or $3.50
per ElOO sterling dollars IS Cd; govern:
ment bills scarce, say from 81 8 per cent
Accounts from Jamaica of the 9th ult.
received, via Bermuda, by commercial
gentleman al this place, state " American
produce was becoming scarce there, since
the cessation of direct trade; that southern
red oak slaves were 80 dollars per thou
sand, and white oak do 1906; shingles, best
cypress, l8-all in great demand, anc are
likely 10 advance"
The following is a copy ola private letter
dated Air-ia Chapelte, Oct. 8
81 use the utmost possible despatch in
informing you, that the most important Of
the business Of Congress is already termi-
mated. Yesterday at noon, and at END
OF the Fifth Conference, the Evacuation OF
France by the Allied troops was agreed
upon. Count Csraman, the Ambassador Of
France at Vienna, was the bearer Of this
important intelligence to his Sovereign.
Though | heard the news at an early hour
this moraing, | could not obtailany details
OF even learn the foundation on which It
rested until now and was unwilling to agi-