Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-18
Nsw York, May Is.
LATEST PROM ENGLAND.

BY the arrival tins morning Of the shiI
Amity, capt. Stanton, AZ days from III
verpool, we have received London paper
to the 30ih Of March, the General Ship
ping and Commercial Lists to the 2sth
and the London New Price Current t,
the eth. Our papers are only one o.
two days later than were before received
The Weekly Messenger Of March s9tl
contains an extract Of letter from Va
lenciennes, which states in q positive
manner, that the army Of occupation i:
soon to quit France The contingents Of
the minor powers are, it is said, to march
homewards in the month Of May; the
British and Russians remain until Sep.
TENDER; and the latter have ageed to
transfer to France. by virtue Of an ar
rangement not yet made public, the whole
OF the horses of their cavalry, artillery,
&c. which saves effectually the risk and
expense Of carrv wing them round by sea.
Inc ships destined to the North Pole
were to sail from Deptford on the sOth Of
March. The officers and men," says
the Messenger, are to get two mouths
pay in advance On board the / abella,
captain Ross, the Esquimaux Indian,
brought te this country last year, has ELL
barkcd, aud returns to his native shores
In the event Of the ships returning, they
are TO bring home each cargo of blubber
Tor the owners, in iron tanks, by which a
saving to government on the hire of the
vessels to nearly 100000. viii be effect.
ed"
The Venetian manuscripts, lately pur-
chased by the curatOrs Of the Bodieian
Library, have been safely landed at Ports
mouth.
The Three per Cents, left Of yester.
day, says the Englishnap Of March 90,
at IS Ia for money, and IS 81 Tor the
account. Several of the wealthy specu-
lators, whose interested maEGuvres had
occasioned the late depression, have be-
gun to buy in again. Mr.. Vansittart, it is
said. will bring forward the budjet in the
course Of next week. His financial plans
for the year are stll a profound secret,
but it is supposed that part Of the sum
wanted will be raised by the issue of
stock debentures.
The Courier, Bovine, from New York.
arrived at Liverpool. Cd the first OF
April.
Flour, on the 1st Of April, was IS Sc.
.am.ricam Stocks, London, March 90.
Three per cents 70.
New Six per cents l04 l04 i-s.
Seven per ceots, 10 l-sa Ill.
Hops, bags e4l &c; pocket, cal IS a
ISL; Foreign u. dried) Isl a LIZ 10.
London Markers, March %.
Cotton.-The India Company have de-
;lared another sale Of cottons for the cath
proximo; onl, 200 bags are at present
declared, but it is expected to be increa.
,ed to $4,000 bales previous to the day
IF sale. The prices Of cotton are little
varied since our last, except Bshias,
which are scarce and may be quoted l Cd
per ID. higher, being sold at Is Sid.
The purchases oil cotton since our last are
limited to about 400 Packages-I00 Per-
mans Is | led. to es | SD; so Bahi
,s 8 I'D to Is 5 i'd; 81 Bengais 10 S id
70 10 lid +; so Surats IA led.
Irish Provisions.-The prices OF butter
ire entirely nominal; the public sale
went of at very low rates; ba-
ION has declined So per cwt.
Oil.-There is a very considerable de-
preston in the prices Of Whale oil, and it
8 probable there will be further decline
10 account Of three ships having arrived
rom the southern fishery, with nearly |
1000 tons oil. Greenland oil has given |
way o.; South Sea q to 81. and both |
leayy at the depression. Sperm oil may
We quoted at a considerable decline
Seal and Cod oil may also be surchssed
It prices much below what had been pre-
'icusly considered the market currency
Tobscco.-There is little variation 10