Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-11-20

Preparations were made at Leipsic Tor
the reception Of the Emperor Alexander,
who was expected there on the 2lst. The
King of Saxony goes from Pilnitz to Leip-
sic, to have an interview With the Emperor.
/ Sir John Malcolm, Gen. Munro, and Mr.
Elphinstone, were spoken OF as candidates
for the Presidency of Bombay, vacant by
the resignation of Sir Evan Nepean.
The cotton spinners at Manchester had
become orderly; but the turnout weavers
still refuse to return to their employment
There was to have been meeting OF that
'class of workmen at Preston, where dele
I gates from the different manufacturing
towns were to attend.
The London Sun of the e9th, mentions,
that they had received letter from their
correspondent al Paris that day, contain
ing an account of the dreadful massacre at
Nismes; but on account of the late Eour,
deferred publishing the particulars Till the
next day.
Letters had been received in London
from the Discovery ships under capt. Ross.
dated lst August, in lat rs, 4s, n. long
81, 80, w. They stale that the ice was
clearing away, und that their prospect Of
success was improving.
Field Marshal Prince Butcher, is gradu-
ally recovering bis health.
The London Courier says, that experien-
ced nautical men, vino have had an oppor-
tunity of inspecting the steam-vessel OF
Lord Cochrane, have been struck with its
remarkable adaptation for navigating upon
such coast as the windward island Of ST.
Helena and observes, as a naval officer
Lord Cochrane never Showed himself def.
cient in enterprise, and to his natural ardor
| is now added the excitement OF desperate
fortunes. His character has been much
mistaken, or there are few things that weuld
crafty him more than to become the libe-
rator of Napoleon. If he succeeded his
fate would be linked with that OF Bona
parte; if he failed he might shll be an In
surgent admiral. But itissaid b. has gone to
Chill; it will not be much out of his way 10
call at St. Helena. The Courier also men
! tions the recent union of tue Bonapartsts
. in the province Of Texas, on the Trinity
river, who may probably supply resources
long since contemplated.
american Stocks New per cents log 1
to 1903, with dividend from July |. Bank
shares f99. Dollars 5s Id per OF.
liverpool Corn Exchange, Sept. &C.
Since our last the import OF grain has been
very triaing. American FOUR is however Is
per bl. cheaper-price 43 to ATS. Anne.
rican wheat II a lis Cd.
American Stocks, at London, September
e6th, New Six per cents, l02 1924; Bank
Shares e99.
British Stocks, Sept. e9.-Three per cent
Consuls, "a 7-3-5 i8; Omnum, 4 37-8
dis.
Hops per bag Ct a 8; pockets CT IS 9
! IS.
Foreign gold in bars else; new doub-
looms 1856; silver in bars, standard 5sls.
liverpool Market-Erom Myers Re
marks, Sept. 26.-The transactions in cot
ton this week have been very limited, the
total public aud private sales not exceed
ing 500 bags; Of which, $50 Sea hnds
at IS 3s4 $50 Orleans, e0sd to 29d 1850
Bowels, l9I to Gil and Gid; $50 Ben
gals, 81 to 13td. The public sales yester-
day, at which 5000 bags were brought for!
ward, were very indiffercntiy attended by
the trade, and only $500 were sold, which
went IF heavily, viz. 1914 Bengals at 9id
TO 1Od; 47O Orleans, 2Ol to 2e!d 44G
Tennessee, 17i TO l9id. The Bengals de-
clined Id per ID. on the last public sale, and
other descriptions J to id.-Our tobacco
market is steady, and rather higher prices
have been paid for fine leaf, but on the
whole, less business has been doing. Prime
N. York pot ashes have been sold at 52s6
pearls rather dull at OBS. Nothing has
been done this week in any description Of
rice. About so hhds. Philad. bark have
been taken at eos. About 200 bis. Caro-
lima tar have been taken at 1853, and 678
bis. n. York turpentine, Of middling qua
lily at los Cd. Sugar declined isper cwt;
coffee went off heavily yesterday, at de-
cline OF IS 10 Is per cwt.
LONDON, Sept. GAN article from
Frankfort mentions, that the United States,
having resolved 10 send Ministers Plenipo-
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