Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-05

The blush OF earth embracing With Fer
heav'n,
Tipge thy celestial aspect AMI make tame
The beauties of the sunbow which eends
DER thee"
lam no writer, for ! waste not OIL; bnt IL
affords pleasure to pourtray the beauties OF
a man of great and original genius, which
however, | think, is oyersbadowed by ego
tism, and by a misanthropy bordering on
afectalion. His visionary and abstract
mind too much overlooks those delicate
strokes Of nature for which Burns, bealtie,
Campbell and Scott will be always read
and admired. H.
The governor of Guaia!oupe has issued
an order directing the immediate seizure
and sequestration Of all goods manuiactu-
red Of cotton, linen, &c. whether found in
shops on the island or IN depot. It's osien-
sible object is the encouragement OF the
manufactures of old France.
The Halifax Royal Gazette, of the 18th
August, remarks thus:
"Several American vessels with inii car
goes, we are happy TO state, arrived here
on Sunday last, under the free pct act,
from the United States
The editors of the New-York Gazette
are indebted 10 Mr.. Toplif, of Boston, for
Gibraltar Price Current OF the 9th July,
in which they find the following quotations:
Wheat, 3 TO 8 6; rice T dos pitch 3;
long cloths TO 8; beef l6; pork 26 for
Irish and 10 for American ; American flour
12. HAVANA sugar, brown ] white 10
5; tar g.; Tyson tea | 8; souchorS 9; TO-
bacco Kentucky II {; Virginia 10; Hava-
ma 80 American wax 40; Oporto wines
go TO 300: Madeira sweet 300; pipe
slaves 65 to 10 /; private bills on London,
60 days, part at 54i, and other rates 50
premium on Spanish dollars to 81, and
scarce.
From the .Atis- York Gazette, September ].
BY the Adouis, the editors of the Gazette
have received Paris papers to the first OF
August. They are extremely barren OF
news, and do not contain word relative to
the late conspiracy.
The verbal news by the Adonis is, that
long spell OF dry weather in France, had
injured the crops of grain, but the grape
vines promised abuEdance.-Rye hour
was 81 francs, rice so to 50. American
flour was on the rise in consequence OF the
forbidding prospects ofthe harvest.
By an ordinance Of the 23d July, an In
surance Company, with 4 capital OF four
millions eight hundred thousand francs, di-
yided into 1872 shares, was formed in Bor-
deaux.
~. Cluis, merchant, CT this city, has
obtained permission to return to France.-
He was included in the ordinance of the
cath Of July, relative to the expulsion OF
certain men who were supposed 10 be enc
mics Of the present form OF government.
The Journal of Commerce Of the 18th Ct
July, in giving the account of Captain
Woodward having fired gun at the Sea-
Serpent, has, by mistake in translation,
made the .to:siing piece used on that occa-
sion, an l8-pounder.
The works of the STATUE of Henry the |
Fourth in France, were progressing with |
rapidly, and says Paris paper, will soon
be completed. Several literary works, in
Guiding the History Of Henry, the poems Of
the H:nr,cd, and the memoirs OF Sully, are
to lie enclosed in it. They are 10 be bound
in such manner as TO resist The effects OF
time, for an incalculable period.
The French ship Vile de Rouen, arrived
at Havrc on the Oath OF July, in 26 days
from New York.
Philadelphia, Sept. !.
Extract OF letter received at The office of
the Democratic Press.
Late accounts from Venezuela, via St.
Thomas state, that the Patriots commanded
by Generals Paez, Arismendi, Burmudcz,
M'Gregos, and Mariana, will open Tie
campaign in December, with fine army,
and ample military stores.
Gen. Gregor M'Grcgor, from England,
has assembled the Oronoke with about 500
English recruits-and several vessels have
arrived at Augustura from England with
every Thing necessary. saw list in The
hands Of one Of the gentlemen concerned in
these supplies-it stands thus:
From England, 1900 uuskets, 600