Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-30

Quarters 437 Hide 142
426 TalIow 2s7
I" S44 Total 1894
Three Of our wealthy fellow citizens
have purchased 200 VT. each at so cents
per ID. The beef is extremely fine.
From the baltimore Federal Gazette.
Extract from letter. written by a re-
spectacle American gentleman now in
England, dated
LirerpoTl, 10Th mo. 1917.
The ports being closed, there is very
little doing in -four and grain. No A
merican, sweet, being in this market, it
is difficult to say what cargo, il opened,
would brrng-perhaps 65 or Cos. l. is
the general expectation that the ports
will again open in February, in conse-
quence of the crop of wheat in this ccun-
try being SO Indifferent. But there is one
thing to be taken into consideration-the
average by which the ejaculation is made,
is taken solely Oh grain grown in En-
gland, which, not beisg Of so good a
quality, will consequently not bring 50
high a price. The average price of
wheat for the week ending the 22d Nov.
was SIS i per quarter; and fer the
week ending 29lh Nov. g., I'd; but the
average by which the closing or opening
Of the ports is determined, is taken only
six weeks previous 10 the end Of the quar-
ter-that il on the last six weeks OF the
quarter. 84s, as you know, is the price
which wheat must average to keep the
ports open.
There were two arrivals yesterday
from Philadelphia, the Superior and
Telegraph, which brought abont 400C
b5l. apples. The Euphrates and Impor-
ter, from New-York, are in today, bring
ing about 5000 more. The duty on ap.
Piles is SIS 81 sterling per bushel aud
from the great quantity arriving, | be-
lieve the shippers will lose money.
The Belr;dera is the admiration Of
every ore who goes on board of her here,
and is considered the finest ship in port,
which is quite fattering to the Bal'i-
moreans. In addition to that. her cap
tain, Hobson, is gentleman much es-
teemed indeed.
The india business is rapidly incrcas-
ing here-manv houses largely engaged.
have a fine new ship just about
sailing for India, which will make three
by them in the trade, besides two fine
ships now building for the same purpose.
From the Boston Rspsrtory, Jan. 25.
We are indebted to Mr. ropliff for
London papers OF the Sd and 9th of De-
cember, from which we extract the fol-
lowing articles of intelligence.
The sloop Of var Pike, capt. Buchan,
had arrived at Portsmouth, in IL days FIR.
st. Johns, Newfoundland, with intelii-
gcnce of the destructive fires there. En-
glish Stocks Dec. 8 remained nearly sta
tionary; 5 per cent red. 90 l-s. French
funds gradually declining; per cent IS
80. Intelligence from ConstantinopIe,
dated Nov. 4, states that the negotiations
are going on between Russia and Persia,
and that the present dispositions are
friendly.
An attempt was made, Nov. 7, by a
gang of robbers, e. in number, to seize
Lucien Bonsparte at his country scat,
near Rome. They succeeded in carry
ing of MIR. Cunes, a relative of Bona
parte, two servants, and Lucien's secrc-
tarv, whom they mistook Tor Lucien him
self. They approached the house in the
disgsise of the poorest class Of peasants.
Charles Phillips has published poem
on the death of the Princess Charlotte,
called the Lament of the Emerald Isle.
The new novel, by William Goodwin,
called Vaudeville, is just published
The British government has contract
ed with the emperor Of Austria foI
100000 loads of timber, Fl v'n the tcress
of Croatia aud Dalmatia, for the use o!
the navy, to be received in part payment
of the Austrian debt. 1t is said TO be
some of the finest naval timber in Il e
world, ard d contract has been made
with two merchants for the conveyance
Of it from Trieste and the Dalmatiag.
ports to England.