Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-16
the American navy, On tie part both Of
its government aad ;ts .eamen."

Although our Gaiket vas 'iiuIy suq-
piled this morning, having had no arr.
yals since last Monday, owing % contra
ry winds, yet tie what tra+e Was sx,
ceedingiy heavy. at decline Of 2s. per
quarter T; The major pat Of the samples
from Essex being very IousF, such kind
remained undi.posej Of. Barley Is also
as per quarter cheaper, and net heavy
sale, although the supply was unusua!!y
small
English wheat 20 o.; foreign wheat
Cos los ; Rye So A; barley SIS
a 4s; malt 60. TO; ine Hour 75s go
per cash.
importations last week.
Wheat, barley, malt. oats, rye, beans,
rease English, SLY, $3.50, 4StO, 1906
2OI5, English Huur, zoos sstks.
liops in tie Borough New bags,
Kent IS a s9i; Sussex Is a %; New
Pockets. Kent q 81: Sussex 6 a 50;
E,.ex 90 81; Farnham 50a57
Taliow in London.-Nlite chapel
market, 4s Sd; It. James's 4 I'd ave-
rage, IS. Cd town tallow, per cw'. 7Ss;
melted stuff &C. /; rough do dos; Russia
soap rs :; do yellow cand. Dos
Gold and siIver.-Portusai gold, coin
"A cd; forelgn gold. bars "A Cd; new
dublosns "A +; new dollars 5. sgd; silver
in bars, standard, IS lid
London, Jan :.
The Paris papers OF Friday ard Sa-
tarday last hive arrived In nne OF item
there is al extract 81 letter from a
French officer, in the Iii AIRY service Of
Persia. Some parts Of this letter, II ir
be authentic, and il the writer hal means
of knowing the truth of what be states,
1.-TWO important qualifications. are deer.
wing of attentive consideration. II is
t'.ere said. that a treaty which i, to Sc.
cure TO Russia free passage TO India
and the Per.iau Gull, experience, no
difficulty, because it viii be mutually
advantageous TO beth countries. IL has
long been the ambition Of Russia TO ex-
tend her influence md possession. in that
quarter-but hitherto. Only al ineifec,u-
al ambiti n. Her recent embassy, how
ever. to The Cou,, of Persia, and he ne
gociatiors which hat embassy probably
had in view. indicate renewed ardor
upon the subject 1t appears also from
the letter alltdfd TO, that cfs'ion OF
sOme provinces boz derirg on the Caspian,
has been sgi.atrd /; but this project. the
force Of public opinion, and the P'ejrdi-
ces Of the SoIii, oppose, we are irI'rn'-
ell, insuper bic ob.'; c'es. At The same
time, il is an Armenian kingd, IN. wi! Ls
re established with the common consent
OF Persia, Russia end Turkey. What
truth there may be in any II these iu-
mOnrs We krow not.
By an o:dcnnsnce Of the jlst DcceH-
Der, the king Of France has created
preparatory military school for the pug-
pose of insuuctiDs, at The public expen,e
the sors of officers, pikout property,
who are distinguished lor their services
and al the expense Of their families. sutt
young men IS their relst oas may wlsh
10 ini'iafe into the studies and pUr.ul:s
Of the sald school. The total run he Of
pupils will lie Eve hundred q whom
500 are 70 &c cduca.sd st The iu.IIi
charge. Those VITO gre admitted at ii.
expense of their relations will pay
Thousand Francs per arnum. When ne
pupils Lave completed their edurstIcn !.
The prepa atnry school, they vii be ad'
mitted ints the .peeisi military school
The number in this last sehe"l is three
hundred The pupils VINO underg" as
tisfsctory eIamir alton here, will fe'ers
commissions as sob .liruterauts IL 'LeH'
nv. +
The Swiss government. in comPl''a
with the rcluisiiion psde BY The r'tr
ters of France and Austria. have fst'
ded hat no publication shall be re'FH'
ted in thst country containing cfst'H
ard imprrrcr sediments. The Ley Il
Of the Press will lie sanctioned. a. II
ought but H. al tbs Liberty msy nG v NJ
de.'roved. its RIGHTEOUSNESS viii ee IT,
strained ard runshed. Il
Two vessels, laden with cannon bs"'
are arrived a, Gottepburgi-an' D"
with similar cargo. and one with eat'
non, are expected. with which srtifle' nc
Egyptian Corvette. the Afica,'wI'l '0''
reform 10 4 'exsndia
A ROYAL decree Of the King Of sPsi'
has been is,ued. in the object OF SOl'.
all our readers will rejnice. r! 70"
Decree, Spanish subjects are i"fihS.O
prohibited from trading in slaves % IDs
coast Of Africa. Forth Of the line, Ti'''
"a penalty Of Transportation Tor ten ,s''
to the Phi'iiI ines AID the onrif''%
Of the ship and cargo. u slave ",