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

the Debenture and his demand to have 1t
converted into Stock. The Stock Notes
proceed upon this principle; il person
wishes to borrow any given sum OF money
upon his Stock, he pledges his Stock
Notes which may be paid away IN the
same manner as Bank Note"
Liverpool .Marea %.
Sales Of American sweet Hour was ct
fected to day, at late quptatons---sour is
10 g dearer Cotton has experienced q
steadily, but not animated demand, and
last weeks prices. with few exceptions,
fully supported, Carolina Rice goes OH
very steadily at UNMARRIED rates: Litt'
done in Turpentine. Tar but little en'
quirsd for. Leaf Tobacco lid per H.
dearer.
Prices at Gibraltar, March a4.-Beans
white 4 sales; birthstone roll 5 so no de-
mand /; beeswax, Sc q 81 saleable when
pure cocoa, Carac. none and wanted /;
do Trim. 81 a So; cotton, Pernam. 46 a
AZ; candles, sperm Dc large parcels ar
rived dull indigo, Span. so partial
sales Bengal 1 IS do; hides, b A. Is
a l6, SO !; lead, Span. 4 Is a $; cloves, 81;
cassia Sc nutmess l IS: ginger, 3 ~
dull tobacco. Ken. IL; Vir 9; negro
head IL so /; tea, gus-pr. Is hyson 80;
log-wood, bay l IS dull.
Exchange on London so days 81 1-2 /;
Spanish dolls, per cent. premium.
London, March 27.
Stocks this day, 8 per ct. con II 7-S a
70; do &C. 70 Id; 5 per cts LOG.
Fran Messrs. Hill u BIodget's Price
Current, received at Merchants Hall,
by the Gen. Knox.
Gibraltar March "a
Cotton, Car. short SO, sales; coffee,
Martinique and St. Domingo 60, scarce /;
fish 8 so a 8 rs, dull -four, sup. IL;
pork Is ; beef IL; rice, Car. 6 IS, sales;
tar 9; pitch 8, no demand. U 5. Navy A
gents bills, so days, par.
From the Palladium.
We were last evening favored with
Londan papers to the evening Of the eth
ult. and Liverpool to the s0th. received
by the ship Falcon, capt. Lewis, from the
latter place.
When the present British Parliament
is dissolved, Mr.. Waltham, one OF the
opposition leaders in London, whose
speeches atpcpular meetings have often
been mentioned, is to be candidate for
the city in che election which will fol
low.
The Princess Of Wales has common
cei suit against the sssignees of the
Duke OF Brunswick, for $4,000. lent by
her to her brother. Payment was resisted
on the idea that the bonds we're not in
the hand writing Of the late Duke.
The London papers mention that Ber-
nadotte, now king Of Sweden. does not
live with his wife. His lady is sister to
Joseph Bonaparte's wife, and daughter Of
NJ. Clery, respectable merchant. She
resides at Paris.
New duties on importation and transit
have been laid in Holland. Some of them
are disagreeable to the British who con
tend that they do not conform to treaty
made at Vienna By the Congress, June 9,
1915, as to the Rhine, &c.
A British editor says the U. s. will get,
BY acquiring the FIoridas, a regular sup
ply Of pitch, tar, turpentine, masts and
ship plank besides live oak that after
100 years exposure, acquires a stony
hardness.
A London paper says the Spanish SUR.
veyors speak unfavorably Of the Russian
ships; but they arc to carry 1000 troops
to Peru, and 1900 to Mexico.
The objects Of the English Missionary
Society lately attracted the particular at.
tention Of second Son Of Athol, aged 10.
And after investigation, considering its
objects in the highest degle e laudabIe, he
determined to 90 on mission himself,
aud his familJpppOsing his design, he ab-
seconded for the purpose Of effecting it
but was found short time afterwards
and restored TO his friends.
The London Courier says, British over.
lures for admitting American vessels to
their colonies were rejected, because Of a
condition that the British should DO al.
lowed to trade with the Indians in the U.
S. Territory.
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