Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-06-14

then Iney are ioVefs Oh Chat, oi Coinpd-
nv, Of tun; and so instead of attending dill
gently to their callings, they were syhere
and there.
Mark the interior of that house no USE
ful industry going on; no order; nothing
in its place more wasted than is eaten.-
Is the the housewife dolt ? So far other
wise, she is one Of the most sprightly and
lady-like women in the place but she has
no time to beslow on the affairs OF her
household ; she is busy here and there.
Look upon that comedy young man in the
hands of a baiiff. Has he committed a
crime Not so his reputation is fair. How
comes it then? He is in debt. Is he wanting
in faculties?H He has excellent faculties OF be-
body and mind Is he incident? No, he is
quick in motion all the day long. How hap.
pens il then. that he, single man, who ne
yer met with any heavy misfortune Is unable
pay his de bis He has been busy here and
there.
From the N. Y. Mercantile Adv. June 8.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
The packet ship Albion, Captain Will
liams arrived here last evening in So days
from Liverpool. whence she sailed on the
Cd ofMay.
Capt. w. has favored the editors of the
Mercantile Advertiser with papers up 10
the LIST ofMay inclusive. They contain no
news of importance. The market remain
ed in much the same state as at last advi-
ces, without any prospect of amendment.
British stocks, ~ to 7z3.
The Persian ambassador and his fair Cir.
cassian, have arrived in London.
A letter from Hamburg of the Goth of A.
pril, received in London announces that
"the house of Haak and Schroeder, together
with that of Schnapauff and Rittmiester,
are this day declared insolvent, the former
to the amount of l65, 600, and the latter to
that of233, 900 marcks banco."
A fire occurred on the 2nd Of April, at
Hitskimmell, in Hungary, which destroyed
the barracks, two churches, and Goo dwell
ing houses.
The emperor and empress oil Austria ar
rived ir Rome on the Cd of A2ril-the b.
naparte family were not permitted TO see
them.
London, April 90.
This morning the brokers forgovernmert
brought to market an additional quantity
Exchequer Bills, and obtained a premium
OF IS per cent on about f35, 900: we have
ascertaiped on good authority, that the a.
mount of Exchequer bills sold by govern
ment last week is not so extensive as had
been imagined; it appears that it was no
more than Gl3o, 900. for which premium
Of 5s per cent was given.
Dir. Hase, frem the bank ofEngIand, has
just made an official communication at the
stock exchange, stating, that if there is
loan contracted for this year, that Exche-
quer bills for one fourth the amount of any
subscription that individuals may make
will be taken at premium OF Cos. This
communication, it is believed, makes the
report of loan certain. .
Liuerpoo'i Market, April 3oth.
'Since the 18th ult. the markets have ru.
led heavily, aud owing to the distressed
state of Manchester, more particularly, a
gloom exists to the extinction of confidence.
The stock of cotton on hand. is estimated
at more than double ofwhat it was in April
last year. In Manchester, goods are dull at
present, and selling at reduced prices the
spinning trade, however, continues brisk.
Stocks ofyarn moderate, and itmaybe ho-
ped NO further decline OF consequence will
take place. But when prices revert in In
dia to their old standard, cottons can be i'm
ported from thence al so low a rate, and
they ART used for SO large portion of our
fabricks. they will always tend to keep
down other descriptions. and We must ex-
pect all kinds 10 remain at moderate pri-
ces for long time. About $50 hhds to-
bacco were taken last week for export at
Sid to SID; continental orders are all limit
ed to low rates. The average of wheat for
the End week Of the present quarter, was
73s lid and il is believed the ports will
remain closed ill August; and in conse-
quence, there has been mare inquiry for
wheat and -four this week, than Tor some
time past. Our supply of Carolina rice IS