Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-11-12

ITEMS OF NEWS.
The duties paid into the state treasury, by
the seven commissioned auctioneers of Phi
ladelphia, for the quarter ending on the 5Oth
Sept. amount to 1885 dolls. SO cents.
The postmaster at Albany has given public
notice, that after the 9Th inst. no letter will
be delivered at that office without being pre-
viousIy paid for. He says the pressure Of
the times have driven him to this measure.
The St. Louis Gazette of the Cd ult. says
Upwards of fue Thousand shares in the bank
at Edwardsville have been forfeited for nom
payment of the installnents which have been
called for.
The Pittsburg Gazette says-The branch
bank of the United States in this place, and
the other western offices have been authori-
sed to purchase bills of exchange drawn on
N. Orleans, having therefor checks at three
months after date, on the bank at Phila del
phia !; the operation to commence at the sea-
son when produce is usually sent down the
Mississippi. This arrangement will undoubt-
edly offer considerable facilities to the coun-
try below, and may crcuitously benefit us
by placing available funds in the hands OF
our debtors
From official documents laid oil the table OF
the house of commons, it appears that in the
last seven years and quarter, Great Britain,
imported bread stuffs to the> amount Of
IFS, 572, 254 dollars SO cents.
The beautiful vessel, Cleopatra's Barge.
built for the late Mr.. Crowninshield, and in
which he made Mediterranean tour is about
TO be erected into a steam packet, 10 go be-
tween Boston and Portland.
Carter, of boxing fame, has publicly chal-
lenged Donnelly, the Irish champion, to fight
at 6sticuAfs tor $40 guineas. The challenge
was accepted, and the combat was to have
taken place the first OF this month.
At the late session of the general assem-
bly, OF Rhode Island, resolve passed di-
recting the mem bers to wear Grape for thirty
days in testimony of respect for the memory
of com. DIV Err H. PERRY, and further re-
solve to request BENJAMIN HAZARD, esq. to
compose and publish the biography OF com.
Perry. Mr.. Hazard is an eminent lawyer in
Newport, and said 10 be well qualified by his
talents and intimate acquaintance with the
gallant commodore, for the duty assigned him
by this resolve.
We learn that the family of Mr.. Corl, in
the northern part of this town, have recently
collected 1870 bushels of acorns, than which,
perhaps, no fruit or grain is better for tatting
hogs. ulster y. Y. Phatad.
There is town in this slate, about 40
miles from Portsmouth, containing slngu
lar corporation, ofabout 5 or 600 inhabitants,
in which there is neither minister, lawyer,
doctor, or justice OF the peace |! Neither
Westinghouse or tavern no shops, or but
one grog-shop, and s,hat has but little stock
and less custom. The town is al present
without either town clerk or representative,
and has no school going on. [.N, Ii. Pat.
At the late show aud fair at Ballstown Spa,
gentleman farmer, by the name of SInp-
son, had awarded to him nine premiums, ioc
various productions from his farm.
Mr. Hall Bradbury, of industry, (Me.l
has raised this season, squash, which girted
6 feet 81 inches, aud weighed IA pounds
In Col. Vaughaps garden, Hallowell, va
tsr-melon was raised, measuring 3 feet in
ches, weighing 81 lbs. On MIR, John Hes
keth's farm, same place, an apple was raised
weighing 1871 ounces, and measuring Id
inches. -
gUENoS AYRES.
ltappears by the papers we have received
from that city, that unusual exertions are
making to prepare for defence against the