Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-08

ship retreat, should be considered as Pr.
mier. lord Liverpool replied that Iona
Castlereagh woald be Premier. Mr. Pod
is reported 10 have then declared hi, d..
termination not TO accept of GG!ce upts,
Lord Casliereagh.
Letters from Amsterdam state, that,
commercial establishment which has .,
tracted much notice nom the exten,of;,.
speculalions in the governmen, securu..,
oil France, IS al length declared in a .,,y
OF insolvency. The ruin of this hons.
which though, mol perhaps If the ,,, ..
DER malnlaineda very high rank at A.
sterdam, is chiefly 10 be ascribed ,o ,l.o,
speculations, OF the magnitude by which
s'n'e idea may be formed by stating. H.,
atone period it held 4,OOO,O OF rer,..
forming acapilal Of o,oOo, COO Of lr,n.,
and that every fall Of one per cen, ~.
took place IN the funds. constituted da
ference OF more than &c ,0Co pound s,e,
ling. S
Lord Castlereagh was so much ind;,r,
seq with the govt on Monday that il va,
necessary to lift him in and out OF his Los
indeed be was scarcely abe to move >,
all without assistance.
Colchester, Dec. 95
Arrived from os,eud, after passage oi
hours. the Lady Frances packet, with
Brussels and Client papers of Yesterday.
date. Trade is uncomnonly dull ., O..
tend, and likely 10 be still more so. in con.
sequence OF the British ports being slm
against the importation Of wheat into this
country from next month. A heavy lou.
mage duty is also to be imposed on British
vessels every voyage.
liverpool Prices, Jan. l.-Ashes, pot.,
53a Dos in good demand, and improving:
pearls, 81 Sos Cd, steady; bark is Ga
els Cd dull, fine quality wanted laxseed
bushels for crushing, 81 "a Cos flour, 40
Abs. do sour, 81 a 3Ss, dull, purchasers OF
sour -four not willing to give the prices ask
ed; wheat, 9 3 SIS 81, very dull and dc.
Ginning rice IA a 46s, demand quite sus.
pended, as it is expected that the duty
would be reduced to Is Cd in few weeks.
Cotton, Upland, Is Al a Is 3D. f; New-Or.
leans I 5 Is'9t; Sea-Island 2 Ga s. ST.;
stemmed do Ia Is III; Tennessee Is 81
Is 3t-the demapd for cotton j. very
good, but there is no improvement in pri.
ces. Tobacco, m,ddIing. 81 Sd goodio
fine, 81 l0dd, the market dull, but no
particular alteration. Tar, Is a rs Cd dull;
turpentine, IA a los; slaves W. o. pipe %
3oi hid 10 a e4i; Dbl 14a 9Ol.
London .Norkets, Dec. 29.-Tobacco is
entirely nominal in prices the trade will
not buy unless at more considerable re.
duction than any holder has yet been dis.
posed TO submit TO.
Rice remains dull Of demand, but price
steady at 46s per cwt for consumption
There has been no intimation fiom the lords
Of the treasury that Z. |. rice will be ad.
mitted duty free after the 5Ist instant, on
which day the existing order will expire;
and, unless renewed, duty will attach Of
Is Cd per cwt.
Turpentine--Tn consequence Of some
large arrivals the article is dull OF sale
Ashes have continued in good demand, and
the prices have again advanced.
Corn Exchange, Dec. 3o.-Although III.
prices of wheat advanced on Monday, yet,
in consequence Of arrivals this day, the
sales were very heavy, and the price;
scarcely supported. At the close Of The
market on Monday. Flour advanced 5s per