Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-06-04

the corn already has luxuriant appearance
and the straw is unco,nmonly strong and
large. In fruits and vegetables, the pros
pect is equally cheering. owing to the ge-
NAL mildness of the season. Potatoes that
most important article OF wholesome and
food to the lahoring classes. are
expccte1 to turn up much better than they
did last wear. We hope, most sincerely,
that all these joyful promises OF plenty will
be fully realized.
Letters are received from CadIz up to
the 25th ult. If there be any truth IN the
report which was mentioned III Morning
Paper of yesterday. as to mu,iny among
the troops embarking for South America,
the affair is kept very secret. The letters
state there was no news, and that every
thing remains tranquil. The advices from
Madrid were TO The 4th inst they contain
no political news of any interest.
We are sorry to state, that very unplea-
SAINT intelligence respecting the plague in
Barbary was yesterday received. The
letters were dated the 18th of March, at
which time the plague, which had been de.
creasing for some months, had returned
with redoubIed fury.--Tbe deaths were
greater than had been experienced during
the last fatal year. The inhabitants were
neglecting all their usual avocations, and
were shutting themselves up in their hats.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York
has by fall, about a o'clock yesterday at
ternoun, broken tie bone of his right arm
three inches above the elbow joint. The
fracture was set very soon after Try Mr.. o.
Reilly, of Windsor! His Royal Highness
has passed quiet night, and is this morn
ing free from fever. and doing in all re-
spects as well as under the circumstances
can be expected.
.7prill7.
The Paris papers Of Tuesday have arri-
we'd the contents of which, however, do
not call for any very earnest notice. The
fifth anniversary of Monsieur's entrance in
to the French capital, April l2, was obser.
we'd at the Thuileries by the National Guard
who took the household service from the
Garde d. Artois, and were entertained at a
banquet by his Royal Highness, who sta
ted, that although he had laid by the uni
form of the Partisan legions, be would be
ready to resume it in the hour OF dan
ger.
1t appears from Mannheim article, that
Kotzebue's murderer was still alive on the
9th inst when a strong and natural ankle.
~ prevailed to get from him some useful
information. The recovery of this assas-
sin was, however declared by the medical
men to be altogether impossible.
The Hamburger and Dutch mails have
brought intelligence OF some serious quar-
rels having taken place at Brussels, be-
tween the different regiments composing
that garrison. The city was not tranquil
lied before some wounds had been exchan-
ged, and party of turbulent hussars uu-
tremendously committed to the watch
house.
The Stocks experienced furtherdepres-
sion yesterday. Consols leaving of at 72},
two defaulters were declared, but not TO
large amount, the understanding as to new
Loan being in contemplation, must of course
tend to lower the funds. The expected a.
mount of it is variously estimated: some
reports stating it at llG,o 200 900 whilst 9th.
ers extend it at $4,000, 700.
Commerce continues in most distress
sing state of stagnation. Two houses in
the city connected with the Manchester
trade have stopped payment, one of which
is stated to have paper out 10 the amount Of
i25o, 900.
"Rumors upon runlors continue as to the
ways and means and supply OF The year
Cons OILS which fuctualed yesterday from
734 10 794, left off at IS. This morning
they opened q, 1918, and are now at IL
7-8. Loans and funding are still insisted
upon by the buyers, who have even fixed
the definite sum for each-hfteen millions
loan and ten millions funding. The house
OF Rothschild are even preparing lists for
the Loan"
Upon the above Stock Exchange rumors
/" must beg that our silence may not be
construed, as some of our contemporaries