Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-02

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| ment, has been received in this city, and
was yesterday laid before the Senate, by
the President, for their ratification or rejec-
trtion. MAT. htellsgeneer, Dec. 81.
In consequence of the melancholy event
of the death of the Hon. GEoReE MuMFoRD
a representative in Congress from'N. Caro-
lima, yesterday announced in the House of
Representatives, both Houses of CONGRESS
adjourned without going into the business
Of the day. This day at ten o'clock the
Funeral takes place, and being also New
Years day, the adjournment is till Monday
next. The usual respect to the memory OF
this estimable gentleman was paid, of re-
solving that the Members of each House
wear Grape on the left arm for one month.
Ibid. January /.
1t is worthy Of remark, that several thou
sand weight of American made Cheese was
shipped on board the Ann Maria, for Liver
pool. We have no doubt this new expert
ment will prove productive to The shipper
and satisfactory to the consumer, as it is be-
lieved, that all that .4merican Cheese wants
TO make it equal 10 any in the world, is age
and sea voyage.
Corn Brooms have also been found to
answer the European market. This is
Aattering to our Jersey neighbors, as it in
creases the demand for their great staple.
[.Nev- York Gazette.
Extract of letter from Liverpool, dated
October 81, 1918.
"Potashes have declined this week about
is. per barrel. There is at present very
little demand, and upwards of 800 barrels
are advertised to be solo by auction next
week, which, if pressed upon the market,
will probably reduce it still more. Monlre-
ais are now at lis for the best quality. We
quote New Y orks 50 TO 81; but very few
of those at market are good. Peariashes
dull at former prices.
"Since our Circular was printed, we find
that lot of eco bags of upland cottons, of
fair quality, have been sold al 18d. which
is reduction of Id. on the other sales OF
the week. This article appears likely to
be still lower" Ibid.
The steamboat Orleans, from New-Or-
leans to Natchez, or her passage, struck on
snag, and immediately sunk. Her cargo
was valued at 100, 900 dollars, which, with
the Boat, are totally lost. Ibid.
From the Baltimore Federal Gazette.
Extract OF letter from Captain Heartte,
OF the ship Pallas, of Baltimore, writ
ten on his arrival at the Weser, from n.
Orleans.
"But most to he paTticularized is hur-
ricane unfortunately encountered on the
28th Sept in lat. As 10, long. AZ, ". and
| am bound TO remark, that had not the
Pallas been one oil the finest seaboats that
ever hoated, even something peculiar to
herself, | reall,. should not now have trou-
bled you with this detail. | must further
observe, that, little as value life, only on
account ofmy family, assure you | would
not have taken a similar chance on board
Of the finest frgate in Our service upon any
consideration. According to the declara-
tions of the Oldest seamen on board, they
never witnessed any thing approxinating
its violence. For further particulars will
give you an extract from my journal of
that day-Monday, Sept. 98th, foggy wea-
tber and squally, gale increasing, the ship
was gradually reduced TO close reefed top
sails-at p. NJ, the wind Increased in
sudden gust from s. s. e.; that before the
close rcefed topsails could he taken in, al
though kent before the wind, they were
literally blown to pieces and destroyed
II blew at this period with such violence
that expected every Instant to see the
fore course blown from the yard, and dare
staysail "a very small and strong sally was
blown completely from the bolt-rope
getting strong spilIing lines from the fore
yard, watched an opportunity, got the fore
sail in and fortunately saved it--prevous-
ly reefed the mizen- staysai! and luffed TO
under K. From Sp. m. until midnight
il blew tremendously heavy, accompanied
with constant heavy rain--at 8, p. IN. its
violence had obtained a great height, its