Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-26


without any prospect Of having direct con-
yeyance to your port, unless BY Y. States
vessels of war. The Firebrand was here
lately from Newt Orleans. but she came at
time when the Sheerwater was appointed
for the same place, in consequence of which
she got little money. The John Adams was
also here ten days ago, understood TO be on
bill negotiation, but our rate of exchange
being considered 100 low, she proceeded
to Vera Cruz, without money" Ibid. =
From the Norfolk steamboat hotel Reading
/ Room books, March 22.
Arrived-Ship Jane, Bicknell, (of Bos.
tony IS days from Lisbon, (33 of which she
has been upon this coast, and although she
has been three times up with Cape Henry
light, was bowno off each time. Left, 9Th
of Jan. brig Rapid, Of Boston for Smy rna,
to sail in 3 days; schnr Ceres, Of do. for N.
Orleans, next day; in quar- milne, briggs Ons-
low, Hall. of Boston; Washington, of Phi
ladeiphia; Fortuna, of do for the West-ln-
dies, in about ten days. and four Others,
names not recollected, bound for Oporto,
which would sail as soon as The season void
permit. The brig Hibernia, OF New-York
sailed for New Orleans, 9Th Jan. Spoke,
Feb. II, in lat. 26, Ion. 10, ship Liverpool
Packet, from Portsmouth, N. H. bound to
New Orleans. out IA days; IL days since,
in lat. 81, long. II, brig John, from New
Orleans bound to New-York. The corn
market at Lisbon was completely gIutled;
at least two millions OF bushels were in port
at the time the J. sailed, and no price could
be commanded for 1.-THE merchants ex.
pressing their astonishment that American
shippers should send that article there in
voiced so high. Capt B. states that the
brig Criterion, of and for Baltimore, was
lost about the 18th of Dec. on the bar, CO.
ming out Of Oporto riyer-captain and crew
saved.
Brigantine Domestic, Barney, Boston,2l
days, with plaster OF paris, bound to Alex
andria, put in in distress, leaky, having lost
her fore topmast and Observation-Disclosures,
head of her foremast, sails attached thereto
aud jib, damaged her boat and sustained
other injury in continual gales of wind since
she left Boston.-Spoke on Saturday, un-
der New Point, an herm brig (name notas-
certained) from Boston, 81 days, bound to
Alexandria, with cargo of Plaster Of Pa
ris, had experienced tremendous weather,
split her main-sail and sustained other da-
mage.
In Hampton Roads--brig Frances F.
Johnson, Allen, 60 days from Port au Prince
with coffee, &c. bound to Baltmore-put
in for wind. Left 25th Feb. briggs Intel
ligence, Mcdonald, to sail tor Baltimore
Goth March: Lion, Chapman, Of and for
Salem, in about 10 days: Sampson, Britton,
of New Y ork, for New Orleans, in 4 or 5;
Patriot, of Savannah, discharging, uncer-
tain; Cosmopolite, OF New-Yors, from and
for Bordeaux about LIST April scbooners
Mount Vernon, Nelson, tor New-Orleans
in 80 or 40 days; Wasp, Fisher, for Balti-
more, 18th March; Philo, Percival, of Bos-
ton, for New York in or days. Spoke,
coming out, schooner Washington, Perkins,
Kennebunk, bound in had touched, howe
at some of the windward islands. Flour
$50 2l-pork 47--beef 81 22--soap
5---Mackerel l6 l8--herings 6 T.
Coffee SO sous.
Baltimore, March, 90. !.