Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-09-17
TO THE EDITOR.
Dated Charlotte, 19 aHgast.

In answer to your request of the 10th
inst. ] propose 10 give you some account OF
the very fatal drought in this part Of the
country, and of our prospects for crop.
Twill premise what intend to write by
informing you that | have lived on this
plantation in the neighhorhood OF Charlotte
Courthouse ! years, the greater part OF
which time have kept memorandum of
remarkable events, such as droughts, un-
common wet spells, great fr-shes, early
and late fross, &c. This year has been IN
commonly dry ever since early in May, so
that the oat crop has come in very short. ]
think not half the average crop.
Wheat had so far made itself before the
drought became excessive, that the quality
Is good, but there was not much seeded
| there is, however, an average crop OF
wheat.
The corn crops, unless the refreshing
showers we have had now for three days
in succession, should do more for it than we
can well calculate upon, will not be much
more than half an average crop, and in some
neighborhoCds, as am intorMed, (for 90
very little from home they cannot possibly
make bread. | have son and nephew,
just returned from visit to the Missouri
they say mine is the best crop that they
have seeh off the rivers this side of LeXing-
ington, Kentucky, and thatin their opinion,
numbers of farmers will not make more
than peck of corn to the acre.
Ofthe tobacco crop know not how to
speak | will just describe my own to
you. we have mol had good season for
planting since early in May, until this
week, and ii is now quite too late to plant.
We have had two slish seasons since Nay,
one the 10th June, the other the 10Th July;
we have made out 10 get about l5o,ooo
planted much Of it would live about
week and die /: there is now about 80 600
hills entirely missing, d from 90 to $4,000
more about as large as it was when plant
ed. We have planted, watered and CO.
vered, considerable part Of what 'is now
growing We have some right likely to-
bacco. and think if no disaster happens to
it, we shall make better than half crop.
We are beginning to house, it is OF good
quality.
n. B. have a plant patch, an old
standing one, on branch which We hive
always been able TO water in the night or
morning, the driest spell ever saw, until
this summer; it has been almost constant
ly dry, and no chance to water it. q. S.
From the Neg York Gazette Of Sept. Is.
LATEST FROM LIVERPOOL.
The editors Of the Gazette are indebted
to MIR. TopIif, at Boston, for London and
Liverpool papers of the 4th and 7th ult. and
Prices Current of the same date. 1t will
be seen that the products of the United
States continued to rise in price, and to be
in brisk demand. This information comes
by the ship Meteor, Capt. Glover, which
arrived at Boston, in 80 days from Liver
pool.
BRITISH NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
A London paper Of lie 26lh of July last
States, that two line of battle ships (lhe SUI
perh and Vengrur,) arr to be Immediately
sent to South America but they are not in
tended as permanent augmentation TO
the naval force there, as they are expected
to return in about ten months. The Su-
perb has been equipped for sea with great
CELEBRITY, at Plymouth. Com. Sir lhos.
Nj. Hardy had left Plymouth for the Admi-
rally, to receive his in,l instructions from
that Board. The Owen Glendower irga.e
is also commissioned for the South Ameri-
can station.
Thus it appears that the English, from
some cause, are exercising their naval force
on the coas, Of South America.
Capt. S. Roberts is appointed to the ma
val service on The Lakes OF Canada.
Admiral Sir Henry Backwood goes out
in the Leander. of 30 guns, TO relieve Ad.
mlral King, as commander in chief in the
East Indies.
By the explosion OF coal mine, near
New Castle, England, about 40 persons
lost their lives.
The Prince Regent, by proclamation, Of
lers reward of 1901. for the apprehension
of the persons concerned in firing pistol
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