The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1819-01-08

The Dublin Evening Post of the 18th
OF Nov. has postscript dated o'clock,
stating thata rumor was circulating thro'
Dublin, that Napoleon had escaped from
st. Helena. We find this article, copied
into the London Sun ofthe 10th, without
remark.
General Gourgaud the officer lately re-
moved from st. Helena, by order Of sir
Hudson Love-, was arrested at his lodg-
ings in London, on the 18th Nov by a
warrant fron the secretary of state'syof.
fice. The general, a few DAYS previous,
had been served with an order to quit the
country, underline p-ovisions.oft the aliep
act, but not complying, officers were sent
To carry the warrant into execution
GoHrgaud made considerable resistance,
in which the officers were severely iniur-
ed.
The Times has published letter said
to be from Abraham Thornton, in which
Thornton declares himself the murderer
of Mary Ashford.-Thornton sailed from
Liverpool on the 5Oth Of Sept. in the
Shamrock, M'Kown, for Baltimore.
twill be seen by letter from, Sc. He
lena, that correspondence has been in
tercepted, which discovers the existence
Of a plot to carry off Bonaparte.
A farmer in Bath county died lately,
leaving property to the amount of &c, 0Oos
and wardrobe valued at g Cd!
The Isabella and the Alexander disco.
very ships have arrived at Brassa Sound.
Lerwick, all well.
Parliament has been further proroeued
to the 29th Of December. ..
An article from Stockholm, says, that
MIR. Russell, the American ambassador,
left Stockholm on the,a3d of Oct. on his
return TO the u. States, MIR. Hughes re-
mans as charge d'affairs.
American funds on the 18th Nov
Bank shares 2sl; new six per cents lOI
lO2; S per cts 66i
British funds on the same days per
cts reduced II 1-8, 8 per CT consuls II 2
g: per cent 95 Is SIS.
French funds at Paris on the I2th.-
7et soc on 18th, Y0f. Toe. bank shares
1879. LrvEspoor. Nov. 10
"fhe arrivals of cotton YESTERDAY, al.
though we had not one arrival from the
United States, were about 1O,OOs bales.
This day,we have about 1900 bales from
Bombay, and 1850 bales East India cot.
ton from Boston and New-York, and the
farther arrivals, especially from India are
likely to be extensive. Upland cottons
have been sold this week at 163 f6a, and
good fair cottSIis ire not worth more
than IL l7a, although small sales of
very good cottons are made at 1874 a 10.
GOOD fair New-Orleans cottons 10 18a.
For some time past there has been a de-
cline in cotton every week, and such is
the increasing accumulation of the stock,
that we see no prospect but that prices
will BE still lower, :.
The ports will remain oren for the i'm.
port OF wheat and -four till the 18th OF
Feb. Sweet flour is worth 45 ito SO. but
not in much demand-wheat 10 Ills Cd.
per70 lbs.
Pct ashes SOS SIS. Pearls 5ss. Far
16s per Dbl. Turpentine Is los Sd per
cwt-rice very dull, at SIS per cwt in
bond.
We are respectfully your most ODE
dient servants.
7hos. U John C. 71oynly.
LORD MAYORS DINNER \
Among the gentlemen of distinction at
the Lord Mayor. feast, given on the 9th
of November, in London, was our minis .
ter, Mr.. Rush. There were 1900 pre-
sent.
After dinner, the usual loyal toasts were;
drank with the utmost demonstrations of
respect and regard.
Upon proposing the health Of the Eu-
rope9D Ambassador of Baden, as we un-
derstood, returned thanks in a neat speech
delivered in the English language.
This toast was followed by toast pro-
posed by the Lord Mayor, after an i'm
rressi"e address, His Lordship said, that
on proposing the health ofthe Represen-
tatives, of that nation which spoke the
same language IS England, and which ac-
knowiedged this country as its parent
State, he could not doubt of meeting the
most gracious reception for however A
merica might have been separated from
England, still. Englishmen must feel to-
wards the Americans great degree of
affinity, and that this feeling might serve
to produce between both, the most cor
dial harmony, must be the wish of all
good men connected with either nation :.
therefore he concludedthat all who heard
him would cordially drink the tsast he
was about to propose, namely, "the Ame-
rican Ambassador, and permanent peace
between this country and America. !.
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