Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-08-17
FROM BATAVIA.

Salem, August 10.
The day before the Nancy-Ann sailed,
(April 28) there was Dutch coasling brig
arrived there from Samarang, which was
attacked on the passage by sxarmed prows;
but beat them of with the loss 81 two men
killed on board the brig.
The coast OF Java, to the eastward of
Batavia, is much infested by those piratical
villains. 1t will be necessary that all yes
sells bound there, should be armed, and a
good look out kept night and dav. SIEVE,
raj vessels have lately been attacked, and
a short tine since an English brig was Ia
ken by them.
The Dutch have several men of war
there, of different descriptions, among O.
theirs are several gun boats, but they are OF
little use.
Produce of the Island very high at Bata-
tavia; very little Of the old crop of coffee
or rice remaining on hand. New crop
nearly ripe.
The last government sales of Office, 18th
April, was st 90 dolls. IL was got up to
these enormous prices by the merchants
there, who fnd consignments from the U.
S. and Holland, with unlimited orders to
purchase coffee. A cargo Of 6,ooo piculs
was shipped on board an American vessel
while capt. Osgood was there, which cost
on board 81 dolls. per picu, OF 222 900 dis.
for the cargo, which, at 5 per cent. gave
the purchaser the handsome sum Of IL Loo
dollars commissions.
Before the sale Of the 18th commenced,
it was the prevailing opinion among the
merchants that it would not 60 higher than
20 or FL that is "a or 95 dolls. on board.
But one who had an order from Holland to
purchase large quantity, with very high
limits, took care to make il known at the
sale, by which he succeeded in getting
pearl y up to his limits.
1t will be necessary for all commanders
ofvessels who 60 to Batavia, 10 use the
greatest precaution, or they will be brought
in for fine before they are aware of it,
and those who have been there before, are
the most likely to be taken in.
From tie .NezO- York Gazette, Of augxst IL.
THE NIMRoD, CENTRE.
This ship brings the latest news from Eu
rope We have the London papers OF the
10Th, 18th and 18th of June, three days la
ter than before received. We have to-ds,e
noticed their contents. =
At Havre, on the 18th of June, loo bales
Georgia Cotton sold at II. 65c.; SIS do. do.
Pernambuco, 2f. &C.,; so do. Bourbon,
second quality, 80c.-7 tierces Carolina
Rice, at 34f.
At paris, on the 10th Of June SIS bales
Of Pernambuco Cotton, 2f. 90c.
The f,reign enlistment bill was still I'M
der consideration in the House Of Commons.
Several petitions wereread against the pas
sage of theLill; one wasread from the in.
oitants of Liverpool, stating that they had
many commercial transactions with the peo-
pie of South America, and that # the bill
vas passed it would prove very injurious to
them.
The Cotton Manufactures Bill was dis
eussed in the House OF Lords on the lAh Of
June, and ordered to be recomnitted Oh the
succeeding Friday.
The King of the Netherlands has inter-
dicted all the Popish professions except
two. the one to take place on the Sunday
after Corpus Christi Day, and the other to
be left to the choice Of the Bishops. He
has also interdicted all fantastical dresses
SC. on those occasions, as productive Of
scandal to religion, and disorder to the pub
lie peace. London, June 10.
Avery highly respectable house in the
Dutch trade stopped payment yesterday
morning. From the high credit the house
holds, and the surprise it has evidently eau
sed il is impossible to anticipate the result.
The letters from Hamburg also notice the
failure of the house OF Messrs. Elliot & Co.
whose accounts are said to be rather consi-
derabie.