Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-17

is already ON her journey home.
The Dublin Evening Post Of April
%. saws. +" His Royal Highness The
Duke of Sussex, is spoken of in high
political circles as the parsonage most
likely 20 succeed lord Talbot as Vice
roy Of Ireland"
Mr.. Grattan continues at Dublin in
i'll health.
The papers furnish us nothing OF a.
ny Importance from France. The re-
cent alarm appear to have entirely
subsidized, and all is tranquil.
Nj. VoLNEY died a few days since
at Paris, of an inflammation OF his bow
els. He was conscious of the danger
of his situation, and met his fate. says
the Morning Chronicle, I" with a truly
philosophical courage" THIS eulogy is
easily understood. Philosophical death
beds are the tliumphs of atheism and
the character Of Volney's writings does
not Justify us in assuming an exception
in his case.
The Kent Gazette, says that it is as
certained, " from peculiar source OF
information that the Queen has ex-
pressed her intention of certainly ar
irving in London, in the first week in
MAY. A letter from Rome, of the 18th
of April, states that the Queen left that
capital on the 9th for pesara, and from
thence she will proceed by way OF NIL
Ian, to London.
Intelligence from Stockholm, dated
April l4th states, that the American
Minister had addressed remonstrance
to the Swedish government, against
certain provisions in the new naviga-
ton act, which are considered contra
nv to the commercial treaty conclud-.
ed betN cen Sweden and the United
States.
A Gottingen paragraph says--His
Majesty, our most gracious King, Geo.
Nv. has been pleased to take upon him
self the Office of Rector OF. the George
augustus University. and has Issued a
resCript, dated Carlton-housc, 2l-t OF
March, expressed in the most gracious
terms, respecting this most honorable
distinction which his Majesty has been
pleased to confrr on Che University.
Dutch papers had been received TO
s9th of April. Accounts from Brussels
dated the Gath, state, that the Countess
de Montholon, who since her return
from St. Helena has resided in that
city. is gone to Paris.
His excellency Mira About Hassan-
Khan, the Persian Ambassador, has
had private audience with the King
of France.
american Stocks, Mag Q.
Bank shares l22.; seven per cent,
lO4; new six per cent. 100 l0s; three
per cent. Sc Ia
British Stocks, JfayS
Three per cent. reduced, sc S4,7 8;
three per cent. consols, SO "a; four per
cents. -sel-2, 81. Consols for acc.
CO 10.
French Stocks, .Gp1Ia
Five per cent. consois, 74f. &C.,;
bank actions 10000.
Bullion.
New doubloons, u, Is, 6 new dol
lars, As I'D.
Average price of grain, on the 2ad
of April, wheat, 6Ss. Id; rye, As. 8 al
barley. Sos Cd.
From the London ne1u price current. Mag 2.
Cotton.--The purchases OF cotton since
our last exceed $500 bags, and the business
would have been on much more extensive
scale, but great proportion OF the holders
will not sell at the present prices; the pur-
chasers are chiefly SPECTATORS the sales for
export are also very considerable, the parti-
culars are 500 bags Pernambuco, middling
to tair l6d I63d; 60 Minas Novas ,mddling
fair IS Sd l5 SD; $50 Minas Gearas
ordinary to fair I'D l24d; a few middlng
Demarara lad; West India and ST. Domingo
IL 7-8d I'D; loo Carthagena ordinary to
good fair lO3d lid; lew middling Smyr-
ma lid; IS Sea Islands, good fair, 2ld 81
SD, and in bond, go bowels, very ordln-
airy to good fair, IO3d HID. $50 Surats very
ordinary gid, good fair Z SD, very good
Sd Cd; 1000 Bengals very ordinary TO or
binary, 7-8d a Gid and few good fair "a;
ii may be stated of the latter (about loOe
Bengals) that 500 bags were taken yester-
day. and it was reported common quality at