Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-11
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Extract OF letter to a mercantile house ~
5 & his plase, from ST. Jago de Cuba. dated
22d March. 1890. ii
The state Of this market is truly dreadful !.
prices Of every thing are entirely nominal,
sales SLOW and uucertain. and only to be
sraade. payable in produce, on which SO per
cent? would be lost in America. The salt.
s fnsii,ions here are destined to rot or be ex-
posted-the expectation Of -four prohibited,
md a Eve months stock on hands. Flour,
la dollars per barrel, duty on j. 8 dollars Z
cents per barrel.
81 Madeira, March Is. \
The import Of flour has been moderate,
aSoot equal 10 what would have been the:
consuu,p,ion five had only the usual impor-
stations Of wheat but laaterly we have had
Immense supplies Of this article from Lon.
don. The payment has been made all IN
oi,r wines, which is some what more favo-
rable than hard dollars. One cargo Of wheat
has arrived from your port. Il will interfere.
! ! good deal With the sale Of -four. which rules
rust now al 8 dollars 40 cents q Scholars per
( barrel, and wheat at 500 $50 per alq ac-
eordiug 10 qualify. London 47a q 7S7
per TOOL. sterling.
The plaster act, laying duty OF dollar
so cents per tonon all plaster exported from
the British Provinces. has received the ap-
&. zErprobaiionoi the Governor VI New Bruns-
wick, aud that article is scarce 10 PASSPORT
rand Boston, aud will very probably expe-
rience considerable advance throughout
this country.
Flour, 4 dollars 10 cents, and holders hrm,
though no market offers either on this conslT'
nent s. abroad likely 10 yield any profit.
Ii the mercantile policy of this country
does not materially change, the loss OF its
capital must be inevitable,
Extract Of letter from an officer on board
the John Adams, dated
Buenos .ayres. Feb. 10.
80 On orr arrival we fouEd the Buenos
Ayreans in great CONSERVATION, and mo-
mently expecting the attack from Gem Car
rera, at The head Of the Mountaineers, with
whom they are at war. This civil contest
has arisen from, difference in political
s views. The army Of Canera wish for a
COME derated goyernment--the other for a
consolidated one. The forces are estina-
led at about ten thousand men, principally
! inhabitants of the borders Of Chill the
whole army of Buenos Ayres do not exceed
two thousand; consequently. the former
must soon be at the head Of affairs. A bait
tie Was fought on the Ist inst, few leagues
lromihis place, in which Carera gained the
advantage. All the troops in this city. were
immediately ordered out against the Moua-
taineers. bull they positively refused o fight
against their brothers, as they called them.
s A negotiation was then set on loot, and it
IS understood, an accommodation has taken
place. but on what grounds remains pro-
found secret. Puerrydon, The late supreme
director. has been obliged to Fly for his life.
Tits supposed he has gone on board an En-
glish frigale al Moniesiedo. Carrera and
be are msrtal enemies. 81
y" The people here are fond of variety,
and all hear speak on the subject wish
fora change, which, they say. must ueces-
sarily be for The better. things being now
al The worst. Should Carrera prevail, no-
thing more is unprecedented than change
Of men aud measures. |. IS said he has
bcentrea,ed with great ingratitude and in
justice by this government, and it is We
~ probable he viii reyeng. himself on some
sol the men IN power. The supreme direc-
tor, Rondeau, is absent with the army. Don
Juan Pedro Arguera, has been appointed in
3 his place pro tenn. This government has
issued paper 10 considerable amount for
the payment of its officers and men. II
hears discount of about 10 per Cent and
the pay OF an officer, though nominalIy
good Is almost nothing.
s. Moaday, Fsb. Ia.
Since writing the above, commissioners
have arrived from Cauera, and this city has
sorinally surrendered toh I'M. II is not yet
knownSwhat arrangements have been made
but it's the general opinion that the con-
iederaie system viii be adopted, and the
capital remoyedtoa more central part oil
she county, (perhaps to Santa Fe,l and
SBuenos Ayres will only be considered as a