Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-09-30

ed the shoals. Daylight appeared ale
fore topmast cut away at l2-
About 3 o'clock land was discovered; wind
blowing direct onsshore: they made sail, and
drove her on. Ii was bold shore, and she
fortunately ran over the worst of the break
ers. With considerable difficulty, the crew
and passengers (l9 lin ally were safe on
shore by dusk, with all their baggage. The
brig nearly filed with water that night. A.
bout l2 O'Clock alright the rain ceased. and
gale abated, and the next day We found our
selves on an uninhabited Island, called New
River Banks. The captain and crew are on
the beach, saving all they can--will sell
next Monday. With respect to Captain
Prentiss, his mates and crew, as far as am
able to judge, they are inferior to very few
in their respective stations"
From. the N. Y. Mercantile .Adv. Sept. 26.
MATANZAs.
A letter to Mr.. Escavaile, OF Baltimore,
was published few days since, complain
ing of recent i'll treatment of American yes
sells at Matanzas. On this subject, our cor
respondents, the editors OF the Boston Pal
ladium, have forwarded US the following:
Captain Snow, who left Matanzas I'd inst.
states, that the cause of the late seizures,
was in consequence OF information given to
the governor by the Interpreter. that the A
merican vessels were in the habit of enter
ing only about one half OF their cargoes, and
smuggling the remainder by bribery. In
consequence he repaired personally on board
the vessels in port, and had several of them
discharged. The Baltimore schooner sci
zed, it was supposed. would be condemned,
with her cargo, she not having entered all
her cargo into 800 barrels Of flour. The
Charity, Of Boston, had an officer on board,
but her outward cargo was not discharged"
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS FOR TIE
PAST WEEK.
CorToN.-The sales of the week were
chiefly of Tennessees, from Is a 18 cts. at
which prices about 700 bales were sold The
sale of Uplands were principally at l9 cts.
though the holders of prime parcels were
firm at 90 o. The sales of the week "a
mounted to som ething over 1000 bales of all
descriptions; the market may be considered
to have been more active than during the
preceding week, and the disposition TO pur'
chase ifu lily equal TO that to sell. Louisiana
cotton may be quoted at 20 a 2l-Aiabama
II Is-Uplands lS 9I-Sea-Islands 80 a
35 the latter nominal, the sale being limi-
ted and the stock at market small. The en-
tire stock is reduced to less than 8, 900 bales.
RIcE-Few sales effected, price 81 a 4
dollars.
SUGAR s. CoFFEE-Remain as at last re-
port, except that there is more enquiry 10
the latter, and larger sales have been effect
ed.
BRANDY-But little done in this article
it may be quoted at los sd lis.
AsHEs-Same as per last report.
FLoUR-Supplies of southern wheat and
-four for the last week, have been very linn
tied. and the prices have advanced little
the demand Tor the latter has increased, SO
thai there is bu, little remaining at market.
New York super6ne -four dolls. So cash;
Fredericksburg and Petersburg. So ditto;
So a Al ditto; Baltimore, Al
a rs ditto; Philadelphia, A 7-8 ditto;
Virginia wheat, IS 80 cents; North Caro-
ma rs a IS ditto; North River. rs So; rye
AZ 48; northern corn, SIS 81; southern
corn, Ala 48 Richmond city -four, dolls.
7-8; do country, 5-8a4 "a; rye -four,
eos; indian meal, Gas; du hhds. LA l55.
TOBACCO Richmond, Ia cents; Peters
burg, 81 "a 7; Kentucky,4 Z. Prime Rich
mond in demand.
Naval SToREs,--tar. 2 dolls. ct; tur-
pentine lea lbs. [N. Y. Daily .ldv.
From the Baltimore Federal Gazette.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The following account of a very dangerous
Shoal, named Manoel Luis. on he coast of
Maranham, Brazil, is given by Mr.. Albert
Roussin, Captaine de Vaisseau, commander
.c,L. .loo, ~ ,par of hi, most christian mo.