Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-07-03

ven as as much Lea Hay fof nothing as VIII
winter old Cow, only we bad it to NOW and
win. He is a very rich man, and has be-
friended me more than all the farmers in Eli
Liner Ettrick or yearro would have Dun. The
money hear with Merchants and people Of
tread, IS as plenty as Ever saw It any
Town in Scotland. There is market hear
Every day for Beef and mutton, and people
Comes in from the Cuntr7 with Butter and
Cheese, and Eggs, and potatoes, onions, and
Carrots, melons, and Skuashes and pump
kius.-with many things unknown in Scot
land. The people hear Speaks very good
English there many of our Scots words
that they cannot understand what we are
saying and they Live far more indepen-
dent than King George for if they Rave
been any time hear, and got few acres of
there farm Cleared, they have all plenty to
Live upon and what they have to sell,
they get always money for it, on bringing il
to york.
There is road goes Straight North from
York into the Cuntry for Fifty miles and
the farm Houses almost all Two Story High.
Some OF them will have as good as l2 Cows
and four or FIVE Horses they are growing
very rcth, for they pay no taxes but just
perfect trifell, and rids in their gig. or Chlre
Like Lords. We Like this place far better
than the States We have got Sermon three
times every Saboth they are the Baptists
that we hear; there is no Presbyterian mi
mister in this Town IS yet, but there is a
large English Chape! and Methodist Cha
pei,
Now, Robert, if this comes to you, write
to US how you are all, and all the News that
you can think of and ifyou think that Viii.
liam will come hear or not, we have got as
much Land as will serve US all; but neither
you nor him will like America at the first, as
Every thing is new hear, and people has Eve
ry thing to Learn. There is not many Carts
hear, they are all Wagons with four wheels.
! have seen three yoke of oxen in one wag-
gon, and they plow with oxen many OF
there plewghs has but one Silt, and no Col
ter: The wages is not So good hear as
formerly on so many people coming from
Briton and Irland. Tell John Eiddell that
have as much Hickory on my farm as well
be fishing wards to thousands, and many Of
them hundren foot high, and they are for
no ewse to US but 70 Burn but it is the best
fire wood in the wood. | shall say no more
but wish, that the god Of Jacob may be your
god, and may he be your guide, tor Ever, is
the SINGER prayer Of your Loving Father,
till Death
JAMES LAlDLAW.
Pay your letters to The Sea, or they will not
come 20 Us.
[Blackuood', Edinburgh .Eagn-ine.
bosToN, June "a.
Repieae of the markets the past geek, from
Friday, jane 18Th, to Friday, June Esd.
Sugar-May be quoted shade lower
some considerable sales OF ordinary Martini
CO Muscoyados have been made at from y
to for exportation--fner qualities for the
trade have been duh and very little business
dene-may be quoted at 9 a l0s; several
lots of brown Havanas Of good qualities have
been sud Srom 10 to l04 for expectation; in
India and Brazils very little has been done.
Ccfce--No alterations-some sales of ST.
Domingo have been made for the trade and
expectation, at from 25 TO &c.
.Eolasses-Witbout alteration; sales OF Ha-
vana have been made from 25 to 26 CTS.
GIo5ccco--No altera tion---remains in
active, some sales of very bad Kentucky bave
been made at about 81, and fair quality at
about 5. Some i'll he market of superior
quality is held as high as to g. Sales Of
fair Virginia have been made at about 7; and
good Georgia at 81; may be quoted, Virgil
MIA, 81 to y; James River, "A to 9; Ken
lucky, 4 TO 6.
hdigo-Continues lively. and considera-
BILE business has been dtne in the article
Bengals have been sold in consequence guam.
titles for the trade and expectation, at l45 TO
i57, and although to-day a considerable
quantity has arrived, it has no effect on the
market, as the last former large importation
has mostly gone out Of the market.
Coton-Very little has been done in the
article. Good cotton very scarce, Georgia
best is held at I8 I9. and New. Orleans ar