Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-11


/ yered by Tomorrow to the members OF 'hIs
house. feei il therefore my duty TO move,
that the present order be discharged. and to
postpone to Wednesday ne xt the iurther con-
| sideration of bis majesty's most gracious
message. in order that this house might be
enabled under all the difficulties OF the case,
j n nroceed 10 IFS discussion with the fullest
information as TO every thing hat has oc-
| Cured.
Mr.. Broughham-I rise to express my per-
tect concurrence in the view which the noble
/ lord has taken Of the unfortunate failure OF
| This negotiation. He cannot feel more painthan
| do at the unfortunate result the attempt to
adjust the existing differences between the
ilustrous personages To that ilustrious
parsonage, to advise whom it is my duty.
think not a shadow of blame can attach but
in stating this, do not ask this house, nor
do mean to imply that blame for such re.
suIt is to be attributed to the other illustrous
party. 1t is possible, and barely possible,
that amidst ali the other peculariIies that al
tend this extraordinary case, the house would
| find that blame, as arising out of the failure
of the negoclation. attaches in no quarter.
Lord Castlereagh stated, that the papers
would be delivered tC the members lo.lnOr'
row.
The order was then discharged, and the
discussion on the royal message fixed tor
Wednesday next.
LATEST LIVERPOOL PRICES.
Extract of letter from Liverpool, dated
June a.
&c We received yesterday a letter from Mr..
F.. Lea, dated on board the Dido, 18th inst
lat 43, 80, long l2, 20, per arrival at
Cowes. They are, no doubt, safely arrived
at Havre ere this.
Upland cotton is steady at last weeks cur
rency Sea Islands also maintain the prices
of last week, though a large quantity was Oh
5ered at auction yesterday, which was ex-
pected to affect the market; but three fourths
of it sold at previous prices.
Considerable sales Of prime rice have
been made this week, both at auction and
private, at eos to 2is cd.
"Rice of inferior quality very dull at lbs
3D."
Extract of letter from an American gentle
man now at St Thomas, dated July 1920,
to his friend in Philadelphia.
Several American vessels lately arrived
here, have been plundered by a little
French pirate in the neighborhood OF Crab
Island. Out of three Americans from Mara
caybo, two were robbed and the third es'
capped by superior sailing. When depreda-
tons are now SO frequent and indlscrmlnate
it is absolutely necessary that some mea-
sures should be taken for the protection OF
our commerce in these seas
The English have found the necessity OF
acting decisively as regards them, and are
determined to capture every vessel whose
commission is at ali doubtful.
The frigate Tribune took, some time since
the scbr. Oriental Bravo, (late the Mont.
pelier OF BALTIMORE and sent her to Barba-
does. where she has been condemned.
The Quarterly Review for May,
1922. contains an article nomimai!y on
voyage into tho interior of Africa, ct
French traveller, Of the name OF No
Iier, but devoted in great measure to
an examinations of the Course of the
River Niger. 4 large part OF the ar
ticle relates to an account OF the adven
tures of Mr.. Richie, an Engllshman,
VINO has lately made an effort to cx-
plore his way to the great African city,
Ti.nbuctoo, but fell a sacrifice to the It
tempt. One object # the Reviewers in
thus article is, To shcw that the Niger
of Africa, and the Nile Of Egypt are
the same river. On this subject Mr..
isitchie collected much information,
which strongly tends to prove tie point
above mentioned. Que person from
whom he derived many facts respecting
the interior of Africa, Was Mohammed
a native of Timbuctoo, but then
sChoolmaster at IripolI.
lie describes the former place as fol.
lows :-s Timbuct0o is not walled
town; some of the houses are built OF
stone, others of mud; many OF the Tor
mer are two stories high. HE palace
Of the King is like the castle of Iripoli;