Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-06

Boston in the ship Java, Captain Dar ANY,
10 Manila, and thence 10 Canton. in +,
Addison, Capt. Warrington. w.
&" We arrived at Manila. Oct o. 81
lS9 days irom Boston. in comna1s
Nth the ship Friendship. cant Mesi
of Salem. On ancllorims, we were i'm
mediateIy boarded from the Euplsp
Ships. ant! informed that it was uns,rs
TO go OH shore. that the natives had p;
sen aud put to death every Eurun.,,
they could find, numbering them w;,s
knives aud clubs, and maneIins ,Lg
dead bodies in the most horrid name,
Thirty Europeans were thus sacrif,sS
in one afternoon. ain noy With
three or four, whose escape was 10,
fectly miraculous. who however Io,t NJ
their property, clothes and pamrs-
We had determined to live in What :,
called the Escorla. and from ri,
place not an individual escaped aliv,
The rains had been unusually heavy
the country had been hooded--and Thu
washing down the filth from mountain.
corrupted the river; the water of which
the natives drink, and they were INN,
diately seized with virulrnt cholera
morbus, and died in hundreds eyer
day. Sixty people fell dead in one to.
baccO mandatory in one hour, and ii,
evening we arrived, sixty four peopL
died in a small village called S.
ROGUE. The people have an idea that
the foreigners who had come to setth |
at Manila, had poisoned the waite,
of the river, in order to kill the natiyei
and get possession Of the plantations
for all had liberty to remain since the
establishment ofthe Cortes. The mos,
scandalous part of the affair is, that
this idea was undoubtedly suggested BY
the Spanish merchants to eyade theI
contracts, which they had made for ST.
gar at lower rate than that artic.
was then selling at. Among these or
supposed fri nd has been particular!
distinguished, and is considered the
creates villain ia the island. In fact
the Spaniards generally have behaved
UNANIMOUSLY. In the afternoon OF Ou'!
arrival, Mr.. B. An English resident
and the Consul. came on board strong
iy armed and protected b! a guard o
soldiers; they confirmed the statement
we had heard before. The Captain
was to 60 on shore under this escor!
have an interview with the Governor.
Da lu adv
Boston, March 81.
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS
From Friday. March IS, to FHaas'
March so.
SUGAR-l he importations thepas
--.L L..-u been more thau the tbs|
preceding weeks. Sales Of white H.
wanna have been made by private co..
tract, prime at l5i. Several lotsd
Havana Browns have been brought fa |
ward at auction and sold from 10 II
to lO4 for prime quality. IIayaa
Muscovadoes were withdrawn at I'll
and some sold for expectation by PR
vate contract at about 8. We continG
our quotation, with a small Decline
Martinique q Guadalupe
MusCu, ad. es, ordinary,
scarce, Ga s.
st. Croix & finer qualities III
Havana Whites, scarce, lSa l6]
do. Browns, Ga lOi
Brazil and Batavia CAMS.
ter, none Of consequence
in market,
New Orleans, plenty) an
Benares, double boiled
White, III. ~
Rhadnagore Bagga and
Brown Benares, (plenty) ssalt
COFFEE-The importations tR
past week, which have been brough
frward for sale have been small, aH
taken by private contract for EXPORT
tion-St. Domingo at s6s 81: Ha,t
ma seb s7s.. The quantity arrives
not yet land has increased the stolL
INDIGO-None in first hands.
MOLASSEs-WiIhout alteration
COTTON" equo'e Geo. Sal4d
N. d. l5al6. The business done
the article has been trifling. and con-
fined principally to the demands Of IN
manufacturers.
TOBACCO-Some sales OF hen'
lucky have been made by private con.
tract at about 5: for the best qualify"
market.