Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-21

discussions ran high; though we were assuf'
Ell The military would not interfere, ! deem,
ed it pruden, TO retire, and luckily ior me !
did so for almost Immediately after, bohy
If soldiers entered the building, and with
the u:mos, sang froid, began firing in all d.
rectiops. and most furiously charged oayone's
10 and down the rooms. The bui'u'ps 10
situated on the margin of the sea, ana nun,
hers were forced out by the windows ana
drowned; NOR. outrageous affair than this
| believe never happened in civilized coun-
trv. and will not be forgotten by the people.
There are vast number OF English settled
| in this city. but so shy and reserved IN their
manners. that it is extremely difficult to get
| introduced to them, & 6rd almost as much
want of society here as in Lima; indeed
NAV saw more so, for there the houses OF the
spaniards were always open 10 US, and we
had the company and conversation with the
Spanish ladies; but here the Portuguese are
shut up with their wives g. families, as much
so in my opinion as in any Turkish city; and
| am given 10 understand that person may
spend the whole Of bis life and make no &C.
ouantance among the Portuguese, except on
business. Knowing the nature of,hese peo-
pie, am surprised the English are not more
social one with another. How different it is
With the French that have settled here; they
ale very numerous, and seem like one vast
family, and it would appear they take delight
in assisting each other; So closely are they
combined that it creates no small alarm in
the government; and they talk of putting
stop to tue rapid tide OF emigration which is
flowing constantly from France"
Norfolk, July Ia.
Extract of letter to gentleman In this
place, dated
st. Thomas, July lst 1921.
owe have received the intelligence of
Lagura and the city of Caracas having
been again captured by the Patriot corps
under the command Of gen. Bermudez.-
A number of emigrants arrived here
from Laguira on the 28th ult. in the En-
glish schr Waterloo, who report that
place to have been evacuated, and at
the time this vessel sailed, not forty per
sons were left in it,"
Prices current at st. Thomas, July lst
1921.
Provisions Beef Mess, bbl 10, nomi-
nal; Prime Z 8; Cargo, No. lS SO;
Do No. 2, Z so Pork, Mess, Is; Prime | |
a IL; No l, IL so; Fish, Goldfish, per lie
lbs. S; Mackerel, Dbl. S; Herring, 5 SO "A !;
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Am. 10 cts; Butter, do II cts; Candles,
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IL: Flour, Philad, SUPP. Dbl Z; Bait q;
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Corn Meal 3 so; Corn Meal Puncheon,
II a l9; White Beans bbl 4; Black eyed
Peas 5 so; Bread Pilot 4; Navy 8 so, Oil
Whale gallon, 4s cents; Cod do 80 cents
Tobacco, Virginia, 100 lbs SO s, Ken.
Z SO; Rice, Am. 5 rs; Tar Dbl. Is; Tur-
pentine Is; Pitch 2 Is; copper in sheets,
~ CIs.. AuhoCi, Wh'IS PihC, Vi. So uoHs.
Pitch do Is: Shingles, Cypress, 4: Boston,
2: White Oak slaves, 80: Red do. 90: Red
Oak Shocks, IS cts: wood hoops ,S35:Ilol-
lands Gin SO 60 cts. in demi ohns of 4
and half gal 9 IS: Do. case, Q SO: Wine,
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Marseilles, l6; Claret, case, a E; Cham
paigne, IL bottles, IA; Tin in boxes, box,
IA: Tea, Hyson, per lb. IS cts: Imperial
| dol. Gun Powder, 10: Young Hyson,
81 cts: Sugar, Muscovado prime 100 lbs.
dollars, 2 and 8 qualities, 5 s5: Coffee,
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Varinas 20: st. Domingo, le to l3; Hides
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Rum DO do 2S: Indigo, Spanish Flores, Id
62s: Mahogany, St. Domingo NJ. # so a
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EXCHANGE.
Bills on the United States, par to 81 pr.
cent.
Premium on Dollars, 9 per cent.
From the ST. Thomas Times of June 90