Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-30

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co,nts from all quarters confirm this be-
lief. The accounts of the progress OF tae
war in Greece, are extremely vague ana
unce rtain.
From the returns of the population OF
Great Britain, as far as published under
the new census, it appears that there mas
been an increase of ABOUT 10 per cent
This increase will make the present pop
ulatien l4,O0O. 900. Add 6,50O,OO and
the population of the United Kingdom
amounts to 90 and a half millions.
John Rsnnee, Esq. the distinguished
Engineer, died Oct. 4, aged 81. Among
hi, works are the Breakwater. at Ply
mouth. several Canals, and the Waterloo
Bridge.
The subscriptions for Sir Robert Will
son. amount to $4,000. Among the sub
.cribers are the Duke of Bedford. Earl
Fitzwilliam, Earl Gray, Sir Francis Bur-
| dett, the Earl of Thanes, Lord Holland,
Lord King and others.
Average prices of Corn, Oct, 6-Whest
64s Cd; Rye Sis; Oats 22s lod. Oct Is,
Wheat els I'D.
London Corn Exchange, Oct, 1--we
continue to be most abundantly supplied
| with Wheat.-Quoted per quarter, 4Oa
COS; Rye IS S4s; Oats l9 a Cos.
Oct IL. Theirs was very large sup
ply, and only the finest picked samples,
could be disposed of at Mondays Pri-
J ces.
! Oct. TO- We continue to receive large
i supplies of Wheat, but there 10 no in-
provement in the demand, only the driest
samples find buyers.
| French Stocks Paris, Oct. ll-Five
per cents. s0f. 60c.-Exchange on Lon
/ don, cash EST SOC.
British Stocks, London Oct, 90 5
per cent. cons. 78 l-S-3 per cent. Navy
/ Ill.
New Dollars 4s9-Three per cent red
q IA II, 8 per cent Cons. rs II ] s q
So.
Spain continued in an unsettled State.
, Several cite. had suffered from the yell
low fever. In Barcelona and Barcslo-
Meta $50 persons died in four days, from
), the ED to the Goth of Ssptember-thrse
fourths of them Of yellow fever. A few
cases of yellow fever had also appeared in
Marseilles.
Baron Pasquier, French Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has been raised to the
peerage.
Accounts from Odessa of Sept. Is,
state that the Turkish fleet had gained an
advantage over the Greek naval forces
They state also that the question of war
or peace was decided, and that the camps
of both armies which had been in sight of
each other on the Pruth, were broken up,
and the troops were marching to stations
nearer home.
\ The ship Triton, John Bussey, master,
sailed from. this port September 9, arr
F4mss in h Like PpssPst gs day., returned to
Boston in so days after an absence Of on
ly IS days. She had full freight out
and home.
| The topic of the kincs continental tour
and reception in his Hanoverian domin-
ions occupies less space in the English pa
psrs, and seems to have excited less in
terest, than we anticipated.
His entrance into the capital of his Han
ovsrian domlniors was the signal for a
great rejoicing there He made his pub
lie entry on the 10th ult, passing on horse
back through an avenue, lined with cayal-
~. AT the end Of this avenue, he was
welcomed by citizens in state dresses and
young ladies. who strewed flowers before
him. Arriving at the city gate, he was
eomplimened by the civil authorities
and clergy. A salute of lOl guns an
nounced his entrance within the city
walls. He next passed through double
files Of Artillery, to a t,,iumphal arch,
where some young ladies presented him a
congratuiatory poem. He was accompa.
MED by tie Dukes of Cumberland, and
Cambridge and the Arch Duke Ferdina nd
In the evening there was general illu-
minstion of The city.
Among other instances of the kings
| gracious conduct, it is mentioned that his
majesty had the goodness to indulge his
affectionate people with the sight of him
| for ten minuteSi
A closely contested election in Liver
pool terminated after four days polling,
in favor of Richard Bullin, Esq.
! Fresh disturbances have occurred in
Limerick county, Ireland. The Privy
Council have offered Rooo for the muir
derers OF a Mr.. Going, chief of police for
the county of Limerick.
The Gazetts de France has the follow
ing intelligence from ST. Petersburgh, da-
ted Sept Is, and guarantees its authenti-
city:
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