Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-08-11

Church and Bishop. TIE people from
each state and country, generally speak
ing, clan together without much inter-
mixture.
The exports are triaing, and consist of
small quantities of furs and peltry, bro't
from tie interior and down the Missouri,
and which does not amOunt to one-twen-
tieth of the imports. The exports OF
Hercl laneum, 50 miles below, are shot.
made there of the best quality, and bar
and pig lead, from Potosi, or Mine Bur
ton, from ST. Gcneveyieye, 20 miles below,
Lead.
Business is now in deplorable state,
and every one who continues merchant
here, ought to be worth considerable pro-
perty, or must, unless the times alter for
the better very soon, of which there is
hardly a probability eventually slip
thro, for high rents. dear living, enor
nous taxes, little business and small pro-
fits, makes it a losing concern.
The country is overrun with all kinds
of goods, which the holders are trying to
sacrifice at auction, but with difficulty
find few cash purchasers The place is
dained of round specie, that necessary ar
ticle of commerce, and no probability OF
an influx of this precious metal, the cur
rency being cut money of no more than
three fourths weight, and that Uery scarce.
Sheriff's sales are getting frequent, and
real property will not command on quar-
ter of what it was formerly valued at
Among other things the sheriff took pos
session ofthe Exchange Bank, an Irish
concern, nine days since, and found the
enormous am cunt of 1880 mills in spe
Gle, in the vaults. Shares in the great St
Louis Bank (original cost 100 dollars)
sold at auction, ) Gays since. for Is 3-4
cents each The Missouri Bank at ST
Louis, and It's branches at st. Genevieve,
continues good, and pays specie, as do al
so the bank at S. Edwardsville, and
Shawnee-town, Illinois.
Rents are much reduced from what they
were, but still continue unreasonably high.
Boarding is high; living IS miserable; So.
ciely, there is none. Nor is there any resu-
larity III the weather here, being more
changeable than in any place have ever
visited. The roads, 3 months past, have
been in The worst condition, the mud being
at times, Ia inches deep The thermometer
last winter was as low as IS below zero. In
48 hours after. 1t was quite warm. and COLI
tinued so tor several days, when il changed
to extreme cold again; hut these sudden
changes did not produce the same effect, On
the constitution as they would 10 Msssachu-
sets. Last summer he thermometer was
no higher than SO degrees 10 the shade, :.ut
this warmth OF the climate, together with
the continual showers OF dust, which are Ire
quent during the v arm season was extreme
ly debiitating, and from the great degree of
lassitude which almost every one experience
ed, bot particularly strangers, it was hard
matter to keep awake during the day; or
from the troublesome bugs, feas, cockroacb.
es, and muSquetoes, to sleep a: night. There
were many deaths betwe cen ,uIy and Nov
ember, particularly among The low Irish,
who would ill themselves with whiskey and
sleep IN the open air. The mode of treat.
ment tor bilious tevers, was different from
that in any warm climate ever was m.
They bled freely, and afterwards gave
emelics nd other strong doses OF caIomel
and jalap; the first reduced the patients 50
much, they had not strength enough to en-
counter the second and third, and OF course
too many fell victims TO this strange mode If
practice. was knowing to persons be-
ing bled 10 times in bilious fever; he was
man Of regular habits and an iron consti-
luton; bis lever was subdued, but he died
al the end of weeks alter the attack. An
other person OF my acquaintance was blrd
II tunes in pIeurisy, and died 10 days al
ter The attack, utthoul pain. lfB-K-|
was here, and bai all the practice, (if he
could attend TO it) this would probably be
as healthy place as any other in the Vest,
OF equal warmth"