Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-10-12
HaDana. Sent. 20.
Y ~ q VOV'VND3 ~ F1Vs W.T.
To Frederick G.. SchefFer, Baltimore.

Havana, Sept. 20.
To Frederick G.. SchefFer, Baltimore.
DEAR Wishing not to neglect
communicating Ito you any important
intelligence that comes to my know
ledge respecting commerce, avail my
self of the departure of the brig Alon-
20, for your port, to inform you, that
by recent regulation of our custom
house, deposit of foreign goods will
be established hare, by which all dry
goods with the exception of provisions)
may be deposited at the public ware
houses, for one year, free of duty; and
if re-exported during that time, to pay
only two per cent storage, In lieu OF all
other charges. This law is to go into
operation the beginning of next month,
and promises to be of the most benefi-
cial consequence to this city, in regard
to the Vera Cruz trade. The present
existing duty on dry goods will like.
wise be reduced per CT. next month.
l enclose some papers herewith. al.
though of no great Importance.
A loan TO the government Of the is-
land for 100000 dollars, has within
these few days past been subscribed for
among the merchants, redeemable by
instruments, bearing interest OF 10 per
cent. to make up the deficiency ilkely
to accrue from the intended deposit sys-
tenn of our custom house.
FROM HAVANA.
Our Havana papers are from the 18th
to the Goth Sept. both inclusive: they
consist of three different publications,
but contain nothing new.
In one ofthem, we are presented with
a summary Of the burials in the gener-
al cemetery, from the Cd of Feb. 1906,
to the 5oth June. 1922. The whole
number is $4,000. of which $4,000 we're
whites. From 1906 to 1914, the annu.
al number was from $500 to 5000 and
from that period to the commencement
of the present year, from $3.50 70 $3.50.
The number of adults we're double the
number, of children, with reference to
both colors. The largest number of
| deaths was in the year 1919. Thus we
observe, that in this single burial place
the number of intermsnts in less than
HE years, nearly equals the whole, pop
ulation Of this city. f
In the Gazette Of the government, is
inserted the proceedings in the British
House of Commons upon the Liverpool
petition respecting the Spanish pirates,
as they are called, with copy of it. and
wi h conmeuts.s In these it is asserted
that up to the year 1899, there were no
pirates, except the plivateers of Bue-
/ nos Ayress and Colombia, fitted out an
/ tkSU. States; and that from the Is.
land Of Cuba, not single man went
upon this s.infernal business They
allow, however. that boats armed and
manned by criminal adyenturers have
sailed forth, but they assert it to have
been done, wit, the regret of the autho.
rites of the Island, who will net rest
till they have succeeded, in exsermina-
ting them that this is due to the COM
MERGE and agriculture of the place, and
chat the y. States will make common
cause, !" for, that the. power which sup
plies the most force towards this i'm
. portapt object, will be signalized as the
i 5risadiof She ,comnsos felicity"
EXCHANGE on the 18th Sept. On Eng
Hand, 10; U9Siates, none', France 5 {.
per dollar Spain, l9 10.
FRElGHrs--For Cadiz. per box, MO IL;
4 Londout, 81 serton France 100 to 10 {.
u. States, per.hox, TO Q a..
Beef. Z 10 s per Dbl. Pork.a19 to 10 /;
Flour. Philadefphia and Baltimore, Is to
Ie4; Richmond and NJ. Orleans Is TO Ia;
Soap, American, 10 TO IL; Bacon IA TO
/ l6; Lard IS TO i22.snisg sl5<4s
Ertract Of q Letter. from Nsw Orleans. da'
"a sssd September. 8.s,s.ats
/ !" On the day | last addressed you, 3is'