The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-08-16
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"PEnNAMBuco, JUNE 81, 18e2.-Sev.
raj vessels bound here from the u. STATE
have fallen TO leemard, in Consequence -;
not having knowledge OF the winds on.
currents. The following directions na,
be relied on, beng obtained from can,.in
John Upton, (of Boston,) who has he.n
seVeia. years in the Brazil trade Or
leaving the U. States, you should keen
between the attitudes of IS to SO N nnti,
you make at least 35 deg. N, irom on
don, then you may go 5. s. z. or s. by Y
TIL you take the N. +. trade winds soon
as you get the trades, keep on a wind -
the ). r. till you make the lon. ne OK wv
then 5. by +. passing the Cape de Verd.
ISLANDS IN one or two degrees to wes,,..J
then endeayor 10 make a son,h -.
and cross the line between % and e5 dec
W.; not further 10 the east to AVOID
she calms, and not further to the ives, =,
ayoid currents, equally Certain.
a =. +. or 5. >. +. is called r.o,,,.
trade' which you may fall in with in .
south; you should then keen pood fail
ana Calculate to tall in s Cor morel de.
grees 10 eastward OF your bort.
From the time you fall in tho r.
elaaes' you VIII md continual curren,
ct hail a mile pc: hour, setting to west.
ward, varying IN Course accordinp To the
season. vessels bound to the Brazil mar.
Rsts, would do well to touch here .nJ
SEND ON shore Tor Internationally of
ana on, or anchor, about mile abreas, Of
the lighthouse, in fathoms watern
k:rchange Transactions. Eo, h,o,>,o,,
From the Baltimore Fed. Republican.
One parcel oil remarkably fine nr;ne
rec wheat sold at 81 81 cts. and another
o. o. nearly 2ooO bushels went off at 81 %.
tobacco and stocks dull. The principal
safes OF the week consisted of punche ons
antigua rum, Sd proof, gal SIS a 6. cts
90 Grenada, do 81 hhds. tierces. bbl,'
muscoyado sugar, cwt. 8 8Oa 80 boxes
Cuoa sugar, brown, do 9 SIS a 9 60: do
90 white do S13; $4,000 Rio Grande
norns 8 'S; bids Porto Rico sugar, cwt.
~ ~ Az hhd,molasses, gall SO $50;
,.nos Trinidad do. prime, do 81 bbds
muscosado sugar, good, cwt. 9 II;
Gags Brazil coffee, ID &c a ct 4; pipes
Eognac brandy, gal. s5 a 1 40; pun
e se Antigua run, Cd proof, gal. 54 a
~ 40 St. Croix Go do do ST.; firkins
English mustard, doz 81 CTS.
Inc Corner STONE pF tho
rectlng at GosbeD, Orange county, ". Y.
ove' the remains of the brave men who
tell IN the MiDisiDk battle, in the revolu.
tionary war, was laid by the venerable
major general Hahorn. Of Warwick, who
commanded the American troops in that
battle. lie IL now in the 8Oth year of his |
age. The address which he had prepar.
ca Tor the occasion, was read by the rev.
Mr. Wilson,of Newburgh, to an audience |
consisting Of between Ia and $4,000 peo-
pie.
An jnsurrection of the blacks has been |
recently suppressed at the Isle of France.
The following paragraph is copied from
the London True BritoD:
"A gentleman, just arrived from New.
York, states that bydrophobia existed to 3 |
irigbiiul degree at various parts of the |
United States, AT Philadelphia and New
York, the military had been out to de.
stroy all the dogs they might find in the |
streets! !