Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-07-20

MOST dutheultC Poto''S W 80, :,
men OF ancient Greece ana Rome. WIN
their biographies; also, numerous engrav-
Jugs of medals, coins, &c. comprising
some of ancient Egypt and Of Asia. The
work was commenced by Napoleon, in
1907. and +. going on under the patron
aee. and at the expense OF Louis 18th. 1t
is printed in folio, of the size. called impe
rial. and is very costly in its execution, as
NAV be supposed when onlyfour volumes
have been completed in fourteen years.
Honest Pra;sc,-In late debate in the
British House OF Commons, on irish as
tre.ses, Mr.. Rice, one OF the Irish mem
bers, in pronouncing an euloglum on the
late MT. Grattan, declared him to have
been the first and most illusrious patriot
of any age or country, George Wdsh'ng'
ton only excepted.
The Drought in this vicinity, still con-
tinues. and the prospects oil the agricuitu-
rlst are truly alarming Very little grass
will be cut, probably not one fourth OF
crop. Many fields Of oats will not be
harvested, and corn is but little better;
and spring crops, are light, and promise
but partial and very limited yield:
Onondago Register, 10th 'nst.
Proposals are issued by the Bank y; S:
for building a banking house in Wall
street, New York, for the branch IN lnat
city.
WASHINGTON, JuIu IL.
The decision of the Emperor Of Rus
STA, which we published in our last, IS
decidedly favorable to the side OF the
United States, in the controversy with
the British government on the subject
of the slaves deported from the United
States, at the close of the late war, 1t
is such as might have been expected
from Justly disposed and disinterested
arbiter. The class of cases embraced
by the third paragraph cannot be large
though there may be cases which are
embraced by it-such, for example, as
that of slaves which deserted to the
British force under Nichols, in Florl.
da, and were carried of. The whole a.
mount which, under this decision of the
Emperor, will become payable to the
citizens of the United States, cannot
fall far short ofS2 100000. Consider
able time will necessarily elapse, we
should suppose, before the claims can
be liquidated, as they will have to be
separately and judicially examined.
Mem York, July l6-
The steam ship Robert Fulton, Barnard,
arrived Yesterday morning, has brought
US New Orleans papers to the 28th ult, IN
elusive, and Charleston papers to the lin
INST. We regret to state she brings. &C
counts that il was becoming very scXly at
New Orleans, and that the Mayor had re.
commended all those who could make 1t
convenient to remove from the city.
1t is worthy OF remark, that there has
been little or no sea-sickDess among the
passengers, although they had extremely
rough weather during part OF the passage.
From the number OF .assengers this trip,
we should Judge that the Robert Fulton
has fully established her character as
pleasan: and expeditions packet. -,
Letters received at Charleston from the
Havana represent it as being very slckly
in that city, ten or twelve dying daily OF
the yellow fever. :,
Capt. Barnard spoke the Shark Oh the
Moro. She had the day before detained
= suspicious boat with eight blacks on
board, and sent her into Havana. She al
SO had eleven prisoners on board.
A letter Of the eth from New.Orleans,
says that the weather had been favorable
to the growing crops. and they were CAL
culating on crop Of 200, 900 bales OF cot
ton. The weather bad been excessively
hot, the thermometer having ranged Tor
several days from 81 to Sc.
A New-Orleans paper of the 26th ult.
saws. sc The schr. Miller, Slocum, from
Havana, has been lying ten days at the
Quarantine Ground, and has been II days
in the river. 1t is not certain when she
will be permitted to proceed to town
All well on board,
Five more blacks have been tried at
Charleston, by The Court of Magistrates
and Freeholders. charged with an attempt
to raise an Instruction in the state. They
were unanimously found guilty, and senten-
ced to be executed on the 18th inst. Sc
veral others had been tried and acquitted.
The following extracts from New Or
leans papers and the Commercial Report,
will give a good idea of the state OF the
markets
"New Orleans, June 81.
The only alteration in our market, since
our last, is 10 the price ofaour sweet can
not be had under d to-day; sour D24
sales. Pork and Lard are getting very
- C,ok thora &c popo in tho rk OF