The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-11-18

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port OF the C's bank, that it has the NIGH
ty sum, of So, 6SS 25 cents of sheeie in
Its vaults. Richmond Enquirer.
FROM CURRACOA.
The Dutch brig Henrietta, arrived last
evening from Curacao, having sailed
thence on the 18th ult. the day after the
Mary, which arrived here few days
since. She brings papers of the day she
saiied,but they contain no news. The in.
teiiigence OF Morales having evacuated
Marac aibo, and got back to Port Cayel
10, which reached us by way OF Laguira,
under date OF the 10th of October, had
not been received at Curacao. 1t was
said that Morales would be able to obtain
plumber at aracaibo, TO the amount Of
million of dollars.
Accounts from Porto Rico, stated that
gen. Caizada was to sail on the 18th of
last month, with an expedition for the
vain.
Several ofthe accomplices in the expo
dition against Porto Rico, had been arres.
ted; among them two emissares from
layti, who were shot, rs we'll as man
named Dubois, who had fine estate on
the island.
A letter to the editors from friend al
fort Atkinson, Cup the Missouri) under
date OF Sept. IS, contains the following:
Seen. Gaines and his aids arrived here
Yesterday from fort Smith, on the Arkan-
sas' He will remain here until Monday
hext, when he will proceed across the
country to fort ST Antony, at the mouth Of
me river St. Pierre. The general will
descend the Mississippi to st. Louis"
Nat Int
THE PORTO RICO AFFAIR.
We find the subjoined article in the
Federal Gazette, on The subject OF the
expedition which was lately brought up
at Curacao, on its way to revoiutionrze and
republicanize the island of Porto Rico or
the - OF - as the printed proclama.
lions ran. The editor of The Gazette
seems to know more of this matter than
we do, without, we should think, the
same reason for Withholding what he
Knows.
We take this opportunity to answer a
query we have observed elsewhere, ad.
dressed to us, viz: Whether our govern
ment knew Of this expedition previous
10 the sailing OF the adventures from our
ports. To this query. we have no hest.
la,ioD in answering in the negative. If
we mistake not, the first infor nation Of
was eceived from Curacao ill.,.
THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
BALTIMORE, OCT. IS.-We have recei.
we'd several communications respecting
"the mysterious affair" or rumored ex
petition against Pono Rico,but " hich we
think 1t advisable not 10 publish at pre-
sent. We shall merely state, that the
governor Of the island Of ST. Bartholo-
news is accused, we hope unlus,ly. OF,
on the LIST instance, favouring the expedi-
ion and of afterwards betraying 1t, in
consequence of want of money, or of
inclination on the part of the Chief Of
the expedition 10 bribe him. This is
) grave charge, and we cannot bring our
selves readily 10 believe, that man hold.
ling SO high and confidential station UNI
der the government OF his country, would
be guilty OF such CoDduct. 1t would APP
| pear, however, that the expcdilionary
general was TOO able for him, for he
made the governor believe that the ex>
petition was destined against Guadalupe,
and to- that island the governor OF st. Barts
is accused of having sen, information, Jas
soon as he found, as it is said, that he
could not get from gen. De Coudray all
the money he at first expected.
NEw.oBLEANs, OCT. IL. In conse-
| quence OF the continuance of the yellow
lever, we have had no reason to make
| any material alteration from our last quo.
ta'ions and they arc merely nominal, as
Is most generally the case at this season.
In cotton very little has been done. In
tobacco there has been sold $50 hhds Cd
qui at 81 cts, and $50 bids y at a.
Freights are very low, anG, at this time,