Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-17

ciiita,e sales, have been obliged in some
instances 10 sccede 10 small reduction,
Wig. 1.8d on low and mddIing qualities OF
Bowels, Orleans s. Tennessees. and Sd
TO 1-8d to Id on Msrshhams and Pernsms;
in other descriptions no variation can be
noticed, The iotal transactions amount TO
1893 bags. as follows: 80 Sea Island al
19 TO GOD, with So stained, al Sd to 1850
1854 Bowed. 81 to 74d-i27O Orleans,
u to lid-9O76 Tennessee and Alaba
ma, 8 3-8 sd-579 Pernambuco ia TO
li5 8d-687 Maranham ~ l-S to losd-
456 Bahia l05d to iid-50 Demsrara,
lOtd to l,-34 Barbadoes, SD 70 SD
and 10 Bengal at SD per ID The arr.
walls within the week amount to l9,osS
bags, Of which IA, 5ll are from the Ame'
rIcsn states.
Nothing worthy Of notice has occurred
this week in hsxseed, and the market has
become languid. n,
whole. has been rather heavy yet some
considerable transactions have taken place
between the speculators in wheat, at some
trihing reduction but which how has
not tended to any general depression, ana
our quotations remain nearly The same as
last week.
The hide market has become rather
heavy. :,
Fifty bags Pimento have been sold at
gid per ID. :,
100 cask. new Carolina rice of a mixed
quality have been sold IN bond al 23s 80
to 24s per cwt.
500 bbls Tar have been sold at las
per cwt.
The sales in turpentine consist OF 5oo
bbls at las Sd, being decline Of 6d per
cwt.
Very little has been done in tobacco,
the sales for home consumption ana for
Ireland this week having been very unit.
ed, aud only 80 hhds of Kentucky Leaf al
91d per ID. have been purchased tor SHIP
ment.
Ashes, pots, N York and Boston, L3 Ss
8 los; pearls LIZ los It's Montre-
al pots L3 6. 4 Is; pearls LIZ lbs 9
les. FIaxseed LIZ II L3; Flour, new
in bond. Ii 6s a I IS; Rice, Carolina in
bond, Ii IS IS.
From The NY. Commercial Ad.'ertiser, Hay 8.
A great fuss appears to have been made
al Paris about the departure of The Ouch
ess d'Angouleme for Bordeaux, just as if
the invasion Of Spain depended OH the ap.
pearance Of a CONAN al the head OF the
French armies. Private letters. received
in London irsm Paris, dated the 4th OF
April state, the moment bostlities COM
mence. manifesto will be pub llshed in
tue Moniteur, 10 coincide with a prucla-
nation 10 be Issued by the COMMANDMENT
Chief OF this manifesto and proclama-
ton, and OF the crossing Of the Pyremees,
we have OF lare heard so much, without
one or other of them appearing or taking
place, that we almost begin TO think that
the French government is playing OH a
game similar to that pract'sed by Russia,
las! year, in reference 10 Turkey be one
day we are told that the LIST OF April IA
boaxing day 10 be surrey had been finally
fixed Tor tn. French iegions entering the
PENN sua. BY the next arrival we learn.
that the invasion OF Spain had been post
poned for. ten days, q. e. to the 5tb OF A
phil, and now We are assured, that no
movement OF the invading army was ex-
pected 20 take place till the l7th or 1871
In what way are we 10 account tor this tar
Gy and vaciIlsting procedure Not surely
from the want OF money on the part of the
French Ministers, Tor they appear all a.
long to have been well supplied with this.
1t has been in vain that we have looked
into the extracts from the French papers.
for The cause OF it. Here the press seems
10 he ss much under letters as ever it was
in the darkest periods OF history. II we
are To credit private letters, we should be
inclined 10 suppose, that detections in The
French armies had led the Commander in
Chief to pause until he received rein
iorcensnt OF troops on which greater relI.
ance could be placed, or positive instruc-
tons how 10 act from Paris. Probably the
royal Duchess may have such instructions
in her pocket. in that case, We must wait
with patience till we hear of the arrival
of this "august parsonage" at head quar-
tiers, But will this cure the restless dIspo"
stion OF the troops? We doubt il; the
more especially when we perceive that
corps OF the "Army of the Faith, on which
the greatest reliance was placed" had,
Immediately on being new. clothed, and
arms put into their hands, abandoned their
allies the French, and joined their breth-
rem the patriots.
We are assured, however, that prepa.
ratious for war are going on briskly thro'
France Still we observe, ty the latest
advices from Paris, that no effort had been
made hy The ministry TO obtain vote for
raising Gu, 900 men, although this levy had
been long talked OF as absolutely ne
cessary to insure success IN the contest
with Spain-The Duke d'Angouleme is
stated 10 have reviewed the 18th division
Of the Army of the Pyrennees step