The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-11-12
LATE FROM SOUTH AMERICA.


ihos. ii. Rowland, esq. of Alexandria
10 the latter gentleman we are fire..
qucntly indebted for articles Of com.
me'cial and political information.
Since my respects of the cath uit. the
brig Ceres has arrived from Baltimore
with 300 barrels of Hour; owing to cir.
curns'anccs therein mentioned the sales
OF that article have no, been brisk, and
the price has given way. From the ankle
" o. some holders TO realize, should far
Their arrivals take place during this month
it will go still lower, as the bakers have
small supplies by them, and the demand
tor the coast is pretty well satisfied for a
| month or six weeks.
The stock of wheat on hand being con.
siderably reduced, held at high price
and not of good qnality, there is a more
than ordinary cali for inferior -four.
which would at the moment find ready
sale at Sl0aIl. There may be now on
sale, upwards of400O barrels; the price
of good will not go below $40 throughout
the year, if the monthly importation
should not exceed 1000 barrels and
large supply OF wheat be sent forward.
The importation OF wines from Portu-
gal, France,and spain,in foreign bottoms,
has been Unusually extensive. Hides
are IN unusually large supply land holders
endeavoring TO support quotations, bu, il
is fully expected they will fall to I4o RS.
per M. IN the same time. OF sugar there
are some parcels IN market, and the fac
tors are anxious to sell before the new
crop appears, the season being at hand.
From Bueoos Ayres, or the Pacific,
we are without advices,siDce my last. A
large quantity Of -four will have accu.
mulsted at the former place, eie This,
perhaps 10000 bills.
The only occurrences in politics Of any
interest are the repor; Of constitution.
by the committee OF the cortes 20 whom
that interesting subjec was referred, ard
the arrival Of an agent from the king of
Portugal with dispatches for his royal
hIghness the "prince of Brazil" with
whom, however, the government have
decided on not holding any communica.
iions, as he is not prepared to recognize
the independence of Brazil and the
| emperor's title. The dispatch vessel is
| allowed to take refreshments and order
ed TO depart.
The Pf%eero de Constitunicao vii,
Immediately come under discussion IN
the cortes. Ii is said 10 be liberal, estah.
fishing trial by jury, inviolabiiity of per-
sons and property, federation 0! religious
opinions, and freedom of the press. ,n
fact, the British constitution appears to
have been taken as guide TO the report.
ers. II is an important point gained to the
nation at large, even tho ii should want
iberality in some OF its articles; and, as
The press is uDshackled and many writer's
Of Judgment and abilities have stepped
forth to examine the conduct OF the mi
oistry,sDd to enlighten the people on mo.
| rality as well as in politics, it may reas-
| onably be hoped that the welfare of a.
mother important portion of the globe
will be promoted by the estsblish>
meut of government of laws emanatine
from the people at large, and whose in
fiuence and example will tend to hasten
the diffusion Of the principles of rational
government and civil liberty A decla-
ration of independence is now under de-
bate in the cortes, and is said to have
claims to high merit
The ship William, Rutter, from BaIti.
more, bound to Buenos Ayres, arrived
below Mopteyideo, Aug. is. AS soon as
it was known she had -four on board, a
Portuguese schr. of war was ordered oul
TO detain and bring her into port. After
she had boarded and taken possession oil
her, capt. RutteT struck her colUrs and
ordered bis men below The soldier:
sent on boa,d soon drove them 10 duty
with the point of bsyoDei, and obliged
them to assist in getting the ship under