Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-24
Fail of Rain IN the Tropics.

Professor cliiiiEdU gives Tue iOi!OWiHS
statement on the authority OF VI Rousuis,
captain OF a vessel. Ii is contained in a
letter from Cayenne -" You will per-
Jhsps learn, with no inconsiderable in'e-
rest, the following Meteorological fact, the
Authenticity OF which | am able to certify.
From the lst to the Gath of January, 1890,
there tell upon the island of Cayenne,
TIVE We EFT seven inches of water. This
observation was made by person of h.
highest veracity, and | assured myself, ~
exposing a vessel in the middle 1 my
Yard, that there fell in the city, ten aud a
quarter inches u water, bstw cen eight in
Oh. evening and six in the morning, OF the
l4th and 10th OF that month";"
The last number OF Siliiman's Journal
notices a Cham Bridge, which Is m a state
OF iorwardnass over the Menaj, an arm OF
the Irish Sea, which separates Anglesea
from North Wales Ii wall have the I'M
preced.n.ed leugrh OF sou feet, between
the two supports, one on each shore ; and
its height above the water will be SO
feet, 50 that vessels may pass beneath it
under tull sail, The abuiments are of
masonry, sutmouDted by wood pyramids
81 ieet high. over which the chains pass
The bridge is 20 feet wide. containing .
foot path of four feet wide, in the middle.
1t will cost ! Too ZOO sterling.
PHILApeLpHIA. June 20-Capt. IT.
win, Of rhe ship Pennsylvania. IN 49
DAYS f:om RIO. states that business was
very dull at the line he left. About
ylnnn hkl. &C A~,r IN hAn onA culo.
dull by retail at 20 D9. The .upply Of
grain and honr adequate tothree pr iour
months cons. IA zion, and If further ar.
rjvals,took place the price would de-.
cline.
A. Buenos Ayres, 18th April, flour
" : a~0u.inal a Do On board, duty, if
Landed, ST there weie 20, 1000 barrels
on hand, s0U0 Of which remained un.
soid.
Al Lima, on the 22d February, -four
wa. p9 on board, nominaily, IL, 900 bbls.
IN market. The market was consider
ed super.abundantly supplied with
merchandise of all kinds, and little
bird money circulating, excepting a
copper CON be size Of a cent, which
was considered by government, and
passed for a quarter ola dollar.
The Emperor would open the Cor
ties of Bsazils in great state on the Sd
May Fifteen thousand men had arri-
we'd from Lisbon At Bahia early In A
prll. Lord Cochrane's squadron had
not hen got there. Two fire ships had
left RIO 1, join him. At Monte Ylueo
No business was doing.
CHARLs sToN, June Is BY the brig
Fanny. we have received Havana la.
pers TO ne 9Th inst, News Of the war
between France and Spain was first
carried to Havana by the brig Cathar.
Inc. Welsmau. from the port, which
arrived On the 9th lnsI.
The Havana papers contain some ex.
tracts from Cadiz papers. but nothing
worthy OF notice except that q very se
rious disturbance happened in the sub
urds of Valencia on the Goth March
which lasted Till the 30th. The royal
lists got into the suburbs by stealth and
the constitutionalists fell upon them:
but they were not o~veIpowered until
after -four days struggle. About $50 Of
them were killed.
1t is asserted in the Havana papers
that the private armed ship Veloz Ma
Tians, Sesrrisa late Martinique By q