Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-11
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 9.-Tbe elegant fast
sailing hrlg Hyperion, captain Gardner,
arrived here last evening in As days from
Liverpool. The Hyperion had sailed on
the 10th of November, but on the succeed
ing day encountered tremendous gale,
10 which che shifted her, cargo and sus,
tained other damage She was forced
back to re pair and 6na ly eaded on the goth
November. Captain G. informs chat the
gale was very disastrous on the English
coast-there were several shipwrecks, one
a ship from Brazil, bound to Liverpool.
with cargo OF cotton, The whole Ut The
crew OF which persisted
The New Ynrk packet ship James Mon.
roe sailed tor New York on the 9Th No
vember, 4 days be fore the Hyperion.
Captain Gardner brought Liverpool pa
,pers to the Goth. We were not able to
obtain the loan of them in sufficient time
last night 10 make any extracts IRON their
contents.
A commercial house has politely favor
ed US with the followin! extracts from
s.L.vERpoor, November Is, 1922.
Cotton has been in very limited demand
since nv last, and being an article which
is almost always either advancing or tal>
ling, and very seldom stationary some de-
cine must reasonably be expected in
week lke the present, where the sales
only reach by public and private 344s
packages, against an import OF 4952 bags
and bale the early part OF the week
American descriptions (wilh the exception
of s islands) have declined about l-8 to
Id per ID, being reduction OF fully sd
rer ib on the highee! prices paid tew
weeks since the same remark will apply
to Brazil Except that the extreme decline
does not exceed 4d) the transactions N
these qualities are unusually limited; the
demand for Sea Islands is fiat, but holders
are tolerably firm; the public sales yester
day went off at a decline OF fully ID on the
New Orleans and Tennessee, and "a Oh
{ Demeraras
fishes have not gone off so freely during
the resent as the past week, not from the
want OF buyers at last weeks prices but
OF sellers without further advance Early
in the week several small parcels OF Mon
treal Pots sold at 42s; subsequently the
holders required AS and 45s per cut. and
which curtaied the demand; al ADS sever
al parcels have been taxed. but on the
whole the business is not considerable; the
same remarks will apply to Pearls, Sos
/ being generally demanded, though moth
lug Of moment has been done above 4Ss
per cwt; at tSis price and 49s there are
some sellers and these rates have been
paid, but not freely
Quercitron Bark does not move of with
any. degree of spirlt-1or Is hhds. OF fine
PHILADELPHIA las Sd has been obtained,
but 40 hhds OF very ordinary quality sold
as low as IS ed per cwt.
Beesv0r is scarce and wanted, and
would readily command quotations.
.Naput Stores d not improve in price:
of TurPeptine the sales are considerable,
but at reduction in price Of Cd TO ed per
cwt on Saturday last 1850 bbls. Of far
quality, per the Phlladelphia from Pblla.
delphia, sold at lbs per cwt and Monday
for 844 of similar description, by the
VIM. Thompson from New York, les 8
was obtained, with the exception Of 100
bhls for which I3s was given, and 600
bhls per The Herald from Boston, sold at
lee Cd to l3s, and 81 bb!s Of very fine at
i3s Cd per cwt.--The holders of common
Carolina Far require l9s Cd. but The deal
ers will not give above l2s.per Dbl. so that
no sales have been effected
Rice is scarce, and the early arrivals OF
new will sell readily aud we'll; only small
parcels are selling TO the grocers at my
qun'atOns
Flour is seldom asked for, and the rri-
ces annexed are merely nominal.
SaOes are in fair demand. and prime
parcels would obtain good prices.
lremaiD, respectfully, Sirs
Your most obedient servant,
DANIEJ p1- irLANAN