Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-09-16

Mackay; brig Dorm, Johnson; schooner
Cuba. jenkins; and brig Farmers Fancy,
Payne; osi no goots are shipping on
ireIghts "a u most Vi. tnein Will probably
sail IN ballast.
We have been fay ored, says the ". Y.
Evening Post, by respectable CONNER
c,al house in this city, with circular from
Messr,. Patterson & Gordon, dated al Ha.
yre. July 80, which says-"Cottons have
continued TO Improve rapidly, owing to
specuIalo.s purL every bale they
could find in the market at considerabl
advance. and our quotations are fully
maintained. Sales have been made and
are now making as follows: tine Uplands
60: good q Is; Ordinary % 95; prime
Leujsiana ba: ueen taken al So to-day il
is worth 81; hne 81 80; ordinary 95
81 sous. Our stock OF all descriptions in
FIRST and second hands amounts 10 24,798;
and as the arrivals must now be very tri.
fling tIIl the new crop comes in, we may
confidently look tor further advance,
The more so as the article is in few hands.
Carolina RICE is rather better. Sales have
been making at 3st 5Oc
CONSULATE GENERAL OF COLOMBIA IN THE
UNITED STATES,
The follow my law passed by the Con-
gress of Colombia on the 2lst June last,
is published Tor the information of mer-
chants and others trading 10 the port. OF
that Republic.
The i2tD Article OF the Law OF 18th
September. llth of independence, IS ex
tended to the cargoes imported from the
ports OF the UuItei States OF America in
national or foreign vessels, with the dis.
:inct'on and classification therein express.
ed"
.4rucie I2th of the Lao Of s5th September
a6ouc alluded 10,
A deduction o, - per cent. on goods
imported IN national vessels, and . per
cent. 10 foreign vessels, will be made,
provided the vessels proceed directly from
the ports OF Eurup. to tbose Of Colombia.
Certificates qualifying the departure OF
vessels from TIE United States directly for
q port or port IN Colombia, will be gwen
by the COMMERCIAL Agents OF the Repub
Inc residing al The respective ports from
winch the vessels may depart. enabling
the shippers thereby to avail themselves OF
the deduction of duties specified IN the a.
bove law. (Sign.J)
L. PALACIOS, Consul General:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IL, 1898.
We received this morning the following
letter from friend at Antigua, brought by
an arrival at New Haven
ANTIGUA, Aug. 18th, 1898.
Sir-On my arrival al this place, was
pleased 10 find that our CoRsul Robert
Monroe Harrison. Esq. had been receiv-
ed oy the Captain General and Governor
OF the Colony with the respect and aiten-
ton naturally due from o0e great nation 10
an OBJ. & with whom lbave every reason
TO be lieve, she is not only DESTROYS OF cui-
tiyating lasting friendship. but OF fixing
the commercial intercourse OF our respec.
tive countries on such footing as may be
beneficial to both. The progressing
manners Of Mr., H. with an intimate know
ledge of the duties of bis Office, will al
ways make him popular with our citizens
trading to Antigua; and have no hesita.
ton in saying, that the President could
not have made more judicious appoint.
ment. II was also pleasing Tor me to learn,
tina, the governor OF the colony. as also
the Collector. are 10th gentlemen OF ex-
allied minds and liberal principles, with
whom our Consul appears to De on the
most friendly terms.
Reports of an instruction of the slaves
at St. LUCE, have been in circulation here
for some days past. ". Y. Foe. Post.
COMMERCIAL ORDER.