Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-01

raCy, tnlS 1nCOhere"'- Ja'S"h' Pio'C ue
temper OF the times these rumors cores
pond exactly with what We certainly
know. There is scarcely talk OF peace
-nayi we have 1t declared from the high.
es, authority, that peace IS more daage
rous hdn var.
By the southern mail of last evening,
we received slip from cur attentive
correspondent, the editor of the
Charleston Mercury dated NASSAU.
April It," from which we perceive that
accounts had been received there from
the coast Of Cuba, of another very gal,
liant and successful attack on the 3lst.
ult. on a plratical vessel Of large size,
called the Zarag zaus, commanded by
a Spaniard name Cayetano Aragonez,
and having on bard between 20 and
80 of these des peradoes. This vessel
was in the por, of Ma.a, four leagues,o
winwdard of B.racoa where che was
attacked by two launches. with caron-
AIDES, from The Tyne and Thracian,
which fought her for IS minutes. and
at last succeeded in boarding the pirate,
of whose crew 10 were killed, and 90
taken prisoners. A part Of the Pirates
went on shore firing on the boats as
they entered the harbor of whom Is
we're taken by Spanish force from
Baracoa. OF our brave fellows one
was killed and five wounded, This
was the same schooner which chased
the Argo of this port into X'bara-
The ships entered the port about en-
hour after the engagement, and waited
fair wind to get out and return to ia
maica. Fed Rep. dpril 29.
Another account (per the same) OBJ
serves that by late arrival from the
coast Of Cuba, eve learn that consi.
derable part Of the cargo Of the French
ship some time ago captured by the
pirates & carried into Orange Harbor,
has been taken possession of by some
Of our vessels of war in that neighbor-
hood: and some Spaniards who had
gone to purchase the property had
been laid hold of. We should hope
that some means nigh, be adopted for
the punishment Of these persons, or at
least their names should be published
to the world, so as that soch base indi-
viduals might be generally known, as
agreeably to the adage. "the receiUer.
is little better than tho thief" lib.
By the schr. Jane, arrived at Charleston.
HAvArA, April 15.-The late warlike
accounts from Europe, and rise Of produce
there has materially affected our market.
Assorted sugars have gone up to 9-l3;
coffee firm al I6 q 49, A further rise would
have taken place ere now, il purchasers
bad moi been checked ny the difficulty of
negotiating bills, and want Of shipping
in our harbor. Bills on London are now
offering at 9 per cent. prem; oD the Uni
ted States at par. and few buyers. Our
latest accounts from England are 10 the
7h of March, when there was hardly airy
doubt remaining of war between France
and Spain. Annexed are the prices OF the
day; =,
Is l8; bans N IA; butter 10 l8;
candles IA II; tar 9& beef 7 a 8; pork
I2.a 10; behring's (box) 8; bread (navy)
AZ onions, 100 lunches ~; cod fish, box.
"A 6; lumber, from eastern ports, Is l9;
pitch pine, "a &c. Exports, coffee, Is a
10; hides q q; honey gal IS cents
molasses, key of 81 gals. q rials; segars
81 a Dlo /; sugars assorted 7 II and 9 .
Is; white II IA; brown a 8; musco.
vado Al g." -
By the brig alexander.
Prices Current at Port-au- Prince, A.
prsl 9.-Beef mess 10; prime a 9,
dull ; butter (salO insp. l93; candles,
sperm. As; mould Is; cheese Goshen
l24; fish, dried cod, D6 a 81, in demand,
none l.: first hands No. 3 nackerel 6
81, SAILS, stock small hams .25 very dull;
lard L., sales, none in first hands lum-
Der white pine, ID. #. D2o; pitch pine
95 81; shingles. 2e in. 4 a A all Tree OF
duty. sales; shocks rs cts; cut nails S,
and led, 8, free of duty, very dull oil,
salad DIG, sales; pork mess 20, sales;
prime Is l6 do; rice 7 do none in first
hands ; soap, box, 92 lbs. Fl a 8; tobac-
Co, Am "a 10, dull; wine, claret, cask
92 2o, plenty; do. do. case 3 4 do;
flour, sup. sales, 200 barrels in first bands;
hdkfs Madras 10 l2, none but choice
patterns will sell. and even then in small
quaotilies; do VantapoIem B 8 do;
do. A a black silk, 10 ~; seersuckers 8
-; nankeens, long yellow, per roll of
10 pieces. 70; short 7; coffee ID As, on
board (; Iignumvi'a 81
NORFOLK, April s8.-Jamaica papers
TO the s6th' of March, have been received
at the Comm ercial Reading Room. They |
contain nothing interesting, unless the
following documents may be so called.
Morales, the bloody Horales, has. it
seems, found it prudent to rescind his
milrdernns nrnciamatinn issued in Septem.