Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-25

has cefaced great deal of the tol,.,
and the rain is at this moment desc.ri;s'Oi
as though the bottoms of the cloud, I lug
dropped out, which is like adding 6rs s,'
fuel, Gas the phrase is, and there !.
telling when il is going to discontinue
the prospect for continuation i, as eoo 90
as when it set in. would advise e TO-
holders OF tobacco and cotton to hold On
A letter to mercantile house in A.
town. dated Warren county, N. c. Sem rh
TO- says, H'
Il am sorry to inform you, that son.
cotton fields are almost totally ruined he
the rot ~ this and the adjacent COUNT:
| have been in Granville and Mecklenbn'..
within the last four days, and End lh,tis
IS general through those counties; and w.s
also informed by the inhabitants thai Hs
destruction pervaded still farther south ~
A fair estimate is, the crops will be two
thirds short of what was calculated ~
three weeks past
The Raleigh Star of Friday last obssrv.,
+ 'The crop of Cotton in this section =;
the State, we understand, is yery NM
missing, having suffered considerably from
the rot and the late heavy and ince,ssn,
rains
IN GEORGIA & SOUTH CAROLYN.
The latest papers speak of the Cote
Crop as coming in finely. We notice M
complaint OF the rot
IN VIRGINIA.
The weather continues bad; and the ..
counts from the neighborlng Counties IN.
duce the belief that one bali, if moi twn
thirds of the exposed crop is already de-.
troyed.
New YORK. Sept, FL General La F.,
yette returned early yesterday morning
from his excursion up The North River
and we are rejoiced to say, in undmiDisb.
ed health and spirits. Indeed, The bigb
qualification which he loudly exprese,
tron this trip. and from the uniIssem.
bled pleasure With which he was eyerv
vhere received, seem to have steeled hi,
frame against the effects OF fatigue or eY, +
posure. Alter leaving Hudson, where 6e 4
was most cordially entertained on Fidsv 4
be reached Albany that evening, and a,
tended al the ball in the capitol, gOt IN
as we are informed, 10 the best TASTE. 81,
ter viewing the city on Saturday, HI Do.
ceeded to Troy, where also all hearts and
hands, were open TO receive him: and
having passed cursorily along lbe line Of
the Canal, returned TO Albany, and en-, s
barked the same evening Saturday % 4
bis return.
The parade and reception at Albany
and The escort on the Generals deparlu,
were conducted with the utmost order and
propriety, and with most satisfactory e.
feet. The whole town on Saturday even.
ing was in a blaze with IIIun nation
fireworks and all similar demonstrating, b
of pleasure and gratitude The Genen!
dined on Sunday with the widow Of Gen.
Montgomery. (.4mer,cdn,
Yesterday, Gen. La Fayerte dined With
the Masonic Brethren Of the city al Wash.
iBston Hall, which was fitted up lot lhe
occasion with superb decorations
great number Oi'the Brehrsn, We UNDER
stand, were present at the dinner
la the evening, the General and large
number OF the Masons attended the Park
Theatre, which was handsomely iIuur
mated.
We are requested, says the Posi-, b
state, that Col Kinney, aid TO Govema
Williamson, of New Jersey, called on &C.
neral La tayette this morning to ascer
tain when he expected he would be able
TO reach The Pennsylvania line, when The
General stated, he could not before DIOR
day morning, in consequence of The a.
that have been made for r.
ceiyng and entertaining him IN New Jr
sey II was the Generals expectation
have reached Philadelphia On Friday "
at The farthest; but bis route {;
COW so marked out that be vii arrive d
Bristol on Sunday evening or early on
Nj ondsy morning; and we are deslTedD
state particularly. that it will compni
With bis and the Jersey arrangements thaI
be should be landed and received BY
Pennsy lvsnia escort at Bristol 1t is The
Generals intention 10 visit Joseph Bona
psrte at Bordentown He leaves this 90
I thursday morbIng at O'Clock for POWIe
Hook, and will there be received by
Excellency Governor Williamson, ot @
state OF New Jersey.