Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-16
COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA.
BALTIMORE. Oct. i3.-The politeness
of an esteemed friend, has jsays The edi-
tors OF the Baltimore American) put into
our hands file OF Caracas papers TO the
gsd ult' received by the schr. Aliceana,
capt. Southcomb, in IA days from Lsguay-
"a.
AT the date OF the last paper, advices
had not been received from Bogota for II
days precious.
Prices at Caracas,. Sept g. Coffee,
pst TO 9 Per qoin'ai, cocoa otto 2ia per
taDega; indigo ii reals per 10; cotton DO
per quinla.; hides; oil per euintaI.
A decree OF the Colombian congress .da.
ted 9Th July, prohibits the introduction Of
foreign Salt in'o the ports OF the Republic.
Nav Yoak, Oc:. i2.-The 9th Of Sep.
ten1ber packet ship Manhattan. arrived
yesterday fGom Liverpool. with regular al.
vices to that date. We had previously re-
cs!ved accounts from London one day Ia,
ter than she brings.
The Cotton Market a, Liverpool was
very 6at the last week. and the lower quail
t tiles of Upiands and Tenoessees, were a
shade lower. Ebe tota sales from the
morning Of the LIST 10 the evening OF the
7th, corsia'e5 OF 234O TAILS UpIants, a. z
38 10 Cd; 5i2 Orleans. 8 3-8to III;
$50 Iennessees. l.8 TO 81, and sic
bales sea Islands,
LIVERPOOL. Sept. TN ,ntresl Pot
Ashes are in limited request; during the
Last three days sore sales have been made
at 33s 33s. g. EEL cwt. Montreal
Pearls are now in better demand, owing
10 advioes. being received from Canada,
stating that the proportion Of Pearls will
be less than usual. abou. 100 bbls. have
been sold at BIS 38s "a bbls. y. S.
Pots have BEEN sold at 4)s
Rice, 81 casks Of old have bsen sold al
lbs Sd, and further safe quantity not
yet ascertained) at the same price, and
some good new at Us per cwt. Prices
may be considered rather higher, In o.
ther general articles of American produce
there have not been any transactions OF im-
portance. and prices may be considered
without alteration.
NEw.ORLEANs, Sept. I3.-Tbe yellow
fever continuing witn more than ordinary
violence, business Of fevery kind is at
stand, and will remain so until the epi-
deiRic SUBSIDIES. This has prevented the
Planters from shipping cotton, and we fear
will retard business until the stock be-
comes so heavy that sellers may be com.
PEELED to give up even their present mode
rate pretensious. say Is cents tor prime,
down as per quality. Should the accounts
from Europe continue untavoTable, the
market may recede to the rates of 1929.
Freights will no doubt be good towards
The end of next month.
MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.
The schr. Mara, from Falmouth,
(Jamaics, J arrived at New York on Sa.
turday last, fell in with 90 the Esd ult.
in lat. 80 10, long. 81 Is, the wreck of
the British brig Ceres, Capt. William
Bird, from Honduras, bound to London.
ihe Ceres had been knocked down on
her beam ends in the gale of the l4tb.
both masts and bowsprit went by the
board. and she was made a complete
wreck. The Captain, Chief Officer,
James Bruce, Cd do. Carpenter, Z sea-
men aud boy, were washed overheard.
James Mitchell. of East Stone House,
Devonshire, and Christian Anderson,
of Norway, were taken from the wreck.
They we're almost dead, having been 8
DAYS on the wreck, with nothing to eat
but raw salt pork, and nothing to drink
except little rain water that was col.
lected in piece Of canvas. The two
seamen have since recovered and ar.
rived in tho Mars. The Ceres was
loaded with mahogany and logwood.-
The same night, (22d. the wreck drove
ashore r2 miles south of st. Johns Ri.