Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-28
ATTEMPT AT FRAUD!
PHILADELPHIA, Aug,

THILADELFHIA, Aug, "a.
About two weeks ago highly respects.
bic Merchant OF this city. received BY maj
a bill OF fading from New York, Whit
purported 10 witpess the shipment 10 he
scbr Knickerbocker, By Hone l. Sands
parcel of sugars. amounting to about nine
thousand dollars. A few evenings after
the bill had been received, gentleman
called on the Merchant a! his dwelling
bouse, aud handed him letter which ii,
lroduced him to a Dir. J. Sands, jT. The
brother OF a junior partner in New York.
After introducing the bearer 10 the notice
OF the Merchant, the letter went on IOsay,
that tor any monies furnished Dir. Sands
jr. his draft on Hone & Sands would be
duly bonored, or such advances might be
charged to the invoice OF sugars on theH
way to Philadelphia. All this looked
and plausible; but The Merchant in reIy
to a request of Mr.. Sands, r. 10 ACCEPT
bis draft for thousand dollars, desired
him to call at bis counting house lhe Io'
lowing morning, and evaded his Request
The aext day Mr.. Sands called as invited
and found a letter mailed at New iOR
upon The desk. directed to him, and IN he
care OF the merchant On opening u be
stated that be had received advice oil lis |
shipment OF another invoice OF sugars 10
Baltimore, and the probability Of bis %
ing obliged to 60 on to attend 10 enetWg
sales He conversed famiIiarIy win 'Ds
merchant on the prospect OF marker I"
a.imore-whether rise might be ef
pected-bow the demand was in this cry
ana whether it would be advisable 10 IoI
ward the balance remaining unsod al !"
end Of two weeks. During this cODsuI'
ton which lasted nearly two bouTs' T
spoke easy and correctly, and appear"
well acquainted With mercantile a1sIH,
AT the conclusion he e1quired when m'
steam boat left for Baltimore, and Cd W
ing told, requested the loan OF lew Oue
dred dollars, for which he would give l'
draft on Hone & Sands. The meTcHan
decliaed. adding that il was contrary \
bis rule, to make advances on goOds W..
they were 10 his hands Dir. James oSpI,
jr. then took his leave, and has DOL 0''
heard Of since. 1.,,,
A short time alter the KnickerbOessTp
rived, but with no sugars from housIS
Sands on board. On further enquiry
was learned that no such house ein".
and that the whole affair was dsnO'''
though ingenious attempt TO s"Inals
A gentleman who has returned "
city OF New York IRON tour lu'V%
that state, and who has particularly 'n
ed almost every Wheat County ana Ian ~
pains to obtain the Ues. Fl,
formation respecting the crops, ss'd. t,
wheat crop TO have been secured ", WIN" .osa
any injury whatever The qdSh'Ily sG
is perhaps larger than Oh any pnsrsr
year, and the quality this season nds % "em
been surpassed by that Of any oI0er ;ybod
The crop OF Oats has been got VI The
injury and is also uncOmmonly hhe a.na.
crops of grass west OF Albany are uO U,S,.
" heavy, and bsye been geI IN l"s V "or
The appearance OF The corn crop II bs
vorabIe from the backwardnei' W.
Spring, together with the we! seSiOI lS,,
IS unusually small, and il is feared .,sa
even should the remainder OF 'ne or lts
be favorable, it is too lar advance ,r.r w
ear to ill, AMI The b.opes OF tue '''
be realised.
A new steamboat, named Genera OirI
Faysae, was launched at Moan1s l%I
New Jersey, 90 the evening Oh .p'J So
instant. On this occasion tbousA%hi.b be-
,embled to witness the descen' o. Avn
nlo The waters OF the kaacocas, ol6st
lime there was handsome diSplS odeJ Il
works. The La Fayeue IS i mr., III
ply regularly between ?5ilaae'F'
xoupl Holly.