Gazette Of The United States

Extract of a letter from Barbadoes, dated 8th January.

"The market in this island will not answer for a single article we have on board but the beef (say 16 dollars) which we are not at liberty to land. We have by coming here obtained the best information that could possibly be had, and find that no port in the West-Indies will answer so well as Tobago or Trinidad. Martinique is merely glutted with flour, and they are sending it to this port and selling it out by the single barrel at 14 dollars. There was an American vessel here a few days ago laden with flour, and sold it at 1 dollar per barrel. There is at present in this place, two vessels from Baltimore, laden entirely with it, and have been here for a number of days, without being able to dispose of a single barrel, nor have they had an offer.

There has a part of the troops arrived here, that are to go against Guadaloupe, and the remainder of them with the fleet are dropping in daily; but till it will have no good effect if we should remain here, but quite the contrary; as the Governor has hinted to the merchants that he will lay an embargo on all vessels that are in port after the fleet is collected, for the space of thirty days, so as to prevent any communication between the islands. The number of troops that are expected out, will be about 27,000 strong. Therefore we have concluded to sail this evening. Government have made large speculations in flour to the southward, and it is coming in daily. The produce of this island is very high."

In the Wilmington, came passengers Mr. Jones of Boston, and Mrs. Smith and child.