We have received your favor of the 13th with the note inclosed— Tobacco has yet come in very slowly, and such qualities as suit the taste of our present shippers have been eagerly bought up at 7^½ & 8$ to 8^½$ indeed in one instance 10^⅛$ was given for a crop of 6 hhds by Mr Kerr of Manchr Mr Hatcher and others were bidders, the quality was consider’d as remarkably good, but there is little doubt, that the same price could not have been obtain’d in any other way than by public Sale—We are respectfully