Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-08-07


tigas' principal officers, who had been
made prisoner by the Portuguese, has
made his escape from Monteyiedo, col
lected number to Join him, and is COM
hitting all kinds of depredations in the
vicinity of Maldonado and the ada
cent country"
1t was expected the new constitution
would be promulgated on the 25th May,
the anniv ersary of independence. Ar
tigas and his friends were to share in the
government. All parties were uniting
for the purpose of defence against the
expected expedition from Spain. A de-
claration of war against Portugal, it was
believed, would Immediately be made;
and the conquest of Montevideo was ex-
pected to be the consequence.
Extract ETA letter, dated Valparaiso, March 10.
"We have the pleasure to say that
Judge Provost arrived here on the 9th
inst. The British sloop of war Blossom,
that carried him to the Columbia, entered
that river, and found the navigation at
tended with very little risk. Judge P.
visited various parts of the adjacent
coast, and his communications to his
government, respecting that part of the
world, will be very interesting"
Extract Of a letter from Mr.. Gilbert
III. Rogers, Of .Nezo- York, dated
| BUENos AYREs, APRIL 90, 1919.
alt might naturally be concluded,
that people living in SO fine climate,
and enjoying SO many natural advantages,
required nothing but their independence
to make them completely happy. fear,
however, that the time is far distant
when they will acquire this great and in
valuable blessing. There is as yet no
regular code of laws; all disputes are
settled by an Alcaldi Cor judge.) Owing
partly to this, but much to the propensi-
ties of the natives, the most enormous
crimes are daily committed. Assassi-
nation is SO frequent that it is scarcely
taken notice of. Two or three persons
are often found lying in the market place,
where it is common to bring them to be
recognized by their friends. The lower
class of people are the most abject set
OF wretches in the creation: there is no
crime that they are not base enough to
commit: and, although they possess SO
line soil, they are too lazy to cultivate it.
shall say but little concerning their
politics, as nothing of any Importance
has lately occurred. There are three
distinct parties, which occasion frequent
and sudden changes in their administra-
ton. 1t is reported that General Artigas
has made peace with the government,
which, if true, will almost ensure the
independence of the provinces of La
Plata and Peru. This man was once a
general in the service of Buenos Ayrcs,
and afterwards at the head of three adj
ministrations. Having refused to assist
him in war against the Portuguese, he
withdrew with his army into the interior,
where, without money or revenue Of any
description, he maintained successful
war against them, subsisting his troops
principally on the wild cattle and horses
with which his country abounds, while
the skins Of the sheep served them for
clothing. iichas 10000 cavalry Of this
description.
" A few days ago two F'renclmren
were shot in the circus. It appears they
were generals under Bonaparte, and came
here for the purpose of affecting coun-
| ter revolution. They were detected in
an attempt TO poison some of the chief
officers This desperate plot was dis
! covered in time to save, perhaps, much
human slaughter. They met death like
noble Frenchmen; they were cheerful
to the last, and after seating themselves
on bench, firmly received in their
breasts the quick messenger of death"
Extract Of q letter from Trinidad, Port
S1hain, dated May 2, 1879.
There have been several skirmishes
between the van-guards of the. two ar
mics, who are at present near San Fer
nando on the Apure. The Apure is a
branch ofthe Oronoco. The armies are
reported to be equal in number, about
5000 strong.
| The Independents have about $500
English and German troops with them,
under very able officers. They are all
we'll clothed and in high spirits. The
greatest discipline and order reign among
the troops. Gen. Paez's cavalry is $500
strong, and extremely well disciplined.
He is a fine officer, and may well be
styled the Leon of the patriots. We
daily expect to receive information from
that quarter. The congress is at present
in session at Augustura. The govern
mcnt is well established, and some very
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