Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-08

sion under Gen. La Tore have been
destroyed, by Gen. Soublett. The post
of Santa Fee on the Apure, has been
abandoned by the Royal division station
ed there. Gen. Bolivar has organized
a provisional government in Santa Fee,
and left Gen. st. Ander in charge of the
government till the members from New
Grenada can take their seats in the
general congress, and adopt the neces-
sary measures for the permanent estab-
lishment of governor there, &c. The
prospects were never more favorable IN
this quarter than at present"
Gen. Devereaux is said to have OBJ
tanned in London for the Venezuelan
government, loan of Soo,ooot. on bills
on the government of Chill.
Mr.. Carlisle, while on trial for pub
fishing Paine's Age of Reason, read the
whole book in his defence, and his wife
had his trial published, and the Age of
Reason thus introduced in it. The
original and interdicted book sold for
81 5O.-The trial, &c. for about 25l
cents. This evasion of the object of the
law, could not be tolerated without ex-
IRENE absurdity-aceording a prose-
Carlisle, for printing this pamphlet,
which was moreover, entitled "The
mock trial of R. Carlisle"
albany, Jan. 4.
This being the day prescribed by law
for the legislature to meet, at l | O'Clock,
A. M. l24 members were present in the
house of assembly, who, after taking the
oaths of office, took their seats.
The house then proceeded to the
choice of speaker; the votes were as
follows:
For John c. Spencer, 81
For Peter Sharpe, so
For George Huntington, 4
For George Tlbbits
Blanks, 9
Aaron Clark was appointed clerk
Caleb Benjamin, sergeant at arms; Hen
ry Bates, door-keeper, and John Whip
pie, assistant door-keeper.
State Line.--The negotiation between
the Com missloners OF Kentucky and
Tennessee in relation to the boundary
line between the two states, has failed.
The ultimate proposition ofthe Tennes-
see Commissioners was that Walkers
line should constitute the boundary as
far west as the Tennessee river, and the
line run by Alexander and Munsell
should be the boundary thence to the
Mississippi. Mr.. Crittenden was in
favor Of acceding to this proposition with
notifications from. which Mr.. Rowan
dissented. Our Commissioners then
proposed to refer the matter in dispute
to arbitrators; which the Tennessee
Commissioners declined for the present,
hoping that the Legislature Of Kentucky
will sccede to their proposition.
On Tuesday last our Commissioners
reported separately to the General As
sembly, where the subject is now under
consideration. 1t is impossible to pre-
dict the result.-Argus.
Messrs. Harper and Orr, who col
lected the tax in Ohio from the branches
of the United States Bank, have been
discharged by the United States Circuit
Judges, for Illegally in their arrest.
They Immediately commenced actions
in the state courts for false imprison-
ment against the persons who arrested
them, and claim high damages. The
event of the Chancery suit is not yet
known.-Ib.
Sixteen pirates, caught by one of our
vessels of war, and taken to New-Or-i
leans, had their trials on the 2ed of No
vember, and were all found guilty. |
The sentence of death will of course be |
the awful retribution of their crimes.
Nat. Intel.
Baltimore.-From the report of inter-
ments in the city of Baltimore, from
January /, 1919, to January |, 1920, it |
appears that the total number of deaths
in the year was 2,287. The greatest
number in one month, (September,) was
474. Of consumption there died 272 ];
of cholera morbus, 25s; of the malig-
nant fever, $50; of the measles, ll6; of
old age II.