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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-25
ST. Louis, Nav 22.l924-53f
arkansas Bounty hands.

4 abstract OF all the military Bounty Lands
"a granted in this Territory, which become
tara5ie dnr3ae the present year, was received
by the Acting Governor, BY the last mail from
the Commissioner the General Land Office.
~ Nonresident owners Of Arkansas Militia
~ Bounty Iandsshould recolIec,, that, unless
their taxes are paid within few months from
this time, their lands viii be sold for the taxes
due thereon; and can only be redeemed with.
in twelve months from the day Of sale, by pay
ing doa6ie tareS and costs.
Persons interested, who have not employed
an Agent to attend to the pa, mcnt OF theil
taxes, can have them attended TO .eith1m cos
by sending 4 descriptionof their tracts to the
Editor If he .4rhsnasds Gazette, who will return
the Stierit,' receipts foriaAes, as soon a. they
are paid. The taxes fdr each wear, are on
dolitw and Fly cents on esery one hpadred ucres
To prevent disaPp oinpnents. persons wishing
their taxes paid, mustFemit the fitR amou'a ii
bills on any specie paying bank in the Untec
States, or their orders Wi not be attended to
and any surplus of moneA which may remain
will be placed to the calit Of the persons
sending it, and paid oyA for their taxes il
subsequent years. The ptaage on all letters
on the subject, must be pad, or they will be
left in the post cilice Le;frs TO be aliress-
ed, 10 iiihian T.. Voode..5A Lille Rock, "A.
kansas Territory.
Anril % 1904
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WNNA NARNING.

VHeHE subscriber informs his friends and
u the public generally, th.t he has re-
ceived I'm addition to his fDrmei stock thirty
sheets OF the first rate wool cards. He will be
in readiness to receive wool by the Isl day Of
June. The wool must be we'll picked, clean,
and without greasing-bringilg one pound of
grease to every nine pounds of wool The
cards will be kept in good ordsr, and from his
attention and experience in the business, he
trusts he will give every satisfaction that may
be required.
WM SCOTT, Jr.
81. CLAIR Co'mtv, Hay 90, 1894.
N. B. The subscriber viii fender every ac-
commodation in his power tdforegners. He
will receive no wool after the LIST day of octo-
Der next
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&NYlCN.

II ME subscriber has obtained from
& the Probate Copr, OF Pike county,
Illinois, letters OF administration upon
he estate of WILLIAM DOOLAN,
deceased, late soldier IN the fin regi-
menl OF United States Iaianry, stationed
at Fort Armstrong. An persons indcbt-
cd to the said estate are requested to
mske immediate paymtnt aud those
having demands are hereby required to
present the same, duly authenticated, to
the subscriber at 81. Louis
ID E. CUYLER.
CT onic Nav 90 1901 s,,f
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-25
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIrEl
STATES.

L 10.
q N pursuance of law, |, JAMES Mon
q ROE, President oil the United States,
do hereby declare and make known, that
Public Sales will be held, al the Lane
Offices, in the States of Indiana and Hi
nois, hereinafter designated, fer the dis
posal oil such lands, situated within the
limits of the districts Of land offered fof
sale at those Offices, respectively, as
were relinQpished 10 The United States
prior to the first day of October, 1891,
under the provisions of the act, approved
on the second day OF March, 1921, en-
titled !" An act for the relief OF the pur-
chasers OF The public lands prior TO the
first day OF Ju!y, 1920" IN tile manner
following, to wit:
In the State ofIndiana.
AT the Land Office al Yincennes, or
the first Monday in Tune merit. for the
disposal OF the relinquished lands lying
within the following described townships
aud fractional townships, viz:
Worth Of the Base Line
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-25
Thirty Dollars Reward.

GT0LEN from the stable of the subscriber,
~ on the night of the twentieth of April last,
a BAY HORSE, six or sewn Years old. with a
white mark upon his nose, switch tail, and some
or all OF his feet white-racks and trots we'll
carries his tail rather low--of middlng size.
Any person who viii secure the thief in any
Jail in this state, and return said horse, shall
receive the above reward; or for the horse
twenty dollars. 1t is Supposed said horse was
stolen by two soldiers Of the United States
army, who deserted from Fort Edwards about
that time. Their Names are Amos West Gate
and Benjamin Bower; the former twenty-four
years of age, the latter twenty years. For
their apprehension the commander OF said tort
has offered thirty dollars each.
WILLIAM ROSS.
.9tlas. ,3IaY 5kH. 1891
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At the Land Office at Jacksonville,
on the third Monday in June neat, for
the disposal Of the reiinquished lands
lying within the following described
townships, and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, viz /:
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-25
JAMES MONROE.
BY the President
GEORGE GRAHAM,

Commissioner oFthe Gen. Land Office,
OF Printers of the laws ofthe United States,
in the States of Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.
are requested to insert the above once a week,
until the first Monday in July next, and send
their accounts (receipted) to the General Land
Office. They are requested to omit the pub
LEGATION of sales after the period for the same
shall have expired, and TO charge accordingly.
March 2--4l
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In -lnwnsllins Nos.
l57 s 9 10 lll2 10


578 9 10 IL 1918
IA Is snd Is of range No. l E.
Q 5 567 80 10 ii -
l3 and Is 9
1885, $3.50 10 10 Is
and Ia 8
23456 $3.50 lOll 10
Is A and IS a
2457 SO lOI IS IA
aud Is +
% 8 4 6 8 9 10 IL
Is IA Is and Is 6
l23567 10 ii 1918
9 "a CTS 10 IL ID 8
1884 5678o 10 aud II ----- o 1900
l2345678 50 and IL 10
1874 and S IL
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! and Is
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In townships Nos.

In townships Nos.
34567&9 Orange No. |
l34s 6 frac. 10 2
2345679 10 lrac. III 8
lsc3467 80 10 and | 4
l2367 Grac. u S
l25 4568 10 and IL 6
7l3frac. Ia
678ll l2l3 IA frac Is s
789 lOll 10 Is Ia Is irac l6 9
s.i fr. town. 8 9 10 ir. Ii
town. i2 10 Ills fl. l6 10
FIR. townships Nos.
] 8 9 and 10 II
IL
South cfthe Base Line.
In townships Nos.
IL 8 A frac and of range No. l
1874 IS lrac 9
1884 S and z 8
IA 5 frac 6 4
1873 456 trac S
l2 A 5 6 trac and 8
1857 lrac 8
1884 5 6 lrac Z s
1884 5 and 6 9
2345 irac 6 and Z. 10
FIR. town 4 S 6 irac 7 IL
IL town 345 6 frac Z IL
9 4" ass frac Z Is
345 6 z and s IA
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-25

Al the Land Office at Mawneetown,
N The STATE of Illinois, on the Eufth
Monday in June next, for The disposal
81 the relinquisbed lands lying within
lhe following described townships, to
wit:
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| Q 3 4 and S

Also, al the times specified, there viii
be exposed, at public sale, agreeably to X
the provisions OF the fourth section OF
the act of the tweniy-fou,lh OF April,
1920, entitled An act making further
provision for the sale of the public lands"
such lands heretofore sold at the respec-
tive Land Offices, aforesaid as have been
| forfeited, or which before the day OF sale
designated in this Proc lamation,m have
reverted to the United States, together
with the sections and part of sections
heretofore reserved by law for the fur
lure disposal of the Congress OF the
! United States.
There viii also be offered, Immediate
" after the closing OF the sale of the
relinquished and reverted lands, any
sections and fractional sections, situate
in townships heretofore offered for sale,
at the Offices aforesaid, but which, from
unavoidable causes, were not SO offered
and, at the Land Office at EdzvardsviUe,
there will be offered certain islands in,
and fractional sections lad oining the
Mississippi river
In township No. north, of ranges Nos. 10 & II
| West
| 9 range No. 10 ". &
townships Nos. & 5 of range 9
The lands reserved by law for the
use of schools, or other purposes, will
be excluded from the sales, which will
commence with the lowest number of
section, township, and range, and pro-
coed in regular numerical order.
Given under my hand, at the City of
Washington, this second day Of Februa-
Try, A. d. 1924.
JAMES MONROE.
d.. IL d.
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The small Por.-This dangerous,
disgusting, and fatal disease, has prevail
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ists; and they will say to these factious
demagogues, We can do our own bu-
slness without your aid."

Il appears by paragraph in the last
Republican, that the senior editor of that
paper, who last year represented him
self as a " THISTLE" is now tranlormed
into =" file." We hope he will never
turn into an alligator or steam boat.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-06
phis. Tenn tsLiltie Rock. 10 toe Ter

phis, Tenn. 10 Little Rock. 10 toe Ter
rtoty of Arkansas. y ~
Mr. Hempbill. 10 supporting the CPS
diepcy OF tn bill. stated, thai, a memoir
al on he same subject bad last session \
been received iro,n the Territory OF Ar
kansas. and rslerre 70 the COMMITTEE on 1
Roads aud Canals, and Q favorable report
made, but not acted upon. lbs coininh>
lee now believed such a road TO be neces
sary, and highly conducive 10 the ptospe-
rity Of that Territory, but too expensive
for its present population and means. ~
was for The purpose OF Uniting The iSo'
great bodies OF settlers, the Seat Of TO-
vsinment being at one end oil the ROAD,
and the settlements ON the Mississippi al
The other cod. The actual distance vas
bot $50 miles; but the present citcuMous
road ran three times that length. ne
contemplated fosi ~Ould be valuable 10
the Union, az we'll as e, he Territory, 6y
saording transportation for public proper.
~, and BY opening to speedler settlement
the military lands in Arkansas II was
important in anothsR view. The whote
population Of that Territory was but about
rs, 600, and neary $1,000 OF these were
Indians. Il WAS evident bow requisite u
would be, in case hosi,bities should arse,
to have an easier and more dHeci mode
of communication than now existed. Ma
ny similar bill, had passed the House, ou'
none Of them more proper, from all The
circumstances, than this.
The bill, having been read by sections,
was reported without amendment, ana Or
dered to a third reading. Ayes ~, Noes
So. =,
The Speaker laid before tie House The
Annual Repor, OF the Secretary OF The
Treasury; which was referred 10 the ON
mittee OF Ways and Means, and g 900 CO.
pies ordered to be printed.
The House went inlo Committee OF the
Whole, TAR. Taylor in the Char, on tht
bill Tor laying out and opening certaif
public roads 10 The Territory OF Florida
TINS bill provides Tor opening puoiit
road from Pensacola 10 St. Augustipe' a"c
for completing it by the aid OF the Unitec
States troops now 10 Florida. Also, TOT
surveying and marking out public roac
from Cape Sable 10. The Intersection oil IN
road first mentisnsd with the Suwsny III
yer, and Tor marking out another public
road from Cape Florida TO st. Augustine.
A debate of some length arose on To.
bill. occas,oned by that lea 'ure Of which
provides for the employment OF the Unitet
States troops in the construction OF tn
road. But il finally passed without a
mendmenl-tbe blank for the width OF th
FIRST road being filled with twenty i've feet
and that OF the appropriation with 96.0o'
dollars. A farther appropriation OF 5000
dollars was made for the survey OF the u"
latter roads mentioned. De-
The House adjourned to Monday.
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From the Mem York Gozsits Of jan, +.
ALVARAD(L

L
Captain Boyer, OF the brig Cato, ia.
forms W that 90 the Cd Of December.
hiring was recommended IRON the cas,Ie at
Vera Cruz on the town. On the lib.
Capt Boyer Saw vessels Of varying At
anchor twelve or fifteen miles nom the
bar OF Al,arado. % lbe .26,h OF Novem.
Der, The account OF The feet Of the castle
OF ST. Juan d'l'lloa was received al Next.
co. which stated, thai On the Slst a dee.
bad arrived from Havana with provisions
and troops, and anchored of fbe castle:
hve sail OF vessels were counted including
a irigate. :ns}.g..7
By the Cato we learn TIA. the brig
Margaret, Warner, Of Pblsdslpbia, So
days from Hamburg, struck 90 the bar OF
AlvaradO December. 8; she was got of
with great difficulty by The assistance Of
the Americans, and was run ashore 10 TIE
harbor, with both pumps going; they
succeeded in getting The cargo out that
night. and found only about go packages
damaged. The same night ibe brig filled
and cspsi:ed. Asurvey wss held The fol.
lowing day, and she was condemned.
The above brig Margaret, on the a8th Of
November. on The Canpeachy bank. 10
latitude 20, passed within bali a mile Of
an American ship about 323 tons, With
bright sides, her foretopmsst cut away,
her mizen topssil and all Der sells gone
excepther jib, which was hanging loose on
her bowsprit |; il blowing a gale, could
not board her. ,,
On The 3o,h. on making the iaad Of St..
Martins, discovered . pifatiesl black
schooner OF about 50 or 10 tous, lying ~
under mainsail and jib, had no toPssb os
|ibbooIn. Or, seeing the brig she made
.ail, and passed round her several times.
aud continued watching her four dAya-'
The schooner bad about 80 men, mostly
blacks, supposed she VAS from Csnpea-
Thy, and had robbed and murdered all on
board the before mentioned ship. The
lay before the pirate appeared off the bar
II .Alvsrado. On the Alb and 9th Of De-
:einher, The ship Toutine, Hays, Of fbiia'
ieIphis. and British brig Marquis OF Wei.
hglon, were Of the bar irom Point Ii
'afd, bound in. The piratical schooner
'ore' down on The brig. and, inquired
where she was from, where The Spanish
eet was, what vessels were in the bar
or. where lbe Mexican feet was. The
sPtain OF the brig Informed them the Spa
isb feet Was under way from Point u
ard ctoliBg down 40. AiEAtsdo, when shs
bowed spanish coiors ADD msde ." ''a-
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ii s,,oa ID S}s.t irls Il ,sHRs
f. msy .ssistinG ~! "a saSY Ten pss.io.i
20 d raw the sword; thejy VIII hsH ii a..
strongly ia their future oDss:, % Iii.
question too, the whsls Oan.ry il with
them. .,,,. .,
The ships nov in eommission are ful.
~ sufficient to protect the freedom &C
commerce in the new American States.
and there are fvs times az many ready
to be brough forward. should NJ. Ches.
teaubriand require it. There are now
10 eoma,ilsjon the, Britannia. l2o guns
tweli known 10 Frenchmen); Prince
Regent, leo; Queen Charlotte, la0 @.
cean, lO4 Ganges, SO; Rockford, IS
Cambridge, s.; Albion, So J. Bulwark.
So; Gloucester, 80: Ramiilss. rs: Re.
venge, 10: Soperb, 78; Windsor Cas-.
tie, 7S. There are slso in commission
Eve ships Of one deck, carrying 80 gun.
each; thore Gre slso 81 ships oil Is 10 SO
guns. Sc slcops, Is gun brigs and schrs.
And S yachts. ee p.
From the Paris Constitutional, Non o
PARIs, Nov.9 --Our Minssters now
certainly do not mediate any dis,sp.
expedition, unless they think, as has
been said, Of reconquering tho Spanish
colonies. But they have great interests
to contend with. The speech Of Mr..
Canning on receiving tho freedom of
Plymouth, 10 almost threatening the
sefusal OF the British government to
take part in new Congress, where
the affairs of South Amsrica should
DO discussed, requires also important
negotiations; sonse determination or O..
thef must be taken respecting the Pen.
innala, particularly what must be done
with respect to its Internal affairs; dis,
sessions are not apppsssed 10 eight or
ten months; the time at which.he 40.
600 men who ate Ia remain at Csdi..
at Madrid, and on the Ebrs are TO be
Withdrawn Our internAl Affairs will
also require some attentioa,s cstsrmjn.
cd part must be taken on the d;ssoiu.
ton of the Chamber, the internal reno.
vatien, and the mssns Of pfoeuriogs
plant majority. 1t seems that the plan,
10 contemplation are not easy OF execu.
ton, since the Ordonnsnce of dissolu,
zion has not ye. appeared, and We read
TO day in the fansticsl paper the follow.
ling psragraph:- - ~
i.n Will the Ministerial plan receive
tho Royalsanction? Wedare not sf.
firm II: bot what we may venture to re.
veal 10, that Royal wisdom seems to h..
state, to wish to keep the Ministry
from the aby's."
| PARIS. Nov. ~,
! Certain London papers (which arc
carefully copied BY the Liberal jour
nals) have neglected nothing to convert
into very serious matter the rsfusal
Of the French Admiral to let a ship Of.
the blockade. This case, ssy the enc.
mice Of France. Chose in London a.
we'll - those In Paris, 10 90 much tho
more critical, because the said chin had
on board % A merican Envoy. Tho Na.
tional lntelligencer (ths official Journal
OF American governmsnt) contains; on
thls subject, q very prudent article,
which announces that some explan..
tions had been required from the frens,,
government, and requests, meanwhile,
oil oonsiderate persons TO abstaio frou,
imprudsss coojecturss.
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VIRGINIA LEGlSLATURE-Dec. 80

On motion Of Mr. Tyler, the preamble
| and resolutions heretofore read and lait
upon The table on the subject OF the len
nessee resolutions. concerning the propri
ety and expediency OF Recommendation
by the Members OF Congress, OF person
to be elected to the Offices Of President an,
Mr: colsion moved that the preambl,
and resolutions BE referred TO q committe.
of the whole house. He was induced I,
make this motiOn, TO give an opportunity
! TO The absent members TO take part IN The
debate.
Mr.. Tyler regretted that he could mol
yield to the wishes Of The genileman-wbo
now made proposition which bad alrea.
dy been so decidedly refused by the
house.
The question was then put on Mr.. Col.
ston's propositisn, and was determined in
the negative.
Mr.. Davis Of Hanover then moved, that
The preamble ind resolutions should be
laid upon the l;ble, with the view of Civ.
ing the house time Tor further considera-
tion.-Thi, QUESTION too was determined
in the negative.
Mr.. Everett ben moved, that the fur.
Their consideration Of the preamble and re.
solutions be potponed until The 3lst day
OF March next
This moiion gave rise N an animated
debate. The bdefinite postponement was
advocated by dessrs Colston, Davis OF
Hanover and fofdon, each ofthese gen.
tlemen taking different grounds. Mr.
ColstoD expreted his opposition to a eau.
Gus. Messrs. PAWS and Gordon question.
ed the right oltbe Legislature in their Of
fetal capacity to interfere in such sub.
ject.
The postpo<enent was opposed By Mr..
Tyler, who Advocated the preamble and
resolutions; igsting upon the necessity
and expedieDb of Congressional nomi-
astion OF Pfsdent at this ,rme-and
upon the highland the duty of the Leeis.
ia:ure, in thei official character to declare
iha, sentilnenl in opposition to the reso.
lutions OF tbeegislature of Tennessee.
The questis was taken by ayes and noes
and the indsSi;e postpone ment was car.
fied, ayes 77Soes rs.
The Househen adjourned.
''LIvERpot. Nov. l5.-Ai the early |
part Of this Eek, there was a very limit. |
ed demand & Cotton, and q decline i.8d |
per 10. submitted to; for the last three
days the busiess has been more extensive
without chad in price--about 500 bags
of Americaaave been bought on specu. !
la,ion. Sesaands are heavy Of sale, and |
prices nomiH. 500 bales OF UpIsnds are
declared iotaciion on Friday next.
"Ashes il quest, and higher rates de.
manded. 4 bbls. U. 8. Pots, sold al
As Ats. se9O bbls. Pearls at fl
Rice dull % le--about 200 brought 1888
Els for verXrilne. Tar without altera.
,lon-2O0 }. good Carolina, from the
quay. solda 1888. In turpentine, the
sales are 9 bis. at 1859 for interior, to
1888 l4s3 very prime /" II
Postecr1f"ln the course OF the day.
there has pretty fair extent OF busi>
ness doneg Corton-about 1000 bags /.
have 5esnN, fully one bait on specuia-
lion, and know the same parties have
now order buy good deal more, un g
less the HBs advance. The few new II
Uplands 1 IRE yet landed, are consider. t
ed worth j! Gid 10 i0a" b
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GEORGE G. DARRELL.
John Quincy Adams, Esq.

Sec'y OF State, Washington.
This communication, with the accompa-
nying letter, was read and referred to the
select committee appointed TO make the
proper disposition OF the rooms in the Cen
ire Building Of the Capitol
Mr.. Lowrie presented two memorials Of
citizens oil the city and county OF Phila-
dslphia, praying a revision of The Tariff.
Referred TO the Committee on Commerce
and Manufactures.
Mr.. Smith submitted the following reso-
luton Tor considerations:
Resolved, TIA the Committee on Roads
and Canals be instructed to inquire mo
the expectancy Of requesting the Presiden,
TO employ part Of the Engineer Corps IN
exploring the country between the waters
of the Allegheny and Susquehannah. and
in asceftaining whether they can be Con
nected BY canals, so as to afford naviga
,ion from one of those rivers to the other;
and whether the streams, so connected,
would afford means OF transport; and the
depth OF water each connecting stream
would furnish at different seasons OF the
year: what would We the probable cost Of
Much canal or canals, and what ohstacl les
wosld be 10 the way Of pcrfecting them.
NJ Hayne communicated to the Senate
resolution; OF the Legislature of South
Carolina, expressing the sympathy felt by
shall body in the cause OF the Greeks. and
che pleasure they should feel a, the recog.
ntion si',he Independence OF that People;
which resolution was, on motion, laid on
the table
The bill from the other house, forIthe re.
Lief OF Charles NJ. Collier, was read the
third time, and passed
The amendment made by the other
house, toths bill supplementary to an act
TO relieve certain persons IRON prison, was
taken up, and postponed Till Monday
nett.
The resolution submitted on Wednes.
day, by Mr.. knight. instruc:ing inquiry
into the expedieucy' of providing, by law,
come compensation 10 postmasten for
marking ship letters, was again read; and
after some explanatory remarks by Mr.
knight. the resolution vas agreed 10.
The Senate then adjourned till Mon.
day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. {
The Speaker laid before the house q
letter from William a. Jones, accomps-
MED With proof copy OF Dir. Shrivcr's
Map Of tie proposed commuaication be-
tween The Chesapeake and Ohio; which
was referred 10 The Committee heretofore
appointed on that subject. -
The Speaker also laid before the house
letter from the Secretary OF State, re-
spee'iug . picture Of Columbus, presented !
by & G Raueli, American Consul at
Malaga. tSee Proceedings Of fhe SEN
Mr. Siesas, sem the conu,i,tee OF elee- |
tens, gavs ustice that be shesld, ca Aon'
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coSssssts xisG AND soYAL-srkEErs,
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