Boston, MA: E.G. House, 1817. 36 x 52 cm. News from West India that Petion, the celebrated President of Hayti, has died of poison at Port-au-Prince. Extract of a letter from the Rev. Missionary Thom, reporting that he has received six cases of Bibles sent by the Massachusetts Bible Society, and commenting on those lost in the ""fatal affair"" before New Orleans. ""O that the Gospel might take root in the hearts of the rulers of the world, and then they might learn the art of war no more. A Mohametan said to me a month or two ago, 'How comes it to pass, that Europeans are said to be all Christians, and yet they hate one another?'"" Bulletins from Venezuela report Spanish reverses. Patriots reported causing European Spanish army to fall back with heavy loss of life. Patriots now intend to occupy Caraccas. More Spanish misconduct in Chili, according to Capt. Fanning of the ship Volunteer. American Consul General in St. Jago has been arrested and sent to Juan Fernandes, the same island celebrated for the long residence of Robinson Crusoe. Comparison of votes for Governor between 1816 and 1817. Electioneering rages with great violence in Pennsylvania. Newspaper, quite frayed at edges, but very readable. Fair. . Catalogs: Newspapers/History.

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Bookseller: The Personal Navigator (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6873
Title: Columbian Centinel, Boston (Massachusetts) Saturday Morning, April 17, 1817
Book Condition: Used
Publisher: E.G. House
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: 1817
Pages: 4 pp
Size: 36 x 52 cm
Bookseller catalogs: Newspapers/History;

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