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EAST INDIES. CALCUTTA, MAY s 5. The continuance of the wet, cloudy weather during the past and present week, authorizes the date of the commencement of the periodical rains of the present season, to be taken from Mouday se'nnight, the 15th instant. This early occurrence of the rainy season deserves to be recorded. It has entirely overturned the theories of many of our most sage and venerable Meteorolo gists, who resolutely contend that the earlier or later commencement of the rains, is regulated by the pre ceding southerly winds. From the lateness of the set ting in of these winds, and from their scantiness in the present season, it was confidently predicted, that we should have no rain till late in next month. The facts have proved exactly the reverse. The winds in the early part of this monsoon have been remarkably moderate ; and the rains have commenced consider ably earlier than has been known for fifteen or twenty years past. The quantity of rain that has fallen during the last ten days has had the beneficial effect of reducing the price of rice and other grain ; and has happily put to flight the hopes of monopolizers and forestallers, who were secretly enjoying the expectation of famine. THE EVENING STAB.. LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per Cent. Consols 654 66—Reduced 661. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 11 per Cent. Red. 65{1-1 66 I Long Ann. 18 1-161 3 pet Cent. Cons. Ex. Bills 3s. 6s. pre. 4 per Cent. 810 Omnium I India Bonds, 4s. ss. pre. Cons. for uc 66{ 66 Dispatches from Lisbon, brought by the NIOBE, were yesterday received by Government, from which it appears that on the 21st ult. accounts were received at Lisbon that the advanced guard of the French army, consisting of 6000 troops, including 2000 cavalry, had proceeded down the Tagus as far as Almarez, .nearly half way between Madrid and Lisbon. Their progress, however, had been closely watched by a Spanish corps of 3000;men, who, in order to obstruct their march, destroyed two bridges. Indeed, such were the obstacles that almost every where presented themselves to their progress, that the enemy at length found themselves under the necessity of changing the direction of their march, and of precipitately fall ing back again upon Madrid. The movement to wards Portugal of so small a body as 6000 of the enemy's troops, could, in all probability, have been no otherwise intended than as a diversion ; but be their design what it might, it is evident, from their precipi tate retreat, that it has been frustrated, the more es- pecially as we have reason to believe that it produced no effect whatever upon the determination of Sir JOHN Mooiu, in respect to the disposition of the British Army. No further advices of any description have been received by Government, either from Sir Jonx Moms or Sir DAVID BAIRD. There were some unfavourable reports afloat yesterday, but we could not trace them to any authentic source. Among others it was stated, that advice had been received across the channel, of the French having obtained some advantages over the British army, on the 20th ult. But had such an event occurred on the 20th, it would probably have been known at Corunna or Vigo before the 27th, to which date we have advices from both these places. ' The victory obtained by PALAFOX at Saragossa on the Ist ult. of which we yesterday gave that Gene ral's official confirmation, offers a rational explana tion of a remark introduced as if casually into the last French Bulletin, dated the Bth ult.—that Mar shal Ney with his division had reached Guadalaxara, " coming from Saragossa."—The cause of his quitting Saragossa appears now to be evident, and reflects the highest credit on PALAFOX and the brave Asturians. Sir SAMUEL HOOD and Admiral K EATES, are seve rally mentioned' for the Chief Naval Command in India, vice Sir EDWARD PELLEW. Admiral Ststavm has sent an Officer, in a cartel, to Modals, with dispatches for the Russian Ambas sador at Paris, respecting the payment of the crews of the Russian ships at the Motherbank, who cannot go htltne till the next spring.. The Emperor of RUSSIA has presented a brilliant diamond ring to THOMAS TKLYORD, Esq. civil engi neer, in testimony of the Emperor's gratitude for the kindness and attention shewn by Mr. TELFORD to two Russian Officers, who were sent same years ago to this country, to study the science of engineering. • A large picture of Kin; CHARLES I. on horseback, which has for a long time hung disregarded in the hall of the Middle Temple,having lately been cleaned, - a. declared by a connoiseur to be a very fine original Thy Vandyck. Oatiancis, the country residence of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of YORK, has been the scene of much festivity during the holidays. The suit commenced by FRANCIS NEWBERT, Esq. of Heathfield-park, in Sussex, against the inhabitants of his parish, for the damages he sustained by his woods having been twice set on fire, in the month of March last, by some person or persons unknown, has been determined by the payment to him of the sum awarded, in conformity with the opinions of two emi nent Counsel, who both agreed, that Mr. NEWBERY was entitled to recover, under the Acts of the 18th of Enw.sav I. and the 6th of GEORGE I. This case is of importance to the community, as it will shew, that in such atrocious attempts upon Magistrates, and others who ark active in the discharge of their duty, in4 lica will miss of its aim, and the injury fall upo n the neighbourhood, instead of the indsvidual. - 7118 COURT. • . Yesterday, about a quarter before one o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Wind sor, having been nearly ,an hour longer on the road than usual, owing to the bad state of the roads. His MAJESTY appeared in excellent health. His MAJESTY was received by the Dukes of YORK, KZNT, and CAMBRIDGE. Soon after two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Private Levee, which was attended bt— The Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord President of the Council, the Secretaries of State for the Foreign and War Departments, the Chancellor of the Etchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Judge Advocate, the Lord Mayor of London, the Duke of Montrose—Lords Somerville, Amherst, Heathfield—Governers H. and C. Bentiack—Generals Dyott, and Campbell—Colonels Bradyll, and Lloyd—the Rev. Messrs. Grey and Lee—Messrs. Fawkner and Buckler. The following had the honour of being presented to' his MAJESTY, upon their appointments, promo tions, &c.— Lord Atdutasr, upon his being appointed his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of his iiellian Majesty. The Rev. Mr. HANCRETT GREY, upon his being appointed a Prebend of Durham. Major-General Drorr, upon his going to join the Army in Spain. The Rev. Mr. LIE Chaplain in Ordinary to his Royal Hish nes. the Prince of Wales, upon his return from Spain. General Casual lA, upon his return from Spain. Mr. H. BLNTINCK, upon his being appointed Governor of De merara and Essequibo. Mr. CHAIM/ BINTINCZ ) upon his being appointed Governor of Surinam. Lieutenant-Colonel BRADYLL, of the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, upon his promotion. Lieutenant-Colonel LLOYD of the 114th Regiment, upon his promotion and return from being Commander at Goree. His MaJEsTYheld a Privy Council, at which Messrs. H. and C. BENTINCK were introduced, and sworn in Governors as above. His MAJESTY gave private audiences to the Duke of PORTLAND, the LORD CHANCELLOR, and the other Cabinet Ministers present. About six o'clock his Majesty set off on his return to Windsor. Yesterday all the Cabinet Ministers in town Alined with his Grace the Duke of PORTLAND, at Burling ton House, Piccadilly. Yesterday morning Colonel WALKER left Lord CASTLEREAGH'S Office with dispatches for Spain. HAYMARKET.—Last night Mr. COWMAN'S admira ble and interesting play of The Iron Chat, afforded Mr. YonNG an opportunity of displaying his judg ment, his expression of countenance, and the variety of tones which his voice embraces, in the part of Sir Edward Mortimer. The audience felt and rewarded his exertions with reiterated plaudits. Mr. CHARLES KEMBLE was interesting and natural in Wilford, Mr. FAWCETT did great 'justice to Adam Winterton, and Mr. LISTON, in Sampson, afforded a happy relief to the pathetic scenes of the play. Mrs. Giass's Blanche is full of simplicity and humour, and Mrs. H. JOHN STON was interesting in Helen. No play was ever better supported, nor an audience more delighted. Mother Goose, and all her comic powers followed, as sisted by scenery, music, dancing, &c. &c. The last Bath Paper says :—" Peehaps it may please Mr. COOKE'S friends to inform them that, du ring the three weeks he staid at Bath, and performed at this Theatre, he was only once indisposed, and that was in the part of Richard the Third. In,his second scene, when he killed King Henry, a person in the gallery conceiving it was not done well, cried . out, " That's not like the Duke of Gloucester COOKE came forward to the front of the stage, and, putting on one of his inimitable sneering looks, an swered, That's not like a British Auditor !" This so delighted the audience, that the man was turned out of the house, and CooxE went on without further interruption." Mr. Monk LEWIS is writing a full piece for the Theatre, on a new plan. He begins with the fifth Act, and so writes downward: to the first. By this mode there can be no ~ falling off," and he is me- chanically assured of his climax ! _ _ The Op . era House seems destined to be the scene of occasional discord; for, according to report, its open ing is retarded by a want of unison between the Ma nager and several of the Performers ; possibly from a doubt whether matters may proceed upon a proper score. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz.—Captain B. RICHARDSON, Albion, China direct; Captain ALEXANDER NASH, Marchioness of Exeter, Madeira and Bombay. The CLoarNDE frigate, of 36 guns, now fitting out at Plymouth, is appointed convoy to the first out ward-bound fleet for the East-Indies. The fleet, we understand, is• to touch at Madeira ; and such ships as are not used as transports, are to take on board, respectively, 200 pipes of wine for the Indian mar ket. The.finai dispatch of the fleet, which is now collecting at Portsmouth, will not take place before the end of the ensuing week. • neutral ship is just arrived from the Maes, under the following extraordinary circumstances. On the 3d of December, she met with an accident at sea, and in consequence became leaky. Being on the Dutch coast, the Captain ran into the hfaes, and stated his situation. The Government was applied to, and the application was supported by strong interest, for permission to repair the •ship, but to no purpose. The Captain did not receive his final answer till the 29th ;at which time the vessel was completely frozen in. The crews of the guard-ships at the en• trance of the Maes were set to work ; the vessel was cut out of the ice, and sent to sea in her damaged state, to seek a friendly port, which she found in Eng land. From the time that elapsed between her enter ing the Mais and the peremptory order for her de parture, it was conjectured that the French Govern ment was applied to for instructions on the occasion. On the 22d of November, Jacob Kummer, of Arwan. gen, 40 years old, was broken upon the wheel at Berne. He was convicted of having murdered with an axe, while they were asleep, his father, aged 68, and his mother, aged 66 years. He at the same time dan gerously wounded his sister. He was impelled to the commission of these atrocities by his avidity to possess an inheritance, which he thought time too slow in putting jute his Wilds, &4t'TICAL INTELLIGENCE. a 4 . il l P • • . !I The Francis Freeling packet is arrived at Falmouth with Mails from the Leeward Islands, in 31 days from Tortola. A vessel, the Magdalena, is arrived from the Cape of Good Hope, which she left on the 21st of October. We learn that an account had been received there by a vessel lately arrived from Ceylon, that the Emperor of PErtazA, had refused to receive the British Embassy, and that several French Officers were Occupied in organiiing the Persian troops. We have been fa voured with the following by the Magdalena : Copy of a letter from B. C. DOYLE, Esq. Com mander of his Majesty's sloop LIGHTNING, to Vice- Admiral 'ALstosAnut - BERTIE, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels employed at the Cape of Good Hope, &c. &c. " His Majesty's sloop Lightning, " Ste, Table Bay, Oct. 20, 1808. 41 1 have the honour to address to you a similar letter to that written to Rear-Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships on the Brazil station, and under whose orders I have the honour to be employed, stating my good fortune, on the Bth inst. in the capture of the Dutch armed ship the Hoop, mounting eight carriage guns and swivels, commanded by John Meyer, bearing the rank of Commander in the Dutch navy' with three Lieutenants, and a complement of 72 men, besides passengers, after a day's chace, and an exchange of broadsides, in which no damage was received. She appears to have sailed in, company with a frigate of 36 guns from the Texel, in March last, which ship parted in a gale the second day after sailing. The Hoop has touched at the Dutch settlements on the Coast of Guinea, where she has left provisions and stares, and was proceeding on with hei remaining cargo of naval and military stores for Batavia. The bill of lading, as well as private signals, dispatches, & c. were thrown overboard before she struck. In consequence of the num ber of prisoners, ani the short distance from the Cape of Good Hope, (it bearing N. E. 400 miles), with the consideration of the prize's cargo being naval and military stores, I have judged it prudent to come to this bay, intending to have convoyed her in, but pined in a gale on the 13th instant. " 1 shall dispose of my prisoners, and proceed in the execution of my former orders. I have the honour to be, Sir. &c. (Signed) " a. c. DOYLE. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 4. Arrived His Majesty's ship EAGLE from Gibraltar, last from Plymouth.—Sailed His Majesty's brig DAR" iwo on a cruise ; and the GOLDFINCH with a fleet of transports for Falmouth. Wind . N. E. with thick. snow. - . DEAL, JANUARY 4. Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships Princess of Orange, Hero, Venerable, Bombay, Leviathan, Illustrious, Invincible, Christian Vllth, Warspite, Defence, Agincourt, Trusty, Clyde, Kangaroo, Pan dora, Peruvian, Indignant, and Furious ; Harmony victualler, &c.—Wind E. CHATHAM, JANUARY s. Arrived on Monday, the PINCHER gun brig, which was on shore on the Wasp, with the lass of her rudder. Came into harbour the Dolphin store ship, being too late in the season far her to go to the Baltic. LIMERICK, DECEMBER Rs. Yesterday the REPILSE cutter, Lictitepait HARRIS, arrived in our harbour, from Cork, to• convoy the merchant vessels at this port, bound for London and the Channel, to the Downs. The MINERVA cutter, Lieutenant WILLEBY, also arrived yesterday from a cruise. ABERDEEN, DECEMBER si. During the week, we have experienced a striMg gale from E. S. E. to S. E. accompanied for the greater part with squally showers and drizzling rain, which has raised a high sea on the coast, and pre vented all intercourse by shipping, there not being a single arrival or sailing here for these eight days past, a circumstance not known for many years. We are happy, however, to state, that the following Aber deen vessels were safe at the under-mentioned places, after the late heavy gales, which have occasioned such loss and damage of shipping on various parts of the E. and W. coast :—Adventure, Humphray, at To bermorey in the Isle of Mull, on the 14th inst. after a passage of four weeks from Quebec.—Ruby, Philp, at the Nore the 20th inst.—Aberdeen Packet, Robi son ; Alfred, Jack ; and Lovely Ann, Smith, at Harwich the 23d, with a fleet of 200 sail, among which were said to be the brig Fidelity, and sloop Dolphin, Robertson, both of this place.—The Hind, Wallis ' • Nelson smack, Crutchley ; Nancy and Peggy,Longmuir ; and sloop Ceres, were in North Queensferry roads on the 25th inst.—Union, Brown, arLondon, the 20th inst. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVISEND, JANUAR? 4.-.-Passed by, the Vine, Hughes, from Newry ; and the Friendship, Limber, from Cork.—Sailed, the Cambrian, Marshall, for Gibraltar; Adventure, M‘Kinlay, for Galway; Expedition, &Mandy, for Dublin; Anna and Joze, Sous, and the Duke of Kent, Hutchins, for the Brazils. The Hope, Cockrtll, from Newcastle for GUernseye has been eapufred by a French privateer, recaptured by the Mate and three boys, and carried into Portsmouth. The Hundrig, Teesdale, of Yarmouth, coal laden, is wrecked at Speeton, near Bridlington; crew saved. The Captain Cook, Knowles, which has been run foul of by the Hundrig, has put into Bridlington harbour, with the loss of bowsprit and foreyard. The Achilles, Weatherby, from Portsmouth to Newcastle, has arrived at Torbay, after being driven off St. Vallery. The Weatherell, Garner, from London to Boston, was driven on shore at Kirkly, near Yarmouth, the 18th instant ; crew saved. The Alice, Richardson, of and for Stockton, from New cas tl e , with salt, ba rley, and cheese, is wrecked near Hartlepool; crew saved. The Urania, Westels, from Oporto to Hull, was driven on shore on the Hook Sand, near Poole, on Wednesday se'nnight, and has five feet water in her hold. The cargo, consisting of 344 pipes, and 40 hogsheads of wine, expected to be saved. The Sisters, —, of and from Wisbech to Hull, went ashore in the storm, at Huttoft, upon the Lincolnshire Coast, where the cargo is landing; crew saved. The Neptune, Birt, of Whitby, from London to Whitby, in ballast, is on shore near Southwold; the crew and eight passen gers saved, but it is feared the vessel will become a wreck. The North Star, Barron, of Shields, got into Whitby in the gale, and stove in her bows, and lost her bowsprit and top-masts against Whitby bridge. Aaitiven—At Harwich, the Enterprize, Nolans, from Stair' holm. At Portsmouth, the Fame, Cox, from Stockholm ; and the Magdalene, Hutton, from the Cape of Good Hope. At Falmouth, the Venus, Kelly, from Altea. At Dublin, the Edward, Hart; and the Providence, Roberts, from London. At Newry, the Mary Ann, Davis, from London. At Cork, the Lively, Blair, from London. At Belfast, the Factor, M'Neil, from London. At Seville, the Betsey, Morrison, from London. In the River St. Lawrence, the Royal Bounty, fron Lon , dos. At Gibraltar, the Event's, Bradly, from Liverpool. ~, . ~ HULL, DECEMBIII '30.. , At a meeting of the merchants consakft In the Mediterranean trade, held at. London a few days ago t it"'Whs agreed that the de pt.:zip of the next convoy should belionelponed from the 31, In tto the 15th January, and the othenaxed for the followil; periods, viz.-Ist March, 15th April, •Ist June, 15th July, 1, September, 15th October, and 10th Denaitber. The Ariel, Colley, of and for this port ] eel from Carriboo, Nova ;Scotia, on the sd of Novemb#,..witis a cargo of timbei staves, &c. and on the Seth of thatattoao, a tremendous gale carried away her bowsprit and fere*** ,On the 4th inst. th weather, became more modenue, and el* repairing their dama ! -1 as well as possible, they proceeded oll=drvciyage until the 11th instant, when they fell in with a , on making signals of distress, bore down upon than, cited Captain Colley to send his boat on board ; and tow; - she boat from the other ship came alongside, and ordered illfges s eeilley to go with his ord. papers to the other vessel, which hellflif,neehrdingly, and found her to be a Dane ; the Captain of which finding their dhtressed situation, sent Captain Colley and all his crew (except the mate) on board the Ariel. On the 18th a tremendous gale came on, and in the evening of the 17th they were compelled to run the vessel ashore on the N. W. side of the island of Rathlin, in order to save their lives, which they happily effected. The ship is complete wreck. The snow Nautilus, James Cass, of Blythe, sailed from Lynn for Blythe, in ballast, on the 13th instant, put into the Humber on the 15th, and parted from her anchors and cables, and was driven out to sea about seven o'clock, in the dreadful storm of Sa. turday evening the 17th instant, with only the master and a boy about fatten years of age on board ; the boat with two men bay. frig been left upon the Spurn, at the time the storm commenced. Before she parted with her cable, owing to the heavy sea wash ing over the deck of the vessel, the hatches were carried away; I and she filled nearly up to the hold beams.. In this perilous sltua. 1 tion Captain Cass bore away for Lynn, which place he re ac h e d on the Sunday night, and at ten o'clock fortunately was enabled !te gain Lynn harbour in safety. On the evening of Saturday se'n.taig' ht, the Mary and Ann, Oliver;ssethis 'port, for London, watt Struck by a very heavy lea 1 off Cromer,. by which five of the crew were washed o ver h ear d , 1 and two of them, Francis Edwards, the Mate, and H enry Ab bott%the codk, drowned ; the other three ware carried back , board by a returning wave. The . vessel had shifted her cari, ilost anchor and cable, and arrived in the Thames on Wedneskk se'nnigkt, nearly upon her beam ends. A numberlef passengtis were on board her s all of whom were landed in safety. In the gale of yesterday se'nnigbt, the brig Holder, Henderson, of Sunderland, from Cardiff to London, laden with wheat ar.r iron, went on shore upon the rocks near Hay Cuff, about halls mile to the westward of Dover har bour and-sunk. All the clew perished. The brig Jane, Jenkins, of Carmarthen, with a nig , of butter, went on shore near the same place, and was dashed pieces ; the master alone was saved ' • he was washed o n sly , from the bowsprit, and was found at day-break under the C 1.17, i half perished. • Such is the state of the raids, from the great f, of snow and the severity of the winter, that ti letters by the inland Mails were not delivered ow when this Paper was put to press: The winter has set in with unusual severity iii Corn• wall,.as well as in Devon. On Sunday morning tt►e 18th ult. the snow.was eight inches deep on.thelevi fields near Truro. Next day the snow exceeded twel' inches on the levels. A keen frost followed. The severity of the snow may be judged of, frrn. some of the roads over the Woids, being nearly 18 feet when cut through. The London mail of Friday last did not reap Swansea till about ten o'clock at night, owing to the mail-boat being unable to cross the Passage 1110 Friday morning, and the slippery state of the Weh roads. The Milford mail arrived on horseback nearl, at the same. time ; part of the road near Llanon was an entire sheet of ice, and it being impossible for the horses to retain any command of the coach on this spot, it slid to the side of the road and upset ; coachman and guard were both severely hurt, but tw o passengers happily received no injury. At day-break yesterday morning, a man, who, by his habit and appearance, was supposed to have been a respectable countryman, was found dead under the pirk wall, by two gardeners. The body was re moved to the workhouse. He had some silvei in his pocket, and he appeared as if he had been di inking. The body is not yet owned. Another man, known for many years as a beggar about the streets, was found dead at three o'clock yesterday morning, in Oxford-street. His name is YEATES I and his garb was a filthy black coat. He had a lame arm, and was seen daily in the fashionable promenades at the West-end of the town. Yesterday morning a fire broke out at an extensive chair manufactory in Wardour-street, Soho. There being some other work-shops of great extent nearly adjoining, the accident excited a considerable degree of alarm in the minds of the neighbours ; but happily the flames were got the better of before any very ma terial damage was done. On Monday afternoon, a child about three years of age, in Duke -street, St. George's-fields, was shock htgly burnt by its clothes catching fire, having been alone in a room there are some slender hopes of its recovery. On Monday evening, about seven o'clock, the work , shop of Mr. HACICADY, In Charles -street, Westminster Bridge-road, caught fire and was burnt to the ground, together with the dwelling-house, they were wooden tenements. The neighbours by their exertions saved the adjoining houses. A fatal accident occurred on Monday night to Mrs. BACHAN, the widow of a mercantile Gentleman, at her house in Marsh-place, New-road, occasioned by her clothes taking fire. The Lady had returned home from a visit at twelve at night, and soon after she had retired to her bed-room fire, her maid-servant was alarmed by her shrieks, and on entering the room Mrs. B. appeared enveloped in flames. The servant, in her state of alarm, was unable to afford immediate relief, but she hastened to get other as sistance, and in the interim the unfortunate Lady was so burnt that she died on Tuesday,—She had on 3 cambric dress, which was consumed to tinder. At Manddinham, the residence of the late E. B. LLOYD, Esq. in the parish of Langadock, Carmar thenshire, on Thursday evening, the 22d ult. a dread. ful fire broke out, and reduced to ashes the farm and beast-houses, with the barn, gable, and coach-house, and a great quantity of hay, corn, implements of husbandry, &c. Th e l oss susta i ne d, at a mod :rate computation, amounts to above 8450. Owing to the rapidity of the flames, three cows and a bull were scorched almost irrecoverably, before they could be extricated from their perilous situation. On the night of the 13th inst. the wooden house of John Grant, sawmiller in Rothiemurchus, accidentally took fire, and was in a short time consumed, with all its contents. The poor man, his wife, and family, having narrogly escaped with their lives, failed in endeavouring to save their body clothes, and about Al in cash. A Cockney dining lately with a Literary Club, gave as a sentiment, " Success to, the three which he gravely explained as meanin g og R aiding, W ruing, and Arithmetic." tan de. 1 et ing l at in er, the :es 1 th LAN ley her his • Ind set' Lte) on, the der 3 a Vim► ber was Sa- boy 6111- :ed. Lat. ray; .ua. heti ded nn, sea lints oat 1 4 , 61;.y lens um, and 11:s .ew igo 1 to If re :lil; tile out - • rn. the lye om feet ach the Ich Lriy was the this the ,V; by ee: the re- his ag. gar g :;11