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AMERICA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JAN. t 6. 'SCALY 105151155. A motion wet made, that a Committee be ap pointed to carry to the Senate the following Meffage "Gentlemen ditto Renate. " We marlin you a Bill whkh has palled this Houk, entitled 'Au Aft making provifion fordefrayirg any extraordinary expences encoding the Intercourfe between the United tiutes and Foreign Nations, and in which we reguidt your concurrence. This MI has been paired by us, to cubic the Prelident of the United Sri. to commence with more effeft a Negotiation fie the purchafe t. the Spandh territories lying on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulph of I Mralco, and Eaftward of the river Mliftflippl. The nature and I importance of the mature have induced us to aft upon the fub• jet with chafed doors. You will,of murk, confider this conunu• cation as confidendal." This motion was carried in the affirmative. TUBIDAY, MI. 18. A Mefage in writing was received from the Pre fident of the United States by Mr. Coles, his Secre tary, as follows : " To the Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States, • On the t 7,th initant I approved and aped the Aft, entitled An Aft making Prnvidon for &untying any extraordinary Es • Fences attending the Intercourfe between the United States and Foreign Nations,' which originated in the Houk of Reprefenta. tires, and 116111 in due rearm depoik it among the Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State. 711. JIL/f WON. 4 . Feb. a, 'Soo." (On the 3111 of March, the injunflion of Secrecy wat, on the motion of Dr. Leib, removed, and the whole of the proceedings are now publithed.) NEW YORK, APRIL t. We are informed (lays the Wybiven Fedora.';?), and we believe the information to be c •rreet, that ,lic United States Hoop of war Hornet, which failed lately from New York, carried two millions if dollars in fpecie (1 zo.ooolbs. or 6o tons, of precious raver) part of it borrowed by Government, it is faid for the rur chafe of the Florida...-. Reader, bear in mind that this vefel is riot bound for Spain, to whom the Flo rida' belong. but to France. Reculleet alto the de claration of John Randolph, Efq. made with closed doors : That the Secretary of State told him that our differ( nets with Spain could not be fettled—that France would not permit an ad j uftsnaut With Spain—that France wanted money—that the mat have it—and that we maw give it.' Arc we indeed then a free people ? or are w- a tri binary nation ? Do we not truckle to France ? And is it poffible to believe, after this, that we (hall not have more to pay whenever it Ocala that nation to want it ? We learn by a Gentleman arrived from Wafhing ton, (lays a Philadelphia Paper), that in a debate in the Houfe of Reprefentatives, on Saturday lift, Mr. J. CLAY obferved, that' he had been induced to vote for the appropriation of two millions of dol lars, in confequence of the intimation given by the Government of France, that hoflilities mull take place with the United States—unlefs loch an appro priation was made!' Mr. Czav was here interrupted by the Speaker for prematurely making this clifclolure. Captain Jom ss who has arrived at Philadelphia from Canton, on the toth of December lafi, off Pulo Ore, law a fquadron of (even Mips of war, one of 8o guns, the other frigates, which be fuppofed to be French. The French frigates and the corvette which creep ed from the battle of St. Domingo, have been fpoken with bound to the United States. A Louifville Paper, of the Bth infant, Pays—' We hear from Sr. Louis, that party fpirit has viten to fo high a degree, that the citizens attack each other with (words and pifols in their own hooks.' By an arrival at Baltimore from St. Domingo, we learn, that Miranda was aflually at Jacquemel, re cruiting for the Spanifh Main. Whatever Miranda's defigns may be, the Britifh are probably not in the fecret, as their c,&zers that fell in with the expedition impreffed feveral of its men. A Naffau Paper of the s ith of March Pays—" On the 2d inilant the fchooner Decouvert fill in with the American brig Bounty, from Portland for Havanna, who had been boarded on the sit inflent by three French frigates, and on the sd fell in with the Ame rican fehouner Milieus, who had pallid the fame fri gates in lat. 27. 54. long. 76. 46, [leering callward, under a heavy peels of fail." •PIII. 12. lITIACT OP • LITTIA PIMA WASHINGTON, DAVID •PILIL 5. • 00 The Honfc of Reprefentatives was this morn ing in a Sate of diforder and confufion that is a dif: grace to the nation. Mr. RANDOLPH moved to hive the fecret journals amended, by inferting a confiden tial Meffage of the Prefident that had been omitted. Upon which motion he came out in a very fpitited and animated flyle againft the whole fecret proceed ings, againft the Executive, and " his dirty under lings in the Houk." He particularly denounced Maos.oe-, and declared, that his confidence in him bad ceafed for ever ; that Maoisms told him early in the feffion, " Fraote wanted money, and would not let Spain treat with us till we gave it her." He faid the money was not given for land, but for peace., There were a great variety of motions made in order to get rid of Mr. Rant:metes. Appeals were made' from the decifions of the Speaker. Seven, eight, and ten Members were up at once, till they became a complete Nati .nal Convention, and had to acijoutn f,om neceffity ; every fpeltator in the Houfe crying out " Shame I Shame !" WASHINGTON, APRIL 6. The accounts from Mr. Mumma are raid to be higl.ly favourable to the honourable accommodation of our differences with Great Britain. For fome time previous to the death of Mr. PITT, no captures had been made of American and fince the accellion of the new Minillty, nor Atobtfladur ha s been in high repute at St. James's. Whilft our pr foe& brightens in one part of the European fiemirphete, frefla clouds are &riling in an other. Spain, though but a valid of France, pitches her tone to die pipe of Bonaparte ; and it is ex .peCled her Infolent Government will cake the fame ground with reipth to the difpute with America, that tile Spanifh Marquis here has not quitted How fee the Two Millions of Dollars tribute money, which Szttertira has carried with film to Frame. in the Hornet, in folid crin, will go to temil:fr the 'laugh finefs of Spain's Maftcr in Paris, difeover. Li the good dyes of dre•Federall Aebniniarations the (brag wass." Millions for defence, but not a cent for oritone :" Now the tune is--gr Millions for tribute, t;a: net a cent for &frac. In WEST INDIES. KINGSTON, (JAMAICA) MARCH 29. La FIAMCNISS rraFate, of 36 guns, Captain DASH WOOD, arrived on bunday tiom a Lruiee. We are furry to (late, that a (mall velrel, which was fent into La Vera Cruz as a flag of tru:e, under the command of Lieutenant Pica with the crew of his Catholic Majefly's brig la ltapola, lately captured by la Fears cuts', was afterwards loft on coming out of that port, by (hiking on a reel, and the Lieutenant, with twen• three men, being all that were oft board, perithed. he ECHO floop of war, of t 6 guns, Capt. 1 1 / 4 1VDDLII, d, on Wednefday morning, to eolith the North fide vefrels, for the enfuing fleet; after which, the will proceed to Europe, as a part of their convoy. A fmart (hock of an earthquake was felt in Ligu anea, about one o'clock in the morning on the :4th. It was preceded by a ruffling hollow found, fuck as is generally the precurfor of a whirlwind. FRANCE. PARIS, MAY 12. It appears that the King of Sweden has laid an embargo on all Proflian veil - els. This intelligence would be incredible, if any thing could be thought extraordinary coming from Sweden.—Moniker. The palace of the Legitlative Body was illumi nated thi, eveoing, in confequence of the ceremony which took place to.day, upon receiving the colours from Napier.. In a traaparency, on the front of this building, the words " Napoleon the Great"—" Au fler litz."—" Naples"—appeared. The Emperor returned to St-Clond this afternoon. We have already announced, tstat the Triumphal Fetes, which were to have been given op the 25th of this month, hare been deferred. A circular letter from his Excellency the *miler of the Interior, ad dretfed to the Prefects, informs them, that the exhi bition of the pr-tclufts of national induflry is alto pollponed. This letter, dated May 5, is as follows : " Sta—His Majetly has infotated me, that it is his intention to defer, till the end of June, the cele bration of the Triumphal Fetes, which were to have been given, in the courfe of this month, to the he roes of the Grand Army. The difplay of the pro duets of our indary is alto deferred, of courfe— I neither this, nor the Fetes, the eclat of which it was intended to embelliflx, can take place before the end of June. I haften, sir, to inform you of this cir cumtlance, that you may communicate the fame, without delay, to the marufaaurers and amine of your department, and particularly to thofe who art difpofed to 'Hit Paris, either on account of the exhibi- Linn, or the fair which is to fucceed it." The St. Petetfburgh Court Gazette, in *lift pf the Officers killed in the battle of Aufterlitz, has men tioned, among others, the names of the Marquis de Villeron and Lieutenant Prince de Broglio Revel, both of them French emigrants, The Brdi Courier, of May 4. contains the follow ing intcl:igeoce : " The Topaze frigate, which left Lilbon on the (4th ult. moored in our Road yefterday. This Fri. gate, commanded by M. Baudin, Rime months ago captured the frigate la Blanche. Blocked np in the port of Lifbon by two Englifh frigates; Ilse eluded their vigilance. In the courfe of her voyage the cap tured and burnt two Iriffs veffels,bound to NcW foundland, and an Englith yeffel w ith oranges. One hundred and thirteen prifonerr, including e le ven wo• men and (even children, are the [pita of there cap tures. They have been difpofed of at the Ilopital de la Marine. The Topaze elfo met with an Englifh (hip of the line, which was much damaged ; hut as her people had not defected her, Captain Baudin did not think proper to attack her. In fine, after having been chaced to the PAlTage du Raz by an enemy's davifion, the Topaze gained our port, where fhe has experienced the reception due to the brave." A baron is going to be formed in the port of Dieppe ; the Emperor has 'alieady nppropriated zoo,eoo francs to this purple. The Aufkrian prifoners of war are fucceffively qnit ling their refperltive depots, to return to their own country. Madame Blanchard afcended, in a balloon, for the fifth time, at Bourdeaux, on the 4th infant. The works along the cue ft of the Channel, which have never been totally neglaled, ace now going on with redoubled vigour. FRANKFORT, May 5. —We have received from Vi enna the following details upon the late movements on the Ruffian frontiers :—Since the troops under Ge• octal Benningfen effeOed their retreat to Ruffia, af ter traverfing South and New Eaff Pruffia, the grand Ruffian army, affembled (or ;me months park upon the Bug, particularly in the environs of Brzefc Li tewficy, retreated a (mall diffance further off. This movement Come perfons attribute to the pacific dif politions of the Cabinet of St. Peterfburgh, an idea which they would firengthen by the circumnance of feveral regiments, which belonged to this army, having retired into the interior of Ruffia. Others impute this retreat to a went of provifinns. At the fame time they think they dilcover fjrne enifundcr (landing between the Courts of Vienna, St. Peter( burgh, and Berlin. It has alto been remarked, that a prohibition againft exporting any grain and provi flons into Pruffia has been renewed in the provinces of Anfkrian Poland ; and this prohibition has lately been adopted in the neighbouring provinces of Ruf fia. It is otherwife confirmed that a Ruffian army is colleeing in the environi of Kaminiez and Pudol flu, and alto near Tolyzyn in Volkynea ; and it has been lately reported that a great part of the Ruffian army on the Bng is to have the fame deflination. In 1 tad, every' kind of news foul Ruffia turns'upon the uncommon atlivity, political and military, that reigns in that country. It :s reported at Vienna, that the forted, of Kelt Col, in Albania, has been carried by the Ruffians, and that they ordered the Paella of Janina. who is dia. blithed in the neighbourhood, to retire, as they alto intendtd to occupy other pat is of his government. — In order to accredit this intelligence, we muff ft-.p pore the Ruffians are in greater force than the native troops of Albania ; betide;, the Pacha of Janani is very rich and powerful ; be is beloved by the inhabi tants, and even by the Chriflians, as he has always treated them with lenity. It is believed that the Dukes of Aremberg and Croy, and the Princes of Malian and Salm, will partly become valtels to the Duke of Cleves ; the latter are at lead to cede (core part of their Welling, which PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OP LORDS, MONDAY. MAY i 9. Lord AUCKLAND moved for the printing of the Report of the Committee as to the mode of their Lordalps' proceeding In giving judgment in the trial of Mr. Hafting.—Ordered. The frith Loan Bill, the bits Cuftorns and Eicife Bill, and lrUlt Treafury Bills Bill, were reads third time, and paffed. TM other Bills db the table ware read in their Rages, and three private Bills were brought up from the Commune. ADDITIONAL enact C IP AA BILL. Earl SPENCER rote to move that the order for the Roomd read ing of the Addltloaal Force Repeal Bill be poßpoaed till tomor row, on account of the obfaxe of Ida Noble Friend (Lord Gren ville), who was prevented that day from 'nestling ; but he hoped he flinukl be able to be patient la the Honk to-morrow. His Lordthip obterved, that tide Mort delay could cot bee matter of any confequenee, beeaufe it would be impoMble to go through the Bill before the anteing Whitfuntlde men, The order Reading for to-day was then difebarged, sod the litond rending And for to morrow. LORD MILVILLI. Earl STANHOPE obferved, that the Committee on the a NU for the Difeovrty otTrutto," which bad been brought In by hi. done time ago, Rood for t►is day he would, therefore, move to poltroon the fame till nest Friday wed—Ordered. Ear, SI'ANHOFE nest clued the attention of the Houk, to certain points of evidence that bad been advaoced on Lard Niel vine's Trial, be meant the copies of entries from the flathead the Eschequer; dthefe their Lordihips were in poffedno only of par tial corrode which were quoted by the Managers on the trid— For his part be could not make up his mild as to the judgment he amid give odds he was In radios of else whole of thefe papers. He Ewald move that there be prided His Lordlhip then Mg= to eater Into tome particulars of the evidence given on the trial, 'whea the Hook wee ordered to he creed of frtuagess. The Houle condoned debating feu better than ball an hod, sod then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. Ho resin som, (rem the Bank, pr tented an Account of all Notes of tee Bank of England, inasffiag lank Polk Bills, in Circulation from Aprils, aloe, to April s, a kb, dilßeguiaing each quarter. On the motion of Sir JOHN NEWPORT, the Cerinnktee on the fries Stamp Duty Bill was poll poised to Fads', and the Committee on the Ira Cuftonts Bill to Wednefday nut. pro the 'nod= of Sir J. NEWPORT, the Report en the lrld Butter ISB wu taken into farther o:wadi:reckon, and the MU was uttered to be engraft& Mr. FRANCIS then rok, in contempladon of the debate likely to come on to morrow, on the Nabob of Areot's Creditors' Bill, to recommend to the attention of Gentlemen the correfpondence of • Mr. Garth, contained in the sd volumed Carnegie Papers, as Ilku ly to give fount information on the ['Mut. Oa the motion of Mr. VANS( TTA RT, the ladle Office lte gubtion BM, and the looft Offsoe Regularise Bill, were read a Lo coed time, and ordered to a Committee of the whole Hoak 011 Friday ('night. Mr. vmisriTAßT moved, that there be laid before the Houle an Account of the quantity of Malt, charged with Duty in Eng land. for the lift two years,ending io likvS; and a (smiler Account foe Scotland: Alt an account of the g l iantity of Strong Beer, brewed Ip England, from tyyp to dot an 3 the time for Scotland: AIL°, an Aceouot of the number of Barrels of Strong Beer and Table Beer, brewed within the Diftrid of the Emile Office for the tan ten years. The Accounts were then ordered, and imme diately brought up by Mr. Venfittart, and laid on the table. Sir JOHN NEWPORT poftponed his motion nafpofting the Dublin Paving Bill Mr. HVSKisSON gave notice, that he would move to-morrow for • minute of the Board of 'I reafury relpecting the P,etition of Mars. Chalmers and Covric. A Maar from the I.of ill acquainted the Houfe,that the Lords had ea reed to the Mutiny Continuation Bill, the In Treatfury Bills Bill, and the kids Loan Bill, without any asseadment. •01/11tICAN INTIRCoUItie BILL. Lord TEMPLE Ilated, that this Bill, for Rep. lacing the Intercourfe of our Welt India Colonies with America, had been fent down from the Lords in fuch a ()tape as to prevent its being entertained by the Houfe. He (hould therefore now propofe, that it be read a firfk time, pro forma, with the defign of bringing'in another Bill in its room, not liable to the fame objeCtions. The Bill was then read a firfl time, and, on the motion of Lord Temple, ordered to be read a fe- cond time on this day three months. Lord TEMPLE then moved for leave to bring in a Bill for flmilar purpoto.and alto that this motion be retorted to the confitioation of a Committee of the whole Houle. Mr. RASE then Paid, that he confidered the pro poled Bill at of the higheft importance with regard to its. effedts on the commerce and navigation of the country. He looked upon it AS neither more nor lets than a repeal of the Navigation Aft. It wat a matter highly interefling to the mercantile intereft ; and he wafted that fulEcient time would be allowed them to confider it, and oppofe it, if they fhould think proper. He implored Miniflers not to adopt fuch a tneaf ore without proper enquiry. Lord TEMPLE replied. that he had no objeetion to any delay being allowed that might feem teatom able ; and after a few words from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the motion for leave to bring in a new Bill 'on the fullivA, was ordered to be referred to a Committee of the whole Houfe to-morrow. the oblations of the Right Hon. Gentleman oppoSte to him (Mr. Role) on this head, and had endea• voured to remove them by feveral amendments, which he fbould propofe. He then moved, that the Bill be now recommitted. The Houfe then refolved half into a Committee, when utt M er r iy R in O co n nfill e: o P t re w ir i e th d hisev belief, erypri ncthiaptie of good was ll ixt licy, and begged to know the Noble Lord's tufo° for loafing it opal the Hoofs; Lord TEMPLE repeated what he hid before Rated, that the deign of the Bill was to induce the Well India Merchant to bring that property to . s Britifh ifland, which had hitherto centered in the Danifh Wand of St. Thomas, and which had been a fource of great wealth to that colony. Mr. ROSE contended, that the Noble Lord had no proper idea of the tendency of the Bill. The ifland of St. Thomas was completely a neighs: ifland. and therefore became a general depot for Weft India produce, bet this could never be the flew ation of Tortola. The prefent Bill he thought would introduce an incalculable quantity of foreign fugar into this country. Mr. VANSITTART fupported the Bill, and Mr. PERCIVAL Paid a few words in oppoation to it. Lord TEMPLE obferved, that the quantity of Sugar to be permitted to be imported, was not equal to the produce of Tortola and the Virgin Iflands,br more than hundred heel:made; no danger, there. fore, could wife of importing foreign Soot* ipto . this Country, . • .• The amendments were then read and agreed to and the Report was ordered to be received townorroww. I=UL/111011OP 111111INOZ MILANI). sir JOHN NEWPORT then moved for leave to bring in a Bill, for regulating the Revenue of Cur.' toms and Ezcifc in Ireland. To (hew the neceffity of this meafure, be Rated, that the Cullom, and Ex. cite were Rill under the management of the fame number of Commiffioners that had bees appointed in 1704, when they produced only 384,0001. while their prefent produce might be eftimated at 3,e00,0001. The different Boards had been found anfufficient to tranfaft the necefary hulloes with tbs fame accuracy as in this country, and their vat ious departments were not fufficiently fubdivided. This had arlfen from the multiplicity of the buftoefs compared with the (man ners of their number. It was alto propofed to com mit the trial of revenue caufes to the Commiffioners, which would Rill farther increafe their labours. It was, therefore, intended, that tome addition to their Hutt• bcr fboul4 be made.—The motion was then agreed to. 111111( ADDITIONAL *OIICII arr. Sir J. NEWPORT then moved for leave to bring i n a Bill to repeal he Lab Additional Foroe Aft.— He otsferved, that the Ad, as fares it refpefted this country, having been repealed, after a very full dif. cuffion,it would not be necefary for him to fay much on the fubjed ; but it might be alerted, with troth, that all the objedlioas to the Aft. as applicable to this country, applied with additional weight to the cafe of Ireland. There parochial aid could not be generally had recourfe to, as in many parilbes there were no parifh officers whatever. Accordingly the praftica of raifing men by bounties, which the Ad was deigned to prevent, was almoft univerfally followed. In forms parts of the country, the quota of men was railed individuals employed for the porpore, who received a premium at fa much per head. Very great difficulties alto had arifeu in railing the penalties under the Ail; and, upon she whole, the general objeitioos to the AEI applied to Ireland even snore firongly than they' did to this country.-,—Lcaie was then granted accor dingly. COMMITTIII Or Mays MID MeaMS. The CHANCELLOR of tbe EXCHEQUER moved the order of the day for the Houle to resolve into a Committee of Ways and Means. The Noble Lord then ride, for the purpofe of bringing forward the tax he meant to propofe in lies of the duty which had been abandoned on pig-iron. He Paid it would be in the recolleOlicin of the Houle, that not many clays'fince be had propofed to defer the further pro ceedings in the Committee of Ways and Means, for the purpofe of deviling fotr tat le(s objedionable to the Houk, and to the great body of the country, than that upon pig iron, which he bad been induced, in compliance with the prevailing lent iment, to decline. He now t therefore, rote to propole, in lieu of that tax, a fubftitute, which be hoped would prove more acceptable. He cnnfidered it properly as a fubflitute, becaufe it would fall principally upon one article, and one to which be thought the °Nation was likely to arife, in providing for the pealing exigencies of the country. Notwithftanding the popular error, that the luxuries of the wealthy were the fitteft ob. jefts of taxation, under fuch exigency, yet it was a tart incontrovertible, that the produce of taxes upon fuch luxuries, would be fo very (mall, as to prove rather harraffing than lucrative, and therefore it be came his duty to look to one more conneded with general confumption, and, of coorfe, more likely to be efficient. 016 giving an attentive confideration to thofe objeds, which promifed to be produdive, and were likely to fall the lighteft upon thole who were to be immediately fubjed to the impoft ; he confider ed Private Brewing as one of the faireft that prefented themfelves for adoption. The private brewer, not withfianding that he paid the Duty on Malt, had (fill confiderable advantage over the public brewer, and all the containers of the liquor he produced. Private brewing was carried on to fuch an extent, and pro duced SO great a faving to the individuals who adopt ed it, for the fripply of their families, that it greatly leaned the confumption of other beverage, the du ties on which would add confiderably to the public revenue ; he therefore conceived the country, under its prefent circumflance., had a right to look to the private brewer as a fair fubjed of taxation, and to bear his part in the public burthens : but at the fame time, the tax he propofed to lay, would be ffn mode rate as (fill to leave the objea of it in poffeffinn of confiderable advantages over the public brewer. With regard to the produce to be computed from this tax, it was difficult to obtain any precifedata, upon which to calculate with ezadnefs bur taking the belt he could find, namely the whole quantity o(malt charged with the malt dories, and dedudiog from that the quantity which appeared from an average of returns to be coniumed by the common brewer and diftiller, the remainder would afford a tolerable criterion of what the private brewers confumcd. The whole quan. tity of malt then charged with the duties upon an average of the laft few years, was about three mil- ar: intended to complete the arrotulpstat of the Duchy of Berg. Auassuac, A►RIL 3o.—The paling of carriages belonging to the French army, through this city, has been to brill( Since yellerday, that the report teems confirmed, viz. that the French corps in Bavaria and Suabia arc to march _towards Dalmatia to oppole the Ruffian". To-day it is Armed, that even Marfhal Ney, who has been for tome time near Memmingen, is upon the point of returning into Bavaria, to form a junction with Marfhal Souk, and then proceed to Dalmatia. It is at lean certain, that the bifeuit ear• ried from this city to Braun% is to be fent from that pace to the French army in Dalmatia. GeNoa, May s.—Several Neapolitan prifoners of State, to the number of twenty-three, arrived at Turin on the 26th of April. They are all going to Trene• (belles, except one, viz, Mr. Scott, the Englifh Vice Conful. It was at fiat intended that he Should re main at Turin, but it is now fettled that he is to take up his refidence at Bitehe, in Alface. SRITISII EUSIUM. Mr. BANKES faid, thit in the two lafl Sefllons of P4rliainenr, the Houle had excrcifed a very be coming liberality towards this national inflitution. In confequence of this, confiderable additions had been made to the buildings of the Mu(sum, and to the antiquities depofited there. He therefore moved, that a Committee be appointed to examine the Itate of the buildings ere led for the reception of Egyptian and other antiquities, and to report to the Wale on the fame.—Agreed to. TORTOLA FRVE TORT BILL. On the motion of Lord TEMPLE, the Report on the Tortola Ft-e Port Bill was then taken into far ther confide , ation. Lnrd 1 EMPLE alerted, that the eifficulty at. tending thu Bill, lay in afcertaining the precife quan tity of Sugar which fhnuld be allowed to be imported from Tortola to this country. He had contidered ...5... —.., I •