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WALBROOK WARD, Decrmata 21, 181!. AT a wARDnoTE held thi s d a y a t S a l ters ' Hill, befo, e the Worshipful JOHN ATKINS, Esq. Alder. *lan of this Ward, for the choice of Ward Officers for the,yeir • 'ensuing ; Resolved Unanimously, That the Thanks. of the.WardMote • be given to 30tiN 'ATKINS, Vq. Alderman of this Ward, and •one of Representa:ivea of the City in ?ornament, for his up. sight cotitLaci as a Mayistrate, and for the ability be displays on all Myst-nun public questions in which the Trading Interests of - this great Cny are concerned, and for his impartial condtttt this day ni the Chair. ReSolved Zloanimously, That the Thanks of this Wardmote • be given to blr: Deputy I.Villiams, Mr. Pearce, Mr. lull, Mr. Ashby, Mr. itytle„Cr. Koss, Mr. Hale, and M:. Woodward, fcr their gentml conduct 'as our Representatives .n the Court of Cornmcm'Coui,rit, for their able and *Judicious management of the tacit% conevrtis of the Ward, and patticularly. in the r..:ent negotiation with the' Landlord of the -Premises occtivietras the • Ward Watch-house. Resolved Unanimously, That the foregoing Resolutions be in serted usual Morning and Evenittz Papers, signed by the Ward Clerk. (Sil!nra) NIOY TIIOMAS, Ward Clerk. FRENCH PIPERS. PARIS, DECEMBER it. We are enabled to satisfy the impatience of the public relative to the grand events uhich signalise 'and mask the termination of the campaign of 1812. The following details are not official, but the sonrce from whence they are drawn deserve, . cou- Adence, A great movement is operating • on the banks of the Luna and the Dnieper. One impulse moves the French and confederated masses, ‘thilst•the - measures of the Russians are subservient to the diversity of the 'views, talents, and intentions of as many 'Chiefs as there are separate and isolated. corps. ' Every one must feel the different influence which this m ust have • kin the execution of measures. His Majesty the Emperor determined to quit -Smo lensk on the 144 h, at night, and proceed to Orsha, in front of the 2d and 9th corps, drawn into that direc; lion probably with the view of faciiititing - Count De Wittgenstein's plan of communicating with Admiral .Tschicliat;olf. • The Admiral, on his side, advanced with the same view, and wcs knew it, to Slonim. 66 Monsieur Le Due—By my letter of the 9th, from Arevalo, I requested your Excellency to an-1 nounie to the Einperor the union of the Army of ' Portugal to the Armies of the Centre and the South. On the 11th I advanced against Alba, chjclr was occupied by the enemy. I descended the Tormes to Huerta, to examine the fords, and to reconnoitre the English army. It had taken a position, and was extended from Alba to San Christoval ; General Hill was op the right, and Lord Wellington up the left. The enemy setrned determined to accept battle. I ordered every preparation for passing the river, and made the necessary dispositions for it on the 14th. " To the forte under the command of the Duke of Dalmatia, 1 added two divisions of infantry and one division of cavalry of the army of the centre. I gave to the Count d'Erlon the command of the army of Portugal, and I placed my guards and the Spanish troops under the orders of General Merlin. fi The position occupied l y the enemy was formi dable. It had long since teen studied—it was still that of Arapilcs. 1 was at first tempted to attack it in front, for by penetrating the centre the enemy would perhaps have been cut in two, and would have lost the ;rah of his army ; but I was struck by the observations of the Generals who are acquainted with the countly, and I resolved to operate on the right of the enemy, passing the 'formes at Galisaficho. 66 The armies of the South and the Centre were to effect this passage on the 14th in the morning, that Of Portugal to make demonstrations on the fords of Huerta, opposite Alba de Tonnes, to take posses. sien ct Alba as soon as that town should be eva cuated in consequence of the movement of the left, and after effecting the passage at Alba, to put itself in hne with the other Willies. In case Alba should not be found abandoned, this army was to pass the river at the same points by whell the armies of the South and the centre had passed. " The bridges were throe ❑ over the Tormes,' but the ardour of the troops did not allow them to wait for their complete re-construction, and the passage was accomplished with success on the morning of the. 14th. Time enemy's posts of observation were car ried, the WOO men who defended Alba evacuated it. In the night between the 14th and 15th the armies were on the lett of the Tormes, the army' of the south -haring its left at Mosarbes. " The cavalry of the armies of the South and of the Centre was advanced on the evening of the 14th, in front of Nuestra'Senora de Uterus. One division of the enemy's infantry shtwed itself, supported by some pieces of artillery, which crowned the heights. They seemed at first inclined to occupy this flat sum-• ' mit—but we establishtd ourselves there. It appeared that this movement cf the enemy had no object but to cover the retreat of the corps which had aban doned Alba. These , two Generals must have been ignorant of what was passing on the Moscow road—one cannot oil!erwise explain the imprudence of their resolution. liowvver may be, the following is %iliac we know down to the present moment of the respective details of the movements of the two parties. • The Viceroy detached with the Army of Italy, by I•'hepsk, came naturally on the war of the .corps of W:ttienstein, which had in front and on its flanks the `2d and 9;!1 coups, and the troops his Majesty had 'with him.. We May calculate the embarrassment and peril of that situation. Ou the miler side, Binge Schwartzenberg rrrived with the advanced guard at Slonim, at the moment in which the enemy,' rot expecting to be followed so close, abandoned that city. • A corps of 20 or 25,000 men, commanded by Ge, neral Sachen, wished to escape. On the 16th, 17th, and 16th, there were actions, and always to the ad vantage of the allies. At length, on the 19th, we puisurd the remnant of this Russian corps, which is flying towards Volhynia. • The issue of these different affairs is 3000 prisoners, 10Taissons, and a great quantity of- baggage. All the villages ;:re tilled with wounded Russians. We give these anticipateJ details on the faith of private nev. ; hope that the first official reports, by confirming them, will develope the ulterior views 'upon which such great interests depend. PARIS, DECEMBER 13. , Letters from Willie of the Ist state, that an office!' of the light horse of the Poiiih Guards had just ar rived there, with letters from his Majesty ter the Duke of Lassanu. He quitted his Majesty at Zembin oa the 2Sth ; he was in perfect health : the army was in the most satisfactoty state, and continued its march guiet;v. The hones of the cavalry, and the train of artilery, had suffered; but not to much as not to be speedily restored when they have plenty of forage. This officer, who made the campaign of 1806, says, that they were nearly in the same state in which they were when, after the affair of Vultusk, the army returned .to take up winter•quarters, and re-appeared, after some weeks' rest, more brilliant than ever. General Vandedem is arrived at Vilna, having quitted the head-quarters of the Emperor at Zembin, -on the 29th. He confirms all the details of the Po lish Officer. The King•of Naples and the Viceroy are in good health. Prince Schwartzenberg re matched open Slonirn and Minsk, after having com pleted the destruction of General Sachen, who had delayed him in the first movement lie wade in that direction. PARIS, DECEMBER 15. His :Vfaj-sty arrived on the 29th olNitaember at Molleschenow, on the great road from 'Vilna to Minsk: There was an affair on the 28th of Novem ber, with the corps of Tschichagoff, which was very successful. We made sonic thousand Russian pri soners. On the same day the corps of Wittgenstein wished to make a diveteion, but it was kept in check by the Duke of Reggio. We have in France very exaggerated ideas of the intense cold c f a winter inl'cland. The cold is rarely greater than in Holland, and what renders the winter ireferaLle in Poland is, that it is free from rain and damp. The soldiers can easily secure themselves against the cold in a country where it is easy to take all ettess:ay precautions—hence they prefer dry weather to a foggy atmosphere, and' to rains that render Cie communications difficult. The French warps have already passed a winter in Poland, and French maps support- theicold as wind as . tbe Poles and lausvans themselves. We rernineltathat of all people in the world the French areihose swim accom date themselves best to the different climates.,- 31 Rousseau was the fit st who made this remark, numerous examples justify it. At the period of tie conquest in Holland, the win ter was as sharp as it may be now in Polane!, for the French passed 'over the ice :--yet the cold did not check the ardour of the troops, and there were few .sick in the hospitals. We made the same remarks daring the cr.mpaign of 1806; and it is a fact, that I armies, diseases are rarer in winter than -in i'ller. • All the letters that arrive from D: , ntzic, Warsaw, Wiina, and Grodno, announce, that immense maga zines are formed, and that they contain every thing • "7" --- The army of Portugal was ordered on the 15th to rest its right on the Plateau of Nuestra de Uteria ; those 01 the South and the ceare, to make a move ment on their left, in order to advance upon the enemy's right, and intersect his line of operations, The same day the army of Portugal occupied this Plateau, and the troops of the armies of the South and the centre, the heights of the Chapel of Nuestra Senora de. Valburena i but the movements of the enemy were concealed by a thick fog, to which succeeded an uninterrupted rain, which rendered ftuitkss all the efforts that were made. The smal lest rivers suddenly became torrents, which singu larly. confined all our movements. . ..Myanwhile several explosions took place at Sala ihanca, and indicated the retreat of the enemy. The cavalry advanced on the communication of Ciudad Rodrigo. The enemy's army was in reality in full retreat. The cavalry followed it on the next day, the 16th. " Some thousands of prisoners, including many officers, among whom is General Pager, comman ding tote first envision of the English army, a great quanti.y of baggage, and a nuniuer of carriages have fallen into the power of the cavalry of the :omits of the South, of Portugal, and of the centre. " The particular reports of the Generals comman ding the armies, whiclr I shall take care to address to your Excellency, will enable you to put the Emperor in possescica at every thing that has passed. " 1 coo nut consider it any exaggeration to state, that since the union of the armies of the South and the Centre, which compelled the enemy to abandon his projects on the Ncrth, his army has lost twelve thousand men, at Chinciila, at the passage of the Tagus, at Burgos, at Cadit, on the formes, Man tilla, &c. " 1 pray your Excellency to accept my sincere at tachment. Your's affectionately, " JosErn." A true Copy. " PKIRION, Secretarp : General to tlas Miulster at War." useful to a great army in winter quartets. We have 1 ' MORE RITSWAV igr,Li..ETliq. nOuneisiness 'respecting subsistence ;—atid since the I provisioning is conipletecl, grain has falleniu Prussia EEPONT OF THE ADXIXAST-GEFIRRAL ?A k tn,Tiocr, 1 5 0,411) and in Poland. ,IMPERIAL MAJEFX, DA / TEE RIGA, NOVEMIIIiIt 22: Letters from k'hiladelphia announce, that the e;ec. ! ." On the 20tli inst. intelligence wairec4ed from tion of President of the United States is over, and Major-GeneralVeljaminow, stating that the enemy that Mr. Madison has been re-elected by a great nia- was approaching with 10,000 men and SO pieces of jnrity. This important news is in' the Boston Journal, artillery, and appeared intent on making an attack. called the Columbian Ctruincl. It is added, that Con. Major-General Weljaminow received directions, in gress has met, and that Mr. Madison made a speech' such case, to retire to leis former position; and Lieu toll of eloquence and patriotism. The Federalist tenant-Genera.l . l.4ivis p who commanded Colonelfte t i- Party, which is in fa vour o f England, has been dinoerPs corps at Friedrickstadt, was 'ordered to ap beaten in the principal States of the I.Jnion, and proach Rip, and to take position on the right b3in): every thing favours the presumption that the pre's'ent of the Duna, whilst4Ylajor-General Weijaminow kipt war will become a national war, and will be prose- possession of the left. Bithis'the city was perfectly cuted with ativity. i secured, but the enemy'did not think proper to vent. PARIS, DECEMBER 13. r We an attack, but immediately retired on all points, EXTRACT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN TO THE MINISTER ,and on the evening of the 21st our patroles had al. AT WAR, BY crao.atat REY. ready lost sight (* . him. " Bitrgos, Dee. 2. I " Major-General Weljaminow was therefore orde " I have received a note from the Count d'Erlon, red to collect his whole force, and with th e nee df u l an . precautions pursued the en e my on t h e roa d s to E c -1 Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Portugal, kaw and Kemal. According to all the intelli gence nouncing that ;k)00 prisoners, English, Portuguese, and Spanish,' left Valladolid on the 29th, to proceed received. Marshal Macdonald was concent ra ti ng hi s to Burgos, tinder the escort of a brigade of infantry., whole force at Eckaw, from whi c h i t m a y b e certain and a brigade of light cavalry, ly inferred, that he intends joining th e F renc h ma i n " Among the prisoners are Lieutenant-General t army with the greater part of his t r o o p s , w hi c h cer tainly stands highly in need of su c h re i n f orcement ." Paget, and several other English officers. They will arrive at Burgos this day or to-morrow. REPOIIT FROM GENERAL FOUNT WITTGENSTEIN TO. HIS (Signed) " REY, IMPERIAL MAJESTY, DATED TCHANCHNIKI, NOV. 22. Governor-General of the .sth Government~'' This Report states, that the enemy commenced his ?AR's, DECEMBER 12. . I retreat on the evening of the 21st, and was pursued copy or A LETTER WRITTEN BY HIS MAJESTY THE RINI? by General Wittgenstein. It is imagined that the OF SPAIN, TO TliE MINISTER FOR WAR. I enemy will shape his 'retreat towards either Tolots " Salamanca, Nov.llo, 1812. chin or Smolensko, to join his main army, which ap .. pears to be still standing on the Dnieper. ADJUTANT-GENERAL PRINCE WOLKONSICJI TO III; imiT RIAL MAJESTY, wiry. 5, p 7.) 44 The cbonenshji Beloussow o Lieutenant-Co lonel Tschentosubow's regiment of Cossacks, who had been sentirom the detachment of troops umier my command to procure intelligence of the enemy in the circle of Duchowschtschina, on the lq (13th) inst. sent into the town of Beloi *SI private soldiers, whom he had taken prist nets. Captain Tichanowjkji, of the Vs:erchnei-ural garrison regiment, who on the same day entered the town of iikeli4l with the .sth Baschakir regiment unclr his conirnand, took there three marauders and 1000 pods f rye.nneol left by the enemy, as also SCO of hay, 50 ischetwerts of oats, and 60head of horned cattle. This regiment has likewise taken sir marau ders on their march in the circle of Welish. The pattoles cf this regiment which were sent to Poret schje and to Surash had not lound any of the enemy remaining," ' OFFICIAL ACCOUNT FRO;/ THE ARMIES.-.DEPORT OF IHE EMFEBOIt'S A DJUTANT-COLQNEL ISCHERNMHEW, TO GENERAL COUNT WITTGENSTEIN, DATED THE 7TII NOVEMBER. • " Whilst Admiral Tschitsehagoff was advancing with his army from Brzesc to Minsk, he r n the 6th November detached Colonel Ischernischew with a regiment of Cossacks, to open a direct communica tion with Count Wittgenstein, of whose operaticins no intelligence had been received for a long time past. But on the same night the Admiral received a report from Lieut.-General Sicken, who had been left in the vicinity of Brzesc, that Prince Schwarzenberg had sent a cr).isiderable number of troop; to Wolkowisk and Selwy, which threatened to cut off the commu ' nication between General sacken and Admiral Tschitschagoff. Colonel Ischernischen therefore re. ceived orders to go for the present with his regiment to Selwy, and there watch the enemy's.motions.— On the Bth, when he came to Peretschin, he was in formed that an enemy's corps, under General Moor, was employed in throwing bridge over the river Isl'‘man. At the same time he was informed by the spies he had sent out, that another corps of the enemy had already taken possession of Wolkowisk, and was' on its march to F.elwy. He then resolved immedi ately to go against the enemy, in order to destroy all the bridges over .the river before their arrival, in which he was successful. " Fonrteen wersts from Selwy, he fell in with the vanguard, consisting of some squadrons of cavalry, who attacked the Cossacks with great fury, in hopes to press forward to the bridges before that they were destroyed : but when they found their mistake, they on the following day withdrew to Wolkowisk. Co lonel Tschernischew was just preparing to follow the enemy, when he received orders from the Admiral to proceed along the Rieman to Novogrodek, and from thence towards his first.destinatiOn. From No vogrodek, whither he had gone by forced marches, that is to say, ten German miles a-day, or more, he entered on his bold expedition, notwithstanding that Lazy, Nikolagen, and other places were in the pos. session of strong detachments of the enemy; and Dombrowsky's whole corps were in the vicinity. In Kamen and Jwenez he found an enemy's hospital of 800 sick protected by 100 men, but in consideration of the great importance of his destination, and his great distance from the army, he could not encumber himself with these prisoners, 4nd therefore contented himself with destroying their arms and provisions, and carrying off their korses. " Two German miles from pubrown, he met with a French picquet of '2O men, whom he likewise set at liberty, after having disamed them. They informed him, that the French main army had retired to Smo -lensko, and that the whole of the Russian force was matching on Minsk, or Mohilow ; so that the French were fearful of being cut off from Wilna. That finally, alter marching night and day, and at least nine miles per day in general, I.e tide night luau nately crossed the high road, on wi,icit strong co lumns of the enemy were always moving in tile day time, and halted in a secret place, three wersts off the main road, in order from thence to watch the enemy, and stop their couriers. Here he was so fortunate as to release from French captivitY, Adjutant General Baron Winzengerode, as also, Major Naryschkin, Major-General wetschin, and sever al other persons ; he likewise took three French cabinet couriers, one of whom was going from Paris to the army, and two from the army to Paris ; the papers found on them were of the greatest consequence. Colonel Tscheties. chew afterwards cimatintinued his march until Lie came up with Count Wittgenstein's army, winch, accord ding to his instructions, he was to join. The Russian loss consists in tour Cossacks killed, five wounded, and six missing." pAß H L 9u fA sE M O E F lrr xii:ci sl ......:_:.. R 7 aREDiodaRrs,IDEePureeROCEEDIWQS4 C is he E ai a lVi rtb: E fo A ß r iki the n i. ,, Ap ni _ ....arthe in M t the A Fic b o A teli all A d pp M eal r. 'proceeding to-morrow. 'Um .I,Q R,D Cl - 141N1CILI.gft *ated, Oat b e was iby, A ircumstances which he m e n t i one d, iron giving juilPignmeltil : the Appeal, " The T.:ast India Company against Autrobus. die iflight. It would also depend on circumstances wheth, rhe et* give judgmeht in it to.mortow. 1 The Wellin gto n Estate Bi.l, Household Bill, Etrhetiee r Bill, Rice, Chocolate, and Malt ltuty Billa, and t h e sereralbh already stated to have befp 6rAught from the Commons, wo, read a third time and passed. Mr. Cousur Eh. r, .r 4 when from the Commons, fr ria the Insolvent Debtors' Act Amendment Bill, wi t l i 'A ---' which were agreed to by their Lordships.—Adjoinned. • IHOT,Y.E OF COMMONS. 1 Asc essage from the Lords informed the House, that k r i Lordships had agreed to the Gold Coin Bill, Lind Wel.is p e t i Estate Bill, and several other Billy without any smendnie rd . • IMr, PEE.L.E GlP:dried leave to bring in a Bill to appoin t c ob missioners for regulating the public endowed Sch oo l s iu Ireisit The Hon. Member afterwards brought up Lis Bill, whiab i , 4 rend a first time, and ordered to be Opted. CALL ON THE lA9usE. Lord CA.S TLEREAGH vilsOwd to Ali tl:e rtentlonCl & House to the state of the N 15111013 befuie them. In 4mi:citifies( to-morrow, it was most Hkely that the House would edi ct/sk i the 2d of February, and the consideration cf 11.: lira Elect* Petition was fitted for the 9th of that month; which, howev er , Was not likely to be accomplished. that day, s unless a &lin e * ante were previously riligreed. There were also so mazy other topics of Importance to come berore the Ho*, o r its err. strati) , eftrt mely proper that tl.ere shoul.: be a hal airerkske on an early day after the reefs.. He %lioild, therefore, pr o . pose, that the House he called ever on i it t ,d a y„ f, the . 11 of ie. bruary, being the first day appointed fur bAllotting an iltuire Committee. The SPEAKER wished to soggeit, that as the all of de House would occu;:y a con.iderald• ttn:e, it m4:iit be intones. tient to the ; arties and Countel, if i: took Flare on tee sa w day as ttie ballot. Loid CASTLERF,AGH, Iron, this considcrt'un, treed to Alter the day to Wednesday the I to h of February, ii.r wind ei i , therefore, the cr.lt of the H4ittp was fixed. I:AMAIN INGLIS. Fir F. BURDETT tad he held •ii hi: hand a Pr..him* Captain Inglis, of th e Em e a b r i g , w hi c h hatl be e n rei . ,r! r d b h p'* former state ; but which, having been (.Itertd, Is as not nor liable to the Fame objeciii.i.s. 'the Petit km call Lined of eta hardships and int, ritonment to wh•ch he had been sin:jet:lA it consequence tit a act ffie between some or his men and a pee, gang in the 1: iv, r, in which one of the gang was womuisi,'; although the Petitioner had ads isial his men to a peactahl: tab. mission. It also complained of an unnecessary delay of Ns trek and the great losses he had sustained from being prevented Emit makii:g his voyage to New South Wales, for which his ship kill been taken up by Gown:merit. l'be Petition was calends he oil the '1 able. ILC HyST ER JAIL. Sir F. BURDET I.' said, he held in his hand a Petitii , n li.oln the friends and relatives of ertre c . in per, sons of the names of Hick wood, T a yl or , and Lovell, %%ho uere at present confined in prison, and nimbi to be :clotted bail, unjtAliy, as the petition stated; arid Aho horn their poverty were unable to bear die expense of procuring a writ of liabea: corpu. These persons had been represented to nine as decent hard. working tradesmen in Bath, At the late 4lectiot here, a sort of riot had happened in the Guildhall, in consequence of which a few windows were but no other mischief took place. These' gi however, one of whom was a female of the name Elizabeth Lovell, were not taken up at the mum, but fixed upon next day as the ringfeaden,anduest• ed with a degree of severity which t,e thoughtaleit gether unjustifiable. They• were refused bail, sent o ff to Ilchester prison, where they had ever t' been kept in solitary cells, and what was more, hes. oily ironed—for which there could be no possible ea. cuse, as their confinement alone was security enough: All offers of assistance in food and clothing, by that relatives, had also been rejected. In this excessive', cold weather they were allowed no stove to want themselves, and were obliged to turn into their celb every evening by four o'clock, where they had no. thing to lie upon but straw, with only one rug and .t covering. Nay, so far was this sort of prison dip cipline carried, that %vi t en turned into their cells, they were obliged to leave behind them the great corass that they wore in the yard. A loaf had also been sent up to him as a specimen of their daily allow. ante. This loaf, said the I-ton. Baronet (holding 4 forth—it appeared about the size of a twopenny loaf) was, with water, the whole or the prison allowance for the daily food of one man. He remembered dug Mr. Burke had once produced a dagger as ilustratire the picture of his own imagination, but this lei (here the lic.n. Baronet threw it upon the don)* testimony to a real fact disgraceful t•• any civilized ci,untry. fie was very much afraid, that a Llegiti of severity and oppression was exercised in many 4 the gaols of the kingdom. which the people at lop were little aware of ; and he trusted, that one effect of the present Petition, would be a general engulf, into such intolerable abuses. It was far prom being his wish to bring any charge against the Ma.as.racy of the county, bat he believed that the seventies of the new prison discipline, countenanced by sone of t:,em, were really 'shocking. He might be told ,la the present prisoners had the mCans of obtaining legs redress ; but they were poor, and could not bear the expense of an application for a hojeas.celof• l le cajled upon the House, therefore, to interfere In their layout, Otherwise they might be actually gaffed be fore the period of the Assizes. The Petition was then brought up and revi—lt was to the effect stated bX the Hpn. Baroiiet ! ' ' On the motion for its fying on the table, Mr. HARVEY observed, that some nits ailaga• tions were certainly incorrect; for at the disturbane which took place in Bath, the Riot Act was read. and after that the prisoners must have been char with committing an act of felony, for which 64 were not bailable, and which could be tried only s the Assizes. It would be dangerous for the Home "to take cognizance of the prayer of the petition,orte interfere for the telease of the prisoners, as that WA the business of a Court of Justice:-as to the' hardships complained of, they mighthe the subject of inquiry. Lord PALMERSTONE regretted that the Holl• !Baronet had not chosen to present his petition in a fuller House, when there woulu nave been A bett er chance of its allegations being pooperly carivasseti — • 1 From the experience of the honourable Laroact la Session, in the case of Lancaster gaol, he might hew formation on prison abuses, wer.. n ot much to be or tound thaethe persons in the habit of giving funs II: 1 to Pe i ii 'd u e t d thTH ; at :ea b o u u t se ex o p:r its ien g ee ua i r l d t a h ig is ain kr s u t d g o im ug iag ot s credit to ear ,carte statements lite the Fitse4 4 .... • alegollii