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. . _ - • • va p ti4 5 v. :%., .4" 4. •ar = • • cif) • : _ e A. 3 • • of ni)/7y t • (11,• . 4 : , . ; _ 'Ci ta . por i o) C . • 4 • vAi &:r . • . 4 . • it a TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 7, 1826. N UhIBER 12,397 [PRICE SEVENPENCE. ROYAL HOSPI' 'AL CHELSEA. Oceosgs 24, 18t6. 'THE RIGHT HONOURABLE the LORDS COM MISSIONERS for the AFFAIRS of CHELSEA HOS PITAL, do hereby glee Awake, that they are ready to receive Tenders, and to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Con tract for VICTUALLING the PENSIONERS of the said HOSPITAL, during the Year 1827, for the following article% of Provisions, Ac. ;viz. Beef and Mutton, Bread, Cheese, Butter, Salt, end Oatmeal, at per head per diem, for the whole Ration, accord ing to the established Allowances of the House, as specified in a printed Form of Tender; for Beer at per barrel; for Candles at per dozen pounds; and for Potatoes at per Cwt. Printed Forms of Tenders for the several articles required, and further particulars may be obtained upon application at the Office of the Secretary, or to the Steward of the Hospital, any day be. "tween the Hours of Ten arid Four o'Clock ; which printed Tess. ders must be fill.-41 up, and delivered at the said Office, on or befogs FRIDAY NEXT, the writ of November, at One &Clock in tit Afternoon, as none other will on any account be received. The Commissioners also give notice, that they intend at t►e same time to Contract fur CLOTHING the INVALID SOL DIERS, kc. belonging to the Hospital, for Two Years, viz. Whole Mounting fur 1827—Half Mounting for 1828; and for Great Coats for the Year 1829, to be furnished in the Year 1828. Those Pet sons, therefore, who may be inclined to treat for the same, are desired to apply at the Secretary's (Ace, any Morning between the Hour. of Ten and Four, where fuither Particulars may be known, and Patterns seers, by applying to the Adjutant of the Huspiu.l; and they are to deliver their Tenders at the said Mice, aeakd up, on or before the day sad hour above-mentioned. It is further to be observed, that the Contractors will be re quired to find security for the due performance of their several Contracts; and that no Tenders will be received after the day above-mentioned, nor any noticed, unless the Party, or an Agent, attend on his or their behalf. This day was published, Second Edition, in One Vol. svo. 14,. LETTERS FILOM s-PAIN.-. By DON LEUCADIO DOULADO. " This Gentleman (the Author) is the son of an Englishman, who settled in Spain. He was educated in a Spanish University, and berame a Priest of the Catholic Church, in Spain. In process of time, however, his eyes were opened to the degrading effects of that faith, mom especially under the circumstances of Spanish nia n.genient. He left Spain, came over to England, renounced Ca tholicism, and wayeceived m a Minister of the Protestant Church, in whose service 'he has ever since continued to • be, surrounded with every species of respect. This is the person who has under taken to describe the country of his birth and education, to that of his ancestry and his adoption; and it would certainly eno easy matter to devise a set of circumstances more likely to prepare a inanfor the lit execution of such a task. " Nobody, most assuredly, who has nut read Mr. Blanco White's book, can anticipate anything like the impression which a careful perusal of it is calculated to kave behind. No English Reader can easily believe that such a system has actually been subsisting in full •igour, so near to ourselves, within our own time. There is such a gulf between, there is such a mixture of the ludicrous and the shucking to tie whole picture, that it really requires a continual effort to remember that it is not a picture of mere itnaginatian."— Blackwood's i‘lagasine. Printed fur Henry Culburn, 8, New Burlington-street (remot►ed from Conduit-street). ECONOMY IN GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHES. A SUIT SUPERFII4IE CLOTHES foc £4 AT 146. LEADENHALL•STRBET. WILLIAM WELSFORD takes the earliest oppor tunity of informing such of his Friends whose object is Economy in the article of Drels, that in consequence of an advan tageous connection he has entered into with some eminent Woollen Itianufacturert in the West of England. he is enabled to offer a SUIT of SUPERFINE CLOTHES at the unprecedented low tate As above. teasing the experiment to decide for itself. lie is confident that no E.tabhshment in London can surpass bis own for the escelknce of the Materials, t►e Elegance of the Fashion, the Exquinteness and Durability of the Workmanship, aod low. mess of the Price. Merchjnts and Captains supplied with every Article in the Trade at the shortest notice, and on the lowest Terms, it being understood that no Credis-can be allowed. EVER ANXIOUS TO PREVENT IMPOSITION, DAY And MARTIN respectfully inform the Public they have, after much labour and at a very considerable ex pense, brought to perfection a Label of such singular construction and extreme difLuity of execution, that they trust will effectually prevent the many Frauds that are daily practised 6n the Public.— An attention to the following description of the Label will ensure the genuine Blacking prepared by them. A pattern like lace of a pink colour covers the principal part, of the Label. the Dames of Day and Martin are printed in white letters edged with pink and black, and placed on a white ground, the address, 97, HIGH-HOLBORN, - - s also white letters edged with pink and black, but placed on the lace purrs), the signature and price at foot are black on a white ground, the preamble and directions fur use are printed as before, black letters on white ground. 9?, High -Holborn September, 1523. " Domus et platens uxor."—Hoa. Thy house, and (in the cup of life, - That honey-drop) thy pleasing wife. HAPPINESS" the gay to-morrow of the mind" is ins red by marriage ; 0 the strictest tie of perpetual Friend ship," is a lift front Heaven, cementing pleasure with reason, by winch, fins Johnson, " we approach in some degree of association with celestial intelligence." Previous, howev;r, to entering into this hallowed obligation, it becomes an imperative duty, not only to regulate the passions, but to cleanse the grosser nature from those impurities which the free dom of unrestricted pleasure may have entailed upon it. To the neglect of such attention, are attributable many of those hapless instance.' which, while they excite the commiseration of the bolder, should also impress him with the fear of self-reproach. Luxurious habits will effeminize the body—a residence in the tropic{ will relax the elastic fibre—but more especially does the premature infatuation of .youth too frequently compromise the na tural dignity into a state of inanition, from whence the agonized Offerer more than doubts the chance of rPlieE To all suth then, we address out selves, offering hope, energy, muscular strength, felicity; nor will our advances appear questionable sanceoned as they are by the multiplied proofs of 20 years' successful experience. The easy cares of married life are sometimes disturbed by the suspension of those blessings which concentrate the nuptial wreath —for the female habit is often constitutionally weak—yet it can be strengthened, and deficient energy improved into functional power. In every case of syphilitic intrusion, as well as in every relaxation of the generative economy, we pledge our ability to cure speedily, and wfth effect. Earnestly solicitous to expel the unfeeling einpyric from the position so presumptuously taken up, we deviate from st-t:eral principles with less hesitation; and confident in our own honourable integrity as Members of the College of Surgeons, Mee refer the suffering community of either Sex (especially those entering into matrimonial life) at once to our house. where daily attendant Is given for,personal consultation; and letters from the country are Immediately answered these must contain &remittance for Advice and ledicine, which can be forwarded to any part o f th e wor ld, however distant. GOSS and Co. M.lR.r. Surgeons NO. 11, BOtlyferiC4Crert, Fleet-sci eet, Loudon. 113• Just published (Seventeenth Edition), 1. The Mous of Lira, a familiar Commentary on the above Diseases . . 2nd, HUMANA, addressed exclusively to the Female Sex. May be had at 16, Prioces-street, Soho; 174, Fleet-street ; 4, Catherine -street, Strand ; Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 20. Paterooster-row ; and Chapple, 59, Pall-mall, London; Porter, 72, Graftoo4treet, Dublin; 11' Phun, 155, Tr ongate . Glasgo w; 9, Caho2- street, Edinburgh ; and of all Boolsvellers. Price ss. TICTUALLINd-OFFICE, October 23, Inc THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING his 11.4JESTY S Miry; d; hereby give Notice, That on Falimy, the 10th of November next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the Supply (en separate Contracts), of all such Quantities of SRA PROVI SIONS, including RUM, as may be demanded for the use of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels, at Greenock, Liverpool, and Leith, Leith Roads, and the Firth of Edinburgh, from the Ist of Ja nuary to the 31st of December, 1827 inclusive; and also for the Supply, during the same period (on separate Contracts), of all such Quantities of FRESH BEEF as may be dem - anded for the use of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels, at the undermentioned Places, •is. Uverpool Londonderry and Looghiwilly Milford Haven Newcastle and Tinmouth-bavet Newhaven Plymouth St. Mary's Sell* - Sheerness, and Sunderland. Chatham Cork and Kinsade Downs Falmouth Galway G•Ka«t Guernsey and Jersey Eintstown and Dublin Leith, Ltith Roods, and the Finh of Edinburgh _ The Conditions of the Contract may be seen at tillt Mee, or by applying—for those of the Sea .Provision Contracts, to the Col lectors of the Customs at Greenock, Liverpool, or Leith ; and for these of the Fresh Beef, to the Agents for the Victualling at Ply mouth and Cork ; to the Storekeepers at Sheerness , and Deal; or to the Collectors of the Customs at each of the other places re spectively. Each Tender must specify the price in word.. et length, and be delivered before One o'Clock. on the day appointed; must also be accompanied by a Letter, signed by two responsible Persons engaging to become bound with the Party tendering. For the Fresh Beef Contracts at Plymouth, Chatham, and Sheerness, in the penal sum of £1,500 each; and for the Fresh Beef, or Sea Provisions at each of the other places, In the penal sum of £5OO each, for the due performance of the respective Contracts. It is likewise required that the Pence% who makes the Tender, °r some Person on his behalf, should attend here at the time ap pointed as aforesaid, to answer when called for. N. WALLRR CLIFTON. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. The Haytian people are quite dissatisfied at paying so much money to France for their independence—the City of St. Domingo refuses its quota towards it. The Efoik extracts from the Mario Fluminense a letter from Don Miguel to his btother DoaPedro, filled with protestations of obedience, attachment, and fidelity. Its date,, however, is as far back as the 12th of May last, which deprives it of much of its importance. Extract of a private letter, dated Brussels, Nov. 3: No news of importance; all is calm and quiet here, and were it not for some carriages of the Court that pass from time to time, through our streets, and for the piece of riband of the Order of the Belgian Lion which you see at the button boles of a great many individuals, yon would not Imagine that Brussels was at this' mom Ili . the seat of Government. The enlistment toi the forces in Batavia goes on pretty well ; it is said that a great number of officers, non-commissioned officers a-id pri vates' have volunteered their services to be sent ti the East Indies. His Excellency M. Viscount Dabres de Giugnies, Commissary-General of Batavia, has insti. lined there a Society of Waterloo, and they celebrated the 18th June last, the anniversary of the battle. The Austria"! Observer of the 24th Oct. does not mention the arrival at Vienna of the official account of the acceptance, of the ukimatrns by the Turkish Plenipotentiaries at Atermann. The Austrian Funds were that day on the decline. Metalfiques 89 11-12; Bank Shares 1.0721. The Austrian Government, it is said, has applied to the Bank at Vienna to be permitted to keep for its use the sum of fifteen million, of florins, which it had borrowed, and the reimbursement of which was at hand. The Bank has not only consented to a prolongation, but has at the same time declared its readiness to advance to Govern ment a further sum of eight millions." BUENOS ATlLlM—Extract from a private letter, re ceived by a Gentleman at Liverpool. from a, relation at Buenos Ayres, dated August 3, 1826 :—" Monte Video is besieged by the PatrioA, and BUNIIS Ayres continues to be blockaded by the Brazilians, and I am afraid the latter is likely to last long, notwithstanding the ,gallant conduct of Admiral Brown, who, with our little squadron, has done wonders—actions that will scarcely . be credited in England. His squadron con sists of one ship, four brigs, three schooners, and eight gun-boats, all of them old merchant vessels. Almost under the guns of Monte Video. I saw him, with a ship and brig, engage, for upwards of three hours, a Brazilian frigate and four schooners. And on the 23d May, 13 Brazilians attackei him again, in the outer roads, and he nobly beat them off. Again, onrthe 25th, and llth June, he was laying at anchor in the inner roads, with one ship, three brigs, and five gun-boats, when 31 Brazilian vessels attacked him, including two frigates. B.own waited their coming up, and gave them so warm a reception, that in about 23 minutes they were glad to haul off.— LastSatut day, 19 sail of Brazilians came Up, and anchor ed nearer than usual. Brown, fully expecting they were going to attack him, got under weigh at dark, and attack ed them in the morning. He was in the midst of the ene my for 3 hours; but his ship gat disabled, and lay like a log in the water: notwithstanding, the Brazilians were actual* afraid to board him, for whenever they came near he opened a tremendous fire upon them. At last he got his vessel clear, and they thought proper to keep their distance. He then removed his flag to another brig, and formed a line for action; but the Brazilians did n )t engage him again. In his ship he had 14 killed, and 28 slightly wounded. The Commodore of the Brazilians is commanded by an Englishman, a Captain Norton, and several English officers under him, who are a disgrace to their country : he has never attacked Brown but with five timo the force. I fear the bluckade is likely to remain until the end of the war, and when that may be, Gob only knows ; the Emperor is fully determined to keep the Banda Oriental. We have had an English amateur play here, for the benefit of the wounded, in Admiral Brown's squadron. The per formance wasescellent b and well attended.—N.R,llard dollars are worth 30 per cent. premium, and doubloons, that were formerly worth 17 dollars, are now worth 26 dollars. Exchange is at 30). per dollar s and no Bills to be had. Every one is puzzled what to do with their money, as it is ruinous to remit home Bills at the pre sent rate of Exchange." Quebec Papers to the 27th September, give an in teresting letter on the presentatate and recent improved condition of Canada. fn Upper Canada, since the year I 1310, population has quadrupled. In 1816 (ten years ago),there have been expended by companies and spirited individuals 59,5004 in steam-boats for the public ac commodation; by Parliament B,OOW. for the Marling ton Canal ; three incorporated companies established with a capital of 810,00 W. one-third and more of which has been paid in—besides grants from Parliament for surveying the routes of different canals, improving the St. LaWrence, improving and laying out roads,amount ing to the round sum of 30,0601 since the year 1815 Add to this, two steam mills, and as third erecting in the District is A tiic ßmc t s ofinnumerableiagara, with innumerable minor im p - ?Re.—Monday, Mr. David D:ck and Col. Benjamin Alston, both of South CaKolika, between whom a quairel existed, and both being armed in cnn setwnee, accidentally met in the street of Coosawhat chin, when the former drew- a pistol and: called to the latter to defend himself, who instantly drew another, and both pulled nearly at the same moment. Beck's pistol missed fire, and he received three buckshot in the head, which caused his death after lingering in great pain about 20 hours. Mr. B. was about 22 years old, of considerable promise, and had chir"en the practice of. law for a profession. He has left a mother; three sis ters, and two brothers, to lame :. t his sudden decease. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. With respect to- the affairs of Greece, the following. extracts from the dispatches written by the three gal- i lant-Spartans, Mavromichale (father, son, and nephew) will shevrthe state of the war in the Morea, but espe cially in the ancient country of Lacedemon, where Ibrahim has received mote than one severe check : " Napoli di Romania, sth Sept. •' MT DEAR Son—By favour of Mr. Petrini, agent of the Philanthropic Mr. Eynard, I have had the pleasore to write you a circumstantial account of the victories gained by the Spartans at Almyra and Dira, over the enemies of our religion and country. In the meantime he is besieged in the fortresses of Corms, Modon, and Navarino, by the Spartans and Messenians, who every day destroy a great number of his forces ie ambuscade, and carry off his cattle, so that he no longer dares to venture out of garrison. Ibrahim, after arriving at Tripolitza, h is returned again to Mistra, and is encamp ed at Vassilopotamos, whence he makes incursions on our fortified places for, the purpose of pillage. The Spartans, under the conduct of your uncles and brothers, are fortified in all the western pasts of Sparta, as far as the tower of Mahomrt Bey, which is in the plain of Mistra. Tne enemy's daily attacks upon it are quite in effectual, because he is constantly annoyed by the Spar tans. The day before yesterday your brother George took 70 prisoners in ambuscade. - " I remain yaw affectionate Father, 4 . PETER MAVROMICIIALE." EXTRACT FROM A LETTER, DATED YRYCHA, SEPT. 17- • 1 The enemy, who some days since was hovering about Lacedemon, on the Bth of September entered the 'western parts of Sparta, and burned some villages which lay in the plain. He then advanced as far a, Minia• ' cova, where with 170- men I gave bins battle for two hours ; but not being able to make longer resistance, I effected a retreat to Tsimova. The tame day our uncles reinforced me with. 1500 men, and shortly after our cousin Elias arrived with 500: Having thus secured our positions, we continued during the whole day within view of the enemy, watching his motions, as he did ours. At aq early hour on the following day, Ibrahim himself,- at the head of 5,000 troops, attacked Polytsa ravo and Scipianica, where he met with a heroic ressist mice from the inhabitants of those two villages.— At the commencement of the attack he was already 'in possession of half of the village of P ilytsaravo, and to the cool valour of the inhabitants it is entirely due, that he did not gain posses-ion of the whole. On hear ing a discharge of , the musquetry, your Cousin Elias and myself hastened to their succour with 1,500 men ; at the same moment also arrived the brave Tsalaiatinos w ith 150 men and 100 Melerrian:s. On our arrival we attacked the enemy's left wing, which, though well disciplined, we put to flight. Just then, the inhabitants of the village assailed on. the right, which completed our' victory. The loss of the haughty Ibrahim on that occasion was 400 killed And 15 prisoners; we know not the number of the wounded; His utter defeat would have been inevitable but for his cavalry, whom he kept manccuvring in the plain. On our side the I;ss was 11 killed and 15 wounded. After the engagement, the' enemy retreated to Scala o'Elous, where his forces were relieved by SO vessels of war. Those vessels came from Constantinople, and arrived in one month at Navarino. Your Brother, " GEORGE MAVROMICHALE." EXTRACT FROM A LETTER, DATED TSIMOVA, SEPT. 19. "On the 7th instant the enemy advanced as far as Tsimoia and Kalevei, 'where a facility was afforded to the manoeuvres of his infantry and cavalry; but we had the good fortune of arriving there soon enough to gain the positions of Kaviopoli, Pilala, Parasylo, and Leuki sikia, w ere we gave battle, and made the enemy feel a severess, more especially as his object was to advance towards the hilly villages called Scipianica, and Poly tsaravo. Ibrahim was there with 5,000 men, the chosen body of his troops. The engagement lasted seven hours, and our ptirsuit of the fugitives continued for two more. In that affair he lost 400 killed, and 15 taken prisoners. We are not aware how many were wounded. Our number was about two thousand. " On the ittis of September a hostile fleet of ;Wry vessels of -war made its appearance, and began a smart fire, in order to favour a disembarkation; but all the defensive positions having been taken by us, the disembarkation could not be effected. " Your Cousin, " NICHOLAS MAYROMICHALE." The small quantities of English oats brought to the London market, notwithstanding the continuance of high prices, will afford the best justification in the en suing Session, of the Order in Council, throwing open the ports for that description of grain. The importation of-English oats in the last week has only amounted to 170 quarters, 'hoop the price ranges from 265. to 365. RUSSIA AND PERSIA: In the present critical posture of affairs between the Governments of Russia and Persia, the following par ticulars, furnished to us from a highly respectable source, may probably not prove unacceptable to our numerous readers. The Russian army of the Caucasus is under the cora -1 mend of the General Vermoloff, a brave and indefati gable officer, and who has, for his second in command, a General Williaminoff. The head (linters of the army is at the cit? of Teflis, the ancient capital of Georgia, and the government of which city is administered by an officer of the name of Von Hower, a Getman by birth, and who is a General Offi cer in the Russian s-rvice. The army of the Caucasus is variously stated in regard to numbers, hot mar, pro bably, be set down as amounting to 80,000 men ; and they are certainly among the finest troops in the Russian service, being for the greatest part compos-d of the troops that were at Paris with the Emperor Alexander, arid who, conceiving most probably that they had im bibed, during their residence in France, too manly free ideas, sent them ti Georgia, to be as much as possible out of the way. Though the pay of the officers is much superior to that of the rest of the Russian army, they are very far from being satisfied, as they look on their ser vice as a kind of banishment. The chief of the Etat Major is the Colonel Kotzebue, an Officer of Engineers, and son of the celebrated German authbr. The staff of the army is very numerous, and among it is a number of Georgian Princes, and men of rank of that countrY, whom the Russian Government are particularly careful of attaching to its interests, and who are often intrusted with the command of the most important posts on the frontiers of the Rassian and Persian dominions. That part of Persia nearest to the Russian possessions, is the province of Erivan, which is , under the dominion of an officer named the S irdar—a powerful and war like Prince, as he may be justly considered, and who, though in a manner subject to, and tributary to the Schah or King of Persia, is of a very independent and spirited character, and can be just b 'rely saidro acknowledge the Persian monarch as his master. The Sardar of Erivan resides. at the town of the same name, a strongly fortified place, and which the Russians will long have cause to rem .tuber with regret, they having in former wars been several times repulsed in their attacks on it with he ivy losses. The present Schah or King of Persia is named Putty Ali Schah, a middle-aged min ; but much debilitated in health and constitution : his eldest soh, and who may be considered as Prince Royal, which title is often given to him, is named Prince Abbas MirzA, a sensible, and for a Persian, a well-iniormed and liberal thinking man, and possessed of warlike and matchless spirit: the usual residence of the Prince is at Tabreez, or Tauris, a strongly fortified town, and whose population is stated at 70,000 or. 80,009 souls. if may be remarked here. that the name of Mirza is very differently understnod, according as it is placed be. fore or after a name: in the latter case it signifies a prince of the blood royal ; arid placed befiire a name signifies r °thing more.than the English appellation of Mister, or the French Monsieur. The Persian Ambaiisailor Abool Hassan, who was in England some years since, was, by the Persians, called Mirza Abool Hassan; but since his return to Persia the King honoured him with the title of Khan or General ; he has therefore dropped the title of Mimi, and is called Abool Hassan Khan, the title in that cAiiiti y, being in variably placed after the name. This personage is now in :thigh confidential situation near the King' s person, who appears to hold him in high estimation. There are very few Eitropeans at this time in Persia, and those chiefly English. The present resident at the Court of that country is Major Macd , mald Kinnier, an officer in the service of the Honourable East India Company, and whom the King of Persia, after a good deal of hesitation, agreed to receive as Resident on the part of the Company, he being extremely desirous that one should be sent direct from the King of Great Bri tain. Captain Henry Willock, an officer in the Com pany's service, acts as S!cretary of Ligation ; this is the same officer who forme' ly held the situation of Re sident, and to whom the King of Persia behaved so ez ceedingly ill—indeed; so much so, as to compel Captain Willock to return to England at the time he held the situation of Resident. Two medical officers of the Com pany's service, Drs. Corrnich and Macneill, who reside at Teheran and Tabreez, the former place being now the capital, or rather the resid.nce, of the Persian King, being a paltry miserable town, chosen by the King for his abode, while Ispahan, the real capital, is left aban doned, and going rapidly to decay. Besides the above English officers, a Major Willock, of the Company's cavalry, resides at Tabreez, and a Captain Hart, of one of the King's regiments, which was lately on duty at Bombay, is now at Tabreez, and has the sole command of the army of Prince Abbas Mirza, which he has brought to a high state of disci pline in the European manner. At Tabreez, also, resides an Englishwoman, a native of London, the daughter of an eminent gun-maker, who is married to a Persian of the name of Mahomet Ally, who was sent to England some years since by the Prince Abbas Mirza, to learn some of the English mechanic arts, and who since his return to Persia has been intrusted with the superin• tendence of the arsenal of the Prince, who has also in bis employ a Scotsman, formerly a private in the Royal artillery, who accompanied Sir Gore Ouseley in his embassy to Persia, and who superintends the construc tion of the carriages for the artillery, and the casting of brass ordnance. Some Italian officers are with the army of the Prince Abbu Mirza, and not a few Russians are also in the ranks of the army ; who preferring the relig ion of Me hornet to that of the Greek church, and the indulgence of having wore %rives than they could have at home have thought fit to change both their allegiance and their religion. The Persians are, in appearance, attached to the Eat lish, and dislike the French nation. A Dr. Schultz is now in Persia, on a four years' residence, having been sent out by the French Government for that length of time, at its expense. He is a Prussian by birth, and his object, at least his real one, for his visiting that country, is not accurately ascertained.