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I „I; I SALES BY AucTioN. At the T.ondon Tavern, Foxhole -street, Plymouth, on Yrieay the 12th day of March i..l.tt, to continence at Eleven o'Cit.ci in the Forenoon, " ' ' - THE handsome Brig EMPRESS, of the following - Dimensions, per Ansericatr Register: Length, .... pa ft. 0 in, 1 Depth, - 13 ft. 3 in. Breadth, ' - 25 f t . 4 i n . I Admeasares 274 84-91 tons. This is, without exception, the finest Vessel of her class that has hero oared for sale at this port for tnany.years; she is faith fully built. of the best materials, pierced for guns, has a wo- Sian Mist figure-bead, copper -fastened, and combines the desir ibleitaalities of Partying a large cto l io and railing fast; is abun• dainty found in new stores, having ben launched and hard at Maw Yorli,phout five months %ince. Afterwards, her CARGO: consisting of 71 Casks 5 . Coffee, • I ' 1 81 Ealps Cott" Wool, • 1148 Bags GO Casks Rocoa, i. °aga • .414 Boxes Suga r , .. I ' r, '5 Cass Indigo and about 110 Casks 5. 5 Tons Lobwood. Caloured by, NA coneemned as prize to, bis Majesty's , - ,hip 'Lover, 7. Erskine Locke, Esq. Commandee! .ish wgs IS the The Brig- COLUMBIA, Philadelphia Intik, copper-sheathed anttfastened ; has a scrawl head, and a neat and convenient youtud-house on deck., pierced for guns, sails remarkably fact, and carries a large car g o, about three years old, is well found in iasefol suireti, admeasures about tone, (her dim e/ W oe , w ill h_e expressed as soon.as her cargo is unladen.) Afterwards her Car g o, consisting of - • • 25 Casks 309 Bales Cotton, 617 Bass Co ff e e, 3 Bags Gum 51 Bids. 411.. 93 Boit ., Sugar, 2 Tons LOgweod. The fine fast-sailing new privateer Brig SANS.SOUCT. Length - 93 ft. 7 iq. Depth toff. sin. Breadth - 24 ' 4 Admeasures 235 2244 tool. ' . pierced for 19 an mounted 14 guns. DIA these vessels were captured by, and have been con- emned as prises, to his Majesty's ship B t i T o c i, Captain Si r T. OTAINK, xne. • The Saws-Sone' is extremely well found, sails very fast, and guy be sent to sea as a Cruiser, with all her warlike stores, at very trifling expence, (being free of duty) and as she requires rattling more than nip and provisions. Afterwards, The Good Brig L'AIMABLE JULIE. She appears to be lima built, and tp bate had a very lar g e and g eneral o utfit and Prit veryrecently. /44NsIoNS Length op Deck 7 - 7 55 ft. 2j In. Breadth - - 17 3 Adrneasuree - - 65 8-94 Tons. fitinare-sterned, is very burtheasome, takes the ground well, And ka 4undaptly found in stoics. The Brigantine L'HAARD, has a heat scrawl head, sails fast, and bortheus yrelL Length - • . . 51 Ft. 91 in. Breadth - - 16 11i Admeasures - 59 10-94 Tons. These Vessels 'appear to be suited for the Newfoundland trade tar general purposes, and with their stores, are in 'condition for *mediate employirient. The. Sloop LA BONNE MARIE, square -sterned, appears to he British built. 1 xrtigth 7 $0 Ft. Si In. •lit.adth . 17 A (Imes% urea - - - 57 47..94 Tons. ,ryas a very burthencome, takes the g ro i rad . well, is w e t! f o upd, and may be in Mgt:irately employed tor general purposes. The Sloop or Smack .MEPINA, British built. Len g th - - - 60 Fs. 10 In. Frea•ith • - - 18 14 Atisnea . sures - - - 63 7594 Tons. She ea:tress a lar g e cargo, and sails well, is adapted fo::, genera pi] peers, and is in g ood condition. AF TERWARDS. • Tice Cu l ver. of the last four Vessels, consisting a WINES rind EA RTHENWARE, Particulars of which will be expreised to the Catalogues. Captured by and condemned ILI ' irizes io Le Majesty's ship Strenuous, John. Nugent, Esc,: Com. wander. For (Luther Information apply to James Sykes, Esq. Arundel. street, joint Agent for the Rover ; to J.lm Jackson and Co. New Broad-street, London, for the Briton and Strenuous ' ' to Messrs. HATIII.S and SONS, MerCbatiSS, Plymouth. • JOHN LUSCOMBE, Broker. Plymouth, February 8,1213. AMERICAN CONG&ESS, IN SEN4TE. HOUSE OF REPRESE NTATIVES , PECEMBE 21. . .. a Mr. LLOYD reported Bill authorizing the admis• *ion of American vessels and cargoes from British onits beyond the Cape of Good Hope, which wa t ce read.—lt has Oce passed: A Bill relating to Captures, anda Bill to regulate Pensions to persons on board of private armed Ves. ads, were 'read twice. TtELJEF OF MERCAANTS. The Committee of Ways and Means reported the Bill from the Senate respecting the remission of their 11onds, with an amendment to strike out the 'words, 44 and the dependencies thereof," so as to exclude from the operation of the Bill the cases of goods drought in from Canada, &c. [But will it not also exclude the cases of goods from . the British Islands, which are precisely in the - situation of those, imported from Europe ?] The Bill was referred io a Committee of the whole. . • DUTIES ON PRIZE-GOODS. COD:Minee nf'Ways and Means reported, that i. - , inex,sed;ent to grant Vie prayer of the Peti tions v.a 'of the agents and owners of ptiteeis, which prayed 'for' a reduction of the dut , .:s on prirgoods. The ( committee, in considering such partial reduition as nconsistent with sou;nl policy and rational legisla- , 'on, and that a general reduction would dirriinish a evenue where it does not distress the consumer, and Could not product any material gain tb the iaPtors. The ratification of the Legislature of New'Hamp- s hi re o f the amendment to the United Slimes Consti- 4ution, which disfranchises Citizens who accept fo- eign Tit* of Nobility, was communicated 'by the. • peaker. NAVAL ESTAI4.I3IIMENT. The. Bill for increasing the 'Navy . of the United States was again taken up. Mr, H.sarea (N. H.l moved to reconsider the ca.e for s triking out the 74'6.—Agreed to. s , k'to 51. A debate easue.d, which turned, the utility of .uilding 74's in preference to stout frigates t in whiCh seers. B Gholson, Stow, Troup, Calhoun, ' ang PlObistits, adVocated the employment of t's ; were opposed by Messrs. Bacon, H Clay, idgery, ..gAcl Roberts; and another motion to strike iut tlieWii was negatived. - for strikine , out s 52--. a gainst it, 58,.. . • Mr. H. CLAY moved to strike opt the word, forth. • 'and insert, 4g is soon as suitable materials can .*:piovided therefor r so that if the materialk Were .n hand, thee vesseli might be built; but if not lint •ey might be delayed until materials could be Rm. ured. This motion was agreed. to by a Inge majority. The Bat was then riported.to the House as amen ded, and agreed to. Mr. Rouen then moved to postpone the fuFther consideration of the Bill until January. Mr. WIDGERY opposed, and Mr. Mitcort advocated the postponement, when the question was decided by yeas and nays. For the pOstponement, 45—against it, 77. Kr. Co'Ts then renewed this motion, to strike out the 74's and substitute ten frigates ; but The . House adjourned, without taking any ques tion on the motion. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22; _ _ _ A Bill from the Sealite, for the admission of ves sels from beyond the Care of Good dope, was read twice. A motion for an inquiry respecting naval timber, and the expenditure of it, occas►oned a long diKus sion, in which Messr s . Reed, Blackledge, Greedy, Tallmage, Roberts, Cutts, and Bassett took part when Mr. Clan moved, that the motion lie on the table. Carried, ayes 61—Noes 44. INIPRISONMENT OF SEAMEN. a The President of the United States communicated, by message, the following Report of the Secretary of State : REPORT. ,be and mad !ES, 'del and 66 The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of R epresentatives of the 9th instant, requesting information, touching the conduct of British Officers towards persons taken in American armed ships, has the honour to lay before the President the accompanying papers, marked A.B.C. from which it appears, that certain persons, some of whom are said to be native, and other natu, ralized citizens of the United States, being parts of the crews of the United States' armed vessels, the. Nautilus and the Wasp, and of the private armed vessel, the Sarah Ann, have been seized, -under the pretext of their being BiltiSh subjects, by British of ficers, for the avowed purpose, as is understood, of having them brought to trial for their lives: and that others, being part of the crew of the Nautilus, hare been taken into the British service, 66 The Secretary of State begs leave also telay before the President the papers marked D. and E. From , these it will be seen, that while the British naval of ficers arrest as criminals such persons taken on board American armed vessels, as they may consider Bri eish subjects, they claim a right to retain on board British ships of war, American citizens who may have married in England, or been impressed from on board British merchant vessels—and that they consider an impressed American, when he is dis cbatged from one of their ships, as a prisoner of war, Ail which is respectfully submitted. (Signed) 66 JAMEA MONROL" 16 Department of State, Dee ! lS, 1812." (A.) SIR JOHN 3011;;ASE WARREN TO MR.' MONROE. " Halifax, Sept, 1812. Stn—Having received information that a most unauthorised act has been committed by Commodore 11.odgers, in forcibly seizing twelve British seamen, prisoners of war, late belonging t' the Guerriere, and taking them out of the English cartel brig En deavour, on her passage down the harbour of Boston, after they had been regularly embarked on board of her, for an exchange, agreeable to the arrangements settled between the two countries, and that the said British seamen so seized, are now detained on board the Upited States' frigate President, as hostages. I feel myself called upon to request, Sir, your most se rious attention to a measure so fraught with mi sc hi e f and inconvenience, destructi ve of the good faith of a flag of truce, and the sacred protection of a cartel. I should be extremely sorry that the imprudent act of any officer should involve consequences so particu larly severe as the present instance must naturally produce, if repeated ; and although it is very much my wish, during the continuance of the differences existing between the two countries, to adopt every measure that might render the effect of war less rigo rous ; yet, in another point of view, the conviction of the duty I owe my country would, in the event of .such grievances as I have already stated being con tinued, not admit of any hesitation in retaliatory de cisions; but as I am strongly persuaded of the high , liberality of your sentiments, and that the act com plained of ha; originated entirely with the officer who committed it, and that it will be as censurable in your consideration as it deserves, I rely upon your taking such steps as will prevent a recurrence of con duct so extremely reprehensible in every shape. t‘ I have the honour to be, 8;c. (Signed) 66 JOHN BORLASE WARREN, Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief , &c " • • " His Excellency James Monroe, Esq. Secretary of State." 1411. SIONRO,E TO SIR JOHN BORLASE WARREN. " Department of State, Oct. 28, 18‘11. " Sin—l have had the honour to receive your let ter of the Stith September, complaining that Com modore Fi k odgers, commanding a squadron of the united States' navy, at the port of Boston, had taken twelve British seamen, lately belonging to his Bri tannic Majesty% ship Guerriere, from a ca r t e l i n th e harbour of Boston, and that he detained them on board the President, a frigate of the United States, as hostages.. 66 I am instructed to inform you, that incigiry shall he made into the circumstances attending, and the causes which produced the act of which you com plain ; and that such measures will be taken, on a knoWledge.of them, as may comport with the right; of both nations, and may be proper in die case to which they relate. 66 I beg you, Sir, to be assured, that it is the de sire of the President to see (and to promote, so far as dePends on the United States), that the war which e;ists between our countries be conducted with the utmost rega rd to-humanity. A I . ave the honour to be, &c. (Signed) 44 JAMES MONROE. 61 Sir John Borlase Iltz.rren, • Admiral of the air, and Conunan4r in Chief, &c. (B.) "W a shington, Dec. 17, 1812. " SIR—I have t:pe honour to annex a' list of 12 of the crew ofthe late United States sloop of war, Wisp, detached by Captain Johs Berestord, of the British ship . Poictiers, under th'e pretence of their being' Bri tish subjects.—l have the honour to be, respectfully, Sir t iout obediOnt servant, - (Signed), `I GEO. S. WliE, Purser. Tis Hon. P;id Hamiiton, Secretary of the Navy." • [lime follows, says the. Arational Isulligenrer, seve ral other documents, already published, or not deem ed of materi4l importance, weft thefopowing.3— ? [We %.;#ll thesp ether documents bad not been sup pressed.] i• (C.) EXTRACT OF 4 LETTER FROM MA.TOR•GENZRAL FINCIK• NEY TO THE SECRETARY AT WAR. “ H. Q. pharlestoth Nov. 4,1512. " information having been given upon oath to Lieutenant Grandison, who at present commands in the naval department here, that six American sea men, who had been taken prisoners on boardnf our privateers, had been sent to Jamaica to be tried as British subjects for treason, heocalled upon the Mar shal, to retain double that number of Bridal seamen as hostages. The Marshal, in consequence of instruc tions from the department of State, asked my advice on the subject, and I have given my opinion, that they ought to be detained until the pleasure of the Presi dent shall be known. The testimony of Captain Moon is herewith. I hope, Sir, you will have the goodness to have this business put in the proper train to have the President's pleasure on this subject com municated to the Marshal." The Message, &c. was referred to a Committee. NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT, The Bill on this stibject was again taken up. Mr. ROBERTS renewed a motion to strike out the 74's, which was negatived 65 to 65. He then moved to add six sloops of war to the equipment—Nega tived, ayes only 44. The bill was then ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. RBLIEF Of THE MERCHANTS. The House, in Committee, Mr. Talmage in the Chair, took up thg bill from the Senate for remitting the penalties of the Merchants' Bends. A motion was made by Mr. Roberts to reject the 'bill. Lost. ayes 50, noes 56. cither motions to alter the bill met a similar fate. Mr. NELSON entered into an animated discussion of the policy of the bill, in which he declared himself in favour of mending relief to the Merchants, and against any discrimination. After a variety of motions to amend, and adjourn, were put and negatived, . the bill was ordered to be read a third time-62 to 58. Adjourned. WEDNESDAY, =Paso 23. After some local concerns were attended to, the House took up the bill from the Senate for augment ing the Naval Establishment. The question 44 Shall this bill pass ?" then occurred. Mr. M'Kez opposod the passing of the bill, A motion to postpone it was supported by Messrs. Mil ner, Bassett, and Widgery, and lost, 73 to SI. Mr. POTTER opposed the bill ; and Mr. RANDOLPH moved to postpone it till to-morrow. Motien lost. The question, " Shall this bill pass ?t' was then decided as follows—Yeas 70, Nays 56. So the bill was passed. RELIEF OF THE MERCHANTS. The bill from the Senate on this important subject was read a third time, and the question, I , Shall the bill pass ?" was stated, when, on the motion of Mr. Cheaves, a clause was unanimously added, by which provision was made that duties shoulcl be payable on the goods the same as if they had been legally im ported. The passing was again opposed by Mr. ROAERTS, and advocated by Mr. Cifeaves; when the question was taken on the final passing of the bill, and carried as follows--Yeas 64., Nays 61 ; so the bill passed, and was sent to the Senate for their concurrence in the amendments introduced. BVFFALOg I DECEMILER is. I:lntl.—A meeting took place between General Smith and General - Porter yesterday afternoon on Grand Island, in pursuance of previous arrangements. They met at Dayton's tavern, and crossed the river with their friends and surgeons--both gentlemen behaved with the utmost coolness and unconcern—a shot was exchanged in as intrepid and firm a manner as possible by each Gentleman, but without effect. It was then represented by General Smith's second, that General Porter must now be convinced that the ' charge of cowardice against General Smith was un- 1 founded, anti should, in honour, be retracted ; which, after mutual explanations to the matters which had given rise to the charge, was accordingly done by him. General Smith then explained, that his re marks on General Porter were the result of irritation, and were intended as provocatives, from having been assailed by General Rester, and that he knew nothing derogatory to General Porter's character as a Gen tleman and Officer. The hand of recouciliatlon v.T. then offered and received. JAMAICA PAPERS. NGSTON, DECEMBER 12. Two severe earthquakes were felt in this city, the first on Sunday night,, a nd the second on Monday morning. We are informed, that in Annatto B.ty, where the Experiment lost her anchor and cable in the late earthquake, and where there was previously only a depth of 60 fathoms of water, there is now a depth of 120. In another part of the same Bay, where the depth was 100 fathoms, bottom cannot now be found. The pinnace belonging to the Pelham, which was proceeding to shore at the instant of that phenome non, felt as if sinking, and, after the undulations had ceased, her copper was scorching hot. At about half a mile distance there was - a smoke, from which there was a sulphureou,s smell. It would appear from the above that there must have been a volcanic eruption. The Spanish' sloop San Ysidro, which arrived on Saturdaj from, Porto Rico, was captured on the . 29th og Beata, by au American privateer of three guns. and 50 men, which, after taking away the papers and ' some poultry, suffered her to proceed. The Fawn, 20-gun ship, anchored at Port Royal on Sunday, with the recaptured British ship Perth ' shire. This vesscl sailed from Newfoundl an d t h e 18th of October , with a cargo of fish, bound to this island, in company with the Uip,ion, Rennie, for Mar tinique, and parted with her off that island on the 24th' nit. Off Altavela k on t h e 2 9 t h u l t . s h e f e ll i n with the American privateers Lady Madison and Eagle, 'of one gun and 50 men each, which engaged, I the - PerVishire for upwards of half an hour, when she lug compelled to strike. At the latter pa r t of t h e 1 action, Capt. Mqc.inlay r e ceived a mortal wound, and died in a few rn,iirdtes, Mr. Pratt, ay pr iz e-master, and 16 men, were put on board of her, witii orders to pioieed for the first port in thg U.nited, 't akes; „ but yesterday se'innight, off caps Tiburon, they in, with the 'awn, r{hich recapped the Pcubpittre. ' • - • • 4r PoI4I.I4MENPRrAItOCIZIVNGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 10. The Oaths were administered to the Earl of Deasy width, Bishop of BATH and WELLS. The Earl of DERBY presented three Petitions against th e Bast India Monopoly from the Merthants and Ship O wn ," el Liverpool, the Trustees of the Livsipool Docks, and the C a , poration of Liverpool Ordered to lie on the tab le.i His Lordship also presented a Petition, to the same dr.- G s from the inhabitants of Manchester and Salford, signed ot, behalf by the Boronghreeves and Constables. The LORD CH.ANCJI.LLOR observed, that the Pethi as could not be received as the Petition of the Inhabitants, the Sip natures of the Borisughreeves and Constables not being a C orp ,„ rate Act. The Petition migh., however, stud as the Poi t . oo of those who had signed it. The Earl of DERBY would not contest the point of w er with th , : N-ble and I.earned Lord, but agreed that th.! Petiti.es should Itand as the Petition of those who signed it. The Ida. bitants, who had unanimously agreed to this Peti•lan, ve co i! be enabled, if they thought 'it expedient, to Lennon agas r another form. The Petition was ordered to Its on the table. The Earl of DERBY also presented a Petition from the Pri. sorters e.nnOned for Debt in the Castle of Lancaster. Orderea lie on the table. The Bishop of BATH and WELLS "resented a Peti t i ce against the Catholic Claims, from the Archdeacons and Chil i cot the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Ordered to lie on the train. Tbel...arl of UXBRIDGE presented a similar Petition tram the Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders of the County of A4glesta, Ordered to lie on the table. The Commissioners of the Customs presented certain Antn Accounts directed by several Acts of Parliament. Ordered ts lie on the table. Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Call of the House, which stood for this day, was pot, poned to this day selthight. . Mr. FINLAY presented IPetition from the Tanners of as City of Glasgow, agaiGat the Leather Tax. Mr. W. SMITH presented a aitnilar Petition from the Leather 'Dade of the City of Norwich. Sir CHARLES MORDAUNT prefented a Petition from the Town of Birmingham, against the Hart India Comlianl's Monopoly. Mr. WHITBREAD presented a Petition from the Corpon. tion of the, Borough of Ipswich, in favour of the Roman Codicil Claims. The Petition' was read by the Clerk, and express e d the conviction of the Petitioners, that all religious restrictions were evil, clew to prevent greater evils; and their perata‘iqy that by the I.Jn'.on of the Irish with the English Legislaturr, all reasonable grounds of objection to the removal of the di.ahi litira, under which tbe Roman Catholics of Ireland lz,haur, tut been removed. In answer to a question, Mr. lArnursit tap said, that tition in question was signed by six names, Cuurtinpr. of iv. wich. The whole number of these Courtme was twelve, two of whom were disquahOed front taking a part on the subject,— Of :he remaining ten, six had signed this retition, which, front the liberal ay of the semi/twats expressed in it, he (Mr. Wkit• bread) was proud to present. It , .LAND NAVIGATION OF IRELAND. - - Mc. WELLESLEY POLE wi'hed to know from the Right Honourable Secretary for Irelaud, whether he had it in comet.. placion to propose any measure during the rresent Session, 55. specting the Inland Navigation of Ireland. Ms. PELLE said, that he was in expectation of Petitions being presented on the subject from the Members of the Grac4 Cana4 CouwAny. ACT OF MON. Sir JOHN NEWPORT asked; whether the Right lionourable Secretary (Mr. Peek) meant to briog forward to-morrow the measure, of which notice ha been given for that day, to prohibit the exportation of Starch from ireland ? the answer to which goes.. tion would determine him (Sir J. Newport) whither he should bring forward some resolutions concerning the Act of Union with lreland t which he conceived, would be violated by this measure. Mr. PEELS having ittswered in the affirmative, Mr. JOHN NEWPORT said, that by an article in the Act alluded to. it was enacted, that after the 15t of January, all Bounties on, and Prohibitions of, any Exports from one of the United Kingdoms to the other, shoul I ceas^ and deter Mine. [Here the Hon:it:rat:le Baronet was called to order ' by Mr. Peek; but after the declaration that he in• tended to propose tii. I). , ,lutions he had alluded to. proceeded.l This solemn agreement between the two countries, he contended, should not. be departed from on ac count of any temporary expedients or transit,ny ad vantage. if it were once departed Irom, how (he would ask) could the inhabitants of that kingdom, which only returned one-sixth of the Members of that Legislature, be secure against any encroachments! In proposing what he bad to propose, be was ac tuated by no other wish than that of preserving har mony between tne two kingdoms—bat be felt that tile only means of preserving harmony would be to mete out equal justice between the two kingdoms ; because it was found convenieut to prohibit the ma nufacture of an ankle in England, it would luilow, according to the principles of the Bill he alluded to, that the qportation of it should be prohibited ni Irei land. In the case of the Distillery Prohibitions there was a plea set up that thee was a dissonance in the different parts of the Act of Union on the subject; in this case, however, no such reason could be ad duced. He did not conceive that the Right How Secretary had any deliberate latention of violating the Act of Union, hut that the measure he proposed was a violation of a main article of it, Was . evicieut: Ttle Noble Lord who had proposed the Act of Union in Ireland, had held out to that country, that it WAS safe, as commercial replations were •laid down which would not be altered by the United Legisla ture. The commercial advantages which Ireland possessed, she WAS entitled to as a right, as she had in return given up her independent Legislature. If the Act of Union were constantly to • be violated, it would be better (however reluctant he should be to propose such a measure) to secure the harmony be tween the two commies, by restoring to the Lesser an independcnt Legislature, which, though it would re spect the interests of this country, would not be en-. tirely swayed by the advice of a few of its commer cial men. To prevent the unhappy consequences. which would result from the infraction s of the Act in question, he would propose two Resolutions. The Resolutions were to this effect :-1. That by the 6th article of the Act of Union between the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, it was provided, that after; the Ist of January, 1801, all bounties on, and prohi bitions of, the exportation of goods from one of the two Kingdoms to the other, should cease and de. termine :—Y. That this article cannot be infringed upon or varied, without a manifest violation of the cuminercial compact between the two parts of th I now United Kingdom, The Resolutions having been mad from the Chair, Mr.P4ELE rose to explain his reasons for giving the notice of the measure in question. In the begin ning of the Session, when notice had been given of the continuance of the prohibition of the manufacture the tt th e lets ot Co o , effmr tat. % le Si t , :orpo. vit., * • ore etitiqn or ok i! r. ti psi. rici 4 r et i tkc Clem • trove gleseg, knnugl ercd to • I PO* , of the macher from non. :attsoll press e d ructions siatupt, 1.14 of 11.•,. 'e. two from . Wlrit. , t Right ootec.- )11, rs*. f