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~.. ~ PORTUGAL. LISBON, AUGUST t. COPT OF A DISPATCH FROM Ills EXCELLENCY MARSHAL G. C. BERESFORD TO HIS EXCELLE SHOVEL PEaZIRA FORJAZ. " Head-quarter. of Avetbans de Ribeira, July 27, 1810. " I have the honour of transmitting to your Excellency, in order to their being laid before their Excellencies the Governors of the Kingdom, the inclosed Letters, which I have this day re• oebied from Brigadier General Cex ; and I cannot but congratulate their Excellencies on the good dispodtion and excellent appearance alsewn by the Portuguese soldiers, both within and without the fortresses. " The false and ridiculous arguments of the enemy could not be more completely exposed than by their sending such a letter to an Englishman, who is an Officer in the Portuguese service ; which letter he deigned to answer only by ordering the Officer who was the bearer of it to retire, as the fortress would defend itself to the last extremity. 46 May GOD preserve your Excellency, " Cie C. BERESFORD, " Marshal and Commander-in Chief." 41 Almeida, July 25. 44 SIR—I have the honour to intorm your Excel lency, that yesterday, soon after the retreat of Briga dier-General Craufurd, a Flag of Truce appeared at the gates of this fortress, and I received a letter from the French General Loison, of which I send your Excellency the inclosed copy. Happening, at the moment to be in the covered way, close to the bar rier gate, I received the letter, without permitting the Officer who brought it to enter the place, answer ing verbally that I would not accede to the proposi tion contained in the letter, but was resolved to de fend to the last extremity the fortress which I had the honour to command. 44 I have the satisfaction to say, that the troops of this garrison are in high spirits, and evidently shew the greatest ardour. The artillery of the place play ed with some effect upon the enemy tluring the re treat of Brigadier-General Craufurd, and the firing continued at intervals for some time after. I fired this . day upon some pursuing parties who made their appearance, and I have also had a few petty skir mishes with some of the enemy's light troops, which chewed themselves under the walls of the place. 44 It is extremely difficult to ascertain the real in tention of the enemy, and the force they have in front of the place ; but according to the best calculation I can make, their force may consist of from 1500 to 2000 cavalry, and from 4 to 5 battalions of infantry. Their troops, however, are so scattered, and make so many movements vi ithout order or method, that it is impossible to determine their numbers. 64 The major part of their force extends from the high road of Val de la Mula down by the wind mills, as far as Junca ; but they have this day also made a movement by their right, in the direction of the Five'Towns. Hitherto they have constructed no batteries, nor made any dispositions to besiege the place. The movements they have as yet made have more the appearance of a blockade than an attack.— I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) 14 WILLIAM COX." " To his Excellency Marshal Beresford," " Almeida, July 26. " SlR—Nothing particular has occurred since yes terday. The enemy seem to have but an inconside rable force in front of this place. This day I opened )tect some small parties that I had sent I also sent a party to the Convent to ler there was any communication with the Convent they found a few men lodged ; but our party were soon obli in consequence of some light troops laclied r to cut off their retreat. The r men in this skirmish, and we had )ur or five men slightly wounded.— red two mortars to the right of the a few shells, one of which fell within ie other into the ditch, but without iief.—l have the honour tti be, Sec. (Signed) " WILLIAM CQL" Excellency Marshal IBeresford.* LONDON. SUMMONS. " July 24,1110. Gomm:la—l am oriered brliarsbal the Duke sommon you to surrender the fortress of Aline'. point of honour, Seignior General, induee the interests of your nation. None knows that the French come to deliver you from English (I). Portuguese who is ignorant of the little con country enjoys among the English (2). given abundant proofs of the little attention nation worthy of esteem, and fora long time ( 3 ) ? 'ion of all the civil and military posts (4), prove that the intention of the English Government Portugal as one of her colonies (5). the English have held with regard to the Spa promised to defend, but abandoned, should convince you that they will do the same with ). in his proclamation on entering Portugal preserved a copy of it. has been for several months within a short cia, and is still ignorant that an Englishman is fortress, and has been so for a year past. 7 rench were in Portugal, and we had an oppor - their pride, insolence, avarice, and in short, 'ices, nothing has been so odious to us as the e English have not passed through an afro they are as polite as they were before, living relaticns of alliance and friendship as at all be in perfect ignorance of our history ? Or is it can deceive the supposed - Portuguese Governor \ Imelda ? luis probable that he knows nothing ,Inrtugal. The fact is, that shortly after the came to the Throne of Spain, in the time of were united with Spain, and at war with France; of the restoration we made an alliance with Eng. to resist Spain ; that England remained faithful whilst France basely sacrificed us in the treaty es. We nevertheless continued the war until the Spain of the House of Braganca as our Sovereigns. epoch, the French family of the Bourbons came to a the person of Philip V. from which period we been the allies of England, and have four time. France. FRIDAY, AUGUST 24. Sr. BaaTuoLosssw.—Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, and Stamp-Office. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 261 260 e India Stock = per C. Red. 691 H India Bonds 225. 20s. pr. 2 per C. Con. 111411 Esc. Bills, 2s. dis. 2s. prem. 4 per Cent. 85111 Omnium 2 dis. S per C. Navy 99111 I.ottery Tickets .f 22. 16s. Long Ann. 1$ 9-161 9-14ths Cons. for sec. 611111 Private letters brought by the Gettenburgh Mail of yesterday state that a great number of privateers are fitting out in the Baltic, and that as soon as the nights, by the advance of the year, should have lengthened, serious depredations might be-expected in that sea. Accounts had reached Gottenburgh from St. Pe. tersburgh to the 25th ult. that the decision respecting the Tenerife vessels was still in suspense, but that their condemnation was expected. Several Ames lean vessels were released, whose papers were under exa mination about the same time; and from this it was inferred that the Tenerife vessels would also have been discharged, if there were not some strong cir cumstances to justify their being detained, and ulti. mately condemned. Through another channel we learn that a large homeward bound convoy had reached Carlshamns. By letters from Dunkirk of the 18th inst. it appears, that at that date no licences for the importation of Colonial produce had been signed by NAPOLEON, who was about to quit Paris for Amsterdam. It was therefore believed at Dunkirk that no licences will be issued before the Ist of November, the period named for the termination of the Milan and Berlin decrees, by which date the determination of the Beitish Go. vernnaent respecting the Orders in Council will be known. The FERRET sloop of war, which arrived at Ports. mouth on Wednesday, brought accounts from Lisbon , reached that city of any general action between the to the 9th instant, at which date no accounts had 4 the place te thew that our mostbeneficial trade England, and not with France, which abounds as French and Allied Army. We may therefore con - in wines, &c.; but ail our merchants know that elude, that up to the Bth, no such event had taken • to English Mims being employed with our troops, t, , for the purpose of &bog them that knowledge place, as a telegraphic communication exists between f discipline 1 / 4 which a long peace had deprived them. On the the Army and Lisbon. 84th, the ver •on which this summons is dated, did not the miptimese R a nges give a proof of whet the English o ffi cers have Gederal DZRESPORD has lately issued a number of ace', bsc to saes oassoso our troops? And did not s the Lusieolao I. and var i ous row corps, last year, word similar „ la: , General Orders to the Portuguese army under his this b ErsaissiT she same sort of language which the command, by which it appears, that several• huadred won us have held. 71.191 tr i1l ha ws that t h e Am o s upon A st of the peasants have deserted their standard and fled, ells Old the view et ludiecies eltoilogltge ata to the enemy, but to their holm BovorAl of more tne appearan I have the honour " To his Excellent-) 46 SlR—Nothirti terday. The ener . sable force in front my fire to protect • out to forage. I ascertain whether i the bridge. In th whom they dislodi ged to fall back in having been detacl enemy lost a few r an officer and four The enemy moveC mills, and threw a the walls, and the doing any mischie. 6 ' To his Excellent '‘ Summit GOVilt' of Ekhingen to swum( da into my hands. " Let not a vain pa you to pat to hazard tt better than you do, th the yoke of the Englisi " There is not a Po sidgration which his co " Have they not gic which they pay to a na the ally of France (3) t " Their occupation to demonstration that was to consider Portup " The conduct the I niards, whom they pro • open your eyes, and c. regard to Port ug 11 (6i). (1) So said Junot in Loison has probably pr General Loison has distance of Almeida, at Governor of that forth (2) Since the Frencl tunity of witnessing it the whole cf their vie( French name. The 1 cious revolution, and ti t with us In the same r, preceding times. (3) Can Loison belt . that be thinkc, he can c of the fortress of Alme of the history of Port House of Austria cam, the Philips, we were u that at the time of the land and France to re to her alliance, whilst of the Pyrenuees. W recognition by Spain c Since that epoch, the reign in Spain, in the have uniformly been I been st war with Frita (4) This is false. (5) This is not the must be pith Englan well as Forttigal, in c the fact is so.. As to troop , , it was done fo of discipline of whicl !{4th, the Ter, day of %ln=Amen' Wets ma • l i sil s4 ea, sad various This is iced 11P 1 iiapia n Tr ail a liadi is Weill.i " Seignior Governor, his Excellency ha. charged me to offer them have been apprehended and punished, the Ge yea the most honourable capitulation, by yrhich you badiniti may retain nerd having with him Magistrates duly appointed the government of your fortress, and. your garris on into the number of these Portuguese troops that have remained for that purpose, and others have been sent to work faithful to the true interests of their country (7). the mines. " You must be aware, Seignior Governor, that your refusal of a proposition so honourable, with regard to you and the Penn- 1 We have given from the Lisbon Paper of the 2d, passe troops, will expose both yourselves and the inhabitants to the summons of General Lome to the Commander the horrors of a siege, and the fate which awaits a garrison car ried by assault. of Almeida, to surrender that fortress. The con " In your bands, therefore, is placed the fate of Almeida, and tempt with which it was treated, (the answer being that of your companions in arms. If you refine to accede to the proposals which I have the honour to transmit to you, you win only verbal, and the messenger not having been ad become responsible for all the human blood shed unavailingly, witted into the body of the place) must, we should and in a cause which is foreign tithe Portuguese nation (8). " Receive, Seignior Governor, the assurances of my most die- think, convince the enemy that the reduction of Al tingulshed consideration. (Signed) " LOISON, meida will be no easy task. Although the town was Count of the Empire and General of Division." " P. S. The Marquis of Alorna, and several Pertugsese Colo- summoned on the 24th, the investment, it would ap art., who are among us, can assure you, viva vote, of the ho near, was not completed two days after, as General nourable manner in which they have been treated , as also • the Portuguese troops." I Cox was able to communicate with Marshal Bouts- FORD on the 28th. Journals and Letters from Hamburgh to the I 1 th inst. state, that the garrison of that city has been dis missed, to proceed on foreign duty ; and that the Guard of the City consists of boys of 12 years of age and upwards, raised from among the inhabitants.— Such is the avidity of NAPOLEON to acquire reinforce ments for his armies. and Portuguese army to engage upon disadvantageous terms; for the war in Spain wears out and consumes them, and they want to decide the contest in one day. Have a little patience, Seignior Loison ; it is our business to wage such a war as shall prove most destructive to you, and most advantageous to ourselves. (7) All that Loison wants is to become master of Almeida without losing a man or expending a shot, and to augment his army with a numerous garrison—a mere bagatelle! He denomi nates faithful to their country, those soldiers who were duped and lured away to France in 1808, and bestows the same epithet upon those who knowingly turn their arms against their brothers, their families, and their country ! (R) To talk in this stile is the height of insolence. Ever since the Revolution, the French have been engaged in a general con spiracy against all nations—friends, enemies, allies, are alike in different ; for all are destined to destruction, to gratify their caprice or their pride. To every country they bring with them only the chains of slavery, for so have they sworn in the delirium of their vanity. Yet, after the lapse of so many years, they have the au dacity to tell us that the war is foreign to this or that nation, whilst it is equally waged against all! Portuguese, the war in which the French are engaged is against our independence, our honour, our property, and all those rights which are held most sacred among men. if they succeed, non-resistance will be as unavailing as resistance, to protect you from robbery and oppress sion. Nothing but main force can save us, and assuredly that will; for these Vandals, like the Moors, must be driven out of the Peninsula. THE ARMY. We tindertand that information has been commu nicated to a person high in office, that a sum excenfing the King's regulation was given in a a recent ex change of Commissions in the army ; the result will be, if proved, a loss of their respective Commissions to the officers implicated. Brigadier-General Uwe, of the Buffs, now serv ing with the Portuguese, is appointed Governor of Peniche, a place of considerable strength, about 36 miles north of Lisbon. . Lieutenant-Colonel Hutt, of the 43d regiment who so gallantly commanded and fell at the bridge of Coa, in a conflict unparalleled in modern times, was the son of a worthy and veteran Officer, Major Taavoa HULL, one of the Gentlemen Ushers of the King's Privy Chamber. From his youth he evinced a strong predeliction and talent for the profession of a soldier, and had seen more service than falls to the lot of one of his years. He was ordered from the second to join the first battalion, which he effected but two days previous to the day he so gloriously fell : a day which the most inveterate foe must speak of with admiration and astonishment. A General Court Martial assembled yesterday at Chelsea College, in order to investigate Charges pre ferred by Richard Thorp, a private in the Second Tower Hamlets Regiment qt Militia, against Cap tain and Adjutant William Mason, belonging to the said Regiment of Militia. The Court met at ten o'clock, when the Honourable CHARLES MANNERS SUTTON, the Judge Advocate, read the charges, which are as follows, viz. 1. Constantly defrauding of Government by charging the fuU bounty for Recruits, who have only received a small part thereof, and then deserted with the same, to the injury of his Majesty's !service. 2. Misapplying and appropriating to his own private purposes the money allowed by principals and Government, to substitutes and recruits, by providing them through the means of others, at reduced bounties, and putting the surplus (as well as part of the money due to the bringers) into his own pocket, when forbidden to enlist, to the Injury of the country, the recruit, and the bringer. S. Constantly ordering Non-commissioned Officers and Privates to perform all kinds of work for him, and to go of messages, &c. for which he gave them guards, and sometimes secured them from regimental parades for a certain time, to the injury of the regiment and the prejudice of the service. 4. Cruelty and barbarity to 3erjeant David Wood, of the first company, John Clinton of the fourth company, and James Hin ton, of the light company, as well as numerous ot , ers in billing them up in the Horse Guard Room and place of Parade, in the former place they had not room to lie down for nights together; drilling and forcing them on fatigue, even in handcuffs, as well as compelling them to mount their guards during their confinement, contrary to the articles and customs of war. 5. Violently striking with his cane on or about the 15th of June, 1807, John Reading, a private in the 24 company, when under arms, the bead of which entered his cap about three inches and could not be taken out but by force; likewise striking Wil liam Blunt, a private in the grenadier company. on or about the 184tfs of November, 1809; as well as William Wright, of the 3d company, on or about the 19th of January, 1810, contrary to his Majesty's orders. The above charges being read, the Members' names composing the General Court Martial were called over, on which Colonel Hunter, of the West London Regiment of Militia, was appointed President. The Prosecutor, ably assisted by Mr. Barry, the Counsel), then addressed the Court in a neat speech, in which he stated, that he brought forward the present charges for the service of his King and Country. The Court then proceeded to examine Witnesses, and afterwards adjourned till this day. Orders have been issued from the Loan CHAMBER. LAIN';; Office, for the Court's going into Mourning on Sunday next, the 26th inst. for the late QUERN of PRUSSIA. Mr. W. S. Rose, son of the Right Hon. Gaol= Rose, we are sorry to learn, is much indisposed. Sir BERKELY WILLIAM Guise, Bart. is nominated Mayor of Gloucester for the ensuing year. The late Earl BF.RKILLZY had completed 65 years, and died in consequence of a disease of the liver. Madame CATALAN' has entered into a new engage. ment with Mr. TAYLOR, of the Opera House, for three years. The inhabitants of the hundred of Creytree, in Herefordshire, have presented a piece of Plate to each of the six Commissioners of Property Tar for that hundred, in testimony of gratitude for their manly and successful resistance of an attempt made by the Tax-office to introduce a system of retrospec tive surcharge. Papers and letters arrived yesterday from New- York, the former to the 15th, and the latter to the 21st ult. The following is one of our communications t 1411 W YORK. JULY si The French influence daily gains ground here, notwithstan. ding the violent measures adopted by Bonaparte, because the De mocrats assert that England has behaved towards America mach worse, and they compWn of British condemnations molest than of French. When Congress meets in November, all these matters willbe finally settled, but until then nothing will be ad. jigged. 64 There has been a report here for some days, on the autho rity of private letters front England, that a new Pladpeteptiary was to be sent out by our Govorpawet, but 1 de riot Ind that such information is correct by any confirmation received by our Ministers. Tha intelligence, wp fear, is toe rod Mb. looked fort but something roust be dews sop she rpri44som es& WitIVIS fhb country." . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. VIENNA, JULY U. Reports of a peat battle between the Russians and the Turks, continue to prevail. A letter dated Buck., harest, 12th inst. speaks in these words, es We hear of a severe engagement which lasted the whole of one day and the greater part of the next, between the Grand Vizier and the Russian forces under General Kamensky. The result is stated to be in favour of the former, but no other intelligence is received than that of a traveller, who says he passed near the scene of action." We wait for a further account of this. A large convoy of money the day before yesterday set off from this city, on its way to Octgen, being a part of the war contribution remaining unpaid. It consisted principally of silver coin and some gold. HAMBURGH, AUGUST 10. The news from Copenhagen, which is dated as late as the 6th of this month, announces the pleasing in telligence of the capture of three English brigs in the Baltic, laden with colonial produce. Their cargoes are very valuable, and will be immediately put to sale. The English landed a short time since on a part of the Danish coast, and after setting fire to a few fish ermen's huts they decamped on the appearance of some soldiers. They were in number about 1.50. THE EVENING STAR. NAVAL INTILLIGEN, FALMOUTH, AUGUST 21 Sailed the Carteret packet, Captain the Leeward Islands.—Wind S. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST st. T stated in my letter of yesterday, cox brig of war, had sailed in quest of vateer seen off the Edystone. In connection this circumstance, we were last evening the greatest alarm by the repeated discharge in the direction of the Edystone, as if cor two ships closely engaged. These sounds distinctly for half an hour, when they faint, and induced a belief that the was attempting to escape, pursued by The GLEANER attempted to work out' of the latter, but could not, it being , in the Sound. Two stout armed boats at Cawsand, and went out, but returned seeing the HELICON, consequently. we snspence till this forenoon, when the' but without any prize, for in fact she vessel of any description ; and it now , the firing which occasioned such alarm , from one of our ships of war, goin4 scaling her guns, which were shotted. Arrived the MORRISTON hired armed a convoy from Swansea, consisting - coasters ; the HELICON brig of war, , and the POSIPEE, of 80 guns, from the last from Portsmouth.—Came up docked and repaired, the Owix GLENDOWER SPARTAN frigates.—Sailed the GOLDFINCH war, with dispatches and letters for runna, and on that station ; the W. for Falmouth ; and FORTUNES frigate, PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST Arrived the SAPPHIRE, from Plymout ral transports from the Downs, to join that are expected to sail in the mommy continues at S.E. DEAL, AUGUST 23. Sailed his Majesty's ships CLYDE, BANTERER, on a cruize off Flushing.— YARMOUTH, AUGUST Yesterday arrived the Lord Duncan Gottenburgh, with mails and passengers. ved the ACUTE gun-brig, and has brought reign vessel, dismasted, laden with in the North Sea ; and the HAvocK Sheerness.—Remain in the Roads, the GUARD, Baum, and LEvsarr gun-brigs.—WindS.E. SCE. n. yin DAvey, f ot sv 13. 111 that the Hcu• C If a French pri. bi connection with tg ling thrown into scharge of guns, iir if coming from minds continued 1 they grew more enemy's vessel nr the HELICON. . to the assi stance a Perfect calm its were manned I !turned without l we remained in 4 latter returned, saw no French w turns out that arm, proceeded 1 14 up Channel, rmed brig, with of colliers and from a cruize; the West Indies, harbour to be aLENDOWER and mormaz brig of our ships at Co. Tr.Azcz schooner, te, for Ireland. T 23. south; and sen. join the convoys ung, if the wind RAVI3I I and .—Wind E. • 23. Can packet, from gers. Also arri. brought in a fo. wheat, captured gun-brig, from :he ROEBUCK, Frs. MIT:-.10 FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GIMIZIIIIND, AeOVST St.—Arrived, Semithe, Hoist, from Lisbon ; Horn, Hay, from Gibraltar; the Abundance store-ship, Frier, and Speculator, Peake, treat Rio Janeiro; and the Robert, Nowell, from Baltimoreev-Sailed the Alfred, Chapman, the Ethel. red, Doorman, the Neptune, Chalmers, and the Gambier, Cam. pitman, for Rio Janeiro; the Luna, Craig, for Quebec; and the Elizabeth and Sarah, Lasky, for Lisbon. LEITH, AUGUST 20. The Sarah and Elizabeth, and Prince of Brazil, both from the Greenland Seas, art arrived in Brassay Sound.--On the Sd inst. were sent into Brainy Sound two Danish gun-boats, cut out of some port or creek in Norway by his Majesty's ship Belvidere.— The Loyal Sam, Sedbery, from the Clyde, has arrived at New Providence.—On Thursday morning, two sloops were an shore to the southward of Sunderland harbour :—one is the Elizabeth and Peggy, P. Caithness, of Dundee, coal-laden, from Shields. put back by the northerly winds, and, in attempting to take Sun. derland barbour, got upon the rocks opposite the barracks, and is totally wrecked ; the crew (three men and a boy) are drowsed-- the bodies of the men have been washed ashore : the other lathe William and Ann, Macalpin, of Pittenweens, lime sloop, put hark also, and is behind the South Pier ; the hands are all saved, and the vessel will he got off when the weather moderates.— Wednesday, night last, there was an uncommonly high tide at Berwick Quay, which, being muck increased by a violent gale at N.E. did considerable damage. The Oriana, Crow, just arrived from Pictou with timber, &c. was driven from her moorinp,and grounded near Spittle, but has since got off. Many hundred lop were drifted from the beach near the walls, and driven to sea, as well as a number of boats, &e. Messrs. COLNIAN and MORRIS have got a licence, it is said, to perform in the Haymarket Theatre during the winter, and are making engagements accordingly. Sunday fortnight Lord CASTLEREAGH was at Bns• ton, and attended divine service at the church. He spent two days in the town, and was treated with the respect due to his rank ; except, indeed, that one night, whilst his carriage stood in the yard of the inn at which he was, some wag, with a nail, or other rough instrument, scratched "•Sir Francis Burdett" in very legible characters at the back. The inscrip tion did not admit of obliteration, unless the carriage were fresh painted ; and his Lordship therefore did not travel in it when he left the town. His Grace the Duke of BEDFORD and family are at present residing in a farm-house at Milton Abbott, near Tavistock, in the vicinity of which place his Grace has a handsome villa building on the banks ef the Tamer, which, for beauty of situation and pictu resque scenery, will yield to none in this kingdom. — His Grace and family mean to spend a considerable portion of their time in this charming retreat. VAUXHALL-BRIDOC._Thr first pile of the Vani hall-Bridge was driven on the Middlesex side of the River yesterday, about two o'clock, under the dim• tion of Mr. RENNIE, the Engineer, by Messrs. Alums and ROBERTSON, the contractors for completing the and • undertaking, attended by the Committee, . . was celebrated by the display of colours, the cheers of the spkctators, and a salute of 21 guns from the oppcsit• shore. The ceremony of laying the first stone will probably take place the latter end of the autumn, and this useful work will be completeckin about four years. The seoo►'d crop of grass will be greater this season than it has been known for years, and the farmers are at length likely to have the opportunity of whin, hay while the sun shine:. CORN EXPUNGE, MARIC-LAN; Auaysr day there are considerable remaining supplies of Wheat, waiting the expected reduction, sales Are yell heavy, and at lower prices—Barley and Malt heavy sale—White Peas at the late reduction—. Beans of the two kinds support their prices—There are somewhat considerable supplies of Oats, and this trade quoted cheaper-...F10ur remains at late prices. pangaits. coaitaitot As ovate. Wheat, ans. 955. 115 s. Beans, 545. ses. Moe ditto, Iles. 1235. Tick ditto, 465. Mi. Rye, 4118. 46 i. Oats, ON. SO. Ws. Bty, kis. 411 s. - Poland ditto, UL M, Malt, Tee. eos. Petite* ditto, Sas. WSW Peas (boilers) SI& Its. Rape Seed, /SO. iSi msopoor, pa. to loolopioomio s to& so M.