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• L MONDAv, MAY 9. W.P. i)E?'.IRTMENY'. pemning-stret t 1171/ 8, 1814. Captain . to Lieuttratlt 7 ('4zmetalsLord William Bentivk, I. 13., has st rived qt this O'ec, bringing , a.Dispatch, ad; dressed by his Lordship to Earl Bathurst; of , which the followiug is a Copy Genoa, Apra 20,.1814. MY - Lonn.,--411y dispatch of the 6th inst. will have Made your Lordship acquainted with the oc-; cupation of Spezia,,and with the movement of the troops down to that period. Upoiftly orrival at Leghorn, I learnt that there . . were otty V:100 men in Genoa. The possession . of that harbont , and fortress was of such very great importance, that 1 determined. to move on as rapidly as possil)le, and to' take advantage of , . its defenceless defenceless state - : not succeeding, I had a safe retreat' upon Spezia, from whince I might ad • vanee the infantry by Pontremoli towards the Pc!. Upon ,my arrival at Sestri, I found that the enemy had been reinforced at Genoa. The garri son consisted of between five and six thousand men. .The roads in the mountains being very frul, and the means of transport, as well by land as by sea, being limited, I was net able to con centrate the army till the 14th. On the Bth, the enemy was dislodged from the strong country near Sestri. On the 12th-, Major-General Montresor's divi sion drove the enemy from Mount Fascia and Nervi, anti on the 13th established himself in the advanced *posikion of Sturla. The country Was extremely mountainous and diffiult, and the troops metrhith considerable opposition. On the 16th, dispOsitions were made for attack ing the enemy,-who had taken a very strong posi tifm in front of . Genoa-; hi* left upon the Forts Richelieu and Tecla,- his centre occupying the village of St: Martino, and from thence extending to the sea, through a country the most - impassa ble ever saw; thickly covered with country-houses, only communicating with each other by narrow lanes between high walls. On the 17th, at day-break, the attack began. The 3d Italians, tinder Lieut..-Colonelyokl4 - nac, attacked with great spirit a height to,j frollt, of 'Fort Tecla, drove away the enemy, aril took t three mountain guns. A part of the 3d Ithlians;, moved up tine 13111 WilTeg, F ife r s t c li et i atn ni g i f%nniOun ' t — liaseia, with the Calabrese and Greeks, got -possession of the highest part of - the hill abort the fOrt; and some , of his men pushed t . 'orward- actually under" the wall'; when the garrison, afraid of being taken by escalade, surrendered. Fort recto W*as hastily evacuated, and the greater part of the enemy's for made prtshners. The fortunate possession of these strogg t forts, .tt?gether with the heights, completely ex - posed the enemy's left, which in consequence retied. The attacks upou the enemy's right were ft tnade in three datrons. by Major-Gen. Montresis di- i sapported,.hy that of Lienienant:ceneral Macfarlane: The troops advanced \y,itggieat ,vi gout, and although the intersected stittislof the country enabled the enemy to mainikit t i himself for a considerable period,• his turned, ia.ol he was obliged eat last to retire precipitately into the town. The impossibility of making Use of ar tillery, and the cover everywhere - af[orded both to the - attackers-arid defenders, preventrd - any serious loss on either side. At noon, the army, under cover of the houses, took — a position within six hundred yards of the narrowest and most assailable front of the to‘Vn, • from whence, the very,bottom of the wall was dis covered, and the defences could be easily de- s t royL.d Preparations were immediately and with great activity made by Lieut.-Colonel LeniOine, com manding the ar.tillery, and Capt. Tylden, the prin .ci-nal Engineer Officer, for the construction of the • - necessary batteries ; and' it was , hoped that an assault_ might have been given- on the following day. , • Ott the same xlay . Sir. E. Pellew's squadron came in sight, anki,anchored in front of Nervi. In the evening a..deputation of the inhabitants, accompanied by a French Officer, came to beg that I would not bombard. the town ; they urged me to agree to a suspension of arms for a few days,- during which, from the accounts frodi France, it would . appear that peace must-be made. answered, that these were arguments ,to use to the French Commandant, but not to me. It was for the French General to -abandon a tinv'n he' could not (k?end, and for ine•tO push' an advantage Av'.:ich fortune had put avain my reach. rc Le, N t itiorninl; se veral coitimunication s pass a myself and the Fiend; .. General, whose • blkjeci *As it, gain iito to the 11.50 that sane ityraogentent elsewllere avert the necessity of .is surrender ; but as - 1 would not listeli to his prorositions i it was at last agreed, that COmmii-, siontts should be appointed On either sides by' whOm the inclosed fionvention•as made, and the French garrisbn will march out tO-morrow plorning, • It is noW three year since Liett.-General Mae farlane'lms acted as-my second in command ; and Upon this, as - upon all.occa'sious, I am most thank ful for his cordial anti honourable co-operation and assistance. T 6 Major -General McntresOr also much indebted.: all the optrations entrusted to his charge were conducted with great , judgment anti vigour., All the officers and,troops of his .32tIajcsty have acted to my entire satisfaction-. The Sicilian troops, under Brigadier-General Roth, were engaged equally with -our own, and displayed the greatest bravery. The utmost re spect•and confidence mutually prevails. The Italian levy completely fulfilled the expec tations I had always formed of them. In' the whole course of the service, the navy have borne a distinguished part. . • To Captain Sir Josias Rowley,-who conducted the naval -part of the, expedition, I have to express •my particular acknowledgments; I an► equally indebted for his advice, as fur his hearty and m:►ost effectual co-operation. From the energy and iiravery of the Honourable Captain Dundas, who was principally chargod with the direction ashore,, and who took an ac tive part with his marines and guns in the mili tary operations, the army derived the utmost as sistance. . • I regret to say, that, in this' service, Lieutenant 11/13plefon, First.of the Edinburgh,' was wounded. beg to recommend him, through your Lordship, to' the - favourable consideration of the Lords 'of the Admiralty\ Captain Hamilton, of the Rainbow, rendered essential service to the aiiraticed corps of the arm`. I have the honour to enclose returns of the killed and wounded. There have been found in Genoa a very con siderable %mount of naval and military stores, ;of which exact returns will be transmitted as soon us they can be prepared. f have the honour to be, &c. W. C. BENTINCK, CONVENTION concluded between Lieutenant-General Mac farlane, stipulating, in the Name of his EXcelloncy Lord William BentinckVCominander in Chief of the Combined Army acting on the Coast of Genoa, and Sir Charl e s flow -, ley, Bart. Commander of the Squadron under the , Orders of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. Commander in Chief of the English Fleet in the Meiliterraneau, 'on one part, and the Chevalier Duniguon, Colonel ) commanding the 28th Legion of Gendarmerie ' and the - Chev a li er Ch op i a , oa Inspector of Rm in the 28th Military tins, to the name of Baron Fresikr; General of Divismii, ChiefCornmandaut of the Fortress of Genoa, on the other part. Art. I. The fortress of Genoa shall he given tip to the corn_ wined English and Sicilian troops. Ali hostilities, thevetOre, Ceaseirom this moment- hetweeir the tenups and the garris..m 1 7 -The said combined troops shall tak e possession , of th e citf of Getloa, to-morrow morning, at• five o clock ; that is to' say,they shall occupy at that hour the gates Pine-and del •4ti - co, as welt aS the quarter of la Pace, eiinated . between Fort Cinetze and all the other exterior forts ai7diates, suc cessively,-during the same day. . . 111. Three ships of war shall entet , at the, seine hour into the port of Genoa. IV. The French troops shall remain in possession of the remaining part of the town, until Thursday, the 21st in.t. at ei'ght in the morning. On that day they Shall set out for France by the - shortest way. - In case .they shduld take the road of Nice, the English Government engages to furnish three vessels to provide for the .conveyance. of their baggage.. V. They shall pursue the military route fixed. by the regu lations: ale on do aresiaut to be molested on their march, either by the troops of his Britannic Majesty, or those of his Allies.. VI. The lietach troops shalt march out with druins beat in g,• matches lighted, with their arms an d b aggage, and with, the honours of war. They shall take witkthem six pieces of cannon, and the powder containing the necessary ,quan tity of ammunition for the said cannon, and - likeyOseaue huu dred'and twenty cartridges-per man. VII.' All persons forming part of the said Ft - pleb troops, shall take with them all the effe2ts and baggage than be long to thein, it being well understood that, .under this moaning, are comprehended the private magazines of the forces, hut not thoSe'of Government. - VIII. Two •Commissaries shall- be appointed to-morrow morning, in order to draw up an inventory of the magazines and property of the French Gbvernment; and the seals of the British Government shall he affixed thereon; leaving, however; at the ilispmition of the French troops, as Much as will be sufficient for their subsistence until the 21st inst. and besides bisbuit, rations for four days, for the number of troops present under arms, and in garrison at Genoa. Every thing belonging to the French- marine will be delivered over to-morrow to the British nary. • X. The sick and wounded of the French army shall remain in the hospitals of the place until they be cured. They shall be treated and subsisted as heretofore, at the expense of the French Government. 'There shall remain at Genoa, a Commissary and a Medical Officer, in order to .regulate the stipulations of the tenth article, and send the Military hack to France after their re covery. XI. In case any thing should require to be regulated, Com missaries viilLbe 'appointed oh both 'Aides to that eiteet. • Done at St. Francois d'Albero, this 18th of tBI4. (Signed) IL 'MACFARLANE. JOS. ROWLEY. DURIGNON. • CHOPIA. , • Ratified • W. C. BENTINCK. EDW. PELLEW. • MESIA. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Allied Bri tish and Sicilian - Armies before Genoa, between the 13th and 17th April, 1814._ _ 19th alstßeginaent-5 rank and file killed ; 2 captains,,2 serjeants, drummer, 3i rank and file, ivoutded. Bth Batt. King's German Legion -6 rank and file killed; 15 rank and file wounded. , 2d Reg. of Estero (Sieilian)-4 rank and file wounded. ad Ditto-1 rank and file killed; 4 rank and file wounded. ad Itglian ReB-.-5 rank and file killed; 1 serjeant,7 rank and file, wounded. loth' April. Bth Batt. King's German Legion• -:l rank and file killed • 1 serjeant, 17 rank and file; wounded. 3d Italian Reg.--q rank and wounded.' 17th fl ril. Royal Artillery -1 rank and file killed ; 4 rank . and file wounded. 21st Regiment-2 rauk and file killed; 1 lieutenant, 1 ser jeant, 12 rank and file, wounded. 62d Ditto-1 rank and file killed ; 9 rank and file wounded. Batt. King's German Legion —I rank and file wounded. Btb Ditto-3 rank and file killed; 1 staff, 1 serjeaut, 14 rank and file, wounded. 3d Italian Reg.-5 rank and file killed; t major, 1 staff, rank and file; wound e d. • 2cl Reg. of Estero (Sielliatt)-1 rank and file killed ;• i captain,- 7 rank and file, wounded.- 3d Dittb—l ensign, 2 rank and file, killed ;. 1 serjeant, 7 r a n k andante, wounde(. Total Loss from the 13th t o 17th April iinclusive:--1 ensign, St; rank and le, killed; 1 major, 3 captains; I lieutenant, 2 stall; 7 scrjeants, I timmmer, 169 rank acrd filc, wounded: „ • Nnl ante; of Officers rilled and Wounded. Killed. 17th Aliril.—ad Ehtvro; • _ 13th April.---:.315t 4 4 Reiinient Captain Stewart; severely; Cap . - . e, 17th tatf, Brigade-Major Roquefnile, se vcre; '2 i I.3.eginient; Deutetailt severely. Bth Batt. 1K :rig's German Lq7ion, Lieutenant and Adjutant 1 34 Ita;6l.i Itegt. Major ,Sourdeusi, Cadet Mora. 2d Estero Regt. Catitain Lae. ' (Signed) TIIOS. KENAII„Major, Act'. Dep. Adj. Gen. - ofee, Gl7losl_, 3pra 24, 1814. Return a Ordnance and Stureii .c;iptured at Genoa and its pen4mldenclet. Guns-13 thirty-sba-PoUnders k 1 twrEty-four-pOunders, 5 twenty-pounders, I. eigidetu4,;ur. de. twelve-pounders, 19 eight-pounders, 13 four-poum:eri : 7 three-pounders. I.Towitzqrs-23 thirty-six-ponnders, 18 twenty-four-pounders. Mortars-5 fourteen-inch, 25 tWel6:-ineli, 3 ten-iuchp 10 erglkt-incll.---Total Brass-209. Guns'--3 tlii tty-six-pounders, 2, tw en ty -foOr-pounders, 9. eighteen-pounclem Carronailes —7 ttn-pounders, 9 five-pounders. . Total Irori-23., • GranitTotal-292. 46,000 shot, 12,000 skulls, 300,090 musket-ball cartridges, 60 caiss-ons. With a considerable quantity of spare carriages, timber, and other stores of the ortiance...det : iartment. J. LEMOINE, Lieut.-Cul. Royal Art. Comg. Hi, Excellency Lietit.-Gelierallord • W. C. Bentilick, K. 8.• &c. &C. Admirally-Ojice, Nay 8, 1814. A Dispatch was this day received from yice-Ad milul, Sir E. Yellen, Bart. fiddres4itd to John Wilson Croker, Esq. of which the following is a Copy. • , 4 His Majesty's ship Caledonia, Genoa Mole, April 14, 1814.. • Kaye great pleasure announcing to their Lordships the surrender of this fortress last night by .capitulation. rhave the houour to in clot.e the terms. At the request - , of Lord, William Bentinek, cameltither with the ships named in the Margin'^, leaving the remainder of the fleet to watch Toulon, under the orders of Rear-Admiral Sir gichard King ; and o►► my arrival on the morning Of the 17th, the batteries•had just opened their fire, and were warmly Cngaged with those which had been opened by the assailants. 1, have' desired Sir Josias ,gowley to make a report of that-part of the ser vice -which devolved upon the naval force em ployed on this service, and beg to recommend those whom he bas ;pointed out to their Lordship' favour ; but it remains for me to state, .t hat the manner in which the whole service has been con . ducted by Sir Josias Ro►vley claims .nty sincere 4cknowledgments, and their' Lordships am sensible, receive it with a just consideration of his uniforth zeal and merits. • ,I 1 have the honour to be, &c. tIYWARD .PELLEW . John Wilson Croker, Esc!: Secretary • to the Adinitalty. • Caledonia, Boyne, ijnion, Prince of Wales, and Pembroke. 110 Majesty's Ship America, off Genoa, April 18, 1814. have the honour to inform you, that, in ,pursuance of my communication of the 31st tilt. from Leghorn Roads, I sailed fr6m thence on the 7th of April with' his Excellency Lieutenant-Ge neral Lord Bent hick otthoatk.._--After varipus: trio. troops at Spezia and other parts of the coast, we anchored off Recce, in the Gulf of Genoa, on the 1 lth. The Hon, Captain ,Dundas had, with the Edinburgh, Rainbow, and some o f t h e flotilla, during my_ab sence, co-operated with the advance of the army with his usual activity and zeal. On tile 13th, the 'transports havirrg arrived from Sicily, the troops were itnmediAteiy• landed, an[ the ships and gun-boats moved on in advance with the army.., On the 17th, every preparation being made for the attach, at daylight the army moved forwards .to drive the enemy from their positions without the town of - Genoa._,:The gin' and mortar vessels, with tie ships' boats - armed with carronades, were AdVaucekalong the sea line to attack the batteries; the greater part of the marines, under the com mand of Captain Rea; royal ,marines, were also embarked in the transports' boats., ready to land as occasion might 'require. As soon as.the troops advanced, the whole of the gun-vessels and boats opened their fire with such effect, that on the landing of the seamen and marines, and preparing to storm, the enemy d eser t e d t h e i r b atteries, and the whole of the sea line without the wails, which were instantly taken possession of,and soon turned on the place ; by this means drawing off a con siderable portion ,of the enemy's fire, The arrival of' the Caledonia afforded you, Sir, an opportunity of witnessing the remaining opirations, and the spirited fire' which was kept up at the battery, under the directions of Lieutenants'Bazalgette and White; against a very superior one of the enemy, by which, I regret_ to state, that Lieutenant Be wick, of the Pylades, an officer of much promise, .was killed. . My li - wannest thanks are due to the whole of the Captains, Officers, seamen, and marines, which I bad the honour to have placed under my orders, for their zealous and active co-operation while nu- der my command. I was particularly indebted to Captain Brace for his able assistance ; he was so good as to direct the advance of the boats and gun-vessels. Captains Dundas and Hamilton had, as usual, been most assiduous in forwarding the operations of the troops ; and my thanks are due to Captains Power and Wemyss, for their .ready assistance. Captain Flirt had volunteered to head .a party of seamen, which were landed with scaling ladders, to form one of the hill-forts, had it been necessary. Captain Thomson, in the Aboukir, who, assisted by the ships and vessels as per mar-. gin*, blockaded the fort, conducted with much effect a false attack to the Westward of the town, which drew off a considerable number of the enemy's troops. I have again occasion to notate the good conduct of the Sicilian flotilla, which were led by, Lieutenant Pengally. I beg that I may he permitted -to bring to your notice Lieut. Bazalgettc, senior of this ship, ‘vhose' services I have long bad reason.to appreciate. The active Officer, Lieut. Mapleton, of the Edinburgh,- I am sorry to say; has been wounded, while on service with the army. I am indebted to Lient. principal agent of the transports, for the zeal and ability with which he has conducted the service of that department: I beg leave to enclose a return of 'the killed and , wotnicred 'of the shipi and vevels of, tbe•gq ,)- ., dron. .1. have the honour to be, &c. ' : - EY ' e ra Vice-Admiral Sir Edw(Satn P ed elletV - , ii i. • Coannander in trltie4 &c. " . . Aboukir, Iphigenia, ruriense, Swallow, Cepbalas. Return of Killed, *minded, and Missing otS eanten and ga" rives, emplOyed in =Attack on Genoa, lith AP ril) )814. • .1 . O.4rAS RWL', Woundedidward Wrnio Dett, c orlinary seartian, danger: , otisly ; Jan Vanseactuni able seaman, bad l y; John Co•rt iedge private marine, slightly. . - . Berwick. KilN—William Mills, able seaman, Missing—John CaMpbell, landman, iupposed to hale falleni ' from the rockS. WOutided-4ohn Caok (1), Privaiie dtarine, severely. Pylatie.s. - Killed-r. John Bewick, Lieutenant. Ethrtburgli. . W ' A d - Mr • • Tier, able s;.: 2l: t a n v . id.lYlap_pl , ctou, Lientenan.t. Gilbert Cal" Curacoa. . . Wouncied—Patrick Doyle, able seaman. Rainbow. 'Wounded—John Quail, caßtain of the foreten, e • . Total—rikilled, .8 wounded, 1 inissiti,: Ca Pt. • '. • ' (Sign,ed) JOS. HOW 1.,r, fr t d, svere l l' N.B• Two Wounded in the Sicilian gud-bciats; aot-iiiclu , .—. . tit of' . iGe tnerny's Ships and Vesiels. of 50 'Rh IVril, 1814 _ Genoa, on the Surrender of that Fortress, Brilliant, of 74 guns, ready for launching. - ine Coureur brig; of 16 twenty-four- d and two long II twenty-four -pounders ers pounders. din ° Ben-• ' - aid !mg, of 14 twenty4our- d lin 'd l' iollg poun etS, . pounders. . i two $ log Endynnon brig, of 14 twenty-four-pounders f d "" -° y- our-poun erS eight-pounders. ' .. • Sphynx lirig of 18 guns, tit Li • i lov.ii, of 74 guns, in frame. • ' yEttt SV * - ElliKATal - - . . .. . q. PRIVATE LETTERS FROIVI l'Ait l ' w4r capture 46 PARIS, Mondtw.night,s",'fi `r Paris Paris has been so dull for this that I have not thought it worth while to troguis you with a letter ; b u t, as t o - morrow "' ill n s t busy, grand, and important d a y—a day-a t wonderful as an epoch of history, if not intereso4l ing, from being subject to any of those chances t.bc which we have of late beeu accustomed t ° 5 :%, 4 11 fate of D,nasties and Empires depend,- -1- s . probabLy note down the circumstances whfcll ° late cur within the sphere of-my vision op to' t ' le - hour at which the Post-officetecilr'ves letters is titoi‘" and it may not be amiss, preparatory 13 mention a few of the pr e li m i na ries to 6e s l he . 'ace entry into Parrs, which restores a go , JEIW 2r1 1 ,,, t to tile Throne of Fr ance , an d cznisunulattes t t ly glorious event, whi c h th ose wh o trait ferveP desired scarcely dared to bopz. would eve r II : complisbed. Their hearts sickened at the ?it prospect:, but in a good h&or Preividence ,vr-d., its own purpose, and from th e pi nn acte; °l power in whiCh the Il su ip ar seeme d to b e e 3 r Srf Wished,- beyond the p a ssibility o f o ler ‘: 1- ()' I hurled him down to nothing,. m aking 1 " 5 fe sc , strength ‘ the sonree end engine of bil 1 4111 fi . " wonderful and inscr u tabl e . are th e wa'r r f ee ble mighty Ruler, in ,whose bands ware' tt instruments. Such has Leer the issue cif that Vaulting ambition which,o'erleaps itself; - and falls on the other . . . .Ire ." Had th e Ty ra nt been less anibitl ° "; 44' would_ have b een more secure :—had . bee l d j ., tisfied with the Soverei gn ty o f h a lf the s" it - hriv` all huma n p ro b a bili t y, hi s d escen d ants wig,' 40 , 0 reigned for ce n t ur ie s ; h app il y f or it A n kia" , ' ordained otherwise. Bat I sat down, not i 9 ialize (though "): it is. diffi c ul t to a void fal:ingii co lt that strain h ere at this period), but to tell news. wit h There has been An extraordinary ba s " 0 11 preparations for Iris MAJESTY'S PeCeptioo.. an d this occasion double' iligence was i fecessarY!, there was a double t as k to b e performed - dis" first place, t o ge t up . t h e rega li a proper -0 bleadiV, played on the t r i um ph o f a -B ot i usos . ; to knock down all the insignia with whiL j ' il Citf NAPARTE had so pr o f use ly d ecora t e d his' g" l '; of .Paris ; and to say the truth, if be b 8 4% t hat temnlated the occurrence of such a scene 0 , - have which is about to take place, he-could '" ° '' n „hio devised means to give his adversaries mor e tz tr ,lrlesP than he has done, in the demolition 44 1-..-' iceSt • Imperial Crowns, Bees, Ns, and other d e ,: r . 0 , 0 - which were to perpetuate the memory ( 4 ''„, e riP LEox 'the Gut E AT,' and the foundation of hi' t he Empire. Upon these monuments for cter°" l ., o l, Parisians have been remark a bly as siduous ; irl to do" them justice, they h ave achieved 111 , ° , r ,uld• one week than even a ll-d evour i ng -Tin=e ; 1 ; ; ;,i14 have achiev e d i n 500 years. is isr" — Os' how rapidly "the NAPOLEONIC Symbols ha ve appeared. They have been. effaced from tl' e Ire side of public buildings—from the. have been erased. Pictures have been 1 :e 111 ;eil or covered ov er w i t h green b a i z e : p a v es' through the Lu xem b ourg to -d a y, an d not 3 . n c o le tige of ,BUONAPAiITE is to be se e n in that Tel--i„ of his glories. Roots have received new ce il ` l , ll :ps columns new capitals, s t ree t s new names , s" - ;. slew signs ; in fine, th ere i s ' no thi n g of -13 u° ;ato PARTE visible b u t the coinage, and that, 1 „, .you, goes .very fast in Paris. sit " Having obliterated pretty' accorateliosk marks and traces of the Usurper, the rle xt iov al was to replace his symbols with those 1119 !,. e I , 1 1 3 4 rd appropriate. The Bibliotheque ImPer'a, - t he been new titl e d th e Bibli ot h eque du llQ ` ; ,,, of Bridge of Re un i on h as taken i ts anc ient fro n- de , Liitrts XVI. as has also the Place de la Concornis and nAny other places. The Gate of St• o s has been. profusely decorated, and, the vict( ' rl flr , designation anti blazonments of -cc Louts t he again .surmount its arch. The Market wberc fire ro i ssa rdes , na furies of - the revolution, alias the to offer a demonstration of their virt uffi ' s 11 411 loyal feelings, has also been finely bedecked that to be t bot flowers, but the chief labour scents op the Pont Neuf, where two teruP° l.9l handsome porticos have been raised, the " e d t he seribed, To THE CONCORD or FRANCE'' P n (o n other, To TH E PEACE OF ELIROPE•" Ber: t he these is a showy equestrian statue of HENRY lI Fourth, w h o is the great hero of the Freri People of all ranks, and not; us /Pio:l°AßTs