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NEW-LONDON, July i 4.
Last Lprd's-Day Afternoon, a Barge was sent with
two Swivels and a Number of small Arms, from the
King Fisher Man of War, (which was laying in the
Sound off the Mouth of Connecticut River) in Chafe
of a Schooner belonging to Rocky-Hill, who was
bound into the River ;---the Schooner grounding on
Say-Brook Bar, the was boarded by the People from
the Barge, who attempted to get her afloat, but
finding they could not, left her. On Sight of the
Barge, Numbers of arm'd People immediately col
lected on the Points each Side the River, when a
Number of Shot were exchanged on both Sides.
Our People received no Damage---what Damage was
done to the People in the Barge we don't learn, but
upon receiving our Fire they immediately rowed in
great haste further from Shore.
Thomas Allen's Marine Lift.
July 9th, at Meridian, appeared off this Harbour
His Majesty's Ship King Fiflier, Captain Montague,
in Chafe of the Schooner Oliver, Prefcot Bulkley,
from St. Vincents: Off Say-Brook flre came up
rath Capt. Bulkley—vifi@ ^ V^.-u^a^d him
WILLIAMSBURG, July f
The General Assembly have adjourned to the 12th
of O&ober next, and the Delegates arh summoned
to meet in Convention, at the town of Richmond,
en the 17th instant.
At a meeting of the inhabitants, last Tuesday,
at the court-house, it was agreed upon to represent
to the Delegates in Convention, the expediency of a
reinforcement of men from the adjacent counties, to
be Rationed here with the city company, on account
of the late alarming report of troops being destined
for this colony, from Great-Britain. The number
thought requisite at present is 250. It is generally
foelieved this measure will be approved of in Con
vention, and that the towns below this will be pro
vided in like manner ; so that, in case of emergency,
the whole can unite upon the fhofteft notice, and a&
in opposition to any attempt that 'may be made by
British troops towards the deftru&ion of public li
berty in this colony.
From Princess Anne, we hear, that on the caftern
shore of that county, lately drifted there several parts
of a wreck, quantities of hay, a drummer's uni
form, and some other military habits, which make
h probable that one of the transports have been loft
near that shore.
CAMBRIDGE, July 13.
Last Sabbath a Trumpeter came from the Enemy's
Army, with a Letter from General Burgoyne to
General Lee, and w^s conduced, blindfolded, by
our Guards, to the Head-Quarters in this Town.
After delivering the Letter he was permitted to re
turn.---The Contents of this Letter has occasioned
much Speculation, and variously reported ; but we
hear the Substance of it is Nothing more than this :
That General Burgoyne laments his being obliged
to a& in Opposition to a Gentleman, for whom he
formerly entertained a great Veneration ; but that his
Condu& proceeds from Principle, and doubts not
General Lee is actuated by the fame Motive ; that
he wilhes Affairs might be accommodated, and de
fines to have a Conference with General Lee.---We
are informed General Lee has returned an Answer,
in which he declines complying with General Bur
goyne's Desire of holding the proposed Conference.
On Tuesday Night a Party of Men was lent from
Roxbury Camp to Long-Island, in Borton Harbour,
frontwhence they brought off 15 of the Enemy
Prisoners, between 20 and 3<horned Catfle, and
about ico Sheep. The Prisoners were brought to
Heid-Quartets Yesterday, and soon after sent to
Concord
We hear that °C:I. George Boyd, of Portsmouth,
who arrived at that Place, it few Days since, from
London, is appointed a Mandamus Counfellor for
the Province of New-Ham,fhire.
Governor Wentworth, a Native of New-Haihp
ffiire, has rendered himfe!f fojuftly obnoxious to his
Countrymen by promoting the arbitrary Measures of
the British King and Ministry, that he has tho't it
prudent to repair on board a Man of War for Pro
te6bon.•
Since our Isft arrived here from Philadelphia, John
Sullivan, Esq; appointed, by the Continental Con
gress, a Brigadier-General of the American Army.
We have Intelligence from Boston, that the'Enemy
are much pleased with the Thoughts of having killed
many of our Men when we drove them within their
Lines, and burnt their Guard-House.
. PROVIDENC E, July 15.
The following is laid to be an exact Return of the
Killed, Wounded and Miffing, of the American
Army, in the Action of J<ine 17, at Charleftown, viz.
Regiments. Killed a^d Miffing. Wounded.
Col. Stark's? New.
Read's 5 Hamplli '5 — 45
Gen. Ward's ^ z — 6
Col. Scammens's — 2
Bridge's 15 --- 29
, Gerrhh's 3 — 2
Prescott's 42 --- 28
Whitcomb's 1 G —8
Fry's 15 - 31
Brewer's fj 7 --- xi
Nixon's 3 --- 10
Little's I" 7 — 23
Woodbridge's 1 1 — §
Gardner's | 6 — 7
Doolittle's I — 9
Gridley's J — 4
Gen. Putnam's 7^
Capt. Coir's Com.> ^0 15 — ^
Cherter's 3P ?
G 5 250
About 30 of the Miffing since returned 30
22®
T 3s'
Total of Killed, Wounded, and Miffing 355
N E-W-P O R T, July 17.
Zxtraß of a Letter from Roxbury, dated the iyb inf.
" Oar troops are in good health. By a gentleman of
Undoubted veracity, who came out of Barton yesterday,
we are informed, that the troops in Bellon are in the
greatefl distress imaginable, for want of frefh provisions ;
that a flux rages among them which sweeps off commonly
25 men a day ; th t old Ruggles had attempted to raise
a company in Bolton, but at mod could not inlift more
than 30 men ; that several of our friends had been com
mitted to clofc confinement."
Last Saturday the King filler sloop of war arrived here,
from a cruise up the found, having driven one or two
veflels ashore, and sent one brig to Borton.'
The number of inhabitants remainin^in the town of
Boden is said to be 6,500: Number of the army and
navy, including men, women, and children, 13,600
There are about 300 Tories who do military duty in
Borton.
that a Woman there, who has been married only 17
Years, has borne to her Husband 18 Sg^s and two
Daughters, and is now to Appearance in the very
Bloom of Life.
For these few Days part, a Report has circulated in
Town, refpc;&mg the Mohawk Indians, who, it is
1 said, have thrown off their Connection with Colonel
;Guy Johnson, and engaged to fu; port the Measures
lofI of the Continental Congrtfs. We must defer infects
;ing a more circumßayitini Account, of that Affair,
until it be property confirmed.
By an Account in the New England Chronicle, we
find the following were omitted in the Return of t'e
Battle at Bunker's-Hill, inserted in our last.
You are not to enlist any Person who is not an
American-born, unless such Person has a Wife and
Family, and is a fettled Resident in this Country.
The Persons you enlist, mutt be provided with
good and compleat Arms.
Given at the Head Quarters at Cambridge, this
loth Day of July, 1775.
HORATIO GATES, Adjutant-General.
are immediately logo upon the recruiting Service.
YO U are notto enlist any Deserter from the
Ministerial Army, nor any Stroller, Negro or
Vagabond, or Perlon fufpe&ed of being an Enemy
to the Liberty of America, nor any under Eighteen
Years of Age.
As the Cause is the best that can engage Men of
Courage and Principle to take up Arms ; id it is
expected that none but 'fuch wil'l be accepted by the
Recruiting Officer : The Pay, Proviticn, &c. being
so ample, it is not doubted but the Officers sent upon
this Service, will without Delay compleat their ie
fpeaive Corps, and marcu the Men forthwith to
Camp.
WOUND E D.
sth Regt. Capt. Marfden.
10th Regt. Lieuts. Croker and Pittigrew.
14th Regt. Ensign Hefket.
# 23d Regt. Lieut. Cochran.
35th Regt. Lieut. Massey.
38th Regt. Major Bruce, Capts. Boyd and Co
ker, Lieuts. House and Sliney, Quarter Master
Mitchell, Ensign Sergent. °
52d Regt. Capt. Nelson, Ensigns Chetwynd and
Grame.
63d Regt. Capt. Horsford.
The following Errors likewise passed in the Lift
inserted in our last, viz. 4th Regt, for Lieut. Bar
row, read, Lieut. Barron. 18th Regt. after Capt.
0,0 Bayer, add, of the 38th Regt. 33th Regt,
initead of Lieut. Col. Campbell, read, Lieut. Colin
Campbell.
Infrations for the Officers of the several Regiments of
the Massachusett's-Bay FORCES, who
65th Regt. Lieut. Hales.
Marines. Capts. Lemaine, Iluddlefton, Logan
and Johnson. Lieuts. Pitcairn, Shutworth, Camp
bel, Brifbain and Dyer. Engineer Page, Lieut.
Jardin, Secretary to General Howe.
Major Spendlove, Lieut. Vernor and Lieut. Jardin,
Secretary to General Howe, with' many others, we
hears have already died of their Wounds ;---and that
a great Part of those who are yet alive, are mortally
wounded.
NEW-YOR K, July 24.
Last Friday fen'nightßied of a Decay, occasioned
by the Rupture of a Blood Vessel, some Time ago,
John Litchfield, Efqylate of his Majesty's sixteenth
Regiment : A Gentleman of Honour, Humanly,
and approved Courage. He was the Son of John
Litchfield, Esq; of Northampton, in Great-Britain,
and married the Daughter of John Morin Scot, Esq;
from whole Seat, at Greenwich, his Corps was on
Saturday following removed to a Vault in Trinity
Church Yard.
Received lart Evening.
To all Owners and Masters of Vessels --be it known,
That from and after this Day, no Vessel is permitted
to begin her Lading for any P&Lwhatever, until the
Owner himfelt, of such Vessel, and Maffdr, appear
in the Custom-House, and there give Bonds.
Lart Thursday, agreeable to the Recommendation
of the Delegates in the Honourable Continental
Congress, was observed with the utmost Solemnity,
by Farting, Abflinence and Devotion ; in all ihe
Churches were large Congregations, and excellent
Discourses delivered from the several Pulpits, expres
sive of the truly calamitous Situation of this unhappy
Continent.
Friday Night last arrived here a Sloop from Ber
muda : By Lexers from thence we learn that the In
habitants of that Iftand are greatly alarmed at the
present Situation of publick Affairs, being under
the mod dismal Apprehensions of Starving ; to pre
vent which they have passed a Law, that no Pro
visions should be sent off the Bland at any Rate what
soever ; and were about difpatchinga Vessel to Phila
delphia, to request the Honourable the Continental
Congress to take their Case into their most fern's
Confederation.
By several Gentlemen that left the Provincial Camp
at Bolton, about io Days ago, we learn, That they
are 20,000 rtrong, extremely well entrenched, are
very healthy, have the greatest Abundance of Provi
sions, that a great Harmony, subsists amongst the
Officers and Men, and that they are very Inpatient
to be brought to A&ion.
We hear that Col. Waterbury's Regiment now
encamped at Harleam, are to embark in a few Days
for Albany.
Extras of a Letter from, Philadelphia, July 20.
" This Morning came up to Town James Haberf
ham, Esq; Lieut. Governor of Georgia He came
in a Vessel bound to the Northward, and got into a
Pilot Boat at our Capes,---He is come for his Health.
By him there are Letters which inform, -that the
People of Georgia are become quite hearty in the
Common Cause, and have chosen five Delagate%
which are expected in a few Days.---Capt. Mait
land, from London, arrived there, and had on board
Thirteen Thousand Weight of Powder; the Inha
bitants boarded her, and took all the Powder into
their Poffefflon."
" N. B. This Day appears as the mod solemn
Fall ever held in this City."
We hear from Morris County, in New-Jersey,
with Civility, and acquitted them. Tueftliy,Evening
11th, the above Ship was off Stratford Point, bound
to New-York.
KILLED.
sth Regt. Capt. Downes.
35th Regt. Capt. Lyon.
43'1Regt. Capt. M'Kenzie.
47th Regt. Lieut. Willard,
tad Regt. Capt. Higgans.
Marines. Capt. Ellis.
NEW ORDERS.
N E W-JE RSE Y.
Committee-Chamber, Elizabeth-Town,
July 17, 1775,
D ESOLVED that this Committee, for every hun-
XX dred wt. of salt petre, made within this town
for the firft three months after this day, will pay the
him of twenty pounds proclamation money of New-
Jersey, on the delivery thereof to this Committee ;
and fifteen pounds of fame currency, for the like
quantity of salt pet^e, made and delivered as afore
laid, within the next three months thereafter.
By order of the Committee,
JONATHAN HAMPTON, Chairman.
Committee Chamber, Elizabeth-Town,
July 17, 177,
IT™' Chairman of thii Committee having received
a letter from Mr. Richard Lawrence, a Dele
gate of Richmond county for the Provincial Congress
ot the co/ony of New-York, informing that the
inhabitants of said county had, in general, signed
the Association recommended by the Committee of
New-York. This Committee are therefore of opinion
that the inhabitants of said county be reflated to their
commercial privileges with the inhabitants of this
town.
By order of the Committee,
JONATHAN HAMPTON, Chairman.
^^te^^#sc^„¥©
PUBLIC AUCTION,
By THOMAS WM. MOORE.
TO-MORROW,
Will be fold at the Vendne-Houfe, a parcel of
CHECK S,
And sundry Shep Goods.
• A VERY 'CONVENIENT .
BOA T, with Sails;
Also a .Country ,egro Wench,
Who underfands all Manner of House Work, to be fold
very reJonable, enqwwe T T. W. MOORE.
At ANTHONY L. BLEECKER's
VENDUE STORK,
TO-MORRO W,
Peremptorily to the Highest Bidder,
h^HE remains of a well assorted ftote, confining
es a great variety, amongst which are many
seasonable and very scarce articles.---The sale will
continue from day to day till all are difpoled of.
On Wednesday next,
Will be fold at the Coffee House at 12 o'clock,
2 barrels of choice copper indigo,
A few pieces of household furniture.
A parcel of anchovies, olives and caputs; and a
healthy, handy negro wench, well recommended,
with two children, a boy fifteen months and a girl
eight years old.
so he bad at private Sale,
Genuine Madeira of fuperibr quality fit for imme
diate use, in pipes, hhds. and quarter calks; geneva,
belt French and Carolina indigo, Bloomery iron,
mufeovad® sugar in hhds. and Russia fail cloth.
1"L
For no fault,
A Strong healthy negro wench, about 30 years of
age; and can do all kinds of house work. En
quire of the widow Darcy, in William Street, oppofitp
Joshua De Laplane's.
WANTED immediately,
A WET NURSE,
Well recommended. Enquire of the Printer.
SOLD by HUGH GAINh,
Y„RITING PAPER of most Sorts by Retail ;
VY Pens, (Quills., Wax and Wafers; Penknives,
Ink-pots and Stanaifr.es of different Sorts ; best Roman
Fiddle Strings by the Bundle; Clarke's Snuff and Tobacco
Boxes; Powder Horns, and Shot Pouches, Gold Scales
and Weights, Ink-powder, with black and red Ink;
Scales and Dividers; a great Variety of Gentleman and
Ladies Pocket Books, Afs-fxin Memorandum Books,
Razors, Hones and Strops; Bounce and Pounce Boxes,
Letter Files, gilt and plain Meff,ge Cards ; India Ink in
Cakes; Backgammon Tables, with Boxes and Dice ;
playing Cards. WITH
HAERLEM OYL,
CORN SALVE.
And the best EYE WATER in the World,
Also, Ryan's incomparable Worm deftroving SUGAR
PLUMBS.
A Few hampers of best London porter, old Madeira,
Teneriffe, Fontinac, Mallaga & and Red Port,
Jamaica Spirits, Brandy, Arrack, Scotch Barley, and
Scotch Herrings in Kegi, Rice, Fig Blue, and English
Chevf^i Also, a few Logs fauare Timber
In the Committee of Safety for the Colony of New-
York, during the Recess of the Provincial Congress,
July 1 sth, 1775.
AGREED and ordered, that Mr. Herman
Zedtwitz ihall be Major, and is hereby
appointed Major in the firft Regiment of the Troops
now raising in this Colony.
A true Copy from the Minutes,
ROBERT BENSON, Secretary.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, NEW-YORK,
INWARD ENTRIES, From
Charming Polly, Truxtun, Jamaica ; Rebecca,
Lindfe;, Rhode -IJland; Fidelity, Lamb, Virginia ;
Thijile, Haddock, South-Carolina ; Generous Friends,
Watson, Rhode-Inland ; Seaflower, Pwglafs, Phila
delphia ; Phoenix, Darrell, Turks Ijiand.
OUTWARD ENTRIES. For
William, Mafterton, Gibraltar ; Tveo Sifters, Rance,
Jamaica.
CLEARED for DEPARTURE. - To
Sally, Bagley, Milford Haven ; Juliana, String
barn, Jamaica; America, Campbell, Grenades; Ra
ven, Exfox, Coracoa ; Nancey, NiddUbn, Dominica;
Lark, Roach, North-Caroling; aftna, Camming,
Madeira; Ffend/kip, Lewis, Fabffuth, 0. E. Polly
Wright, Grenades ; 'fame and Ifabetla, Workman,
Cork ; Fax, Fairly, Waddell; Scot, and —liana, 'Mont
gomery, Liverpool; Sally, Rogers, Dominica; Rent ,m,
Kean, Falm%-b ; Good Intent, De Carterett, New-,
joundland; Hansford, Garnett, Virginia; New-York
Packet, Little, South-Carolina; Ddfy, Fowler,
Madeira; Doferes Tender, Sherwood, Bermuda ;
Fffi/ippi Packet, Chambers, Harriot, RGbinya, and
Experiment, Sturrup; 'New-Providence; Rebecca,
Lindsey, Rbode-Ijland; Polly, fan Afyne,St, Chrifo
phers ; Bentham, Rivers, Philadelphia.
THE firft Floor of a genteel House, neatly furnifhed,
near the Coftec-Houfe. Enquire of the Printer.
ROBERT SINCLAIR,
On HUNTER's-QUAY, has for Sale,
TO BE LET,
New-Jersey, 7 MMHE sale of the real and per—
Middlesex County, ) [ fonal ellate of Philip French,
of the city of New-Brunfw'ck, is adjourned to Tuefdar
the zzd day of August next ; the sale to begin at tw> of
the clock in the afternoon of said day, and to be held at
the house of said Philip French. All persons that have
any demands on said estate, by mortgage or execution,
are desired to attend.
_ THOMAS SKINNER, late Sheri ff.
fr^O be fold for want of employ, a remarkable strong,
g likely young negro, wench, a tolerable cook, and
understands waffiing and all kinds of house work; she
has been much used to the country, and will make an
excellent and very ufeful servant. Enquireof H. Gaine.
The following Cure authenticated by fames Cowper,
M. D.
To Mr. Norton, Surgeon, Golden-Square.
SIR,
I HAVE here inclofed you my certificate of Roderick
Macdonnald'^ being cured, in all appearance, of that
rank scorbutic eruption, which for many year, past, has
constantly resisted the power of a variety of medicines,
(taken by him, to my certain knowledge) until it vanished
by the use of your Maredant's Drops ; for which he ter
'turns you his most grateful Thanks; and from motives
of justice and humanity, as well as gratitude of ,our
patient, you are at full liberty to make his case public,
and my certificate of the cure. I am, Sir,
Your most obedient, and most humble servant,
JAMES COWPER
Jahr. -Street, Cavondi/h Square, 1
January 13th, 1775.
P. S. I have just now seen, and examined the case of
Mrs. Mary Lute, on whom I find you have performed a
mod miraculous cure of three years finding, of thq
Scrophula, commonly known by the name of King's Evil.
You must be very happy, when reflecting you ' have it i^
jour power to give relief to so many Offering mortals,
which such extraordinary cures prove you have.
*, The above Drops are fold by H. Gaine, and
J. Rtvtngton. r
^ Three Fence per Fount! will ba
given for the belt Sort of good, dry, clean
LINEN RAGS, and so in Proportion for
those of an inferior Quality.---by HUGH
GAINE,
I TREE HUNDRED POUNDS may be
1 had on good Security. Enquire of the
Printer.
For L ONDO N.
The BRIGANTINE
RACHEL,
^^4 R l %r t d e s a,
WILL fa.il in fix days. For light freight or *
passage, apply to the Matter on board, at the
Albany Pi@r.
SCRIVENERS OFFICE.
IN these so truly serious and unhappy times, but little
bbfinefs can be expelled, except from the effehtial
care of pufterity, occurrences by death, as to wills, the
office of executors and administrators, &c. In these, as
well as any other matters vAich may offer, the fame
candid advice and faithful services I have endeavoured to
render all ranks of people, since the commencement of
this office in 1764, (hall continue to be my peculiar study:
and in part to prove, how much I feel fur the fufferings of my
fell EC creatures, will retrench every unneceflary expence,
and the summit of my with from those ftrvices ihall be,
to m,'it a continuance of the Public's protection, with
no more than a common support, until the Supreme
Director of all things shall permit the fun to overpower
the present heavy cloud, and peace be restored to America,
in equal abundance to the plenty thereof.
JOHN C. KNAPP, Ait&rr.ey at Law, de B. R.
Broad-Street, 4th July, 1775.
WHEREAS Benjamin Shelden, Benjamin Gard
ner and Jabez Spencer, did make, and with
their hands fubferibe a certain writing, bearing date the
ninth day of January, in the yearof our Lord 1775, and
publifhad the fame twelve weeks fusceflively ia John
Holt's New York Journal, or the General Advertiser,
and the Kew-Yeik Gazette, and Weekly Mercury,
printed by Hugh Gaine, being two of the public news
papers of this colony ; which laid writing is by the
tenor thereof directed to all persons intepefted in the land
hereafter mentioned, and recites, That whereas Stephen
Van Renßelaer, late Lad Piopi-'tor of the Manor of
Renflelaetwick, in the county of Albany, decease., did
in his life time, lay out and set apart a certain trait of
twelve thousand acres of land, fixated on the east tide of
Hudson's River, in the south-east corner of the said
Manor, known by the name of.Stephen-Town, being
burled and bounded as follows : Beginning at a black
bitch tree Banding in the Couth boundary lire of the
said Manor sixteen mites east by the needle, from the
futh end of Beaten-Ifiand, in Eudfon's-River, and runs
thence eall by the needle four hundred chains, to a
bass wood tree marked; thence north twenty-one de
grees east three hundred and thirty-two chain, ; thence
weft by the needle three hundred and eighty-00 chains :
thence fetch twenty-three degrees and thirty minutes weft
three hundred and thirty-nine chains, to the black bitch
tree fyft mentioned. Ard whereas five thousand acres,
part of the said twelve thousand acres.of land, has been,
laid out and surveyed into fifty lots of one hundred acres
each, being numbered from one to fifty.
And whereas the said Stephen Van Renffdaer,
did afterwards in his life time, in and by several inden
tures of lease and release, the lease bearing date .the day
before, and the rfleafes the twenty-fourth day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
fixty-five, grant, bargin, lcif, alien, release and confirm
onto James Grey, Samuel Brown, James Grey, jun,
David I'ixlv, Benjamin Willard, Jableel Woodbridge,
Nathan'Ball, Joseph Willard, Josiah Ball, Elijah Wilson,
Phineas Whitney, Abel Rowe, Eli Fixly, Ebenezer
Noble, 'Amos Feard, Jonathan Walker, Daniel Hub
bard, David NUde, William Wright, Samuel Wilson,
David Bagg, and David Pix.y, jun. and to each of them
feverallA, and to their several heirs and afligns forever,
each two of the said fifty lots of one hundred acres, as
alto two fiftieth parts of rhe said undivided funds in the
said tract of twelve thousand acres, to be divided into
fifty equal pfrts, of which said last mentioned undivided
land we the fubferibers v ,-e part owners ; and did there
by give notice, that Daniel Hull, Daniel Denifou, and
Samuel Sherman, all cf Little Hoofack, in the said
Manor, perfuns not interested in the said lands, pursuant
to the several alls of this colony made for the partition
of lands, are appointed Commissioners, to make partition
of the said undivided lands so released as aforefaid, and
that the said Commissioners would meet on Wednesday
lite twelfth day of April then next, at the house of
Othniel Gardner, inn-keeper, at Little Hoofack aforefaid,
as by the said writing so published as aforefaid, relation
being thereunto had may appear.
Now therefore, we the said Daniel Hull, Daniel
iDenifon, and Samuel Sherman, Commissioners so ap
pointed as aforefaid, hereby fignify our appointment, and
do give notice, that we will meet at the house of Jabeg
Spencer, in the said Stephen-Town, Manor and County
aforefaid, on the 25th of July next, to proceed on the
fail partition; and we define all persons concerned to
attend accordingly. Given urler our hands at Albany,
thi: nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord,
1775. DANIEL HULL,S
DANIEL DENISON, >Commiffioners.
SAMUEL sherman,)