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w MI Witeuery- inneiv. au cede
as applicatioa to . Lord Bathurst's Oise for re-
muneration for service' done by trim io Sieilytpre-:
•ferring • claim frei eipensers, eilii*otiiig io the
*bele to 4,5501. incurred by hint iri the years 1808
and 1809 Somesurprise was naturally excitedit the
Afire, th li so large a claim shoisld be peefirred by
a peewee holden )/ only a Captain's euninbrimiralt; for
ritilitary wo vices performed so many iglus before, and
be was asked • by it had not been settled by the officer
haeinz the chief commend, by whum all claims of
Mat nature ought to be adjusted. No answer be-
ing.retunted to this inquiry. Earl !iridium dis-
missed the claim. The Noble Lord proceeded to
observe that the (louse must be aware that it was
impossible fur the Government here to go into Ihif
investigaiinn of tiny case between the ftleapolitair
4;overom-nt and any individual ire the circumstances
of the Partroner. The only course for them was to
ducal an inquiry into the cue by their agents at
Naples-, which had beep doi.e, and a report upon
it•liail beet' transmitter 'which he certainly fele, far
the iderest of this individual. no intimation to di-
vulge, but if he were p Ito go fully into es-
;Adoration, be must he compelled to divulge. With
testiest to the pprticulArs of the pecuniary demand
pr.frned by Captiiii Mimeo, there were very cu-
rious items, laud oolong them ass one of no less a
El urge rhino 1,400/. for payments trade to the
Fiend. Gerroul-iii-Chief 'a mistress.—/Laughter.
and liter. bear./-1t certainly appealed to him
rather an extruordiriary instance of generosity rend
attachment on u he part of this individual to
tire sastricata of the British Government, that
a per-on who he supposed was not a man of
very large fortune, his pay us Captain of a Cala-
bria,' irgiment being only 15 dollars a mouth.
should c anent to lay out of so large a *suns for so
many )ears. in cor.stquence of the certificates
"cum General Officers of the military service& of the
Petitioner, Lord Bathurst procured him • military
pension of 50/. a year, 11111(.11 V 4 MI WWI wards, to mot
the cobvenienee of Captain Borneo, when he a ished
to go sloped, pnrehased off at the usual rate of
such annuities. Government also directed inquiry
to be made, it: order to ascertain that the treatment
or a Iveli lie conspluitad at the hands or the Near-
loan Government was slot its consequence of any
cow-Islet of his in the British service; and the answer
wiled' oura returned was, that it was not for any thing
of the kind, but for am/ action of his after his
teams from Sicily to Naples. Capt. Romeo
having. afterwards been apprised that it was not a
dill!' lit which the British Guvernment could inter•
fete, applied fora British passport ; but the nous"(
%sight be awate that Government was not iu the
practice if giving British passports to foreigner':
Such pesspesis in getters' served the purpose rathii
of letters of recommendation, and lie believed it
was chic Hy on that account that Captain Ilona/
pressed the point so pnrticulatly ; but be shoul4
Trot have kit I i i 11l self justified iu giving such a
',import to tirs individual, under all the circum-
etauceo of the eve. As Captain Romeo seemed so
stfere.tly brut on getting back to Sicily. Lord Bd..
theist offered to procure him a passage out to
Malta, tool to facilitate his passage fromffienee to
SiCily; but that he destined. The Ndble Lord
voncladed by repeating that the only claim of the
'Petitioner was of a military nature, and that had
alirady been fully eitended to.
•Lord W. Beturtnee wished to ark the Noble
Lord, whether it appeared that Captain Romeo
hod been harassed by imprisonment, without trial,
tit whether lie had been tried upon any charge by
the Government of Naples ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, as the questioo had
been directly put to him he could not withhold the
answer: that he had been arrested on a charge,
brit made his escape before he was brought to trial.
Lord W. BENTINCK said, he merely asked the
ques.ion because the individual stated that be had
it, his pi asession the order of the Kierg for his de-
portatiorr, without any charge being specified.__
(Hear, hear.)-11e could state thst the services of
'this individual were materially beneficial to the
Bra'sli interests ise Sicily, and were of a nature
calculated to draw down on him the resentment
of the Neapolitair Government.—(Hear, hear.)--
TITe Noble Lord proceeded at some length to re-
Mal k upon the overthrow of the Constitution este-
blielnal under our influence in Seedy, which was
dour by the King of Naples, as his edict declared,
SIP cow. epitome of a Treaty entered into at the Con-
gress of Vienna.
Lord CASTLEREAGH stated, that the Sicilian
Parliament fumed the Constitution, which was mo-
delled upon that of this country, to be unfit for
thst island ; they attempted in vain to reform it,
will trot berog able to adopt airy settled plan of
trineudrnent, they at length determined to throw
the Government entirely into the bands of the
King. If the Noble Lord conceived that Captain
Romeo had been inadequately remunerated for his
militate services, and had mentioned that opinion
to the Goverueneen, more would have been given
to hint.
Sir J. Maceitcrosii with much farce animad-
vetted on the conduct untie Austria.' Government,
• which, he said, while it was proleseing at the Con-
kiess of Vienna the utmost harmony good huh and
• good understaialiug with this country, was secretly
urging tin the King of 'Naples to overturn the
Constitution, which under our auspices had
• been established iii Sici!y on the British .model ;
for it as tit conrequenee of a guild article its
14 • the.Tr ly- between Austria and the King of Na..
ilei ' at the Constitution ours destroyed. With
. were to the eau of the unfortunate individual,
ls oppiatrid to him very strange that the Noble
liird•Orsid apply to the Neapolitan Government
triwieestain the military services of the Petitioner, in
fireferesice to the imitatel Officer, under whom he
WO served. The Noble Lou} had- albempterl to
'the it laugh, by telling the Meuse that this iradivi-
..dila" hail expeuded 1,400/ ott 'the iris rasa of a
French General. But lie had shown tlisfm no do-
' 'foment ; for Any Wog thiat appeireek it inigiit be
-*Ain extortion of mouthy from this retilloirgi. II The
French Gentrat for his 'Matfett, ; #r• it iiiiett be an
..vr •
errorr the •trisistittan. .. Me klk w that A re s' ti-.
tiontr wat hut' ilt itcquiCtitid filth 'Etiglish, 'and

Attempt.
Lord CAITLRIMAGH explained. The Treaty
wind) had been alluded to was concluded after the
oGuiration of Naples by the Austria*. oe the
overthrow of Murat, one month after the bresk-
ing.up of the Congress of Vienna, and at the
time the Sovereigns were 'ow the Rhine. He,
therefore, hoped the House would not be led
away by the idea that any of these tranmetioner
arose out of the Congress at Vienna.
Lord W. BgNTINCIt wished to mention while.
that Edict stated that was issued in 1818. It stat-
ed that his Majesty having ratified the Treaties oftbs
Congress of Vienna, re-united Sicily to the States.
Lord CAITLEIREIiGH replied, that he had' ue4er
seen the document in question.
Lord A. lismsvros said, that he owed it in jus-
tice to the man *hose case was iuquirstilt into, as well
as to the national character, to snake a few observe-
tions.—(Heur, hear.) —With respect to Mr. Ro-
meo's claims, as far as he had heard, •he most soy
he did not think' the Whit Lord had met them
fairly. The question was, whether Mr. Romeo
' had been regularly einjdoyeil, and whether he hod
performed the services fur which he hail been ens.
',toyed. He conceived that Mi. Romeo was enti.
tied to something snore than the .Petition demand-
ed. After a must is confined in prison for Sys
months, end perhaps on bread and water; for be-
urtits•rendered to the English station, he should
not be considered as presenting a ludicrous Peti-
tions. • He therefore thought that every thing
alsowkl be done to facilitate his clssi. is, and to in-'
demnify him far the losses he has :moaned.
Lord e:ASTLEREAOIII again espfaiiied.
Mr. A neacaosine observed that the Noble
Lt.rd, is, Ida reply, hail noistated •hat fell from hi.
lion: and Learned Friend (Sir J. Misekinioili),
but he thought that to far frets doing away reith
his statement, he only corroborated it. The state-
ment of the Noble Lord was in perfect conformity
with that Treaty which Ws Hoy. and Learned
Friend had chanictesised as nefarious and flagi-
tious:

Lord CAM:EREAGH, in reply, obserietl, that he
knew nothing that occurred at the Congress of
to preclude Austria, as an iodependeut Power,
from making any Treaty with Naples.
Mr. Milk wished to say a feW Words in expla-
natio... He should say that if the case of the
Treaty be* erroneous as the Noble Lord's state-
ment *War Captain Romeo's escape, it rasa quite
without foundation. Does the Noble Lord recol-
lect a document that came to lois ogee on the qth
of August, tots, stating that Capiiiiis Romeo had
been made prisoner as the bead' 0r the Anglo-
Bourbon party Wear, Afar)—lie had s certili-
. rate in his hand that stated he had been made pri-
soner, and sentenced to be shot, and that he
escaped by the bribery of that French Oetierara
mistres..—(Kier. Ireor.l—Does the Noble Lord
forget the services reentered by this geotleman to
the British Goversiniesit ? The Noble Lord seems
to forget that he was the means of raising 500
cavalry iu Sicily. He had no hesitation in stating
that the statement Of the Noble Lurd was quite
erroneous.
Lord CASTLERILIOU wished to state that the ser-
vices performed by Captain Romeo were in 1809.
His claims might have been investigated since then,
and it was somewhat extraordinary that tie did not
make these demands, and bring the matter Nader
the view of Clover iiiii rid.
Mr.. Hume observed, that the Nobte twit! most
forget that a letter hail been recessed at his office,
stating his claims, and demanding compensation.
Tire Petition was then ordered to be printed.
AFFAIRS OF NAPLES.

Sir ROBERT WILINNI few Pe ail the *dietitian
of the House to an affair ar grist imports:lce. He
had received a letter from sources whose authority
he could not doubt, cumin ll i 4 ig the copy of a letter
uridossed by Sir Win. A'Cuurt to the Neapolitan
Miunster for Foreign Adair., respecting the views
of the British Government. and the ordees of the
British Comaisoder to the Bay of Nilllita. It ap.
peered to him that some of the seutinteitts that let-
ter contained were incostsisteut with the laws of
nations, of rather u hostile than a pacific nature,
and he thought it his duty to bring it
before the House in some shape, alit' it was
for this purpose that he theu ruse. The I-louse
must have borne in mind the debate that occurred
on the Circular, rendered so memorable by the
speech of his Hon. and Learned Friend (Sir James
Mackintosh). On that °enrol's) the Noble Lord
opposite (Csatlereogh) stated, notwithstandisig the
suspicious principles contained in the Cueular, that
it was the intelitiOn of the Government to Mannino
a pacific character. lie would appeal to the
House, whether it appeared from what hail passed
that night, that the Noble Lord opposite was that
jealous guardian of those reservations which he
sometimes advocate.. The Noble Lind (io make
assurance doubly sure) bud stated, that this coun-
try was not bound by soy engagement it reroute
any of the dynasties or ancient governments. The
House then must have pal ticipated in his surprise
at this letter from Sir %V on. A•Cosirt. In order to
;me no doubt on the subject of interference, Sir
W. A'Court proceeds, after some °lnert-stunts, that
the undersigned flatters himself nothing will occur
to disturb the peaceful conduct that hail been adopt-
ed. 'lbis plainly demonstrated that the British
Government, and he, us Mitoster of that Govern-
ment, had a right to conveit that neutrality into
hostility, if necessary—that is, if any violence
should be offered to the Royal Flintily. This as-
, .
Atrium, he contended, was quite incompatible with
the rights of independent battomio, and moat perilous
-10 our own. Let nut the Noble Lord 'suppose that
Ise can apply a principle of law to a foreigner, that
be will not apply to 1111 fab Spothrr occasion. lIS
order to illustrate this observation, he would state a
fact that taint to Iris kiutwiedge from undoubt-
ed authority. lit a conversation that took place
in Italy between (edam parties, whom it vita
not for Imo to name, the ',object or a probable
change . of Government in this eetuury was
I• satroduced. A 'Minister of oue of the Powers
coot-trued in the attack on Naples, elated, that if
a change of file Geterninent dt l'oceur, they would

toe* —(A laugh.).
He wino/ opinion that the principles laid down by
Sir William A'Court were such as could sot be
maintained by this couutry. He would ask the
Noble Lord and his colleague', whether they thought
pretexts would be wanting to involve this country
its war, whether some of these restless spirits that
had agitated Europe would remain tranquil, or
whether the Allied Powers themselves would not
endeavour to engage England in that infamous
crusade against the liberties of Naples ?—( Hear.
bear.)—The very sentiinents contained in that
letter were calculated to awake the jealousies
of the people, and make them look upon
the Royal Family as the property of a foreign na-
tion, and by thus exasperating their feelings,
provoke them to commit the outrage we are endea-
vouring to avoid.(Hear. hear )—ln support of
this opinion he could quote a very high authority,
and one for whom he was sere the Noble Lord and
Ilia friends had a high respect, he meant Mr. Pitt.
In 1792, when Lord Gower was recalled, end a
proposition was submitted to the House respecting
the Royal Family of France, what wise the lan-
guage of Mr. Pitt ? He exhorted the House not to
use any expressions respecting the Royal Family,
lest the angry feelings of the French people should
kid them to any violent measures.—(Hear, hear.)
With respect to the affairs of La)bacli, he, of
r course, could not tell whet occurred ; but he
could not bring his mind to believe that the
statements of these Monarchs respecting the
King of Naples were perfectly true. But it
was of the utmost importance that we should
come to some explit it Understanding on this stils.•
jest. and that we should know the precise nature
of the system of neutrality that is pursued, end'
not leave it to the caprice of any Minister—
(Hear, hear,)—for we see the interpretation put
upon this Circular by the Allied Powers. They,
publicly declare that although the English Govern«
mesa, for some weighty mid prudential reasons,
have declined to interfere ugaiiist Naples, still they
approve of the proceedings, and that there exists
a perfect wiiformity of feelings on the subject
between them and the Allied Powers.—(Hear.
hear.)—lt therefore became this country to tell
these Kings that we do not approve of their mea-
sures; we should chew them thst we hold is the
utmost abhorrence their measures, and that we dis-
claim altogether the slightest participation in their
crimes.—(Hear. hear.)—This was the more neces-
sary. when «e know the extent and nature of the
charges against the Neapolitan people. All their
offences consist in the adoption of the Spanish
Constitution, and effi•cting u revolution by the as-
sistatiete of the Carlsoisari. But is the Noble
Lord prepared to say that the King of Spain did
not subscribe to the Constitution, in order to .e-
-cure the succession to the throne? and this was one
of the circumstances that made the Spanish Consti-
tution so acceptable to the Neapolitan*. And what,
he would be glad to leakier, are the crimes of
the Spanish Constitution ? It is now eighteen
month, in operation ; it has been tried six months
in Naples, and whet are the evil consequences re-
sulting from it to render it so obnoxious ? The
neat objection was, that of the revolution being
effected by uteaus of the Carhonuri. He regretted
to hear a Noble Friend of his in another place,
who had dune great services to hie country,
make au assertion, which he would not have &Thu
had lie derived his information front the riper
sources. He stated that the Carbonari had tsken
an oath, not only not to believe its Man, but alai in
God, in whose presence and on whose supremacy
they had sworn. But this was the common attack
on all reformer.. The primitite Christians, who
raised the glorious structure of Christianity, were
assailed iu the same unjust manner. "
superstitio," was the terns applied to those who first
introduced that system —" ikon odhuc crimine in.
cendir, yriam odio :guarani generic convict' mixt."
lie was not so ignorant of history us not to know
that assassimstion was a mode of defence often re-
sorted to by the oppressed—" Forilius universe),
impelli, gram singulus iiwporare."--(!Iron)--
Over
and over-again it was expressly slatted tli.a 1,0
occupation of Naples should take piece. They sic-
mended a constitution; they said it was an object
they never would abandon. Yet, notwithstatioitig
this protestation, the kingdom of Naples was an-
nexed as • province to Austria. %Valk regard to
the occupation of Naples, he had mote istforma-
tion than the Noble Lord seemed to possess. It
was an unalienable part of the plea of the military
Power,. which they state is necesierry for the pre-
servation of their dominions, and if the Noble Lord
would look to the local dispusitiots of the place,
he would see their motive. Their object was to
tike possession of Ancona. These were she plans
of the Austrian Government, which they were de-
termined to pursue. The reasons lie had *toted
were, he thought, quite sufficient to have war-
ranted the Noble Lord to interpose his authority as
sotto as he had heard of the occupation of Naples
by the Austrian army.—(Hear, bear.)—Thgv con-
ditions on which they have taken this step are,
that they are to retain the fortresses and the capital
for six loog, tedious, interminable years.—(//ear.
hear.) —Were such thiuge to be tolerated ? Was
the Noble Lord so indifferent to Isis living and post•
bunions character as to consent to the Russian
Power making • /migrates-A in Sicily ? But he
was apeuking slow of what was to have been
feared, and not what is to be feared. The ques-
tion now is. whether the. Austrian lice is to be
thrown back.— ( Hear, hear, hear.)—Nothing else
sun prevent the operattoo of the fatal tumours that
have been commenced. He trusted in Providence
we soon should see these sacred beacons, that
formerly united the hearts of nations in the cause
of freedom, once more blaze upon the hulls, di.-
pelliug by the brilliancy of their toys the mistwand
darkness its which tyranny had envelopped the Da-
tiOnS of Europe, and illuminating the whole poll.
tical horizon—(Cheers).-the knell of depotisro
has tolled : but. thanks to Heaven! it has.been by
.the hands of the despots themselves.—(Cheers.)—
Ile sissy be told that his arguments, instead of
being directed. in favour of neutrality, ere more
calculated to create hortillties. No man could be

he WI
the r

the ancient people, that *hen
thrmselres, then are they
Ater.)-.•His only ob-
ject was _,press the language of humanity,
and to endeavour that we should interpose our
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;and r

gate their misfortunes. He could net say what
the conduct of the King of Naples may be; but
on the heroism of the Regeut he placed much
dependence. lie would nut, he was confident,
ever become the instrument to subvert and destroy
the liberties of In, people ; he ne►er would loot
himself to am• unworthy Treaty ; he would prove
himself worthy of the glorious confidence that had
been reposed in him ; he required no armour-
but the hearts of his people—he needed us ,
shield but the confidence of his follower', and
that c•ouragevua feeling which his own valour cannot s
fail to inspire.—(Loud and combined cheers.)—
The Hon. and gallant General concluded by
moving.—
" That an humble Address be reunited to his Majesty,
praying that he would be craeionsly plearml is order le let
laid before the House a copy of a letter Amos Sir William
A'Court to the Neapolitan Minister fur Foreign Affairs, dated
the 11th of February, 1821."
Lord CAST LEREA G H said, that in rising to addre.•
himself to the speech of the Hon. and gallant Offi-
cer who had just sat down, he should feel it his
ditty in the first instance to make ■ few remarks on
these affairs that came within the scope and bearing
of the Circular. There were mmy thine, in that
speech on which he should nut feel it necessary to
occupy the time of the House. It was not his its-.
tention again to serve up that rich repast of private
conversation with which they had been regaled,
much less to dwelt on those prophetic visions of the
gallant Officer, which, like most of the divination*
that came from that side of the Hou►e. were nut to
be considered exactly in the bight of gospel. lie
appreheoded that in order to induce the House to
vote fur the production of such a document, it
would be necessary to substantiate some grounds
of a practical mouse. If the object of the gallant
Officer was merely information, lie could ussuse
the House that the letters published were faithful
copies. If the principles of that document were
objectionable, then there ►night be sonic grounds
for calling for it, or even if the application
of these principles were objectionable. But here
he must beg leave to protest against the anode of
argument adopted by the Honourable strut gal.
lout Officer, that violence against the Royal Family
was meant w a political sense. With respect to
the generul principles which the Hon, sad gallant
Generul introduced, iu his endeavours to entangle
the arguntelits in the opinions of Mr. Pitt, lie should
only say, that the wisdom of those opinions, he
could easily conceive, spatted to such a country as
France. But so far from interference being die.
countenanced at that day, that 1.411 even on the
opposite side of the House was it discountenanced,
for there was 110 mall would have noose sincerely
wished than Mr. Fox to avert that horrid deed that
lies stained the annals of France, and set her, both
in at moral and a religions point of view, ill a state
of hostility with all the other nations of Europe.—.
(Hear, hear j—And when he heard talk of the Car-
bonari, whose virtues he was ready to uphold, at►d
of u•saaaioattons, it occurred to him that Euglatad
had bren quite exempt, at least from attempts of
this figure—(!/erge, hear,)—and that assassinations
had growu out of secret political asiocietions.—
If the Calamitous circumstance should ever occur,
and this country should make an interference, the
Ministers would undoubtedly be exposed to the
eiiimadversions of tort House if they carried the
priii•iple too far. Nu persons on the face of the
eisrth were more interested ticui the Neapolitans
themselves in preventing the stain and odium which
would have bren affixed to their cause if per-
scout violence had been offered to the Royal amity
of Naples. The people of Naples were better judge*
of their own affairs than the gallant officer (Sir It.
IViltism), and they considered the order a proteetise
our, and it was en acknowledged to Sir W. A'Court
by rvrty class of persons at Naples. if the gal-
lant General considered that any thing growing
out of that order would occasion a cominuetty of
council or interest with Ike Allied Powers, lie was
very math mistaken. The orders in question were
issued before the Congress at l'ropissu, and issued
at the same time with the declarations of neutra-
lity, Sir W. A'Coust having orders to make
them public whenever he should think it urcessary
for the furtherance of time object iii view, viz- the
safety of the Royal Family. Sir William A'Cuarrt
did hut conceal his instructions from the existing
Government of Naples, and at the period the first
communication of the Allied Sovereigns reached
Naples, they theft consideribg it might be 'dean-
tegeoue for them to state tit the people in what lowa-
tson they stood with respect to the Government of
Great Britain, Sir Win. A'Court did accordingly
fur►tish to the Duke tie Gino a Note, to produce, if
lie thought 6t, to the Neapolitan Parlietueut,.which
was afterwards done. This was an itistrection issued
without any concert whatever with the Powers at
Troppau. When Sir Graham Moore sailed in
July or August, the possibility of the Royal Fo•
roily leavitig occit to avail themselves of its pro-
tection was considered, amid instructions were given
accordingly. He had no hesitation in eatery,-
{edging, that early in September infoetuatites had
reached his Majesty's Goveitimeut of special
danger which mein be apprehended to the Royal
Futility, mid special instructions were accordingly
sent to the Commander of our naval force, but

160 strictly guarded. that they could not pos-
sibly be perverted to purposes which were not
intended, and whatever might grow out of it, no-
thing could lead us to any identity of position with
the Allies as to th►e affairs of Naples. Though
Ministers were separated from the Allies at Trop-
pea and Laybach, and though they had protested
alpinist the general principles laid down by them,
yet in the particular case they had acted on • prin-
ciple of our own, and which could not involve us
an iota farther than it expressed. The gall■ut
Officer had made the great military discovery,
that the permanent possession of Naples was
the sin* two non of the Austrian Governu►ent. It
was railwr n► a singular manner that they proceeded
to attain that ahject, awl if it had occurred to a
couut►yntan of his (I.ord Castlereagh's), would have
been denominated a blunder, for they were iu quiet

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NIMIStut Ist, been salted on for its iaterterence he thought Ilia* ovoch is &end such entelible England ea* Mere- tritztlitylee.i.' ... - tA nsaill4-- eiliiensible of tli
Breen the Neapolitan (lovernment and any of its lion upon hireeietittr there sme
male ' jessils.)—To 110110 . elw yits this sowatry at present h
Sicilian subjects, on account of their connexion with it appeared. tlijittbis :eeihisst '' shit *get how teralteliild • Nmseleoufeurld well acquainted with th
ihe serviceof this country, and it naturally,belonged suns to prirchain the friars 'sib cost AAA. ;the road to tombs ?"—" roe." answered he, and of them he would sa,
to the department over which he presided. But the (Laughter.)—The 'Noble Lord 'hieing mule se. -." .!he road is tedious, but gin vre can treat her as the Med illustrious of tho
enly claim which the Petitioner had upon the Go- attempt to insinuate away the merits of the Peti- • taieted nation, 6 nos nation pestiferee' (that was they have most to fear
worriment of this country, if he had an, wa50111.,... timpr, he had thought he %boobd notdo his fluty' , the. expeessiee), ead,eldede bar from any inter• moot to be f„red.—(ll
course with the nations of Europe."—(A largh.)— jest was to express the
eta asittall* insfaire.-- In 1d11; thilvettiiiner made tinker he withstood such an 'attempt.
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