The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-28 00:00:00

AkTS, IlidNtikeiCTUßfiS,

,
. Ins Anniversary of this useful Institution,
which, dating its origin from the period of His
MAJRSTVII Accession to the Throne, hat fl,:urishetl
it:4s long under his proteCtiun, vk as yday
orated at the Crown and Anchor Tavernester ; • cede.
His Grace the Duke of N6ttroLx in the Ch.iir.
After the cloth was removed, the healths of the
IClrqh Qintex, and ROYAL FralLv, were drank
with appropriate honours.—" CietY 0 Success to the So.
1 Arts, CoMmeree, and ManufaCtures," and
" The Loom, the Sickle, and the Plough," were
drank with three times three.
During
.the intervals between the different Toasts
Mr. DtoNust, Mr. ELLIOTT, and Mr. EvANs,
entertained the company with some very delightful
glees,
The Duke of NoxvoLx. rose to propose as a
Toast, the President, and Members of the Society
of Arts and Commerce in Dublin. 'His Grace in.
tinduced it by expressing his satisfaftion at the
people of this Country anti Ireland having become
United under one common Government—and, con.
• titled as they were by interest and aft Lion, he
birnented they, should be separated by the sea.' He
trusted they would he:tceforth be considered as the
carne Pel
eaGlee,ch
test. the same' objed—their mutual harp.
Sir I,IT r.
h of
Hie ALTRI OTIRLINCI proposed the heal,'
1 foe Grate the President : some time elapsed be.
, the applause subsided. The Toast was drank
with -.
i three times three. His Grace returned thanks
In 4Tety few words.
. The he
t dilthq of the Viee.Presidents, Sir ROBERT
"lis Mr C
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14 tit,' , . °RANT, Mr. DURAND,
'9'+'4iiatit I ' T
Ilia i , t• a TAYLOR, the Secretary,
were
elk
. N.. •
0A . evening was spent in the utmost harmony,
0.:, '-,,110ut ten) the Noble President retired, and
oulpeny separated.

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~. Tat Italian for Military movements has cot '''elleed, and the Troops quartered here are kepti.
eieanstantly at exercise, to recover any I°" of d),"tche
ne which oaten have been the consequence
_t :ftiletivitY inseparable from winter quarserf... !her; 1141 Yet no certainty of this Garrison taking t:
7e1(1. hut there is every reason to, suppose that_n
44excls" will he its place of destination• The 16 I-
talie under the Command of Lord CHARLES FI.TZk,
tor, consisting of the North York, Wesi Suflt,".
and Westminster Regiments, had a grand ti tos,,f
day a few
..,
mays since, under the command
tips Lordship ndent through several .manceu: itili '" a masterly manner. The Berkshire and
;44t4r tVliddltsex form a separate Brigade
(Ma ri.t.lgadier-Ceneral GOWER, whose attention ro the
"atlit'uiettrritie;lt of the Officers under his command,
in the principles of fieid fortifi tittli"), oe which he' frequently gives leaures i.ts
spot,
manner, refletts the highest credit on his
tell and astidUlly. The 7th Light Dragoons,
;14tc!ounatttled by Lord Pnott, were likewise re.
44 on Rushmere-heath, by Lord CHARLRS
,Ntalit.and went through their several evoiti.
1141 entirely to his satisfaction, as well 88 to that
's.b.,Salt?" great number of experienced military
"sters.• also made
, 5 vi. . . _
zoth LightDragoons . Thiq
ue 1 brilliant and soldier-like appearance. . .
~
is Prneet has been for some time in expo Cation t►f
Chilrg'ts for Ireland; but on Friday an unexreted
strived for them to march immediately to
otittitiotto,_. ,
t "• It is understood the)' will form part
unthe .4pedition which is about to sail under Lieu.-
11-14neral Sir JAM es CRAIG. I have just he-srd,
to tti the btst authotity, that Sir J. PuLTENEy Is
tiialitle4ed to the Command of this Div rid, and not
repult(l4lHiglineas the DUKIt of KENT, as has been
theitttedi hcllles TDragoonszoth Dragoons are ordered to take
with them.
Yes! , 4................• offespeop.
tat. ttol morning, about eleven o'clock, the
Lu'oi norit Volunteers„ the W.'stminster, and
ender",. CaValty, were brigaded in HOe Park,
erirt,lne command of Gen. Lux; r. rTo The muster
of ilillted of two Sqnadrons of, the Light Horse, two
oleZ)Welittillilter,Cavalry, and one Squadron.
_of
tint, n,d", to with a Company of the Light
tint, vultieteets, dismounted. The mancouv res
ititi'l'Ated merely of the common occurrences of a
alter.:4Yl namely, forming the line, charging by
fortll74'e stviadrons and hair squadrons, and in line,
Atli fns "se columns, &c. When the line was
the 17; nil) ed, the Light Horse Volunteers occupied
left 'lt win', and the Westminster Cavalry the
(114411 the London being stationed in the centre. The
Co44unted were detached as skirmishing parties to
Th 1 the line, aft as Rankers in their retreat.
si.4,l),_Tineip4l charge, which took place about two
dotes'ehl‘s Will admirably executed, and would have
Nit,,"
to veteran troops. The Reviewing
enr,4,,;Poke in the most enthusiastic terms of the
sltit;`,..an4 skill of the whole Brigade. The day.
110%4 Pie'eingly cold, did not prevent several
arnito 'PeAiora attending ; among whom we
.
'CV 'Me Duke of CIihtBEXLAND and Generals
rrhll: k,t Anti SLADE.
Wine, teuntzt Stafrordshire Militia marched into
vieooltrilee tirracks, on Saturday. The Royal
no, mar
relieve the Royal Cumberland,
wir."_ll (bend Citadel. at Hull. The latter are to be
Lered in the town.
86tra
Counted rAlTt's ambitious strides may he easily ac-
and h. 4"---he knows the terror which his power
thit 1.% Atrocity have spread over the Continent, and
deter It. will tease with 'his life ; he is, therefore,
vi„i:ll,l"ed to Obtain all he can, being fully con.
e„f`i that at his death there will be an end to
444 iiprart, in France arid every where else.
~II Mr 1„,
Natio ' " INOtiala is really of opinion that otrr
hirs 1,1 Defence is in a laventable, state, and del.
nem° I'Llr being able to resist the power of the
rode Y, oratarieal gaiety in Parliament is very
kit,' ,In'tYl and he mubt be set down as the AI"-
aaarore mart in Christendom.
The chi fr ‘
briir , .e Lattot urged against the new Arrktr, at
korneYto"l". Theatre, was his Ggr. Considering
az, aripdOPtul sececsses in the theatrical world,
teed. i `',Perietree may be thought great faults in.
3 11 the present state of public judgment.

IVA VAL INQUIRY.

(Cottinmed frc n our Pater of Yestereaj..)

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Having given all the important parts of the TE N I it R Eroai.
of the Commissioners tar Naval Inquiry to our Readers,
we now present to them the Statement delivered in by Mr.
Tao rra it, which, in the construdion of all liberal minds,
will tend in a great degree to obviate the charges brought
against him, if it should not be deemed a full vindication
ut his cantina ; and which plainly shows that the attacks
made upon his charaCter in the Newspapers have been
rathertiie result et party-malignity than of public spirit
and impartial judgment.

As many of the questions you have thought. pro-
per to ask me appear to me intended to enable you
to judge, whether, in consequence of my having
been supposed to derive advantages from the use of
money in my hands, the Public have ever suffered
any loss, or experienced any inconvenience by de-
lay or interruption in the payments which have been
made under my direction, I must beg leave to state
the following circumstances
In the first place I desire to state, in the most
explicit terms, that the amount of money issued
from the Exchequer, or otherwise, paid to the Trea.
surer of tkc Navy, did not depend upon me, nor
upon the 'Treasurer, whom I represented* l; that it
was not in my power to increase or diminish the
sum under my care by one farthing, such amount
being determined exclusively by the Navy, Vic-
tuallilg, Sick and Hurt, and Transport Boards,
who tespeCtively fix the amount frAn their Own
views of its necessity. In the next place I state,
"with equal precision,. that of a sum exceeding
one hundred and thirty, tour millions, which, un.
der the regulation of the Attu diretting.the money
to be issued to the Bank, was put under my direc-
don, commencing with my appointment to the Office
in 1786, and ending with my resigna,tion of the
Office ot R,ymaster last year, nut one penny (rxecrt
a sum of 6051. which I have stated to the• Navy
Board as an official error) remains in My possession,
or in that of any of my Principals ; nor in the pay.
mem of all that sum has there ever been the least
delay or losst, or interruption, -every demand hay.
ing been satisfied, and the balance which remained
having been paid over to my successor.
With regard to the mode in which this has been
done, I feel myself equally free of blame. In the
year 1705 an Act § Patliament passed, direding,
that all issues to the Treasurer ot the Navy from the
Exchequer should he placed to his credit at the Bank
of England, and be drawn from thence by drafts,
specifying the heads of service for which it was.
wanted. These directions have accordingly been
invariably followed ; but to make every individual
payment of each department of an extensive office by
such drafts could never he the intention of the Act,
nor were such payments ever attempted to be so
made either brine or by my predecessor or succes.
sue in office ; accordingly, sums were drawn by me
from the Bank in gross to form funds for the satis-
faCtion ut such payments, of the amount., of which, I,
as representing the Treasurer, was left exclusively
to judge. While the Office continued in Broad.
street, and was consequent!) near the Bank, such
balances under my care were comparatively less.
Woen it was removed to Somerset-place, and both
the risk of carriage and the inconvenience of send.
ing for supplies became greater, the sums under my
care svere of course augmented, and then, as will as
for security and accuracy, as to facilitate my pay.
merits, I had recourse to the assistance of a private
Banker, for which I had previously the express ap.
prolvition of the Treasurer then irr office, anti which
Ido not consider as the least departure from the let.
to or spurt (4 the 'above Act.

As the aggregate of balances under the charge of
the Tteasurer et the Navy, Will, upon a review, ap.
pear very large, it must be recollected, that he ads
ar Banker to fop( great Public Deparimentl, who
pass their accounts separately, and have no cunnec-
ti,,n with each other, and who, from experience,
fiod the mode of keeping the several heads of ger.
vice disrind the most convenient ; but wkether the'
aggregate be great or small,. I repeat, was nu care
of mine. My duty .was to have a sufficiency of
these Funds, at every moment, in such a shape as to
satipfy every authorized demand, and in the execu.
tion of this duty, I claim merit in having 'so ful-
filled it, that every claimapt was nut only paid
without hesitation or interruption, but in the way
must convenient to himself.

The end of public satisfalion having been thus
attained, and admitted by those who have had any
connections with the Office, by the Boards who have
controuled it, and by the Officers and Clerks who
have aged under me, I cannot conceive it will be
imputd twin; as a fault, that in the management
of sums which, in case of any accident having hap.
pened, were of a magnitude to have overwhelm.
ed me, I have consulted my ' own safety and
that of the Public, in lesser arrangements, by keep.
ing considerable sums in niy own hands and in those
of a private Banker,which les4enedihe frequent risk
attending the carrying the Drafts to the Bank, and
obtained me greater facilitieS in checking my ac.
counts. No negative is put upon my making such
arrangement by the only Mit that bears upon the
subject, and to these, perhaps, is ,principally owing
the exemption from any error or delay in the whole
of my public duty.

But tt is now unnecessary to dwell upon the merits
of the mode L followed in the former part of my
Paymastership, as, in the latter pats of it, the mode
now adopted was introduced; and from that period
till the present moment, no money has been in my
hands fur the porptise of preparatory supply of Funds
to the Cashiers and Paymasters.
It is no doubt generally presumed, that advan-
tages are derived Crum the use of public money by
those in whose hands it lies. I have, myself, nu
doubt, though I cannot prove it, that such advan.
sages were enjayed by my predecessors. It is evi-
dent, from what I have stated, that they might have

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* With the exception, as I have stated in a former part of
my Evidence, ot the Nioney destihed to pay Excliequei Fees,.
Whitit is iSStleit in sums ot 3oaal. at U tittle, at the le,llJeSt tat
the Payntaster, when the sum in hand is reduced below
300 1. ; but the management of this small Fund has, since
the scar Oleo, been entrusted to the care of the 01licer ap..
pointed to manage the business at the Exchequer.
f aith Geo. 111. Cap. 3t.
t Note. I consider the loss which Govevicncrit sustained
by the faiture of 11,1 r. lellicoe to have actually taken place
prior to 0;2, as appears by a declaration of ins embarrass-
tni:nts at that period dated in that year.
() 201 t;eo. 111. Cap. 3t.
The Nary Board, ViOualling Siek. and Hurt
award, and Transport Board.
zstki Geo. 111. Cap. 31.

been enjoyed by them with hanotir and with safety
to the Public ; and the exceeding smallness of the
Salary ot,Paymaster, when compared with the im.
mense extent of the trust and responsibility re.
posed in hits, and ‘si.h the complete devotion of his
whale time to the service of the Public, affords a
presumption that such advantages have been consi.
deredas forming a part of the remuneration of so
anxious anti confidential a charge at the same time,
I hy no means pretend to asiert, that the use of such
advantages can tr. shewn to be any where distindly
sanctioned and recognized by law.
Under these •ciraumstances alone it is, that being
kept in ignorance of the views with which this in-
vestigation is conducted, I ieel myself hound, in
consider ition of my own personal safety, to make
no admission whatever on the A abjeet.
After this general eXidanation, I beg leave to
bring the whole subjeft into a - short and conneded
State.-nent, and td illustrate it with figures which
relate to the trans4lions of my Paymasiership.
I affirtri, Ist. That I have never had it in my
power, from the nature of my appointment, to aug-
ment the Balances of the Treasurer of the Navy, or
to create unnecessary Balances in his hands.
2d. That no payments, in redudion of his Ba.
lances, can t4e. made hy the Treasurer of the Navy,
but under diredion of the Boards.

3tl. That every payment which the Boards have
&retied the Treasurer to make, during the period
of my being in Office, has aduaqy been made by him
without the smallest interruption, hesitation, or de.
lay, and that the Balance remaining in my hands
was left with the Treasurer at the time I left the
ORke.

4th. That there had been ireprested into the
hands of the Treasurer of the Navy, and into the
Bank, upon his account, between the 31st of De-
ce►nber, 1785, and the 31st of July, 1803, the sum
of /13+,169,233 14. Ili:-
That Accounts have beet►
delivered into the several
Beards, skewing disburse.
ments fur the same period,

Amounting to

133,605,984 12 10i-

Balance . f 562,249 2 1

sth. That no loss has accrued upon the numerous
payments attending such disbursements, excepting
m the sum of 4621. Ip. 6,1. being the amount of
sums due to seamen whose wages had beer fraudu-
lently obtained by others personating them, and
trifling snins from errors in the calculation
of seamens' wages.
6th. That, as I have already stated, I left the
aforesaid 13alance, 562,2491. 24. Iti, of the Current
Account et the Treasur,i tit the• Navy, , when I re.
tired from Office upon the said pit of July, 1803,
invested in the knowing manner, viz.

In the Rank, on account of the Right Hon.
George Tterney - - - ,C,
265532 it 5
In the hands of his Cashier in the Navy De-
partment - . - :3,662 t 8
lii the hands of his Cashier 'in the Victual_ .
ling Dep2rtment . - - 51,941 1 04
In the hands of his Deputy Paymaster - 6,1t7 111 si
In the hinds of his Cashier for paying AL
torment i - .. It7g9 4 111
In the hands of his Cashier for paying
‘VageS at Portsmouth - 79,093 1 ill
In the hands of this Cashier ,for paying
Wages at Plymouth .. - - 730132 3 91.
In the hands or his Cashier for paying
Wages at Sheerness and Chatham . ge,t6t 16 ot
In the hands of, his Cashier for paying
Exchequer Fees upon a current Account 15,546 7 7
And, in Pay moots to personated Seamen,not
yet allowed . - - 462 t 5 6

Making the full Balance, as above stated '",C562,249 z t

The whole of the above Statements' can be check.
ed and verified by a reference to the Public Ac•
counts of the Office, which, possessing internal evi.
dence of the fads, I did nut think it would have
been necessary for Gentlemen acting under the pre-
sent Commission to have looked for ulterior can
deuce of the management of money which has not
even beer, alledged to be deficient, at the painful
expence of an exposure of my private concerns, oh.
tamed through the means of my most confidential
fsiends ; and, I trust,, that no hesitation which t
may have ,hewn upon the former part of my cvi.
dence may be considered as an admission of having
ettted improperly, but entirely as proceeding from the
caption that every man ought to observe under
circittnitances which 'might eventually expose him
to pains and penalties not apprehended in the course
of business, bat a consequence certainly necessary
to be guarded against at this time, from my igno.
ranee of,the motive which has led to an investiga.
Lion of my Public Condutt so stria and unexpedcd,
extending even to evidence drawn from my Banker
of my private transaftions,which I do not consider to
be authorised by your Aft of Parliament t: and 1
take this opportunity of protesting against any in.
formation, thus obtained, upon transactions not con.
netted with any of the rublia Departtnents specified
in the above Act, arid more especially from persons
imperfeCtly informed, who can only speak on belief
or conjetture as to their nature.
.25th ply, 1804. ALEX. TROTTER.
The following addition was made by Mr. Trotter,
this 22d January, 1805, to the General Statement
delivered by him on tits 2stll July, 1804.

In the Statement which I delivered to this Board
upon the zstlt of July last, it was stated, that there
had been Impressed into the hands of the Treasurer
of the Navy, and into the Bank on his account, be_
tween the 31st December, 1785, and 31st of July,
1803, the sum of 134,169,2331. 344. t tid.
The Clerks who had made out that account have
since informed me, that a mistake of tol. had uc_
curred in casting it, which ought to be deduced trom
the above amount ; and that they had also omitted to
include in the account the amount °filling received by
the Treasurer in that period,With whicithe had charg.
ed himself in his Vidualling and Pay Branch V,}lun.
tary Charges, and they had included sums which the
*This Statement has no reference to the first part of Lord
Mciville's last Treasurership, ending 3 in of December, i 7783,
which vas necessary, to be Ingle up as an Eit-Tressurerahip ;
and in a harmer pelt of any Evidence I have stated a Balance
on that Account, and which Returns front the Office have
informed you amount to the stun of 49111. iss, 3d. to be. re-
maining in my hands for toe purpose of satisfying demands
which are stilt liable to be made upon it, and to winch must
be ;hided a sum of s;3l. which has been notified to the Navy
Board as having been over certified.
ij (eo. Cap. r 6.

Treasurer had charged hirriself with in his .thiaat,
account, as having 'abated from petted hills, fot the
full amount of which he had taken credit. 'filmic
alterations equally afTcd.hoth sides of the account,
which, as before.mentioned, I had delivered to this
Board upon the 25111 of July last, but do nut in any
resped affect the Balance therein ~tared to have been
left when I retired from Office at the end of that
period in the hands of the Right Hon. Geo. Tierney
and his Sub. Accountants ; and I only trouble you
with this for the sake of accur,icy.

AL rX. TAOTTER•

The new brewery, the property of Messrs.
ton and Hudson, at Wigton, was discovered to be on
fire by the malster who was going to his work about
four o'Clock in the morning of the 19th instant.
Alarm being given, it wit happily got under, al.
though part of the roof fell in. It is supposed it was
occasioned by the wall giving way where the boiler
stood. SNne bags of hops standing against the wall
in the adjoining room had caught fire. it is quits
a new building, having only been brewed in twice,

On Wednesday sennig!;r the mill belonging to
Mr. Timothy Juslin, of Little Bradfield, Norfolk,
caught fire, owing to the brasses being over.heatedi
and was conqumed, together with about thirty guar.
tern of wheat.

On Friday se'nnight John,Martin, a bly belong.
ing to the Bence°len, of 1,,,nd0n, Capt. BARRY, fell
into the dock, at Hull, while attempting to push
lighter from the side of the vessel, and stuck fast ins
the mud at the button. The alarm being given,
grappling irons were procured, by which he was
fortunately brought up in a state of suspended ani.
'nation, after having been near ten minutes under
water, and by a propbr application of the means re.
commended by the Humane S,)ciety, was, after a con.
siderahle period, restored to the complete use of all his
faculties. He was perfcclly sensible of his situa.
tion for some time atter bis immersion, and when he
found he could not disengage himself from the mud,
recolleaed taking air his cap and putting it into his
mouth, in order to,keep out the water, which hes
thought would prevent him from drowning. , Find.
ing a sense of pressure at his breast, and Ibinklog
that his cap did him no service, he took it in his
hand and was going again to put it on his head),
when his senses failed him. So strong was the
pression made on his mind, that it was a long time
before he could be convinced of his being actually

On Saturday se'nnight an interesting trial
gaged the attention of the Court at the York As.
sizes : Mr. W. GOME MAL, a Captain in the Ht is.
tat and Batley Volunteers, had been indided on the
Tuesday preceding, tinder Lord EL LEN IL° trGyt's
Aft, for shooting at Mr. B. FEARNLUY, jun. of
Oakwell.hall, with an intent to kill him. Mr. F.
swore, that on the 14th instant he met Mr. G.
shooting near Oakwell, and found fault with his
conduCt ; for this Mr. G. threw
..him down, tore
his clothes, and kicked him w;en down. Mr. F.
iafterwards got up and followed Mr. G. when the
atter presented his gun at him, and swore he would
hoot isim ; but instead of this, he to',.k his
from his shoulder, kicked Mr. F. again, threw him
down, struck his hat otf, and walked away. Mr.
F.-10 prevent- the -dogs flout hunting, shouted and
made a noise. Mr. G. who was at some distance,
fired his gun, and the shot came 'star Mr. F. but
did not hit him. As Mr. F. confessed, luriwever,
that he did not see the gun, when fired, and there.
fore could not swear it was pointed at him,' Mr. G.
was acquitted.
On Sunday se'nnight, a woman in Tindal's
Wynd, Dundee, committed suicide, by strangling
herself in bed, with p silk handkerchief. She luni
long been addited to the worst of habits, drunken.
ness, which had latterly deprived her of reason.
As Mr. John Michihson, of Dabwath, in the Pa.
cish of Kirklington, Cumberland, was returning
home on the iiith inst: from dalivering some bacon,
near Bolton.fell.end, with a horse and cart, the
horse,' it is supposed, took fright, as Mt. M.
was found dead about a quar:er of a mile from ltii
own 'house, with his head much bruised by the
wheel. He has left a wife and tour children to lament
his loss.--Coroner's Verdin ; accidental death.

A few days ago, a young man riding full gallop
to the Town of Lampeter, on a very spirited horse,
which he could not manage, was plunged against a
cart, and bruised in a shucking manner. The shaft
penetrated to the horse's heart, and killed it on the
spot. The animal was worth 40 guineas.
Yesterday seinnight an L'quest was held at 13i.
bury, GlOUCtiterfill:le, on view of tire heap of 4
male infant, about eight clays old, whet was acci.
dentally poisoned by a deleterious drug being ad.
ministered in mistakelot magnesia. The circum.
stances .of this melancholy case were as follow :
A wurnan was sent to a shop in the neighbourhood
to purchase a pennyworth of magnesia, 'with which
she was regularly served ; but a packet of rat
powder having been placed on the counter, di.
reifted to a Gentleman who Kitl ordered it, and
several people being in the situp at the time,
it was not at the moment ob,erved that the woman
had taken Ihe packer by tnistake ; and being a strati.
gyAweelt;n4nui,sn3gifilibelatistt:)llt:lliknue,"
a:001 iYsocnots::::teicir
gendgooe:t*nshittiriettand)d,ittitE
,Iblel),:yeir, :pent t:bwfgtitildt let recognized._.
::terlare3
blended it will', the infant's pap, which occasioned its
death in a very shots time. No blame whatev et. could
attach to the pr,rfon who sold the in.,gnesia ; and rite
accident was solely to be attributed to the gross tg.
norance of the poor woman, the packet having con.
tained plain printed direttions.—Verditt, Died iy
'poison innocently admivistered.
A chaise driver belonging to the Talbot lon, at
Lostwithiel, returning from Lifikeard, on Sunday
se'nnight, was precipitated from his seat, and had
his leg shattered to piece,.
Saturday a servant of Mr. Dowlttes, of Stonr.
mouth, was kicked on the head by • waggon.horie,
in the stable, and his skull so dreadfully tra‘tured,
as to occasion almost instant death.
William KAkeet, a ruiner, lost his life on Thom
day last, by ineauti-usly blowing, a rock with gun,
powder, in Pcanandrea art! Fsarci‘
Jennings, anomer - iner, lost his sight and one of
ilia hand, by the 3htne explat.ion.