The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-30 00:00:00

D N. Fit IDAY EVENING, JAN UARY 30, Bf)7.

OPPRESSED CONDITION OF THE DRESSMAKERS' AND
MILLINERS' ASSISTANTS.
A SECOND GREAT MEETING upon the
above ,ithieet will take place at Exeter Hall, OR MONDAY
i',VEN I NG, February 9th, under the united auspices of the Society
for the Aid and Benefit of Dressmakers and Milliners, and the Early
Closing Association.
Further partica ars will be duly announced. In the meantime,
the friends of humanity are requested to keep themselves disengaged
for the above evening.
(Signed) R. D. GRAINGER, I Honorary
JOHN LILWALL j secretaries.
Offices of the Early Closing Association, 35. Ludgate-hill.

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
LONDON.
Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE TN
FOLTR-FIFTHS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society,
ecorduig to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus.
The Premiums required by this Society Tor insuring Young Lives
re lower than in many othsr old-established offices, and Insurers
.re full protected rum all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in
.odition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of
Pre niums.
Policy stamps paid by the Office.
Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street,
London, or of any of the Agents of the Society.
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CONTRACTS FOR COCOA, RAISINS, AND TOBACCO.
Department of the Comptroller for Victualling,
Somerset 11,use, 28th January, 1857.
r IHE Commissioners for Executing the Office of
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
ind Ireland do hereby give notice, that on TUESDAY, e 10th
February next. at One o'clock, they will ,e ready to treat with itch
persons •1.9 may be willing to Conrract or supplying and delivering
into her Majesty s Victualling stores at Deptford, Gosport, and Ply-
mouth, the undermentioned srt•cles via.:

COCOA ........

RAISINS

TOBACCO-....

Deptford

Gosport

Tons.

Tons.

Plymouth

Tons.

When to be
delivered.

Half of each
in 3 weeks,
and the re-
mainder in 3
weeks after-
; wards, orear •
lier if prefer
red by the
party tender-
J ing

Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the
articles, but separate tenders must be made for each port, and no
attention will be paid to any offers not so made, and their Lordships
reserve to themselves the power, when the ten ten are opened, of
contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they
may deem flt, or for a greater quantity, or of ,ot contracting for any,
and also an unlimited power of selection.
The articles to be exempted from the customs' duties, and parties
tendering are to state where they are lying.
Samples of the Cocoa (not less than 21bs ), and of the Raisins (not
less than albs. for each pert), must be produced by the parties tender-

Each Tendcr for Tobacco must specify the several trade marks and
numbers, and the countries or flaces of its growth or produce, and a
fresh drawn dock sample of each cask or package must be produced
by the partiei tendering, and any cask or package that is found not to
be of the same mark, number, or quality as the sample tendered and
accepted will be rejected by the officers.

The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not accepted
are requested to be taken away by them Immediately after the con-
racts have been decided.

No tender will be received unless made on the printed fa: in pro-
vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at
the said office, at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth,
or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool,
or to the collector of Customs at Bristol.

The conditions of the revised contracts, to which particular atten-
tion is called, !pay be seen at the said office, at the Victualling Yards
at Gosport and Plymoutb, and at Liverpool and Bristol.
No tender will be received atter One o'clock on the day of treaty,
and it will not he required that the party tendering or an agent on
his behalf should attend at the office on the day of contract, as the
result of the offer received from each person will be communicated
DI him and his proposed sureties in writing.
)very raider must be addressea to the secretary of the Admiralty.
:rd bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for ,t
set must also be delivered at Somerset House.

Commanding 4th Rifles ; to Captain Hough, corntnand.
ing 2d Belooch Battalion ; to Captain Forbes, who suc-
ceeded to the command of the 3.i Light Cavalry ; to
M.ijor Blake, Commanding the 4th Troop H.A. ; to
Captain Hatch, commanding No. 3 Light Field Bat-
tery ;to Captain Gibbard, commanding No. Light
Field Battery; and to Captain Dickinson, commanding
the Sappers and Miners.
I have also derived ever k possible assistance from my
Aide-de-Camp, Captain Inter ; Major Ballard, Head
of the Intelligence Department • Major Bone, the
Deputy Judge Advocate General ; Captain Rigby, who
has acted as my Persian Interpreter ; Captain Finni-
more, Commissary of Ordnance ; Captain Collier,
Deputy Assistant Adjutant General; Captain Shewell,
and Lieutenant Holland, Deputy Assistant Quarter-
master General ; Major Barr, Paymaster ; and Lieut.
Willoughby, Sub-Assistant Commissary General.
Lori Dunkellin, of the Coldstreain Guards ; Major
Taylor, <I the Persian Embassy ; and Mr. Johnstone,
of the Indian Navy, also rendered most efficient service
(having attached thernselves to my per-onal Staff); and
L. Mr. Johnstone's knowledge of the country and it.
inhabitants, with the unwearied zeal he has exhibited, I
tin much indebted.

In fin'', nothing could bavo surpassed the admirabl
spirit exhibited by the officers and men of all ranks, antk
the utmost praise is due for their zeal, devotion, and
gahan ry. I have the honour to t).-, titc
(Signed)conniaL.iStiTgAELTExpEeßditiVlioAtilaorry•GFAineelara.
pl
„rce.

CO-OPERATION OF TEE FLEET.

FROM REAR-ADMIRAL SIR HENRY J. LEEKS, K.II , R.N .
COMMANDING NAVAL FORCE, PERSIAN GULF EXPEDI
TION, TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD ELPHINSTONE, G.C.H
GOVERNOR OF B ,MBAY.
n. Company's steam-frigate Aseas A, at anchor
• s off Busbire, Dee. 10, 1856.
My Lord,—lt becomes my pleasing duty to report to
your lordship in council that after a bombardment,
which commenced this morning a' 8 o'clock between
tee Persian batteries and the men of-war of the Indian
navy, and lasted on both sides until nearly an hour after
noon, the town of Bushire has been taken, and the flag
of our Sovereign is now flying on the citadel.
It waa determined that the disembarkation of the
troops should take place in Hallila Bay, about 10 miles
south of the Khan. All was ready on the morning of
the 7th inst., and the gunboats in advance to caver the
landing, when a number of the enemy were discovered
in a date grove about 200 yards to the left of the beach ;
the beats opened fire, and after the exchange of a few
shots, the enemy retired. Here the famous chief, the
son of Blucher Khan, was killed by a shell from one of
the advanced boats, and, I trust, gave a dheck to, and
prevented the approach of a large number of Persian
troops who have very much harassei the army while
landing.
On- the following day I paid a visit to Gen. Stalker,
at the camp, and on parting I promised him that I would
keep close to the shore in this ship, and support the left
of the army on its approach to the Pert of Respire (about
four miles from this place), where it was supposed from
the information we had received, the enemy, in number
from 1,500 to 2,000, would receive our tre Ts and make
resistance. On my nearing the fort. this information was
cosfirmed, and we saw it perfectly full of Persian sol-
diers, who were drawn up ready for the attack. At this
moment I wat about 1,700 yards from them, when we
commenced firing shell ; many dreppieg within the
trenches and committing much siaugster, obliged the
Persian troops to fly, with the exception of about 800,
who made a' resolute stand, and were driven out by the
troops in one of the most brilliant and gallant charges I
ever witnessed. Here the troops halted for the night.
I then pushed for this roadstead, and at dariglit this
morning, seeing the Persian army drawn up near the
wells (their centre supported by a high fortified tower
and redoubt). it was my duty to dislodge them ; and for
this service I ordered the vessels Falkland (sloop),
Aj•laha (steam frigate), Berenirie, Victoria (steam sloop)
under the command of Lieuts. Tronson, Worsley, Chitty,
and Giles, and eight heavy-armed gunboats. uncle; Lieut.
Stradling, to place their ships in position to attack it.
This was done in a most valiant way, and in the course
of an hour I- had ihe satisfaction to see the whole of the
Persian troops in full retreat to the town, but in perfect
order and great coolness, supported by their artillery.
A boat with a white flag was now seen approaching
the ship, and on one of the cbiefs arrivii.g on board, a
request was made by the governor of the town for a
dt:av of operations for 24 hours to offer terms. This I
ostantly tu•erl, in constlooice of his g fire
one of our malls yam es, bearing a flag of truce the
day before. 11 eif-aii-n 'or ca ;to el. ItOO to get Alt iif
the way of our shot, and the ships having been placed
in line of battle, my flag—h,p in ihi• c •iiire, the scti in
commenced, and continu-d on hie h sides for two hours,
when, observing two batteries outside the town, one a
kind of miniature Malakhoff. harassing the Semiramis
and Feroze, I directed our Sre towards thein, and in
three hours they were perfectly silenced and the guns
dismounted. A toweron the N.W. angle of the fort,
sad a masked battery below the residency flitesteff out.
side the walls, kept up a comoant and steady fire upon
the Semiramis and Feeoee. It was necessary to silence
them also, and seeing that both ships were much da-
mased by their eteaily aim, the f tremost guns of this
ship were ordered to be directed towards them, an-I in
the course ni an hour both batteries ceased firiug.
I was now anxious to make an opening in t wall of
I the town, that the troops might have nothing in their
way, it General Stalker, on his arrival determined upon
carrying the place by assault. Our fire was therefore
directed to the S.W. angle, and the breach commenced
by knocking down a part of the tower and the emnra
sure, in which a gun was mounted, as well as the lower
part of the wall. The fire from their batteries at this
time gradually slackened, and at this moment the flag-
staff in the town was hauled down in token of submis-
sion, and the place surrendered.
The army was by this time close to the town, and it
was a source of the greatest pleasure to me to feel that
selfwe haden
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more
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as
theypresented
had
lost
so many gallant fellows the day before when storming
the Fort of Reshire.
The ships of the fleet have suffered considerably in
their hulls, masts, and rigging from the fire of the enemy's
them,gun butthe
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a day or two. lam most happy to an.) , that no person
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dyreou k
has happened its miraculous, for the grape shot, which
' fell at every instant around and abreast the gun boats,
and the round shot over and about our ships was very
urger occurred
fire ;
hw
severe, and proved that our enemy were more fy.rinid-
i able than they were supposed to be even by the, a who
had known the town years before, there being 59 guns
; mounted on the batteries.
It now becomes a
Pleasing part of my duty to bring to
the notice of your lordship, in council the very great as-
sistance I have received from Commodore Ethersey
(who met me off the Island of Kishm, and from his
knowledge of this place gave me much valuable informa-
tion), Captains Jenkins and Young, Commanders Mac-
donald (in charge of all the transports) and Rennie, and
Acting Commanders Foulerton and Adams, the latter
the captain of this ship, the officers, petty officers, and
seamen of the fleet under my command ; nor can I ever
forget their gallant conduct in this day's battle, or their
cheerfulness and activity in carrying out my orders, and
in moving their ships into position abreast of the bat-
teries, and I am sure the Government will think with me
that this was no easy task to perform, for most of the
vessels drew from 15 to 16 ft. water, and we had to take
them (at high water) some way through soft mud to get
near enough to the forts, and this under a heavy fire.
Where all have so ably and gal antly performed their
duty, it is difficult to particularise individuals, but I de-
sire i,o express my warm thanks to Capt. G. 'Jenkins,
the First Captain of this ship, for the very great assist-
ance h- has tiff irded me throughout the - whole of the
operations, and particularly during the action. He was
the first officer, aseisted by [Viejo'. ELI!, of the Engineers,
held Lieut. Clarkson, tne Fist Lieutenant of my flag
ship, to enter the town and heist the British flag.
I trust, my lord, it will not be taking too much upon
myself to express my admiration of the gallant conduct
of Gen. Stalker and his brave army, the more so as I
have had the honour of tieing associated with them fur
many weeks, and sass han an eye wan es of all their
pr meedings from the day of landing, as well as on their
advaiice to toe town. In tutting so I offer the bumble
tribute of a British Admiral he brave General, his offi-
cers, and soldiers, whose dashing co duct on the day of
storming the Fort of Reshire can never be forgotten.
I cannot deny myself the satisfaction of bringing to the
notice of your lordship in council the excellent manner in
which the commanders and officers and crews of the Pe.
tiuger, Chusati, and Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebboy), have ninsular a, d Oriental Company's +ships (Precursor, Pet.
con-
ducted their ships during the time they have been with
the fleet. Tony are at all times ready for any hard work,
and have rendered me very essential service, and I beg
to express my sincere thanks to the men collectively
I and individually.
To the masters commanding the merchant ships (Re-
suit, Abdullab, Alabama, Madge Wildfire, Dakotale,
Fairlie, Hydree, Mirzapore, Melbourne, Merse, Maria
Grey, Arthur the Great, Rajah of Cochin, Clifton,
City, Wansfield, Sindiau, Bombay,RhoderickDhu, Philo,
and Sibella), and their officers and crews, especially to
the commander of the Result, Captain Cow, whose kind
and considerate conduct in bringing off the wounded did
him honour, I tender my best thanks for their exertions.
All did their duty, and vied with each other, day and
night, which ship should do the most in landing the
troops, horses, and stores.
lii conclusion, may I again request your lordship's no-
tice of the gallant officers who have given me so much
assistance and support during the time I have been fit-
ting out the Psrs an Gulf expedition. By their exer-
tions nearly 10,000 persons, with all their camp equipage,
provisions, guns, and stores, and 1,100 horses have
been landed on the shores of Persia, without the slightest
accident, and with the exception of five horses, without
a casualty of any sort ; and by to-morrow evening the
troops will have their tents pitched, cooking things
ready, and every arrangement to give them comfort
and shelter from the .cold weather and rains of the
winter. TO Indian navy being a service of seniority,
precludes promotion, and, unlike their brethren of the
army, they can gain nothing of advancement to a higher

rank, but if, in bringing to the notice of you 1 rlsbio in
council their good meritorious corvinet upon th w a. well
as every other occasion I have the good lortnne to
render a service to those who have so tborouo,y done
their duty, it will be a source of tLe greateet gratifica•
lion to me.
I have the honour to be, my lord, your IJrclship's
hun.ble and obedient servant,
(Signed) . HENRY J. LEEK; Rear Admiral, R.N.,
C,rnmander-in-Chief 1.N., ant Commanding the
Naval Force, Persian Gulf Expedition.

REPORT OF THE POLITICAL AGENT.
FROM COMMANDER FELIX JONES, 1.N.. POLITICAL AGENT
WITH THE FORCES, AND RESIDENT IN THE PERSIAN
GULF. TO H. L. ANDERSON, ESQ SECRETARY TO GO.
VERNMENT, BOMBAY.
Residency iu the P,rsian Gulf, Bushire, Dec. 13 1856.
_ _

My last deepetch made known my retirement
corvette
(o,erlf.
oBrtnv,i
i,erizß:ehules.2arar9fi
steam
Falkland—first
force
acrtneortlN,difyign_na:ai(nvtitifiewi:eiim,:sgatt.boGiehwdruo,Ti continue the repert of Ili y pro-
ceedings to the present date. in connexion with the ex-
peditionaryng two merchant ships and
ve in sight of Bri hire, and
dispelled the
a that the force would not
quit the shores
his illusion I had been able
t • maintain perfect to the lag moment., though the ob-
ject I had c eitemplated of an immediate descent en the
coast lane 1, from the fleet being scattered in variou.
parts of the Gulf. It was not, indeed, until the 6,h inst
that toey were sufficiently collected to admit or direct
eperatiene beine commenced ; but in the meantime, the
Island of Barrack was occupied and forme i into a mili-
tary repot, as rep eaed in my despatch to Mai .r-General
under da'e 4th inst.
Toe day subsequent to the a- rival' of the first ship.,
the Governor of Buehire wrote to me officially on the
eunj ct of the dieplay before the town ; but, as I was
thee about proceed% •g to meet the gene ral, some mile-
off at sea. an answer to his inquiries .vas relayed, :ae
shown in the accompanyieg letters. On the 3 i Dec.
the Governer-General's prociarnations were sent to him
officially, with the sanction of the mejer-geeeral coin,
weeding the force. To the-e there was no r-p y
Oa the 6th inst the fleet moved down to Eluaila Bay,
which Commodore Ethersey had proneueced the best
suited for the debarkation of the force ; and no spot
could have been better selected. Dispositions were made
for landing the force on the following morning, when it
was effected in admirable order, though not utiobserved
by the enemy, small parties of whom were driven from
their lurking-places in the dale groves by the fire of the
gunboats and well-directed shot from the steam frigate
Ajdaha, commanded by Lieut. Worley.
Shortly after noon the force was enabled to edvance
from the beach and take up an extended front before the
enemy, seen at intervals watching our movements, a few
miles in advance. Great difficulties, however, had to be
contended with in landing the cavalry horses and artil
lery equipage, from a paucity Of native boats, which I
had failed in procuring from the Arab coasts, owing to
the impracticability of dealing with the people in cm
merits ef emergency and need. These difficulties were,
however, readily
,surmounted by the skit; and activity
of the Indian naval officers and mei!, whose exertion,:
on this occasion merit the highest praise. These exer-
tions were fully appreciated by their associates in arms,
not lees active in their endeavours to get at the enemy
with the !east possible delay.
Forty-eight hours sufficed to put the troops in motion
northward, the ships of war, led by the admiral, advanc
ing along the c .act to their support. This ,Y 3,4 on the
ittorni, g the 9, h, and by noon the enemy were ob•
served to be in some force in the village nf. R ehire.
Here, amid the ruins of old houses, garden- w Ils, arid
steep ravines, they occupied a formidable position. But,
notwithstanding their firmness, wall after wall was
surmounted, and finaly they were driven from their
last defence (the old fort of Reshire), bordering oo the
cliffs at the margin of the sea. This was carried at the
point of the bayonet, the enemy then only fling in
despair down the ciiffe, where many met their death in
their endeavours to e-cape through the ravines of the
south. The nature of the ground, however, rendered
pursuit difficult to the horse, though many were cut up
in a chase of some distance. Details of this spirited
affair will be given by the proper officers. I shall there.
fere merely observe, that the enemy received at first a
lesson he will not rev-lily forget, for the tribe families
of Datihti and Tungestoon c ,mprising its ranks are re-
garded as the most brave as well as the most skilled in
the defence of posts like Resbire, where regular troops
cannot work with full effect Brigadier Stopfora, C.B
met his deinh here, and other loss was experienced. The
wounded were received into the ships the eame evening,
and provieions were thr wn into the camp from sea we'd
during the night.
It had been agreed upon that I should pr tceed
in
par-on to the town of Buehire iu a swat. steamer with a
flag of truce, bearing the accompanying copy of a suite
ineris to urronder, with the term, &red to the garri-
son. While the above was enacting, I proceeded on this
errand, with the humane uhject also of receiving such of
the-merchants as might be desirous of shelter in the
fleet. This was quite in accordance with the wishes of
the Government of India in regard to the inhabitants of
Bushire ; and the major-g.meral, the admiral, and
my-elf were induced to h hove than. my pre-erica near
them might tend to avert mime b nabbed. Iu tie e,
hoNev,r, we were ciistppnl trd, ter on pestling through
;he intricate channel leading to the town, • wo batteries,
a, a distance of 500 yards, opened upon the Assyria
%tearing the flag of truce, iu defiance of al; usage of war
Deeming it might be a mistake, I caused the vessel to
stop, het a second and a third shot pas ing close to us,
I was compelled to retrace my steps, and even then two
more guns were discharged. I c iuld scarcely acceunt
for such conduct, having taken some pains to explain the
meaninte of a flag of truce, in the event of warfare, before
quitting the town ; but, while relating the circumstance
oe Rear-Admiral Sir H. Leeke, a fl g of truce from the
shore was reported, and the bearer (Mem. Ismail, col-
lector of customs in the town) came off with a written
apology from the Governor, who, with the chief officers
of the garrison, were stated to have been outside of the
walls examining into the condition of the exterior de-
fences at the time ; every regret was expres ed ; the act
was attributed to the ignorance of an artilleryman, wit
hopes that it would be overlooked. To this the admiral
ar.d self replied, that so far as we were personally con-
cerned, we were willing to credit the statements of the
Governor ant accepted the apology, though the act in
itself, in whatever way originating, must stigmatise the
Persian Government and its officers in the eyes of all
civilised states. Mirza Ismail returned with a summons
to the shore.
While this was going on, a note from the Major-Gene-
ral commanding announced his intention of advancing on
the town the folio wing morning, and the admiral disposed
his fleet in order of battle, for first di .mantling the newly-
erected outworks, and then moving with the view to
breaching the south wall of the town. rho following
morning, as the tide served, the ships were in the posi-
tions assigned them. A second flag of truce had come
off begging twenLy-four hours' delay, but this was
promptly rejected, and at near 8 o'clock the signal was
hoisted to engage. Shot and shell were wined at the
redoubt south of the tower, but with little effect, owing
to the great range, though eventually the enemy assem
bled there to oppose the troops were disiodeed, and beat
a retreat with their guns into the town. The ships, in
the meantime, bad moved upon t he town, and such was
the ardour displayed to get close in to the works, that
every ship was laid aground at the turn of high water,
and for four hours continued to cannonade the defences.
which were active in replying the whole time. Many of
their guns, however, were not of sufficient calibre to
reach the ships, but the perseverance of the Persian
gunners in firing from the more heavy pieces was ad-
rnired.by ev .ry one. Their shot told very often on the
hulls of the Victoria, Falkland, Semiramis, and Fereze,
which latter vessel , under tJaptain John Young and
Commander James Rennie (it comparisons are admis
sible where all exerted themselves alike) had the posts of
honour for the day. Details of the affair i. is utieecer-
sary for me to enter upon It will suffice for tree to report
that some of the gaps being silenced, on the approach
tee army under Major-General Stalker, C. 8., to breast
,he wall on the gate side before aeeault, the Persien
flagstaff was fella iin token of subrnis-ion This was at
noon. Tue Persian flag has since been recovered by
myself, and preaeoted as a joint trophy to the chiefs
cenducting the combined operation,: in this expedition,
who, with every officer and many in it, whether soldier
er sailor, have certainly won for teemeelves aes honour
able name.
Alter surrender, some little hesitation was shown on
the part of .be governor an.l garrison to c .me out of ..he
town. An assuring note, coupird with the threat of an
assault in half au hour, wee, 11,,WeVer, sent in by a treed
captive ; and on the expiration of the time that officer
was seen issuing with his suite from the gate. I moved
orward with a party to receive and conduct him to
head-quarters, where, after tendering his sword, he met
with a gracious reception from the major-general and
the rear-admiral commanding the forces. Shortly after-
wards the sirhang, or lieutenant-colonel and command.
ant, submitted, the entire garrison at the same time
laying down their arms, on my proceeding into the town
with assurances of safety from the major-general coins
maudine-in-chief. The British colours were then boisted
at 4.30* p.m., on the Residence Flagstaff by Lieut.
Clarkson, of the Indian navy, the troops under orders to
garrison the town moving at sunset into the place.
Since the occupation I have been engaged with my
assistant, Lieut. Diabrowe, iii giving confidence to the
townspeople, securing the magazines, granaries, and
other public stores, endeavouring to re-open the bazaars,
andtaking
inadositnegp s fomeraosubrtaeisning
fortshuepppulibelsic
Owing
safety, as well
to h
distrust naturally prevailing amongst suspicious people
e
quite new to us, and generally ignorant as to our usages
and institutions, we have some difficulty, to contend
with. Time, however, will aid to dispel fears, to restore
confidence, and eventually, I hope, secure to us all wrzi
m
fcruormabßleu. sreAh
laanrgdeßqaugadnatdi
y andof cbooaalts
rloecagetlirseu.pplfesmoufstfrnesoht
mceoantc,egalr,ailino,w ever, that oar chief
stored both here and at Busreb, for the use of steamers,
atsomi nusouhr eas cattlep pos-
sible 86acre'
should,n ttlihs therefore, readilybe o drre
being:Pwrbone-
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No intelligence of any kind has come in from the
interior, but I may be able to glean some in a few days.