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London, England, 1802-12-31 00:00:00

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SPANISH AMERICAN COMMERCE.

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The following account of the /*fent late of
the province of Buenos-Ayres is from the Viagero
The whole track of country which now confli-
tutes the province of Buenos Ayres, was formerly
fubjea to the controul of the Viceroy of Peru; but I
in 1778 it was crated into a feparate Government.
The country has been greatly benefited by this re-
gulation, and particularly by an ectiet of the King
or Spain, promulgated in the fame year, by which
a free trade was granted. In 1791, Spanifh as
well as foreign merchants moreover received per-1
million to import Negro Slaves and hardware, and
to export in return the predations of the country.
This encouoagement has contributed greatly to
the advancement of agriculture, and the increafe
of popnlation ; and filch is the ertility of the foil,
that if the fame wife regulations thonld continue
in force, Buenos Ayres will probably become, in
a fhort time, the granary of South America and
of Spain. Another Royal Ediet, dated April to,
1793, allowed the exportation of fatted meat, as
likewife of tallow, duty free.
The moil orpreffive fetters on induftry and
commerce having been removed by there and ft-
milar Royal Edicts, the profperity of the country
mutt continue to increafe every year ; for, in there
regions v.bich are bleffed with die molt favourable
climate, nature alone, if no impediments be thrown
in her way, will alenoll fpontaneoufly produce
every thing. The province of Buenos Ayres has
a very great extent, every where abounding with
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the molt fertile cultivated lands ; thefe are nter-
feted in every direction by brooks and rivers,
which all flow into the great river De la Plata.—
The paftnre grounds fupport millions of beeves,
horfes, fheep, and Nine. Stith numbers of
horned cattle are reared, that in the year 1792,
825,609 ox-hides were flipped for Spain—not to
reckon fuck as were ufed in the country, or were
bartered for Negro Slaves. There is an abund-
ance of Illt ; and no want of convenient places
where boats and Ihips may take in a cargo of faked
flefh for exportation. The Rio de la Plata, the
Uraguay, Parana, and other fmaller ftreams, af-
ford great advantages in this refpea. There ate
likewife force good and capacious harbours..as for
inftanie, thole of Buenos Ayres Will, of Monte-
video, Maldonado, arid the Bay of Barragan. •
The fiihery on the coafts, efpecially of the whale
and fea wolf, is frequently very produaive ; and
is the interior of the country the chafe furnilhes
many articles for commerce ; for the fkini of the
tigers that are fOund here are no lefs efteemed for
their beauty, than the oftrich-feathers, of which
there is great plenty. In the'villages and diftriets'
of the Millions, cotton, and likewife flax and hemp
are cultivated. NOr is this province entirely defti-
mit of gold mines; form of them are worked near
Maldonado and San Luis, at the dittance of 200
leagues from the capital.
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We 'hall be btli enabled to form a corm& idea
of the profperity and commerce of this country,
by taking a view of the imports and exports. In
the year 1796, there arrived 35 loaded (hips from
Cadiz 22 from Barcelona, Malaga, and Alfa-
Tie; ; nine from Corunna ; five from Santander;
one from Vigo ; and one from 'Gijon. The value
of that part of the cargoes- which confined of Spa.
3101 roduaions, amounted to 1,705.866 Ameri-
con plailm. The value of the foreign ma.nufac-
types, kc. which were imported in the above fhips,
intim* to 1,148,078 ; and fum total of both to
2,853.944 pia fters. On the other hand, there failed
from Buenos Ayres 26 (hips for Cadiz ; to for
Barcelona, Malaga, and Alicant e 1 t for Corun-
na ; and four for Santander. Thefe carried coin-
ed and uncoined gold of • the value of 1425,7011
piaft-rs. The value of the raver exported amount-
ed to nearly 2,556,304, and that of the other pro.
duttions of the province to 1,076,877 platers.
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The value of the exports confequently amounted
to 5,058,882. The goods exported confined of
874,593 raw oz hides ; 43,752 horfe hides ; 24,436
&ins of a finer fort ; 46,800 arrobas of melted tat
law : 77 t arrobas of Vicunna wool ; 226 arrobas
of common wool ; and 291 arrobas of the wool of;
Guanaco, or camel Cheep ; t t,890 goofe wings ;
457,000 ox horns ; 3.213. cwt. of copper; 4 cwt.
of tin ; 2541 tanned hides ; 222 dozen of manu-
fattured sheep skins ; 2,128 cwt. of salted beef;
and tB5 cwt. of faked pork.
From the Havannah two ships arrived. Thefc
were freighted with 22,159 arrobas of fugar ; 239
calks of brandy ; 212 large veffels full of hon-y ;
258 arrobas of cacao; 1864 arrobas of white wax;
and 750 varas.of acana wood ; the whole value of
the imports .from the Havannah amounting to
323,562 piafters. In the fame year 14 (hips failed
from Buenos-Ayres to the Havannah. Their
cargoes confined of 24,060 piafters in gold;
69,050 cwt. of fatted fie% ; 13,600 arrobas of tal-
low ; 252 dozens of thanufaaured
323 &ins of a finer fort ; 190 arrobas of wool ;
280 goofe wings ; the value of all thefe exports to
the Havannah amounting to 1600 to piafters.
Two !hips from Lima and Guayaquil brought
t0,9‘5 arrobas of sugar; too falt-ftones ; 1472
arrobas of cocao; 8116 arrobas of rice; 378 pounds
of cinnamon ; 990 pounds of indigo ; the value
of the whole amounting to 500.54 piafters. In
return, 2094. hoes ; 238 !laves ; 16110 arrobas of
tallow ; 620 pounds of thread ; +2 dozen pairs
Ot silk liockings ; and tzo hats, were fent from
Buenos-Ayres to the above-named places, Thc
value of thefe exports amounted to 67,150 piafters;
In the fame year 1350 Negro flares were im-
ported in four Span& and five foreign fhips. On
the other hand, two foreign (hips, and nine be-
longing to the country, faired from Buenos Ayres
on a flavetrade voyage, carrying with them
359,820 piafters in money, and of the produfliom
of the country and other merchandize, as much
as was tftimated at 24,703 piaßers. „
The rapid. increafe of trade in the province
clearly ap from si comparative Rate of the
is ex • rts. of, the years 1795 and 1796
. . • dies were imported 933481
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4 .4. 1111114Pault 7601361

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afters word) &On) lialiannah • and so, ry4.ply
afters worth' from Li more ;ham in Abe year
inynediately precsding. The importation of Ne•
gro (laves likewife exceeded in value that of the.
fOrmer year about 11,895 platters. The exports
too were likewife, much more confiderable: the.
excels of thole to Spain alone amounting to 274,06
philters.
But, in the following years to the end of the
war, through the infecurfty of commerce thereby
occafioned, a change for the worfe had taken'
place. How far trade has recovered rum the
peace no account has yet been given. .4.

LONDON.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3t.

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PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT on ot.Lopti.
3 per Cent. Red. 7101...-Onmium diL
3 per Cent. Conf. for opg. 73 ••
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:
Bank Stock .-- Long Ann. se 5-16
3 per Cent. Red. 7tff frith 5 per tent. sial
4 per Cont. 1777 86* 85i 86 Omnium 41 de.
5 per C. Ann. miff* Conf for opg. 73ff

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This morning we received French Journals to
the 28th init. Their contents will be found in this
and in the following Column.
A Dutch Mail has alto arrived.
His Royal Highnefs the Duke of CAMBRIDGE
arrived on the 16th of this month at Stnttgard.
PARIS, Dicimatz 24.—0 n Sunday the lath, a
Deputation from the Republio of the Valais was
prefented to the FIRST COSISGL: It confined of
ANTHONY AUGUSTIN!, Grand Bailli Of the Re-
public, jAMILS gyAR Vice-Counfellor of State,
and PETER JOSEPH. DI RuDiuTriv, Ex•Prefident
of Tribunal.

The Grand-Bailli addrAng the Ft Ler Cop s u
" In this honourable moment we •are the
organs of all the hearts of the Valefians, none of
whom are &ngers to the gratitude we owe to
you; we are charged to convey to you the homage
of their gratitude. To give to this public as of
gratitude all the folemnity poffible, they have
fent their Chief himfcf at the head of this Depu-
tation."
When the Grand-Bailli had
.finiihed his fpeech
he prefented to the near Cossui a law of the
Valefian Diet, in the following terms :

RIPUSLIC OF THS FALAI&
The Diet of the Republic, on a contlitutional
propofal of the Council of State, confidering that
it is the fir& Diet which has :Rambled, in virtue
of the Treaties and •Oonßitution, which have re-
Rored to the Valefians their IndePeadence, &c. &c.
decrees:

Art. L Bonaparte, Fiat Capful of the !mach Repobpe, and
Prefident of the Italian Republic, is proclaimed in name of the
Valerian people, restorer of the independence of the Republic
of the Valais.

11. The homage of the prefect law malt be conveyed to him
by a fpecial Deputation.
111. The perm taw hall be printed, publinted, and ',cited
up every year on.thesth of September, the snniverfary of the
proclamation of the independeate of the Valais.
Done in Diet at Sion, Odober 2S, 18o&
The Prefdent of the Diet, (Signed)
$y the Diet,
The Secretaries of the Diet,
(Signed) • Doorout, Dssettsus.

The ComeofState of the Republic of the Nr;lals deCrees :

That the prefent law Sall be figned in its Mahe, rested with
the feal Of the Republic, and promulgated according to its for m
and tenor. . •

Sion, November i, aoa.
The Gtandßailli of the kepnblic, (Signed) Mots mat.
By the Council of State, .
The Secretary or State, (Signed) Touswito DoLtiaa.
Dec. 25.—8 y a Decree of the Confute a new
machine ii ordered to be conitrulted for the pun.
pofe of conveying the water of the Seine to Ver.
ladles, in the room of the machine known under
the name of the Machine of Marli : it will be
conftruded in the fame place.

DEc. 26.—The Maritime Prefea of Toulon,
having fent back to the Wand of Sardinia the Sar-
dinian flaves, releafed by the Day of ALci Ea s„ in
confequence of an application made for that pur-
pole by Rear Admiral Lassamuss, has .received
a letter of thanks from the Chevalier de Q2IIJADA,
Secretary of State of the Mand.

Gasoe, Dec. t I.—Tranquillity is not yet re-
(bred in the Republic of the Seven Wands. The
Ruffian Minifter who reticles there, has' been oblig-
ed to employ the land and naval forms againit the
enemies of good order.
We learn by letters from Barcelona, that the
SINGS of SPAIN and ETRURIA, who fet out on the
Bth of November from that city, arrived fafely at
Tarragonns on the 14th, amidfl an immegfe con
comfe of people who had gone to meet them, and
that 6n the isth they proceeded to Valentia. Be-
fore the departure of thefe Sovereigns, the cele-
brated Aeronaut, lin ma'am, made a magnificent
afcent in a balloon in their pretence. •
Roma, Dec. 4.—The Holy .Fatber having, re•
folved to milore in the chapel of Latatto:the image
of the Virgin, preferved with fo much veneration
for feveral months in the interior chapel of the
Qirinal Palace,' was defirous that it should &ft
be espofed for four fucceffire days in the church
of St. Saviour i 4 Lauri. Ia confequence of an at

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'atawalip by-a Notary, It was enaga d•
ta two
Cinone of Loretto, whor yeflerday morning, put its,
luta a coach belonging to the Palace, anti efcorted
by a detachment of dragoons Of the Holy See, fit'
out for Loretto, to reflore this venerable image
to the old and accustomed place -which it occupied
in the Holy Church of our Lady of Loretto. '

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• rtAKCICIORT, Dxc. 7..-.-G,entral GARDINER, in
the fervice of Great Britain, arrived here• yefter-
day. His Serene Highnefs the Eleaor of Treves
will receive from the Eleaor of Bavaria, in his
quality of Bilhop of Ang4bourg? a
.penfion of
sc4ocio florins. The Chapter of Augfbourg has
been fuppreffed. According to a letter f. from Dre
den, the report is revived, that his Royal Highs,
nets the Gs nd Duke of Tufcany will marry blet
Eleaoral Princefs of Saxony, as loon as that
Prince is put in poffealon of his indemilities,

.V; allay DEC. STUART, Secretary of
the Englifh Legation, bai returned hither. It is
believed that he went to meet a Britilli courier
from Peterfburgb, to receive his difpatckes. Some
'perfons affert, that an Eavoy Extraordinary 'of
the French Republic will be fent hither, and that
letters of credit. for more than top,oao. florins are
already arrived. We have lately 101 l four Gene-
rals, Count PAJAtiIWICII, Baron von ctijosna-,
NOWICH, Generals Paass,L. and KRUHL.
Auossouao, Dee. 1 2.--The Deputation of the
Empire is going to give itfelf a . few days of re-
pofe, after fo many labours undertaken for car-
rying into execution the Treaty of Luneville, and
already fo happily advanced. 'lt will take advan-
tage, for that purpofe, of the Chrillmas holidays,
and will not meet again till the 7th of January.
RATI RON, DEC. i6..-4,rThe Deputation of the
Empire held yefterday its 34th fitting, when Abe
Diredorial Miniller again fubmitted 'to, gelibera-
tion the with manifefted by the Migillers of the
mediating Powers that the French text of the 47
firli fed ions ofthe Recq of the Peputsitiop,`lliould
be joined to the German verfion t the Lail two.
Notes of the ImperialPlenipOtentiary, and Vote
given by Bohemia In the fitting of the 6th, as well
as a Memorial of the Miniffer of Sweden to the
Diet, by which his Majefty proteili againll a levy:
of the Roman months, for the rent of the Ele4or
of Treves. The Delegatei found that the firit
point was attended with no difficulty, 'they then
entered into the following coaditfunt : .
66 The Minifters of the Mediating Powers null
be informed, in regard to the note traiiinitted to
the Deputation, dated the 3d of this month, that
the Deputation have learned with pleifure, that
its km has obtained -their approbation. The
Deputation{ on Its part, acknowledges with *gra-
titade, the care which the Paid Minifters, and
their Governments have continually employed
for the advancement of an affair fo difficult
as that of the Indemnities. They find no
difficulty in joining to this Rae:, as original, the
French text, which they give of the fire{ 47
re6lions, and to place it clofe to the German ori-
ginal. The Deputation waits with impatience for
their Earth,* pviipofali On all thofe points, the de-,
cifiop of syhich has been refervid, in 'order that
they may co operate without delay to the' 'regula-
tion of theta points as far as depends on them."
The report is revived, that the Deputaticni will
adjourn for a little time.

The following Note
.of the Swedifis Minifter
was tranfmitted to the Deputation in the fame
Sitting

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".His Ma jefty the Kira of Swam has learned
with ratistatlion, that feteralefthe co-eftates have
propoted, that a proper provifion (hall be made
for the Ecclettaftiiii Princes, who have loft their
4tates by the treaty of peace. Thofe Princes,
whofe Rates have been the continual theatre of the
war,, deferve the higheft tonfideration. • Of this
number are the Pripces tilho'ps of Lisas and
BALI, and his Highnefs the Eczeroa of TREVSS.
The-propofed plan of a contribution Of Roman
months feetns to be lets proper, as it depends ab-
folutely on the will of each [fate in particular, and
does not offer to the penfioaers a tuffieient fecurity.
In the 25th and 36th Sittings of the Deputation,
the Sub-delegates of Saxony and Bohemia treated
and difcuffed this objet with fo mach ability, that
it givit a real pleature to his Majefty to alihere to
the principles they have eftablifhed, and to their
propofitions. Since his accelßon to 'the throne,
'and during the war now terminated, his Majefty
canted his fabjetts to furnifh, with an manes of
which few Rates of the Einpire could give an ex-
ample, the contingent ;Opted on him, and the
Roman months which had been granted. There
charges of the war are too fenfible And• too bur-
thentome to Swedifh Potnerania,to make it compa-
tible with the paternal folicitude of his Majefty for`
his tubjees, to content that any more charges of
the like* kind should be impofed on them after the
re-eftiblifitment of peace. The intention of his
Majefty ift his quality of Duke 'of Anterior Pome-
rania, confequently is to provide againft all coned-
(lon of the Roman months, or other fubfidies on
the part of all the times of the empire, which might
trite from the affair of the indemnities. " •
(Signed) ..• Ki V T-11/1.10
RatliDeps PeeCMIXL. 91. • .

24711, DEC. 19.

Arrived Gera—lts Royal Highnefs the Duke of Yotk.
Lady Golfe, Hon. Mrs. and Mira Browne ;
Sim... Brandi Baring, W. Mitchell, John and Lady Smith,
James Fitzgerald ;

pobaltels...Eden, aml:Smithr,
Major, Mrs. and Mifs Seward, and Major Taubman;
Captains—Clowes, Hunt, Clifton, Capt. and Mrs. Mater,
Capt. and Mrs. Luck, Jones, Howard, and Houblitch;
Lieutenant and Mrs. Rekerlan;
Reverend—. Dr. Ogilvie, Dr.. Hope, Mr. Vinicombe, Mr.
and Mrs. Plnfold, Mr. Delaber- Mr. and Mrs. Legge, Mr.
Wheldale, •Mr. Pryer.; aod•Mr.liralvryn;
Mr. and Mrs.Dwrielf, Mr. and Mn. Hallett, Mr. and Mrs.
Slade, Mr. and Mrs. Grimßon and Family, Mr. and Mrs. P.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Bayki, Mr. and Mrs. Newell, Mr. Mrs.
and Mifs Seymour, Mr. aid Mils Pye, Mr. and Mifs Ham-
burg, Mr. and Mifs Uniardsq, Mrsnand Mils Dean; Mrs. and
Mifs Butleri, and Mrs. and Mifs Johnfons;
htelrra,...virilfon, Bingham, Dolphin, Hopkins, Bath, Ha.
merton, Wilde, Pipon, Robinfon, L. Barry, Blagrave, Law-
rence, Wldechurch, Down, Maclaine, Sheppard, Kerr, • ins,
Kay, Litiledale, Aikew, Corbett, Bever, Macleod, Ru.. and
Family, Dixon, Frere,, Hugbes,Willats, Lempriere,
Hopper, Rogers, Mark, V. Jones, Gerard, Furlong, IV:Wen-
der, Cotaford, Gilley, Brown, Bower, Wyke, La Touch e,
Hope, Dunn, and Wheelcy;
Mißredee--sMackey, Williainfon, Pitts, Read, Manderlle,
Collinfon, Butler, Ball, Matters, Atkins, Raban,
king, Lawrence, Thomas, and Wilkinfon ;
Mlifes—Hamilton, Turner, Pike, Cayleys, Fenn 14, Dewey,
Barry, C. Thompfon, Holey, Hunt, Gibbs, Irving, Fargus,
Br.F. tsce. Sec.

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His Royal Highnefs the Duke of YORK vifited
the Agricultural Society's Rooths, Haling-houfe,
Bath, on Monday, to fec the butt of its late noble
Prefident, FRANCL3 Duke of Bromley., His Royal
Hightioftexpreffed his opinion, that it was a very
Food litcenefs.; and,. after infpeaing the 'various
implement, of huiliandry, took his leave.
The Duke of Ccattsacs is (pending the hall.
dayi at his feat atß.ufhi Park. •
Major DALTON, who is travelling in the fuite of
the Prince-of Gioucas•caß, is fon to the celebra-
ted-frvberno-4nftrign General of that name, who
*as killed when on a reconnoitering party before
Dunkfrk.
Lieut..-Colonel &tools arrived yefterday at the
Britiqs Hotel, -in jermyn-fireet.
General Caowsu 'arrived yefterday at the Ho-
tel. in Berkeley-tquare, from Bath.

Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH go ta•morrow
to the Marquis of AE ERCORN'S; where they remain
a week or ten days.
Lady Mat.sooatts left town yeilerday for Stan-
more,the feat of the Marquis (..fAo ERCORN, whera
the tlays•three or four days.

Yefterday morning Lord and Lady DERBY let
off from Grofvenor-rquare for the Oaks, to fpend
their Chriftrnas. There were four of his Lord-
ihip's own carriages, befides poa-chaifes, to con-
vey them and their attendants.

The town refidpice.of the Marquis CORNWALLIS,
in Old Burlington fireet, j, now undergoing
thorpugh repair:

Lord CLERMONT gave a grand dinner yaerday •
to a feled party of friends; among whom Were—
Prince Of WALES, Lord MACARTNEY, Lord
STAIR, Mr. T. JONV, Mrs. FITZHEASERT, Hon.
Mrs. Burrax, and Mifs joias. •
EDWARD SHIRLEY, Efq. gave a grand Mafque-
rade this evening, at his feat at Cookthorpe Park,
near Witney, in Oxfordfhire.
Mrs. NNE id. will fhortly give a grand Marque-
rade at the Hanover-lquare Rooms.
Major General the Earl of CAVAN, as a reward
for hii exemplary conduct in Egypt, will, it is faid,
be cieateda Peer of the United Kingdom.

Mr. Tiraint IT is elected Member of 'Parliament
for the borough of Boifigney,in.Cornwall.

EVAN DAIL LI E, Efq. M. P. for Britiol, is elefled
an Alderman of the Ward of:all Saints, in Bath.
Tuefday the 2d Royal Garrifon Battalion,' fe-
leeted from the ferviceable Non-commiflioned Of-
ficers and Privates of the-Royal Invalids of Ply-
mouth Citadel, by order of Major General
Eactaan, were muftered by Capt. BLAC KA LL, on
the Grand Parade of the Citadel, previous to their
being forthed into a Regiment of ten companies.
Tuefday the great fales of old and unferviceable
fails, canvas, cordage, running and (landing rig-
ging, took place at the !lore-lioufe of Plymout:i
Dock-yard, before Commillioner Fitt:ski AWE :
different articles fetched good prices, and the at-
tendance from all parts of Dorfet, Devon, and
Cornwall, was very great.
A Lady attracted much notice, and gave rife to
great dal at the Bath Concert, on Wednefday,
by fainting during one of the fineft pieces. On this
fubjed, the Bath Paper fays, " We are audio! ilea
to afrure the public, that the Lady who fell into
hjfleriekr at the Concert, loft Wednefday, was nei-
ther a daughter or niece of Sir G. Catheitooc E."

In addition to the beautiful furniture of Madame
RitcAstist's bed, which has been already nitn.
tioned, the curtains, which are of gold rauflin, are
edged entirely round with rich broad lace, at
fifteen guineas a yard.

Light yellow carriages, lined with Llue, are the
molt fafhionable colours thi. winter.

At this feltive feafon, it may not be unaccepta-
ble to enumerate the names of the Ancients, who
acquired fame and honour by their liberal :pota-
tions

SUSTONIU; relates that Novellius Torquatus was
-highly efteemeckbr the Romans, becaufe he could
drink three gallons of Falernian.wine—jlans peek
lin run; for which achievement he was promoted
to the Proconfulthip of Syria.
Finnic:, after having emptied two buckets of
wine, alfumed the Qyle of Emperor.
Flaccu: and IV° had dignities bellowed upert
them, becaufe they were Purdy drinkers—one was,
on that account, made a Proconful, and the other
Governor, of Rome.

Dariw, King of Perfia, in fine, proud of having
lived and died a Trier, commanded this inferiptiou
to be engraver. on hie tomb :•"+" I was able (3
hunt Ipftilp to drink wine foundln and to bear it
'like foldwrl"