The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-02-23 00:00:00

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STATESMANI

4 through Tordesillas, Foia's division, °pistoling of Of the Pri9cee of WM'S" situation we wish it .• ' CdTiiOLIC CLAIXS`,.
. 41100.1 pent, with- .13 flame of edition, le ittl diyec.! were nog accessary to say sty thing. Swore on the .
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tkekty :reagieAras.
.sail its nti.sitisomm#,. Amo
..pohktir., onttitea., to todosalktocinant,...aalle7.
:, .a: TO THE EDITOR. OF Tti ESre T esat ,kw. ~
uxll4-.•gs Sunday evening
_not • a ever eas rod .
oknot 0‘ the id.se Torrileinfte4l,6o.t aithenie Or.; tkingllßlSE-60 .40110. 10:141 iikpeet" to Ur jot ann, from the -*pit of Princes-attest' Oitilet'S i. (Isiate'.-*
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. deka_ it tkitthdrott to Toro. •''
'‘.4;"' :.:.;:,:' . •. , .. -:-.: ' Vtoteti• The Pogo trill net ha VoitisOd eider the', ing Protestant 15isienters 0111 denominations • tei
Ala the 4th, he pissed through*Tordeggiaat and present state of things. ..oit.this important -to ewe*'
Meet. there di Wednesday evenitig follnSvirfgS for ihe ...
tibe'eatie direction as Foil, Ail& 350 -hone. agree with the rivveertflibt day i said we •
...o,tiateoe% purpose of' petitioning Parliament against-the Cathy.'
tic Claims.
froopi are the . same who- oceepted Beni. ' with eery contsinpoiery Print, homier plOweiltd its
,The potions orientating this measure, fearful '7
ofe, • •
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.s Haehese, Leao, and Vilhoiniade— 1 which points rivalry, when4l falls in with the gieill of tire common. the invitation
~.. • tation was trot sot:lick' ntly explicit; awe . ' •
litwiek'unprotected. Gem Boyne.; bripAis, is in weal. The Tintesjustly Idtpogne tkikonifitet of the an to give it greater pnblifit v, i &soot a kind- •
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Sacco, epon the Douro: Thee are lie other.,.ereurfee in its franticcry of a new enquiry, &c. with bill--again calling upon Protestants in geaeral to at.
troops than those who form the gam eelse .4 Caniereci.respectto the Princess •
of Watts,
.and very proper. tend.
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Taro, and Tordesillas. 'they Stesiiitleties— reheat:a
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I' fy,ri • litigiously, Pits the following question : repair to this Meeting-expecting to hear the ihoi Seeing so pressing an invitation, I' was induced to •
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.; eel:lee those* in Semancas, idikekose In Vii. at
,rseee, then, who ale e fresh enquiry, mean Con fairly. discussed, and that the authors of the
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Isidelidi upon the left of the Dellis;
.they
,eeeapy 1 that-seen ate certain reasons . why the whieh-' measure were prepared to support it by liberal' -r.u-
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Medina, Arivalo, Olmeda, Babela Fanata, andSala. ' was lost ofere declared innocent should now bp , merits, orat least to listen to opposing seetiossos
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weal. 4 tided -411.111111?" . Adding, 44 Surely their patrenel with candour.. Instead of this fair and mar ly pro.
Waknow that Fen is proceeding by Tordesilies will sot solfer them to tread on. this .ground.' "••••.- ; "'Min& I witnessed the ,spectacle of a Chairmait,
presiding by the authority of a self-appointeds Como
towards Talavera. The garrison of Tarantino is. We'lli answer the question as far as it is put to the
mittee-surrounded by partisans, determined talend -
composed of 600 veterans belonging to the itd ref 1 honest Courier, by saying, yes. The genial of that their support to this indecent innovatteit, and to
meat Of, the line, 'who were fortified in the chorea; 'I oracle means as much: and further anticipates, and i drown by clamour every attempt at eipiattidethm. •
whisk la surrounded..by a strong Palisade. Forty.,, enjoys a complacency of feeling in the anticipa- ; Indignation burst from each unprejudiced. poraon at
; sash an Insult-sat such contempt for an eseentbled.
sinew: Waggons laden with sick, have arrived here : tion, that such would be the issue of the fresh
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! enquiry, since the Monarch, under whose dives- ;audience-brit who, instead of receivbig eppre'mtion .
iys
dis ,
di :Ceista.di. the hospitals in Saismancaend Medina. The
Medina has bee
i Aellected in,thio city and n con. lion the former. determination or award was come for such correct and honest feelings,-were instantly
to is, now from atNiction, incapable of expressing . threatened si ith personal violence by the furious Mob'
addressed to your Excellency my official pat
es alt raseriw thf ~ v. ''..... t : .. .. .• Surges. General D. J. G. Peon, .Go. - ' • ix; /
the 27th ult.; aut4the Allied Annp . is, rm weenie mores. . i again a perfect acquiescence in what had been done : who sun:omitted them. Appealil to OW ISeerti-
_,• s • .I:YetoPt, that Imo, of Valladolid, Is in Benevento, so many years back, and that no new insinuations litv—to their character as persons professing Chris-
saute Postions.
obliged • lefit ~nrith son* treops.. Gen. M .... • ' even have been whispered against her since., . .
tianity—to their respect for the sanctity of titia
44 The enerity in the North . , ,
saes, and the bl . . ,le VALLADOLIIR,
°Ciallig • Jaw. 4.—We 4:e severed the head. —ow— • • • i
place—were drowned in torrents of lout. sod ifulis.
esibei to retire from criminate abuse. Mt:emptierlt explanation v /sr oyfii _.
sagest& was raised. • --:*- •r.,..2ii .•• cineiters. will move ; limos say they are proceeding to
A iihaL
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trisiWthieste We here, in this day's Statesman, inserted a Very
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'Ad WI a," et' sensible and tempetate letter from Plymouth; pock, . •
' posed by the threats of a constable, who, titetris
" ! know, by if b‘terePP".l tettilr" ."'""'•:, 111Milmel I"'"
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•- . -', • ittili.l-4L 74 '• '7-7- •Telit‘mil A POOTRSTANT on the utipstliatte• means sing his etait-of office, was M*4 oft • Driri;t/014-
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Volga took, on the .10th ef January, the •• the Army of Portugal ; oilieriekipeee alit lA*. . 1 cries of "• Ittilick hien down !"--e6, Ndsifinre`trtlettnii 1',...':
', .. . . , taken in that place for obtaining signatures tit a 1 ..
:lug tO Burps e. and some amok opinion they will 1 i —4' No Popery !"-=with all the cooteicesihle `rests
garrison' in Selena) de Arms; but A have trot yet • No-Popery Petition. If it were not for a .
ser. t
e'ved an official communication of this feet.- I proceed to Avila. • The enemy has destroyed more i
I theta of vulgarity and the -intolerant ones of IA:
few dispassionate, wise, and benevolent per- i gotry.. vulgarity -. , •
66 My last accounts front Alicant, are of the 3d 1 titan 160 houses, belonging to emigrants, under the
...s ...
January, at which time the reior
°Monts "P•cted 'frivolous pretext of wanting wood :it is supposed 11" ss like the writer in question, we should Li. J•
L•anumg, however, that the edvoctites of 'proe
ithia our heads for shame of our countrymen, , priety were not to be intimidated be: areas, and af-
from Sicily bad arrived." 'they will do the same to all those
.belonging to lib.
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l.er the
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•shenont of our country.—We ; ter wasting- a considerable time in elisgmcefol ••+.d
seutees. arh Informed by the same Correspondent, and wet uproarious contention, they agresd to appoiet a
' Chairman in a formal way : when the aforesaid con-
' folly rely on his veracity, that a bugle-horn was i
1 temner of decency, and usurper of presidency, was
tultualty sent round the town to collect people for i
actually bellowed into office. *
signing the Petition. Is this, then, the way the op. He opened the business by running a peraltet fte •
peers of the just claims of fire millions of the people tween himself and the apostle Paul, who, 'at got-
of the United Kingdom take to show they are in the ! sus, withstood abuse attd. opposition for .two folk
right ? hours, before he 'could obtain a hearing. -He then
........1,.,... read the resolutions of Granville Sharp rind his
• STATESMAN OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK. Committee. as adopted IA the Crown, and ASchor
A Council of Cabinet Ministers assembled at ten , Tertrii. Notwithstanding the length and dryness of
o'clock this morning at the Secretary of State's Ofilce i the subject, he was patiently heard. Civets: lir-
ai son successively offered themselves ;.0 the mike of
in Downing.street, on the subject of her Royal High-the Chair: who, while evsry abusive epithet was !a-
wls the Princess of WALES'S Interesting Letter to the viably bestowed upon them by iris partizans, pc-
PRINCE REGENT, and after sitting pear three hours 1 remptorily refused to hear their appeal.
there, they adjourned to the Heine Department; This Christian party, in order to ap;:ca!% - the
Office, and are still sitting. Besides the Cabinet , Storm, were at lengthpledged b• y the honour of their
leaders, to hear patiently those who chose to dig.
Ministers, were present his Grace the Archbishop of
• cuss the propriety of the resolutions ; .which here
CANTERBURY, the Bishop of LONDON, the SPEAAER`i'about to be proposed. With this promise, the
of the House of Commons, and several Law Officers Chairman was allowed to read the resolutions :
Which on finishing, he, in violation of It onour and
' Yesterday the Lono CHANCELLOR, and Viscount :decency, disgracefully quitted the Choir, declared
CASTLERZAGIII had audiences of the PRINCE RE- ; that the business was decided, and actually, without
GENT at Carlton-house.. tutting the petition; directed his partizans to sign-
-alestesday ataw• o'clock a Cabistat. Council .wita. • wllich.was carried into .ezecution accordingly, amidst
held at the Foreign Office, which sat till past four. ! a tumult that would have disgraced a theatrical au.
Another Cabinet Council is summoned to meet this
ience, in contending for old prices. Here some
a
morning for the Home Department. ' # curious scenes occurred : one man signed five names:
1 The meetings held at the Secretary of State's Of- i Oil being asked why he did so ?he replied, " I have
fice,
.respecting the Princess of WALES'S letter, are', four children, I sign for myself and them." In some
composed of the Cabinet Ministers, the Arabi- instances, boys were brought, who that night had,
shops, the Crown Law° (ricers, and some of the Judges. ; for the first time, heard the name. of Catholic.
i The Speaker of the lluuse of Commons was at the ! But, enough of these disgusting proceedings, and
j office on Saturday. Mr. CoNaser, the Magistrate, i this, Sir, is but a faint description of the conduct of
an obscure Committee and their partiSana, who, styl-
I was called in to attend some of the meetings, at the
Earl of Liverpool's house. The meetings adjourned * ing themselves 44 the Protestant Union, for the de-
onr Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, to meet again on .
Constitution' have disgraced that religion of which
fence of,British
the Protestant religion and the B
the evenings of those days: the office was accordingly .
lighted up, and the proper Officers attended,. and they professed to be the supporters ; abused the
waited from seven o'clock till eleven, when no at- : Constitution, of whose blessings they have proved
Sentience being given, the office was cloied. On Sa- ' themselves unworthy; and have prostitifted to the
turday the Archbishop of CANTEaccairl the. Lord most distngenious machinations, a place which.ought
Primate of IRELAND, and the Archbishop of Castles., Eto be sacred to the dissemination of since, of
were present. The meeting on Sunday was attended peace, of brotherly love, and universal *tau-
by the Lord Chief Baron, the Judge of the Con-
! thropy.
sistory Court, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, , I wish not, Sir, to involve the question of the Ca-
' and the Speaker of the douse of Commons. I tholic Claims, which, in every populous town, and
i
On Saturday the PtUNCE Morse held a Council , more especially to such a town fts•tbis, is a mast itrt.
at Carlton-house, which was attended by all the' politic and dangerous subject of discussion ; but, Sir,
Cabinet Ministers. After the Council, the RE- , I challenge any man to produce ad instance of more
conete of LONDON was admitted, •ftaid made his re- ! envenomed rancour, on the part of the Catholiss
port of the persons capitally:eonticted. at the last 1 under similar circumstances, than did this FACTION
Session in the Old Balky, when one • (John Lang- or PROTESTANTS EVINCE, against the more 1'• .eras
horn, for forgery) Was ordered for execution on ! opposers of such irregular proceedings. To atri-i.
Thursday next. Ilisßoyal Highness gave audiences' bute this outrageous, conduct to the badness of heart
to the Earl of HAAROWBV, the. Loan CHANCELLOR, ! of the majority of this assembly, would be undies'.
1 the Earl of Livgarooes and Viscount CASTLE.. sable—ignorance of the merits of the case—want of
;twee u. ' ._ ! attention to pnblic business--:and more especially. ,
Mr. Ham went to the Stock Exchange yesterday l strong Rote violent esseoge, uncorrected by general
tuorning, and stated, that the Lottery would be bid : knowledge; aid unchastened by .the influence of
for on Friday next; 20,000 Tickets to be drawn in ! christianily.prectude them from acting according to
roue days, with about one week's Intermission be- ' the precepts of him, whom they profess to call Mas-
tween each day ; and the fast day to be on the 4th of . ter, and !rho has • exhorted us " to do unto others
June. Liberty to have 40,0001. in fixed capitals ;'as we Would be dens unto." . The disgrace atinchre
and 40,0001. in. prizes of 101.; not more than 6000,' upon those, who, with superior advantages—with
oisless then 3000 Tickets, to bestrewn in one day;
.* oamtifogiO which they have neglected and obi:sat—
o° Psiee above 20,0001. or under 101. DeWitt.; hare lid astray persons, susceptible of better, of cc-
February2l-! nem, feelings—the aim, I say, will fix i4t'lf
26, 1/.; March 25, 21. ; April 22,
upon those, who appear to premised upon the princi-
Remainder three days before the first day of drawing.
COVENT GAII.OF:N TIIEATOE."-Mrs. JORDAN ap. ; ple—that to reign in bell Is more honourable than
neared at this Theatre, last night, in the pleasing . to serve in beaten.
.
character of Resulted, in As You Like It, hi which • I am, Sir,
.
she was peculiarly happy, especially In the dialogue Your's, with great respect,
where she draws the amorous secrets from the heart Plymouth Dock, Feb. 19, ISIS. A PitOTEeTANT.
of -her Orlando, and in the Cuckoo song. She was . _
encored in this part with loud trod reiterated op- *minims to possess her en'
please, as she had been on entering. But why dotty ' anal attractions undim;
Mrs. J. accent tin second syllable in the wind re- ' serican friends in 1,
Nereus; ii-llerriremin reed Dwarf, nigh itsa Iterations with her song of
81111 abbreviations, was receirsal with undiminished were sent ants,
satisfaction; and indeed the Critic must be fastidious orsing our+
in the extreme who does not; think he has enough er l'esdy shi
pantomimical entertainment for his mouey. ' diptorne
BREAD.—The Lao MAYOR, after inspecting the
Returns, ordered the price of Breads to continue the
same. Tile Quaitern Loaf is Is. cid:
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 2't.--.Arrived his Majesty's
ship inconstant, from a Mille: cdf the Western
islands. - --- • -

.INIMMO ,
USSOW I Feu. 15.eeThe enemy is levying heavy ,
contributions in La Mancha, and has eroceeded The proposed VICEoCHANCELLOR/II Bill, as DOW
down as far as Ciudad Real. He is most milieus debating in Parliament, though not generally under-
shoot money, horses, and routes. I stood in all its bearing, excites a lively emotion in
Such towns as do not immediately comply with his ; the breasts of those who see the Government of the
&Mandl are given up to pillage. Icountry falling very fast into the hands of lawyers.
Soult is at Toledo, where he boa 35,000 men, in- i This was one of the collateral causes of. the French
dueling 4,000 cavalry. Revolution; for between the privileged order and the
Jourdan's (Joseph's Major-General) plan is re- long.robed order, the borne-down French put no.
ported to be, to act on the defensive in the next , thing into their pockets, nor into their moeths, but
campaign ; to fortify Aranda de Duero, and collect de per le roy ! and de par k lei ! This will be seen
magazines there, for the purpose of securing a coin. , the case with poor old England, ere long. But, of ,
munication between the Army of Portugal and that i all that has ever been witnessed by the prurient
of the South.. ' growth of sprin of the taw, when espaliered, or
Our several corps are still in their winter quer- tied up, or secured if you will, by the Ministerial
ten. The Blues and Life Guards are gone to :twigs and training ; the instance of a garrulous Bar-
Thomar, and their place here is occupied by the ' rister's shooting forth by the sunshine of a Court,
10th, 15th, and 18th Regiments of Hussars just i surpasses everything of the kind. All of a sudden.
come out- - . as it were, from defending a rape at the Old Bailey,
Case:tete A VALIIA, JAW. 21.--The state in . he proves himself rap, in not only forensic but poll-
which the Seventh Army is, leads us to conceive the .I tical wisdom in the old Chapel of St. Stephen, and
most flattering hers from the warlike troopsof which I knows better than all the Judges themselves what is
it is composed. It consists of 24,00 men, perfectly I proper and befitting for them tn.' do. This offensiie
clothed and armed. Its cavalry is most excellent ; I obtrusion is nauseating to every modest mind. But
has ever been in-front of the enemy, accustomed to we hope the timely, the wholesome setting-down
fight him, and come off victorious. - which the patriotic, the eloquent, and the witty Mr.
By different letters intercepted from the enemy, ; WHITBREAD has giveteiles ever-lac wring Gentleman,
we see that they themselves confess that their loss Gill at once prove beneficial to the nation, and to the
in the Peninsela, since the mouth of last June, is I individual. He -seemed to think as much lineself hs his
more than 80,000. silence; but Lord CASTLEREAGH, an old warrior, ens
Sir SAGO, FED. s.—The report that the French in. not willing the indiscreet :ecruit should be carried from
tend to retire, continues to gain ground; at least we
.the halberds to the hospital, after castigation, with.
can assert, that from all punts, they are making re-lout any relief,—he, therefore, like a feeling vom-
trograde movements, and by some accounts received rade-of the same corps, did; set is always done to
from Orlego, it is inferred that they will abandon; offenders' backs, by advice of a drunemajer, when
Lao, from whence they have withdrawn the sick, ! a surgeon is not present. But, to return to tie Bill
sexl.sorne effects. On the 234 mita battalion of the ' itself, which we freely deeare is fraught %%ill' exces-
regiment of Asturias eutered Benevente, and was i sive mischief, we think it impossible that ally, the
there till the 25th, observing the enemy's moveraeutall
i most unprincipled House of (lemons, could let it
who was in Castro Ganzalo. i pass in its present shape, a *reeding to the ob-
It is not certain that the French entered San-I jections of Sir SAMUEL RUMMY. One point or
tender; oar troops occupy Escudo and Reynosa; I
i passage only in his speech vt cued be sufficient In stop
part of Gen. Mendizabel's army is near Vitterie, ' the progress of any measki re like this; 'w hick so
and part near Bilboa, harassing in both places the ' rankly smells of a law job. This reatleatesman,
enemy, who shows an intention of retiring towards though bred a lawyer (but an equity lawyer),
Burgos. We are assured that Senors Mina and , said,—" The objections to 'the fill were essential
Longa are coming, with part of their troops, to sup- ' and radical. It n'ade an alteration in the
port the operations of the 7th army, against the ens. ! legal constitution of the country; and it would
my's movements, who, besides the troops in Biscay, hereafter be recorded, that in Lord &Doe's time &
will likewise endeavour to oppose Senor Mendi. I Bill bad passed, which made it impossible for any
Sabel with those which he has in Leon, from whence' one to rise to.the highest honouis of the profession
1000 infantry and 500 horse have marched for Bonital. in the fair and open path of his duty."
Ovitseo, JAN. 30.—8 y letters from Santander, oil Mr. PONSONSY9S reply to another prig of the pro-
the 18th inst. we know, that the French entered fession, must have afforded great satisfaction to
Balboa, where they were attacked by Lougais troops, ' every independent Member of the House, who has
who destroyed 200 men. The same Col. Longa has, ' the courage to lift up .the veil, and see, the full
since that time, felt upon and surprised the,garrison ' face of a transaction like this. He said on the
of Salenas de Arrana and took prisoners 250 men. subject, or objection to separating the bankrupt
General Caffarelli, with considerable loss, succeeded_ cases from the Chancellor's fatiguing avocation,
in reinforcing the garrison of &Mona ; and from'. that "it was the first time he had ever heard
thence, it is said, on the 234 or 24th, marched for ; that the division of labour made the labourer less ex-
Santander, but up to this time be has not ap- ', pert." But what man,' much less a Statesman,or
preached it.
i Senator, would maintain so
,erroneous an opinion.rei
SALAMANCA,JAW. 10.—The French General None but a quibbling lawyer could venture to ears,
Machnue, continues to be Governor of this city, the: what every apprentice knows, viz. that assigning one
garrison of which consists of three regiments of its I department of a trade to this hand, and another to that
fantry and one of-cavalry. I (whether in making buttons orbankrupts),is theway to
• CIUDAD Roberti*, FauvAav 2.4011g116 ' have thews:A espedlted and perfected. But the batik-
brother-iu-law, who passed through this place' rapt depettesent isthe Prtdigiously profitable one, and
fur the bead-quarters at Fretted., and who will be Mfg so every day, by the America,' war,
MN from the neighbourhood of Burgos, states, that ' and the consequent decay of trade ; and this is the ,
the revolution of the provinces bordering on Spain is ! nib. Bet the. creature, of Ministers will use all the
indubitable, and the revolutionists have already sentl boisterous means in their power to dispose of the
four emissaries to the Spanish Government; and add,l. pod thins in their own way;, and if WO'IIEVA not a
that Soult had really received orders to retire from ' few stubborn Patriots *to stand up for the People,
the Peninsuli with 40,000 men. 'laud Wrageee..erf sale empty logic, we are undone
Yeteettoells, Jai. 14.-00 the 2d and 3d past. by mgretuswiegrarir learned itePreientatirele

LADift RA:MILTON continues to possess her em bon
point and_other personal attractions undiminished.
She entertained her American friends in 'London so
much a few -days ego with her song of " Emma,"
that we could wish she were sent adross the Atlantic.
I on an embsssy to bring orsing our hte friends into
go.od humour ngnin. her •Ledyshir (.0011 certainly
effect as much in fair diplomacy as many of our
Lords are likely to do. • • •
The' Tremendout, 71, Capt. ROBERT -Ct./Oen:4
lately verx closely r -'s fleet at
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A Lisboa Ditall arrived this morning, with Papers
to the 16th inst. : ' I• 14
0/11LCT OT AN OPTICIAL DISTATctt FROM THIS Ilia:. elm
Ws Of WILLINOTON TO HIS FACELLENCT 251,0 i ' cow
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46 I have received no information of,ariyalteratien , one
in the enemy's corps in front of this army, tine;kfraiii
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closely rpconnoitrecr4fie enemy's fleet at N.
hunting sit Shree-datkets; twelve two.
lid eight frTgatiai, apparent reacliaera foe
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