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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-01

Extract Of alctter from Mr.. Gideon Young,
Sd mate of the ship Ann aid Hope, Capt. Da-
mel OEney, Of Providence dated Rio Janciro,
January Ii.
" have to give you melancholy account
Of the assassination Of Capt. Olney, On the 9th
of Dec On the island of Pacatar, about Is
miles from Rio. The particulars OF this hor-
rid transaction are as follow:
CAT II O'Clock Capt Olney, with five gen.
tleman from the shore, lett the ship N our
pinnace, with four of our hands, on an c:;cur-
sion up abe bay. They landed on the island
of Pacatar, for-the purpose of taking walk,
and viewing the place. They fell IN with some
of the inhabitants and were treated poIitely.---
They sat down or the grass, p&rtook OF acoid
COLLATION., aud then pursu 1 their walk; when
they fell in with three Portuguese, arcs'ed
like gentlemen, who seemed to view them
with an evil eye.
"Capt. O. observing this, proposed to his
party to return to the boat, which was lnme-
diately complied with. The men followed
them to the shore, and after they were all en-
barked, began abusing them in the Por.u-
guese tongue. Capt. Olney understanding the
language, enquired them if it was him they
meant; and being answered in the affirmative,
Immediately jumped on shore, with small
stick in his hand. The Portuguese retreated
few PAGES, when one of them armlng himself
with knife, which he had concealed beneath
his waistcoat, approached Capt, Olney. While
the Captain was in the act CT making pass at
the Portuguese, he himself received mortal
wound in the right thigh. Falling back, he
was caught by Mr.. Brown, one of the gentle
,,as Tho had followed him from the boat,
l,.cH' @f bv him to regain her.
'i' aS was "s,rs led that he was dead
NaP, ,'ii.ey ouse'o. "e off from the
shore as soon as possible. These we'- '',e ,s'e
words he spoke. He soon after appeared <'A
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-01

Tie rszy French Miit&ter-- N contMaation. }
After MIR. Barlow had arrived in England
and made himself acquainted with the favora-
HE situation to which the claim had been al
ready brought, he wrote to his friend Fulton,
IN Paris, for the purpose of getting little
mere money out Of Church as viii appear
from tho following copy Ct letter from the
TURNER to the latter:
Z" Nix. CrURcH.
''SIR--I have JUS received letters fromMr.
Barlow. II seems the business of the Han
mans cargo is involved in much complication,
and that Iarrips interests render the prospect
Of obtauing any thiNg for it, even doubtful
You will see Mr.. Barlow considers the claim
OF Capt. Parrot, well founded, and much
larger sum than YOU had any idea Of He
therefore proposes, that one haif Of the sum
W be paid to the captain, shall be paid BY you
sat Of 7HE 5000 hsunds s.cZiae, and the other
haJ> by him, Barlow; otherwise, he cannot, in
Justice TO himself, and to the parties concern
ed, have the award made in his name you viii
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GENERAL ORDERS.

9th March, 1911.
ihe disadvantages under which the action of
yesterday was begun, were so striking, that it is
necessary the lieut.. general should state to the
.rooPs'that ne considered the safety ofthe whole
ai'eu army (circumstanced as IL was at the time
depended on defeating the enemy.
WINE he sincerely laments the sacrifice of
the lives OF many gallant men, he trusts that it
must be thought necessary one
ihe enemy's number and position were no
ohRer OBJECTS OF calculation, for there 1ras no
Iefreff. He confdea in the known vafor OF Bri
S6is troops,S his expectations were amply tult
filed.
lhe fatigue of nights march of is hours,
was forgotten by every man in the division.
When such universal praise is due to the in.
comparable behaviour of all, II is impossible to
psrucuiaFize by name, those who distinguished
themselves-all did
he requests, however, that brigadier general
Dukes, and Colonel Whestby, will accept them
Serves ana convey to the commanding officers
OF the corps composing their respective bri-
Sades, and TO all the officers oftAem, the assn.
RANGES OF his most grateful admiration of their
conduct.
The same testimony of gratitude & hirh m.
probation, is due to lieut.. col Barn ard. of the
Soth, and lieut.. col. Brown, of the 2Sth, COM
handing flank battallons, and TO all the officers
uhder them To major Duncan, and the Off
GERS OF the royal artillery, to capt. Birch, & tne
oHicers OF the royal engineers, to mai. Bucshe, &
the officers of the Cd Husssr..
The intrepid charge made by q squadron of
the Hussars. headed by capt Busche, attracted
the notice OF every one. The lieut. genersps OBJ
legations to lieut.. COL Macdonald, the hon. lieut..
COL Cathcart, and the officers of the adiutant &
quarter master generals departments, and TO
capt. Hope, and all the other officers of his per
sonal staif for their exertions and assistance du.
ring the action, are deeply impressed on his
mind.
The British troops saw with admiration how
no6ly the detachment of the 2Oth Portuguese.
under 1t. Col. Busche, upheld the charactor
our allies have so fortunately established
The lieut. general requests that major gene
raj Nottingham and cant. Mirands g NSaeh
ton, OF the Spanish service, will accept his best
thanks for their zeal and gsllantry,
The general of division Ruffin, the gen. of bril-
gade, Rousseau, an eagle and pieces of artilIe.
ry, are the trophies of the day.
The loss on both sides, from the appearance
OF the field OF banle, must be severe.
The different corps and detacbments viIl
transmit to the by. adj gen as soon as possible.
returns OF the killed, wounded and missing in
the action ofyesterday, with the French CORPS
d'armle' commanded by marshal Victor.
At the bottom of each return will be specified
at iuii length, the rank, name and regiment of
each officer killed or wounded, and opposite the
name OF each officer will be mentioned. ,vhe
Their the wound be severe, dangerous or slight
(Signed)
GRAHAM
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9Th Of Apsil. created an Hereditary Nobili-
~. consisting OF Princes, Dukes. Counts, Ba-
rons aud Nhevaliers, and appointed persons
to the several ranks.
..i.ioi's iaen VIC muti, FRINGE Noei, Prince
Jean, a Prince OF Gonaives, and a Prince
Vt Limbe.
Gen Vernet is created Prince of Go
n ives, Grand Marshall of Ha, q, ,and Minis
ter OF the Finances and of the Iuterior--
Gen Roman, is created Prince of the Limbo,
Grand Marshall OF Hayti and Minister of
War and Marine.
There are seven Dukes, viz. the Apos.
toic Project Brelle. who is appointed Arch"
Bishop of Hay,i, and Duke Anse, and
Grand Aimoner of the kng-Gen. Reua-
nez, who is appointed Duke of MORN,
Grand Marshall of Hayu, and Munster of
) ate and vi Foreign Affairs-Gen Brave,
Duke OF Grand River, Grand Marshall of
Hayti, Grand Huntsman, and inspector Gen.
of the armies Gen. Joachim, Duke of Fort
Royal. Grand Marshall of Hayti, and Grand
Marshall OF the Palais.-Gen. Magny,
Duke OF Piaisance Gran, Chamberlin, Mar.
shall oc.-Gen. Daux Duke OF Artibonite,
Marshall &c.-Geu. Sprew, Duke of Port
Margot Grand Admiral of Hayti * Govern
or OF the Prince Royal
There are twenty one Counts. viz. Count
Marmelade of the Band du Nord 1T LEX
avon OF EMERY of Acui /; ct Cahos; OF
Oohdon OF Limonade of Irou u T.rre
ouge OF Mirebaiais OF SAINT Louis; of
eros Morne OF Leogane of Presque Isle
OF Rlcheplaine of Rollers OF Bergen !;
OF ouonaminthe. Four ef these are Go
vernors OF the Pages OF the King and
Queen.
There are nine Barons and Chevalers.
10 the Princes and Processes of the
Royal Family OF Hayti, is given the title 81
Royal Highness.
To the heir of the throne, the title of
Prince Royal.
10 the oldest daughter of the King, the
ntle OF Madame first to younger sisters,
Madame.
40 the Princes of the kingdom, and the
Titularies of the Grand Dignitaries. the
titles OF Serene Highness ana Monseigneur.
10 the Dukes and Grand Marshais, the
title of his Grace.
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Gurore
LoNpoN, April Is.

LoNpoN, April Is.
At the date of Lord 1Xellinyton's dispatches.
Massena had been tv!~4ty two days on his re-
treat, and had marched near 2OO miles, a mo S,
extraordinary distance tor so numerous an army
Go perform with SO little confusion and still
more extraordinary for pursuing force, consi
dering the devastation committed, with a vie w
TO prevent its progress. and the necessity OF
always preserving the regularity Of order Of bat
ale.
A gentleman, who has arrived in England
from Paris, which he left on the 9Th inst. states
THAT the retreat of Massena was know, in the
capital, and that it was believed he had orders
60 evacuate Portugal entirely for the present.
Ihe war minister, the duke of Feltre. mad issued
orders for the conscripts of the twelve depart.
ments to hold themselves in readiness to march
on the l2th iHst. Their route was believed to
De for Germany. A decree had been issued.
imposing penalties Oh parents who concealed the
Eek OF their children, to avoid their being drawn
Tor the consumption.
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EXTRAORDINARY INTREPTDITY
TRALRE. March "a

TRALRE, March "a.
During the last week we copied from a
Sork Newspaper, the account If the attack
on the house OF John Purcell, Esq. of High
fort, near Charleyille. AS any further par
iicuiars OF the extraordinary resolution, in
trepidty and prowess, manifested in this a.
Sed gentleman's defence Of his life and pro
Perty, must be deemed interesting, we will
insert such ample detail of the occurrence
as Mt P's presence in this town has ena
bled US to collect 1t appears that Mr.. r.
had determined TO set apart the evening of
the llth inst. for the purpose of arranging
some OF his accounts, and as he foresaS
mat he would thereby be employed until
late hour,he caused bis servant toprovide
supper.
That Proyidentiai interference so remark
able Throughout the occurrence was not >
llt'le visible in the see mingly immaterisl
circumstance of Mr.. p. having preferred
that the supper tables should remain unre-
moved I'LL the morning, rather than that hrs
servant should continue up until the time
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New HAVEN. Connecticut, May Of,
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY

A very considerable bed OF Marble bas
lately been opened in the vicinity of thie
place, about FIVE miles from town, on the
York turnpike. The specimens from
this quarry which we have seen, are hand
somely colored, ola delicate texture and r.,
appearance equal in point of beauty or dn-
rability, to much of the Italian Marble. en-,
much admired 10 this country. It isimpos-.
sible to say, rs yet, TO what extent the mar
bic may be found. though from experiments
already made, it seems there are acres Of
It, as the same substance has been fouod
in different places, from two to three miles
distant from the place where the first disco
~ was made.
The bed lies nearto Milford harbor, rom
whence the marble may be easily transport-
ed to many parts Of the United States. The
first specimens from this quarry we're taken
BY Mr.. Baldwin, a student in Yale College.
2ho has since obtained alease OF the TAI IN
on which the discovery was made soA
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BRITISH CAPTURES.

1t will be seen by our marine list, that q
number of American vessels have been cap>
tured 6y BsiHsh JrigoteS and sent into
England. Will the federal editors add this
and the outrageous impressments recently
committed. to their BLACK LIsT'n Or
Will these damnable sins OF his satanic Ma
Jesty be palliated ana Kept out of sight by his
"d6le advocates in .dmcrca"? Most cer~
tainly--it is their vocation.
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KINGDOM OF HAYTI

Capt. Nash, from Gonaives, Hayti. favour
cd the Boston Exchange Coffee House, with
papers containing the DEGREES Tor chang.
ing the form of Government in Christophe's
donations.
BY law Of the Council Of s ate Of HAY
Il of March %. 1911, an Hereditary Monar.
chy was established in that Island, and
Christophe named King, under the demo-
minaton of HENRY I. and the throne is To-
be hereditary in his family, IN his male des.
pendants, to the exclusion of females
1t is lawful for the King to adopt the
child Of prince.
The wife Of the King is declared Queen
Of Hayti.
The Princes and Princesses Royal can
not ma ~ without the consent of the King
n Kings minority terminates at the age
Of Is.
Henry ], King Of HaIti. BY decree of the
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GRAHAM.
From Snmrna and A1altn.

capt Kay, OF the brig Expectation, arrived
here from Smyrna and Malta, informs. that 4,
was reported and believed at Malta that Bri.
tIsh squadron of ship of the line. and & or fri
gates, on the 18th March, in the Adriatic sea.
tel IN with a like number of French ships of war
bound from Toulon for Corfu, when an engage
ment took place, and the FrencbmeD, 1t was
ss'd' made their escape, with the loss of one fri.
gate which was burnt by the British.
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THE PRESSGANC.

Mr.. Editor--I wish to inform the public,
that there is more MAN -STEALERS on
our coast. The brig Chartro Miller, d.
vID OTIs. master, from the West Indies,
on the 9th April, in LAT. SO, so. long. rs,
was boarded by an Officer from the British
frigate Pizarro, Dugat Me Doraid, com
masaer. who STOLE sailor by the name
OF Benjamin Rodgers. born in Portland.
Mas. and my black steward. by the name
OF HENRY BROOKS. born in Newburyporr.
Mas. Reg rdless OF the entreaties of the
ladies and gentlemen passengers, theF
were foicibly dragged from me. These
things. in my opinion, ought not to be
borne by any nation, that has any preteo-
slons to Independence. Let US burn OUT
charter or defend our rights.
DAVID OTIS. M ,sfey of GIza
brig Charles Miller.
Boston, May 16, 1871.
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Shamrock
Providence, R ~ Nav 10.

In the ship Ann and Hope, Capt Stew
art arrived here oil Thursday from Rio
Janelro, came passengers Lewis S. Pintar6.
Esq Secretary to the American Embassy.
at Rio-Janeiro Mr.. John Bowers, OF New
port, and MIR. john T.. Bucklin, ofthis ,nwr.
Mr.. Pintard brought dispatches for our 60
vernment, which were forwarded for Wash.
ington BY last evenings mail.
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The Seat Of Cove nment, for the State
of Ohio is TO be, peru anentlJ fixed IN the
west bank OF the Scioto, in the county of
Franklin where town is TO be built, and
called WAYNE, in memory OF the hero
VIII humbled the savages, nd gave seucrity
to the uorth western frontier. In Ohrothere
are no slaves. and only 1000 persons OF co
lour.
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0DOlne8t1r.
NEW YORK, May 20
DREADFUL CONFEDERATION.

Yesterday morning, few minutes be-
fore ten o'clock, fire broke out next door
to the Corner OF DuaDe-street. in carpen-
ter's work shop in the rear OF Chatham
street. which communicating with MIR. Law
renee scoach-maker'S shop in front of said
street. the whole was enveloped in flames
before it was discovered The wind blow
ing gaze at North East carried the flames
with astonishing rapidly up both sides of
Chatham street, until it reached MIR. Lori
lard's three story FIRE proof house on one
side, and a row OF new two story brick
houses neaTry opposite on the other side -
In its progress it burnt through into Angus
tus, Duane, and William streets, destroying
number of houses in those streets. BY
IL o'clock the FIRE was. happily subdued.-
The spire of the Brick Church was at one
time on FIRE, which threatened destruction
to the bull ding, occasloned by burning shin
giles carried by the force of the wind and
lodging against the side, bat was fortunatel y
extinguished. Several houses in different
parts of the city were in the same situati-
on.
A more calsmitous event Of the kind has
not occurred in this city since the destruc
tive fire in the month of Septe NJ Der, 1876
the night after the British took possession
of this place.
The following are the number of hous-
es destroyed, as far as We can at present
ascertain
Is houses burnt in Chatham-street.
do. pulled down in do
IS do. burnt in Duane street.
Is do. in Augustus-street.
2 do. pulled down in do.
8 do. burnt in Wiliam-street~
do. pulled down in do.
Amounting IN the whole to IS houses des-
troyed and calculating from the populaG..
on of the neighborhood, there are at least
two hundred families obliged to seek other
places of residence, the most of whom are
extremely INDECENT:
Among the principal sufferers we MOTTO
the following persons Philip Becannon,
William Mooney Michael eastman. John
MKay, Richard p. Lawrence, John Ora,
Hartman VOsturgh, John w. Labhart, NJ
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New .YoRx. Nav ID.

we have accounts from the Caraccas,
which give mos satisfactory view of the
steps now taking by TIE people of that de-
llghtful region for establishing their indie.
pendence and liberty on the same prlncis
plies and political organic alton, that have
rendered the y: States so powerful aud
happy. TO these, they look for models oS
limitation, ana Notwithstanding the general
ignorance In which Spanish jealousy and
despotism held he colonies heretofore. they.
nevertheless, contain men who are we'll ac-
quainted with the political institutions of
North America, and who now labor TO es..
taoiish them IN the south. Well informed
europeans and North-Americans, are also
arriving daily IN those paris that have de
clared for independence They Dring with
them their arts, their science and civlliza-
ton, and are we'll received. One gen,ic-
man naive OF Ireland but last from
the Onlted States, Dr. Burke, is already a.
very distinguished parsonage at the Carac.,
cas. TO his enlightentd mind and ren,L,
lIcan principles are the inhabitants at the
caracas, In great measure, indebted fox.
frustrating scheme OF usurpation, model
Ieu on that OF Bonaparte. The notorious
MIRANDA was endeavoring TO erect consul
iar government, previtu The meeting Of
Z nSress OF the representatives of tbsa
people; but DIR Burke, recollectine the oIoa
oi oohaParle Consular n3ssrpation, caulinn
ed he public against he plan, and recon-
mended TO them to wait for the meeting as
Congress. This proceeding very It UGH NOR,
titled the General and DIR. Burke havinse
In ano'her paper endeavored 10 remove one,
OF the great moral distempers of the Sna-
nlaros, by enforcing the necessity and ms
ice OF religious liberation, Miranda seized
the occasion TO turn against him the clergy
and Popaace. He III 81 applied for this nnr-
pose to the bishop; but he; liberal ann
enlightened beyond what was expected. an-
proved OF what Burke had done and sun
ported it. The General, still Intent nnorx
his purpose, found fit agent in a monk-
and by his means Caracas was thrown in.
to prodIe4cus ferment for day or ,wc.
set y is honorable 90 the good sense and in
formation OF those who we're in authoirtv.
that they ardently espoused the defence az
toieration, and it does credit to the Donu-
race themselves, that they speedily subr,,it.
ted to the justice OF liberal principles
After this short ebultion, all was onien
and orderly. The Scotch have already
found their way to that hne country. ana
arrive there in considerable numbers. brr
few or no Irish hitherto. Yet, they would
probably be best received of anv stran
gers, IN consequence of the long and ,uti-
mate intercourse of the Spanish and Irish
nations, and of the sameness of heir religi.
on. Sober and industrious mechanics If eve.
~ trade, meet with great announcement
The coun rY is rich and popalous and tht.
natives unskilled in the arts, as il was the.
policy OF Spain that they should manufacture.
as little as possible for themselves.
Shamrock.
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oorth Carolina. The gent nan uno gave
the information, it appears, mis- ramed tho
state The quarry, we are instructed to say
. n Geo & a, about 90 miles from Augusta.
where quarters are now at work--some OF
the blocks re e,ated oha>e arrived "a Bran.
dy1'ne. and reported to be OF good quality.
E. Poet.
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THE PRESS GANG.

A young lad aged Is years, son of MIR. TO-.
mas Spock, of Eiiza6ethtown, N. ]. has been
Pressed on board the British brig Frolic -
The worst fate we wish those who assert
that " Britain has done US no essential in.
jury lis, that they may fall into the clutch:
cs OF His Majesty's Press Gang.
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BALTIMORE, Nav "a.

It would appear BY the New York Eve.
ming Post, that the British friga,e. the cap
tain of which impre ssed Diggio. a native OF
Portland, from on board the brig Spithre,
and who had never been at sea before. Is
called PIzbRRo.
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Majority for Mr.. Smith

Mare I,nPressments L-On Sunday the 18th
inst in lat. 80, long ~, and in % fathoms wa
ter, the schn'r Eagle, Halves, from Alexandra
for Boston, was boarded by the British frigate
Gunier, capt. Hutchell, and had HaEef Homo.
hr, young man belonging to BranstabIe inn.
pressed From this and many other concurrlne
circumstances, there can be no doubt of British
frigates being nov lowering about our coast !
We also can state with some confidence, that the
u. frigate President, Commodore Rodgers,
has sailed from Annapolis IN quest ofthe frigate
which has been lately impresslng our citzens
and TO demand their restitution and if not res
tored, there can be 90 doubt of hard knocks
NOgfoH Herald
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Townsend. Iohn Good, and Peter vaa

Townsend. Iohn Good, and Peter Van
Zandt.
This makes the third fire which has &C
cnrred IN this ne:S!: ;s. 1;i,iii Two
years. and indeed many houses erected on
he spot laid waste by the fire of 1909, are
again reduced 10 ashes. YPub. .4dp
10 give description of the scene and the
distress which it occasioned would be i'm
possiblc.--A the lower part of this city as
far as to the Battery, was threat. ned with
destruction, as the wind scattered the bla
eng shingles in every direction, and several
buildings were set on fire i'm different and
very distant parts of the town but fortunate
~ ne damage was sustained except in the
streets mentioned above. Among the build
ings which took fire from the flying cinders
were the steeplc of the Brick Church, the
Scotch Presbyterian Church, Debtor's Pri-
son, Theatre. house II Broadway, and
the house Mr.. WIN. Tough, Nassau street
between Beckman and Ann-streets. The
hre took place on the steeple about $50
feet from the ground, SO high that no en-.
CINE could reach it from below. but, it was
kept under by sailor of the name of Knahh,
who assembled the lightning rod. and with
water handed TO him by a sh;pmate, on
whose shoulders he stood, he was enabled
to keep the fire under until small porta-
BILE engine was got up into the spire, and
the leader was Brought so as to play upon
the spot from the Belfry below.
About IL o'clock the wind became more
moderate this cessation of the gale
gave hopes 20 the firemen and relief to the
feelings OF e citizens. The FIRE was i'm
mediately SD far subdued as to prevent its
spreading. and in short time was extin-
guished.
The amount of property destroyed cannot
be aScertained, but as most of the BUILDINGS
were OF wood and many ofthem old, it is
probable that the loss is not SO great as
that accustomed by the great fire of 1900,
when the old Coffee House was consumed.
But the distress occasionet by the present
tre IS much greater, as most of the build
ings burnt were dwelling houses, and many
OF then contained several families, some of
which have lost their all
We are informed that a Royal Tiger
which was confined IN cellar in Chatham
street, was burnt to death The owner
not daring to release him from his confne
ment, tor fear he might do mischif--Ep
Post.
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ercise of any o'her higher or consequential
powers. The same remarks, will apply to
lighthouses, as amongst the common, ne
cessarv and DroDer means for th.. gnl a.in..
of commerce, &c. &c.
(Sneeeh 20 be continucd)