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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-22
RETALIATION.

There J not man in this country, who has
IN his veins drop of true American blood.
that will not applaud the spirit and promptness
OF the President's conduct in retaliating British
outrage ON the persons of our naturalized CT
tlzens, or those who are taken in arms. Sighting,
the battles of our country. The brave fellows
fought Tor our rights, and 10 defend us-and
we should be despicable, indeed, five did not
avenge them. With respect to naturalized CT
i'zens' the duty o. avengiug their injuries is
imperative they have sworn allegiance 20 us.
and we are pledged to protect them. This
protection SciRbe given # is no party cues.
uon, varying with the change of opinion: But
a deep, solemn, sacred obligation. Mr.. Madi.
son Will fulfil the obligations lie will have
life for life, at least Let the prince recent he.
gin the bloody business when he wiIi-let him
shoot or hang, under his vague pretext of allie.
glance and, let no person doubt it, he will be
matched We will not threaten--our Presi-
nent will act. The tories in this country have
so often and so long inculcated the notion that
Mr. Madison was man of no nerve, thak in
ali probability, the English ministry believe it.
ihey VIII ind their mistake: they will find
that he has more nerve, when there is 4 proper
occasion, than the prince regent or any of his
advisers The threat of more rigorous proct ca
dings against our towns is contemptiblel Does
any one believe that the British have not AZ
ready dcne their utmost, upon AN extended
scale The enemy might, to be sure, eoncenre,
and lnlnre one large town sr city, but no more
10 before what city they please, concentred
as they may he aud, however they proceed,
they will he in no condition very soon thereaf-
ter to attack another. On an extensive scale,
we insist they have done their utmost And
What worse, IN the name Of Heaven, can happen
than las! happened Have the British not
burnt our towns, ravished our females, murder
ed our sailors and soldiers in cold blood after
surrender, stolen our slaves, riaged our hen.
roosts, and STAYED our fishing smacks Is
there any thing little or great, cruel, wicked,
barbarous, bloody, or alrocious, that they have
not perpetrated Have infants not persisted
violently by their means Have not women
suffered under their tOinahawks? Have not
the remains of our brave fellow citizens been
thrown to the swine What can they do more
This government, as Gen Wilkinson tells Coy.
Provost, is not to be deferred Mo- indeed -
Let the enemy 60 on, IT there be vet i'm their
dark and consuming Inventions, any thing more
base, more blasting, any peculiar villainy, any
nameless calamity, let them be tried The A.
merican people will nor be Uttered. they will
preserve inviolate the laws of humanity they
will seek nothing but just retaliation thoy
VIII not threaten, they will sDits subdue like
men, and conquer like christians. They will fix
the reputation Of the American name on an ever
lasting basis Of honorable principles and
resign to their foes the palm ofimmortal infamy
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-22
TERRIBLE VICTORY.
ErHaot efa letter 10 tie Editor, dated J1aslin,
ton, yN0U 20, 1918.

ErTdct ofaieHer 70 HE Editor, dated JYaszing-
ton, Nov. 20, 1918.
Official accounts have reached here this
morning. Of a desperate battle between our
troops, under Gen. Coffee, and the hostile soy
thern Indians Gen. Coffee surrounded the In
dams in one of their towns. The fight was
dreadful The indians never asked for quar-
ter they fought with firearms and bows and
arrows. Every man offheu, the accounts say.
was slain, TO the amount Of at least. one hundred
and eighty, counted dead. Our loss was Ave
killed tone with an arrow and about al woun.
ded. About eighty prisoners, squaws and chill.
dren, were made prisoners. What is 10 be re-
petted is, that, in pursuing some Of the Indi.
ans into the houses, few Of their females we're
accidentally sufferers by the ardor ofour soldiers.
Doubtless, had the Indians asked quarter. IL
would have been granted. The battle took
place about the Sd of November Thus have
the unhappy sufferers at Fort Minis been re.
yenged. 1t is TO be hoped that this dreadful.
but necessary example, will teach the sayares
in The south, that peace and friendship wih the
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-22
From Tie N1.ional Inlcl4gencer.

We learn. by letters from Grenadier Is
land, received in this city, that on the S0th,
October, Major General Wilkinson, the
Commander Ill Chief of the expedition az
gainst the Canadas, was at Grenadier Is,
land, IL miles from Sackett's Harbor and "a
bout the same distance from Kingston his
army had been dispersed by storms his
arms, ammunition and clothing DESTROYED ;
his boats wrecked and his provisions lost ;
an almost Constant tempest of wind, rain,
hail and snow had prevailed from the 5th OF
October to the 30th of the same month -
yet the troops had been re-asscRbled, clad,
armed and equipt, provisions hsd been sup.
Piled and transports found.--Three thousand
men had entered the St. Lawrence and three
thousand more under the Commander in
Chief were to follow on the 31st, accompa-
MED by the squadron Of the able and utre-
pid Commodore Chauncey, to the rendcz-
vous highly favorable to attack kingston
Yet tits said that no person knew, not even
the Secretary of War, what we're the Ge-
neraPs intentions, whether to winter in
Kinsgton or Montreal.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-22
jeremiah Sharks, J. y.
Madison, Morgan county, II o'clock at
night. OH .WoU. 1918.

Doctor VIM Johnson swears, that he was
at Joseph Peoples, Esq. on the frontier line
OF Morgan County and there saw a negro girl
of Lewis Brantley's who was shot through
the body with rifle or musket baIl-said TO
be done to day by the hostile Indians.
Littlelon Mapp being sworn saith, that a.
bout three O'Clock this evening G6th) on the
plantation OF Lewis Brant.ey, Esq. on the
frontier OF this county, (Morgan) he saw
the bodies OF white man and boy that had
been murdered from the best informat;o,, he
could obtain by the hostile Indians, and sa w
said Brantley's house in flames and AN ar
row drawn from the boys body.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-22
MORGAN COUNTY.

Personally appeared before me Henry
Carleton, ESQ. Capt A. G. Townsend, VIM.
Workman, captain Thomas Coleman and
capt ]. w. Bridges, and being duly sworn
saith, that they saw seven persons dead, one
or the bopes OF o;e burnt, and two, suppos
ed to be nortally wounded, six of them at or
near Capt. Brantley's house.
Sworn TO before me this 9TH November
1918.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-22
NAsvvI1rv Oc,

a gentleman just from Fayetteville, states
report is correctly believed there that Col.
Coffee had totally destroyed and taken all
the Indians at Black Warrior Town. with
very inconsiderable lcss.-Supposed 20 be
500
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-22
NASHVILLE, Oct. 90

From the south we learn that col. Coffee
mas burnt one OF the Greek towns-and kill
led "a lnGians, and lost only Is killedand Q
'"cunded-this item is only given as the
report fthe day.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
Notice.

TIE GpeTuon Manufacturing Com
pany will receive wool and Manufac-
ture il into cloth aecordinyto the quail
ty of the wool, or directions Given. Par
ticu.ar attention should be paid ia the
asserting of wool for nice clot!ls, & in
ak cases must be prepared for the
cards, otherwise ii will not be receiy-
ed--aDy informatIOn will be given on
application at the Factory, where
PULLING, DIVING & DRESSING
is doue with pea tness, and at the short
est notice. The highest price given
for wool we'll handled, or Clstiis 81
ven liz exchange.
JoHw DAvESPoRq, Jr. satPer.
~. Is. Wool we'll washed before it IL
shorn. vii. be preferred. Rams and
Lambs wool should not be mixed With
any other.
Nay 4. 8ft
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
June 10.
NOTICE
20 F.aRMERS & MILLER.

ITO encourage the ufe Of BROAD
l. WHEELED WAGONS on the
paved road, the following refolution was
paned by the Stockholders in the Little
River Turnpike Company, at their annual
meeting, VIZ. That all wagons, che
hreadth of the wheels whereof hall be FIX
inches, ihall be permitted topais the gats
On faid road, toll free, for the term oftwo
years, and all Wagons whole wheels
lhail be the breadth of five inches, Rlall
be permitted TO pats, toll free, for the
terH, of eighteen months-all wagons,
rte breadth of the wheels whereof fhalI
be four inches. fhall be permitted to pats,
toll free, for the fpace of fifteen months
from the time they fhall fire. pats the res
peftive gates, which lhall be fpecially NO.
ticed by the gate keepers, and that this
regulation fhail be extended TO all who
ihall avail themfelves of It within the
fpace of two years from the lift Januarya
1919.
JONAH THOMPSON, Pres't.
l.. IL. Il. Company.
an. go. 6mo8
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26

n N pursuance Of Deed Of TruGt exc
IL cuted by Ferry Heinzman TO fccure
the payment of e se.h Of money due to |
saac Kuykendall. who was security for
the said Heinznan in debt due TO Adam
Harness) which said truit is dated the I'd
December, 1907, and duly recorded a.
mong the records of Hampfhire County
Court, the subscriber, as the truRee nam
ed In laid trnt, will, by himself or his :
gent, fell at Public Sale at the houfe of the
above named aaenry Heinzman, in the
town OF Romney, or Tuesday the Goth of
July next, the following property, to wit:
Ono Negro man named William, niue
feather beds, .bedfeads and furniture, one
large falling leaf table icherry) two wal .
but dit to, six yellow windsor chairs, one
small walnut table, one large looking
glass, one desk, one small blue table, one
fquare w al nut ditto, enc small cherry-,ree
ditto, two Large walnut ditto, one walnut
cupboard enc clock and case, one look
ing glass, ei.s candle Aand, five walnut
chairs, one prne TABLE, one knife case, one
ANAL pine sable, eight common chairs, one
katie boxy oneset china GATORS, six CHI
ma coffee csps and faucers, twenty three
china cups end nine saucers, five large
dishes, one china TEA pct, one china ca
nifer, tive fruit dimes, one large queens
ware coffee pot, five POWERED plates, one
pewter tea pot, two tea boards, one ovel
and one round, three waters, three brass
candleticks, five pair shutters, nineteen
wine glasses, six haH-pint tumblcrs, two
pint ditto. one quart ditto, four half pint
decanters, 1870 pint ditto, two quart dit
to, one half gallon ditto, one case with
four bottlecs Two black bottles, one small
pot, one large ditto, one large dutch O.
ven aad lid, one small ditto, one frying
pan, one pair pot hooks, nine large white
plates, feveR iecond size ditto, six small
bstter ditso, one cullendcr, one pair fad
irons, three water buckets, one keller,
one iron boend barrel, one grind fone, one
wafhing tue, One water car, one axe, one
chaH bed, blanket and calder, one old
grey horse, ore salt shovel, one sauce pan,
six sconces, three cows, one brown ma re,
FIVE ftacks of hay, one shot gun, one
Windmill and four sheep.
JAMES MACHIR.
JuneI9. tdsi7
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
Dancing School

in this place. From the liberia. cncorr-
agement he has heretofore received. he is
battered with success. His school will
commence as soon as sixteen Subscribers
shall have been obtained. Ee viii teach,
during three months, every Friday and
saturday Piice of tuirion So.
1. A. XAUPY
b. MIR. XAurY's Dancing school
Will commence a, his school room ou the
18th init. Those disposed to pa,ronize
him will please enter their children pre-
vious 10 that time, as no deduction fer
lott time will be made.
FL Subscription papers are lift at
'hr. NJ Cures Hotel & at this Office.
Winchei,er Iane IL, ISIs.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
Thirty Dollars Reward

DBSERTED from the Encs mpmcnt
~ near Norfolk, on the z4th ultirno,
MATTHIAS KEESACRE, about five
feet six or seven inches high, about I'll
years of age--Also, on the FIRST inst.
GEORGE KERNS, aboat five feet eight
inches high, about "a years of age, and
by profession Chair Maker-Also, at
same time, CHRISTOPHER MALLS.
TER, FIVE feet ten inches high, by pro-
fession Shoemaker. 1t is supposed these
men will make for Berkeley County, Va.
Any person who will apprehead and Sc
cure either or all of the above deserters
and inform the ComInandant of the Ist
regiment Militia Artillery IN the service
OF the Cnited States, ar Fort Barbour,
shall receive reward of ten dollars per
man.
ROBERT WILSON, Capt Art'y.
Camr, near Norfolk, Iuue o.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
AGRICULTURE.

NOR the promotion of Agriculture,
B, the encouragement of Domefic Ma
uuiactures, and the improvement Of Farm
Stock, it is proposed to effablish an infti :
tuition to further these objects. Witt. this
view fubfcription papers are lodged with
MeGrs. R. X. Meade, II. ST. G. Tucker,
Gen. James Singleton, Capt. Daniel Lee,
Isaac Hollingswotth, Richard P. Barton,
John Milton, David Ridgway, Gerard
Williams, DR.. ]. d. Orr, and Joieph 10
Bald win, who folicit the patronage Of the
citizens of Frederick, in fupport of an in
fitution promising fuch lafing advznta-
gcs to their country.
June r9-
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
Lot or half acre of Land

On Cameron ftreet in the borough of VIM
che her, known in the furvey of faid bo-
rough made by John Bsylis, as Lot No.
so, formerly in the occupation of Con-
rad Kremer, with the exception of thirty
three feet on the south side of faid lot,
sold and conveyed by faid Kremer to Hem
ry Hoover. The afoiefaId fale is made
by virtue of a Deed of lruit executed b.
Conr'd KIemcr TO William Mcclure, as
truaee TO receive the payment of FUN of
money due from faid Kremer to Joieph
Steer ds in iaid deed mentioned.
ALFRED H. POWELL, .fft'y.
IN fact for ". ~ Gaire.
May 7. tdsII
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
Dancing School,

in that place his school will commence
as soon as sixteen subscribers fhali have
been obtained, he will teach during two
months, two days in every week morn
ing and eyening-Price OF tuition 10 dol
liars.
Thofe disposed to patronize him, viii
pleafe apply at Mr.. Browns where a
list will be left.
N. B. practising Balls will occasion,
ally be given for the further improve
ment OF the pupils.
Wincheaer, June IS, 1873. II
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
Mrs. Rachel Lane,
STEWART STREET.

STEWART STREET.
Proposes practising MIDWIFERY.
II have had somet conversation on the
subject with her, and have been on
some occasions with her with women in
fahour, and have on every occasion
found her prudent and discreet, and
feel no hesitation in recommending her
as a. prudent and discree: midwife.
C. BALDWIN.
I do hereby certify, that Mrs. Rachel
Lane, who proposes practising Mid
wifery, is in my opinion, from the con-
versation 1 have had with her, qualifi-
ed for that office.
ST. CUISINE.
Jnne 10. stp.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
VIRGINIA, TO WIT.

AT Rules holden in tho Clerks Office OF
the Superior Court of Chancery for the
Winchester District, the LIST day of Fe-
bFuary, 1873.
yAIiLLIAM FRENCH, Plaintiff,
Wv AGAINST
George Glaze and Conrod Glaze, Defen-
dats.
The Defendant George Glaze not hav-
ing en'ered his appearance and given Sc.
curity according TO TO the Act of Assem-
bly, and the Rules OF this Court, ana i,
appealing by satisfactory evidence, tina;
he ISN'T an inhabitant OF this country (:
1t is ordered, that said Defendant do ap.
pear here on the first day of the next tern
and Answer tSseill of The plaintiff; enc
that aScopy Of this order be torthwi,h in.
serted in some newspaper published il
for two months successfully
and polted at the front door Of the Court
Roule in the fdId town OF Wincneiter.
A Coyy. Tette,
DANIEL LEE, c. c.
June II. 1r3re
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
EDUCATION.

HE President and Trunees of the
4 Berryville Academy, having elect
ed Mr.. Cornelius Denison, teacher Of the
Latin and Greek Languages, (whofe re-
commentators of his capacity as teacher,
as well as of his morals are highly salts
actoryY wish to inform thole perfons
who are disposed to encourage the insti-
tution by placing their Children under
Ibis care and instruction, that the depart.
meat foi the reaching Of those languages
opened on Wednesday 1Ist insr.
Terms may be known by application to
the PIT. V. PIT. or the Subscriber.
JAMES WARE, Sec'ry.
May II.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
"A Lancasterian School.

THE SUB CRIDE
nROPOSES opening on Monday the
N zIft inf. in Wincheaer, next door
'eaa of MIR. James Little's,
A Laneasterian School,
for the reception of male children, to be
taught Reading, Writing, Englilh Gram
mar, Arithmetic, Geography and hiftoiy
at the rate of ten dollars per annum, each
scholar 70 supply himself with common
slate and pencil. For the satisfaction oil
the public, the following diploma is sub
Joined:
Lancssterian School, Nay 4th, 1919
George 1o0n, ID. C..
THIS rs TO CERTIFY,
That Mr.. E, Beall of Winchester, in the
ita,e OF Virginia, having diligently at
tended the Georgetown, DC L,ncas-
terian School for the purpose of acquiring
thorough and complete knowledge Of che
genuine iyitem as it is adopted BY Mr..
Joseph Lancaffer of Tendon.
1, is my opinion that Mr.. F.. Beall IS,
in consequence of his sssiduity during his
nay In tais Town, Well acquainted with
the principles uPoa which schools of the
above description are managed and con
Quoted. Furthermore, it's my opinion
that he is matter of the Lancaiterian se.
nuine syRem Of ne ticnal education.
ROBERT OULD.
All who may feel difposed TO encourage
this new and admirably approved plan OF
of education, may Depend on the fritteA
attention being paid to the several audies,
morals and manners cf all the pupils that
may be put under slfc ,utelage of
ELY BEALL.
Winchener, Iane "a. IT
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
Hat Mandatory.

rMVHE subscribers beg leave TO inform
Z the pubic generally. and their
riends particularly that they have COM
menced the above business on their own
account in the house lately occupied by
Mr.. John Davenport as a store, ON the
corner OF Loudon and Piccadilly streets,
directly opposite the stores of Mr..
Dsnlel Gold and Mr.. Lewis HoF under
the frm of
L.aUCK & COTLE,
where they intend to keep on hand
general aTor,ment OF neat, plain, fashion
able and substantial HATS. Those who
may be pleased to favour them with their
custom may rest ahured that neither
pains nor attention shall pc wanting TO
render general satisfaction, by the PUB
hes obedient servants,
SAMUEL LAUCK,
JOHN COYLE.
Wincheffer, May 8. II
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
Mark This u

THE sublcri5er having been called IN
TO the service OF his Country, and in con-
sequence declined his Mercantile purluits,
rcquchs all thofc who hsnd indebted to
him to fettlc their accounts, by passing
their obligations, at Leaf, with Mi. G. Or
rick with whom his Books are deposited
"A prompt compliance is expected, o.
therwise eocrcive means will be refofted
to.
THOMAS ROBERTS.
May 8. sr1
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
RUNAWAY

NOMMTTTED TO Gaoi on the 10Th
W April Negro man named LEW
BY, about feet high between twenty
FIVE and thirty years old, stout and
we'll made--had on when taken up a
homemade coat and pantalcons, an old
wool hat,-he says be belongs "a
George Smith formerly Of this county
but now removed to Kentucky. The
owner is desired to come forward. prove
property, pay charges and take him
way otherwise he will dealt with as the
law directs.
C.. SMITH; S. Il. C..
May 6,
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
SUGAR & COFFEE.

VENHE subscriber has juR received
quantity of nice COFFEE 10 bags
Also, a few barrels of MUSCOVADl
SUGAR, with sundry other articles
which he will sell low for cafh.
TARLTONF. WEBB.
Berryville, June IL. t3tI6
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
FOR SdLE,
5000 Acres Of Land,
Jan. go.

GITUATE on the Southern end of the
- Shanondale Tract, tbeing part there
oil. in the County of ]eferfon, and bound
ed on The East by the line of Division,
between Loudon and JeHerfon counties,
and on the West by the Lands of the late
Ralph WormIey, the elder, deceased.
The above Tract will be exposed to
sale for Cash, on the 10Th day of August
next, AT the Tavern of Robert Fulton, in
Charlcstown, in Jefferson county. This
sale will be made under decree of the
Superior Court OF Chancery, for the Win
chester District, rendered on the 9Th OF
December last, in suit therein depend
ing Jet~y e4s- william Fleming Gaines,
Executor Of Robert Page, deceased, for
periy of Hanover county, Complainant
and Ferdinando Fairfax, &c. Defendants
z Ts accommodate purchasers, the said
1000 acres WILDE sold in convenient lots.
description OF which will be given on
application TO the Surveyor Of Jefferson,
or the Commissioners before, OR at the
Sale.
The Sale will commence about the hour
of twelve, on the day and at the Tavern
aforesaid, and will be contiousd from, day
to day until il shall be finished.
ROBERT PAGE, O
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26
WANTED
DOCTOR E. SCOTT,

NF the 18th Regt. of Infantry, wish
~ ing to employ his leifure time ufe-
fully, would beg leave to offer his profess
sional fervices during his fay in this
place, to fuch of the inhabitants of VIM
chelfer and the adjoining country, as have
not already family Physicians, &c.-Dr.
Scott, aware of the diiadv antages fran
ger mutt necessarily labour under, who
has no particular friends, no powerful con.
nections to push 'hir, into public notice;
who has TO contend with the prejudices
of the people, and the interefs of gentle.
men os his owa profession. &c- takes
this method of informing the people, thar
merit alone is the ground work on which
he builds his expectations, and that il is
not pecuniaIy, so much as pieafurable mo-
lives, W hich have induced him to Offer Them
his services. And to the gentlemen OF
his own profession, Dir. Scott would very
modcitly ohlervc, that IF they entertain
any doubts of his medical information, he
would be glad TO fee them at his lodging,
where he will give them fair opportuni-
|ty of invei}igating The grounds of iuclh
dubisty, and indeed he has no hesitation
i'm fubmitting TO an examination before
any number of qualified gentlemen.
Doctor Scott has taken lodging at Mrs.
'Churchill's, Widow of Col. Churchill,
formerly of Fauouief County.
W;nchener t3th lime 49,, -, ..
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26

AND
John Jones, John Madden and Thomas
e. Windbam, as Administrator of John
Jones, decesfcd, Defendants.
The defendants, John Jones and John
Madden not having entered their sPpcss-
ance, dgreeebly to the Act of AHembly
and the rules of this Court, and it appear
ing to the fatisfsction of the Court, that
they are not inhabitants of this Common
wealth-On the motion of the Plaintiff
by his council, it IS ordered, that the fsid
Defendants do appear here on the Mon
day before the era Tuesday in September
next, to answer the bill Of the Plaintiff,
End that copy Of this order be forthwith
published in tome newspaper printed in
Winchester for two months successfully,
and thar another copy be posted at the
front door of the Court.Houfe of this
coantys
A Copy, TeRe,
JAMES KEITH, Gre.
lune TO. ZT-Zf0