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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-10-29
SAVANNAH, October Is.
FROM RERMUDA

Arrived at this port on Surbay last, the
Spanish schooner Don Francisco Keberre, IL
days from Bermuda--she was bound to a.
meIia Island, but put into this port in dis
tress, having lost her anchors and cables OH
the l4.h inst. off Tybee. Came passengers
in he'Den Francisco-rM Mr.. James l.. Saun-
ders, surgeon Of the late private armed schr,
Pike, of Baltimore, which was lost eff our
bar on the sStk August las, also. Mr.. Dem
mis- Cook, surgeon of the privateer Yankee
Lass, of Bristol, RI. Captain Cyrus Store.
captured in the schr. Jane Argrsti REVERE,
taken in the schr. St. Anne, from Hayti !;
and Mr.. Samuel Brown
Mr. James l.. Saunders. with whom we
have conversed, informs us that the day be-
fore he sailed, vessel arrived at Bermuda
from England, bringing intelligence thatw was:
with Span & Great Britain was monscntly
Ieypec.eJ in consequence of some improper
conduc, by the Spaniards towards Lord
Wellington In Bermuda it was talked OF as
a thing Certain.
Mr.. s states that there are net more than
$50 troops AZ Bermuda, which were left to
guard the prisoners. The only vessel OF
war lying in the harbor was the Maraiaaa
sloop Of war, The whole having sailed iron
that place for the Chesapeake. Five days
after leaving Bermuda fell in with the British
.frisate 4Eolus, in company with twelve as
sells ships, briggs and schooucrs, loaded
with Fiudr, &c taken from Alexandria -,
The convoy and frigate were bound for. Ber-
muda.
The American prisoners in Bermuda are
treated in shameful manner, the proyisi-
ons they receive beng scanty, * of tae worst
kind.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-10-29

Me Hceat casun, misereri iiscity an.ics
I'm aefernam ciaudunthr lu,,iva aocrrG,
DIED on Tuesday 18Th Oct. WII.SfAhT
WHITE of Staunron Academy, much Ia.
mented by anunerous circle Of Friends and
acquaintance. leaving behind an affection
ate wife todeplore her ifreparable loss.---
Society has much to le.nent fac his Ceath,
losing thereby. one OF its greatest orna n1eat.s
and most useful, members. in he liserary
circle. lie was, from sense of his perfect
knowledge of the minuiia Of languages, de-
void Of that ,peadantry, which prompts the
smatterirg lnguist to a pom2us display of
education in common conversation warm
friend, an indulgent husband, kmd to his
neighbours aud ienent TO his slaves The
writer having been his pupil, has had a fair
opportunity of knowing the sincerity or his
heart and feelsit his duty to pay this last
tribute of respect to the memory Of him, un-
der whom he received his education, and
whose bonds of mutual friendship. death a.
lone has Dissolved.
~ Sed omnes una ,ndnntf nor.
1T caicanda sen,ef viu iefhi
--Omnhi Ora occidunt, e. ancfa senescunts
animus incovruhfvs. acfernusrector humani
Seners.agit at9ue habet cuncsd, neqne Iise
habefur.
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as being very liberal and friendly, from the
date of my report of the battle At Sackett's
Harbor to the present hour. The troops un.
der my command have always been disposed
If so as to meet Your views to the extent OF
my power and authority sand as far as was
consistent with the rights and the honor OF
the army.
Your information appears very incorrect
as to tie situation Of the army previous to
the arrival OF achievements with Lit. Gen.
Drummoad. from tine ninth of July tothe
oath the whole country was in oar power
from St. George co 3urling ton Heights I; and
could the army have been supplied with pro-
visions from the depots provided ON the
shores of Lake Ontario. we should no. have
douated orr ability (wi,hout achievements
or additional guns) TO carry the heights !;
when we could have returned upon Forts
George and Niagara, or advanced upon
Kingston, Gas might have bsen thought most
adyisea6lc) with the cooperation Of the
fleet.
You sreake of responsibility. do not de-
sire You. or any man. 10 be responsible for
ME. have endesvored 20 execute the or.
ders given me success has not attended my
endeayors bat humbly truse in Heaven,
thai the honor IF the brave msn entrusted
so my command has been and will be pre-
served, let what may happen.
Ii will be very difficult to retire from fort
Erie, pressed as the remains of my gallant
little army are by superior force Of the
enemy. Bnt no other alternative will be
lefe US. unless achievements speedily ar,
rive. The militia are coming in very con-
siderable numbers. but it is not yet ascer-
tanned, how many of them will cross. The
Secretary has given me to understand. that
Gen. lizard would move to the st. Lawrence
with view of attacking Kingston, (should he
and You deem that measure advisable).
Should you decide otherwise, that Gen, lsr
ard would come with, or send to me REIN
forccrnent of fir m two to three Thousand
men.
haye rot heard from Gen. lizard and
begin to aPprehend that something has DC.
CURED to retard or prevent his movement
will thank you for any Information you
can give me On this subject.
am, sir, with great consideration and
respect, your most obedent servant
LAC. BROWN. s
Com. Isaac Chauncey,
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Additional Notice,

. L N ~
THE undersigned Commissioners APP
pointed by the acs of Congress of the 31st Of
March 1914. relative to the Yazoo Claims
are of opinion, that it rests with the claim-
ants to prepare. by themselves or their
Counsel, the releases assig nments and pow.
ers mentioned in the first section of the act.
DESTROYS, nevertheless, TO give every facili,
ty to the execution of the act consistent with
WHAT'S taken to be its right construction,
they recommend,
That claimants Irving at distance, who
may fnd it recessaryto prefer their claims
through an agent or attorney, should invest
such agent or attorney with authority to add
to or after the instruments aforesaid /; or va
~ in any wise their form and mannsr, SO
that they may conform to such directions &
decisions as the commissioners may give
when organized as board, and proceeding
to execute their functions under the act
BY this course such charges, substitutions.
or amendments, as are susceptible being
made upon the spot, can take place without
further inconvenience to the claimants.
las. MONROE. ~
Acting Secretary of state:
A j. DALLAS,
Secretary of the Treasury,
RICH ARD RUSH,
Attorney General,
Washington, Oct. Goth 1s14.
The printers Of newspapers authorized to
publish the laws, will insert this notice, as
well as the former, once 2 week sItii ;he
| first Monday in January $500. ~, =
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CHARLESTON. Oct. 81.
FROM FRANCE.

Letters from a source fthe very 6rst res.
probability, received in this state &c dated
Paris, August 18th. mention, that every
thing in. that country looks like renewa! of
the war--that the soldisry, consisting of $50
0oo men, when on parace by 10 or 1900 at
a time, aad called on to cry " Long live the
King" unanimously exc;aim, sLong live the
Emperor, Ii this be true, and It does not
admit of doubt, "the long agony +" is not
quite over, "Goyeraeur Morris's ASSERT"
on to the contrary notwithstanding. The
letters further state, that there is little
doubt but that If We continue the war ano.
,her year, we shall have nearly all Cont
rental Enrope on our side, and shall be able
TO make whai terms We please.
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YaILaoie Land For Sale.
THE undersigned as attorney in fact, for
L Mrs. J. S. BLOUNT, of Marlborough,
North Carolina, offers for sale
5.4OO ACRES,

Being moiety Of the late Gen. Summers ser>
vice right, situation % miles south of Nashe
vile, in the counties Of Williamson and Ruther.
ford, on the waters of big Hsrpeth and Stones
river, embracing as rich land, good lasting
springs, US many scites for farms, as any tract
Of its size in the Western country, clear of all
contending claims whatever; has been divided
into four tracts, and may be spbdivided into
smaller tracts, has on it % plantations ayera-
g;ng l6Q acres escii--s family connexion that
wishes to move and settle in this state would
find It to their advantage to purchase the whole
tract. The right in the land will be held 10 se-
cure payments. For view of the land, title,
terms Of sale. apply to the undersigned,
Who has several TRACTS of his own for sale,
also the tract on Which he lives, containing 1880
acres, on which there are ten never failing
springs, two story framed dwelling house,
with other houses barn building 90 feet in
length mere than $50 acres cleared, a part in
red clover, timothy and blue grass an orchard
of more than three hundred apple trees, Begin
ming to bear. This is amongst the hand.
soonest farms Tennessee holds in herlimits---and
the improvements considerable when it is re-
membered have only lived here three years,
and five years ago the place was in state Of
nature. Title good. For terms apply to
tn. E SUMNER.
Williamson county, Tenn
October 49, 1914, WIN.
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after landing her cargo, to cruise in Boston
Bay, having commission as a pri. ateer.-
The mate and three Of the men were .dnie
ricons. On arriving OFF Penobscott. the mate
suggested 10 the captain the propriety OF
sending most of the crew below. to prevent
their being Impressed by cruisers. On this
being done. il was contrived that all the a
mercans should remain on deck. Soon at
forwards the matches were barred down. *
the sch ooner taken posscssiGn OF. withsat a
struggle. The mate, we lesrn, belonged TO
Salem, and one man to Gloucester, and for
merly were nf the Polly privsteer, taken in
the w. Indies sometime since. From the
w. 7. they were sent 20 England; and
thence came as sear,en on board British
ships 20 Haiifsx, and shipped en- board the
above Schooner AS Ensiishmeu. The schr.
formerly was of Portsmouth. Virg. plot-boat
built, about 81 tons. and q fine fast sailing
vessel, The .inglishnen have been brought
TO Salem,
Capt. Sanith. late master of the English
sehr. Charlot,ee Ann, has returned thanks,
in a Halifax paper, to Captain Barns and ole
Hcsrs, Of the American privateer Surprize..
for their generous end gentlemanlike treat"
meut to himself and crew while prisoners on
board said vessel. y
NEWS! "a Quebec paper states, that in
the action on Lake Champiain, the Ameri,
can feet was driven for shelter under our
batteries, by Com. Downie that the British
flag ship struck on a sunken rock, in rounds
ing to for the purpose of laying her broad
si$fe-to the American Commodore and that
the Linnet (the enemy's I'd vessel ground.
ed in geing into action.
The J., SIS on board the Con6ance is given
at nearly $50 killed and wounded.
Sunday. arrived, brig Concord, Marden,
from the Banks. captured and given no on
the 18th inst. BY the American privateer
schooner Fox, Captain Handy, of 9guns &
90 men, belonging to Portsmouth. N. III. from
whence she sailed on the 26th August.
The Fox has captured the following yes,
sells 1.-THE crews of which have arrived in the
Concor6) viz. schr Ann, and Lucre,a, from
the Chesapeake for Halifax prize TO II. M
brig Jasseur, loaded with tobacco and tur>-
pentine, recaptured by the Fox, and burnt !;
brig Kingston Packet, sent to the u. S. (ar-
riveti) brig Susan and Jane, Mntter, from
this port fer Sydney, in ballast, burnt; ship
Stranger, sent to the u S (arrivctD; schr.
Retrieve, from this port for Martinique,
with fish. burnt.
Cork. July 17.
His Majesty's skip Tigris, Sc guns. Caps.
Henderson, arrived yesterday from cruise.
On Thursday last, she fell in with ship
OF war, about 90 miles to the west OF Migen-
head WHICH she took for the American shop
OF war Wasp She chased her SeS miles.
thick weather. about 40 hours. The Tigris
wbeu she first saw her, was going 2 2
knots an hour. On Saturday the Tigris per.
ceivet a nuinber os gun carriages, and o.
Their wreck, which led her to think the
Wasp had foun@ered.
July s0--Arrived H. M. Sioop Pelican,
and sailed again Immediately. on a cruise.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-10-29
GENERAL BROWN.

The Common Council Of New York have voted
the freedom of that city in Gold Snuff Box to
thus distinguished citizen, aud resolved that
his portrait be obtained, TO be placed in the
gallery Of the city hall
Vt gives us pleasures 10 say, we have good
reasons for believing that the dispute between
the general government and the state of Mas
sachusett $, is in train Of adjustment.
Ted Rep.
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E>, The Subscribers tn the .frgns
are respectfully Informed, ttat its be-
ing printed in the preseat matitdtcd. form
is occasi1ned By temporary disaps
.pointment IN the receipt Of paper, and
not fran any intention 20 discontinue
ne Publication. IL Is determined to en- .
large its Dimensions. IN q short time,
70 full sheet, and 10 publish it,,
Cuutil arrangements are nude for the
sais or disposal ef the establishment, Of
rfSiich due notice shall be !gicen for the
benefit Of tberepresentatiyeso OF SAMU-
EL PLBAsAyTs. the late iamented pro
aristor; and 1t is hoped That the hume
roas Patrons, 1sho, for SO many gears
acre continued their support to the Vir-
ginja Argus, and found it ol7cdys de
eoicil to the cause d ciDil Liberty and
tic best interests Of or Country, 1citl
haUe no iudiiccntent, from the manner
of conducting il hereafter, to wi'hdrG1o
their subscriptions. The utmost efforts
lcl,ich can be made, ,inder the difficult
lies arising from the dcpIordble loss the
ftmiIy and friends Of .Ur. Peasants
hape sustained, stdlibe e.rertcd by them,
TO giue satisfaction TO the Subscribers,
and prepent the spirit Of the paper from
departing roith that Of him, 1ciio form.
.er!y gaoe it life and energy, bit no1c
sleeps in the Silent tomb.
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WhsHINGToN. Oct. IS.
NAVAL. COURT OF ENQUIRY.

At q Court of Enquiry, consisting of Capt.
Isaac Hull and Captain John Smith, of the
United States Nav, at the Navy Yard ir
the harbor Of Portsmouth, n. II. to investi-
gate tie conduct otihs officers and crew of
the United State, ship Adams commanded,
by Captain Charles Morris. and the causes
ofthe loss of that SIP by FIRE, by order Of
Cabtain Morris, ia order, AS was ailcGg.
ed to avoid capture by the enemy at
Eanpdcn, in the district Of Maine on the
third Of September. 1914, the opinion of
der. attached 20 the proceedings transmits
ted to the Department, and j. as fol.fs, viz.
OPINION.
s.Tbc court having attentiye'y consider
ea the testmcny in the case, are Of opinion,
that can't Morris, the officers and crew Of
the late ship Adams, have done their duty.
ard express their entire appreciation of their
co,fluct on this occasion and further, that
Rad the shin not have been destroyed she
must have fallen into the hands of the enc
nv. And from the circumstances which
offended her destruction, they are moreover
further of cf opinion, that the conduct Of
Capt. Norris during the approach of the
enemy, and in the destruction of the u. s..
Ship Adams, reflects on him the highest
credit"
"The court adjourned sine die.
ISAAC HULL,
President Of the Court.
&C. w. PRESCOTT,
"Judge Aapocote.
October, IS.
Copy Of letter from Major Gen Brown to
Com. Chauncey, dated.
Head Quarters, Buffalo, Sept, q, 1914.
SIR,
four letter Of the 10Th, nit. after going
the rounds, was delivered TO me aiew days
sinct, OF ny way 70 this place.
The exception you take at my letter to
the Secretary, would be very reasonable AID
proper, provided the feet Of Lake Ontario
was yorr private property, over which the
government had no control Blu, as have
been induced 10 believe that it was the pro-
perry of the nation, subject to the orders OF
The government and as the government
led ne to believe that the Pc under your
coramantI would be upon Lake Ontario. to
Gu. operate with my division of the army,
the list week in July, have deemsd it TT
ard sroper 10 let the nation know, that the
supro,t had right TO expect was not at
fordcd me.
I consider my conduct towards yourse,
and the payy. as not only hooOrable, bat, SIR,
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VIRGINIA. ARGUS.
Nichnunn,
SATURDAY. OcroBER SO. 1914

We arc sorry to find that the few sparks
Of patriotism excited in the opposition on the
communication TO Congress of the British
propositions at Client, are fast expiring
Ifs and OUTS begin to start up Ia several
quarters. We have long thought that y
Britain could not propose any thug sutfici-
emily degrading to .aeet the steady oppcsiti-
on of 8. federalism of the Boston stamp
The federal prints prattle about change
Of administration. Do they wish it to be un-
derstood that their party will submit to Bri-
fish demands made at Client Are the fe-
dcralist willing to make peace or, better
terms for England than the present exccu-
tive has manifested disposition to do -
Let the political cheats answer, for once.
with honesty.
The people, say the tory prints, must
change their rulers. For what! To put
il federa,ists. And what will these fedora
lists doi Abolish the taxess Not they !;
for they always avogved themselves the
friends of taxation, even in times of peace -
What benefit. then, will the people derive
from turning out republican and putting in
federal rulers WHY. they will get fer
fenlafio,, of taxes an increase. a regular
annual increase of taxes and an aiterati,
on OF the constitution, as now proposed oy
Massachusetts, so as to give our government
more monarchical cast. The people, then
will reap nothing from change of rulers :
o YES, they will; they will reap an in
crease and continuation of burdens. But no
benefits Z None. The federalists never
lightened the taxes of the people. They
never even promised TO do it. But there-
pubicans did, when they came into power,
repeal mass Of taxes. They will do soa.
| gsin on the return of peace. The difference
| between republicans and federalists, on this
head, is, that the former only Law on taxes
when they arc necessary and indishe'isn6ie.
Whereas the latter impose them whether
| thev are necessary or not.
Mr.. Cyrus King, a federalist in congress,
has. according TO the National lnteliigen-
I Ger. dec .aeed he will MT vote for taxes
whilst the present men are in power And
yet the fedsTal presses cry out against adj
ministration for not providing more amply
4 the means of carving on the war. This is
I very consistent 60 be sure.
We regret TO be obliged 90 perusing an
Iartic!e in the Boston Patriot TO rctract our
good opinion of Gov. Chi,tenden, of Ver7
mont We had thought. from his late pro-
\ clam alton, that he had ordered ont and head,
| ed the niiisia of that State. who behaved
go well near plaesbuTg: But il seems. his
proclamn.iou did rot core ont until the bait
3 liz. was oyer aud his friend sir George Pre-
vost was beat Like Paddy Rorurn. he
came ct the rear with great noise, tor
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N 0 T I G +.

TAKEN FROM ON BOARD OF Mr.. SAMUEL.
WoODY's BOAT, COMMANDED BY
GABE, "a black man,)
Black Shoat,
With crop in the right ear. The owner can
get the amount Of the sale Of the same by pay.
ing for this advertisement on application to
WILLIAM PIGGOTT,
Keeper Of the Locks.
October g. 4tp.
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ALBANY. Aueusr 2.

On Saturday, 70 Wagon loads OF fine Bri.
,ish Cloths and Csssimeres came down ihr'
Waterford from Canada. We understand
they have been bonded at Burlington.
On Sunday afternoon, IS British prisoners,
being the wounded, taken at the affair at San
dy Creek. passed through this city ON their
way 90 Greenbush, escorted BY fine comps
ny Of light artillery, and q small detachment
Of infsufy.
I A detachment Of $50 fine looking infantry,
under the command of Capt. SprowIs, fro"
Ssckeu's Hsfbor, passed through this city
Yesterday afternoon, on their way to Plat,s-
bursh, whittier the Light Artillery, mention
ed in the preceding paragraph, are also des'
tined.
z From Saekeu's Hsrbor, our accounts are
to Friday. Gen. Gaines had made requis-
,ioa for 1900 militia, part Of which had arriv-
ed at the Harbcr.
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LAWS.
I.UsLISRED BY .aUrHoRIrY.
AN ACr

AN ACr
To fix the compensation Of the clerks employed in
the Offices of the Secretary of the senate and
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
BE enacted 6y fhe Senate and House of Rebrese,s-
foffces 81 fae Unssd S;Gsss Of .imerca Congress
ssrsed, That Ia lieu OF the annual compensation of
the cle,ks employed in the Office of the Secretary OF
the senate aud in the once of the cerk of the House
OF Representatives, now fixed by law, there shall
be allowed 10 the principal clerk in each OF said Of
hoes Fifteen hundred dollars and 10 each of the en-
crossing clerks employed in said Offices twelve hun
dred and fifty dollars per annum 10 be paid quarter
yearly on, OF any money in the treasury hol other
wise appropriated.
Sec. 2.--.ind Be frtte. efoeiss, that this act
shall take efec from and after the thirty hrst day OF
December one thousand eight hundred aAd thirteen.
LANGDON CHEvES,
Speaker Of the House ef Representatives
T.. GERRY,
Vice Pfsasssar Of tae Uairsd Ssatss. and
Presidsnf Of The Senate
March IL, lSl4.--.lnfrOpsd. JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT .sAs
For the relief of Joseph Page. vA
BE IL enacted By the Senate aud ef RePresen-
saives e the Unfed States Of .3ess'sta in Congrvss
0sse,s6ed, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be,
and he Is hereby authorized TO remit the penalty in
Cured by Joseph w. Page, of Charleston, South
Carolina, as security in an embargo bond for Bernard
Latfons master Of the brig Bsliona.
LANGDUN CHEvES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
.te,.e sa f.. GEkkY,
Hse-Prssdent Of the United Sssses. and s,
.r.s. ,h.n Precedent Of sAe Senate
March 81, lS'4--.lpproued, JAMES MADtsuN.
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BOSTON, AuousT a.

We were last evening politely favored with
Montreal papers of July 80, containing Que
bee accounts to 28th-Ext,ac,s follow
Quebec, Juiy % We are still without any later
news from Europe
York. (U c ymy fe-Thc 9th and s3d reg..
are on their way here, from Montreal, and the hanx
companies of the io4th, and DE wateville's regt.
left Kingston for this place on their way to Fort
George, on Saturday last. and the 89th also were
under orders to march. We expect the FIRST divis-
ion to arrive this day or Tomorrow.
Montreal yuy 30-Accounts 10 the 22d inst. have
been received from our army at Fort George The
American army had made shsro Of their forces be-
fore For, Gecrge, but thought proper TO retire with
out making an attack. Gen. vas constantly re.
ceiving reinforeements, and IN Drummond was
momenty expected there with a large force irsm
which It may be Inferred that before this, the Anne
ricsn army bave been compelled TO retrace their
steps. At any rate news Of the first consequence
from that quarter may be looked for daily.
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a FARM, situated in South Kingstown, on the
n back side, one mile and half west Of DavIss
tavern, containing li6 acres Of COED LAND, sith
large two story House, Barn and Crib. Also,
good Grist-Mill, with fine stream OF water, TO be
sold separate from the Farm. or both together The
said Farm is considered fine stand for Factory
Tl,ey will be cold on liberal terms, whica may De
known BY applying TO the susscrbes, living on the
premises. SOLOMON LifihkkAELU.
S,sah-KiyssSwn, May 10, 1874.
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N. PELECHAN,
CoNRECTIONER,

CO-NFECTIOVEN
III As just received from Boston, and offers for
i L sale, at his store, No. los, THAMrssrRxEr
A very extensive assortment OF confectionery,
Preserves, Fruits, CordiaIs, SC. among which are
Sugar Toys, Of all descriptions, Sugar-Almonds,
Candy, &C.; all kinds Of French Preserves Mar
rants, Raisns, (bsx and cask,l Prunes, Dates &c {;
Olives, capers, Catsup, Aachovies, &c-Togelher
with a general assortment Of Wines, Liquors, and
Croceres--ali of which may be had cheap
Aug. J.