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IlSSs
General Melas ha, dispatched a
courier to Vienna, to the Emperor,
In order to know what conduct he
ought to pursue. He received or
ders 10 have the young man examin
ed by court martial. They told
him atfrsts that if he confessed the
truth he would be forgiven, but it
they proved he had told a falsehood,
he would be shot. He persisted in
saying he was the dauphin Of France
son OF Louis XVI. sud asked nothing
else butte be conducted where his
sister resided. From that time the
public no longer had liberty to visit
him. and q few days after rumor
was circulated that he tad confessed
that he was the son Of a watch ma
Ger at Versailles. However, he
eoh friend of mine, who took the
opportunity to speak to him while
they were conducting him to prison,
that it was false and that he had con-
tessed nothing contradictory to what
he bad at first said. Nevertheless
ne was sentenced by the court mar
tiai. composed Of Austrian Officers,
TO run the gauntlet three times on
{ 81. Charles square.
" The ladies of the town, who had
interested themselves iD bis happi-
ness, went and asked general Me-
las for his pardon, who consented he
shsnid only pass once ; be was &C
serdngly conducted to st. Charles
squeeze, to suffer bis punishment
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MARRIED, on Wednesday The 9th
ult. in Prince Villa County, by the
Rev. Mr.. Lennon, MIR. John Tyler, to
Miss .Seisnora Bro,cn, both Of that Cy.
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Majority asainst 4
Federal Republican.

The duty on Flour at Hasanna bad
been reduced to 6 dolls. IS cts. and it
was selling at IL dolls. /; white sugar 4
dolls. /; Muscoyado g 10; coffee IS /;
Molasses Z a s, bits kes. American
produce was at least IS per ct. below its
value in the U. States.
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A. rs.n4 Mnrfae Nelson, Ms. Nelson,w

~ : yrant, Murfee, Nelson, MS. Neiso
Va. Newton, Pickering, Eeasan's. cav AZ
age, schenek, Shelley, smith, ,x p!ul! ].
Ma. Taggart, Ward, Mass. " l:Nlll
rhos. Wilson, Woodward, wright
Yancey-36.
NAYS-Messrs. Adsate, Alexanaef
Barbour. Bennett, Boss, Bradbury, Can
non. Brooks, Brown, Bryan, Cady
Champion, Chapman, Cilley, Cfocheron
Ciopton, Crawford, CuIpepper, Daring
ton, Davenport, Desha, Edwards, oias
go@, Hale, Hanson, Hardin, ha" res
Hester. Herbert, Hungerford, Irwin, "a
i.angdon, Law, Laws, Lumpkin Lyle
Marsh, Mason, M'Coy, M'Lsan, Ny
MiInor, Moves, Ormsby, Pitkin, keed
REYNOLDS. Roane, Robertson, Root aug
ales, Soulhard, Strong, Stuart, sturgeS
Tate, Taui, Teltair, Fucker, Fose, " al
lace, Whiteside, Wilcox, Williams
Willougbby-67,
So the bill was rejected.
The House went into committee OF llit
whole en- the bill fer the relief OF DAVE
Gelston, collector, and Z. A. schencN
naval officer of the port Of n. York tt
indemnify them 100000 dollars damages
recovered against them by Gould, HoI
and others, for the seizure OF vesse
which seizure afterwards proved to bt
not authorized by law.
This bill also produced some debate
1t was opposed by Mr.. Shetfey on the
ground that the seizure was made wlthou'
probable cause, otherwise damages would
not have been awarded by the court thai
where an officer thus acts e does so OF
his own responsibility and ougat not t.
be indelnni6ed therefor by the govern.
ment.
The committee then took up the bill
for the relief of Col. Geo. L. Ross and
ON. Daniel 7. Patterson and their of
ficers aud men, granting them $4,000
dollars moiety of the value of the yes
sells, etc. captured by them from the pi'
rates of Barata la.
The bills were reported to the House
without amendment-Ihe former, on mo
ton of Mr.. Tucker, was laid on the ia
bic, and the latter ordered to a third
reading.
The House then adjourned.
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Fifty Dollars Reward

VIII be given for apprehendins Negro
David, who ran away from the subscriber
on Wednesday the Goth day of March
last. Negro DaAid is likely young tel.
low OF a yellow complexion. has a scar
under his lett eve, and scar on his right
ANGLE, and also one on his right or left
hand. He carried away with him BAY
horse, saddle and bride, aud will. more
than probable, attempt to effect his es-
cape 10 Pennsylvania. He is we'll &C
quainted in the state of virginia, and
went oil In that direction.
l will give twenty-five dollars TO any
person for experimenting him, il taken
10 the state ; if taken out of the state
Fifty dollars. The person apprehendinp
him will coufne him in any Jail so thai
] get him again.
Zcf hannah Franklin,
Charles County, Md
April IL sw.
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The Ship
THOMAS.
april 20
Public Sale.

BY virtue of writ of venditioni ex-
ponas, to me directed, from the court OF
appeals for the western shore of Marylad
will be sold for cash and meet crop OF to-
bacco, at the courthouse in Port. Tobac-
CO, on Tuesday the Goth day Of May next
all William Courts's right, title and IN
terest in and TO tract or parcel OF land,
called 8 New Afford" containing 81
and one half acres, more or less. toe pro-
perty Of said Courts. Taken in execu-
ton to satisfy debt due Samuel Vim
att.
TOWNLEY ROBEY.
Late Sheriff of Charles County
April IL dts.
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Extract Of another letter to the Same sa'
tor, duted in France, Fen. I.

Extract Of another letter to the sane sa'
tor, duted in France, Fen. I.
Y ii 80 doubt lear much Of commotei
and riots in France; donot credit then,
No country is more tranquil; me g
vernmentis strong, the system OF hEar;'
epuIar and TIE revenue adequate toll
vans. inclusive Of the l2OCOC,0tG
paid annually to the allies the trade
and brisk, industry rev'ug
and the state of things every day becer'
more permanent, With all this, Do
no, believe in the lasting stability OF 20
COY ernment materials for an exp!OS'tG'
are no doubt collecting 10 which IN y
course of time, the match will be aPP.FI
The revolution in France left many ~
mas ofiacobinism in the country, in ".la
volcanic matter is continually tormln9
and consequently eruptions must bre1
forth till the entrails are all consume;
Or the giants destroyed by the torrents
flame. which they themselves prodIl'S,
f}onaparte was the only Jupiter Nh0f =.
strength to keep the monsters quiet; j.,
was able net merely TO throw a'ctp
taips upon them, but also to every en%
TO escape from the confinement. bsis|
a friend to the great nat!en, aud th'nAs|
iacobiuism much greater evil thanT
fanny, cannot but regret that heS'
longer to hurl the thunderbG!ts.
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Just Received from Boston,
by the sch. Rebecca, Capt. Berry,
d New England rum
Bengal indigo
Soap in boxes
Alum.
AND ~ STORE,
First quality Madeira ! Wines
Teneriffe in half pip
Lisbon, and
Malaga & quarter
Port casks.
Ath procf Antigua rum in hhds.
Holland gin
Nhiskey in barrels and hhds.
Superior quality Orleans sugar II
hossheads and barrels
Wrapping paper
No. and 8 chocolate
Liverpool blown and coarse salt
Best family -four, and general as.
s sortment Of groceries,
For sale By
Bryan Hampson & CO.
anil 90
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n z TO R.SEF 1T L.9 ~,
MEAS taken as an office the room in.
mediately over that at present &C
cupsed by JOHN n. simms, Esquire. OF
Prince-street, and nearly opposite Mr.
n Miller's warehouse.
n. G. ~ will be at his Office ever,
evening from three o'ciosk tiil sunset.
april 20 etuth&s5w
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Public Sale.

On Thursday the a5th inst. will be sol
at Griffith and Brawner's Warehouse
without reserve, a yoriety o. VI.
Goods, consisting Of
German linens
India musliRs
Cambria do
Leno do
Irish linens
Shifting camb-ics
Italian silks
Ginghams
Jeans
Eimities
Bed Tickings
Madras handkerchief
Shawls
Domestic ginshams
Ditto shirtings, etc. etc.
april "a
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BOSTON, April 10.
LISBON PaPERS.


BY the Pactolus we received from our
co correspondents in Lisbon, the papers
OF that city to the 9Th of March inclu-
sive; from whilh the following arti-
Giles are translated:
LISBON, February "a.
The plague having unhappily made
progress in the Levant, and it being alb.
solutely necessary to ia Ike rigorous mea-
sures to avoid lis fatal communication,
the following proclamation was publish
ed at Gibralter by his Excellency Gene
raj George Don, colonel of the Goth req
ment of infantry, lieut.. governor and
commander in chief of the city and gar
Irison of Gibraltar.
Whereas it is officially known that in
the district of Bari, Kingdom Of Naples, a
contagious disorder has made its appear
ance with the characters and symptoms
of the Plague, his excelleney the lieuten
ant governor has thought proper, in or.
der topreyent its being communicated to
this place, to order die following regula-
lions Of quarantine to be strictly observ-
ed.
1st.-All vessels that shall come from
any port Or place of the states Of the
kiig of Naples, or from the Adriatic
Sea, whether they have bill Of health OF
mot, shall immediately after their arrival
he placed in the most rigorous quaran-
tine, without allowing them to commu.
mieate in any way with this plase, in
what respects trade: suppl wing them,
however, until the time that they shall
be permitted to set sail, with the provi-
sions they may want, under the regula-
lions established for the aforesaid qua
Irantine.
2d.-All the vessels that shall come
from any part # Italy, excepting the do
Iminisns of The king Of Naples, shah be
obliged to perform quarantine of so
days, as well as those that shall come
from Sardinia, Corsica, and other islands
of Italy,
Sd.-All the vessels that shall come
from ports or places in the south of
France. or from Malta, shall perform a
quarantine oils days.
4th.-~A!l the vessels that shall come
from the ports of the Eastern coast OF
Spain, and from the Helearic islands, 10.
Guiding the pert of Malaga, shall be 0.
bliged to perform cautionary quaran
tine, during which they shall aot be per.
United to discharge.
5th.--AlI Tie vessels coming from the
coast of Barbary in the Mediterranean,
to the East of Oran, shall perform qua.
Irantine Of 20 days
6th.-All the vessels coming from the
port of 0ran, shall be obliged 70 perform
no days OF quarantine.
7th.-1he vessels that shall have on
board merchandise, produced by OF
brought from the dominicns of the king
!of Naples, shall perform the same Qua.
antine as if they came directly from
Those states.
Given at Gibraltar, the 18th of Fe.
bruary, 1916.
GEORGE DON, Gen. &c.
by order OF his Excellency.
j. sTEDMAE, Sec'ry.
etter from the Portuguese Vice Consul
at l'riest, to his government, dated
Jan. IL.
Z" The plague which ! informed you
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CONGRESS-.
IN sENATE.-ApriI2 a.

The Senate was closely engaged the
whole day on the various subjects before
Among other proceedings, the bill for
tbe organization of the Staff Department
IF the Army, was read third time and
votes to IL.
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Pub ic sale.

On THURSDAY the Cd day of May
will be sold. at the late residence o.
DR.. James Kennedy, on Water-s'reet
A VARIETY OF
Household and Kitchen Furulture-
Also, a good Mich Cow and Calf.
P. G.. Marsteller.
april "a
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L Nh
in the country and | have never Nv 4
lieyed that rational liberty or mm,s' y
could have any other su Gent Ion,
ton. The only religion Of the FrsSaa
is egotSm, self the only duty he ~,
ships the only hell he fears, the p.S,,
and its gems d'armes. After decrss'!
There was no God, and death an eterl
sleep, repeating this AMI allowing 4
Almighty to exist, they have unfas'
nately essayea a religion essentially,n
upt. The celibacy of their cler,s, :
death to domestic confidence, expo,.,
Them to temptations 100 powerful for !,
sistance, and brings religion into CO..
tempt and abourcnce.
The French too are over ciyil;zps,
the multiplied artificial wants Of sOsiist,
have from habit become natural and n
perious. Corruption is SO aniversa! tJ
they are unable to enco inter- the triu
tions which are demanded by patriotsn
a word here OF unqarlifed reproacll.
If we descend from these general s.|
rational traits, from the universal disco
tent caused BY overwhelming taxes sis
mortifyins defeat. to more partial SOU,
es of discord. we find nothng more COZ.
,olitary in the scene. The miIitar
and nearly all France vas military, al,
the most distressed situation, iala
rom an exalted rank, w,ere their yap.,
snd ambition, ele syaGfd,
to nothing, with 10 reso &c but in "a.
they despise.
The Swans, who have exercisedn
potent an influence in the revolutia
are in disgrace. The in.titute is nd
received by the king, and under the ban.
rers of one class or other OF the instih,
every Frenchman has the vanity to ials
hinself.
The holders of church and nationa
lands are not only suffering with othtu
under the general land tax of about one.
fourth the rents, but by depreciation d
heir estates, and are trembling fer tlsr
teBures.
The ultra royalists are clamuou
for vengeance, and the moderes iOrb
berty.
The French know themselves so well
that no two Frenchmen have the least
confidence in each ether. At the lat
7ntrance of the allies they were long lot
in doubt and amaZement. They knew
not whether to consider the allies. IncIud
ING the king, as enemies friends and
when awake to their disgrace and mis-
fortunes, they had relinquished Bona
parte, their Only railying point, and vet
totally unable to supply his place; thG
are united ia nothing but accusing IL
ling-Whether the revolution be teIur
nared and in what these mutt piled DIP
tensions will end, it would beprssumgtlsi
in man to prophecy.
p. S. Cambaceres it is said, is grlnSh
America, ESQ great is the rage for emf
grafton to our country, that one would
the whole nation, like the Ecto
md Cauls Of old, were ready to oONi
IN masse.o
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.t.sIi s5nE .ls
Hot Pressed Playing cav
irst received and ts-a&ae ,o,t
John a. .Sif'0"'
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Public Sale
anrl 90

On Saturday, the eth instant, on Tuck.
er's wharf, at twelve O'Clock, will b.
sold.
kES The Ship
N%Efs% THOMAS,
Ssss4S.Tssgz, This vessel is III complete
order, having just received a thorough
repair. Terlns made known at the place
oil sale.
P. G.. .Mapsteller.
april 20 ct
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Stone AiaaOliS wanted

The subscribers wish to employ :"
tv OF thirty good rough Stone Nc 1 foi
and as many Laborers. TO work % .bg.
Washington. on the rive, PotoH,a ',s ticJ
EIGHT miles below Alexandra, VIC m.
will give good wages ard c'n p TONS.
ploy meat, with good a commo ,Har u,pi
Application may be n de TO ei'''''
at the Fort or III Alex rdra.
30, ha LaTs'
Joln. C0ha5S"
on,;l ~
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NOTICE.
GROCERIES.

GROCERIES.
THE Subscribers respectfully inform
= their friends and the public in general,
that they have formed connexion in the
Grocery and Cosmifjion BgGnsg, Under the
firm OF
CALDWELL &c JACKSON,
and have for fale at the fore formerly occu-
ped by j. F. Caldwell, at the corner of
Prince and Union ftreets, general afort-
ment Of GRoceRIRs.
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SKETCHES Or ENGLAND.

10 me editor Of f6e Democratic Press.
SIR--I returned a few days aimee
from England, the county of my an.
cestors, and once the land of mp admi-
stioh. From the frequent euIoeiums
and reiterated assertions of some of ou,
Own statesmen and public journalists, /
had been Induced to believe that Eop.
land stood pre-eminen, in freedom and
virtue--,hat her extended power and
most important victories, had their oyi
gin u wisdom, and led TO the happies,
reSsA,s Such have been, and still are,
the exaggerated details of men wi,hou,
patriotism, and consequently the VIC
tins OF British influence I, therefore
remains with me TO disclose what theiy
esertioDs have long concealed from the
Prejudieed understandings of their dis
cip'es' and TO state such facts as sball
remsin inControveTtible.
when arrived iE England, nv ex.
pectations were saDguiDe anticipation
had previously Afforded q meatal hal.
vest, and the appearance of the country
on my hrst landing, more than realised
the ideas ! bad formed Of its advance
ment IN the convenieuces of civil inter.
course, and the various Comforts oflife
observed on all sides, fields of the
most perfect culture; mountains which
brought TO my recollection the hardy
conflicts of other times immense
docks, the monuments of human ali Ill
"; cattle OF the finest breed, and men
Hustled with health from the combined
Elects Of exertiOn and the climate.
These scenes were not only pleasant 10
the eye, but they gratified the noblest
passion Of the mind--o Ioue for man.
Kind
When we see country so kindly
gifted, presenting so exquisite a ban.
qoet TO the faculties Of mso, we iustan.
taneousIy conclude that the government
OF that country is Practically excellent.
ard the people the most favored of Gre.
elton. We are net disposed to say
Sith Goldsmith,
F" - hew wide the Limits Rand
!" Between fpiendid and hapI land. :"
HoEe'er, such is The fact-~Ene,snd
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Rehiy 81. 7'somas Jr6erson

Hepfy ~ 6omds SeVerson
SIR-i have duly received your Es-
vor of August 20, snd am sensible Of
,he kind intentions from which i, Cows
and truly thankful for them, the more
SO as they could only be the result Of q
favorable estimate Of my public course
AZ much devoted to study as faithful
transaction of the trust committed to
INC would permit
No subject has occupied more Of my
considerations, than our relation with
all beings around Us, our duties to thenk
and our future prospects. After. hear.
ing all which, probably, can be sug.
ges,ed concerning them. Ihave i0rin..
cd the best judgment could as to the
course they prescribe, and in the due
observance OF that course, have nor
reflections which give me uneasiness.
An eloquent preacher of yeur ieiigioua
society, Richard Mott, in a discourse
Of much JUNCTION and patbos, is said tor
have exclaimed aloud to .,is congrega-
ition, that, "hc did not believe there
was quaker, presbyterian, methodist
or baptist in Heaven" Having psus-
ed to give his congregation time tn
stare and to wceder, he added that
in Heaven, God knows no distinction,
dten and brcthteD Of the same famiiy.S
| believe with the quaker preacher,
that he who observes these moral pre-.
cops, in which all religions concur.
will never be questioned at the gates Of
Heaven, as TO the dogmas in which ALI
differ; that on entering there. ali these
are Iefl behind us, and the Aristides
and Catos, the Penns and Tillotson's,
pre- byterians and baptists will End
themselves united in Ill The principles
which are in concert with the supreme
! mind--Of all the systems of morality,
ancient or modern, which have come
under my observation, none appears to
nc so pure as that Of Jesus. He who
follows this steadily, need not, think,
be uneasy, although he cannot compre-
Ehend The suttleties and mysteries e..
rected on his doctrines by those, who
calling themselves his special follow
ess and favoriies would make him come
into the world TO lay snsres for all un-
derstsndings but theirs, Their meta
physical heads usprpiHg the Judgment
seat oil God denounce as me enemies all
@ho canno. perceive the geometrical
irgic OF Euclid. in the demobs,ra,ions
OF St Anthanasies, that three are one,
and one three. f
| In allessentiai points you and I are
of the same religion, and am too old
TO SO inlo the unessentials. Repeating
therefore. my untAapkfulress for the
kind concetr yop have been SO good as
70 express, ] salute you with friendship,
and ors,herly love.
TIL JEFFERSON.
Monticello, seht Is, 1915
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DIR. DARRAH,
SURGEON DENTIST

= EsPBcTFU1LY gives notice to the
IN Ladies and Gentlemen of .iGeorge :
town and its vicinity, that he has retnr1ol
to his old ftand, IN Bridge freet, nearly on :
polite the Union Tivern, where he will be
happy towait on them in the line of his pro-
FELTON,. He makes and inferts the bea Of e
namel TEE TIL, from one to whole fett.
in the beft manner, without pain in the o.
peration. He mends dccayed teeth with
hiver or gold, to be as ufefmI as ever thew
were. He cleans, feparates and extracts
teeth, roofs and Pumps in the bet manner.
OCt' IT. zaw5w
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NOTICE
THE Creditors of IfabelIa Rof, and

THE Creditors of IfabelIa Rofs and Of
4 William d. Rofsj late of Alexandra,
deceaied, are requefted to prefent their
Claims to the fubfcriber on or before the
I'm day OF April next, on which day DIFF
trloution will be made of the eftate of the
iaid Iiabeila Rofs, Pnrfuant to her will /;
AZ all Perions indebted to her efate, are
re4Aefted to make immediate payment
ALEXANDER MOORE.
Admir-. with the will annexed OF ifsbeila
Rofs, deceafed.
s Oct. g. zawsw
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The Declaration Of Indehendenee Of tie
| United Provinces ef Rio de Ia PiGs
| The repre- seniatiyes Of the United
Provinces of Rio de la Plata, in con.
gress assembled, at the city of Tucu.
man, OF the ninth day of July, in the
fyear one thousand eight hundred and
( sixteen; the dispatch Of the usual and
1 ordinary business being over, they
sock again into consideration the mo.
| lions aud spec ches made in the proceed.
ipG days upon the great and impor--
tan\ subject OF The Independence of the
people represented by the same con.
gress, and who most earnestly, deeid-
| eddy, and universally wish and claim O
Solea,n acl o. their emancipation and
.frsedom from The despetie powered the
king of Spain.
9,hSy thssefore, gsished this NOS
rnentops matter, win the utmost atten--
ton and care, dexoiine 20 Rs resoiu'
ton al their talents, with. inat purity
of Intention rcSuisisie in .. 'nctoning
their own fate, il'at Of the pee, pie tney
represent, and their pos,erity, son me
question being put whether il was 'neir
wish that these united provinces shoL ,"
be free and independent from the kim
OF Spain, and its metropolis, it was
voted in the affirmative by en- unanir
nous reclamation Of ell the said repre-
sentaiivesi who likewise, each of them
individually, ratified and confrmgG
their spontaneous, unanimous and de-
cided vote for the independence Of the
country. In consequence whereof the
following resolution vas determines CD
10 wit
We, the people of the united proc
VlDceS OF South America, in general
congress assembled, invoking the Al.
mighty, who presidesS over the uni.
verse, and In the name, and by virtue
OF the authority OF the people No re-.
present, protesting before heaven, and
the nations, and men all oyer the world,
the justice that guides our Intentions,
do soiemnty declare, in the face Of the
universe, that IL is the iudubitable and Z
unanimous will Of these PROVINCE TO
break oil the violent ties that Igcsd
them to the kings Of Spain , to reins
state themselves in the rights Of Which
they have been dispossessed, and to as
sumo the rank and character Of Bas
ton free and independent frpp king
ferdinand VIII. kis successors and
metropolis These same provinces
therefore, being benceforth invested
by act, anG right, with full and absolute
power 10 devise for themselves sucI
forms of government, as justice AM
the stale ofTthe present ciTcpmstance
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