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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22
Clear the side walks,

New CALL ron TRoors.--The President,
we see by the Chicago Journal, has made a
rcqlisiioE on Michigan for one volunteer
regiment of infantry, to serve during the
war. Detroit is designated as the place OF
rendezvous. The Governor has already
commissioned r. d. y. Stockton Colonel
A. S. Williams Lieut.. Colonel, and John v.
Reuhlo Major.
Kentucky has also been called on for two
regiments, one of horse and one Of foot, to
serve during the war.
We presume there are other states upon
which acquisitions have also been made
The Union says it Is intended to call out
enough to ill up the5o, oOoauthoriacd By the
aw Of May, 1916.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

No MORE TERRironY.-The Steubcnvillc
(Ohio) Herald, strong wing paper. is
greatly dissatisfied with the exchange the
wing leaders have made of the s'Wilmot
Proviso" issue for that Of '.no more terrific
ry." He says the new issue is the invention
Of that "arch STAKEHOLDER Berrien, of Geor-
gia," and its object is to kill the Wilmot
proviso outright, while the acquisition of
more territory is known to be inevitable.
There is, We opine, great deal Of good
guessing in that.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

Rcrtrdi.-A grea, re, ial ofrcIigiou i no
Al progress at Holly Springs, Miss. m.
Gazette of that place ct the 10Th saw nv
since the revival commenced, morr H.
h,h'y OF our citizens have made prof,s son
o' rehg'on, and there are vet many til" IL"
nh\louSly 'nquiring what they Shall do -
oe saved. Scvcnty-two of those who ~ W
made profession of religion. have 49, 'I
inc Methodists church il this place. I'm
great reNN2l has spread thronnb over, n ,'.'
non "l our country. We hclieve Il,
''GN iooopcrsonS have made rror, 80 ',i"' az
rehgion, and united themselves tn,ho s H:n VI
emf churches in Marshall county, within ' ,ho
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

Danl Webster, in his recent speech be-
fore the wing convention Of Massachusetts
declared himself in favor Of voting "sup-
plies for the army and for the war" This
is the same DAM. Webster that declared,
when war was threatened with England
sbou. the Maine boundary, that he would
not vote for appropriations 10 place the
country in a necessary state OF defence,
even "if the enemy's cannon were battering
down the capitol" lie must be growing
wiser,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

AarATic.-The lovers Of aquatic sport
season" in our beautiful town. BY the al.
mirablc management Of our city fathers, the
citizens of Ottawa -are no longer put to the
inconvenience of going away down to the
riverio enjoy the eXhilerating pleasures Of q
boat ride or ducking match, but we have de-
hghtfnl ponds in every par; of the town,
right ut our doors. We have as yet made
no piscatorial essay with net or angle. but
are of opinion that the business could be dr-
ven with profit, as we frequently sec num-
Der Of little suckers frsking about in the
ponds, TO the grea, terror of anxious moth
crs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

lIGloN or 81. PArRIoE.- terms I'm
on winch this Legion entered Mexican sou
wee are stated in the Arco Iris of Vrr,
cruz They may be given, in short. Tins
Serve six monthS--reccive lands NJ ,bo
end OF the war, or those who choose ho
transported 10 Europe free of expense. and
receive "gratIticaiun" in money.-to ,c'
cei'e, during the engagement. quarters. "a.
IONS nc, aud iorpay, lst sergeant. 5 riaIs
a. na!N' corporals 3, and privatcs "a r,r
day, and TO obey, as commander. CoI ~
francisco Il. Moreno. Seventy of This To-
%'oh, with the captain, Riley. were. talor
prisoners AZ ChuNbuscc, and have been rxI
ocutcd for treason. 'N-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

\ GrM. rRoa DICK WiLsoS.-W Wilson,
of the Chicago Journal, viii occasionally
throw oil something in careless, haphaz-
ard way that is right pretty. Here is SAM
pie;
Elooucni.-Thc second section of the
great Washington Monument is 10 contain
the statue Of the father oi hts country, sur
rounded Nv nic statues 81 his Major Gene
rails and his foreign allies who distinguished
themselves in behalf Of liberty. during the
war Of the revolution. BENEDICT Arnold
was one ot those Generals and pedestal is
To be placed there for him. bearing no stat
uc hut only the name OF "\ruoh."
How eloquent Of tAuuSht- how solemn
the lessen 10 the Young and aspiring i, TIM,
simple inscription! Better fall as Andre
than live Ike Arnold with the trappinrs rf
wealth, the mere insignia OF honor, but with.
ON, the respect or esteem Of solitary heart.
We remember few years since lino,r-
ing around his birthplace; passing over
the threshold his youthful feet had pressed
when his Young hopes were dawuin.; seq
iuc whore with that .'louging after immoy.
,ality," he had rudoly carved his name up-
on door-"B. Aruold'--thCrc il was, worn
and blacl>cncd by time, but still there. In
three hours thereafter. we were in New
London. the scene once darkcucd by hi,
iratricidal deeds, and we Thought rs w,
stood there, how noble and bold n sp;ri,
"waS there undonc'-undCne BY one act.
not perhaps AZ the first, OF cool and premed.
ita,ed treason. but stunS 10 its commission
by the remembrance of iaucied wrongs, n,
unappreciated services that poisoned n spir.
it that would be first or nonc--that with the
Angels will, "raihcr than serve in heaven.
would reign IN HE'LL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

March Of Refinement Gmonghe HOLSTERS.
The Common Council of New Albany,
Indiana, lately passed resolution '',hat
O'REILLY might construct his telegraph in
that city, provided the posts be neatly dress
ed, aud battery be constructed at some
conrenieat point in the city.
What nice folks these New Albanians
must be! Post dare not he nGhed. but must
be 'ncatly drcssed," to be sure, and then
the battery must be at some ':conrenient
place" so that the lazy city father, shall
be put to as little trouble as possible to get
the news,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

EDITORIAL SHARP SHooTING.-We do
love these ''littlc paper bullets ofthc brain"
that editors are in the habit Ofcychanginr.
so long as they are not too severe, or abu-
sive. The following is TO our liking, and
we think hard TO beat
.'Thc editor Of the Providence Chronicle
having expressed desire for "a cabbage
Leaf the editor of The Providence Journal
informs the intelligent editor Of the Chruni.
Gle that If lie will bnt take the pains 10 raise
his hand to his head, he can pluck one fresh
aud veidant from It's native stalk. To which
delicate inSinua'ion. the editor Of the Chro-
nicle, after prasing the originality Of the
remark, and admitting the cOnveniency of
the arrangement, replies that he think 5
the Journal editor in yet more convenient
situation. this warm weather, as the latter
individual can reli eve himself mate rally
from the oppressivencss Of the heat, and the
attacks of the flies, by gentle movingto
and fro. of those long objects on either side
Of his head, which mark the animal tina,
wears them, fully as much as his bray. We
rily. we are of opinion that the biotC of the
cabbage plant is, in this case, quite rs strong
as the kick Of the quadrupcd., . Princeton
Herald.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

Ire cons'iiutionaiisi, commenting on
the appointment of Gen. Armstrong as Brig.
Gen in place Of Gen. IIopping,.d d.,asks.
"why are such officers as the gallant and
veteran Col. lIarney and the heroic COL
Riley passed over and jumped. for such
watermelon generals as Pillow. Price. aud
lastly this new appointee, Armstroncsn--
To say nothing Of this "watcrnellon, nd.
1cctiSe, which is too refined for our com.
prehcllsin, "ac presume the reason, is ,inp,,
This. These new appointments are mad,
for during the war only, while Harvey, Ri.
ley, &C., hold their places 70, life, and arc
promoted BY regular gradatior.. We pre.
sumo none Of them have any desire to "a.
1sive > volunteer generalship, or would nc.
ccpt such az appointment II rendered. a, /,
woald be equivalent to discoanec citing them,
Scl,cS. with the regular army
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

AwrUL EXPLOSION At NtSuyIrrr
The Nashville Gazette the l3,hinst. saws.
yesterday afternoon, a little after five o,
clock. during storm Of wind and ram. a
powder magazine was struck by lightning.
las supposed and blew mp with a ,romcn-
dous noise. The shock produced by the
explosion was similar to that of an earth.
quake, and its effects are seen all over the
city. In that portion Of the city in the neigh.
borhood Of the magazine, the houses are in
terrible situation, sCme completely ra2ed
to the ground, and others rddled aud torn,
as if they had undergone bombardment.
The number Of houses injured cannot be
less than a hundred. Not brick. not n
veStiGe remains Of the magazine. But the
worst feature of this terrible calamity is the
destruction of human life. II is not known
how many ar kiled--wc have heard of Sc.
vcrai, bat ~ the time we write this para
graph. il is impossible to ascertain correctly
who is lost. OF tie inmates of every house
injured, some are more or less wounded.
This calamity has fallen mostly upon me-
chanics and laborinE men-thc houses being
generally occupied by that class of citizens,
and they are deprived 10y it of comfortable
homes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

The Temperance Convention. assembled
at Albany on the 10th. has decided, after
much discussion, 10 lorbcar to renew the
call for legislative action to repress intern.
peronce. twas decided. instead. 10 advo.
cate for tie present the rercal of all license
laws, leaving the dealer in ardent spiritsre-
sponSiblc at common law for any evil effects
from his business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22
Elections.

PrNNsYLvANiA.-Shun is elected COVER
nor by large majority. \ Geographic
despatch TO the Buffalo Commercial Adver-
hser states that A counties heard from show
democratic gain Of 1891 compared with
the vote OF 1915, so that Skunk must be cleo
ted by over l0,00O majority. We have no
returns in detail from any of the different
counties except the following which we find
IN the Chicago Journal of Tuesday.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

The Chicago Journal misconstrucs a re-
mark of ours III reference 10 Capt. Mower.
1t was the resignation of Capt. Naper, (who,
we heard from good authority, but a few
weeks ago, was determined to ':>tiok it ont
during the war; and the substitution of Capt.
NJ. in his place, that particularly excited our
incredulity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

SrRGrANr RILEY, The deserter, wa, wo,,
known by many in this community. Uo
was rtcrntng sergeant for some time .n1
ktpt The rendezvous AT the corner of G, Io,
III Washington street. Riley was man ne
very large frame, more than six foot L;,l
lie was formerly q sergeant in the CCtb g.
lment Of foot, stationed in Canada rror,
which he deserted and came to his c;,,,
Shortly after he joined the United STATE, ~,
my, and, being well skilled in his rroros
Non, was sent to West Point, where no 90
ted rs drill sergeant for seine timc,N y
CUuTicr. d
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

The Chicago Citizen thus speculates on the
new Constitution:
When this Constitution is adopted, the
lOO French slaves who accordingto the cen
sus OF 1915 were somehow, although illegal.
ly, held in the condition of chattel slavery
will not only be of RICH. free, butal protcc-
ted by constitutional guaranty. Then the
l26 indon,urcd servants can no longer "bc
held to a specific performance Of their con-
tracts" except by proof in each case that
tho contract was voluntary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

y SicN ~ the HrAvTNs.-It is rather
singular, coincidence that jus, at the present
time, when the United States are invoked
IN u, a war with Mexico. and the reople Of
mat country are struggling with an ererpv
hut little short of desperation. the "rod nlan.
Ct Mars" the star Of the battle field. is max.
ihg rs nearest approach to the earth. which
twill reach abont the sixteenth ofthe pres.
cnt month. lis unusually brilliant. with n
crimson tint, and has northern declina,;on
Of nearly fourteen degrees.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

ELDER ADAYs has taken the pulpit in
Boston, in favor Of the ScripturaI use Of wine
and strong drink, and he challenges all the
Temperance lecturers to the argument. lie
either loves liquor or disputa;icn may be
both.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

edgo Journal
WAITING for the return of Col. Oakley.
IfCol. Oakley ..has matters of the utmost
;mrorance TO arrange with the foreign
trustees ..then why is he hanging on to
the tail end of Gov. Frcnch's suiis visiting
government vessels in New York Bay and
Brooklyn navy yard, and not attending to
these mos, important matters. - Chicago
Journai.
Roca.,e he must await the convenience
Of Nessrs. Levitt and Swift, who cannot az
ford TO give an occasional day 10 the inter
e.,s of Illinois for 5000 year. except only
when il will not interfere with their pirate
business.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

New YonK.-Thc Wing State Conven-
ton held ut Syracuse, Oct. 9th, nominated
Hamilton Fish for Lieut.. Governor, Millam
Fillmore for Comptroller, Christopher Nor
Gan for Secretary Of State, Alvah Hunt for
Treasurer, Ambrose L. Jordon for Attorney
General, Charles d. Stuart for Engineer,
and Jacob Haight and Charles Cook for
Canal Commissioners.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

The Washington Union says that Col.
fremont has returned TO that city, from
his visit to South Carolina. His Mother is
dead. Gen. KEARSEY left Washinton for
New York thence probably to St. Louis.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

New IoRK DENocRATIC NouISATioNs.-
The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton adjourned on the ID inst. The follow
ing are the nominations made:
For Comptroilcr-OrvilIe Hungerlord, ct
jefferson.
For Lieutenant Governor Nathan Day
ton, of Niagara.
For Secretary of Edward Sanford,
of New York.
For Attorney Gcneral-Levis. ChatGeld,
Of Otsego.
For Treasurer George W. Cuyler, Of
Wayne.
For State Enginecr-O. W. Childs, Of
Onondaga.
For Canal Commissioners-Joh C. Ma
Their, Of Rensselaer,, Elisha B. Smith, Of
Chenango, Frederick Follett, of Gcnesee.
For State Prison In>pectors-John Fish
er, of Westminster, George Caldwell, of
Montgomery. Norman 3. Smith, Of New
York.
Resolutions embodying the principles Of
the Wilmot Proviso were voted down.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

The following arraut piece OF locofocoism
we take from the speech of Mr.. Clay, de.
livered during his late visit to Philadelphia.
We expect shortly to see the anti-war wings
dcnounce Mr.. Clay as renegade 10 the
party:
"Therc is,' said he, ''geutlcmcn. one
thing before we part, which wish you to
remember. This glorious and beautiful
land of ours is our common country-in
Peace or in WARM veal or in woe-un-
der bad administration or good covenment.
REMEMBER TO STAND BY IT,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

DEMoCRATIc NATIONAL CONVENTION
The Democratic papers throughout the
country are beginning to moct the question
where is the next Democratic Convention
to he held ? Some 20 for Baltimore. some
for PittsburS and many more for Cincinnati.
We think the last city entirely the most
central and accessible, and its selection
would be but common justice TO the west.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

The Buffalo papers having disposed of the
important question ''whether snakes hiss :"
by deciding it in the affirmative, that is, that
"pre-haps they do" are now aCita;inS the
question whether geese hiss. Political ora
tors are all taking the affirmative of the
question.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

MARYLANp ELrcTroN.-Thomas. the de-
mocratic candidate for governor. is elected
by about 800 majority. The wings have
four ofthe six members of congress, "a gain
Of two) aud both branches Of the legisla-
ture.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

I Gerrit Smith, the great apostle Of aboli.
tionism, has withdrawn from the party in
which he has so long and zealously hbored.
Having been denounced by some of the
most violent of his party, he has written a
letter in his defence, in which he says: -
81 am writing this letter not to prove that
am a consistent man. All who know me,
know that l make no pretensons to conss-
tency. am n man Of change. All who
live not to stereotype but to correct their or.
rors, must be men of change. Upon many
things in my an,islavery history, look
back with regret and hope, by the Di.
vine help, l shall hereafter go counter to
them. For instance, I would never again
take part in organizing temporary politi-
cal party; orr party which goes for the
promotion Of but single specific reform"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

Tow Dodge, OF Wisconsin, has called A.,
eNrn session OF the legislature, TO commence
on the 18Th inst. The object is, TO fo,m
state constitution.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

MAJ. LALLy's CoNNNNp.-Thc Plea
ynuc gives an interesting and satisfactory
letter from Jalapa in reference to the orcr-
ationS of Maj Lally, with lis, of Ere men
he lost in killed and wounded, from which
it appears tina: his total loss was Ioj, Of
whom p were killed, and u missing. We
give an extract from the letter:
ALArA, Sept. 3, 1871,
Accompanying, send YOU a list Of the
killed, wounded and miS,iu. in the com
mand which left Vera Cruz. on the 1th u,f.,
under command Of Maj Lally, Of the 9thin-
lantry. The train arrived withou, the loss
Of wagon. on the Goth ult.; but a. you will
see. from the accompanying list, we have
had hard work. Since leaving the san
Juan river, we have been attacked from be-
hind every bush. and from every hillside
death has been sent among us. We have
fought four hard battles mcautimc-at Pas
del Ovijas, the 10Th; the National bridge,
the Eth, from one till half past six; at Ger
70 Gordo. the l5th-at none of these places,
nothing less than !. 800 TO 1900 men. accord
ing to their own accounts. Their loss has
been very great. At Lasanimas the last
dying attempt to seize us was made. but, rs
before. without success. II was fUolishly
reported in Vera Cruz. that our train was to
take up million in specie The hopes of
booty, and the promise of fifty dollars TO
each man IN the event of success, from FL
Padre Jarauta, brought out Eos gnlrri'eros
in vast numbers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

These Counties show slight Wing gain
over the vote of 1916. Belmont and Lo-
raine are also whig; Jefferson Democratic.
In addition TO, he above. the Buffalo Com.
mercial states that the wings have carried
Washington by their usual majority, Lo-
rain by 100 to 100; Belmont. large MAORI
ty: and they have gained in Ross and Per-
ry. The Commercial thinks the returns
warrant the belle, that the wings have car
ried the state,
There was little excitement at the cleo
ton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

GroEG!A.--Tho same paror has a 'elc-
graphic despatch stating tina; in Georgia
Town is elected of course, and that the Au-
gusta Chronicles give returns nearly COM
ple;e from the state, showing that the senate
stands - wings, y democrats, The house,
o. wings, Cd democrats, five 10 hear from,
two usually democratic, ) whiE, and one
doubtful. The contest in this state was for
members Of the legislature as there are two
|. ). Senators to elect.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

IrNln carrlcS IIarriSburgh BY + majority.
1t is usually 800 Dem. The Wings clcc,
Swift, Mayor in Philadelphia. The follow
ing is the vote Swift, Wing, i,llI. Phil
lips, Democrat, 3,5t2, Fritz, Native 2,577.
OHIo.-The following returns are from
tho Ehi,oyn J,,,n,I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

Gen. Armstrong has resigned his consul.
ship to Liverpool, and been made Briga.
der General in place Of Gen. Hopping.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

"SrSoR CoRwiS "-The following is ex.
tracted from recent work entitled "Don-
navan's Adventures in Mexico" Donna
van was n prisoner in the city of Mexico
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

SrAGr Acunrxr.-Ou Sunday morning
the stare from Chicago was upset near Mar
.c;lles. and four of the passengers, an old
lady and three men, 80 severely injured that
ther are still al Dr.. Wards, in Marsclles.
where they were taken immediately after
the accident. unable TO leave. We have
heard serious charges against the driver,
and if the acciden. is attributable TO care
,cssncss he should be lcalt with accordingly.
Thcre i, bal news from the Illinois rcgi-
men, that crossed the pllins 10 Santa le--
no; that they have encountered IN enemy,
or have been whipped, but that they are
preparing themselves in the best possible
way to get a thorough drbbins the first time
thew face an enemy. \ letter in the 81.
Louis Union states tho; for several days
companies +. and &. Che latter is from this
county, were in rpea rebellion against their
officers, refusing to obey theirorders. They
were, however, obliged TO ''knock under
when Col. Boyakin came mp with three
more companies. This is bad sign.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

An opposition telegraph is to be buik
from New York 10 Buffalo. II is 10 DO Oh
Houses plan. t
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

TENrERNNCE-CuMI>G TO TUE THyr
PRlNcrrIES.-!he New York State lem
perauce Convention at Albany passed the
following resolutions
That the system OF licensing men TO sell
Intoxicating drinks is radically wrong, and
ought to be abolished. and laws or parts Ct
laws, that sanction and Justify the traffic in
such drinks ought to be repealed.
That this Convention recommend TO the
friends of Temperance throughout the State
to memorabilia the next Legislature to pass
law
lSt. Repeating all laws. or parts of laws,
licensing any person, on any terms, to sell
any Intoxicating liquor as beverage, aud
%. naking ercrg person SELMA cug sgcl,
drinks table for all consequent dqmag~.-
That's the right doctrine. liza man puts
his bottle to his neighbours lips for sixprucc
or shilling. and that neishhcr goes and
kills anothcr, ifyou hang anybody, hang tho
man who sold the rum.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

Gracious Gcdncy, what Il question Won
ask We orc shocked aud amazed. How
IN the world should VIC know?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

upon Old raiSins. BY the same means .
Wig. ~" ""S''- Troy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-22

FcarCuS O'Connor. the celebrated Eng
liSh ChariSt, announces that he will COM
mencc n rev morning paper, TO be called
the Democrat, at the opening o! the British
pn rli nn,cnt