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New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
COST OF FEyLARGEMENT-ES STLNATES 5 AND
AWARDS.

The opponents of the completion OF the fuoHc
To show what ground there is for this predic
for that other prediction that their completion VIII
involve debt of $40, 900, 000-we subjon the follow
ing table by which it viii be seen that so far as the
work has been let the awards have been more than
70 per cent below the Engineers estImates
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
ILLNESS OF MILLER, THE SELF-ACCUSED MuK'
DERER-DEATH FROM A RAILROAD ACCl-

DENT, &c.
PHILADELPHIA, Sunday, Aug 20, 1854
Miller, the sefaccused murderer, is now lying in the
prison hospital very low with tho typhoid fever and
doubts are entertained of his recovery.
Joseph Keegan, a brakeman employed on the Heading
road died at the hospital to-day from the effects OF
scadipg lie received yesterday at Richmond from the COL
Iapsng Hue of the locomotive.
Miss Anna Deacon aged nineteen, was killed Yesterday
n. Chester Springs by being thrown from vehicle while
the horses were running away.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
A ROW BETWEEN IRISH AND AMERICANS;

BUFFALO, Saturday, Aug " I10.'
IT reported that serious riot occurred al White
nrners In this State twelve miles from this city, DO
tween some Irish Catholics and party of Americans
The Irisb raised liberty pole with upon the 'op
- 4, This led 10 personal encounter between them ana
The and three said TO have been killed.
bnt no reliable particulars have yet transpired.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
TIE LIQUOR LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS

PAwTUcKET. Saturday, Aug. 10. lisa.
hotel keeper the fruit all in this tog-her
with -four assistants employed in selling liquor, dsyusei
with masks their faces have been e convioteI,
and committed to Jail. The hotel has closed s bar.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21

To,al.....sl4l 4le OJO IS el, 75e, Sol "a s3iO,oll
Awsrds less than estimates. $40 O5ll ~
Being 10 35-lO0 per cent. below the estimates.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
.uppr CHILDREN KILLED BY THE EXPLO-
'"" SION OE A CANPHENE LAMP.

CNcIsyATI, Friday, Aug. le, Isof'
camphene lamp in butchers shop on Wesern,row,
near Lberty-st., exploded ON Wednesaey hn y, S
time were so dreadfuy burned that they have see alya
and tbs man who was dlling the lamp when eAp'e-
sed named Ruff is not expected TO h'e
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESlDENI-DlSAo
a. TROUS GALE AT SAVANNAH.

BALTIMOKE, SatUrudy' -t"t.. -
The Presiden, has appointed Thomas o. f1Ier Ck NOV
Surveyor at New Orleans TO be CoueeIo.i a.u or, ~
Mr. c. c. Taylor formerly publisher OF re & Sto,s
Times, has been appointed to cerkshp IN 'he S'A'e
Department.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21

HrDsos's Bar CoxPASr.-Tke Montreal Herald char
seterzes the charges against the Hudsons Bay Company
which appeared in The Ner York COmmereia Adeerf''er
a. "sbsurd7 II says; eve need not say that any such
reports are utterly devoid Of truth, being directly OPP
"posed the whole policy Of he Hudson Bay Company
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
THE SOUTHERN MAIL-YELLOW FEVER AT
NEW. ORLEANS, CHARLESTON AND SAVAN-
&c

BALTIMORE, Aug. 90, 1854
BY the arrival of the Southern mail to-day We have
New-Oreant papers of Monday.
There were 81 deaths in the Charity Hospital in New
Orleans for the week ending Saturday the 2th instant OF
which yellow fever In Savannah there had
been but three deaths from the disease during the
past week aud in Charleston it was prevailing to very
limited extent.
card appears in the Washington papers announcing
the amicabe settlement of the difficulty between MI
Riggs of Washington and Mr. Battle OF Norm 0aFolna
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
,SrpOIrs GALE AT SAVANNAH

BALTIMORE, Saturday, aug, -, -. -.
The Southern mail es late az due irom an PV ~
come TO hand but the papers are bare OF news
A tremendous gale swept over Savannah on "oN"V"'
last doing great damage 10 property.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
MISSOURI ELECTION.

ST. Louis, Friday, Aug. ls 1854.
John S. Phelps Democrat is reelected TO Congress
from the With District by handsome majority.
The Legislature upon joint ballot, will stand follows
Wings, 50; Democrats Anti Denon), co. Bentons, 4O
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21

Roy Krr1rp.-On Wednesday last, on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad hoy who was driving cows upon the
road most imprudently stepped upon the track and the
cow-catcher attached to the locomotive striking against
him mapgled his person such shocking manner that
A. ath eusuod almoet Immediately.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
IOWA ELECTION.

ST. LoUIs, Friday, Aug. Is, 1854
The Burlington Qowa) Telegraph says that Grimes
(Whg) is elected Governor Of Iowa by 900 minority
The House is Wing and the Senate doubtful.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21

KILLED FALL.-Peter Fox, an industrious work'
man, killed Thursday a, Buffalo oy Ise Ieins .;
portion OF the staging OF the new ; IT,. c;,
cumstances.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
MORTALITY IN NEWARK.

NEWARK, N. j., Aug 20, ls'f.
The interments in this city for the past week were e
and the deaths by cholera twenty-seven'
To-day we had fifteen interments and four deaths oy
cholera.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
THE NASHVILLE BANKS.

LOUISVILLE, Friday, Aug ~, ~,
The brokers here are receiving the olis o' Ill 'n' ~
,ilt Baulss at one per cent discount
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
UILNOT on DOCGL4SlSM.

Hon. DAVID WnMoT is now cinyassny Northern
Pepusylrsnia and the adjacent counties of New-Yorh
in support of the great principle embodied by Jeder
son In l7-4, Nathan Dane in 81, and by Mr. Wilmot
himself in the Proyiso Of lS47. The following letter
will serve to exhibit the heartiness and unreserve
with which Mr.. w. throws hmself into the present
struggle for Free Labor and Free Soil
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21
IONA ELEC TIOY.

cosre.yasdsuee ofThe y Y Tnbsne.
BURLINGTON, Iowa Monday, Aug IL, l-Jl.
send you an abstract OF the Members elect to the
Legislature, so far as we have returns:
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I UiEf f.... -
To hesr from, "a.

.lolei.'... .-''''''''''''''"
To hesr FROM L.
Certain Wing majority in the House, and on Joint
Ballot. Yours, VIZ
IThe above is from most intelligent source, aud
msy be relied en-. Ed
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21

Gen pisrce: ard 70 ts result eon'ribred my vote
trust the future will how grossly ne hes outraged the
principles Of its intelligent sEd independent voters
SIayefv Semands entire submission 20 its policy as
difion Of in suppoet candidates hencefcrth learn tht
here AZ east in Pennsylvania nowhere else within this
Stats we require OF them guarantees OF hdety TO the pG
eipl,s ard rights Of freedom.
n wILNO-
wnIAHD RioH,Rpsov ESQ. Hartford su'gasAaanA Co Pa
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21

This letter eoufaed by the receiver to the bsnf' pro
fsse Soil hosaPPors and Soiss or
hence ths delay IN its agpesrane&
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-21

thoroughly. There u holhinS IA "'~ -
deueation in all the vocal and nsifamen's
at least of an opera -, L,,
be beyond our usual practice, two articles irouh ]"
do, Times on the farewell appearance OF these afi's
which took place the 7h instant az 'ne ia'a
opers of that city. The extracts contain sesae' oi"'a
r,msrks biographical matter, which we have omi'eu "
Give in our notice as il is therein briefly expressed
pov,r ITALIAN OPERA.-The farewell performances OF
Madame Gris came 10 close toni5h' WIN az
, Gov the benefit of that admirable and popular arts'
tnO of one act from Norma and three acts iroin tS
Jy,gyeno}s The attraction has been unremttmsi eiu
often as the more fayore operas nave Deeh sls So
for ,xample as Lxcre:aa B0rgla and the Two
tion,d-new crowds have noeksa 70 tne poate - ..ho
had been before went again and again, ana any WIZ
ia nevr seen Grisi in order to hear once or
q, Ieos, the most renowned dramatic singer o' he T :
No one was disappointed. The old operagoers ha 'g M
present enjoyment heightened Oy ~ s 80 than ao
smor;es Of the past and, Us the dream OF more man
s was drawing rapidly 10 close, thet nsteh1u wv w
tssrrs not unchecked with regret 70 the aeSent Va
80 tbst so long had charmed them, owen Win -
Xun,hy ON the exp essve race anu IO.A W -a,chst
r;o.mber in the pride of early youth ana wassHe1
oouiu sn;oymep nj and more ANXIOUS neTes. Iie u-H
..;s Of a talent which, year aiier year, 'ue! 80 -
,nirss and encouraged through the ese go ,,h,
;,s nroor.ss 10 maturity. On the othet han
- n Ss for the first time, and went 70 :S - -
sso Ils w - .,rn.5 We are persuaded, Win me con
,;c,;on ,bs, - had well deserved her ahe' az ~, 80
them The ge-iis they had not witnessed " ~ p.s;ons
no briehtress in its track by whleh M & ~ ar
might be influenced ana eoo& - -, freely and spontane
ppnslv bestoN.u conyeyed tribute not iess ~.
complimentary than the indu'gen' aI s;rsr and
par of the public in whose service tne go ia In
actress has spent nearly the whole OF hoi familiar
sLort The enthusiasm OF those 10 whom sue !" @ 10 IS,
~ ,bose "a whom che comparatively uhHnov :.
S,SS i,,elf win equal warmth; and We Sre m!''aAe
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al command before the ercumspecon Of old age shall
have destroyed s inyncibity Let longer have hat
soeeism in tie Navy Register Of officers ~aitng oders
when nature, habit, long idenes age and every
conceivable oihcai disqualification, render i'm possible
tina, they should obey ofder" II they were 10 receive
hem for such these reted s would be sufficient
provision.
Something should al DO done for our navy The
armed marine Of the Old Weird is now in Of the Vt.
most efficiency We have not among the gosamnsemis Of
this earth single friend The Russian navy once destroy
ed England and France In the pride victory and ia the
condolences Of their unhoy alliance may resolve upon The
ehSotsc creation Of negro confederation in the Antilles
The ruin there already begun they may resolve to consu
maIe-they have only add Cuba and Porto Rico 10 the
negro confederation OF emancipation In the other islands
and the aiTesi portion Of The western world o
the map Of religion, commerce. and civilization To aver
90 are Calamity from the man. We must have
strong navy II powerful sea- we shall keep back the
tide OF vandalism from shoIeswe will also reflect
light TO the people Of all other lands
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BY j. c. MCGUIRE. Aaes,onssr.

VERY VALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNIMPRovED PROP.
erty auctnnon Monday afternoon, April Sd ~ O'Clock
premises shall sell Of lot No. IN fronting
street, north,
10 improved and dwelling
neany substantial manner
containing eghl roons
O'Clock, the Of 10,
square fronting feet inches north street.
back los feet Tins
Die for building
O'Clock Immediately
square ISL fronting Is feet
and Virgins with the
ffame
dwellas house, conts ing Kitchen.
Thr property handsomely situated the pleasant
radidy improving part of INT Island.
Tue indsputsbe
cash the residue eighteen
satisfactorily secured bcarInr interest
Jas. Z. MCGUIRE,
Mar Hid Auctoncer.
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In this city, the 2o instant, FRANCES NJ GREENE
in the SD year Of her age.
funeral viii take place "Wednesday morning next at II
O'Clock from MR. GrLAtxns boarding house, AZ street the
Of her sonnsw, Dr. fnends and sc
quaiHisnces Of the family respectfully invited
city, The morning Of 18Th instant Covsrnor WILL
LIAM DUVAL, of Teras aged about 20 years
native Of Virginia. Kentucky his boybood
Bardsiown, studied prae-
profession and attained considsrab. early
Ia ss he elected member Congress
and influential member prosecution
then being carried on.
appointed governor d FLORIDA
esppoinied b. Mr. Adams md General Jackson BY
administrative Territory he gave
whom he officially responsible Washington,
people eonEded management
removed and setIed Austin Texas
which he citizen Of hts death,
children reside. Professional brought
Washington months and ha, been the win Of Pror
his should terminate distance from
among for IN t city and in Con
sres. had fdepds whose Kindness and during ~
sufngs and anquiiEed him In his dying mo:
ments. be with accomplishing fotude, and
countered death and resignation
DuvaL, whilst Distinguished in public ae, much
esteemed estimabe qualities p
OF cheerful equsbls temper, kind scciabie
sincere accident. Of life reliable and
who him those who win de-
pore his loss
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Local Intelligence.

Under this head i j. design hereafter give daily
items OF local character, which We bore viii enhance
the ineres, Of the Union and prove acceptable 70 is
patrons. Oar reporter wil aim to be erounssel, Judi
aRd cautious Though he will labor diligently 10
obtain reliable local news items Of character eseu-
lsed 70 in,erss, the public be will furnish any.
thing which viii have The Effect 10 disturb lhe tranquil
lily wound the ssnsibilits Of the reader Ne will *
ereise his bes, judgment and discretion to Communicate
or perusa Of The friends Of The Usion incidents and
matters usnspu,ng the metropolis which viii convey
interest and instruction is eiizens, and even to the
patrons Of The paper whose places d abode iar dis
IRON The capital Of the paou Tie viii never mar
the local colnnn o. this Journal b indolgng 10 uhcaed-
for oebsure. scandal idle gossip These things are
ungracious and disia.tful to him
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Hon. David A Nsbie.

The Detroit Tribune OF last evening commences It's
leader as follows
" II will be by one of the Washington letters OF
The New York Tribune, 10 be found another column,
that The Hon. David A Noble. Que OF the members OF
Congress from this State has ike General Stevens taken
bold ground against The Nebraska swinde and that he
has made an able speech against it,"
We do not know whether The Tribune is honestly mis-
taken ln tins announcement, made il by design On
reading the Washington letters OF the New York Tr-
bune reproduced BY the Detroit Tribune the following
all that We hnd relating 10 MIR. Noble
Mr.. Noble, OF Michigan has made an able speech in
The House, in opposition 10 Douglass notable scheme for
river and harbor Improvements"
Ii is fair 10 presume that the Tribune guilty merely
OF an error, because attempt al fraud in the premises
would be TOO palpabe Thar paper WILL OF course do
Mr.. Noble the justice to set him right
We have no doubt that Mr. Noble. aud all the other
representatives from Michigan, will support the Nebas-
ka bill IN the House.-DetroA Free Press.
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Foreign Gold and silver Coin.

The Secretary OF the Treasury submitted 10 the House
OF Representatives The I'd instant the following inter
estng report from the Director Of the mint:
MIsr or THE UNITED STATES
Philadelphia, January q, 1854.
SIN: submit the following report OF the 6neness and
value OF certain foreign gold aud silver CON- required
BY the OF Congress OF January as 1884, and March
g. 1913 said coss being therein made legal tender upon
certain conditions which contingent upon this re-
port.
GOLD COINS.
TIE law provides that gold coins Of Greas Britain,
not less than PISA housandhs fine, shall be received
"a clio cents per heavyweight" In long series Of
years, and operating al times upon large Quantities OF
such coin, we have not been able 10 and higher
age result Than 9l5s and upon this basis that the
enactment was framed But under the present manage
ment OF the British mint, and oil lie assay department. be-
ginning fairly with the year 1852, there rs upward
tendency strictly conforming with the legal standard
oil 9l6t The assay oil lew pieces oil 1882 and 1883
1.-THE course Of trade preventing The receipt OF large guam
Titles here average OF 9l6t and the consequent
rate would be "a ITO cents per heavyweight But IL
will evidently require large emission al this rate 10
make peIcepble Improvement in any promiscuous par
eel and must eapse before the rate fixed by
Congress can be elevated.
The gold coins OF France made current at 90 $40
cents per peDnywegh provided their hneness be not less
than 500 housaDdihs Their legal standard Is 800 but
the actual fneness, down 10 1882 inclusive cannot be
rated higher that 500
Gold coins OF Spain. Mexico and Colombia. .'of the
hneHess oil 20 caras 7l6 carat grains" equal 10 500
"a 100 ihousandths receivable at SO $40 per
pennyweight While occasionally parcels have been
found be Of this hneness, slightly above it, they
frequently not higher than $780, and would therefore.
appear to be thrown out by The of the law More
over, the gold coins Of New Grenada, which part of
Colombia have been nlinsd since si9 al the new leg
rate OF 900 ihousandihs, and, upon repeated trials
found TO average ss4. Bot is very TO find any
longer IN circulation gold coin of Span, Mexico, or
Colombia
The gold coins OF Portugal and Brazil, made current
upon condition OF being less than % carats y9lo1
housandIhs) fine, really not higher than 9l4 thou
sandths, they now only known amongst cum
oses, and, il is believed, even in their own
country.
SILVER
The Spanish pillar dollars, and the dollars OF Mexico,
Perez and Bolivia of not less than ihousandhs fine.
and AIS grains in weight, and the dollars of Chill and
Central America, and those resiamped Brazil Of not
less hneness than "ten ounces fifteen pennyweighis
The pound" (s95 $40 thousandhs,) and AIS grains in
weight, receivable al hundred each. The
present average neness and value oil these cons APP
pearng in circulation, may be stated in the
ing table, with some doubt 10 The item of Central
America, whose coinage is very Irregular
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The average foreign cost Il.53 cents Ter hshel
Under the tariff law OF ls42 salt paid duty OF 20 cents
per bushe To show the difference OF the operation Of
that law and the Of 1916 the following statement is
useful From July 70 December l. 1870, the qsantity
imported ,ss3,l2 bushels It's value s2io 2l3. and
the duties thereon under the law Of isI2 were $685..
GA 40. From December /, 1916, To June 80, ls47,
the quantity imported 5,2423s6 bushels; lis value.
sss32s9; The duties il, under the law Of 1916, were
sIa6 657 50.
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The undnd passengers the steamer Brother
Jonathan on The January 1884, IMP from Juan
10 the travelling public the following regard
sci and our treatment on board during the "Trip
The steamer has been frequently stopped repairs on her
old engine She has been her
furnace and lay nearly twenty hou under the lee Cape
Lucas, TO renew part Of her broken machinery.
The waiter. frequently aghng and there general
want order and discipline on board except in the sailors
aentan exception caused by the efficiency Mr.
FIRST Officer The cabins filthy,
furnished meagreIy
piled with food Of inferior quality The sending
vessel to after the loss Of ts Lewis ndepend
with large number OF her passenger reckless
uinng with human life; and The despaichng Of
shabby supplied with furniture, water, food when
uiing expenditure compared with profits OF
the would have procured these
shows misery economy and dsraceui the
which is guilty OF IT,
DIR HAlNE JUDGE BULLOCK
GEORGE BARTLETT, ]. r. DYE,
T. s. MITCHELL, N. BALDWIN,
D. SHAW, v. d. DOUB,
NJ. BACHTELL, d. CRITTENDEN,
BIN. HANCE, ]. b. ALLEN,
and Ill Others
The undersigned having appointed committee on behalf of
the eeage passengers board steamship
would unanimously the following resolutions
received by during present uip
TO and aas TO The character Of that vessel and It's
management;
KssoIs Thai human beings
ta provisions and decent
TIM. Inc public should &c sns oss i've upou %
while negiecng their duties and diexadng
Resoed That provisions been Of the
yiest quality with pud
pork, biscuits food
the rounds OF tables
and before apparent
passengers would al be forced
filthy and
of number
dishes and knives and forks have been dirty
Reseiued Thai the ATTENDANTS and petty generally hav
the tables,
and insults thus demonstrating their deficiency every quality
coming their stations.
Resolved, That, in opinion, unfit
for The transportation OF having
fire the
vessel well known Officers
behs chimney nightly
PRODUCTION OF hose, and the stauonng OF
smoke stack
Resolsed employment vessel with such off,
and accommodations
New Francisco where hundreds
property jeopardy sross
outrage the pubic which calls loudly Tedress.
Resoired That vessel managed
where drunkenness quaeng and duty
order Of
WILL by honorable persons
the Nicaragua Transit
Brother Jonshan condition
management, continued upon the line.
In behalf Of the steeraxe passengers:
VIZ. WILSON ONO, Chairman.
JAxss SMITH, Massachusetts Committee on
VIM. ID. HoTALISsK, New York, Secretary. ! the Of
c, 5. s. Hill, Massachusetts the cifizeps
TIMoTHr MiLLEK, Massachusetts.
j. X G. Hoover, Sergeant, Committee behalf
MAJOR Gner's detachment l35 re-
. eruits for the Uniled army.
AT Sea, January 81, ls54.
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The hveiranc pieces OF France, not less than 300
ihousaDdhs ne and 3si grains IN weight, are made cur
al % They continue TO maintain this average
the year 1852, which is the latest date assayed here
II is be noted that the foregoing valuations OF silver
coin based upon legal OF The United States
fixed by the OF 1897 Under the acl OF March, 1884,
The mint has been, and is now, paying premium upon
these rates procure sver for coinage; consequently
the laws making them current NAV be considered nuga
tory and obsolete TIE remark for other bu, obvi
reasons may be applied TO all the gold coins men
toned in this report except those OF Great britaln and
France
embrace this opportunity TO suggest that there is no
longer any propeiy necessity Tor legsZng the efcu
laon OF the Of other countnes. In no other ma
tion except The oil colonies Is thus mixture
OF admitted by law either the score OF cour
iesy or convenience When these laws a. to foreign
CONS were passed. our coinage was inconsderabe; but
during the las lew years the pieces struck IN number
ard value il Believed scarcely inferior 10 that Of any
other country The last year than seyentyslN mil
ons OF pieces struck OF the value oil upwards OF
Sky -four millions OF dollars III this suggestion is ap
proved and The laws which leg sze foreign coins be
peaed il would be proper, BY standing regulation OF
The Treasury DepafimenoT By legislative enactment, 10
require nnusl report uFon The weight aud hne
Of such foreign frequently reach shores
with view settle and determine their marketable
value Such rrpor, would he iaiicous substitute for
the presgsied
have ths honor 10 ne, with gres, respsc,, your faith
JAMES ROSS SNowDEN.
Director.
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TehUAntereC.

We learn that he contractors or Sloo's company
(ssys the n O Dea) rapidly pushing their on
this route and that the obstacles thus far building the
road have proved to be very slight The following
tract from letter Of one OF The employees the work
has been kindly furnished TO
SucHn, February 20, 1854
Ht. Walt is going ahead finely with the work he
has sly miles Of the road already open prepared for
Quarters are already prepared Tor three hundred men,
and all The force will be employed that be adyanta
gsoesy worked
have examined the river and do find any trouble
in navigating H. II will not be necessary to go to any
expense N clearing y out; there 10 no mpedment 10
boats AZ far up as Brewers, n miles below Sochil
There are no snags Above Brewers there are two
shoals, bot they not bad ones This river has more
water " than the Ohio II tises thirty feet and there
no difbcuy N navigating Il | DO no, want better
flver.
The natives work with zeal, and have greal faith 10
The enterprise