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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-19
JEFF. Davis Pirates.

Reeeot tsleSraphic dispatches. and otter
means Of information establish the fact thai,
the Priva,eers sent out under Letters from
the Southern Confetsracy are doing essen.
tial damage to cur Commerce. Several
Maine vessels hare been captured and their
cargoe- conssca,ed BY the Southern saints
Our government, is pursuing altogether too
lenisu, u course towards these attroeious
scoundrels. A CROW Q. them ~as recently
taken with prime in tow, and as yet moth.
ing has been done with them. and Il is said
they are to be tried To DO triedy Apre,.
" way to deal with such devils in human
shape. What 10 the use To talk a5ou, "try.
Ing them when the evidence Of their guilt
was found upon them. mo.t unmistakable.
They oneh, to base been hun: ~ a, the
yard arm in.tantsr This il the way to deal
with these pirates in war tunes. They have
forfeited all title 10 mercy VI the iorms OF
trial. and should be hung up jus, as quick
as a rope can be ps, around their s,ia and
rebellious neeks. This piraiing upon our
commerce. under the authority OF the JeG.
Davis dynasty. is Disgrace 10 civilization,
and burning scandal upon the age. None
but n hardened. conscience scared gang Of
.lsvoera,s would be guilty Of such Heaven
daring piracy. And, il 10 no use 10 think Of
stopping this infamous business by easy
blows. Our government must make an ex.
ample Of these villains. by hanging them
up just as fas, as they can be caught. TIN.
and this alone will pm: check upon the
accursed business.
Another thing. our bloctad,ng vessels
must be more vigiIsnt. The echo.
which has recently been cruising near our
coast. with several prizes. worked its way
out Of Charleston .IlaIbor. GLIDING the
blockade. We have too many old fOsies in
command Of our Navy. They have been
doing nothing 50 long il is hard rubbing OF
the rus, from them. Our government has
had f" palarer" enough with Southern trai.
tors IL !. aeout lime 10 strike heavy blows.
And fret OF ell. let summary vengeance be
visited upon the guilty heads Of these priva-
teering pirates.
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Mission Of tho Republican Party.

Rebellion must DO put down. and tho 70.
publican party. aided BY patriotic men In
other political organisations must do IT,.
But this % not al they arc called upon 70
do. The government must b pargsd OF
corruption. The two last National Admin.
isirs,ions. inaugura,,ns system OF cheat.
ing. stealing. plundering and roboing. Of
course had In places Of trust, knavcs and
robbers. THIS class Of men completely cor.
rupted the whole government. Nothing
scarcely Was done upon any principle OF
honesty or fair dealing. In every contract
there Was plumber to be distributed, knarcs
to bs rewarded. Millions were pla ndsred
from the treasury and put into the pockets
Of government, officials and the tools that
aided them 10 their Wholesale piracy upon
The national treasury. This democratic
system Of public plumber has done moro to
deb.uch the public mind. corrupt the NOR
ais and injcc, the poison Of death into the
very vital. OF the body polite. than oil 9th.
or causes and agencies put together.
The republican patty was placed in pow
or 70 cOrrOe, this grca. and alarming evil,
and unless they do l, tho same power that
made it can and will unmakc IL. Thspar.
" has in i,s train . set OF unprincipled
camp followers, who to aesrandi,e themselves
would continue the same abuses that ruined
the old democratic party. and wcl'.ni:h ru.
ined the whole country. These demagosue-
mus. be KEEP, at arms length. They mean
no good either to the party or the country.
They are q Get Of Hessian adventures. and
profess loyalty to the Union only to procure
facilities to plumber the treasury. The
leaders in the republican party must inau'
rura,s u radical reform In this direction.
The government 10 in their hands and they
will BE- hell TO strict accountability. IL
they purge the sovcrnmen, Of these terrible
abu.e-. then well we may hope for the per.
pe,ui,y Of our free Institutions. but II they
are 20 be continued tho unioo is hardly
worth the sacrifice the people are making
for IL. preservation.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-19
r,. Hattie near Carthage. No.

| ST. LorIs. July II. Lieut. Toxin. Col.
si.rel'. Adju,ani aud bearer Of dispatches
70 Col. Harding, gives the following add.
tional particulars Of the battle near Car
tbage:
The State troops va posted on ridge in
the prairie, with Eve pieces Of artillery. one
l2.pounder in tie centre. two G.pounde -
on the right and left, cavalry on each flank,
and infantry In the rear oi the artillery.
Col. Seigel approached within 500 yards'
with four cannon in the centre body. inian'
try and one FOUNDER under Lieut.. Col.
Ilassendar on the lett, Col. Solomon's COM
mand with 6.pounder on the right and
body Of infantry behind. The centre inlan'
try anil Col. Seieel's left opened IRE w'ih
sbrapnels, and soon the engagement betamT
general. The rebels had no grape, ana
their nr,illerr.t. being poor. tho balls hew
oyer the Federalist's heads. After two
| hour, firing the enemy's artillery were en-
tirely ,ilenced and their ranks broken.
About 1900 rebel cavalry then attempted to
outaank Seigel and cut OF his baggage train.
which was three miles back. when retro.
,rade movement was ordered.
Tho train wa. reached in good order, sur
rounded by inian,ry and artillery, and the
retreat was continued ,illa point was reach.
ed where the road passed through high
bluH on each side. with the entmy's cavalry
posted IN large numbers. by ieint. as u ~,
tempting to pass around the hluh' se'ge'
drew the cavalry In q solid body into the
road at Q distance Of $50 yards from his po'
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Ordination nj North Paris.

Bro. Russell u. Andrews was Get apart 70
the work Of the Gospel Ministry. with ap'
propri,,c exercises. according the practice
Of BGp,i., Churches. on tho 18th Of July
Order OF exercises As follows;
Singing. Prayer OF Invocation, by Rev,
Charlie. Perkins. Reading Of Scriptures. by
Rev. Grin Richardson. sermon. by Rev
W. II. Ven,re-. Singing OriainIng Pray
er, by Rev. 4. Morton. Charge 10 the Can
dida,s. by Rev. W. II. 5. ven,res. Hand
OF Fellowship, by Rev. VIM. Bea'ins. Sing
ing. Charge to the Church. by Rev. L
W. Pray. Closing Prayer. by Rev. Mr
Turner. OF the Methods, Church. Bene
die,ion, by the Candidate.
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Tho Battle at Beverly.
Gen. McCIcllass's Official Reports

RiCu MouSrAiS. Va. Q A. NJ, July IL.
lsGl. Col. r. u. TornscHd We are in
possession Of all the enemy's works up TO q
point on the right Of Beverley. ! haye u-
ken all his guns, n very large amount o!
wagons, tents. etc, everything hs bad, a
large number OF prisoners, many Of whom
were wounded. And -ayeral Of them officers
They lost many killed. We have lO., 10 all
perbap, twenty killed and wounded, OF
whom all but two or three were in the col.
umn under RosencrauE. which turned the
position. Tho mass Of the enemy escaped
through the woods entirely disorgani,sd.
Among tho prisoners /. DR.. Taylor, former.
y OF III, army. Col. Pesram was in com
mand.
Col. Ro.cncraul's column lsi, camp yes.
terday morning and marched some ash,
miles through the mountains, reaching tho
turnpike .Omo two or three miles in the
rear II tho enemy. defeatin. an advanced
host anil taking two guns. ] had . posi-.
ton ready for twelve gone near the main
camp, and n the guns were moving up
ascertainei that the enemy had rstreatei.
am now pushing on 10 lIeveriy,a part Of
Col. Ro-ensraur's troops being now within
three miles Of Il. Our success ~ plete
and almost bloodle.s. doubt whether
Wis., or johnson will unite and overpOwer
me. Tho behavior Of the troop, in the ac-
too and toward tho prisoners was admira-
bic. (Signcd) q. II. MCCLELLAN,
Malor General Commanding.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-19
The r.rrr, AND WAR Lo.y. A dispatch

The TAsrrp AND WAR Loan. A dispatch
from Washington. dated 10th, says
The Tariff bull will DO considered in the
House to morrow. The committee oil Ways
and Means inserted nothing about iron.
The dutie. on sugars range from . l'e to &
cents per pound, according to form and
quality molas.es 5 cents per gallon oil
teas Is cents, and all kinds OF coffee and
cocoa 5 cents per pound; sal. Is cents per
100 pounds; Russia hemp $40. and manila
and other hemps OF India sos per ton. Al
goods and war merchandise actually on
sh,pboard and bound for tbs United States,
or on deposit in warehouses and public
stores, at the date Of the passage Of this bill
shall pay such duties rs are provided by
law before the time Of the passage OF this
bill.
The Loan bill has passed both branches
OF Congress. and awaits the Presidents mp.
rroval. One Of the thirty amendments au-
thorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury toeI
change for coin or in payment Of public
dues, Treasury notes bearing six per cent.
interest for period not exceeding IL
months, provided that the amount ut any
time 90 used shall not exceed twenty mil.
lions. The sections plcdsius tho duties on
tea, coffee, spices, wines, liquors, and also
the excise and other internal taxes, 10 strick'
en- from the bill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-19
Western Virginia Movements.
Attack ofihe Enemy upon Gen. McCiei.
Inn,s Oniposts.

C,se,.s.ri. July IL. Aspecial dispatch
f,om I,ealipston, near Laurel Hill Gays
brisk skirmi.hing was kept NJ with the en-
envy ail yesterday afternoon.
About . O'Clock in the afternoon Two
large hodies OF troop, were seen .march'ng
out Of the enemy's camp. Preparations
were Immediately made 10 resist IN attack.
By 4 o'clock tho skirmishinc in front by
tho 10Th Ohio and 9th Indiana became very
warm. The enemy advanced under cover
OF the woods. Our skirmishers rushed Tor.
ward. pouring IN q sharp voliey killing sew
eral. The rebel cavalry then advanced TO
take our sk,rml.hers by the aank, but our
soys rapidly rotrea,ed. aud tho artillery
dropped q couple Of shells, one exploding
among their cavalry. causing them TO 10.
,tantiy fall back. when tho boys again rush
oil forward pouring IN another volley. The
rebels pow scattered 10 the woods. their Of.
feer, attempting TO rally them. bu, the,
could not 10 brought up IN u body again.
In the meantime our boys picked OF their
officers. Several more shells werc thrown
in, and our men made final rush. driving
them clear through their own ride pits,
urInSiuE DaCk -
teens and guns, I. wa. q crack Georgia
regiment numbering 100 men.
Al dusk the skrmi.hers retired from the
wood. in capital order. Astonishing plaek
was displayed by our 'kirmisher-. the only
trouble being g. restrain them from runnin.
into the midst Of mid., Of the enemy.
Tho Georgians now have new ideas To
Yankee courage. A prisoner says they re-
fused TO come down TO the roads opposite
our advanced position again. and oil were
much astonished and terrified. Their sup
plies Of provisions are cut Oh, and they
must soon come % extremitfs.
Our lose is one killed and three wounded,
Indications are that the enemy u about Ia
cut a new road through the wood. to effect
their c.caps or obtain provisions. Ar.
fragments are being made TO head thea
OF Every outlet !. watched.
Gen. Mcclellan. column reached Beverly
last night. Our lines are gradually aiSan'
eng.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-19

DhowSrp. On Saturday. 18th Inst,
Alvin +. Adams. son OF A. ". Adams. OF
Mexico. va. drowned in the Andro.coggin
river. at its junction with Swift river. 10
company with some other lads, while bath.
Ing he would swim down the quick current
Of the Androscossin and back, up the Swift
river. The las, time, not calculating the
distance correctly. he was drawn into an
eddy, where the streams meet. aud though
tho boys with him DID their best he could
no, be rescued. lie amiable disposition
and conscientious ruthiulne.s had won the
regard Of oil who knew him. lilo was II
years old.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-19

AscrSr or Mr.. WASHINGTON. A letter
10 the boston Journal, dated Saturday
morning. states that Mr.. Thompson OF the
Glen House started for the Tip Top House,
on the summit Of ut. Washington that
morning. lie drovea buggy. with span
Of ponies. With Ia glass he was seen near
the top OF the last pitch, and probably
reached the summit, in safety. This !. the
ir., ascension Of tho mountain by carriage
and IL no, the highest carriage road in An
erica, /. a, leas. sufficiently perilou' to give
is notorieiy.
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Dclea, Of Rebel. a, Roaring River.

Ro,RiSo RrvER. Va, July IL. A battle
was Tough, yesterday afternoon at Rich
Mountain. two miles east Of this place,
where tho enemy numbering about 1000,
under Col. Pegram. were strongly entrvnch.
Cd. About O'Clock in the morning Gen.
Rosencran. with portions OF the s,h. 10Th
and 18th Indiana and 18th Ohio Regiments,
left thi, place, and after very ditiicuI,
march OF seven 90 eight miles. cutting road
through the wood. succeeded in surrounding
the enemy about J clock in the afternoon
A desperate fight immediately en.ncd, last.
ing about an hour and half. resulting in
the loss Of sixty Of the enemy killed and q
large number wounded and prisoners, some
Of the latter being o.ibcers. The enemy ~
treated prceiri,ately, leaving behind 81,
cannon, q large number Of horses, wagons
camp equipagc. &c. The los. on our sid'
was about ~ killed and 10 wounded
among the latter Capt. Girls Miller Of the
10Th Indiana regiment.
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number Of tents will probably reach 200,
anil more than 90 wagons. Their killed
and wounded will amoun, to $50. with at
least 100 prisoners. and more are coming 10
constantly. ! know already OF ten officers
killed and prisoners. Their retreat was
complete.
occupied Beverly by rapid march.
Garnet abandoned his camp early this morn.
ing, leaving much Of hi. edulpagc. lie
came within few m les OF Beverly. hut our
rapid march turned HIM back in great con.
fusion, and he u now re,reating on the road
10 81. George. Gen. Morris is "a follow
him him up closely. have tslesraphed or
the two PennsJ innia regiment, at Cumber.
! land 90 pin Gen Iii,l NJ Bowle.burs. The
General i. concentrating all his trooTs A,
Bowlcsburg and will cut oil Garneti's re-
treat near West Union, or. II possible. at
ST. George. may say We hiys driven on.
some 10 900 troops, strongly enusnchcl,
with the loss OF II killed and 80 wounded
| Previous returns here chow Garneu'.
force ~ have been 10 900 men. They were
Eastern virgini,ns. Georgians. Tennes.ean',
and I think Caroliniins 70 morrow ] can
give full details NJ 10 prisoners, &c. ii'rsi
that Gen Cox ha. by this time driven WIS,
Oh, oi the RanGwha Valley. In Oh 4 case I
shalt have accomplished the Object Of libe-.
ating Western Virginia, { horc the Gener-
al.in Chief will approve Of INV operations.
q. II. MoCLELLASD.
Najor General Department, Of Ohio.
w,snSsroS. July ~ TIE following il
the rrpor, Of General Mcclellan TO Heu,en.
ant General Scott
BEVERLY. W. July -. have received
from Gen. pegram propositions Tor a .urren.
der, with hi. ptiiccr. and the remnant u hi.
command, sly 600 meu. They are -,iS II
DO extremely panitent. and are do,ermI ii
never again % take up arm, a:llns, the
! General Government. ] shall have nearly
300 or 1000 prisoners 81 take care OF when
Gen. Pe,rim comes In. The latest accounts
make the loss Of the rebels killed some 10.
Gen. McClellan's dispatches have dIGdsc'i
general joy. None share IN It ~ q greater
degree than Gen. Scott himself rhc intel.
lgencc seemed TO make the military here
about impatient for an opportunity %
achieve results similar TO those narrated
CscisSATI. July ~ a dr.pateh from
Beverly siys ten. McCellan's advanced d.
vision were moving rapidly to Cheat Noun.
tain Pass The rebels have burned the
bridges at Ilu,ton.willc. and will burn Cheat
i Mountain bridge. bu, will no, delay our
troops an hour.
At Rich Mountain l3i dead rebel. were
found. Our wounded are dong well. Ten
commissioned rebel officer. were killed and
cap,urei. including Capt. Skepur,h oiPov-
haitian. Capt. d. T. Sangcll Of Brunswick.
dangerously wounlci. and DR.. Tyler and
!, DIR. Walk, both late Of the regular Army.
Some Gcorsians aud South Carolinians are
among the dead. but the dead rebel. arc
are chiefly Eastern Vrgip'an,.
! hi. morning Colonel Pesrnm. command
, or ut Rich Mountain, sent HITTER 20 Gener.
/. a. Mcclellan. Offering 10 surrender himself
/ and command Of coo men. The surrender
was accepted, and the rebels will march in
, to-day as prisoners. They are much redu-
, cei by hunger.
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ISrrRSAL MACHINES. The rebels have
been trying to blow up the Potomac notilla
with Internal machines. Two were sent
down. last week, against the Pawnes and
Freedom. One careened apdsunk, and the
other had the fuse put out by water. They
proved to be hollow cylinders Of boiler iron,
flled with powder and every description Of
missiles. noor-d to big oil vai'. which. acted
a. buoys to Goat them down. One has been
taken TO Washington, where j: excited much
attention.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-07-19

STEAMER usios. I, will be ssen by let
ter, printed on the FIRST page, that the steam.
or Union is now ready TO carry pleasure
parties to any par, Of Lake umbagos, or
adjoining waters. desired. The steamer has
been built for the benefit Of the guests OF
the Lake Hotel. q house recently opened by
Simeon +. Frost. at Upton. The letter Of
Capt. WILSON. contains table Of distances
to the principal points Of interest, in the
Lake region, which will prove Of interest to
persons about TO travel in that section.
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A Pirate of the Coast +!

Much excitement has been occasioned
within few days. by the arrival. IN Port
land. OF vessel which had been captured
by one Of Jea. Davis pirates, and released
The pirate i. full rugged brig. mounting
one large, and two small Is FOUNDERS. and
two small l. Founders. She was fitted out
at Charleston. and run the blockade in thu
night. I, is reported tina, after she left. a
practice ship took her place in the hareor,
50 ,ha, the blockadins squadron did not Gus
pee, her absence.
Tho Mary GoodOli. a, Portland. reports
tba, the pirate had captured Eve vessels. and
sen, them home in charge Of prize crews.
The officers were taken OF and sen, into port
in thi. vessel. while the crews were impres.
sed into the rebel service.
Promp, measures have been taken by the
Government, to capture the JED. Davis. five
,es.el, having been dispatched the day in.
telicencc was received. As sho 10 repre-
.en,ei TO be a slow sailor, there is little
doub; o. her being captured. before hO has
time to do much more mischief.
The rebel steamer Sumter escaped from
New Orleans. while the Brooklyn va. cha''
ing u British vessel. She has been heard
from a, Cicu!urgOs. where sho had several
pr;ier. among which wefe some Name res-
sells.
The pira,ieal character Of ,he.e ve-.el' is
completely demonstrated by the fac, that
they pay no regard to property protected by
other than the American Gag. A cargo 0l
sugar. '.be,oneinS TO Spanish owners. Ii
among the prizes carried OF.
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Further Particular.

BEVERLY. Va. July II. Yesterday
morning Gen Mcclellan ordered four req.
ment., the sth. 10th and 18th Indiana Vol.
untecr- aud the 10Th Ohio Volunteers, to
proceed along tho line Of the hill. south east
81 the encmy's en,renched camp. 10 the
Beverly road where 10 crosses tho Rich
Mountain. two mule. east OF the enemy's 20.
sition, with orders 10 advance along the
Beverly road and attack the east side Of the
works. Gen. McClelland being prepared
20 assault the IVES, eide ~ soon rs the fr.
Ing should announce the beginning Of the
attack. The capture Of courier who mi,
took the road through the enemy's camp Tor
the route Of our troops. placed the enemy
in possession OF the movement. When Col.
RosencrauE reached the Beverly road a,
O clock alter q most exhausting march over
the mountains, he found the enemy posted
u, the opposite side Of the road, abou, 500
strong, with two cannon and holding q
strong position partially fortified.
An engagement instantly took place and
continued for ,hree.quarter, Of an hour,
when the rebels were totally routed with
the loss OF 900 men. in,ludins officers, and
both cannon. About - o. the rebels were
killed. IS Of them wounded aud are now in
our hands. and 80 Others as prisoners.
The road was between two hills. Our
troops, descending u steep declisity. were
greatly exposed to the fire Of the rebels.
who occupied the opposite hill. and poured
mu.kct shot and she'll upon them. Col.
RoseDcrann and his column remained NJ
the place Of tho engagement during the
night.
Gen. Mcclellan was in position with hi.
whole force during the whole afternoon.
ready 20 make the assault. but heard moth
ing from the other column except the dis.
tant firing early in The morning. lie was
proceeding 10 plant cannon on an em'nence
commanding a portion OF the rebel camp,
and preparing TO attack the whole nest In
front, when il was nscertained that the en-.
emy evacuated the place during tho night.
moving toward Laurel Hill, leaving behind
q few Of their sick men, all their tents,
camp eauipage. and transportation. Arap
IA march was then made by Gen. Mcclellan
10 Dsyerly, passing Col Rosencrantz's com.
mand ON The road with instruction. to fol.
low quickly. AZ Beverly, IL was ascertain.
ed late in tho day ,ha, the rebel forces at
Laurel Hill had reiterated, moving toward
Romney. Our total loss 10 no. more than
II killed and 35 wounded. The foregoing
is approved by Major General Mcclellan.
WASHINGTON, July IL. The following
dispatch was received to-day ut headquar.
ters IRON Gen. Mcclellan:
BEVERLY. July Is. To Col r.. ID.
Tornsend. Washington. ID. c. The snc'
Cess OF to-day l. all that could desire. we
captured Elk brass cannon, OF which one Is
rdsd, and all tho onsmy's camp equipage
aud transportation, even to bis cups. The
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MAINE wnLrr.s SxsSAsr. The cata.
logus Of this excellent Institution. for 1860.
1861. has been received. IL remains under
the charge Of Rev. HIP. T0rsey, who we
perceive has lately donped tho title Of Doc.
tor Of Laws and the evidence that none Of
ito past popularity has been lost 10 contain
ed in the single statement that che aggregate
attendance for the past yer was $40.
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Darn ov Mas. LoSGTELrow. Mrs. Fran
Co.'S Elizabeth Longfellow. wife OF the poet
Henry W. Lonsfellow, met with an acci'
dent. wednesday, which proved fatal the
same day. She wa, melting sealing wax on
some envelopes, when match set fire to heI
clothing. Her funeral took place, on Sat.
uri,y. She wa. u years Of age. PROBES.
sor I.onsfellow was 50 badly burned as to
bc unable to be present during the funeral
exercises.
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COUNTY CONVENTION. The County Com
mi,,ee fIed upon the Sixth Of August, NJ
tho day Tor holding the County Convention
10 the notice, as published last week
Wednesday was acciAen.Ally named. II
will be seen that tho call now reads " Tues
day, August 9th"
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The rebel. at New Orleans arc fitting out
an iron boat, pointed. INTENDED to run down
the vessels engaged IN the blockade. IL F"
reported tina, Captain Seward Porter Tor
merly Of Portland. will commani the ma
chine.