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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-05

Tho Cui,od States gaob,at Ellis, Lenienaul-
C.mp,nd.ng William Parker Gushing, Lett New
bern, n. o., on The lo.h of November for a. 'P'eia.
expedition, pursuant 10 orders from R'ar'Adnir1i
Lee. ne previously reported by telegraph The
gp,iost proceeded UP tae New-tiyof, capIar-
;ng r,i,e schooner valued ~ $4,000. Ga he
VA ut.. Lieut.. Gushing landed 81 Onslow'
Onslow County T. c., aud took poss' scion o. 'lo
town, r4isng the American flag, capturing ~ t'"'u
Of arms, eni oonascating tho negroes o. 'Do ! '''
master. Tho ganJoat started on the return mp Oh
the oath, sud was fired upor below tho G'psuI Nc.
town by Rebel infantry. Near the moath o. INC
ryer the channel lies directly through sand-Dar Gu
either ,ide of which are high bluffs. When WITHIN
6fty wards Of tbe bar, the Ellis WIS haluled WIN
rebel cannon balls IRON the buf, which were imne'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-05
The Steamship Great Eastern.


GESrLExEy; In conformity with your request, !
yesterday visited tho steamship Great Eastern III
ohored off White Stone for the purpose Of exanin-
ing tho nature and extent Of the injuries received by
her in her late eolli,on with submerged rock, aud
the character of the repairs rendered necessary ana
in progress IN consequence Of uai ecllIsiOu-and
having dScharged this duty, submit the ioh wing
report: =,
Upon nv arrival examined the hull externally
above water and within board to Ascertain II II gave
evidence Of sny unresisted streeG tnce ny survey Of
Der upon previous voyage. Having saithec IN =
self upon tbs point, | desoendea from without the
hull To within tho Golfer nclosing the rupture in her
bottom, ard also from within tho huh between the
outer and inner plating egain dowr TO Tie Place pi
rupture being by this proceeding enH Died - exam
ius the full extent Of the injuries 10 the bottom Of
tie huh covered b. the Golfer, ard the character Of
lie repairs being nado thereto; AID upon full con
tderslion Of tie elements presented, an oil ;he
opinion:
Firn. Thai tie effect Of The collision Il rosiric,d
10 partial crushing Of Two OF the webs and rupture
81 sone OF the outer Plates Of her bottom, upon Tie
ror, ride, and that tie huh Of this vosrol-beyoLd
he points II rupiure, above water and within board
is In no wiso injured BY the collision.
Second That the repairs 20 hor bottom 80 Jar
ns made, have boon executed IN a manner 10 restore
Il 10 It's or innI security as 10 lcaks and resistance
10 s,re-s and that the design both Ok the method OF
oieeting there repairs and the manner OF executing
them, reflect hi.h credit 10 all concerned.
In connection with ttis, it is proper - refer 10
the cousrucio OF tie bottom Of the vessel IN orfor
that il nav appear how peculiarly adapted II Is 10
meet an injury like that which has occurred 10 ~.
Thus. the bottom j. comIosed Of IN outer AID IL
ner plating # equal thickness with an intervening
space OF thiIly-hve inches, the connection between
The plating- consisting Of tlir;yiwo webs or keel
cons running fore and an. aud thirteen aihwart-
shps whereby the bottom 10 divided into scTics Of
apartments cells, the commurics ion between
them being AZ command, and from within board by
the use Of man-hole plates.
Ia the event therefore, OF the outer PLATING alone
being rupturcd aS in the present case, TIE inner
plating win resst the admission Of water within TIC
null. and the cellular structure OF the whole will
resist the Admission Of water between The pal'ngs
beyond tho limits II the celia inclosing the rupture
~ communicating the result II my survey 10 tho
Underwriters here ana 10 Lloyds, London, | fhsll
report her seaworthiness-yfoyide the repairs POW
10 advanced progress ire competed-to be OF the
same character ID before the collision which has
inv olyed them.
sn, very respectfully,
Your Obrdis IT servant
HlgWtlT.
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partmtnt, ard that Bragg will command the troops
in the field. incose some general orders OF inter
est. PoNTNEECY.
EATTLE or CANE NxLL.
RcHt of tae Esebels-srel. EFT beyond tho
KSOstcn Toanfain-s&ea. Hiunt Occupies
the Battlefield.

SSSHs 81 tne hsebfiS-Sfel eat Bcyond tn:
KsOston Toanfain--s1ea. Biant Dceupie,
the Battlefield.
HrADouAKrERs, BArTLE.FipLp, Nov %. 1852.
GENERAL: Learning that Rebel free, nader
Ger. Marnaduke, 500 strong, was ri Cane Bill
iory niles north of Van Buren,, Ark, ard that
Gen. Hindman was to Join him to-day or to-
morrow, with a large, force of infantry, for ths
purpose Of making desperate effort to enter Mis-
sour. determined to strike Marmaduke aud destroy
lin before retnfcrcements arrived.
Leaving my transportation IN the rear, / made q
forced march OF thrty-fve miles, with about
five hundred men, and attacked MIN at aboa. 10
o'clock lhis morning. ! found him strongly posted
on advantageous ground. Aitor an engagement oil
about thee hours lie commenced Il retreat.
Every foot Of the ground was fought over and
holly contested until near sundown, when the
enemy, finding that their artillery which they were
making every effort TO get av ay, was sbont to be
captured, sent Cola. Shelby and Emmett Mcdonald
with fig Of trace for Tie osteEsiDle purpose OF
caring for their dead and wounded, but with tie
real object Of making good thei- retreat to Van
Durep.
The casualties Of the day / an unable to state
with accuracy &C this time, fou !bt twelve
miles Of ground One Of the Rebel officers with the
tag Of truce stated 10 tina. they had lost sixty in
killed, among them q Lieuteuant-Coiona. My loss
is comparatively email. Among the wounded are
LieutensLt-Colonei Jewell and Lieutenant ohnson,
OF the Kansas 6h--bo,h of them, fear, mortally.
The enemy are badly whipped, aud will probably
rot venture north OF the n5stoh NQpliains again
this Winter, ii this part OF the State is held. AZ it
lie their reliance for uttisence, and having oateu
out all IN tho valley of the Arkansas they muat
soon retreat into Iexas,
h&yo sent iog uiy transportation to come up, and
shail occupy position az or near Cane Hili The
Rebels had about ten days rations OF bread cooked,
ana in little sacks behind jhoir saidles, from which
it Is evident that they intended making desperate
eloTl 10 force their way North.
Very respectfully your obsoient servant,
JAMES C. BL MT, Brig. Cen Cong
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Arrived.

se.rship s. xonia sia5uf,l Ehers, Hanburs Ssg. is,
nd sorihlmgion l.h' ~ T. n NOR az ~ 80. 10 ,,
e., yv y. ls 81 o. Ion - 81 was IN company W1,h 'a-
sss q sse. 's,-s ~ 81 p " t y. .os
e.r ~ D. u. OF .le 29. boarded the hew'-6ost
S,,. ~. nols-a rom liverpool tonrd ;or Ney,Yo;ki
N.vz at 30 81 lon = %, pss'ed 80 In mp sno"insa
white blue aul white ssaa ias'-d say ooA .. IL = u
B.. I.ess Carl London Oct, 9, ai'e. rrd % pass. 70
Jeb ,foaw Ild Accession Of westerly gales 70 10
.C, H. n a heavy "a s fiona ". 5. ". 10 W. y. ",
~ I'd GRO tialii srd a the casks, giving the
oi boot tv. ttrs,s saue te. sApI I'D y! g. gaon'
,tes Oh w-.er. L.ng aud t;ateroons In at tS ~
on 81 j. pssea large ,eoeis slA ted ies AEoundi-lAs
Sax I,gop Blown, Ponce 7. r. Nov H. via Grand TaIs
ss sul cations m s p :, Ion II H. esehaf sed Ion suls.
bst .saa.n. uior ,of Bos'ou) v.ilrliss oPoro Nov.
g. -ora WOOD. g. &c l.. T.. An iucA Nov o. LAT 49, Ion
Il rass,f Er. ta.N Co-a Isle, bound D. -
Hmk Aoresc uash Dr. @ CaWa), Young Bermuda u
days. ha4st - .r. sailed IA COMPANY wa 'LP h''-
E1, C,frrnts CNexl Cor. Le,una 50 days loswood 10
be D s4n rave r le,u. Aaeg..-s y days. mahogany
~, S.,f.n i..ers. rI,Isu. auioa coal fSr Bosseo
pr., 8s'-,s'r Hrov- Bangor 10 ea,s, ,9moer
sctr trr rlrc. gard, Wilmington De-' s-ys s-g'
10 n e. irA.ou son A GO.
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steamer EN- Shields. Saith. Phai-iTlia. mase to n
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l,rr .h,..e Jones, PlnAds hla. adse. +, Loror
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steiner Pelican. Baker. Providence. udse. to Edward
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aud eng l (Bnl ScAis j. u. Miller (bLb Tnscs Soos".'
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BOARD OF EDucArIos.--Ths Board u Education
met on Wednesday evening" WIN. 4. Curtis, esq,
President, in the Chair. -
A communicate was received from the special
teachers OF the Fifteenth Ward asking for an 10.
crease in salary. I
In connection with the communication, Mr.. KILLER,
Of the Seventeenth Ward. moved that 90 much OF
the by-laws passed on tie Dish SEPTEMBER last,
relating to tho employment Of special teachers b
amended by striking out TIE words at the end Of
section 1877, as follows: A." Bot aoy excess over
those raes may be padout of the stated fund for the
ward in case there shall be any balance Of the said
fund remaining after the salaries Of the regular
teachers ia the Ward-Schcol have been freely paid,
and the Committee teachers be directed to repos;
OF the subject Mt next meeting.
II wac received that the wkcle matter be referred
to the Committee on by.aws 70 report at next meet
ing Of the Board.
In accordance with resolution passed al preyi-
ous meeting OF the Board directing she Clerk TO re-
port at the first meeting in December, all money
expended for the support and continuance Of the Free
Academy, together with the cost OF the budding and
site, and the amount expended Tor books, &C., M.
DOese reported as follows:
Site, Building kc...................SlN96 9 50
Liorsry.....'...''' , is'se.
support o.Jo.tV
The Committed TO whom the subject OF u,hi airy In.
s,ructon was referred presented thelr report which
was laid over and ordered to be printed, and made
the special order after tie third order Of business st
the next meeting.
Tue Board then adjourned.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-05

CHAs. IA. HASWtLra
Eugiueer ard Surveyor Of etcsIeu
To Msssu nowLAaD / AsPINyALa, ho"-lofk.

Msssrs. Rowland g. Aspinwall Agents for The
Great Eastern publish card in which they explain
the nature If the accident 10 this monster steamship
and is relative consequences. Tuey say TINT the re-
sult Of the incident was fracture 81 feet long and IN
some pisces four feet broad and in order 10 demon
.frc That no DINER vessel aOds Toe same proiecno
a,alnst accidents, they remind tic public that she
delivered merry l,0eJ passei GERS aud @,yOO inns Of
merchandise sOne of which remained OF board Tor T.
week without accident, ~ tie dnuhge OF any por-
iion of her cargo Tho vefsel being buiit wiin TWO
"s1in-" s IL fact enc yorsel nsi-o % another, aud
II IFS alone oWiag p, Os continuation That enc could
surviye fuch an accident M hour-'he water beng
unable ~ penetrate the lnner skin.
The salp .as hove ~ of hJn,aui, waiting loi ne.
iilot. When sle flrnck rock which Is not marked
down on the char. Tho injury cone was entirely 10
he snips bottom her not having been touched.
MOl.mcu have been engaged Tor heatiy two
weeks pa.t r. drilling gvct holes aud putlug IL toe
INN rl,teg over The fracture in he vessel bottom
The yets 4re PAT IN red hot a. in tie original con
rfucticn Of ne ship, aud tho only delay a. present
10 in y. iting or ron plates, which en- be pat on
a,,es tlan hey CAT be made, OWING 10 no ehof'
nous ounnty OF iron required :or TIC United o'a.
Cover ment.
me Cr.st Eastern's inuer ekn (which is OF Tie
sYe .hiclaeis thc ou.eT Oncj beng uuiIl eo, IL
latte cuuion If scicntidc engineers hhi even VITA
on, sny r.pnfs. the ship would have been perfectly
seaworlhy, .d could have Gro CO 5ne ocean WHOM
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Passengers Arrived

n sfermship SazonSa, from Bdnbnr2- C. NJ Rosenberg,
NJ and Mrs rosph Friedman, Mr.. AID Mrs Otto shuretz.
M and Mrs r. A Strop Albert Dung LADY franci' Amson
81 phets Nr and Mrs Simon Schoss Enrique Borren3ve
r. Brc,sv I.yoa Wolf A. kropp. Car Meyer and son c. IL
Vriel C. r. Linds Anna krsuznes aud nfast, Loren
Com Frida DubeIg Csharine ThomAn Antoine Ansto A.
T. pe,tcnon, W hEoder L. GreenDa1m. Fanny Linoerf
and sou HeInsn Cesar, H. Sehucsssdt JUNE hoehn Fanny
hoehu Autoae Kebe ALEse hebe, l. l. Boait, Elneenss
Kas John Martin ard Hr. onayenu-a George feecx
aid brother Nl anu hrs Robson. A. howsnger Nelson,
T. A. Levin ~ alto M Gibbs and family, Louise Queen.
hoe Henry yerga Wm. no.o, Charles Desire Cath Kuhn
Total, s. and lc5 n steesase.
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Highly Successful CnvniTy Expedition
Prisoners CRhen--ss;spo.er Works De
a,royed-ArsenEis aud nagnzines Cap.

Geu. Curtis last nigh, forwarded to Washington
the following dispatch:
HRADc 10 DEPARTsrST OF THB MISSOURI,
LOUIS Nov %, 1862. )
II. w. HALIEcK Gene-Gliq. 1isG Wa'Lrgtou. ~ Ca
GENERAL: Gen. Heron tecgraphs that the Yell-
vile Expedition Of which wrote You has returned.
1t was successful in destroying the sapeter works
and the arsenal ina solehouses, with about 500 shot
guns and rifles Sixty prisoners aud over 100 horses
were taken. The SICK in hospital were paro'ed and the
troops returned last evening, after travelling 30
miles Ia less than FIVE DAYS. Tho troops we're ls.
Vows 10Th Illiros, and % WisconsiD, commanded
5y Col Wickerlham, o. 10Th Illinois.
5. T. CURTIS Msjor.GeneraL
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-05

GEY. HOOKER REQUESTS COMMAND roa GEs.
SToNg.-Gen. Hooker has sent an application In 70
tire War Department, asking that Gen. Stone DO
given command in his corps. 1t was returned 10
him, ndorsed "ao: granted" [Phiia. Inquirer.
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the door Of our bups srsu.rs. to .snd ssf = s.

open the door Of buns gsnsrss to ssnd rsaf u Ne
starving operatives Of Lancashire.
Tue poor lows have acted nobiy; fmishps
Io1hoe ~ th,ir wives and little flint and ct the
poln' 70 oe VII no. Join tia snor Of nteestsd issds
1bo vsIus OF our unity "a nsqtn Il well Understood ~
inu they reuse TO part With their birhisht In s
We oSsr them freely welcome and Homestead and now
that the blow simed existence has fallen upsu tns tco
shall we who iced and neal those who blow
war ornf then mo our power refuse iDnoosnt fs.
a bs Pig hand II q ia winter Of bar casmity
No. thank God have bread 20 spsre and they VIII
not saw hungefed and you eaye ne M meat Viii
you sdd to your list one thousand ssres Of asur from
whose los caste the sweser or sharing il with fam.
fsbsd brother and brand u UToS.
The Pre.idsnt counted out seven $l,000 green.
backs which be said wac nclosed ia the letter.
In few inu.es the subscription LIST stood az
follows: .q.r
Phelps Dodge Co -. 5,000l W. Page Co LEGO
A A Low brothers. LOCO Richard 5. Ely 800
Smith Eastman 49,, 600 IIseFy Wss.on .....s.. 100
Chsl r. Marshall ..... secoI j. fIiuchnsn Co.. 100
r. y. Aor,sn......... loo Srtitos Bros....... 1so
). h. Chittendsa lsuJ JoEE jay ~
The President announced the following gentlemen
constituting sbe Committee called FOR Ia the yss
olltious: 6
John C. Green, Robert L. Kenneday, ]. j. Aston,
il, Samuel ID. Bsbcock, A. T. Stewart, VIM. E'
Dodge, Charles Ill. Marshall, Geo. GIswold, john
Jay, John j. Phelps, L. L. Morgan, Thos Ilieston,
Moses Taylor Robert X. Ainturn, and y Is. Chit
tenden. subsequently there were added A. A. Low,
John I. johnson, b. Is. Rugslss, and Ezra Nye.
The meeting then .djourasd.
The Commttes will hold meeting at the sane
place to-day at p. m. Subscriptions may be ad.
dressed to any one Of them. Mr.. Low ia temporary
Treasurer.
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LINES OF SENATOR DooLlrrLK.-1Ae Mia''DH
Jonraql sto,es hat DatOr Dg0i,tle is ~ qn'e
N Of feye. Tie Joulnal siys: " Il viii be -
melbered dat some time siuce lie lost a son. VINO
had contracted fever Ulio in tho army. Since
then nearly every member Of the family ias been
attacked with il, aud it has now proetra1ed JadS'
Doolttle himself"
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AuaIy,1 on rnL ElGurn M4ssacuusEl

ARRIVAL oV THL EIGuTm MAsshcHusErTs BAT
rInY.-The Oh Massachusetts Battery, Capt. a. 81
Cook. arrived on Thursday morning. iron Wash
ION. thcr .eria o. service layine expired AAey
were mustered INTO service iyr uX months ana H'''
participated ia three Of tho r-t la.ls OF Tue cam
psigu-Ball Run ~, 9th Mountain aad An''ei"i ~
Thcy went 10 Host9n laat of,t. Maay OF the i' n''
bcrs viii foC.lst for Tho var
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IMMATURE ALMANAC
sa--Rt,o,,-o 9 seta..........i;33 Meo1-Rlses- -
HIsg rBip PAX -.
sandy Hook. $3.50 Gov Island. I:lS helioste'''' Wv
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-05
TERMS. -sl.o0 PER ANNUM.
..zge Ezas a Hard Rev to Hoe,

7 Who, not in cities bred. has not heard
this thousand times, and said it thou
sand more, about anybody apG everybody
that encountered some difficulties aud did
not advance at 2:40 rate toward the ae-
QUESTION of fame or fortune.
"Poor fellow hard row to hoe," 60
they all say, some with sigh, but more
with laugh. Like many sayings 1t is
the casing of a pretty picture; field Of
waving cern, and bright blue sky in
June, and the worktnen going through
the rastling ranks for the last time; the
rows SO long that they seem to come to.
gether acres away, aud the weeds all the
while on great race with the corn.
That's the picture, but there's some
thing more than specimen of the 6hs
arts in the expression-there's bit of
philosophy.
1t occurs to Us, there is al the differ.
ence In the world N the way people ply
that humble instrument, the hoe; and al
most everybody works with something
very like it, whether they work in the
field, or the counting house, or the me-
chanic shop. The thing is dcne that 10
worth doing, by hard digging. Some
people 90 through the field and through
the world, siashing this way and that,
now through hill of corn aud now thro'
a weed, making the area look like the
lightning summer talow. Such people
certainly "have hard row to hoe" if
indeed, when they finish 1t, it proves
worth hoeing a! all.
Others, again, strike at the little weeds
with sufficient expenditure of strength
to fell quite 2 respectable tree, and the
result is, that about midway of the Geld,
and on the first ROW, they lean upon the
implement and sigh to themselves, 1--WE
have hard row to hoe" And they tell
the truth, Tor so they do.
Now and then man manages to strike
every stone in the vicinity a perfectly an
nthiiating blow -annihilating to the hoe
We mean-and before the DAY is half
done, his weapon is disabled and he fan
cles like the rest, that "he has hard roe
to hoe" .......
Sometimes little green remnant of
the fall springs up close at the root CT
blade Of corn as n,uch as to say, "tocck
me II yJu dare" Well, the man is too
lazy too 8toop and pluck away the intrd-
der from liz anchorage, and so he levels
i very dexterous blow at the offender,
cuts 1t of without benefit of clergy, in
twirkling, and-the blade of corn, toe
-and when harvest comes, and the corn
cribs are half filed, he mu.murs to him
self that 'he has hard row to hoe"
Ia fact, the world is ike huge corn
held, and there's nothing like knowing
hOw to handle the hoe
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-05

GENERAL ANDERSON AND THE FLAG
OF FoRT SUMTER. time is rapidly
approaching when an expedition, special.
ly fitting, Will, in cooperation probably
with land forces at Port Royal, advance
upon, and, in the words of President
Lincoln's FIRST proclamation last April
"retake possession" of the government
forts and property in the harbor and city
OF Charleston. We understand that
General Anderson has carefully preserved
the Union flag which was lowered from
Fort Sumter last spring, and he cherishes
the hope that he may be enabled to ac-
company the expedition and again wave
the beloved ensign over the place now
disgraced by the faunting of the rebel
standard rd-Bostoa journal.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-05
THE RAGGED SOLDIER.

Just at the close of the Revolutionary
war, there was seen somewhere in Que ol
the small towns of central Massachusetts,
a ragged and forloru looking soldier com.
ing up the dusty street He looked about
on the cVrn.helds tasseling for the harvest
on the rich, bright patches Of wheat ready
for the sickle, and on the green potato
fields, with curious eyes-so at least the't
Mr.. Towne, who was walking leIsureiy be-
hind him, going home from the reaping tc
his supper. The latter was a stout farmer
dressed in homemade brown linen trow.
se,s, without suspenders, vest or coat
The ragged soldier stopped under the
shade of great sugar-maple, aud Mr.
Towne ovcrtaking him, stopped also.
Home from the wars ?" he asked.
Just out of the British clutches ~ re.
piled the man; I've been prisoner for
years" He rejoined suddenly, "Can you
tell me who lives in the next house? Is
it yours 2"
No." replied Mr.. Towne, "Tompkins
lives there. That house and farm used
to belong to command of yours, as | sup
pose; bis name was Jones, but be was
shot at Bunker Hill, and his widow mar.
ried again +"
The soldier leaned against the tree
"What kind of man Is he? Would
they be likely to let poor soldier have
something to eat ~
"If Tompkins is out, you'd be treated
first rate there Mrs. Tompkins is nice
woman, but he is the snarliest cur thai
ever gnawed bone. He is terribly sur
ly neighbor, and he leads her a dogs life
She missed it marrying the fellow, bu,
you see she had hard time of it with
the farm after Jones went off soldering
and when my son came back and said ht
was dead-he saw him bleeding to death
on the battle-6eld-she broke right 6owr
and this Tompkins came along and got 10
to work for her, and he laid himself out te
do first rate. He somehow got on fht
blind side of all of US, and when he offered
himself to her, | advised her to have him
aud / am sorry | did it. Ycu had better