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PROPOSALS FOR ICE.

MEDICAL PrRvEYoR's OFFICE, I
wAsHINoroS, ID. c., Jan. e. 1853.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office until Monday, the 23d day of February.
1853. at twelve tl2l O'Clock NJ, for furnishing the
Medical aud Hospital Department until the lst day
OF January, 1854. with supply Of pure ICE, to be
Hilton Head. South Carolina.
Newbern, North Carolina.
Fortress Monroe Virginia.
Pensacols. Florida.
Nashville. Tennessee.
New Orleans. Louisiana.
st. Louis Missouri.
Cairo. Illinois.
Washington District of Columbia.
Memphis, Tennessee.
As the quantity required at the respective posts Is
not precisely known. bidders will state the quantity
of ice they furnish, where Is gathered price
per ton of 2e0 pounds, and within what period they
can furnish the amount of their bids. Although II
the whole amount required at any Of the places
proposed to be supplied.
Bidders will state what facilities they possess, IL
any ior storing the ice at the posts they propose to
The ice be of the best quality subject to the
inspection and approval Of the officer in charge of
the post where IL Is delivered.
The full name and post office address of the bidder
must appear in the propo-al.
IL bid is made in the name of firm the names
OF all the parties must appear or the bid will be
sidered as the proposal Of the party sign
ing it,
PROPOSAL. from dsloyai parties will not be cousid-
cred aud oath OF allegiance to the United States
Government must accompany each proposition.
NJ 3 X. U. 5. A., and Acting Medical Purveyor,
Washington, ID: C.. and should be plainly marked
The ability Of the bidder to al the contract should
II be awarded to him. must be guaranteed by two re-
sponsbe persons whose signatures TO be append
ed TO the guarantee and said guarantee must accom-
pany the bid.
The responsibility of the guarantors must be shown
BY the official certificate OF the Clerk OF the nearest
District Court or of the United States District At
torney.
Bidders must be present in person when the bids
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These will be prices to all who pay prior to the
lst Of April. TO those who defer paying ill after
that time the prices will be increased TO such
tent as the increased cost of Reprint may demand
therefore send n poar orders and sare yosr money.
LEONARD SCOTT 4 CO.. Publishers,
No. IS Walker Street, New York.
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P r OP OSALS.
Loan to the State Of Maine.
TREASURER s OFFICE,

TREASURER OFFICE,
Augusta, Feb. A. 1863
conformity with Resolve of the Legislature,
l. approved January 81. 1868, proposals will be re-
ceived at this office until O'Clock +. NJ, the twenti-
eth day of February current for loan of five hum
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars, reimburse BILE
In twenty years, for which bonds of the State will be
issued in sums of five hundred dollars and one thou
sand dollars, bearing interest at the rate of six per
cent. yearly and payable semi-annually.
The bonds will be issued dated March l. 1863 with
coupons attached for the sem-annual interest paya-
bic both principal and interest, at the Suffolk Bank
Boston.
The money on said loan will be received at this Of
flee. Suffolk Bank Boston, or either of the Banks in
Bangor or Portland.
Persons desirous of taking the loan or any part of
1t, not less than i've hundred dollars are requested
to send their proposals to the Treasurer of state at
Augusta, specifying the amount and terms
The proposals must contain no other fractional
rates than one-eghth, one-fourh one-haf or three
quarters of one per centum.
Those persons whose proposals may be accepted,
will be immediately notified.
feb5 tfeb20 NATHAN DANE, Treasurer
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DIR. WALTER r. JOHNSON
\ ENLIST,

Desires to call the attention of persons in want of
artificial teeth to of the greatest improvements
n that department of dentistry lately invented by
him. He would be happy 10 explain it's advantages,
aud show specimens of IT, to any who may favor him
with call lie also continues to it teeth Gold.
Silver and Vulcanite Rubber. Teeth filed by him
warranted 10 be usefd and durable as IL they
had never decaved.
EY-Ofice 229l Congress street. two doors west Of
New City Hall and Court House. feb5 2meod
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SETH E. BEEDl
Help for the Sick and wounded
Soldiers.

FuvHE Army Committee of the Portland Young
Il Mems Christian Association would most earnest
ly appeal to all Christians and TO all other benevo-
lent persons of Maine, for aid in carrying out the
Christian Commission in minisierng TO the ply steal
and spiritual wants of soldiers IL distributor its
stores by means of Christian men. who go among
the soldiers without and give personally TO those
who need, accompanying such distributions by words
of cheer and religious counsel. Over seventy such
men the battlefield in Maryland, doing all
that Christidn sympathy could devise the wound
ed and dying. Many brave heart was made to re-
joice. and many wounded soldier owes his life to
the timely assistance rendered by these men. Imme-
diately receipt Of the of the battle at Mr-
freesboro. twentyfour men despatched from the
various Young Mems Christiaa Associations, with
large amount OF stores for the relief of the wounded
with no other reward than the appreciation Of their
own conscience the conviction that they in the
path Of duty. and carrying out the great object OF
their mission. according TO the examples set by
Divine Master. who made the body of man the OBJ
ect of his miracles and his soul the object of his doc
trine.
Money is needed to purchase jelies, cordals slim
uants. and many other articles that not usually
contributed.
Donations of money, bibles, tracts, gazines re-
ligous newspapers, clothing, or stores of any kind,
earnestly solicited all of which be sent TO the
street, two doors west of New City Hall and Court
House. and the contributors NAV be assured they will
be applied to the relief of the sick and needy SOL
diers.
Henry II Burgess, Andrew j. Chase, Jacob Chase
Jr, David B. Kicker, Walter r. johnson, Army Com
mitteeof Young Mems Christian association.
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Assets. over seven sIillion Dollars,

Assets, over Seven Million Dollars,
VIZ
United States and State of New York
stock. City, Bank and other Stocks. s2.s269 $50 So
Loans secured by Stocks otherwise l44s go AZ
Real Estate and Bonds and Mortgages, 233 7GO 20
Dividends on Stocks, Interest Bonds
and Mortgages and other Loans sundry
Notes. reinsurance and other claims
due the Company estimated at 122 3ss SO
Premium Notes and Bills Receivable, 24s4.o62 IS
Cash In Bank, 235.42 90
s7.iao.Iss o.
rY-The whole Profits of the Company revert %
the ASSURED, and are divided ANNUALLY upon the
Premiums terminated during the year. and for which
Ccrtfcatesare issued, BEARING INTEREST, until re-
deemed.
Dividend Jan. eth, 1863. 40 per ct.
The Profits of the Company, ascertained
from the lst Of July, 1872 to the lst Of
January, 1852. for which Certifcates
were issued amount to sl2.75a,7so
Additional from LIST January 1852. to lst
January, 1868, 1.740.000
Total profits for 2ol years, sii.aea,7a
been redeemed by cash. lo.27s,5so
RUsTEEs.
John ID. Jones, A. T Pilot, jos Gailard, Jr.,
Charles Dennis. Leroy NJ. Wiley, }. Henr Burgy,
w. H. III. Moore, Dan'lS Miller, Cornell rinnell,
Thos. Tileston. $. T. Nicoll. c. A. Hand.
Henry Colt, Josh'a Henry. Watts sherman,
w q. Pickcrsgill, Geo.G .Hobson, r. Il. Morgan,
Lewis Curtis, David Lane, II. J. HowIand,
Chas. III. Russell James Bryce, Benz. Babcock
Lowell Hobrook, WIN. Sturgis,Jr Fletcher westray,
r A. Hargous, III. h. Bogert. X. u. Mitturn.Jr.,
Mey Cans. A. A. Low. CIV. Burnham
ROYAL Phelps, VIM. +. Dodge, Fred Chauncey
Caleb Barstow. Dennis Perkins. James Low.
JOHN ID. JONES, President.
CHARLES DENNIS, Vice President
W. Ii. H. MOORE, I'd Vice Pres't.
EY-Applications forwarded and OPEN POLICIES
procured by
JOHN w. MUNGER,
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MEDICAL.
DIR. HUGHES
Eclectic Medical In6rmarv.

Esfdohshed Jor the treatment of fhos, S;s~n... 4.
eoth seres. requiring Experience, Skiu Horor ~
deticacy. ''' ''''''' ~"
DRIvATE CoNsULTATIoNs.-p H,.h.. ~.
y for number Of years confined his atfenfis., ~
diseases Of certain class. During his pracf;cs ~
mas treated thousands of cases. and In no instsnce
mas he met with o failure. The remedies are mild.
sna nere Is no interruption Of business or Change on
aie, Ut Hughes IL In constant attendance from "A
tne morning until 10 at night at his ONCE Tenn
Re yrse. cnarges moderate and . cure guaranteed
"a ~ cases. Separate rooms, that no one will Be
seen Du, tne Dr. himself His remedies cure disease
when AZ otner remedies fai: cures without diefins
or RESTRICTION In the habits of PATIENT cures vif
out the disgusting and sickening effects OF most other
remedies cures new eases in q few hour: euyes jf6
out the dreadful consequent efects OF mercnrv h.t
s sure to annhiiate the rank and poisonous tsjnf
that the blood IL sure to absorb unless the n,orer
remedy 10 used The ingredients are entirely ye~.f.
Bile. and no injurious effect either consifutiops1v q,
locally can be caused by using them.
IOONG MEN, who are troubled with seminal
weakness generally caused by bad habits In Youth
the effects of which pain and dizziness In fhs
head. forgetfnness sometimes q rim ring In the ears
weak eyes. ETC., terminating In consumption or In
sanity II neglected, are speedily and permanently
All correspondence strictly confidential and will o
returned Il desired. Address
DIR. j. b. HUGHES.
No. Temple Street. tcorner Of Middie,,
D-send stamp fer Circular juil-dS VITA
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az All communications intended for the paper
should be directed to the Editors efthe Press and
hose ofs business character to the Pubiishers. ).
az The PORTLAND DAILY and MAINE STATE
PRESS Once, In Fox BLOCK, No. s2t Exchange
Street, 10 open at all hours during the day and
ming from O'Clock in the morning to in the
evening.
~ jon PRINTING of every description executed
with dispatch; and all business pertaining to the Of
Zee paper promptly transacted on application rs
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Eclectic Medical Innrrnary.
TO THE LADIES.

nR. HUGHES particularly invites all Ladies who
6Temple Street, which they win and arranged for
their especial accommodation. - : :.
Dr II g Eclectic Renoys sting Medicines are unrisal-
ied IN effcacy and superi0 virtue In regulating ali
Female Irregularities. Their action s specific and
certain OF producing relief In a short time
LADIES viii lind i invaluable In all cases Of OBJ
structions after all other remedies have been tried in
VAN II Is purely vegetable. containing nothing in
tne ieast injurious to the health and may be taken
with perfect safety at all times
by addressing bR HIICHFs
MOO Temple street. corner Of Middle, Portland.
N.B.-LADiES desiring may consult one Of their
own sex lady of experience In constant attend
ance. iulldswffa -
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ToDD's HAIR-DREssING ROOMS,
BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE,
AND rnK-
British Reviews.
PRICES CHEAP AS EVER
TO THOSE WHO PAR PROMPTLY IN ADVANCE.

NOTWITHSTANDING the cost of repriptiur
~ these Periodicals has than doubled In con-
sequence of the rise In the price OF paper
and of general advance in all other expenses-and
Notwithstanding other publishers are reducing the
sire or increasing the price Of their pu blicaons e
shall continue for the year 1853 to furnish ours cox
PLErE. rs heretofore, At the old rates. viz:
l. THE LONDON QUARTERLY. Conservative.
q THE EDINBURGH REVIEW. whig.
g. THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW, Free Church.
L. THE HEwEsrMINsrER REVIEW. Liberal
8. BLAcKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE,
Tory.
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All styles and Qualities

OF Boots, Shoes. and Rubbers. for men, women,
~ boys, misses, and children constantly on hand
and for sale at the lowest prices at my Ner Store
353 Congress street. (T. s. Files old stand.l Ny
old patrons and purchasers generally invited to
call aud see what bargains can give.
REPAIRING
AND MANUFACTURING
Done to order neatly, promptly, and at low prices
SAMUEL BELL,
feb 3-dlm 1853 Congress, near Green street.
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Rates of Advertisins

TRANsrESr ADvKRTIsENEsTs, 500 per square,
for three insertions or less exceeding three, and not
more thar one week, 81 rs per square; rs cents per
week ater. One square every other day one week,
el.0o: so cents per week after.
EXHIBITIONS, &C., under head Of ADJUSTMENTS,
s200 per square per week.
SPECIAL NorIoEs, sl.5o per square for frst week,
s1oo per week after.
Business NOTICES, In reading columns, IL cents
per line for enc insertion. No charge less than aty
cents.
LEGAL NOTICES at usual rates.
Advertisements inserted in the MAINE STATE
PREss (which has large circulation in every part
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above rates for each insertion.
Transicnt advertisements must be paid for In ad-
vance.
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
IL published at No. s2i EXCHANGE STREET
in FOX BLOCK, by


IL 4 IN .
The PORTLAND DAILY PRESS is published every
morning, fsundays excepted at SCOPE year In ad
vance, to which will be added twenty five cents for
each three months delay and IL not paid at the end
of the year the paper will be discontinued.
Single copies three cents.
The MAINE STATE PREss is published every Thurs
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II paid within six months; and s25o il ayment be
delayed beyond the year.
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THE PORTLAND COLLEGE,
Rail Road Bonds.

HOLDERS of the second mortgage Bonds of the
Il kennebec and Portland Railroad Co., with all
the interest coupons thereon due the 18th of Oc
tober ls2 hereby requested to deposit the same
In my hands. for which receipts will be given and
hereafter exchanged for certificates OF stock In the
PORTLAND KESNEBEc RAILkoAD, Ia aew 0rgan-
irafioa as soon as the books and certificates be
prepared In accordance with vote Of said Compa-
ny, Nov. 8. 1852. >. CUSHING,
Treasurer Portland Kennebec Railroad.
Augusta, Dec. 10, ls62- dec1s diff
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Making "a per cent. for the year end

ythT
Aug l. 1863 Said per cenage to be upon the orig
ina amount OF the premium note without reference any
Endorsement and to be paid to the easurer his Office
in Montpelier before the l4th day Of Oct, 1858.
Members Of the Company will find in the hands Of the
Representatives elect TO the legislature Local Agents Of
the Company, schedule showing the OF
due from each respecyey and they particularly de-
sired to that the money or the assessments forwarded
to the Office in October The must be paid when
due These who fail thus to ought not to expect to be
paid their property destroyed by fire. little attention
to this the part Of the Members of the Company at the
proper time, will them expense and .roable ee
Act OF Incorporation, on your Policy which will be en-
orced.) J. T. THURSTON, Treasurer
Montpelier, Aug. 2s, 1853.
" The publishers of each weekly newspaper in this state
requested to publish the above notice three ks
cessvey in their respective for which three dollars
will be paid presentation Of their bills at this flee.
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Vermont Medical Society.
ANNUAL MEETING.

Oct. l4-AfernoOn Session
DIR. Fassett of East Berkshire read paper
on New Remedial Agents.
Dr. Fassett offered the following resolution
Resolued, That committee, consisting OF
three members be appointed, to be called
The Committee on Therapeutical Inquiry, whose
duty it shall be to select list of articles prop
er for trial as remedial agents, which, together
with suitable blank form, they will submit to
each member of the So,iety. Every member
is expected to make careful record OF his OBJ
servations, and report the same to the commit
tee in season for them to report to the Society
at its Annual Meeting. Said committee shall
be authorized to make any judicous expendl-
lures of money from the treasury in order to
thoroughly execute the design Of this resolution
Adopted and DR.. Fassett Of East Berkshire,
Dr. Richmond Of Woodstock, and DR.. Wood
ard of Brandon, wero appointed such committee.
The Pr sident announced as the committee to
nominate officers Of the Society, Drs Rablee oil
Montpelier Billiard of St. JohnSbury and
Knights of Springfield.
The thanks of the Society were rendered to
Drs. Richmond and Fassett, fer the papers read
by them.
An animated ID interesting discussion was
then had respecting the treatment of various
diseases.
The President DE-. Stiles, spoke Of his own
practice of using Iodide of Potassium, in cases
of Diptheria, which he had used successfully, in
connection with Quinine and stmulants. lie
used the Iodide in large and repeated doses.
Drs. Fassett, Chandler, Bradford, Knowles,
Keith, Woodard Bates, Knights, Cushman Gus
tine, Richmond, AID NJ iller of Mass. spoke
of their treatment, and the characteristics of
the disease as they had seen it. There was some
difference of opinion respecting remedies, but a
very general agreement that the disease was very
formidable and dangerous.
DIR. Hazen of Woodstock and Dr. Brown OF
st. Johnsbury, who were expected to read pa
pers before the Society, were not present
The Society then adjourned, and repaired to
the Hail of the House of Representatives, and
with such other persons as chose to assemble
'o an address from the President, DR.
4 ndsor.
liz Ject OF Common sense az
pl;.d RI Ma, Nee in a manner entertain
ing and INSTRUCTIVE to his audience.
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Train. Going south and East.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing June 29th, 1868.

Trains Going south and East.
L-av. Monpeef al SIS An. II 80 N. and 10 80 Pm
AZ AL TRAIN leaves Rouse's Point at 80 A. M burlng
NI ton 7l5 A. NJ connecting at White River junction
and Bellows Falls with trains fol Boston, Worcester &C.
and with Vermont Valley R. Il. for Springfield and New
YORK arriving in New York at l0,l5r. NJ
CHICAGO EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Ogdensburgh al S5U A
M Montreal al 6O0 Rouse's tont at c u a. NJ iot
Boston, Troy and New York.
NGHr EXPRESS TRAIN leaves OFdensbuTg az u ID p M
Montreal at 345 p NJ, ROuses Point at COG Il arrv
with Cheshire r. K. for Boston and Wore este with
Vermont Valley r z. for Springfield anc tS@ haven
and arriving in New York at 42OP. NJ
Trains GOing North and Vsss
Leave Montpelier at 40 NJ. $50 A. NJ. 3 D., and
CHrcAoo Express TRAIN leaves Boston &. d))Gh,
White diver junction at II, Is NJ, BuTlins.~ J2O P
NJ for Ogiensbugh, Chicago and the West, making close
connections. .,
Mai TRAIN leaves Boston at $50 4, NJ, via. Lowell
Lawrence FichbuTg. Leaves Springfield at foO A u
Bellows Falls at 1920 p NJ for ST. j"hnSbury Lrtieon,
Burlington, &C, arriving at Montreal at lO5o P. h
and 0gdensbnrg at $50 A. n.
fccG anoDATIoE Train leaves Mortified at 90 A.
and Burlington, at $50 for Rouses Point ana Mont
real.
receiving passengers from Vermont Valley X. r. leaving
Ne " York at 500 A. NJ. and from Cheshire X Ii.
leaving Boston at 90 ?. hi. connecting al
White River JuaCtOn with train leaving Boston at
$50 p NJ via Lowell at 500 via Lawrence. Leave
White River Junction at LAS p. NJ, arriving at Bur
gton $50 NJ, ROuses Point at 655 NJ, Mo Mt
real at 90J and Ogiensburgh at ~ P. M Both
the Mail Trains and the Day Express Trains connect at
White River Junction with Passumpsc Road tor and from
ton and the White Mountains.
sleeping cars are attached TO boih the nigh express
trains running between aausc's Pointa9d Boston
Through Ickc for C.icaeo md the West tor sale a.
c. MERRILL, srp'i.
So. Alhans, VI, June 90. 1893
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RY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
T O'CLOCK A. M

Special Dispatch TO The Boston Journal
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. a. The returns from
the State come in slowly. Forty-two counties
have been heard from. Curtin's majority will
not be less than $4,000
Thus far the returns show large Uuion gains
in Union counties over the vote Of 1862 when
the Democrats carried the State by 5000
10 nearly all the Democratic counties there
has been loss of 5000, except in Berk's North
ampton and Schuykill counties, which give a
total increase Of $4,000
PHILADELrHn, Oct. A. The city gives 800
majority for Curtin
CINCINNATI, Oct. IA. Thirty-fve counties
give Brough At 1903 majority, gain of &c, 257
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA. Exaggerated rumors
were In circulation to-day of lighting on the
south side Of the Potomac. There seems to be
no doubt of skfmishing among the cavalry
but nothing OF the character of general en-.
gagement.
up to o'clock tonight no special dispatch
had been received concerning the military move.
ments OF to-day, hence there is no reason to be-
ileve that we have met with any serious disaster
WASHINGTON, Oct. ii. On Sunday night
Gen. Gregg moved to Sulphur Springs, arriving
at y Z. M. Monday forenoon the 4th and 18Th
Pennsylvania were sent forward to Jefferson five
miles hom sulphur Springs, and the first named
were sent to guard Little Washington, and the
other to reconnOltre.
The last regiment encountered large force
OF rebels and were sulrOuuueG, but cut their
way cut, and crossed the river about twelve
mi!es from Sulpher Springs
On Monday A. NJ. the rebels advanced upon
the 4th and 18th Penn, when our cavalry see
ing that the rebels optnumbered them, fell back
slowly, contesting the ground to were General
Gregg dsmounted portion Of the two reaj-
ments and sent them out as sklrmishers.
After stubbornly contestng the ground for
over two hours, they were ordered to fall back
slowly. and as they were doing 50, heavy reb-
ell infantry force was discovered on each flank.
and at the same time three regiments of cavalry
attacked them in the rear.
The 4th and 18th were now pressed severely
In front, and cur centre broken, and at the same
time they were attacked in each flank and in the
rear. Our men cut their way through and es.
capped across the river with a heavy loss.
The loss OF the second brigade will amount to
$50 killed wounded and missing. The rebels
charged the battery and captured one gun, but
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IndeslructibIe Patent Burial Cases

THIS invention relates a and improved mode Of
L constructing and harbeiIing Collins. An Article is
produce ID com bIning the
CBEAPNESS OF WOOD, THE STRENGTH, EFFI-
CHENEY AND INPERMEABILIrY OE IRON,
AND THE DURABILITY OF STONE,
And is more appropriate for the usual modes Of burial
both for city country For the purpose of preserva
ton they made AIR and WATER TIGHT end the
cost is MUCH LES than Metallic Collins They cannot be
surpassed for beauty form in this any other coun
try We have numerous te>umonials from OF the
highest responsibility, from every profession reaton
in society
For sale in Montpelier only by
j. V. BAECO X q co
We are also receiving laI ~ assortment Of K0sego
CasketS and E., inns VI cannot dudarsu,d. have
our 8 ock OF Common Collins sifpass54 Ia rev E,slaad