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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
speech Of Gen. Banks.

A very large audicl. .e assembled ON the 18th
inst at the Carondeiet street Church in New
Orleans. to witness the ceremony of q fl,g
presentation from the Methodisis of New York
10 iho.e of New Orleans. The flag bears this
inscription: il51ff il
New York to New Orleans, greeting: from
the Washington Square NJ. Z. Church.
Mr.. NfwMAS made the presentation speech,
Judge HAMMiLL replied, and then Gen. BANKS
was allied out aud spoke as follows: 7s
/ am sure Mr. President, ladies and gentl, .
men, that should NOT have required the in, j.
taiipn With which have been honnr.d had
felt that I could adj augnt to he elOQmrnce ii
the q, eniug. But rOnfess that feel de ~
interest IN the sympathy uin f.sted by th.
Merhud It. Of New York for the Me;h,dis Of
New OIL o - rrMe,n',er twenty -four Ie RI
~ heard MIR. Calhoun Say Il al the church \
had been tv, red, and that NO further asslIr
anre W ~ u. td 4 oi the vrraIce I The States
WAS q 10 hear the OIaOr of the evening
eay that thine Wac Eo alinn,si'y ar ualexu
i~uce liz the III mis- of tile Nurtb tO the people
of the S,u,h L. Is devotion 4, u l,r:it iIle and
not ilalg,,.,y tn State OF iaaile thai aili
iuairs Them in this unl,app, nar We are mis-
taken il We SUI pre- that hin nrss Of b, art
leads us one i,aa from The rule M right This
strife can hav,. tut one end HE maintenance
Of the nliOn If ilstse Siatta nId The y rlttua
tion sf the riuti pies ON WHICH that union Is
founded. @tNv ~ - e4sJt9 ~ '1AA ~ l.'l1ss
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

The new tax bill passed both Houses on
Saturday with great unanimity. In the Senate
there was scarcely vote against IT, The bill
imposes tax of 81 50 per gallon on distilled
spirits between july 1st, 1864, and February
1st, 1865. and $2 per gallon thereafter. On In
comes of from 5000 to 1000 tax is imposed
of s per cent from 5000 to $40 600. ~ per
cent; and over $40 600. 10 per cent. Ex-
press companies are taxed 3per cent on gross
receipts, and Telegraph Companies 8 per cent.
on receipts, the stamp tax on messages bei x
abolished. On ale, beer and other malAiquors
81 per barrel of 20 gallons. 90 banks IS fol
lows: 1per cent. on circulation, under 80 per
cent; over that amount 2 per cent ON capt.
tai a per cent; on deposits u per cent. It
only awaits the Presidents signature to be-
come a law.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
We find he following casualties In the Fist
Minnesota Battalion:
lm p0rtant 60 the Friends OF Deceased
soldiers.

The following or.:.r Of Assistant Asju-
tant General TOWNSEND viii answer the
many inquiries which are daily made
touching upon the suljsct Of the matter
treated OF therein:
No information NUT be given by any officer
in the United St, les rrr,i,e 10 any imIsOn un
der any circumstances. which can be made
baais of claim agan>t thu q :rrnmemt for ay.
pension or other allowances except II be Civ
tn, as the rtgula i,i,s l"rsCriie, to the Adju-
tant General or proper officer of tie Treasury
or pen,io B reau. Information OF sick and
wounded fii ers al d men may be FRI el, given
TO any one To all y the anxiety OF tiields and
the lare fact Of death may be communicated TO
relatives, but tot dai,s, ar any circulnsia ces
which wunld be r. Qu red to be u>ed III prose
cutting claims. Parties interested must satisfy
accounting officers of the Treasury that they
are legal ella amanis and then this office will oh
tain aid give 10 those officers all offi,iI evi
dence necessary t., perfect t. e claim. These
rules ar. To guard The Government, as well as
Lawful claimants. agains! frauds.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

MeseoroloksSal - fsr yans, 1884.
Tho general character 81 the month may be-
.described = :plsas4as ,l5twiths tardlpg one
or two dtawf wfacks Theis was ! heated term.
extend ng 10 j week. on each day Of which
the mercury roee 70 90 deg and above. And
for two weeks there was ON accumulation of
dust which made outdoor movements anything
but pl arant. The absence Of ruin In any con-
Siderable quantity, was felt disastrously. For
although more than an inch and . half of wa
ter was deposited, this went II little way TO
supply the serious deficiency of the two past
seasons What with the low stage Of water in
the river aud its cause. the drouth, there
seems reasonable cause for anxiety in regard
to the co of living during the coming sea-
ROn.
Frost was observed on the mornings of the
9th and 7lh. gT .ft1r#E
An Aurora of remarkable briliancy was dis
played at midnight of the 22d. IL failed, how
ever. to produce any effect upon the tempera-
ture. t.ts ,a a.-fIe.. Es ,..res. tr.t
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
Old Abe,S Last.

The Washington correspondent of the Kan
sas City JournM has the following version of
the Prcsid. nL's latest joke: t. ,.5
Senator Henderson presented to him two
gentlemen from each delegation Sid he
. Mr.. President here are two CharcOals. and
two CIayAnks." Old Abe received them
laughing aud said" Well, they'v. alway 3 had
me be.ween hawk and buzzird. II l altrmpi-
ed to please the Charcoals, the Claylanks were
down on me; ard if showed The Clay banks
any favor The Chlrcoals got their hacks up.
It kept me In the condition Of Gov. Reyn, lis
old SOW. The Governor had lot q favorite old
SOW, and after wal ing in vain for her W come
up. he res lived to go and hunt for her. e!e ms
Prceediug through the woods along acreek.
he saw where The SOW had been 10 ting around
/. .uite recently. After while, Crossing Ia the
other side, lie discovered that she had been
there 100 and apparently jnst AS lately. In
vain did he Gro with much l,bur and several
ducking- from side to side, he indications Of
the sows presence were equally fresh. He
went home. got bis boys aud refurnsai 8, Said
he :. Now b"ys you go on this side and IN
take the other. for hang me ii eioii't believe
that infernai old sow is routing on bo,h sides
OF this creek at once tas.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

We begin to get interesting details of the
operations of Thursday and Friday. the 22d
and 23i Inst. Thursday was disastrous day
for our troops in front of Pete sbdrg. They
were attacked early in the morning BY q rebel
column which managed to strike some ,iivis-
ions which were separated upon the fanks,
thl owing tn. m into disorder, capturing sever.
al cannon and large humber Of prisoners. Al
night we made All etfo To retake the captur-
ed guns but failed The number of prisoners
taken from us ia not given. bu. a correspon-
dent says one entire brigade Gen Picrce's and
part of another, were 'gobbled Outright 1t
appears that some men had gone to the front
of these troops who were throwing up iempo-
rary breast works, and built u fire This, iun-
ning through the parched shrubbery and un.
dergrOwth, soon spread through the entire
plot If timb r, causing dense smoke The
rebels. rely ing on the smoke TO conceal them
until they could approach cur busy troops,
dashed nOise!y at them through the fiery bar.
rier. Wholly off their guard against any such
desperate feat Un the part Of the rebels, our
men were thoroughly surprised and captured
ere they ould make the slightest r,si>iance.
THUS far it must be stated in all candor, we
have made little Ii adway either for the reduc-
ton of Richmond or Petersburg. Fresh troops
M be poured in aud the en- my defeated, but
a. yet we luve achieved nothing by our re
peated assauIs upon his works, but the loss of
thousands Of brave men.
The newe IRON SHERMAN is not encOurag-
ing. He telegraphs to Secretary STANTON
that be was rlu!sed in a general assault, ON
the enemys works, with loss of BET ween
TWO and three thousand, and many officers.
From private sources we learn that there Is a
good deal Of sickness in SiIERsiANs army owing
10 the xe-s-ive heat and the injudiciOus use
of the fruit aud water of that country, but
The spirit U the soldiers Is represented as un-
impaired, aud all saDguine of final success.
SHkRMANs camlaign has thus far shown that
officer " be almost unrivnlled In the peculiar
strategy which iorces with small loss Of life,
The evacua iun Of strOngholds, aud ON the
U, her hand our officer, cOncede that the rebel
General JOHNSTON has exhibited the highest
military skill in condu ting retreat without
exposing his army to rOut. 1t Is really Greek
meeting Greek. but our great superiority in
numbers will finally prevail.
Gen. HUNTER has failed in his movement
Oh Lynchburg, aud is on the retreat, but he
says he has Inflicted great damage on the
enciny. t1a N}s'if. At'43 H
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
Increase Of Pay In the Army.

The President has signed and approved the
act to increase the pay of the soldiers of the
United States army. 1t provides that on and
AFTER the LIST of May last, ana during the con
tinuance of the present rebellion, the pay per
month Of non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates in the military serviGe shall be As foil We:
Sergeant majors $26; quarlermasters and
cOmmissary sergeants of cavalry, artill.ry and
infantry, $40; sergeanis of ordnance, sal'pers
and miners, and pont0niers $34; cOrpOrals
OF ordnance, sappers and miners, and pOmtODn-
iers, $40; privates of engineers and ord
nance. of the first class els and of the sec
Oud class SIG; corporals of cavalry, artillery
buslers SIG; farriers and blacksmiths of caya ry,
and artifcers of artillery, $18; principal must
clans Of artillery and infantry, S22; lenders of
brigade and regimental bands. S75; musicians.
SIG; hospital stewards, of the first class $83;
hospital stewards of the second class $25; hos
pital Stewards, third class, $23.
All non-commissioned officers and priva.es
in the regular army serving under enlisments
made prior 10 July 22d, 1861, shall have the
privilege of re-enlisting for term of three
years in their respective organizations, un il
the LIST of August next, and all such non-com-
missioned officers and privates so re-enlisting
shall be entitled to the bounty mentioned in
the joint resolution of Congress-, approved
January Is, 1864.
In all cases where the Government shall fur
nish transportation and subsistence to dis
charged officers and soldiers, from the place
oil their discharge to the place of enrolment or
original muster into the service they shall not
be entitled to trayelpsy, or communication of
suheiste0ce sy., ~,-, s.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

A dispatch to the Chicago Tribune says the
House voted on Monday on the question OF re-
ipealing tine ss00 Communication clause, and
shows a gain of twenty one in favor OF the re-
peal. Massachusetts again yo ed solid against
the repeal . The friends favoring the bill are
still hopeful of being able to carry it, and IL is
said the Senate will refuse to adjourn until the
measure is adopted. The Tribune says: f..
We shall get the rereal of the $500 commu-
tation clause, always a hindrance TO the sue
cessful working Of the conscriptiOn law, be-
cause the President wishes it, because the
ltaGing military authorities wish 1t. and be
cause the Senate has passed it, and will not
consent 10 adjourn until the House has by
their action made IL Q law. et ~
The repeal will operate with hardship In
many cases. but it will bring out the men.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

4 WAsnrxoros, June 20, 1854.
10 the Bldsv efthe Aicnesr: Nsl fN
Ths Immigration Burean Bill and the NORTH
err Paci6c Railroad Bill, have both passed
~ IGNATIus DoNNELLY.
We suppose the Pacific Railroad bill above
alluded to is that granting lands to the Peoples
Pacific Railroad Company, introduced early IN
the session by Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania.
The road begins at point on Lake SUPERIOR
in the State of Wisconsin, or at . point al or
near st. Paul. in the State OF Minnesota or AZ
any other desirable point in said State OF Mime
sota thence to q point on the western line of
Minnesota. by the most eligible route,
having reference to connection with the rail-
road system of that State; thence westerly, by
the most eligible railroad route within the ter
,itory Of the United States, to some point on
Puget's Sound, with o branch via the valley Of
the Columbia River, to point at or nesr Port
land, in the State of Oregon, leaving the main
trunk line at the most suitable place, not more
than three hundred miles from its western ter
minus. saRes yec 50 taafJyc,. et,Y ri vts-..
T The land granted is right of way and every
alternate section of land designated by odd
numbers to the amount Of twenty alternate
sections per mile on each side of said railroad
line, as said company may adopt, through the
Territories of the United States, and ten alter
nate sections of land Der mils on each side of
said railroad wherever it passes through any
Safe. 't' @"' a0- 'u'"l 70 ..tc
This company contemplate the construction
Of q continuous line from Portland Maine, to
the navigable waters of the Pacific via the
head of Lake Superior to the Yellow S:one
valley and the head of the Missouri, through
the Big Hole passes down the principal tribu-
tary of the Columbia river to aavigable
point on that strelm. ~ Is -7,r
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

Ipe nnsiness connections" of the Navy
Agent were sO far fixed up that AN nntsida
government timber contractor had his office
~ the Poss ouiIding, clerk of the Post being
aiso,a cIerk 0r me timber contractor. Re.
Gently, when the Navy Agent had his bnmse.
in BrSoklyn painted. the pai.ter, Mr.. ZimmrrI
man, If BrOOne street, New York. found him.
sefsuppied mysterious y supplied with whit,,
lead and oil White !, ad and oil are mr.
chased largely by the Navy. Years ago the
Post apprisrd the public that the Navy Agent
abounded in 'uncIean rippirgs"
But let me return for moment TO the "Al-
bany lobby" for the purpose of showing that
not only the correspondent" of The Post puts
money In bis purse, but that the Erening Post
Is essentially favored. Some three or four
years ago its ''c'rrespondenL" lobbied through
bill doubling The prices of the Iost for legal
advertising. Daring the recent session Of the
Legislature, that correspondent" lobbled
through bill by which the State released it's
interest in Certain real estate, that re'eise in
uriDg to the benefit OF an editor of the Erening
Post.
After dishing Up in splendid style Mr.. David
Dudley Field and his 100000 of Mariposa
stock, Mr.. WEED proceeds to discuss the i'm.
macula:e Greeley. Callicot and Camp, treas.
ury agents, whose appointments were obtained
by the philosopher of the Tribune, Mr.. Weed
asserts to be in a fourishing business 6 con-
/ fiSeating" cotton on the Mississippi. OF his
political differences with Greeley, Mr.. Weed
rays:
Ihave differed widely with Mr.. Greeley on
pubic questions did not believe rs he did
that the framework Of society could be re-or-
mized under Fourierisnl, nor Ii it been l
not believe that Maine Laws could be
enforced, and the effort has signally failed. /
did not unite with him in inviting Secession
States To withdraw from The Union. did not
agree with him and Mr.. Chase in their policy
Of driving the Border States Out-of The Union
Nor do believe that, their war policy is cal
cuiatsd TO preserve The government or restore
the ULiOn. oeSe-,l,i. i,',y-.
TIE party which has thus. according to
Thurlow Weeds testimony. "driven the Bor-
der States out Of the Uniou," and forced upon
the country policy that has brought us to The
doors of destruction, has at the same time re-
Taxed not moment in the work of enriching
itself at the public expense. t- 't
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
The Slaoddy COrruptiOns.
MORR EXPOSURES BY THUROw wEED-SAINTs
UPDiKE, GEELkY HxNDERsON o. co. ts

T. w. is out in ON 'tner scorching letter fol-
lowing up his previous exposures of Opdyke,
Field and Greeley. These patriots having each,
In u tone of v,rtuOus indignation, declared hat
the i, n. such maa." Mr.. WeeI returns to
the charge. AM, dealing seriatias with his adj
versari.s, succeeds in showing that he made
no rln.iuin accusations. Mr.. Weed first pro-
duces documents TO show that Opdyke ..gub-
blvd up" nearly two thirds of the famous gun
claim against the city Of New York. On This
claim vl96, 900 was paid. Mr.. Weed proceeds.
And while appealing to the laws Of his coua-
try, .'civl aud criminal" Mr. Oplyke can, If
he pleases eniar,,- tiie tield Of inquiry. soa, TO
embrace tile alleged sale .,t the office .,f Sur
..yor Of The pr. oi Ncs York ifJrI .ile IN ID 3
"a sum oi 40 OOo; The cosIl.st ti,ership with
=. Nothing 10 Wear tllllcr.- 10, tue: Custom
House La,or Cosli;acr, AMI tire :. shoduy 4,
bul,kels thai We're srlected 8 ia. New York aud:
cub equr,,lly woiked i'll at Pnlls.ls i,ill. 5ilgi
The Eoeniag Post and its Navy A gent propri-
let.r, ar NOT overlooked in Lurlows apoca.
llypse. We quoe: wv
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
The Oid.r for vallan dig Ii AIMS Ban.
-i-- i.hment.

The reader will find below true copy of the
Presidents decree Of bani>hment against VAL
landigham. 1t possesses interest besides real
historical value: 70. -ra .a.ol.f .t
U. MILITARY TELEGRAPH, May 10, 1863
lCipher -l25
BY telegraph from Wash,ngtnn- $40 Z. H.,
pt. 1862.
To MGy1r General Burnside, Commanding De-
pufmru Of Ohio: -
SiR:-The President directs that without
delay. You send Z. L Vallandigham, uuder Sc
cure guard. 10 the headquarters of Gen Rose
crans, 10 be put by him beyond our military
lines, and in case Of his return within our lines
to he arrested aud kept in close custody for the
term specified in his sentence
BY order the President. a1
E. X. s. CANDY,
Brig. Gen. and A. A. G.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
Union officer under Fire tn
u CllarlesiOIl.

From tire Richmond EXAMINER June 60
As the Yankees in front of Charleston con-
tinue to throw shells into that city. measures
have been adopted which. it is to be hoped
will either induce the brules to adopt civil z d
methods of wariar, or desist from the attack
in that quarter altogeter. Tie Mercury OF
Monday Gays:
For some time past there has been batch of
Yankee prisoners, comprising the highest in
rank now in our hands, were soon to be
brought hitner to share in The pleasures Of
the bpmbardment. They accordingly arrived
ON Sunday. We give a list of their names and
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

THE +rmy and Ndug Journal thinks there is
policy in the delay of SHERMAN, who, after the
series Of bold fanking movements which
placed him in front of Marietta, twenty five
miles to the northwest OF, Atlanta, is confront
ing Joe Johnston's army at the former place,
in no apparent haste for further advance.
Onr opera ions In Georgia have reached stage
where 1t Is safe to await the development of
the co-opt rative movements against Richmond.
If JOHNSTON proposes to make serious fight
In defence of Atlanta, which we can scarcely
d ubt, he has come to point that leaves him
but little room for further retreat and, though
he may gain something by delay, we can
hardly afford yet to force him to battle, win
the prospect that, in case OF victory on our
part, the remnants of his broken army wll oe
thiown into the scale against us in virginia
Besides it is part of Gen. SHERMAN's plan to
make sure of his position by establishing de-
OTIS of supplies in his immediate rear' whlch)
will make him independent OF 1ne OF CON-
mupications so exposed to raids as his isshown
to be. On the capture of Resaca, as we are in-Y
formed the stores at Chattanooga were re-
moved to that place, and the capture Of ALA
toona Pass, on the I'd inst, gave US strong
position for the establishment of new depot.
Oe this. advantage has, no doubt, been taken.
,bouyb the raid of WHEELER, cavalry upons u1pon,s
the railroad at Calhoun, south of Resaca, may
have temporarily interrupted the progress Of
our trains. With SO eflicient'a body Of cavalry
as Gen. SlikRaiAN is reported TO have. be
shou uld be- able 10 defend himself az ainst a,,y
permanent annoyance from detached bodies Of
horsemen like this under WnsGLss. Give,
hiu a little more lime aud he will be in o posi-
tion to act independently of his communica-
tions north of Aliatcona Pass. silte9
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
MIR. Greeley On liUv.rS ment Con.
tr1c:A

. 1t is bu' simple ju-lice 10 HORACE GRFFLKY
to publish the I flowing, which up. ears in Sat
u days 7ribxne: .s o ~:
K I. Horace Greeley do solemnl declare and
affirm that have been partner In no con
tIatt. jub or undrrtak ng Ot :, y sort. with, to,
Or for COVE ime, Ut tbis State or of tile.
United St tes since Abr ham Lincoln he aine
President n,d that xctpt h> the publica ion
III u verti>em MIS- in The yibxse 1t IN usual
and regular prices charged Ia advert ser gen
rally, have uia Z M doll - { money out Of
either or any government. VIII her Nv job,
contr 1t, commission or otherwise
(Sigueu) 3l HOnACE GREELEY
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
The Route to Richmond.

President Lincoln anu his Youngest son LEFT
Washington last Monday evening, ON the ord
dance ". amer Baltimore, to witt General
Grant, it is reported, und see how affairs aSe
progressing on james lYowhinytOa Ia
tellgemcer. ..a. 1a
Upon this the Buffa'o Courier pertinently
asks why LINCOLN cid not go TO Richmond BY
the overland route3 What advantages were
there in going McCLELLANs way, over those
an 'rded by his own favorite route2 When
MoCLELIAN proposed going by the peninsula,
LINCOLN insisted upon his going overland. and
ne asked the General Where is your route
Deter than mine2. In what 10 your plan bet
ter tnan my plan 2" If his route was the best
why did he 20 MoCLELl.As's way?
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

iHE Cnleago Tribune hos sl,sh:ng arti lie
on the Minneso'a war. According to this high
authority the Indian expeditions a.e hunbugs
-"the blindest Kind OF flea hunting. with
the advantage ON the side II the fear The
Tribune also says that Captain FISK Is
wore and more us less humbug than the man.
ayers of the other exped,liop.n The Tribune is
rather hard on The Generals as well as the
Cap "-but We guess they can stand II. v
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

THE PresilsnL Is, ,.x,ly 10 resolution If
inquiry. has ssbi IN, the Sc, ate coininuhic.-
ti.,n from the Stcreia,y Of>nie, tioil Which IL
aplsarr n, uuih. rity ! n, b,en given Dy The
execuiiv, of ti,is yover ruci,t or y an, extrii-
Il. .ie.s.st,len,. i0ary ne riihtl ~ tts eUuii-
i,y or .isewil, re 10 ..lnaii, rcrs,is either III
heIa, d I. : Cu,a.!a ar .ny foreign ennntr., atd
On The cOiliti;iIy thai nn apij tcsii ON
has teen MA < II Las hcSu f.f.,s, q, aud abso-
lrtely r,iused.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

These prisoners. we understand, will be fur
nished with comfortable quarters in that por-
tiOn of the city most exposed to the enrlny's
fire. The commanding officer on Morris Is
land will be duly notified OF the fact of their
presence in the shelled district and If his ba
t.res still continue thier wanton and bartxsl-
ou- work. it will be at the peril of the captive
officers
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
Cen. Dana.

A private letter from st. Louis. June 23d,
s uth. under orders 10 report to Gen Candy
for duty and that he "xpecls to be assigned
to service In the Suuthwe.t.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
Ra,.le Of Black Jack Hills.

The battle of Black jack Hills, fought be-
tween SnEsMAN's ard JOHNsToNs armies on
the 18th and 17th inst, was q severe engage
ment, and accompanied by heavy losses on
both sides, but the victory on our side was
complete Our losses were about as follows !:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08

I DISMISSED Lieutenant JOHN j. SALrER
cotnLany 4, rSfh Minnesota li.,, heen di>i.s,n,r-
ably dismis ed the service with loss of pay aud
allowance. for. not properly preparing ani
sigpipg Il G muster rolls Of his co ~ 1t.
SAl.rkn was formerly aresident q. this city
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
Killed. WOundef


The rebel .osses were heavy. Their killed
and wounded win reach $500, and the wound
ed prisoners captured will number at least
2,0O0. We likewise took in all sixteen cannon.
About $50 rebel wounded are in our hands,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-07-08
Aixah Regiment.

Private letters We're received yesterday from
the Sixth Regiment. dated The 22d ult Il was
then ON steamer below Memphis, bound for
Helena sa