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‘.FREBERICK S.FELL, '■ rhr ritihizu. pu*r"birrx-'&&a*jt‘ iniT^frt-rti'j knot, ."frWl1uVW : 4*i ii»eit. I J\fihtt /iwi iurm Advirftnrkmt* ap/trur in 04th papn'4-*-ar*f ii(,pt by order, -only. .£© N- StLXCTiD fOB TUB' ASeULtlCA-1. „ 'STANZAS. 'Etor.flhe ruggnV path of life, bohmeiy, wild and drear, ^WUere Waight i»-he»rdbtrt toit widstrifc, Anil ruuigKt but circs sppicsrj Airl where for every fragrant • flower, A thousand tlioms arise, 'And joy's uncertain,J’eetlng heur. Like meteor, giews—aud dies. There is a light-that brijjfitly'shines Mill passion's wildest rage, ' A charm around tke"heart that twines From ehildliood up to age. 'That light, that charm, when stortns arise, ’ Like heaven's own bcafhh appear, "Tile light that shine* from wnmin’s'-cye, Thd oharm is 'woman's tear. ‘The monarch, on his fcfty throne. The lowly village swifin. Alike their magic influence own. And bow beneath (heir-reign. 'When waves hope’s unsteady light, And (Uric is reason’s rav, 'Oil, then, with nediahcepure and brig)ft, Theyiight our dreary way. T’cn at the last and dreadful hod!-, When fears and death appal, >TIie spirit owns their mystic power. And lingers at their call. 'And when above the lowly grave, Its head the willow rears, \JBrightcr and greener docs it wave, dledew’d by woman’s tears. Trom the Ncw-Vbrk Dray Adv. 26th nit. We invite the attention of ohr renders to Tsome-cxtracts from a report of a committee appointed to investigate tiie affairs of the City Dank of Balfihiorc. It would stem, 'that-thc Bank-of the 'United Stales has not' alone been the object -of plunder in that ci ty. Whdn such Charges and remai-ks arc publicly made, by such respectable men as .’those svho composed this committee, and at the same time notice is giyen that they are ^Tnadein a spirit of forbearance,<>n the ground <ff prosecution- having'been cotnmcnccd, add being now pending, against the persons implicated, Ave arc left to imagine no ovdi- *Iiary degree of turpitude in those Vito are thus deeply conettrned. We should tliir.k /this case, if it Were alone, and entirely un supported, would stimulate the storkhold- *ers of other similar institutions to examine ^frequently, and closly, into the conduct of those svlit) from time to time manage thicr Concerns. The temptations to lniscon- tluct arc strong; and the -opportunities ito defraud, are great in Banks, Stock- - holders necessarily trust much to -their ^agents—it seems they sometimes discover, when it is loo late, that they may trust too much. , . j , /Phs/bllmalut Jlepsrt and Statement watmhmittril: In conformity with irhat the present board of directors of the C ity Bank con ceive to be their duty,'and the known “wish es of the stockholders, they now appear be fore ywto exhibit the statt of that institu tion; and if at first view, it shall appear to you to be imperfect, whenyou see and hear all which it trill even now lie in their pow '■er to lay before you, it will be a master of much greater surprise that so much has been done, than that auv thing has been i* left undone. When the present cashier, ‘ Wr. Pinkney, commenced in his official ca pacity, the affairs of tlte bank Were in a perfect state of chaos, most of the accounts, particularly sonic of the largest, not posted tip, and almost every one "of them incorrect ly and improperly kept, on purpose, no 1 (doubt, the better to conceal the frauds Which had been committed, as to enable; themto perpetrate futute, and, if possible, more extensive ones. In some instances, Individual accounts were not settled for more than three years and upwards, where transactions to the amount of hundreds of thousands of dollars had transpired; and in pthef instances, if you can credit so impro bable a tale, no bank book at all Was kept, all left to -chance ant! accident; thechecksof tome favorite fetv, whose names will he de veloped in the-course of this investigation, and who will appear to be large overdraw- trs; tod large debtors. Were A carte blanche lot any sum, money or no money. To turehll which, as far as practicable, the un i-emitting e-hertions of the present board have been directed; such property and secu rity Sis could be found have been taken as thd only alternative, -.hat its relative value foaj- be, to the amount of the respective tlarms;Vc>u will be be.-t able to judge. In other instances suits hate been instituted; When ever ary thing like property could be got, It was preferred to bringing Suit, which after judgment hai been obtained, is too general ly eluded, under the present system of in solvent laws. From the StatWhientnOw to be IaM before jyou.vou will be able to judge how your af- airs have been heretofore managed; how your property has been plundered and embezzled; the mariner in which the last sad pittance of the aged and infirm, the widow and the orphan, hto been snatched front them ba thos** sworn cashiers and clerks, who were ticecssarily appointed to superintend your if (fairs. There are a host of other plunder ers, who are well known,- and who, together with those already alluded tt>, are now, even ho*-,- living in their palaces, and rioting in fuxftricryaninlst the misery, distress*™) deso lation they have produced. I.ast, though not least iii iidairiy,» -iis.-i. and — . whose wtSf (atid- eflWntcry arid consummate tm- S -.dCriOe arionlv equalled by the vilianv ami ^rtadeoP their conduct; they not only re- luSe Ell *fc£u?ily of satisGTcticn, but exult in thebrihhmf, aid throw the gauntlet of defi Slide At those tt htxn they liSVe robbed to the JBSt fetit; Hiey haVe ljeen the mStrumentsm “Tm&v sua&i&isii has been tommitwi«6'tkeEty'&anki'IliijuK- .ifictttionof those members of the Ola board, who are at'present directors, Mr.-may be sla ted, that thet'-had for* years been deceived by falseC’atementslaid before” them by the cashier - and some of the clerks,'of the aflairs of (he bank, As trill appear by comparing the accounts as made, out with their actual state, it is srmatter of satisfaction, that on-investi gation but a small comparative loss will ac- cure op such paper as was regularly dis counted by the board of directors; the great loss sustained by the bank, driscs from the large oyerdrawings permitted by the former cashier, and by many notes discounted pri vately without the knowledge or concurrence of the board ofdirectors. The cashier will' proceed to lay'before you a^general state ment of the institution, and all information required will bergiveh as for as in his power or tlialoftiie board; after which you will de termine.’under the charter, what measures if any, will be propor to be adopted. It is respectfully recommended in order to insure satisfaction'and regularity, that all ques tions be put through the medium -of the chairman. Stale of the City Bank of Baltimore, IBtA October, 18] 9. Or. Amount of discounted bills, con- ogy fortoyain»etppe*riiig in the pubtc pa pers. - -. IC7 1 Editors' but of the city, rtf ho have published the statement of the Bank, confer a favor by inserting this. Wm. G. Elderkin. ' .Baltimore, Oct. 25th, 1816. .' F -om the N. Y. Daly Advertser, ?3th ult. The la-.e exccllent-Dr. Buchanan, whilst resident in the East Indies, devoted a large portion of his time to an examination of the motal condition of the Hindoo inhabitants 6f the British dominions in that part of the world. With a zoal, activity, resolution, and perseverance, which distinguished him thro’ life, hecbilected a mass of evidence on that interesting subject, and laid it before .his country, and -the world, and accompani ed it with such -an earnest, and eloquent ap peal to the justice, humanity, and integrity of the British nation and government, that its effects were frrisistible. Agaist the very strong and-animated opposition of many in terested and influential individuals, the sense of the religious portion of the nation prevail ed, and many important changes took place in the system of government, and the super intendence of the rnoial condition of the people. -Among other subjects to which - VV* *'-+•-• y -< . i productive of mtidl good, wid the news of it grateful to every friehd of humanity.—• There is now no doubt but that the Indians will soon receive Christian instructors in all their settlements. And, by the joint influ* ence ol learuing^arts, industry, and religion, we may confidently hope to see their condi tion ameliorated, their minds enlightened, and their morals improved. The district of m&i.vr. The following remarks on the natural ad- vamsgi-s- op that pd.-lion of die eastern coun try which is about to form a co-equal mem ber oi the Union, are extracted from an ar- ticie of the Alexaiidria Herald of the 29tli instant: The soilof Maine is generally of a supe rior quality. Her fertility was not tested till the late war; and before that period its excellency and its luxuriance were almost wholly unknown. The inhabitants, until that period, were generally employed in the lumber trade and in the fisheries, and the soil considered unlit for cultivation. The it, the bank will exhibit an aspect more pleasing than seems generally -to be antici pated.—Philadel/ihia Er. Cor. 21th inet. . Q UA RJlJTTIXEi-t- OFF. The proclamation of ihe sfitre executive^ dated 25th inst. removing the Quarantine re strictions, on all vessels coming from pprja where malignant diseases have prevailed, reached this place by yesterday’s mail, and was hailed with great satisfaction, by all clas ses cf our citizens. Commodore Charles Morris, lately appoint ed to the command of the squadron consist ing of the frigate Constellation,corvette John .idamo, and ship Cyunt. arrived here yes terday, in-the steam boat Virginia from Bal timore.—Norfolk Beacon 30eh ult. war putting an end, in a groat-measure, u> this business, a great part of the people were thrown out of employment, and obliged to cultivate the earth for a subsistence, and the abundant crops they -realized well re- t>;r Qregor 711-Gregor.—A loiter Crta Aax-Caycs.dated Sept. 28,says— gar sailed from here iast night, in tin .k. / f with a mere remnant ol'nisexperv.'-.;, vT.ti- 'out-clothing and almost destitute o. every thing else necessary for any cn-ciprize; I s destination is not known, and nobody car, — we thank our stars that we have at ia-, jt rid of stichR fellow.” sidered amply ^secured Supposed doubtful Thought to be insolvent 8571,065 21 Dr. Buchanan directed his attention, and te , paid their lalmrs. ' The-productions of the which he loudly called that of the nation, j soil of Maine are excellent in their quaftiy, was tjie barbarous and shocking practices of l and this district is one of the finest grazing Real estate, viz: Bunking house and lot Geo. I. Brown’s coui-.tryseat, conveyed to bank, for Cumberland road stock Exchange stock Loan to the state of Maryland City of Baltimore 28,180 89 .thesRcrihce of children by their parents, and 43,792 50 the burning of widows on the funeral piles oftheir deceased Husbands. tVithin a few years past, under the government of the Marquis of Hastings, both these horrible crimes have been prohibited by Jaw. With 643,038 60 25,000 00 12,000 00 37,000 00 39,569 4*! 10,000 00 4s,3e9 41 12,100 00 countries in the world. The mutton raised there is of an excellent and uncommonly delicious flavor, and the pork and beef not inferior to that of any other poruoB ol New- England. The butter of a superior kind; and cheese, with a little more attention to regard to the latter, it seems, auattempt has the making of it, would rival, it not excel, A1VJ.VAV1/1 MONDAY DVENtNb, N, —IMIM IMTTVwrya GEORGIA LEGi-SEA Uxu-act ot'ii letter, dates si Ucdge L'ilJ. The legislature of tniss Cash in specie Notes of Baltimore Banks Of Merchants’ Bank of Alexan dria, Somerset Bank, foe. bor of persons, who called themselves ‘■‘■the ‘Jirincifial inhabitants of Calcutta?' and presented to the Marquis of Hastings and and llie-government of the country. This produced a counter petition from “Me Bin doo inhabitants of Calcutta,” in which they 4,300 00 p, a y for the continuance of the prohibition, and justify theahrogation of the practise, in strong and pathetic terms. The progress which the principles of Christianity and -ci vilization arc making in the world, thro’the instrumentality of charitable associations, and the co-operation of governments3 is one of those wonderful events which characterize and distinguish the pre sent period- Who, that marks “the signs of the times,” will not fee! animated with 3,06 r 62 4ji75 00 1,915 87 9,452 49 Due from Banks whose accounts are not yet finally settled, about Planters’ Bank oi Savannah Branch Bank at lTcdcricklown 2,000 00 1,579 84 500 00 OVERDRAWINGS. M. F. Maher, Jas. Slcrctt r eai property £ mongageu $ Abraham H. l-alcorier, as near as can be ascertained Jas. Spillman (82179 not ad mitted) D’Arcy & Didier (disputed) Mark U. Pringle (suit instituted) George I. Brousi (insolvent) 185,382 00 166,548 83 30,000 00 15,082 70 4,000 00 6.324 99 4jai30 65 sincere and fervent disposition to lend eveiy j general,large, deep, safe and eapacious; and Co for g4000 held) ; 3.526 75 Eleanor Dull (disputed) 2,651 <!i Philip Rogers (disputed) W. ft P. .S. Halts home 1,585 73 (insolvent) 1,421 66 Edward Harris 806 40 Smiley fr Teneyck (insolvent) 7iiS 44 John V. Brown (inso.vent) 762 00 Wm. B. Magrudcr (insolvent) 546 63 Wm. Penniman (disputed) 717 34 Freeman Snow 200 00 W r iIIiarn G. Elderkin •140 00 Robert Kiigour (insolvent) Richard Waters (5 shares of 1*6 41 stock in pledge) 171 44 Wilson St Robins 423 09 John Reynolds 100 00 Thirty-seven small debts 1,147 67 426,083 78 Total 1 181,334 12 1 1 r Dr. Amount due to the stockholders aid in liis power to the efforts of those whose benevolence e rpands with the increase of iis objects, and glows with redoubled warmth at-every new evidence of successi 4,079 84 p/htjrv. Within a very few vcai-s, this crime has increased,to a very alarming -degree, so much so, that we cannot perceive how the go vt-rmner.t ran avoid sending out a naval force, lei.drted to ajrecp fhem from the neigh borhood. We scarcely open a paper, but we find’some account of an American ves sel being plundered by these bucanccrs; and they seem to rendezvous in the nooks and prnnionta-rics alxnif Cuba and the Florida Keys; ,rd it frenuently happens.that to pi r , ;• they add the crime of murder. The rchooiiec Adel-.nc was overhauled near the Fknicla K.eys by a boat manned by g iven pi- rates'ViTncd; Who rebbedthe vessel of mo ney, cabbin stores, and other artick-s, and made off to licard the schooner F'avorite, then in sight, which vessel had from !0 to 15,000 dollars on hoard, which no doubt, fell into their hands. These cases occur so frequently that they are truly alarming; they affect the interest of mtr- < basts and underwriters; they threaten the salrty ttftnariners and passengers, and in jure the character of the country; and it is not to be dented, that a force in that neigh borhood, 4.. d a strong one. is as much d‘e-’ manded is it is in the Mediterranean.— There arc so many new governments sprinir.g up, so many independencies, real or assumed, in lire neighborhood of the JJn'tefV States, that if this system of piracy is rKjt effectm-liv crushed, and Without de- wiil k-creuse to a fearful magnitude. Examples Jimst be made Of every pi- pste when cgught .and that promptly,— to that of New-Jersey. Add to these iitoe- j o{ the |*<| U8C ol ^presemaUves. Tins car, ries- «»nd the nearness of Maine to the hsh- ^ o’clock, we shau receive the ing ground, and the superior laciiity with j w’s message—and lo-uiortow die legislature which vessels for that purpose may be lilted j will proceed to the election ior • go*etnor out from her seaports. Her rivers are no- j of the state. Tne candidates are cownci ble and majestic. They abound ski. the fi- Tmot aud general c lm<ki-.-U isdouotlul ^ who will succeed; the lauer gentleara.i a stiong iioid, anti many active aud xoaious friends are on his side.—ColTroup’stm -ht 'of character, however, in a grev, measure does away this influence. There is. us vet, no candidate fiz-ed upon for the senate of the United States. A uiii will be introduced, to-morrow to rep ,»i the Jaw which pAscd the last session, increasing the salon .s of the different officers in the state.—its foie i cannot predict. uestsai moil ami bass, as well as other fish, which, at proper seasons, are taken in the greatest abundance; and the people, with little labor and trifling expeuce, may lay in, dtH-ing their leisure hours, a part of their winter and yearly provision for their lamiiics especially during- an unfavorable sea .on, and in the event of a scanty harvest, as was the case in 1816, though, since that period, the crops have been uncommonly picndful and abundant. TJie barbers of Maine are, in Asouadronof light vessels drawing little for the capita! ofthelw.uk jj832,03O 00 water, would he more useful on such a Amount due to the holders of notes now in circulation Amount of certificates issued since the bank suspended payment Oflhe small notes issued S654 10 lias been retired already over and above the amount regis tered; and it is estimated that thet-c ye» remains in circula- - lion from 7 to Amount-due toother banks, viz. Office ol’Discountanddeposit 87,634 36 Union Bahk 16,183 53 Franklin Bank 2,488 39 Commercial & Farmer’s bank 1,057 84 Mechanics’Bank 4,68100 Philadelphia Bank l ia 65 S. Girard’s Bank 2,258 62 Bank of Orleans, abou* 4,500 00 Cincinnati Bank 89 28 Hagerstown Bank 424 00 ; project than heavy ships; and different 1*0,020 oil [points of rentlezvoi is at St. Marys and the ! Or’ph of Mexico, Would put an end to the j system in a few months. fVc have several 117,824 03 fine fast sailing schooners Which could soon be pit' ir commission.—wV*. K Mat. Advocate, 28th Mt. : Cobbctt, it is said, goes to England in the Hercules. Will he please to explain him self in relation to the bones of the revo lt!,000 00 lionary patriot, Thotnas I’nine, which, it is said, were transported by his order, bet fore-he leaves this country.*—1£. account ol the- cheapness ci timber, ves sels are built there for residents in other parts of the country, and the mechanics em ployed for this purpose are inferior to none, in point of skill, ingenuity, and industry.— In manufactures as well as in agriculture, Maine has lately made considerable, and is still making rapid improvements. Her cit izens are hardy, robust, active, and enterpri- zing. In short, the District of Maine abounds with all the necessaries and com forts of life, and her inhabitants have every prospect of becoming arich and hapjjy peo ple. In an unreserved conversation, the present^governor of Massachusetts, after his return from his tour tluough that district, being asked what opinion be had formed of it, observed, among other remarks, in his reply, that St “was the back bone of the country, and would become, in process of time, tire Ireland of America.” 119,429 67 AmA'unt due for unclaimed di vidends 5,276 80 To sundry depositors 17,409 53 Watchmen, printers, Sec. about 350 00 Total 31,172,340 03 CITY J3AXK OF B.1I TIMORB. Wm, G. Elderitin appearing by the state ment of the city bank to be an over-drawer, was incorrect,' as, instead o? being debtor, he Uppers to be a creditor for the amount stated to the public. This mistake has ori ginated from the circumstance ol not having Buffalo, N, Y. Oct. 19 The Indians of the Six Nations have late ly held two councils upon the proposals made to them by government; to establish schools and other improvements among them, one at Oneida, and the other at the village near this place. Theirdebatcs w-re warm, and for a time violent. It is wed knofrn that the pagap part of thpse Indians, Wl-ich composes a large majority of the -W ole. have always strenuously opposed-any advance towards civilization. But they have at length yielded to the arguments cf the Christian party, ahd have consented to ‘ Accept - lie proposals of government, and to • stablish schools in all their settlements.— T i.e adoption of Christianity has also been a subject of discussion in these councils; and. although they have not unanimously agreed to receive missionaries among them, yet '.hev have indicated a tnucli more favorable disposition upon this subject than formerly and the sentiments of many of their princi pal leaders seCm to be entirely Changed.— This revolution in the views of die Imlans will appear surprising to those who have known their inveterate enmity tcWarda the Christian religion; IVe are indebted forit to the'United exertions of theagents', Messrs; Parish and Jones, and Mr.E-, Willianis, the his bank books to compare with the book; of the bank. i’-PixSssY, jre Cash’r. jEpisctpal Missionary .at Oneida; assisted J tha aWrawaik* atofectantipol -jby the Gileidafchief*. VVe triiStit Will he .‘l-.'i.-nr.nf ,v.Ai .H-.C: . ... 1 - 'A RHfLADEi.P«lA, Oct. SO, Captain Price, ol the ship Eclipse, arrived yesterday, in 23 days from Campeachy, in- fon-.s, that flour was 40 dollars per ban-cl, and very little on hand, but a supply daily expected. A British sloop of war sailed two weeks before, for Jamaica, with three million Of dollars on board. The Gulpli was much infested with little piratical ves sels, Who plundered almost indiscrimmale- iy. It was expected at Campeachy, that a v.-zr would take place between the U. States and Spain, backed by England and Russia. — Union. Capi. Davis, of the brig Gleaner, at Sa lem, in 113 days from Padang, (west coast of Sumatra,) informs, that Padang, formerly in the possession of the British, was given uo bn the 22 cl of June last, to the Dutch, without any 'interruption. That commercial part gelations would remain, the same until fur ther instructions from Batavia.—.5. The following is an extract from a letter of sir Wm. Scott, Judge of the high court of Admiralty in Eng!and, to a gentleman of the bar in «i;is country, who had sent to him the reports of the supreme court of the United States. Itforms a fine contrast with the good natured opinions of the honest li beral editors of the British Quarterly Re view, which represent “the law in this coun try as in the most degraded-state; our Chief Justice as a drunkard and boxer, and onr Bar risters as Vicious and illiterate:”—A at. int. It is highly gratifying to us, to see a coun try which we have so many ancient and in- limate relations, pursue the same course of legal policy, which the experience of cen turies lias endeared to us, and cultivate it in ail its tranches with ati equal display of learningisf cccutf ness. Tomysclfitis pecu- harfy pleasing, that my own conduct in the administration of a system cf law unavoida bly harsh in its application, has, nevertheless been such as to entitle me to the favorable opinion, with which you inform me 1 am honred in America ” • Of the forty-one members from the five h cw England States, but six are federal. A few years since, thirty-eight of uiem were federal. Oi the 186 members from the twenty-two states, about twenty-five are federal, and five or six neutral. Of the whole num- mber, 100 were members of itist con gress. and 86 are new members; the latter including several members ofcongress es preceding the last.—Ac/. Intel Stok ult. The general meeting of tKe stockholders fit theBt nk of the United States is td take place on Monday next , The condition and prospects of the institution will then be- as certained; and ive hope that as the nation, 4s Well as individuals) have k deep stake in the -savannah Aepublicax. ‘Thinks I to myself” what is tins? as I directed my eyes over a farrago of opinions that appeared in the Republican, of Satur day, under the signature of “Masticator-" To what an extent will the ‘caesethes scri- bendi' lead some men who attempt at com position, and after much labored studv, pro duce to public view, with prcsumptioifbor- dering on dictation, a few unconnected sen tences, as unmeaning as incongruous—as futile as ridiculous. “Thinks i to myself,”- if itbe admitted, that opposites in nature pro duce contrariety, surely we hive before us a fair specimen. Here positions are assum ed, and negative assertions introduced in support. Here is advanced the wonder of the existence of a thing, and the simultane ous removal of doubt, by a kind cf newfang led reasoning, to account for tiie unaccount able. Had “Masticator” attached himself to tlte litteral meaning ol his title, and only oceire pied his time in doing what his name befits him for, lie would have acquired more cre dit than in serving up, what his weak pow ers cannot digest, aud what his fuddled pate cannot render palatable for an intellectual feast. “Thinks I to myself” if a “cabbage leaf, onion stalk, apple peal Or beat root,” ato. by hill.'extolled as “luxuries”! v/e may fair-’ ly inter he has never tasted hut of the offals of a cook-sliop; or he must certainly he one of those non-descrifits, according to Botan ical arrangement, whose usefulness lay con cealed in tiie dcfficieni y cf ci aractcric pro- ' pcrticS; and, for aught wc know, when sub mitted to analysis, would be discovered of harmless growth. But, “thinks I to my self,” if the standard prices at our markc-t is to be regulated by the taste or value of those articles, which his fondness and discrimi nation have selected as rare articles and “lux uries, ” we should soon expect a vitiation in taste, commensurate with what his judge ment would select; and instead of vending apples, onions, cabbages, beat roots, Stc. we should have exposed for sale the peal arid ex-r tericr coverings of these articles, whiclr would not only be a strong evidence of the delicacy of onr appetiles, and epicurean character, but be the best mean of associat ing ourselves with that race of animals un der the denomination of the Swinish multm tilde, whom at any rime may be seen pre fixing a cabbage stalk to an apple tart.— Besides, “thinks I to mysellf,” if the mo ney cf the industrious mechanic and others,' have been expended in supplying their fa-" milic* with the goods of our market, this’ can he more readily abridged, and a less' sum would be required, by purchasing the" “ luxuries” alluded to by Masticator, such as apple peals, onion stalks, foe. which can Always be obtained at moderate prices. Finally, “ thinks I to myself,” if all this should be considered rather extravagant/, and will not suit the economical views of tliis sapient corn -.pendent; adopting his suggestion ahd recommendation, would be still bettef: that of ‘refusing’ (to Use his own language) “ to purchase these arti cle's,” which will not only be an effect*^ means of reducing the prices, but above'ai^- will be superseding xneetication, scRiabr
