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14th, thry Trirp c!r « n tl r cprra* J
t»cn« »o the 27, and M*tr tlat the
* I'ftrv lad atl\atr»cl to Startling
oi'd Eft* * bit tr. Upon the nu n y's j
■dvai.nd po»tsreaching Etfe>bii>g,
the aimv umUr pm. Hilhr breke
»'p, and b.v the 2T*h the advanced
guard vva* at Ohernberg 6 Mrt*tih
id forward towards -Schanling,—
The second corps cl reserve was
at AUhcim—the reVt nf the army
at Weng. Every thing indicated
an approaching battle.)
Fifth Pulletin cf the French army,
T ms, May 4.
The division of Chtperedo, con
sisting of 7000 mm fought singly
against 30.000 of the enemy whom
it drove from Fbetrsbcrg. The en.
enry lost 12,CC0 men, of whom
*7,500 ate prisoner*. The duKe of
Montebello is arrived at Stcyer.—
His ninjesiy received at Abeuberg,
the deputies from Upper Austria.
St ft As It Ult G, May 9.
A bulletin which fur imperial
mi jesiy received in the night of the
Bth in-tant by ail extraordinary
toiirn-r, announces that the tampe
r'd was on tlie 2d at Lumblach, llie
3d at Wells, ami arrived on the fth
at Etui, where fus majesty lodges
in the eaii'e of the prince A tilers
b« rg. There was on ilie 6th ave.
rv brisk baitle at ( lensbcrg, which
w as tb ft titled I y 20,0u0 Austi ianv
The division of ciaparedo took tliat
town bt assault* 'J lie castle and
part of the town were burnt, and
in nv Ausirians lost tlictr lives in
the flames. The Austrian army in
in the gneatest confusion and the
most frightful despair. They art
evacuating Vienna, where the
r tench are rxptcted every in
stant. ll.s majesty enjoys excel
lent health. ■
Pari-, May 12.
A letter from Strasburg of the
9th, written at the instant of the
courier’s defiartnre, confirms the
important ikvvs rt fated above, un
der date of Stra-burgh, May y, and
Mates that I f i C ling was tiyng in
the cathedral in that town, in t< ken
Ol rt jcictiig ft r a flench victory
obtaiiu I >vt r the Aostiian irorps,
in *v n . ti 20,000 were t.i.
k- ii, sod ft ,*;ho tn »y id the Eientli
n the capital oi Austria.
‘COPEN M April 17.
lie Icw government of Swe
den c ndu.'T itUdf with the gtea
tdt prudence 6, precaution, A'
\vhlift it concludes a peace with
ail the powers with whom it
was lately at war, trkes caie to
avoid hoftiliiies with England.
1 he Dowager queen has «b.
taintd pitrniflion to visit her lon
who is laid to be much more
tranquil now than he was at
fit If.
'1 here ha s been no other change I
in the inmiltry than ihe nctnina
tion ol ban n Stcdmgck, to
the nmiiltry of foieign nilairs :
that gentleman was miniffer to
Kt Ilia tor above five yean?, and
has a high u p utanon for know
ledge A: laitnis. 1 his appoint,
in von tide red favorable to
EntlVa and France, lor it is cer
tain no other per foil could have
been (elected for so important
a (iauor, l<> much to the latif
latiion ol the tmpeior Alexan
der.
His said that an expedition
has failed from England for Ar
changel, to riellroy fcveral ves
sels ol war that ate on the doc ks
in the port,
e have other news from
London which flares that a mil.
undei Handing has anfen between
jKitnirab Harvey dnd Cambter
the lattet commanding the chan,
uel fleet. Admiral Harvey hav.
mg volunteeied upon a parti
cular expedition, lord Gambler
anlwertd that he had no occafiun
for fitch volunteers; at which i
admiral Harvey fcilified relent- j
mentin MrongA in full mg terms; I
—He called loid G.in bier a 1
jeluit, a mo.hocult, a pfalui-iin j
ger, all. tlji* took pLce in the )
presence of.capt. Bedlotdcom* j
mantling the Caleduma. Gam i
hrcr'afUed if-this aulwcr fhou d
>
{ Harvey anfwercd in anger—
yti : ihe icfult is, a court mar
tial has been called to tiy admir. :
tal Hatvey.
April 22.
The continental war having
broken out, and the Enghfli
being engaged in cquiptng ex- |
pediuon, his majesty has order
ed the formation of two camps ; j
ore near Schltfling, the other j
near Genkpsds in Molfiein, to
cover the toads ofeur countiy
andfecureit from invafton.—
ihe fortrtf* of Genkpads also is
placed in the best flaie of de
fence. The number of Eng.
Mb vefTdj cncreafes in our (eas.
There are already 14 veffel# of
war near Gottenburg.
A powder one
stronger than gun powder-*—
Gun powder is an affonifhing
production--but chemids have
difeovered various means for
augmenting the power of the
common powder—lor this pur
polc, they have added new in
gredients of the common com.
pofiiion of this powder, which
me reale its force to a conhder.
able degree. It is ftippofed 1
that the Brandywine gun pow
der, which is drongcr than that
of Eutope, owes much ol ns
Ifreiigtli to this caule. Hut
the Ictrrt does not terminate ;
here. Chemifls have difeover-j
ed fcveral compohtions, whole j
exploftve power are superior to
that of the fttongell gun pow.
j dcr. Theft have gone by dis.
feient names. One of them has i
been called fulminating menu* \
delcription ot whole
effects and preparations accor
ding to a linnp'e method, is thus
given bytheliteUr Woodhoufc j
(profefror of chemiflry in the i
uuiverfity of Pennfylvaniu) in
Coxe’e medical mu feum, for
January, &c. 1808.
Supposing fulminating mer.
cury might be applied to the pur. ;
pole of war, and particularly in
perforating the timbers of vel
fels, by being applied to their
bottoms by means of the torpe
does of Mr. Fulton, I under.
;ook a leries of experiences, to
find out a simple method of pre
paring it in Urge quutitics.
In this I lucceeded ; and the
following mode of making this
dreadful compound never fails,
and yields a larger product than
| any others ptoccMs ai prefeni
I known.
'lake two ounce rreafures
of a faturaicd ioiution of mer
cury in the nitric acid, and pour
it into a quart tumbler. Add
to it four ounce uiealurcs of
alkobol, add to thelc two one
ounce measure of the belt and
flrongett nitric acid.
Immediately an cHervefcencc
will take place, and an inimcnle
quantity ol nttious atheiilcd gas
and nittious air will be ddcliar.
ged tn thick white cloulds and \
to about fifteen minutes, the ‘
fulminating mercury will be
depolited at the bottom of the
veiled tn (lender cnryfUls of a
white and brilliant color.
1 hey muff be washed by fil
ling the tumbler twice with pure
water, and then dried by a gen
tle heat, or by exposing tntni
two or three clavs to the air.—
4
1 he proportion of ingredients
here mentioned, will yield 227
grains ol this exploding prepar
ation.
A brick bat, weighing five
| pounds, was placed, upon sis.
1 uwtgiains of this fulminating
| mercuiy, lying upon an inch
i plank. A train of gun pow.. j
( dcr was made to communicate |
; " I{ h the fulminating compound,
j Upon filing it a pice of the plank
J leveral iitcf.es in length was 101 n
off.
j 1 hirty grains fired in the fame
manner Tplit a brkk in two, per
forated the plank, and tore a
way a piece of it, five inches in
length, and two in breath.
Sixty grain*, placed, on a
three inch plank, with 2 brick
bats over them broke the bricks
1 into a variety of pieces, frattered
them in every direction, and
I made an excavation in the
i plank, half an inch deep, and j
five in circumference.
Ninety grains under five
bricks broke the whole into an
immenle number ol pieces per.
sorted the three inch plak one
inch deep, an i nine incircum
ferenre.
Two hundred grains were
laid upon an oak plank five feel
in length <Sc one foot in breath ; !
another plank of the fame (ize
was laid over the fulminating
j meicury and confined by thirty
I pounds weight of bricks.— U
-1 pon bring the compound, all
i the bucks were broken into
j pirces; a foot in length and
j breadth of the table on which
I the planks refit’d, was carried j
j away ; the upper plank was
I thrown into ihe air; both weie
Iplit, and {mail excavations
made in them.
An idea of the imrrenfc force
of this fubltance may be con- j
reived, when it is related that
ten grains of it will burlt the '
i Mrongeft pillol barrel that can !
: be made. As it pofleffesa thou,
i laud times the power of gun.
powder, is no ways dangerous,
and can be fiied by the flint
; and fleet, it would appear to be i
| prefcrablelo this article to charge
the torpedoes of Mr. Fulton.
The Paris Argus of the sth of
1 May, contains the following pava.
! graph .*
“ We hjv«* received American
papers »o the’Tilt Match, which con
tain tire Speech oJ the new I’rsi
dent Mr. Madison, when lie took
the oath of the office ia the cltam
ber of the house of representatives.
Our readers "ill precciva, from
the extract which we copy from
that discourse, 1 hat Mr. Madisui)
appears to follow ihe footsteps ol
his predecessor. He complains
bitterly of the ruinous effects of the
maritime war upon the commerce 1
of the United States ; those coni* j
plaints evidently fall upon the first 1
authors of the outrages upon ncu- •
tral flags. We must as wenave over
and over said, and as the whole ex
perience of half a century proves,
trace the cause of ihe war and ol
all injuries complained of by neu- i
traJs in the monopolizing and ty. {
rauical system of (he-hnglish ; that i
monopoly and that tyranny are the
monsters against which France has
! combatted almost alone for the fast
fifteen years, at its own cost, al-
I though for the good of all nations,
i We are persuaded that the new
President will be supported in his
system, by the great majority ot
the Amei lean people and by these J
merchants, who are more attached ;
to the honor, independence and |
permanent interests of their conn* j
try, than to the ephemeral profits
ol an odious selfishness.’* i
i ;
We have now in ihe press, a i
i very interesting vvoik, published |
in London, uudtr ihe title of j
“ Letters on the subject of the j
Catholics, to my brother Abru- 1
ham, who lives in the country.-
ißy Peter flymley.’* This tract
abounds with the liveliest sketches
! of tiie ministers and measures of
j Great Britain, couched lu liur se. |
vercst spirit of just satire.
So great has been the rage for it
in Kngiand, that it is now iu jig
eleventh edition. It exposes the
lolly ot excluding the Catholics
from the highest civil and unhurv
offices ot Great Britain. It j u .
fleets ample and retributive justice
upon the iniquitous niinuti), who
uow iule the destinies ot that
unhapy empire. '1 his composiuou
i# ccrtamiy horn a wit ot the first j
w ater—it not troui the pto ot Buar. j
man, iu whom H is ascribed, it j*
at icasr Irom one not much Ins
inferior in wisdom and wu. k, j
vciy Irishman st«.uid have a copy i
ot it—cvety n.an, who Wishes to i
j
see the follies of the British n ii.is
try lash<*d to the bone, rhculd
have it by him. This pamphlet |
will he ou* in a few dn}> — Rich
mond Enquirer.
AUGUSTA, July 31 .
“ The Otig'm end prtgrtu of a Paper K r ar."
AT The ccmmencrtrent of <nr Hditerlal
career, we hoped to have glided gently
dowi; the ft ream of tiff, together with our
coiemporane*. neither wantonly giving nor
captiously taking t ffetice. We intended to
express w : th cecei.cy and firmnefs our own
political opinions; but also remembered that
other men claimed the fame privilege. We
detested intolerance of ctery kind, and Bill
detest it. We arrogated no authority cvrr
the p<*ns or confciet ct» of cur ttlhw citi
*r ns, and allowed them none ; ver curs. We
determined never to commence an attack on
the principles of any papvr, merely because
we disliked the man who condu&ed it: and
rather defirrd to dtfliminate truth with pati
ence and humility than to combat error
with violence and Xtal. Such w> re iur
views; the public can bear wttntfe how ri
gidly we adhe.fed to rhern. While pursu
ing this plain, honed, diredt con tie, turning
neither 10 the right or left—uninfluenced by
fear or favour, by envy or admiration—we
had deration to remark the extravagant joy
manilefled by fomc of our northern bre
thren,at the mere promise cl the British min
ifler, (r-ade too, as we have reason to be
lieve, at his own perffnal nfk) that the Or
ders in Council would be r«pealed, run
ners were gvie-n, prociflions firmed toads
drank, and the 10th ot Juue signal only as the
day on which a very fntall pari ot tlicdtht
due by Eng and 10 jufticc aim America Mat
to Sc paid, and tor rue payment ot which wc
Lad-- what f the perioral refpoi iibilty cf
Mr. Eitkinc, his heirs, executors, adminis
trators and assigns ; this day we repeat it,
mi morable only for the pron.iicd soft of a
foreign government wrung from chtm by
necefhty, was almost placed in competition
with the birth day ts tnr fr« eifin- We
were displeased at this—our blood warmed
at the ii.diguicy, for though not so hot as
finite other mens, it is dill American, and
mount, involuntarily at the degradation of
its native It il. V e too rejoiced at the prof
pi<£l (for it was nothing more) of an acconi
medatron with Great Britain, but we w, re
1 not fall ionable enough to join in the extra
vagant demon ftrai ion* < f joy which ffemed
to be the order ot the day. We dillrufled the
protrlfion* of the Brtiilh mmifter, aod could
we hate placed the melt unlimited conti
dencein them, eten then we could not have
thought them fatisUetory. Every thing was
yet to be fettled by tieaty ; the right of
search was not aLai.dontd--.tbc principles ot
the King’s proclamation were uot abandon
ed—in flio t nothing was conceded to Ame
rica hot the mete liberty of lending fliips to
England, upon the piomife of the British
minister, that the Older, in Council uiuld
St nfialtd. W t did not confidcr this a caule
for rational rejoicing—we f«lt no more gra
titude inwards Gteat Biitaiu than we lhculd
have done towards a debtor, who had | aid
us at last. after having for a long time de
tained what was juflly due, anti indepm
elent of all this wc th nghi that the rejoicing
in America would alLrd a triumph to the
British aniniftry. Mr. Canning had former
ly Laid that “ Hismajdty would not hefiiatc
! to contribute in any manner in Ins power to
restore to the commerce of the U. Sate* iu
i v unted atffivity ; and if it were pofliiJe to
i make any facrifife for the repeal of the «m
--; bargo, without appearing to deprecate it as
a measure ofboftility, he would gladly have
facilitated its removal as a measure us incon
venient reftri&ion upon the American peo
ple.” Now hi* majelty s minister has kindly
prnmifed that his majefly -ni./do away this
| “measure of refti iiftiou” upon his faithful
\ American!, and his faitlful AmeiUjm immedi
| ately began to eat, drink, ling, laugh and re-
I joice like men intoxicated with tome piece
jof signal good fortune. Iu this light the
condutft ot thole who celebrated the totli of
June appeared to us at that time; and moil
impartial men have fincc come over to our
opinion. We ventured to express our fen
timenta on this fubjeeft iu our paper cf the
19th ult.—and here again wc repeat it, that
we had uo intention ot alluding to Mr. Ham
monk s previous remarks, and do not even
rtcolltifl whether wc had ever read them, i
! He however chose to take offence at them
; but they were iu truth only t e oftenfihle
: cause ot his anger. Previous tohisobtam
j iug the Centtcel eflahliOrmnient he had of.
i sered us a piece for publication, which con
i’ tainrd a per lona I attack uprju the editor of
| the Herald, who to tar Irom being in state
j of war with us, had not even tnewn any
fignsofa hoftife eirfpofnion: but this per
haps it what Mr. Hammond calls a (fling up
jon the etffmsrve. We declined infer.mg it,
I because wc willed to live iu peace with.ur
i neighbors, and because n was like Mr. Ham- \
| moud’s subsequent atta k upon this paper,
' uteless, nantru and ui.pnvuiA. The gentle
man withdrew hu piece and had ever been
cool towards u» until he was inaugurated
iuto the Eduorihip of the C.utinel ; when
lerewmg up bis courage to the proper pitch,
and bciug cl.pe4 on the back by a few del
picablc creatures, who have just sense enough
to make him them Cool, he resolved to take
ample ver.geaute on the Mirror tor the
mortifies'ion his vanity had fuffered. .We
had erprtffcd an opinion unfavorable to
Che British mintftry- it displeased him and
he combatted it : yet wniltt in the very ael
of aggrefffon he ta k* of left Udtuce. ' V. e
replied iu tuppoitofour opinion, hut de
clared we wiHied to a.»oid a ditfcrtace—he
became more violent and abufive,calling u * i
m Ins very near paper, “ Mirror boy," and ,
“ Junta men’ &c. yet this is the m.u who |
had the urfarslleltdimpudemt to allct that we I
Jtrfi detcciKied to ahufe, au affeiiiuii which
the iufpeiftion of a file ol both papers, uow
at this office, will prove to be utterly fain.
V non we found the Crutinc. tdu. r would
neither let u, alone, nor re-sou lairty ou the
1 lubjeCf (for we had asked him what he re
! j°'tfd at, and he firft aufwtrtd the ,ef e »i if
tht 21 nitib Oraerj ,m Ctuu.i, be. strei Wards Mr. '
Maditm, Pruiamty,) we initiated in hi,
own way, and loreiy did he wmee at the re
taliatiou.
Hu lass attempt which be has cow been
pcrfulrgfcr fofr.e t'ire, i» teurthdto >s.
pref* on the public a belief :hat tK » p r n l r
uud<r the it sh enc- ®f a Society called r^ c
Junta a part c f * hirh 1 c would lain h*r c
it bcliiv.tl p< fief* an prove irfltitnce otrr
tl-i* Prtfs.and pervert that it fuecce f© ev »
1 uipofci. 1 hi* is an aft if the haft.fl lr j
tn< fi ciwardly malice—it i* an art wort v
oi a Bravo and none but a Bravo of tbs
could have c. rrmittecl it But this hi * u r a „' c
istieble cimpand with the offence-* J«-
H, mrrend baa yfitrtcd that wt are il* tool,"
oi a fcfttun. Jet hoifC*. w produce i,
proof, let him (lew that the Junta ti e W»
oil er fei of men bate dinftly
any influence over this paper.. aw,N 1 V b>
i'oc» not lit may find there u kill * m 0 ap .
probrious epithet in the Ei gi sh la;-.?uac e
than Bravo & tbit epithet might be
to him. w
At tl e Centinel Editor fe» ms to be hear,
tily tired of rejoicing, and (hews nodifpofi t ; ou
to ce ntim ea conuft rcfptftipg the de^r !e
of cerfJertt »hich ought to be vepofed iii
the liritifh tr.iiiiflry ; we bid him farewe i
ftelij g no inclination to continue a paper
war atttr tl e poiut in dispute h*s ben*
Itilly fettled by the bell authorities— nie (
and rAcr.
For the MIRROR.
It is a ftibjffl much to be regretted that the
corruption wbii h has so rn'ich irjnrcd th e
private morals of Great Britain, fliould hav«
so lar crept into her public com cils at to have
dcltri yed her national refpeftability, Sc reD .
deied her the f**le lor Punic F.cto
I Behold thf article of the 2jth May, ut.d,r
the Jocndon Head ! Vftiat can be the lenfa
tious, what tlie emotion* of those who, so
fhott a time past,, were shouting teseum
and eu'opizing to tl e fkie* the Gsxetoe*
lUtlTl.-U GOVERNMENT ! ! 1
Tbi* important information,’tit true,doe,
rot ciaie toiward in < Hit* I roles. //-.
fears tjlaie tit f tcuhar natk of flat teur:r\ tt
tty Ic-ju tbejuitftr before it leaver tbe CJjut,bvi
the manner m whicn it is couched,the haugh.
ty demard of Lord Hci.ry Petty, and the an .
fvter of Canning, ai e so ebaraft ei ifiie of tI K ft’
personages, that, I fear, there is t< o ElUtf4
reason to believe it well fiunt’ed. r j| e
question tco, coroirg fnm that Hauthtv
Peer, fr< m him, the inveterate enemy t s
Amerca, (who declared in the House of
Lords, that ■ben toar net btntfy eeotgh ar , r .
tbe mercantile fart 'f tbe United Plater /# arf .
I etc to tbe embargo) it fliould excue at the
/‘•f gh-nce such a fwcll of inuignation and
contempt, as to fliut < ur cars toevery ‘'may
be’ « perhaps” and “ yet,” thrt can be off tr .
ed tu palliation of such a flagrant viol a tj„ n
such a villanous proflitutiun of national hon’
or. Firll impnflion* aie tbc m< ft permanent.
That temporizing flare of mind f (J unlcm,.*
nate lor thefpiritof a nation, but so infidi.
onJUj calculated to paralize the hurft of
n toutin' »t, is too happily, and too fntcenfaU
ly introduced into print* of an anolo-aiiei.
ican cast. News of a dangerous tendency to
this govrrr ment, have always found their
way here, frjt through private bands, have
received the ccmmeuts of those “ who fh)|
hope srd of such as are avowed partizansof
England, have been prelented to the public
in Inch drels, as have too frequently check
ed that becoming expriffion of the general
sentiment, when they came forward in off
cial aitire. The indullrious and fell interes
ted purfuitofthe body of our citixemdo not
luflcr them to enquire into the remote and
proximate caule* which govern the policy
of the Trans atlanric world; hut truftirg I
generally to the ccnipi ations and pinning
their faith on Editorial ji dgerrient, lose j
fight of that amor patriae that fluuld render I
tiunt alive to every iufult. Jhe article of]
| the 25th May even in its frivateg arb, fliould
be read with indignation and contempt Si
fliou'd it be fouud bottomed on official
grounds the public mind will tl en he pre
pared to aft: Opinions tvfr, eeU and maiur* I
cd will direst the public councils. fch< utt
it prove a ffeeulative fnefre we Hull lole eo
thing, the dil appoint meat will eventuate in
heart felt p)e>fure.
The overtures made by Mr. ErfLim,
were met by a prompt and candid rctipro* j
city on the part of Mr. Madison, and the
door 1 did best was irtgenttoofy aud in the con* I
feious belief ot equal advantage, opened to I
an atrangemeut that would lie prudrrt : ve I
of 'ailing good. Such au event was a de6- I
deratt m ot the utmost itiiportanct, and I
would have receiver! every aid of our govern* I
merit towards it completion. Since the pro J
clamatinn, eveiy sea is visited by our ships. I
j Ihe adventurous mariner exults in fpreadtrgl
, t 0 ‘h* long nrglected gale hi* darkened esc-1
j vas.wlitle the exchange ot cither country was I
j mutually iupply’ing the Wants, and indulging I
1 |uxi ties of the other, when lo ! the I
i sea is again o er cast, and trouble and dis-l
I comfiiure wifi perhaps grow oi tof the new I
j orders, and ruin to the adventurer follow in I
i their train. It has been blafplitmv to id* I
moiiilli of the uncertainty of hurcauc*|
vent*; the tongue that ha« hfped, or the pen I
that has dcprica'ed the precuture exult*-1
, lions nn this late political event has been d«*l
noureed with all the energy of declamitioc I
and invective. Yet there were ]°*te in outb
country fuflicicntly read in tiaiuml Icieiichl
\ some analytically acquainted with the dt-B
■ P luma cy ot England, who haw vcnturi'd UI
j fttm tl || tt rreut of blind intttuauon st’dH
to warn their couutrymcn fgaiufl ptcci-B
pitatc rejoicing on aa evfnr, tliecoss*B
pletion whereof will depend on contic-B
genries m Europe. Tiiefe incb firictlyß
watching the policy of that jiTfrntnept form
more than jo years, were nst to be entrap-1
ped by her wiles. They hat not forgorttaß
a 793 ( l^c moment when a titaty wasoa th»B
tapis) the tweep made ujim our cooimcrsc I
•-they recollefteiKhe atTir of the Chrta*l
pcaice, an aft fanctioncd, fto generally bei<n I
*uJby men l»tgh in ollice, »u tnferteamt :* I
feel the national puTe,/*t was in all probi* I
hility the overture by Mr.brfkine,) bel now I
as ujntl contradicted by .Vlr. Secretary fer I
I foreign aflairs, when at infglted nation dc* I
1 manded redrefs—Zea&cd WHstreth in thus I
I numeric*-—that ignyHe, intriguin . pitifulß
| and evening Canning who »* tie foci •/
hutment war ebullengh 10 bit facte bu\i"g
graded and dijgracetb* (barrier ts J
is still the man, ft whom depends theat-H
ratg»ug our ditiirenccs. Whii luch a f° n *H
gtries of fact*,-nd such a rtgub.r chain isl
! hollme difpi hr'us, aiid luch a tilTue
mcrciai euibarafliniuts bclorc |
tco well wep convinced that nectJ^*H r CH
ibeer ncceflr led to tbole feetna gly noble H
prutclhoua,which were intended to cac*H
I ticue lo Imi ‘nly as thev luited theliatr of flj
the nati#. TIMULEON.