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cnemyN deck—at the lame time and
pbce LewisJapizin*our second It •
tenant) ami Jofcn St. A mind, lieu
tenant of Marines, were sereik
wounded , together with seven o/
our men—making our Jon 2 killed
•B’dd 9 wounded* 3 of whom badly.—
on board the Pilliain tfibre wer*
. 4 killed and 11 wounded, among the
IhVter the captain and hs Chief mate
(since dead.; Our damage in our
aaih and rigging, was considerable
sur jib boom and lower studding
sail boom both carried avny in
“boarding. The ship also much in
jured in her sails and rigging, an .
several shots in her bull. It is a~
certained that John St. Amand,lieut
Sf marines was the first, and the
late Dale Carr, second person who
boarded the enemy.
PROM T/fE MCHHOXD Stromaßft.
OFFICIAL.
extract of a letter Col.
Bassetts to the Gobcrnar dated
*• Williamsburg , L \f ty f v lSl4
. u Sir—l oeg leave to report for
the information of the Executive,
that on visiting the post at York
yesterday, I found there two discr
teri one of them calling hi nseit
s«hn Crawford, claimed to he an
A*n ncan. a:vl said he Vas horn in
He w-Castle, Delaware.* that he had
been brought up in Baltimore, and
bad been impressed three years and
a half in the British service.— \ oopv
©f which in substance he common.-
tated I hive enclosed**
if The other said his jiame was
Johannes . Francisco, bprn in Leg- ‘
born, and spoke but little Englisu.
He reported that the British had *
captured two hundred stan i of arm ;
.AVitn ammunition bound to the Eas
tern shore.’* .
. l a* the vessel alluded to» wa I
by the Executive to Ac- 1
comae—but she had on board bill
< 80 musijuets, and some * *
* Mr. Crawford's Statement• ,
He was born in New-Castle, p<L
%are—impressed while in tne vVe t* ;
Indies—has been three and a OVI
years in the lintisn service—cam v ;
to Bermuda in Feb. 1313, in tne f v
iant 74—came to tne. Chesapeake 1
the Cnasiielhr ong about twtMnoatiis
Bg^b—viuout six weeks since. two ne- .
;croes were sent on snore near
Cwynns Island with i® dollars
cact., to entice otoer negr >es oiF
IJn an Island up tne tfay,uic eneiiiy
Were erecting batteries td protect
|heir hospital, their men being sick -
Vith tne dux. One 74, 3 frigate*
T brig and 2 tenders, in tne iia/. -
.'One’ negro woman was delivered 01
‘a_ child a few hours alter getting on
fcoard from Cormoman,
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It is with much plea,are we learn, that a
Company-of gentlemen have ibiameU 2 gram
, i»om tne Cnerokee Nation, .of a roaU tbcougn
%lxeir country, which , is* to he opened from
Site most convenient poait on the l ennessee
fiver ro im highest point of navigation on tne
Tugato river in this state Cfot grant nas
been sanctioned by of ne linked
Sca;e?, and, the opening of ihe road is com
menced, iupi ihe .company have already pro
ceeded ab we r.tteen, mites, iiijp road crowing
tiie Tennessee at the Old Cho a Village.—
This road will open a more direct ana conve-
intercourse between \.ugus>a, and the
States of Tennessee and
Madison county, m tne Territory,
®ian the present road thrpugh part of Clarke
county in mis s.ate, which i> somewhat circu
itous, or the one by Buncombe and the Warm
Springs, which is extremely raugu and m n><»
•atnous, as to be travelled wun considerable
•tfficulty with loaded waggons. . ,I'he new
toad will pass over much better ground than
either of the others, and will shorten the dis
tance between Augusta and.che settlements in
La& Tennessee, one hundred and sixty miles
in going a*»i returning, winch is more than
lulf the distance between those se dements
♦ul Augusta -- fnis giving .in waggouinga
k)«A *•» object of vast importance., •
A few years suttee, almost the whole mer
cantile suj>plies of hast Tennessee, which
contains upwards of one huiidred .housand
Inhabitants, were transported ;in ..Waggons
from Baltimore to Knoxville, ajlistance of a
bout six hundred miles, and afthe rate of se
ven dollars a hundred weight, and u UsualL\
fook from 3U to day ato perform the trip— *
At the present time* by eimer if the roads us
aually travelled, a trip from Knoxville to An
gusta, we are informed, is informed in abouf
aix weeks, the expeuefe of transporting
goods, is ivlgpmrs andhfiy cents a hondr a
—about ondmlf saved in time, and nearly two
thirds in e.vpence—and by the new road now
dp ? rting, the expence per hundred, we are
dold, will, not exceed two dollars, and the trip
«nay lie made m about thirty da>s.
fr has been estimated by a Worthy and in*
tefligent officer in die service of he Uimcd
that by means of the new road, an
expense might be saved to the sta e of 1 eu
uessee alone, in land transportation, of m »re
fban twenty thousand dollars a>ear, pa ticu
lar*> it, , what is more than probable, theuaue
mow cabled on IKth Balumoie, tfttiladelph.a
Jiichmond, &C. be gesieraliy turneu ia
favor of Augusta, wmch will m aliYikeiihood .
be Ibe case wnen the convenience and advan
tages of a market Unis llt vr?e hefr custom—
besides which, |3aiiy articles and pmdnee tha
-would command a saving price i rt Augusia
would not bear the Offense of land ran,-
po nation to Balrimore, nor con se quern ly tt
sutnet oi jhe other pt aces mennoued
‘f he v^ikimportance of turning the course
Wf rhe trade oWhhc w'cstem iq :au- ‘
ih%t be odious to every reHec
*mnd; amFit 1S ptesnnted, if will not be
ektiiculp to do this* as tft€ pe -p,e of that cenm
try now |gem generally know, that xtuft
the neatest by which ibeir pr. auction ,
vUthy ou ki, *nd c
Xy the m si adv a.i ugr.uis emuse
.applies pi foreign articles can be ob
-v ’ k ■ :>* ■*,5-* v
*Hie pwpfe of fcast Temiwree were some
>m e, greatly desiou encouragi.iga
• s wife \f >b*lp—s-bu* it i» V ievedtha. nu
n rou* will »r v i>e advantages thty would de«
** hiving nej* principal commercia
intercourse wi'h the state of Georgia—and by
toe fac'd ty of rran which the new
r »ad will afford, ih# is liWled >ubt tha« their
trade may be directed his wav, which w li be
Tnmd essen’taMy benenc a. both to the cm*
r.ert's of tha- t tin ry and > f ibis v ,
But in supplies of goods {root ttic north
vard, it will be found ’hat the most ecornmi.
and way of transporting them to Tennessee,
w.il b* (when the water communication is o
pen) by way of Savdnnah and Augusta; the
etpence »f carrying hem by land in theusual
way, being abmp 75 per c m higher than by
this route, as the following statement will
show |j£',
\ gentleman of our acquaintance beiug in
Tenneasee, saw a crate nf Crockery* wag
goned from Baltimore and delivered in Knox
v andk j
The crate weighed” 500 lbs, at 7 . v .
cents per pound, D. 35,«0
i his cra e measured 26 cubic
feet—freight from Baltimore
to Savannah 12 1-2 cts a foot 3,25
Freight to Augusta the same 3,25
Commission for receiving and
fo> warding ‘ | f QO
Waggoning from Augusta to
Knoxville rhe old road, at
250 per hundred 12.50
D.20."0 . ,
Bv adding 75 per cent to this 20 dollar*, it
will be seen that the expense will then be the
sn tie as the land carriage from Baltimore, and
tins is therefore the saving by this rout. A ...
eof carrying goods from Augusta
to K-ioxville The Savannah river is paviga
ble above Augusta at this time, for hats car
r> iug J or 4 tons, one hundred and twenty
/mles . .
Freight of goods from 50 o 62 L 2
per bund, to the head of he
nvrr say 500 tbs a* 62 1-2 per ■.
hundred, 3,121-2
Waggoning 500 lbs. from Tuga
-1 \ > KLnoxviUe, at one doi* per
hundred « 5,00
D.S 12 1-2
E*pence from Augusta to Kn it
■>ne dollar 62 1-2 cents per hundred, by «he
tout now contemplated.
Augusta Herald.
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ATHENS GAZETTE.
TuVrsdat , June 16, 1814a
By the Mail of yesterday wc hear
of no arrivals Irom Europe since that
of the Regsn|op the 18th ult The
latest dates Brought by her confirm
beyond a doubt, the conquest and
posession of Paris by the Allies ;
but state also that Bonaparte had re
gained possession of tha,t city at the
head of ;2qo 000 men—and that un
official intelligence v to that effect had
reached the neighborhood of N tnt*
re fore. the sailing of tne,. Regent.—
low much credit is due, to the latter
report we are not able to say.
Events, interesting to Europe and
to the world, have doubtless trans
pired in France before this time, rA
few, weeks more will bring us the
knowledge of them Till t epit will
be necessary 4 tb let patience have
her perfect work.*
r We are sorry to observe that at
the date of our last accounts from
Lake Ontarip. our riairal preparations
were, still, incomplete* > ~.'Flattering
hopes of the Success, of our fleet, are
however entertained* as soon as it
shall be prepared to meet that of the *
enemy.
: \ Milledgevillc , June 15
VV e have no ’confirmation pf the \
landing of British at the mouth
of the Appalatchicola in Florida*
i he Runners sent by Col JRavykins
to ascertain the fact, have not return
ed., If the. information were -cor?
rect, we have heard of it,
we think, by way qf St. Mary’s be
fore now— Journal.
‘Cc - • “ Ncw-York May, 2?.. .
- Gun Boat Flotilla- A navy officer
who arrived here last, night in the
Eastern, Stage, informs that last
Wednesday night in the. Sound off
Black Point, Commodore Lewis, with
14 sail of Gun Boats fell in with and
attacked the. British frigate Maid
stone, ar.d die sloop of i war Sylph,
he cannonading lasted three hours
during which time it was a perfect
calm. Who got the advantage in
the contest we have yet tb learn.
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Another Account—A fetter dated
New London, 9 o’clock in the eve
ning of the 25th, just as the mail
was closing, states that Commodore
i.ewis. with the gun boats, made his
appearance oft there about 5 o'clock
that afternoon, and had uuder his
«invoy a number of coasters, which
and joined him in the Sound. all of
wnich as soon as the commodore at
’ ~ - iti s h squidren and j
<tpt them at bay, were enabled to
s et sale into port. The letter states
at the attack was made at s‘clock
. M. and thjl .battle had not ended
t 9 o crock, when the letter was clqs
- aiicl*pm mto the mail.
Washington City, May W.
t#fillers4fave been received at the
kW lhal col.
-•iiipbtll I9ih infantry; with a
‘ Uch SS^i or 6 ?° P^.and
n.e a s artillerists,
iCiOsse|i Lmmuite to Longpomu
Aftoot British dragoons, an outj
post an<f 4 dAirci.to. public st-ire
made thpir c^ape.—-The mills crn
ployed Tn manufacturing flour lor
the enemy, and some houses occu
pied as stor & were burnec^; v when
t’le pany returned, without losing
a man.
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The following is an extract of a
letter from Major General Izard
commanding the Ist division of the
right, dated at head-quarters. May
:7th. .
“ On receiving notice of the ene
my’s proceeding up the Lake on the
13thinst. a detachment of light artil
lery under the command of captain
Thorntop, 0 f the corps, was dis
patched in waggons from Burlington
to Vergennes, where they manned
the battery at the mouth of Otter
creek. At day break son the
The enemy attacked with his wt.ole
force and after a severe cannonade
pf two hours and a half, during
which their gallies. suffered very con
siderably, they withdrew to -repair
damages. . Yesterday they departed
irom this place, having some of their
vessels in tow, and are gone to tljeir
own ports* Two of theu- gallies
are said to be missing ,No damage
was done our side, except dismount
ing one gun ip the battery, by wmch
two men were slightly wounded. .
I enclose a copy of a note
written by captain M Donough to
major general M‘Comb.”
, The following is a copy of a let
ter from commodore McDonough
to major v general M*Comb, dated
Burlington ~May,, 14, ;
bea r 5/r- r The enemy attacked
the battery at day break this morn
ing with their whole force, and were
repulsed with considerable .damage
to their The batteries did
the whole, hot being possible to get
the vessels in readiness in time* My
whole force is now neas the batte
ry with can liep the pas
sage into the Lake clear for my en- !
trance when my men come on.
With liciuch respect, »;>
T. M dONOUGH.
New-York, Friday, May 27 —>
Noon* .
Arrived, * steam-boat Paragon,
Wisswall, 24 hours from Albany,
with about iOQ passengers. , iw
Captain W. informs, that the Brit
ish squadron under sir, James Yeo
was blockading. Sackut's Harbor ;
and that commadore , M’Dpnough
was to have sailed from ‘Vergennes
yesterday, in quest ot the enemy on
Lake Champlain.
. RALEIGiI JUNE 3..i«U.
{C3* We'thiv>moment learn that
an express has just arrived to Col.
Long, informing him that a largt
British force is off the . mouth of
Cape-Fear.. , The whole of the \ Re.
gular troops in Cantonment near this
citv will be marched for the seaboard
to day or tp-mpn ow. J f
Extract of a letter from Robert
Cachran t ess * to His Excellency Gov.
dated Wilmington i* May
■2B 1814; I- \ , i * t J':;
* . .
‘ “ Sir—Fof two or three days pasfj
the enemy have append*, off the
main bar of Cape-Fear. ,| ! The force
consists of two ship* and one brig,
on board of which they have decoy
ed and takerTbflf three of ihe’ riiaiii
Bar Pilots.; Capt. Wilson of Fort
Johnston, seems to ob
ject is to proceed along the coast* in
order to demolish ‘ the •. Salt works
in this neighborhood ? and has given *
orders to ; Goodwin* of the
U., S. 43d Regt. .who is now with
his company at Federal Point, to be
on the alert.”
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Ttik enemy at our doors.
‘i’ We learn from a gentlemsn resi
ding on Waccamaw. thaf on Saturday
last, two vessels of war appeared off
Marrams Inlet, (one a brig and the
ot he r suppose 4 to, be_j a razee J—a
schooner loaded with cotton and rice,
from Charleston bound to N>rth-Caro*
lina 9 appearing in sight,, wag chased
into the Inlet by the brig, took pos%
session of by her boats, and burnt,
together with her cargo—-the crew
of the schooner took to M the spore.
The whole transaction was distlncly
seen from tb.e tops of ssveral bouses
on Wafccartiaw
Georgetown S* C. Gas.
General Jackson is appointed a
Brig. Gen. in the army of the Uni
ted States and by buvstiusthe boo*;
orary rank of major General, i his
appointment, wc doubt not, will meet
the general approbation.'— Nat* Jnh
It is rumored that, Major-General
Harrison has resigned his commis
sion in the army-T-VVe nc;
been able to ascertain whether the
resignation is accepted* thong h wo
incline to I .link it uaa been tender
ed,- National Intel,
The following is an e\.rac? from the Le
Mediateur, a French paper primed n New
May IS, 1814—6. P* aj.
~:4 If I. may believe my just present!
meats* the question is uwciueu * the
work-6 f flHIy has been of short dura
tro i ;vt coalition is burned m. tV
ce»» »e of France (extract .from, to ,
JVfediateur. of the 2d April, 18U
No 1, page 6 )
TO THE PUBLIC. ,
The brig Regent, in 30 days from
Mantes, has just arrived at
port. { . rv , . . * .
5 The rapt crew, owners, and con
signees. that there are no pa
pers, nor news from France. * t
J his perfidious concealment car
have no other motive, than a vile
t upidity, in order to afford an oppor
tunity for lucrative and .shameful
speculations; to deceive the good
faith and to enrich themselves at
the expense of the credulity of the
public. *'■£ # >,
It is also probable that it may be
the result of a still more guilty cal
culation, and. the Barbarians are de
sirous of prolonging for some days
the sufferings and the torments of
honest people* .
.. 1 ask every man of sense whether
for 22 yearg past, news UriLforaole
to FVa ce ever failed of .arriving
pupctu illy ; and now that the safety
of the world is at slake ; now wien
we expected to learn thnt the ‘oal'ti
on is annihilated in the centre of France
now when that prediction is realised ;
woeii Europe is vanquished King
iiid crowns bnried, nations subjuga
ted*. ‘ England . undermined at her
loundations; the universe in co nmo-
Uon ; now, we are told that a vessel
which left France,within thirty days
in these terrible circumstances
brings neither j papers nor v ne ws.—.
Citizens of America, i tell you, that
they deceive you and that they wish
to abuse you. u ,
. -At the moment of my vvHting this
article, several credible persons in
form me that afettcrfrOm Paimboef,
dated on the , lOt i of Apn| and ad
dressed to Messrs. Stollenwerck of
this city, states that- “ The Empe
ror Napoleon, has entered Pans, at
the head of two hundred thousand
men/’ .... .i .. «
* They arfc then annihilated, the
traitors 111 >■ > *
! C. A. F. LEVAVASSEUR.
N. B. I shall m ike no alteration
in the number that is to appear to*
morrow, and which is -in the press •
NEWS BY THE REGENT.
* *-•-*■* - V <ssk ‘U. #• .? :•<£*’ ‘
. .Without reference to any other
subject, relation,cause, consequence,
suspicion, tendency, report ,ot ena
but the duty of a. public journalist
we have to give Me ioliowmg mtor
mation received from an intelligent
and respectable .uitleman, of this
Citywho conversed with several.of
the seamen oeiomng to.the Regent,
lately arrived from N antz. .• . * r-•
One of them, wno appeared to be
a man of sense and* a man of under*
standing* relatedi to our informant,
from ‘minutes on a memorandum
book- that—* </, i« ; / .... v . X „., v 1
. The Regent left Nantz about the
Ist of April and dropl down to Pairn*
bceuf* about 20 mites, to take in her
cargo. .and. hat •. «. y ;.■ «... .... -
QaFriday, the sthof April; by log *
between three and four o'clock in tne
afternoon dhe vessel dropped down
eight miles lower, whence she sailed
on y Saturday afternoon,* -the , iOth,
(by log J and. lost sight of land on
Sunday morning,* several*. » sail in
sight standing in a N W. direction,
&c. and that— hvt • - -V,
On Friday this seaman was ashore
at Paimbceuf, where he saw a crowd
of. people listening to the reading of
a hand bill; that he went to learn
what it was about, when he saw the
paper and heard-the reading ; that
he enquired what was the news, And
was informed by a Frenchman mo
spoke good English, thati it an
account, not: official,, that -Bonaparte
had re-taken Paris,, and made £as near
as he, the seaman, recollects] 20,000
prisoners ; and the colors, were flying
in Paimboef on the- occasion •
>-• The above is.the account of the
seaman, given in the presence of two
of his shipmates. The daya_ of sail
ings confirm the probability of* the
date of the tetter to Messrs. Stollen*
weiek,. written, we understand, by a
gentiemamnow in maritime business
and dated the 10th* -■
i. *By log , the day commences at noon ;
so that Friday forenoon was the sth %
and the -afternoon the 9th , by nautical
Computation*™ .... y lumbiaiu,
ter The i< id of JULY.
• T»* Citizens of Athens, It those
of its vicinity, who are desirous of
celebrating the Epo‘ch of American
Independence, are requested, to give
their attendance on * Saturday the
25 1 hr inst at 5 o’clock, A. M. at the
College Chap*el, f'rr the purpose..of
making arrangements preparatory
thereto. #
DIED at his residence
ington on Monday the ffth in-»t
Jy|| Griffin, Esq. .Attorney ai
in the 33d year of ids age
The 0t the liar, la
mony of the rcsptci they bore Mi.
JUviffin. itiolved to wear uape of*
/ • >
their left arms for the spice of d5Mi
aon i.
•Dud on Thursday 9nh hiv of a
ulnonary ilUv-,s. Mns.lEu? vbkt*
albott, consort of Mr. M Kii
dboit, Esq fx VVijk>» to.in.v,
1 ~ ~ 1 rn.^m
VERT INx ERESTING.
. < , _ r -, .
THE..Georgia Volunteer.
.’>tc)y under the command of Gep.
Fioyd fire hereby informed that I
have at fongth succeeded in prbtur*
from the D.srrict- Paymaster
ample funds for the satisfaction of all
demands against me. as Paymaster
of the respective corps of Rid.men,
Dragoons,.aqd t%M > ActilTeny. I
shall, attend at Eatonton on Thursday
the, 7th of July next* .for the pay
ment of Capt. Varner’s Troop—
Captr Thomas’ Artillery at d\\-
kdgevil.Je, ~ on i Jhe Captain
Steers Troop at the same place
the , 11 .h—Capt. Harvey’s Troop at
Louisville, on the 44th / and after*
wards at. Athens until all other dd*
mands whatever .are Ex.*
ecutors and administrators applying
jor the pay of deceased soldiers must
Oomv prepared, with wrl - n md k
.-,*l evidence of their authority to
draw and receipt for the.same, as no
payments,will be made wituoiit pro*
per vouchers. «.. yf w .„\ t .
. I would suggest to the officers of
such companies as have generally
received payment, tlie f propriety oT
giving certificates to those soldiers
who have not received compensation
lor their services,, as, by. .dong so ,
the person of the soldier will bo
identified and all imposition on the
paymaster prevented.: p
’ * JOHN ip CARY,
Lieut, ta ■ R'gt. Py.Miner.
ICP ih” Edit o'-f of the Georgia
Journal are requested the abroe
two insertions, .and present their ac .
count .fort payment . . . r .
WASHINGTON VS. 4AO. AC AUe-.H?.
Afto . '* ? ’ »
SEMIN ARV is opened by Mrs,
Bowen, tinder >t he immediate inspec*
tion of the. Commissioners of ,b<*
Washington Academy, ,where w 11
be raugnt every branch ot useful and.
ornamental education, with uuremiL*
ing attention. Every ettdi t, will b®,
made to introduce .the pupils gradu..-
ally, to an acquaintance wiin t i.m Ac
complishments tua-t are sought for is
indispensible requisites, with sedu«
tons care, in forming the manners
and polishing and proportioning 1 in
struction to\hc abilities and temper
of the pupil, Needle work of every
kind taught * plain flowering and fan
cy work, embroidery and tiliagree.
* *• The terms are suifiuienUy low, ancl
the health ofjhe.place.Usuch.it 19
hoped, as to makefile institution an
object of general enebdragement,
•1.--:. ,UH \JERMS. .
Board dnd tuition 100 dollars pay*
able quarterly in advance. .
1 Music, Trench and drawing, extra
charges., t-p ; . : 1 #
To find their own lied and bedding*
‘Washing per year, 11 dollars*
JIHVC-S. ‘ J
I 1 1 "* *” ;II I I Hi 11. .11.—
NOTICE.
v " : •: ‘
‘k. NINE, months .from the date*
hereof,application will be made to’
the - Houoraole.. ; Inferior Court • of
Clark County, tor leave to sell tne
Real Estate of tiie.late Col. Peter
Randolph, ■ deceasedp ‘or nml*
thereof as is tiipaie in Uk .'van*
ty ; for. the benefit of thv-v«n and
creditors. *,»* ■
THOMAS W. .
*•’ Adm. cum. test . annexo •
March 21, 1814. .. ;
WuCh.
WILL BE SOLD, >
hs*y v ‘
Or. the First Tuesday in July
the Court-House in Jjifytson tbUntjr
/ agreeable to. an order 6f the Inferior
court of said county *
b SEVENTY,-FIVE acres of lanctp
more or less, joining , tne lo’jyi of
Jefferson, being part of thej%*d
tate of John Clark, decease#*-;* Ar
the benefit ot the heirs and creditor#
of said deceased. ,v...,
JOHN CLARK, Administrator*
May St hi 1314.
—-JL
h SAuu
On the jirstt fuf.sdjy in July nex at
the Court H/use.: of Clark Cos tj\
, v -PILL BE SOLD.
- the following property, to wi
Th tee hundred and fifty acr o£
land, lying on bhoai c rest a rn *aid
county, joining Qtaile# A. Kedd,
David Harris’ and others, grantee
not Known, fivt* negroes to wit. one
ft How known by the name oi vv ill,
x#ucty and her three thiidten, mi,
Lewis and ,Edmond-—all kvicu on a#
the probity ol George Jrarrar to
satisfy an execution in favor of the
state ol Georgia, vs. George Y. Far*
rat as lax Collector ol Ctartt coun«
ty, and Jouu uo&epn krown.
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