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ATIIE.VS GAZETTE, , ,ik
\rrau£SDAr, September 29* 1814.
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Oar columns of this week will be ‘
Cmnd to contain many in:cresting
articles* It will bs observed Wiih
pleasure by our readers, that the late
of the British on Biltittiore
l»as been unsuccessful, and that they
1 iy« found it necessary to retreat tc
their shipping afijrsusuhiing con
? iderable loss—how much dot:s not
appear Particulars will no
, he bro’t up by the nent mail.
We have received the otHculs qf
Corns. P.Porter and Perry res
pecting their attacks on th • dv ti Ui
in their descent of the Poto n to from
Alexandria, which appear La
«;ur next. The time allowed tneso
gallant and patriotic heroes was too
short to enable them to erect butte
ries or sufficient strength arvd weight
iff, metal, to do the enemy that inju
ry which his temerity and his b<u‘ba* v
t ity meritted, and which would
have been done. ~ > , %
Our prospects begin to brighten-*—
The spirit of patriotism is diHu slug
-r-neif wideir over the continent, and
n taking place of the spirit of party, t
Kew England is beginning to con- j
<■ or with the General Government in ,
common cause It would appear
from several intercepted letters from
Gov. Prevo.it to Lievit; Gen. Drum-
which* shall appear th ournyx*-/
rhat notwithstanding the .forks
the enemy in tbe lie h e;
been almost entirely frustrated in
legat’d to, the objects of the t.im
p/ilgu—G;;n. Ds’Uuvriand is census* *
rVv for his ufisutceSofia! night attacks
on Erie. is. acknowledg
ed to be in’ an, unprepared state- to
bbid the superiority on tire LAke, Sc
•the army ate likely to be hard
•pressed f6'r prevl-gous— /
•rsaasai - *.-
The Governor of V T i; glnia in a
pf tho9:h inst. has de
clared ipe f *my how assembled at
Richmond to he iuflicitjnt fo**’ every
purpose, a.nd has dec it led accepting
any farther volunteer aid. , c
Jfafrsii
(Jen, Isard duis* marched with a
1 irge detachment of the. aunv ht> (
Ghazy to co-operate with general
15rowu probably in an attack on lung
plan.—V'iutsburg has, in coivs ?
<ju**n u-, it seems, fallen into the hands
* •jf tit c, % British- But it i> lube hoped
. it hat the ene.ny’s progress will not
he extensive m that quarter bi* a let.
t>r t/ern N. York, unde a date of the
ijjrtll inst states-*4liatjour fleet On’
i>uke * ChaVnplam has taken and de
stroyed tfrv,whole of the enety/s ship ?
on that water.
’ ‘ ; ’inmAm
tCr* His Excellency the Govcr
> ir*.or of this,State has ordered out the
whole of'thc first class of the U. S.
Vgqtuolion. b. . \ ’ .
’ -nAfINUM
; Augusts September 2’6, 1314.’
, ‘ \ * •, «. : V ./*’
T'ttportant , Interesting and Glorious
. Yntclngbice. y ,
The mail of fast evening has re- 4
I-’ovH our anxiety fo.i* the.safety,'pf
daUi-mbre—’The expedition of the,
cnemv ‘has entire H* failed f av < his ,
t'-qons arid shipping have toured
tram before the p»tv, after losing their
commanding genera! ‘whose fate is i
lint a just Monement to his army for ;
Ins unaccountable and daring t nier- j
ity.— Although the vill'age'of Piat-ts-
N burg has been tpken by the ene nv% i
the fort and ca:r*o arc sttjl and 1
/strong hopes are entertained thev
ttill be able to rgadst the efforts
of the foe. Erornf intercepted let
ters it appea $ tnjrt, the of
the enemy was direct .3 gainst Sac hr
tttb Mi “bor ; their timely discovery
will no doubt prevent the
lhent of their ]H n. There ‘ have
)«eeri serious conlj e*s between the
light troops of the enemy afd our
* garrison at fort Erie, in cypsequence
of the enemy tc advance
his works.-—The at ft rapt was frus
trated.
. We have this minute received the
Governors Proclamation calling a
r''ce;!r.g of thl* I.egislature cr* • the
17th October next, on business cf
high naiional importance. \
Washixgtot:, Sept, 7.
Qvpr of a letter frtrn Major General
Sn*i:h cf Mar§dant( to the’
Secretary: cflVor, dijted ‘tfead-z'pa) ~
tecs, 110 instead /fitly
Sept, U, 181 i.
SIH—I have the honor of inform
.you, that the etiemv alter an nnsucj
attempt both by Lind and wav
. . ter on this place appear to be retir
\\ e have n byre hanging on their
j‘it I shall gbeyvhi further
Cfilars in the c?n#se of theAj;»y <i
1 have the honor to he, your clTt
servant.
c:-.;,;i»e<u ; S-.p?TITi:,
Yi'ftij* it ;.
Y. 6. Th a en*n>y’svo &elsl n t hr
are #jl trudev wiy Uqhu v ;
liev.a the i- -•* i ...
VOTtev -Csa* is
* wounded. \ ■ \
• tjon: jMiui M >* *06% I
Ai;hig Secftthry vs War* * s :
i ■’ ‘ C£ fijfc.. #
LATE AND l. v «fßO&TA*tf.
Aft express to the actmg Secretary
of War has just reached the City,
and brings intelligence thaf a BAT*.
TLR; toak place dh Tuesday be
tween an ‘'advanced corps of our ar
my under Gen. Strieker, consisting
of 4QOO men/and a part of the ene
mv\ forces consisting ol a’ much,
larger nil nber. After sustaining the
conflict tvith Jbravery ficir- conside-; ,
ruble.tfme against this superior to r£e<
qnr fellows were ordered to
retire, which tlicy did in good order
bringing off their artillery. Toe en
emy after occupying the* battle J
ground a -thort time* retired in'great *
con fus j oil lea vi ng, tilp Tin .nunttion ori
it Gen. Winder at the head of
500') myp, were in (all purmVt.
<i Ihe attack irmde.on the fort was
also repelled most gallantly, and
the enemy's vessels have retired <
down the i ivef precipitate:/. Gen. j
Boss was mortally’ Wounded in the
V * \i. *.t ‘.4
attack, and toe loss of the enemy is
Stated to ba dO'Q hilled, o,u • own n A
exactly kn ivvh. TheliT wn de ‘ force
was raprilly omb irking ,v 1, » nf>Th »
ml v.d udaab/Tiy.: ■
a go > 1 ae vo.un- gnmn of tueui >/
gen. VTmddr;
Fil »t l>Ai>ViM JRQ.
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Gentlenten % “ A ,! - : i ‘ <• l |
\sVisre v*e mmy reports in c>f- ,«
cukitfoa refatiyfc to the approach of j
the British to Baltimore, the battle,
See, l x [impose giving you 4 jrief 1 i
line of what I ‘Conceive to he%ubsus
- correct. . ;
On the morning of Saturday last
‘they were perceptible fram . 7 edftr \
Ifdi, and it Was they
were landing troops. Tbs different
B&Uimbrip companies had,been par-tr
pled that moaning, and were dismis
sed With orders that they Were to're
pair, in cash ms a discharge from the
alarm guns to their respective raliy/g
ing points.; About 1 2 ,oclock the
alarm guns \v discharged, al t l a!f
assembled, an l were- disp >siid of has*
Wis deemed most advisable. The,
df:.;i an l tifrv'ff.'st pfinfdn
tr v and ri 11 .* pi eaanl ou e’ c'o b& ? an f\it
ar-rilVerv took upkhe. hue o’ Af'cli
uid continual the idvance of (me ar.
nv. The «sfct day about 9in the
■ *:■ >rnoi:gl they hiet the enemy at the.
Vle i’ ng M) ive, about 19 or 12 aa S s
from the city, and ehgiged him*-
skirmishing and rct'reatingj'until la e j
in .'the.evening Vmong tiio-o woo, 1
fell, was a VT\ \1 die!! m;l and so me )
two or threC more , with from 12 ‘to !
p 15, perhaps, wounded. ~
The!asy } accoiyut which wasreceiy
ed,was that the advaa.ee bf the Brit
ish army was about 5 miles from the
city of Baltimore wnerei they had J
made a hnli; perhaps for the’ night. \
This was fate in the evening. Part j
oi ifte Bfiti-sii squadron vii Iving |
within 0 miles of the fort. The re- ,
mamder comprising several line of
battle ships, did not lay within’ loss
-thah IQ (>v 12 miles. Those nearest
the fort, from thail* reconoolthrlng
•.movements, were supposed,|o.desir« •,
to attack it—- The squadron consisted ,
bn -ill of abouts 3 sail and upwards.
As to,th? number of troops landed
thev may have at tilth’ dis
posal, no just' account can be given
4's we hadmoduia but such as con
jeeture alfjrdpd', but** I think it p'-oba
ble that they miv. have from 8 to
tOIOOP and rvo more. The enemy
landed their men in two ..divisions, a
o*v- at North Point, and the’ other at
Bp arrow’s Point.
BeSpectfully kc» •
Tuesday morning, Sept 13th
...yte-V! r -v v '• b
LOSS OT THE At)A"Mij I - IUGATTE
/ .■■ y ,v -.• y- - •* >.
• v . ‘ Host o?i) Szptembkr S.
By .a gentleman who arrived fast
evening We learn that a body of Brit
ish troops who had landed on this
side of the Penobscot, proceeding to *
Hampden, at the kerne time that the
wss'els ricstined-agairist the fAdams
advanced. Cag»T. Morris fiodfng the,
enemy too formidable to be resisted,
prepared to blow -tip the Adams; and
having, sent all his rpen on shore” at-’
ter Come skirmishing had commen
ced with the enemy, set fire to the
-train, by which tfie ship was’imniedi
atcly blnwii and plunged into the
river. He yjas lust seen s*,vimming
towards th> eastern shore', which be
iiudoubtetlfy reached, ihe British
weije fuvtiivii)o at Castinc. ‘
and i e sj»e.cje v f the Portia n and ban ks
f been reinpyed to a place of seen
, fUy'4. m|A many fnUahKinks.ars remo
. ving lii-’i*
r i*hc’ Bo^teiVtvftette adds— {; The.
Vove rn h l lr.« Ing foi ce
I T’.mnden on Safimfay
night* sA butile'ayas foitght which
■ ed hrlTitn hour. u
•; .n pKvcikd . PoriTand. * 2§06
nub da were ,o march in there this
dr. Ihe fuihiic runil is net clip wed
byii.hQ enemy tol.|Pck« j
i-kr- ‘ ,'r - !
A passenger ir. the Eastern stage
on. Saturday - evening infor-med us,
that the ££llant cipl* Morris has ar
rived at Portland, with all his crew,
on theit way to Portsmouth to join
Com. Hull. J s ‘ 1 *f.
*
In consequence of* events of a
public and alarming nature,* tire Gov
ernor of Massachusetts has called a
meeting of the Legislature of that
state, on the sth day of October.
By general orders, the militia of,
?vlassachnsetts are ordered to be in
readiness to march at a moments
warning, to repel any invasion which
may take place.
j The Richmond’ Argus states, that
44 by the'most unaccountable negli
gencei the valuable J.ibrarj of Con
gress was left lo be entirely destroyed
by the enefnyf* ... . v .
* - , . Carolina GaZstte.
Upwards of One Hundred ME- _
CRANICS have vcßmteered Ltieub
services, and tiiai oi t.ivir servants, to :
labor on ino Foi tiheatrons^thiowing
up tor tile defence ofunr City— ib:
BußLiKoroxhf VetT-J 6.
‘4 Tfc e 1 ast we e r k uasbe eh nothing*
bpt a anxiety and eo-idusion
in this quarter 4 , pwihg tb the r. timer
ous reports in cu\ ; tUu’ ion that the
ritisb were mffcoing towards
Pl'attsburg. the fact beihg asce nam
ed, that they are- advancing. 1 sit
down’ so-give you a hasty sketch of }
the purlii.ulars. .wnich cume within j
my ‘knowlodged \
General lizard ( as by
att order irom the Secretary of War f
has been directed, and actually j
marched with the principal part of J
fiis force, to the west, to join general !
Gaines’ or Brown’s army, and has
‘l ,;t general M'Comb's brigade, with
a few militia, at Plattsburg. The
Whole force on cur side will not ex
ceed 2000 mern now at that place ;
that of the enemy., from the best ac- -
Counts 1 can obtain amounts to 6000,
actually on this sidp, of the lines, un
der the command of general Bris
bane. and a very large number fVer
bal say 9000 J at. Odlgtown
headed by sir George Preyost. «A n
attack orv Plattsbitrg is *
peeled. The inhabitants of that vil
lage are in the greatest consterna
tion. 1 and are moving their families
and effects. V' J -
“ Our fleet have left their, moor- j
ings near the lines.- and have arrived j
off plattsburg. They have been re- J
informed bv’the new brig lately built )
at Vergermes. -Should they be at- {
tabbed by the enemy, it is believed
they, will give a good account of,
themselves, to their country.
* By late advices from the north,
I learn that there, has been ay arrival •
at .Quebec from England in 29 days. I
which states, that the .negociations j
for peace (between the American I
‘and RritislvCbmmissioners) are who-J
Jy broken off. It is impossible for
me to obtain any papers of an official [
nhture, stating these facts to send
to you ; but the’ respectable source
from which Ii have received the in
formation, induces me to think the
intelligence
Commercial Advertiser*
. Public meetings have been recent
ly held in Boston, Philadelphia, and
Charleston, at which vigorous mea
r sorbs of have been deter-
on* & have., been since prompt-,
ly corrtmenced. Ihe the work of
self-defence by voluntary Gontributii
pns of !al>or and moneys the city of
P ]£ew York has made itself conspicu
ous, and, in natural Consequence of
united efforts, it has become almost
j impregnable. Baltimore and Phila
delphia have imitated the worthy ex
ample which Charleston also is about
>to follow. It Js. thus; by an union of
heart and hand in the common de-*
fence, that a free people exhibit
their superiority to the slaved of
monarchy and,despotism.
National Intelligencer,.
Port of Savannah , Sept. 20.
♦ A YANKEE TRICK.,
Arrived at this port on Thursday
; last gun vessels 160 and 15 *, the for
mer commanded by >. sailing master
Paine and the latter by sailing mas
ter Collins, with tneir prize the Bri'-
ll sh ptivateer Fortune of war, of 4
guns and 40 men which was captur
ed by them oh the loth instant, near.
Sapelo bar. ; [Particulars in our
next.] . . . .
Public Spirit—The corporation
of New York have opened a loan
for a million of dollars far the purpose
of defence The voluntary contribu
tions of the citizens still amount, in.
addition to their labor on the fortifi
cations. to several dollars
per d< y. -
~ GOOD WHEAT
Will be received at the market
tp rice fur sub s crista on l> this Paper
—Subsccibers wt:l*confer an Obliga
tion on the tor.!by availing tluiU'.
selves gV ;
i’ I. : •' v . t u A 'JrT *$ » •
fGEOiIC IA, C.LAUK GocSfTt.
WE the Grand Jury of Clark
County, for September Term 1314,
on ou£ oaths present :—■ , *
That from the representations of
the Solicitor General to this Body
we discover that there are certain
offences winch are daily growing
mere frequent, an<j which cannot be
punished on account of certain acts
of the Legislature which require
that no bii] of indictment shall be
preferred without the prosepitor’s
name being signed thereto, and that
the petit jury upon the trial of all
bills may by their verdict mulct the
prosecutor in costs here, or unless
the-prosecutors arc persoti-tliy in
jured, they will never By prosecu
ting subject themselves to the pay
ment of the cpsts Sc to an action for
malicious prosecution afterwards.
By these means all offences Which j
are injurious to civilised society by j
their immQralitv and bad example !
but?which do not operate to individu
af 44? jury, escape punishments among 1
which arefhe following to
he murder of slaves, the.mur
der of bastard children, mis, af
frays, retailing of spiritous liquors .
vVithout- license, public m'emxcs,
living in adultery and fornication and |
many others. For these till state’s
officer/.has generally persuade
some person to be prosecutor, and,
his prosecutions, are in many cases.
Unsuccessful. The state’s officer
further informs this body, that there
atb few cases in which persons in
dicted ever pretend to commence ac- j
t^ons*for nalicious prosecutions/ and |
these .are principally cases in wnich j
the punishments are of an>infundus
nature, such as larcenies, perjury St
forgery ; in none others is malice e
ver, alledgeff, .with very few excep
tionsi We, therefore, rceommend
our Representatives in the next Le
gislature. to exert themselves in the
application of such remedy as the (
evil admits of. We have also been
informed that the following offences
are not indictable by the laws of tnis
state, viz. prof?he swearing,’ fcabhalh
breaking, and gambling with ne
groes : We earnestly recommend
that proper exertions be ussd to .ob
tain the passage of hi\v.s, for the pu
nishment Os such offences. - ,
We deem it our duty particularly
at this time, to notice the negli- 1
gence cfour Militia,Officers in their
attention to tjra Patrole Law, and
consider it a great grievance, - that in
direct opposition to the positive in
junctions of t|iat law, no patvoles are
appointed, or if appointed, no ‘mea
sures''.sire taken to cor p&l a perfor
mance) of ‘ duty. /We are far fro m
wishing to intertere with the bu sly
ness of the Legislature, or to cen
sure any law which may have been
passed with a view to the general
good,: but when experience. :.-she w*
that that object is not obtained, The
.sooner suchTlaw is repealed the bet
ter. ,
We therefore recommend our Re<- I
presentatiyes in the ensuing Legisla ?
tnre, to obt&tivji modification of the
Alleviating/ Act so us to make it ac
cord better with its tpid* provided
it cannot be entirely repealed ex
cept so far as respects those/in their
country’s service which Xw® deem,
the better course. . / .
We beg leave” to retuVn our thaffks
to his Honor Judge Gresham, fpr ,
the attention he has bestowed on his
duties during ‘the pVesent /Term.—-
We request that the above be pubV
fished in the A& e b s Gazette.
Stevens Thomas, Foreman/ r
I'saac SuUleS,. V’ ; •
John, Williams,
Lewis Paulett, .
Richard W. Oafs?
Daniel Ramey,
John- Foster, r
White Rossi ter,
Stephen Hester,
► Williamson C. ReeSS/
’ Tolin Mayne,/, / ; . :
Joseph Smith-,
: Charles Broach/ “ ‘ “
Baker,
Joshua Elder,
; Thomas Hill, . . .
Janies Caldwell,
William M. Strong,
-*••• Samuel Jlester,
James Meriwether.
The Court took up the Present
ments and ordered them published
pursuant to the request of the Grand
Jury -
A true Extract from the minutes.
STERLING ELDER, Clk.
2 4th Septeiriber. 1814. -
A PROCLAMATION.
STA 1 E OF GEORGIA.
/ By His Excellency Peter Ejstr,
Governor and Com wander in
Chicj of the, Army and Navy of
this state, and of the militia
thereof.
Whereas an extraordinary occasion
1 has Ot ehri ed for (■phveipng'the Ge. -
i rai Assembly of this Slate ai a p -
nod earlier than that prescribed by
LtoWf I have therefore ihbughl fit, Sc
by virtue ol the power in me vested
I by the Ccnstiiutieoi f dbuief eby rt
quiie lU mtfmucrs of each House of
the ufti.ls btait
, to coftye&p. p; t’Uf . JSouae !H;
r*liHedgeville on Monday the 1T
day of Octot>er next, then and there
to dtliberate and decide » ushch ma>
t ers, as tlvc public iy elfare rr ay rejv*
dee nece'syrv.
Given under rny hand, and the sedi of the
state, at the State House in Miiledgev,; e,
this twenty.firsf day of September in th£
\ear of our Lord one thousand hun
dred and Fourteen, and of the Indepen*
dence of the United States of ‘Amerltffc
the thii ty-nintii.
PETER EARLY:
By the Gtyve^nor,
ABNER HAMMOND,
See ‘ettiry vs Slats
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.in i ii ii ■ ii i*»^i
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
%* We have much pleasure iri
being authorised to state that R.* tX;
WILDE, EVq. will be a comlidatc as*
the ensuing election, to represent
this state, in the House of Represen
tatives of thfe I4tiv Congress of the U.
States- • • ‘ / .?* T
vW-
We are authorized to that I}h
Joßfc Apk-Ot t will lie a candidiSjfat the t*h 7
siting election, tOKreitreMiH diis state, in the
House of Representatives.of the 14ih Con-|l
grifss of the United States. •
v v '< “J. ■ x . •?
\* We atsa authorised to state that WUsrfti
Lumpkin, Esq. will be a caudiaate at the en*
suing . electipri to represent thjs in thO
14 ft Congress of’ Uie United States •
V W Bare authorised to state that Hina it
,S torus, Esq. will he caqcjitlate at the enstf
ing election to represent this State in the 14; it
Congress of the United State v s;>
[ ~ .
V AVz understand that our present %fttfifX
bers of Congress of the House of Representa
tives, (with the e,vcc;»tioYi of Col; T>ovipl
will be candidates a: the ensuing election •
represent this State in the H uise
tatives of the 14th Congress of the Unired
States, td wit—John Forsyth, Vfrnrrqts TeL
fair, Alfred Cuthbert, Bblling Hail
liam Barhett, Esquires.
fcANDIDATES FOR THE STATE
v .. .LEGISLATURE.’ ‘,f ;
% !
’ .*£ Ws are authorised, to Rtate y #hat Majot
will bea candidate at %c ensuing
election tp represent this sount\ in, the Uor.-e
cf Representatives of the State Legislature.
fyg-f We are authorised to state, that Major
L; W. Harris will be a candidate at the
suing election to represent this county in tire
House of Representatives of the State Legis
lature. * ’ $
/ ••• ■ ■ ■ ; r ‘.m ks.
V We are authorisedstate,.that pap*
J. llayes will bea candidate, at the ertluir>3* ‘
election /to represent this county in the Hoqslj
of Representatives of the State Legislature^
_ _ 4 X
• £ V are authorised ito that Cape,
W. Rosse’er will be a candidate'at the ensuh-g;
election to.represent this county in thT < I?ori.df
of Representatives of the State Legislature.
**‘7 We are authorised to state, ihat .Caps,
W. will be a candidate at the,ensuing}
election’to represent, this county in the Houjo .
of Represen'.ativts of thfe%tate Legjlslature.
... 1 . 1 ■’
SHERIFF’S SALE,
Will be sold On the Jirst - ‘Tuesday : t
November next , at the Court House
‘ “of Jackson county, between the asml
hours-, the following proper- y, Vrtf ;
’ VTISO Acres of land, be the saqna
more (ess\ including the
tior.s or Settlements whereon thefpl
lowing persons live or cultivate, v!?.
John Gibson, Wm. Stewart, Jun* ;
/James Stewart, fra, Stewart. Sen.
Koil. ——- Glover, John Ken*
•Tie'dy ; -wary Jones- .Jicob ScudclcVn,
Wm DerejTe arid Alexander Harpil/-
er. granted ‘o Zachariah Cox, atT
joining Cox, tying on the water j r/f
.Walnut ’ upd Mujb'erfy. ‘fo-k'of _
Oconee, levied on as the pr
bf Zachariah Cox at the instance oV
William Spruce. : The property
pointed out by the plaintiff.
ALSO,
A negro woman named Caty,
yied.bn by a constable as the proper
ty of John Cunningham at the in- ,
stance of Joseph Parker, by virtue of
an execution Irom the Justices court
and returned the Sheriff by the,y
constable, f-fr’ c-T
■ FW. KINNZt;
• ,*» „ Sheriff: *
September 2?, 1814.
‘ I- — Jk.
‘ FOR SALE,
‘■jfcttf/... C'\ ‘ “’ l ■ • *V’ •■* “ V 'r. •
A lot in the town of DameJsville, v
Madison county, conveniently situat
ed for mercantile or other public busi
ness, contaning a large 2 slory frame
house’ not y finished, a convenient
store house, .kitchen and other out
buildings, for the moderate price of
400 dollars- For the further particu
lars apply tc the proprietor on the
premises. *’
GEORGE HUTSON.
NuricK.
p,’ ‘: - ■ , - ;
l WILL BE SOLD
To the Highest Bidder on Scl'urdy’
the %9ih of October rtxt, at the
house of Precilla Strickland in Frank*
Itn county . r-:.-”
A ra'rt of the personal property Ft
the > estate of Jacob Arir.kland, de
ceased, ccr.siLtiiig of one pair of
Alia btuiies. ayd ba|v Mill lror.s. c
Ccttoli Gin,
ITutoh Fan, worn. . Terms made
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