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#a?ette if ©niteD States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
FRIDAT EVENING, FEBRUART Z , 1797. • [Volume XI.
TIvMBiR 1575-J , ;
Warranted Likenesses,
Taken by WILLIAM WILLIAMS. 1
Price* si om 1 o to ioo Dollar* 5 b
: A few young Ladle* may be .nftrufied .n the elegant Art* M;
of Drawing and Paiating, by applying to the above artist a T( ,
his houte, the Nonh East Comer of Fou# and Pine Mieeu. D;
where fpecimenj of his performance raajTbe l«eo. ,
Feb. 1. 3t ' Co
— ~ Jar
Ob SATURDAY EVENING NEXT, Feb. 4, Co
Wweeh hours of 6 *»d a o'cU lr, W
Will positively be Sold at Public Vendue, at the Mer- 1 *
chant's Coffec-Houft, '
A NOTE,
Drawn by William Burgife & Co. of South Third- JT
street, near" Market-street, Linen Drapers, in favour
of Robert Bu'rpifs, jut), or order, for 600 dollars.
The said Note became due the 30th December last, T
and was proteftedfor noA payment.
An approved Nata at 60 days will be taken in pay
ment.
February a. 3
Insurance Company of the State of
G
<•.OTICE is hefeby given, that the directors have de-
AN clared a dividend of thirty dollars per thare, e*
he bufinels of the last fix months : which will be paid to '
he flockholders <»r their legal reprcfentatives, after the » s
loth instant. _ ,
SAM. W. FISHFR, Strt*T. »>■
Philadelphia, F«b. id, 1797. dt«*b. ...
ffT ON FRIDAY, Si
The third inft. at haif pail 2 b'dock P. M- the Annual >
Orati nof the Philadelphia Medical Society, will be deliver- si
«d at the City Tavcin —where all the honorary member* are
icquelted to attend,
By older of the Sociaty.
FOR
7 HE SHIP MART,
SAMUEL PARKER, Master,
hundred tonsburthen. Apply to
JOSEPH ANTHONY, & Co.
If the MARYis not fold in a few days, fee will tak x
freight for Hamburg, Apply a* above.
Oftobjer 31. d f
For Sale, or Charter,
<3Ln Tl»e Ship DIANA,
Samuel Pile, Master,'
Burthen 105 47*95 tenß r eg ister . built in
Philadelphia in the year 1795, of live oak a
and red cedar, a Q d was Iheathed 13 mnnths ago, she
lias just had a compleat out-fit, and nuy be sent to lea
£t a very trifling expence.
For terms apply to
Philip Nicklin & Co.
Who have far /ale on beard /aid vejjel, r
47 calks of fine yellow paint.
9 boxes and ia bundles of writing Slates,
1 box ink stands and note prefle*.
14 bales of fail ennvafs.
' ' And on hand,
Imperial
Hyson, and, > TEAS.
Souchong j .
40,080 pieces Nankeens of the fit'ft quality.
19 tubs Quicksilver.
* chests B indanno handkerchiefs.
A few chests Manchester goodswell assorted in Cor
duroys, thicksets, Ginghams, Mufiin«;s, DimiueSj&c.
3 boxes blackfewing silk.
jBo crates Queens ware well assarted.
10 tons sheet lead.
Nail# assorted, flat and (harp points.
London Particular, Madeira Wire in pipes
London Market, > and hog(hcads ,
lflew-York Market, J
40 pipes and 10 hoglheads Teneriffe wine.
8 t! rces Snake Root.
430 logs Mahogany. .
Nov 1
* A CARD.
If Monsieur G H. S3 hie,
Who left Bordeaux the »ath June last, and arrived
at Bolton j-baut the middle of Aaguft, in the fchoor.er
Jane, is in Philadelphia, he i* requested to call on
Joseph Anthrmy & Co. No. 5, Chefnut-ftreet, who
■will give him fomc iaformation of importance
-1796. §
S~A L T P E T,R E.
A large quantity of Double-Refined Salt Fetre for
fele at No. ij, South Third-fireet.
November 5.
Waflungton Canal Lottery,
N°. I.
WHEREAS the State of Maryland has authorised
•the underwritten, to raise twenty-fix thousand.
.two hundred, and fifty dollar*, for'the purpose of cutting
a Canal through the City of Waflungton, fro.i th Po
,iomacto theEaftern Branch Harbour.
The foll9wing is the SCHEME of No. I.
Viz -1 Prize of ao.ooo dollars, ao,ooo
1 ditto 10,00.9 10,000
7la!t drawn > „„
Ticlicts, each j ">° o °
6 ditto 1,000 <,000
10 ditto 400 4,000
jo ditto 100 2,000
• 55 ditto SO »,7Jo
57j0 ditto Xz 69,008
To be raised for the Canal, 16,156
5850 Prizss, 1.75,000
11650 Blanks, not two t« a priic.
17500 Tickets, at Ten Dollars, - 175,000
qfp The Commissioners have taken the Securities re
quired by the aforefaid aft for the panftjial payment oi
4he priies.
The drawing of this Lottery will commence, without
Melay, as soon as th<> Ticket* are fold, of which timeiv
notice will be given.
Such prizes j>s are not .demanded in fix months after th<-
drawing is finifhed, (ball be considered as for
£he benefit «f the Canal, and appropriated accordingly.
(Signed) NOTLEY YOUNG,
DANIEL CARROLL, of D
LEWIS DEBLOIS,
GEORGE WALKER,
WM. M.DUNCANSON,
THOMAS LAW,
JAMES BARRY.
€it ef Walhington, Feb. Jl. J
Red Clover Seed. }
Fresh red Clover Seed of the best quality, in bags of f
5 bnlhels ench . I
Madeira wins In pipes, fit for immediate use J On
Teneriffe wine in pipes, hoglheads and quarter calks 1
Ditto do. of firlt qutality, for the use of pnvate
families I j- ia
Coffee in hoglheads I at
Jamaica spirits I de!
Connecticut soap in small bows I a.
Window glnls and SpaijKh legars, and 1
Two trunk*.of best patent, plain and ribbed silk and Je
cotton hofierv, forfaleby by
JOHN CRAIG.
February T- wff&mtf ISa
Frejh Garden, Grass and Flower-deeds,
Roots, &c. &c. t p.
Thi* day landing from the (hip Eagle, captain Fofdick, i tui
from London, j at
And FOR SALE by
GOLDTHWAIT & MOORE, ct
Corner of Walnut and £econd-flreets, j
Amo ft capital and txtenfive Affortmcnt of Iri
GARDEN, GRASS ? nd FLOWER-SEEDS, h
ROOTS, &c. See. tb
Among which are, |
Five kinds .Afparagusf|Threc kind« Cresses ex
Eour gerecole Twelye Omon tr
Twenty-five Beans Thirtesn J.adilh <
sil Beet. Fifteen rurn.p ai
Eleven Brocoli Fifteen Peas
Twenty-si? Cabbage Six Savoy »
Six , Carret Four Parsnip ci
I Three Cauliflower Twenty-three Melon I
pi ve Celery Twenty-one Lettuce j r;
s Ten Cucumber '
Common and lemon Thyme
Curled leaf and sprigged Parsley j °
Pot Marygold Ptt Marjorum
Balm Thyme Mangel Wurtzcl J
Leek Kail Shallots I
Rape Seed Rye «raf* Saint ,Foin Lucern* j
Red and white Clover Timothy, tkc. kc.
With a curious colledion of the most eileemed j -
FLOWER-SEEDS and ROOFS,
Being the most extensive ever imported into this city. j j
The above are from a capital Seedfmati in Londan, and I
are warranted freih and good.
Printed catalogues may be had by applying as above.
Dec. 17 ■
" Women's Cloaks.
GEORGE DOBSON,
No. 45, South Third-street, I {
Has just reeeived, per Eagle, Capt. Fofdick, viaLon- j j
l don, an affortinent of I -
e Scarlet I ]
a Drab (Cloaks trimmed with tur ar.d j ,
Purple and f ermine.
Pearl J
December 15.
~ c? NOTICE. ;
''pHE Sales ftf LANDS of the United States, in the
Jl North-Western Territory, heretofore advertiled
in the several public papers, will commence this even- ,
ing, it the City Tavern to be continued t; oci day j
to dav, 'till the te?ith of February neyt, if not foouer
fold.'
January 4 < § — 1
In order to comply nvitb contrails, I tvill fed, for
apbnvid bonds, on 3 equal annual payments, |
A Square of LOTS,
r- At the upper end cf Fredericklburg, beginning op- j
c. polite to the lower corner of Doctor Wtllford's, or. I
Caroline-flrect, and running up to the cross street |
leading to Fitzhugh's ferry, and from thcce back to I
Sophia-street. This square I have laid off into 14 lots, I
17 avid an half feet front, £nd back, 11 on Caro- ]
line-street, and 12 on Sophia-street. Nine of tlvofe I
On Caroline-street I have lealcd on an annual ground I
rent of 8 and 10 pounds, to the amount of 74 pounds, |
and the vacant lots apurchafer could enhancc the value
of by building small houfts, which will as readily j
procure tenants as pots or goards will Manias in the I
<tf iprmg, and yiel-o a greater profit in proportion to I
their cost than large buildings. Thof- who incline 1
to purchase may knaw the term* by applying to
HENRY FiTZHUGH.
'eil Bell-Air, Dec. 8, 1796. 7thJ.d4W
Treasury Department,
ho September 28, 1796. ' j
NOTICE is hereby given, that proposals will be re
ceived at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury I
until the exp'iratla.i of the fu-ft day nf March Dext en- j
ruing, for the supply of aU rations which may he required
for the use of the United States, from the tirft day of
f or Juhe, 1797, to the thirty-firft day of May, 1798, both
days, inclusive, at the placcs and within the diftriftn here
after mentioned, vir. At Ofwego; at Niagara;, at
— Picfque lfte; at Lafce, and on Sandulky
River; at Detroit; at Micbilinlackinac; at Fort-Frank
> lin, at Pittsburgh ;at Cinoinnati; at Fort-Hamilton;
at Fort St. Clair; at Fort-jtfferfon; at Grenville; at
if«d Picque Town and Loramies Store; at Fort Adams; at
in( j Fort Wayne; at Fort Defiance ;at any place h«low Fort
m g ' Defiance on the Miami River to Lake Eric; at Fort
Po Stuuben ;at FortMaffac ;at any place from Fort Maffac
to the south boundary of the United State* on the river
Miflifippi: at Fort Knox ; at Quiatanon.
If fuyplies lhall be required for any pods or places not
mentioned in this notice, all such fap;ili<s fhaU be fur
liifbed at prices proportioned to those to be paid at the
polls before recited, or as may be hereafter agreed en
between the United States and the Contra&pr.
The rations to be fupplicd are to consist of the fol
lowing articles, viz.
One pouhd two ounces of bread ar flour.
Oije pound two ounca* of beef, or fourteen ounce* of
pqrk or bacon.
Half a gill of ruru, brandy or whilkcy.
One quart and half a pint of fjdt.~\
Two quarts ef Vinegar, (
Two pounds of Soap, r P er hundred rations
One pound of (handles, j
re The rations are to be furnilhed in fach quantities, as that
. there /hall at all times during the said term, be fufiicient
for the consumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, De
oui troit, Niagara, and Ofwego, far the ierm of fix month* in
e j v advance, and at each of the other ports, lor the term of
6 J at least three months in adyance, in good ajjef wholesome
, provifions,if thefame lhall be required. If i 8 t0 j, e u11 j
deriood, that the Contractor is to be at the extents and
or rilk of issuing the fuppliss to the troop* at each'port, and
'' that all loffrs sustained by the depredations of an eneniy, or
P by means of the trpops of the United States, (hall be paid
for at the price of the articles captured or deilroyed, on
the depofitioas of two or more persons of creditable cha-
and the certificate of a commiflioncd officer as
certaining the circumstances of the loss, and the amouut
of the aiticle* for which compensation fhaU be claimed
OLIVER WOLCOTT,
j Seerttary ef th# Trerfwry.
PROPOSALS,
For carrying the Mails of the United d; £
STATtS, lf
On the following PoJ} Roads, will he received until
the jtrjl Jay of March next inclusive '
X. From ChurHlvn, S. C. by Jackfonboro' and Coofa
hatchy, to Savannah, twice a week Rcceive the Vlail
at Charlsfto.'i.evej'v sb<l Friday by 6, P. M. and
deliver it at SuyiaUaMjir next Friday and Monday, by 8
A. M. £itvrilr.tr, receive the Mail at Savannah ev r I J
Saturday, by'"2" P. M. and Wednesday by 6, A. M. and
deliver it at Charleflpq the next Tuesday and Friday
by noon.
ProfiofaU for this route -wiil be rueived by the pajt'Tnajier at
Savannah. anc
2. F rom Coofahatchy to Be»ufort onee a week— foil
Receive the mail at Coofahatchy every Thursday by 6,
p. m. an.d deliver it at Beaufort by neon on Friday. Re
turning, leave Beaufort every Friday by 3, p. M. and arrive
a{ Coofahatchy on Saturday by 8, a. m. _
Proposals for carrying the mail on this route will be re
ceived by the poft-niaiter at Beaufort.
Note I. The Poft-malter General may alter the times
for the arrival and departure of the mails at any time dp- ex(
ring the continuance of the contrails, he previcufly ftipu- £r<
lating an adequate compensation for any extw cxpence ins
that may be occafioncd thereby. ch;
Note 2. For every hours delay (unavoidable accidents wl
excepted) in arriving after the times prescribed by con
trail, the contra&or (ball forfeit one dollar, and if the
delay continue until the departure of any depending mail
aa additional forfeiture of five dollars ihall be incurred.
Note 3. Should any person making proposals desire an
alteration of the times of arrival and departure above fpe- dc
cified, h« must state the alteration desired and the price fei
he will carry the mail for with and without such alte- pj
ration. v
1 Note 4. The contrails are to be in operation on the
firft day of April next and to continue until the 30th ef
September in the year ISOO. _
JOSEPH HABERSHAM,
P»jl Majlcr General.
*%, wr-S 3
y,, n. id. dflw. F
Mas. G RATTAN "
Refpeflfully informs her friends, and the public in
general, that on Tuesday the icthday of January,
she propofea opening, at No. 39, Nerth iixth
ftreet, _ ,
A Linen and Muslin Warehoiife, i
Book Muslins, from 673 to 12/11 per yard
Jaconet ditto, from 8/8 to 9/8 per yard
Striped ditto, from 7/10 to lofio per yard,
Fine Coffaes
Tambour'd Book Muslins, from 13/9 to 21/ per yard t
India Muslin, from 11/3 to 15/" per yard j
Sheeting Mufim c
Jaconet muslin Handkerchiefs, from 4/"* to 6/ per hdkf.
Book muslin Handkerchiefs ftom 5/3 to 10/6 per hdkf. (
Muslin color'd and border':'. Handkerchiefs
Dacca Handkerchiefs
. Tambour'd Cravats from Ic/8 to li/il
| Pocket Handkerchiefs
Cambric, from li/3 tp 16/3 per yard -
Table Cloths
Towelling
r Womcu'i Cotton Hose, from 4$ to IXf p CI pair
ljmuty from £/io to 6/it
Mt,i"sijilk >i-V-
Tambour'd Handkerchiefs from 11/11 to i}fl
r Irjfli linens for Gentlerr<i>'s Shirts, lroni j/j; to jj/7
And a variety of other articles.
N. B. Orders received for all kinds of ready made
Line:., Geptlemen's Shirts, ruffled or plaiu, Cravats,
Poelcet Handkerchiefs, &.c. &c.
" Houfliold Linen," Sic. &c. ,
A piain fuirt, made and mark'd, 3 1-2 dollars,
0 A full ruffled ditto, 4 dollars.
>> A plain (hirt, atade and mark'd, 5 dollars.
'• A full ruffled itto 6 dollars
e A plain (hirt, made aod marked, 5 1-2 dollars,
d A full ruffled ditto 7 dollars.
>, A plain {hirt, made and mark'd, 6 dollars.
e A full ruffled ditto 7 1-4.
y A plain ihirt, made and mark'd, 6 1-2 dollars,
e A very fine ruffled ditto 8 dollars.
0 Linen included.
Ie January 13. $
Cheap French China.
THE ft.bfcribei-5 finding it impossible to ("apply their
— store with any more China from France, the pricw
being too immoderate in the manufailories, givft no
tice that they will fell at prime cost the remaiisir.g
B . ftecjt on hand, confining of
Deflert Setta,
Tea-Table Setts
;d Separate Cups and Saucer*
of Group® and Figures
th Alabaster Vkfes
e- Looking GlafTes, in gilt frames,
at Befidcs India Japan'd Toilet Deflts, Chairs, Table 6
■y n»d Quadrille Boxes. PASQUIER k Co.
k- No. 91, South Seeond-ftreet.
1 ! December sth. {t
" The Elephant,
rt Now exhibited, wag bought for Ten Thousand
rt Dollars.
Ac He is 3 years old, 6 feet high, growing to 18 feet.
er He eats 150 weight a-day, and drinks a barrel of
water ; he has drank some days forty bottles of porter,
ot drawing the corks with Ins trunk.
■ r * He is perfectly inoffenfive; travel* Joofe, at the
ne . rate of five n»iles an hour, and is the gr«ateft curiosity
5n ever brought to this Conti»ent.
. He is- to be seen 'nil the ijth of January, in
Market-street between Third and Fourth-streets, at
a quarter of a dollar, that every one may fee him—
of after which time the farmer price of halj:' a dollar will
be resumed.
H« will leave Philadelphia as soon as the weather
will permit.
Dccembw 31 d
Brokers Office, and
at COMMISSION STORE.
Nt No. 63 South Third flrset,oppofite the national new BankJ
QAMUEL M FRAUNCES and JOHN VAN REED,
in O have entered into co-partnership, undpr the firm of
of FRAUNCES & VAN REED, in the business of Brokers,
ne Conveyancers and Commiflkm merchants. They bay and
nj fell on coraniifiion every species of ilock, notes of hand,
nd bills of exchange, houses and lands, See.
nd Money procured on depoGts, <cc. $cc. "all kinds cf
or writings in the cenyeyancing line, done with neatnefsand
lid dispatch; accounts adjufled, and books feuled, in the
on most corretft manner. Coßilant attendance will be given.
ia-' They solicit a share of tfrt public favor ; they ire deter
if- mined to endeavour to defervc it.
N. B. Th* utmost secrecy observed.
SAMLWL M. FRAUNCES,
JOHN YAN REED.
i'.UiLd. Augiift 37, 1795. ®ocwcf
Hibernian Society.
Such of the Members ot this society as arc entitled to
Diplomas, are requeitcd toaj'ply for then) to
Mr. Hugh Holmfi, Prcjidrnt \
Mr. David M'Carmrri, Treafwer,;
Mr. Robert H. Driniti , Counsellor ;
Mr* Jo/eph Brown {
Mr. Edward Fotf ' ••
Or to VJAJHEW. CAREY, See.
Phihd. Jan. 2T, 1797. tawfrt
FOR SALE,
About i,600 acres of Land,
WELL situated, laying on and between Marfl)
and Beech Creeks, Mifflin county, Penufylvania, in
four Patents. For terms "i sale apply to
\Vm. Blackburn,
No. 64, South 6<*cond-ftriet
January 16. mwftf
, , ■ , 11 - ■ ' ■
WalhingtOn Lottery.
TICKETS, warranted undrawn, may be purchafcd or
exchanged for prizes, at the Office, No. 147, Chcfnut?-
street, where a correal Numerical Book is kipt for public
infpe&ion. Also Canal Lottery Tickets for sale or eit
changed for prizes diawo iu the Walhington Lottery, of
which the 54th and Jfth dajs returns are received,
£5". The Business of a Broker carried 011 as usual.
January l». ttstf
-i — ■ ■ ' " "1
All Persons having Deipands
Against the Estate of the late Thomas Franklin,,
deceased, aie defjred to bring in their accounts for
settlement; and those indebted to make immediate
payment, to ISRAEL PLEASANTS, n
WALTER FRANKLIN, or V , xetu "
SAMUEL R. FRANKLIN, ) to "'
January 14th, 1796. eojw
... - . i.i -
Wants a Situation,
Ae a Housekeeper, an Englilh woman, completely
qualified in every relpedl to keep a Gentleman's Houle.
Enquire of tjie Pri»ter.
January 16 *<t
Davis's Law Bpok Store,
No. 313, HIGH-STREET.
GEORGE DAVIS announce® to his profefllonal
and the (Gentlemen of the generally, through th#
Union, that his late importation of BOOKS is now arrange
ed, and ready for Sale, from a fiugle volume to an entire li
brary, without any advance upon his former exceeding low
prices, which forfeverai years pail have iu lo diftmguiihed a
manner recommended them'to notice. 1
Printed Catalogues combining the most extensive col!«c»
tion cf the latest Eoglilh and Irifti tditions ever imported
into this country, are p&blifhed, aud will be delivered gia.it
on application.
Orders ad drifted to G. D. in wiitiag tion) aoy diftaaa/j
(hall be punctually attended to,
A number of TRUNKS for Sale.
ALSO, TO BE I.ET,
A convenient LOFT, nearM.u k.et Street Wharf.
oy.S- tuStf^m
FOR SALE,"
At Whitefides' Tea Ware-House,
No. 99, North Second Street.
Imperial f Hyson Skin.
Hyson, C Freth Teas. < Souchong,
Young Hyson, j C Bohea
bee. 9. 3tawjn»,
e — 7 — r-
s > Le Breton,
SURGEON-DENTIST,
Pupil of the celebrated Mr. Dubois, late Dentist toth*
King and Royal Family of France, member of the
College and Academy of Surgeons at Paris,
Keeps a complete aflbrtment of every thing necessary
tn be used forthc
Preservation of the Mouth and Teeth#
Patent Minoral Teeth, and Human & Ivory Teeth f
Dentrifice in powder ; Opiate ; excellent Elixir for
sweetening the mouth and preserving the teeth—h*
also furnilhes Brulhes and foft Sponges.
* tt * He lives in Chefnut-ftreet, No. 135, above
— Fourth-flreet.
November 16. tt»
« Twenty Guineas Reward.
°" RANAWAY from the fubferiber »n the 23d O.Sober,
*i a Dark MdLATTO BOY, named MOSES ; 21 year«
old; about 5 feet 8 inches high ; had 00 a mi«ed green
coat, with a green velvet cape and oval yellow buttons;
a ftrlped veil; a pair of dark spotted pantaloons, and
whole hoots much worn. It is probable he may change
his name and dress. He has been accustomed to driving
a carriage, and waiting. The above reward will be
paid for securing him so that the fubferiber may get hin»
le6 again, and if brought home all rcafonable charges paid by
Robins Chamberlaine.
tt Eafton. Maryland, Nov. JO. I4<lmiawtf
FOR S/.LE AT WILLIAM PRIEST MAN'S
nd No. 15 south Fifth-ftreet,
Between Market and Chefnut Studs,
A Quantity of Plain Gold Watches 5 Gold enamel'd &
of £1. ornamented with pearls ; Silver and metal ditto, by
er > the firft makers in Londou and Paris ; a 1 ime-Piecs
by Arnold ; plain gold by Miidge W Dutton ; fcvenal
:i,e diamond and diamond & pearl lockets, rings, ear-rings,
ity & c • about 60 lb. of Scotch thread ; gunjj,
in cafe, by Manton ; quantity of plated table, tea, and
in night plated eandlefcicks, branches, &c. 46 volumes of
at Law-Books ; n one lot, meftly reports, foljo, scarce and
— valuable bo. *;; books of Print amongst which are
rill. Martyn OB Shells, Statue da Rofli, Calmet's Dia : onnair»
d,e Bible, Johnson's Poets, 7J vols. Bafkerville's Addifon,
ter '4 vols. Biograpjiia Britinnica, Op.ere de Machiavelli,
Ruins of Balbec, Blair*s Chronology, Pl-inii Hiftorica Na
turaljs, Montfaucon's Antiquities, State Trials; Evelyn's
— Silva, Poftlewayte's Dictionary, Rittrattii duomini illuf
tri Tofeani, Oueyres de Bayle, Caracci.
January 31 5
nk ! For Sale,
c f By the Subscribers —In PENN-STREET,
:r5 t 65 Pipes Excellent Madeira Wine,
' n , d Imported by the Eagle.
nd ' WILLINGS & FRANCIS.
c r Nov. 30
ALL PERSONS '
, en rND£BTED to the Estate of Georgf Ross, laieofCapc
c r 1 May, deceased, are requested to make immediate pay
ment to the Subscriber, and those who have any demands
against said Estate, will please call on him for fcttlement.
* JAMES rOf/NC; Adm'r,
' Swanfon, below South Street.
January }•