another principle of equal importance to the mercantile world ; that* when goods, under the above circumstances, are (hipped on board of a-veuel chartered by the purehafer or cori fignee, the consignor cannot stop' them, tho' the cohfignee or purehafer on credit, before their arriv.il, becomes bankrupt, The judge declared it was a plain cafe, the veflel being the warehotiffc of the party that chartered her, and (hipping the goods on board her, was a efbmpftte delivery so as to change the property. Tliis principle is very important at all times ; mor< efoecially in precarious times, when goods are often purchased on credit for the purpose of keeping Jack alive from day to day. Thetxpenfes of this city for the last year, as dated by authority, amount to 42,8911. (equal to 107,227 dols.) fxclufive of frac tions. La Fayetti. The liberation of the Marquis is not yet confirmed. It was offered to him on condi tion of his taking an oath that he would proceed immediately to America. He re plied, that though it was his intention to go to America, he would not fubferibe to ally oath for the purpose. It may seem extraordinary at firft view, that three Direftors, out of five, with the majority of both cotuicils against them, flionld have been able to have overcome the other tfro direftors, as well as the councils, and this without any violent commotion— but the plan of the councils and of Barthe lemy and Carnot failed, as has so often hap pened on former occafiotis, in a great mea sure from indifcretion and imprudence of many of their own party. The plan of the moderate party was discovered before its partisans were readv to carry it into ex ecution, and the indiscretion of some of their adherents in the councils, not only set the three direftors upon their guard, but determined them to (Irike the firft blow ; Had they waited patiently, it is probable that the next eleftion of a direftor mud have added a friend to Barthelemy and Carnot : but counting, as the pmrrty which have been overpowered did, for a considerable time, upon their being able to obtain the support of Lareveillere Lepeaux, they proceeded openly with measures hostile to the Direc tory. It is lingular that the fate of France (hould, as we have every reason to believe it did, de pend upon the decision of a man not endowed with talents,-—a republican from principle, but of a temper little suited to countenance the atro«- cious measures which Rewbell and Barras, un der the plea of necessity, thought fit to t ike to effedt their purpose. For some time La Rc veilltreTrefitated. He was (hocked at the idea of | new revolution. Rewbell and Barras took pains to convince him that the opposite party iu the councils, as well ,as their two colleagues, meant nothing lefi than the restoration of the ancient form of go vernment in France with all its imperfe<3ions— they pointed out the -proceedihgs of some mem bers of the'couwcils in proof of this opinion— thev convinced him of the-favorable difpofitioti of the armies, e!<emplified> in their addrcfles, and they aflured. him that no blood (hould be fted. By, these means they gained him, when Carnot thought lie was lure of him, and from tjje time he took his dctermniat on. he never once f\verve:l from it. Thus, upon the deci finn of this man hung the fate of Pratice. and in a certain degree, perhaps, the future securi ty, happiness, and profp«rity of Great Britain. (Sun. ) THE NEGOCIATION. ' The following article from the Tmif, of Sept. I, <we believe to deferye notice, because the Editor of that paper appears, to hat'e authori ty for what he piiblifha. Our readers will have obfet-ved tlirt hitherto we hive been silent on the ftibjqjt of the pending, Negotiation, hecaufe we did not consider qiir felves authorifnd to announceany fails on which the public could rely. We now think we can state the following circumstances refpeiling. the early ftageof the Negociation,without running the risk of compromising oilrfelves : they are the propositions made by M. Letourntur in his Contre Projet delivered to Lord Malralbury, a« the basis upon which France wouUKran/ent to a peace with Grrat Britain for herfelf and her al lies, Spain and Holland. " France demanded the restitution of all the peaces taken from her. 11 The restoration of the (hips taken, and the value of those destroyed at Toulon. " The abandonment of the use of the title of King of France. , «< An alteration of the Navigation Aft. " In the course of conversation. M- Letour neur made some observations refpe-'fling the In depcndei'c*.; of Ireland, which France wilhed to quarantee. FOR SPAIN « France demanded the restitution r.f what ever might be conquered from hcv during the war. tocethir with the restoration of Gibraltar. FOR HOLLAND. " France demanded the restitution ofCeylon, the Cape ef Good Hope, and all other con certs made from her. it The restitution of all imps or war, and compensation for all (hips and merchandize flopped and brought into port under the procla mation of his majesty." It is neceffarv to he underuood, that by trea ties now existing with Spain and Holland, France is bound not to leave any pla<-e belonging to either, in the hands of the Englilh ; and that the Dirt(£lorv have verv recently made declarj tiona tn those powers of their ftedfaft intention not to do anv thing by any pea.-e, contrary to the constitution, or contrary to the existing treaties. Altho' we do not pretend to have any cor respondent at Lisle, we have reason to be lieve that the Negociation has not made much progress since the firtl Pro] efts were delivered by the refpeftive ambaffadm-s.— Couriers have been certainly sent from the Direftory to Madrid and the Hague, un der the pretence of consulting the miniders of Spain and Holland on the propositions made by Great Britain ; but tho' there has been abundant time to know the dispositi ons of those two countries, yet we arls per fuadled the negociation has been at a perfeft stand, and is probably so at this hour. It remains then to fee, whether France will come forward to put an end ,to a farce, that becomes tircfomc to her to continue to play, and the means will mod likely be (liort ly afforded her by the Emperor, who has infilled upon the complete performance of the preliminary treaty made with Buonaparte —comprizing in it the restitution of Man? tua ; but above all, the appointment of a Con grcfs, as stipulated, to terminate and adjud the affairs of. the continent ; and until which Kve do not believe there wilt be ail" definitive treaty fignedby the Emperor. This is the great objlacla, and the grand bone of contention ; "and the reasons for France avoiding it are obvious, since (he would hpve during a long period of discussi on, three great armies to maintain on her frontiers, at an incredible expence, the means of which could only be derived from her internal resources. It is therefore more than prrfba'ole that (he will prefer a war of phmdtr, with the chance of conqiied, to the risk of internal cofifufioris, which the railing so much money, and the great drain of supplies to be found from within would infallibly produce. Her<; then the refleftingmind would pause scarce daring to look forward to the fceces of blood and rapine, and of revolution, which another year's war is likely to cause, (hould France infill on her extravagant pre tentions. Eut when we perceive the situation of France herfelf, the Directory paramount in mod infta'nees againd all the wilhes and ef forts of the affcmblies, and of the depart ments, and raafter of the armies, what, is there to exp|ft bjit war ? It remains then only to be hoped that the crowned heads of Europe, taught by a fatal experience, will unite in one grand plan, to bring back the redoration of order, and good and legal government in France ; to reduce her to her just bounds, -by which, and by no other means can the peace and tranquility of the world be eftablifh^d. Should nothing occur before his Majesty returns to town, which holds out the pcof p«ft of an honourablepeace to thi/j country, we think that Parliament will be fommoned to' mrt-t at <4 days notice, according to the tertor of the aft passed at the conclusion of the last feffioji, when Mr. Pitt will submit the proportions made by the Direftory to Parliament, and take the sense of the nation on the wisdom of accepting or rejecting them. LONDON, Sept. 4. The Tetter? and papers which we have re ceived this morning from Edinburgh and other parts of Scotland, give the most dis tressing accounts of the situation of that country, produced by the attempts wade to put in execution the militia aft. At Dumfries, at Moffatt, and various other places, the fame discontents prevail.— In the county of whieh the Duke of Ham ilton is the Lord Lieutenant, his grace has deemed it prudent not to put the aft in force. The parish of Monkland, atjd some other parishes, have assembled, and voted him thanks for adopting this prudent line of condaft. <, La Fayette, it now appears, is to be liberated, on condition of his going to A merica. A letter from Verona, of the Bth ult. fays, *' The municipality of this city, three days ag«, publilhed the following ordi nance : " Whereas citizen George Giufti con tinues, notwithstanding repeated admoni tions, to revile the popular government and equality, and, instead of styling himfelf cit izen, aflumes the title of count ; since he daily boadsto his servants that he isofone of the bell families in Rome, and which is much worse, continually inveighs agaiilft the popular government ; the said citizen George Giufti is' hereby sentenced to pay a fine of 100 fequitis, which money (hall be appropriated to ereft a column to liberty, in the Green-market. Thi3 sentence (hall be read to citizen Giufti, in the prefenceof all -his fervant6 and domestics, by the sec retary of the municipality, to inftruft those who (hall hear it in the trne principles of liberty and equality. " Approved by general Verdiar, " French commandant in the province of Verona." Dispatches were received on Saturday at the secretary of state's office, Whitehall, from the coast of' Africa. The French squadron has not left that quarter, tho they seem to direst their intention only to impe ding our commerce, not having (hewn any designs against any of the settlements. The following letter we received this morning : " Ed'mbucgh, Sept. I. " I have this morning received a letter from a gentleman who lives at Tranent, and on whose veracity I can rely, giving an ac count of a dreadful massacre c6mmitted by fomt English cavalry upon the unarmed in habitants of that village. The following is an extraft: . y* " Tranent,Auguft 30. —I would have ■wrote you last uight, but I waited till this morning in order to obtain feller information of th« mournful tale of which you vvi(h to know the particulars. We diftinftly heard the firirig of the cavalry with their pistols, which was uninterrupted for at lead twenty minutes. There has been a dreadful busi ness going on here, and the military have behaved with a cruelty the mod (hocking. Only three men and two women were killed in the town ; —the reft ran off, and were hunted in various direftions into the fields, and single men were (hot at the distance of a mile "from the town. Several fuffered at the village of Waeminow, and near Mr. Dodd's house, being almost two miles to the eastward of Tranetn. One young man was pursued by two of the cavalry—he ran through a field of corn, ami was wounded by one of them, and fell ; he rpfc, but was soon (hot dead by the other. I have heard of 16 ptople having been found dead in the fields last night and this morning, and a great n.any more are yet expefted to be found in the corn fields. One man had heard tKat his wife was at Tranent ; he went to fetch out, but was (hot Jn making tiie attempt! lirjhort, it is eliiwft impofli ble to relate the cruelties which hav« been perpetrated. A poor Highlander and his wife, travelling'from the north to a (Till at the harvest, were met on the road by fume of the cavalry, who had by this time receiv ed orders to the country : t] le poor roan was instantly cut down by their sabres, and his wife, in attempting to support her , dying bu(band, got, with an inhuman stroke, j one ottier arms cut off—'The man is fmce i dead. One jefolute fellow, who flew for : shelter to his house-top, continued to a,{)ail his opponents with stones, and, after an arm war. {hot away, periihed in defending li im {elf with the othe?, declaring that he was de termined to die in the>ca4jfe of liberty— •-un til, after having withstood at kail fifteen , (hot, one or two of which took effe£t, he : was brought down ; and when in the a£t of i falling, one of these humane defeuders of . their country, at one stroke, fevered his head from his body. Several of the people, after they were killed, were plundered of what property they bad at the time. I (hall make further enquiry to-morrow. The Cinque Port cavalry, commanded by lord Hawkefbury, had a principle (hare in this business." —■ PARIS, August 27. The following account of the celebration of the aniverfary of the abolition fcf monar chy, which took place at Wetzlaer on the 10th inft. has been published by Cherin, head of the ftaff of the army of the Sam bre and Meufe. On the 10th of August last, at three in the morning, a general discharge of artil-- lery "announced the fete which the army whs that day to celebrate : a second dif-, charge took place at five o'clock, and a third at nine ; which last was the signal fqr the army to parade iinder arms in front of 1 the camp. Adjutant generals Daltanne and Simon were ordered to form, with the whole, a hollow fquarc about the monu ment 'raised in a plain behind the abbey of Altemberg—lt was an octagon pyramid on a quarter base, and sacred to the memory of the defenders of their country. On the difffrent fronts of the base were the follow ing inferiptions : On the firft—" To the manes of the heroes who died in the defence of liberty and their country !" On the second—" To the republic tri umphant !" On the third—" To republican fidelity!" On the fourth—«" To French courage, and to vi&ory which attends it!" The l eight fides of the pyramid bore each an infeription in honour of the eight divisions of which the army was composed, in the following order and manner : 1. Gen. L«febvr6's division—" Like the legions of Fabius, it swore that it would conquer, and kept its oath !" 2. Gen. Grenier's division—" It owed its numerouj successes to its bravery and prudence 1" 3. Gen. Championett's division—" It asks where the enemy is to be found, but without ever thinking of enquiring about the number !" 4. The artillery and corps of engineers : for the former—" Like the Mailer of the Gods, it hold the avenging thun der !" For the latter—" By th'efe for treffes are destroyed, and with them ta lents supply the want of numbers !" 5. The heavy cavalry—" It moves only to conquer !" 6. The huflar3—" They are always to be found in the paths of honour !" 7. The dragoons-—What fignifies the danger ? they know not what it is !" 8. The horse raHgers —" Their prcfenee is enough to insure vi&ory f" Above the inferiptions were placed buds of generals Marceau, Stengel, Dugomier, La Harpe, Banneau, Dampierre, and Du bois. At the last discharge of artillery, all the general officers assembled at Wetzlaer, marched out of town to repair to the camp, preceded by martialmufic playing patriotic •tunes : all the other bands were already formed in the rear of their refpe&ive corps. Gen. Hoche, the cbmmander in chief, made a speech to the troops. After the general had harangued the ar my, it was drawn up in cwo bodies, when a (ham fight took place on the very fame spot where, when the f»tne army was re treating before the archduke Charles, the brave general Lefebvre. at the head of 6oco men, kept in check 25000 Aullrians, who already loaked upon him as their pney —the attack was commanded by the fame general Lefebvre, whilst the poll attacked was defended by generals Charopionet and Grenier. The troops returned afterwards to camp, and to their refpeftive cantonments, where refrefhmenta were prepared for them ; the officer* attended the commander in chief to the abbey of Al'erobcrg, where a plentiful but' not a splendid dinner had been provided for them ; the itioft affe&iifg concord, an unanimity of sentiments the nioft alarming to the enemies of the republic, the mod: p»re and open hearted franknefs, made the eater tainment highly interesting even to -foreign ers who had assembled from all quarters to fee the celebration of the fete ; and where Hanovarians, Auftnans, Hessians, and even Danes, were indiscriminately mixed with Frenchmen ! When the desert was brought in, the fol lowing toasts were given and drank with u niversal applause : By gef*. Hoche, commander in chief—the republic—-may her old defenders contin ue faithful to her ! May their courage, which has triumphed over foreign enemies annihilate every faftion at home. By gen. Lefebvi'e—hatred to the enemies of the republic ! Hedge firing to tbe ras cals who fully the foil of liberty. By gen. Championet —the army of Italy ! We have heard your sentiments, brave fellow soldiers, and'will march in front with you. By gen. Grenier—the public tranquility j the members of the council of five hun dred, who are for maintaining the coiig | ftitution. Death to the , conspirators, with whatever chain&er they may be in verted. By gea. Debilly, commander ia chief of the artillery—the executive directory— may it, like the republican fhunder, which has pulverifcd the enemies of the country, crufli all traitors and tonfpira tors !" By gen. d'Hautpool, commander of the cav alry—the defenders of the country —may they, cn their return to their homes, meet the refjject and gratitude they de j serve. By gen. Cherin, head of the ftaff; jh,e members of government, who by strong and wife measures (hall cause the ."-'.public t# berefpefted abroad, crttfh the factions of royaliiTs, and reftors concord at home. By gen. Klein, commander of the dra- I goons ; the army of tht Rhine and Mo selle, our rival in bravery, and which I will not fufferitfclf to be surpassed by us in-patiiotifnii By gen. Ner, commander of the hussars ; the maintenance of the republic. Migh ty politician's of (the club of) Clichi, deign not to fcirce 11s to found a charge. By gen. May that glorious sera be ever held in re verence by Frenchmen. Gen. Soultz, adjutant gen. Debilly, and several other officers-- gen. Jourdan, a spotless and faithful member of the coun cil of five hundred. May he, as a legis lator, give us as good laws as, in h.V quality of general, he gave us bright ex- 1 amples ; and may he oppose the fame j courage to domtftic enemies, that he 1 opposed to foreign ones. / j By adjutant general Claffeloup ; the editors I of the parriotic newspapers. Perish the j scribblers in the pay of Blankenburg (the S rcfidence of Louis XVllI.) and (the club of) Clichi. By adjutant gen. Ducheiron—the repub licans at home in the bosom of France. May -the disgusts which they are obliged to experience fervc only to incrfeafe their . energy ! Let them always bear in mind ' • that the defenders of the country are their 1 friends and incorruptible supporters. | By a colonel of a brigade of horse—" The national guards. We are sure we (hall find none but brethren among them." j By a colonel of bligade of foot—" The council of elders. Our hope is in their wisdom. By a commissary—'«." A coalition of the ar my of Italy, of the army of the S?mbre and Meufe, and of the armies of .the re public, in support of the co(iftitution of the third year. May the enemies of our laws tremble at their union, and quake - when they consider what they are and what we are." By citizen Soubait, commander of the en gineers—" The manes of general Mar ceau, Bonneau, and all the other brave men who fell in the field of honor, and cemented our liberty 5c jconftitution with their blood." By the commander of a squadron of horse— " The pavriots in the council of five hun dred—May tbey not be intimidated by (houts or numbers : they know who are their friends, and where they are to be , found." By a captain of grenadiers* and several other officers—" the power of the bayonet. It has put to flight the foreign enemies of France, and is (fill sharp enough to do . the business of the robbers at home " By a veteran—" The firm establishment of liberty and equality. We shall recover the vigor of youth, to fly to the support of the laws of our country." Between the toasts several patriotic tunes were played, and songs were sung, suited to the occalion. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the com mander in chief, with his train of officers re paired to the plain where the pyramid was erected, and presided at the horse and foot races, which immediately begaiyunder the direction of adjutant general Simou. At nine at night a splendid fire-work was played off in front of the camp, when the camp, when the fol'owingj words " liberty or death !" appeared written in letters of fire. The fete concluded with a dreis ball. ■Doneat general head-quarters at Wetz f lear,the 25th Thermidor,( 1 ith Au gust) in the sth year of the French republic. CHERIN, Head-os the ftaff of the army. ftfyt <J5U5tttZ. ' PHILADELPHIA, F? ID AY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10. MARUIED —Yesterday, in the neighberhood of Philadelphia, hythe Rev.BilhopWhite.CaAßLts "Bamno, jui). efij. of the county of Devon, in Ene !and, to Mrs. Sosan Hiyward, widow of the late James Heyward, efq of Charleflon, Scuth- Carolina'.' The acconntt from the Illintlw Country are ex tremely contradictory, confcquently no! to be reli ed on—We believe yoverumcDt ar« not in possess ion of any recent difpatcbes from that quarter. Governor Tichenor, of Vermont, on his accep tance of the ofiire, made an address to the legisla ture, couched in terms of refpsdl and gratitude to his conftituen * and thefl?te;• anJ of attachment to the conljitut'on, anu aaciiniflration of the Uni ted Stitei.' We are happy to hear, fays a correspondent, that a fubferip/ien 1- opened at the CofFehoufe for the benefit of those worthy citizens who unrolled themselves a patrole for the purpole of prefcrv ing the city from fire, plunder, &c. during its late deferttd fnu^tion. It cannot be douVted.tha: every p:rfon who pof fe'ffes property, and fuftly appreciates the merits 0 the by the patrole, will cheer fully add their mite, Ss a tcftimony of their ! fe.r.fe of th« merit«rio«i i'ervices performed. ) A CHARiTV SERMQN' Will be prcnclicd n.ext Sunday,-12 th inft. by the Rev. Mr. Carr, for the support of the free school of S-t. Mary's. cqneivTgT GANAL. ; We are desired to anaounce to the publV, that this Canal will b« opened, and f r ' Vt * r boats pass thro' the Locks, on Well nefday the 22d day of'( this instant) Novem ber. at o'clock in the forenoon'. The governor of the Commonwealth, with a committee of the canal corporation will attend ; and as many of the citizens of the adjacent counties 011 the Sufquehanna and its waters will be ddlrtuis £0 wijnefs a fcenff so new and pleasing as the opening a lock nav gation, thro' the most difficult part of that river, the of the Lancafler, Carli/le and Harrilburg newfpaoer* are rtquefted to insert this notice. CARlFsLeTnov. I. i The sum of th* general colle&fons mads in the congregation of Carlisle, for the re lief of the poor and distressed in the city of Philadelphia, is r3O dollars and 40 cents • 85 dollars having been received at the firft collection, and 45 and 40 cents, at the se cond. Add to this 185 dollars, which a few members of the said congregation had raised by fubfeription (hortly before, and the entire contribution from; this religion, society will be found to be 315 dollars" an example of liberality which it hoped other religious focjeties will imitate, GAZETTE MARINE LIST. PORT OF PHILADELPHA. AH RIV TD OAYS Sloop ,x' 1 woody New-York, 4, Optsin Filher, of the T hooner Sifters, of Baltimore, put into Charleston fh diftrcls, informs that he experienced con ft ant and violent gales of wind from the 4th to the I Jth in (tan! ; that the captain of a Philadel phia brig which ca»>e through the Galph with him, mentioned that ten fail of Ameri can ye Pels were loft in the Bahama Straights —did not learn their names. Ncw-Torl, Nov. 9. ARRIVED DAYS Ship Maria, Sheffield, Charleston Penelope, Morrel, Bristol 67 Sch'r Huntress, WafTon, Savannah 10 "fi —r nrnrn i n mm || W The Piece Goods Of the Ganges arc now open and exposed to file zt that commodious store the north weft corner of Market ami Fourth ftreeti. mv. TO. The Office of Sfctetary of State OF THE UNITED STATES, IS removed to No. 13, South Fifth street, near Chcfnu' street. jt nvv. ro. ' Philip Nicklin £<f Co. HAVE FOR SALS, At their Stores on Walnut street Wharf, Havaftnah Sugars, white and brown 25 hhds. Jamaica do, , 3000 pieces of broad Nankeens Imperial Tea, in quarters and eighths of chells QuitkfilvcT in tubs iVladeira Wine in pipes and hogfl»eads Tciicriffe Wintin pipes Old led PortWmc in hogfoead» Sail Canvass, aborted, No. i to 8 8 cases of Manchester Goods coßfifting of Dimities, Miffllnett, G:nglii'm»,Tbickfett9, Corduroys, &e. 200 crate!»Qii?ens' Ware, allorted Nails/afforte l , Bla-k quart Bottles Yellow Ocre in c*ika A quantity of writing Slates, (late Ink Stands, &c. Ico quarter cases Gun Pctyder bavt alfofor SALE or CHARTER, HAMBURG PACKET, Burthen tous, coppered to bendfl, and completely fitted. Thejbip MOLLY, burthen 340 toas, a good vessel, and co nnletely si led. The brig AMAZON, burthen 1300 bar rels. muy i>c; rcaJy for fca in a lew days The whole of the above vefleis rt> be fcen at Walnut street Wharf. $ nou I Wanted to Charter, To any port in Hifpaniola and back faft failing Veflel, of the bur thea ot 6 D" 700 barrels. For terras, apply to Benjamin Mokgan,No. 170, South Front ireet, or to ROBERT ANDREWS, No. 86, South Wharves. novrrtfher 10. £ India Goods, CONSISTING OF Haurial Humhums Tick ices }*#'ns Chintz TafifAties Punjum Cloths Choppa ftomal, Pulicat, Barhar and Baa> danna Handkerchiefs FOR SALE BY *JoJ}:ua Gilpin, No. 149, South Front street, WH!TtE MAY B£ HAD Si few trunks of French Goods, Confiding of plain and striped Silk Hose, Um brellas and liibbons. Alft, a few boxes Sperma ceti Candles, and a few barrels fmouked Herrings. nevemljir 10. *eod6t SILK. " AKY person having raw Silk of American or European produce, may hear of a ,pur chaser who will give a liberal pr ce for the fame. Application to he made at. the store of Robert Lf.wis, jnn. No. 70, Pine Street wharf, any time before the nth of January next. Nov. 10. * e °3t. ~N 'O T I C E. AI.L pe;-fonr. copcerned are hereby ihat tile intends to nppiy for a re newal of the tincsi mentioned lotl certificates of Stock 111 the Bank of th«; United States—llp for w«4'ded'th. m cover of a letter to John Anfiey.rf I on Jon. by the liiip Bacchus, cups George, which left thiV port in June la/l for Lon don. Cut that (hip having l-ec-i.captured on seer passage afnd fc;rtto France, ihe above- letter and m clofure have failed in their deftiniitiou. Three<ertific;Lte=, viz. . Nos. 26325, 26326, 26327, each for four (hares, dated January ift, 1797, arid issued iii.the name of Henry Grace,, of Tot tenhan Highcrofs, Great Britain. ZACCHEUS COLLINS. Pilt'eJrifilii, nicvdir 8. aiv/6fr
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