general politic of Europe and >l,e particu lar interells cf the Br.tifh empire, b::t wou,d te H vttii tFiat this union would contribute Lethau -y other Mr event to add to your power and your resource.- Whatever , Errors may have prevailed in .ormer fy with regard to Ireland, every writer on the fnl.'ied states it is an asquifinon of mimen e importance to the fivength of the empire, if ; ts whole power were so arranred Wi to be weildcd to the great .ft advantage. A lit the miniflers of your allies, ilk the agents of TOU r enemy, what would contribute so much to animate the hopes of your friends, atf to fill your foes with dismay, as to tell tkem that you were now more closely umte , that you had placed the fyftcm of Ireland on a more permanent basis ; that you had consolidated the wh-le strength of the em pire ? Nor is it the lealt important corfide ration how much you would thus (Irengthen what is now your weakest part consequent ly how muchy' u would contributed the ad vantage of Ireland. It isclearthat in proper tion as you concenter theft-ngth of an em plre the better you will be able to dirett the- united ftreiigtb towards that point which is the nioft liable to a tack. Recolleft what enabled us alone to r.fift .he wild and eccentric force of France. what binds two ilich mighty numb'i s of the fame body, and .r/ves them incalculable strength. Consider "he mutual advantage of opening to each the nvukets of the other, and by enriching both, fugmeut th: general mass of wealth and power. But, what is the objed of nwre immediate care ? Coufider how the ptrmaneut lecurity of Ireland i» to be eltab lilhed. The fafe-y of the lifter kingdom was availed both by domestic treafen and fo reign force. Whai were the means e<f it 3 de liverance? Was it not proteded by our naval I triumi h» d. fended by the voluotary aid of { our gallant troops Cupporjed by our pecuni ary refoutces, defended too b/ the generous loyalty of her inhabitants their unfiibdued courage, by which they (hewed themselves worthy to be brethren of Englilhmen, and higher.ptaife I cannot bellow. By that cou rage they might indeed have triumphed unaided, but the decilion would have been more doubtful,, and they mull; waded to vidory through oceans of bliod. In the late perilous circunitlances t''e very extent of the danger proved its curse. The tie of common inserci't was too powerful to be re filled; the welfare and eixltence of Britain was afiVtleu through Ireland; Ihe favr the attempt to deprive her of Bri ifh connexion and to fnbftitute in its place the poisonous principles and the baneful institutions of France. The military force of this coun try voluntarily Hepped forward to defend Ireland in her difficulties; they shewed the spirit of union,—they (hewed they were equally alive to the interns of Ireland as of England. Ido not (late these circumstan ces to upbraid the people of Ireland with the assistance we gave them; I *iention them as.the proofs of the cotnmon interest, a spi rit of union. But had the crisis been of less magnitude the fame means and exertions fflig it not have been in our power. How can we fay then that similar dangers may not recur,dangers which bein'g more difguif ed may seem less imperious to diftate co operate n, and may therefore inspire lcfs fpi ritcd resistance. What remedy then is there but io indeniify ihe interests of the two countries, to he advantages in prof penty ar.d in war, a free communication of the bravery, the resources, and the power of the empire for its common defence. The inrerefts of the two countries, are the fame, anc nothing but a confolidatiou of their power c.in guard against the recurrence of pad dangers, and provide in future for their common protection. (To be continued.J "Ott I VI From Madrid Papers, by the Etta and Ma ry, arrived at AW'-Tork. IA US ! AI) r, January j. The lofTis which the princes and secular have tuflained on the left fide of the Rhine, amounts to 472 German miles, and 1,144,523 foills ' aßt ' those of the ecclesiasti cal eftans to ~I 2 miles, and 1,844,650 louls, not including final! abbeys and con vents. » T hs .oitrefs of Ehrenbreitftein it asclofe ly blockaded as it was before the Deputation ol the empire conformed to the ultimatum et the French ministers. The v. have more over demanded latterly, from the countries on the right fide, a contribution of 1,600,000 livrcs in lpccie, and various goods which amount to 200,000 iforins. Among the ar ticles which have been discovered fccretcd, are 49,000 bottles of brandy, and ico,ooo' weight of iron, &c. MILAN, Dtcember 29. The grand duke of Tufcany, has issued a proclamation, stating, that the Neapolitans Tending at Liorna, and affiliated to his Si cilian majesty, are to leave the city and the port. ihe reason of such a meafore being taken is, that Mr. Windham, mmift,,- 0 f Z ', " nU;C " la J f,l y at Florence, has given one milhon of livirs tn ifcci \ ■ the war. carrying on TRTJMBULL's PRINTS. J. ANTHONY, Respectfully info. "Ms the fub •cribcrs to Tr\imb;iU's Prints, that they are arrived ami now ready to be deliv eredat his (lore, No. 94, Hig'h-flreet. lt is to observe, that each fubienb-r jnuft return the original sub- Icriptmn receipt, and pay the other half of WDey. before the prints can april io , MAYOR'S OFFICE REMOVED to J. 17 South flrect. t|)is Bap's BALTIMORE, April 8. Extract of a letter from Fredericksburg, to a gentleman in this city, dated April 4. •' A most tremendous fire broke out lafl night in his place, about 8 o'clock, nearly opposite thepoft office, which in a few hours turned out of their dwellings upwards of fifteen families. It presented a lcene of awfulneis, whicli I have never ieen exceeded any where. The wind flrongly from thi weft, spread the flair.es to the opposite lido of the street, burnt the port office, and both printing offices, total laid this morning to be thirty houies." ProfefTor Smith and several other writers have laj-gelv difcanted on the powers of fyr.i pathy ; we have often witnefied an involun tary dilpotitioii in people, on obfJrving ano ther to gasp or sigh, to do it themselves ; but the following liuyuLir instance of the influence of .family sympathy, if the circum flance may bs traced to that cause, is, per haps without a parallel; It occurred in the Barrens of Baltimore county, lad July, and has been related lo us by a corres pondent. Died, after a ftiort illness in the night, an elderI.)' 1 .)' inhabitant, ayed 86 vears, and on the very fame ni ;;ht. his daughter, one of his granddaughters, and one of his great grand daughters, also died ; and to leiider the whole (till more extraordinary, his wife was delivered tf a son cn the fame night. NORFOLK. April i Yesterday arrived the brig Robertfon, capt. Wakf field, IO days fro-71 the Haran na. c aikd usder convoy of the Delaware Hoop of war, and the General Greene and Governor Jay cutters, in company .vith the privateer latety captured by the Delaware. On the 26th Mareh, in lat. 31 long. 76, ' tell in with the bri<j America, from Wil mington (N. C ) bound to Jamaica, out two days, had lolt their deck load in a gale of wind ; supplied him with fire. The next day spoke an Euglilh ftlip called the I.ouifa ; from the fame place to Jamaica; had 101 l their foremalt, bowsprit, and main top-mast. Capt. Wakefie'd endeavoured to supply him' with water but was prevented by the bad ness of the weather. SALEM, March 29. Brown, the Jacobin, t Who wan committed to the jail in this town, last week, by John Lovejoy, Esq. of Andovtr, was yelterday examined before Thomas Bancroft, Esq. for uttering sediti ous pieces tending !e alienate the people of the United States frem their rulers, and to bring the Government into difrcpute; and for writing, and being present, aififting, ai ding and abetting, the ere&ion of a Pole and Label, at Dedham, with tha following ii fcription, " Liberty and Equality The Vice President and the Minority. A spee dy retirement to th» President, No Sedition Bill,No Alien Bill, Downfall to tK« Tyrants of America." The witneffeswho were called were unable to fay what particular points were considered in the pieces they heard read, but that the general tendency was such as to lead them to inquire if all was going right in the Adminillration : That he aver ted that lands had been lately fold by Government for a few pance an acre, which were now felling for ten dollars : That it behoved the people to look around thcm,aHd not fuffer their rulers to impole upon them —H« confeffed he wrote the infeription on the label,and that he procured it to be paint cd—He is recognized in the sum of 4000 dollars to appear at the Cirtuit Court to be holden in Bolton next June. BOSTON, April 3. look our. A merehent veflel, arrivad at Beverly this week, was met on the banks, a few days since, by a French privateer ; but being in a leaky condition, and having no portable goods on board was fuffered to proceed. The Prcfident of the United States will receive Company, athi» Honfe in Qtiincy, 011 Tuesdays, from 10 o'clock till 2. He will receive Visits upon business every d-y in the week. Sunday excepted. Quincy, 30th March. ®ajette fl®arint 2.lft. New.York, April 10. VT arrivrd, days. Ship Neptune, Hinchirfon, Hamburgh x6i Schr. Harriet, Delia, George Town, N. C. 7 Extract from the Log Book of the schooner Industry, capt. Doak, from St. Knts. March 18, at one o'clock a. m. spoke the lh,p Liberty, of Salem, all well, Wear ing S. S. E.diftance 30 miles. Left at St. kitts, flnp Mary, from Batavia, for New * °rk ! Juuo, Manfen, for Boston • B-tf-v Murray,for do. , Lord, for Kcmu-bunk; rite, Carter, for Newport ; Peter and Ran dolph, for do. Hannah, Eldndge, for Bos ton, and a number ot other vessels, names unknown, waiting for convoy. Oil Thursday the iftof February, at four O'clock p. m. the brig Eliza and Mary, "Cong clou, mailer, failed from the hay of Cadiz, lor New-\ 01 k, in company with the follow ing vclTels, \\i. SHlPS—Roanoke, Paine, 12 ouns, 34 men, for Norfolk ; Providence, Caruth, 10 guns, 36 men, fordo. BKlGS—Jemima and Fanny, Stpith, 2 ~uns, 10 men, for Baltimore ; New-York Packet, Imie*, tor Charleflon. SCHOONERS—Hunter, Smith, 4guns, 10 men, tor Portland ; Freeport, Gweld, 6 t Uns » '2 men, fpr Boflan ; Success, Graves 6 guns, to men, for Marbk'head ; Dolphin WocdWy, do, Bcvtrlr. Xfje <sasette. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY EVENIN'U, APRIL II <£> -»■ PRICES OF STOCKS. Philadelphia, April 4. 16/3 2/9 14/4 aj percent. 21 rntto. l 6 ditto Six Per Cent. Three Per Cent. !3eterred 6 Per Cent. B ANK United States, l'cnnfylvania, North America, Infuraniee comp N. A. (hares 31 ■ 1 Penufylvania, (hares,; 40 8 per Scrip 5 COURSE OF EXCHANGE On Hamburgh 33 1-3 cents per Mark Banco. London, at 30 days 56 1-1 at 60 days at 90 days Am{terdam,6o days, pr. guild. 36 to 37 i-j cents A gentieipan arrived in town last evening, who left the Camp at Miller's Town yeftcr day morning ; but we do not learn that any thing particular had occurred lince our lad accounts-—Miller's Town is ibout ten miles iouth weft of Bethlehem, aud 45 miles from Philadelphia. The report of the arreftation of the Parson (Eyniian) is not confirmed by the lad accounts. Extract of a letter from a young gentleman belonging to one of the troops of Phila delphia Cavalry, dated " ®ua/ier Town, Bth April, 1799. " We hud yesterday the liiott severe ride yet experienced, after the Inlurgc'nts, ai\d were so fortunate as to take nine of them. We have now under guard 15, which I fup pcfe will be lent to Philadelphia soon. " We Ihnll proceed to Bethlehem, but go no farther to-d;iy than ten nii'es, as moiv pri!i>ners are expedted abftut that distance from hence. " The ride I mentio'rf Sbove was on little tlfe than rocks and stones, over which we travelled very fall for 12 miles. " It' I can judge right, we shall be home in about tefl days." Mr. Fknno, IN your paper of yefbrday I observe a certificate of jniae introduced in a publicati on signed William Jackson, and said to be sworn before Alexander Ted, Alderraan. That the certificate is mine, is true, and that its'contents are ftridlly true, I am rea dy to attest on oath, were it necessary ; but that it was sworn before Alexander Tod, or any other magistrate, is a miflake, as it is not true. I gave the certificate for two reasons : the firfl was, it was requeued by Dr. Hall— the second was in behalf of niyfelf as well as in behalf of Dr. Hall. I had reason te be lieve. that it was alledged Dr. Hall had changed his opinion on his visiting the (hip the second time with me; and that he had been influenced thereto by me, If I did not quite misunderstand Mr" Jackson, he him fclf conveyed that idea to me, pretty clearlv in the prcfence of Mr. John Leamy. For these reasons I conlidered my certificate ts> be perfedtly pertinent and proper ; and I am equally unable to difeover any thing offen five in it ; as to comprehend any analogy er relation between a negative tefiimony thus circumflanced, and a negative quantity in Algebra, as alluded toby Mr. J.ckion. SAMUEL DUFFIELD. April ii, 1799. 111 the New England dates the few par ticles of Jacohinifm which have been difco vercd in different quarters, are fall difTolvin?. Portsmouth, tl*e capital of New-Hampshire which has for some years been disgraced by the overbearing influence of a knot of mo dern republicans, headed by fen.itor John, has at length (hook off the degrading bon dage, and effedted a thorough change for the better. Till the late eleftion, Freach influence has prevailed so far in that place as to procure a majority of votes against pov Gilroan, and to give a feat in the Leg iflatureof that slate to an antifederal trium vitrate from the capital. The 12 th ult. the number of votes given in Portsmouth for Governor was 377 —312 of which were for Gov. Gilman—and three decided federalifU were chosen members of the legiflaturc by a large majority of votes. Portsmouth has been the only depot of French influence aud anarchy of any confeqtlence, in the Hate of New-Hampfliire. In Boston (Mass.) (he Jacobins have been driven from the feats of municipal au thority, (which a few of them had disgra ced) and are consigned over to irerited con tempt—among the town offices which have recently been filled, it is said two of the fra ternity orily received a majority of votes and that those two were promoted to the honorable ftatiou of hogreeves.—Alb. Cent. From Thomas's Massachusetts Srr. The NEIGHBOR. No. clx. ' Old Age is the Storehouse of Inconveniences.' THERE is so much truth in this observa tion, that it would be difficult, even for a talkative and complaining old man, to re count the inconveniences of old age, in a long winter evening ; much less to compre hend them in a periodic*! essay, Both body and mind are llored with them ; and these arc productive of other great inconveniences in a man's wordly affiurs, and in the neces sary bulirrcfs of life. The old man feels his health, his vigour, his spirits, his senses, his memory, his intelleits, decaying, without a hope of their recovery ; for he knows that he shall not return to the days of bis voutb. Death has bereaved him of hi s friends and familiars ; and the years art come, ct'hen he says, he has no pleasure in them. With the decays of hi; 9\vn fran:« and faculties, he ftes his building! are gone to decay, and he cannot unifier up resolution to repair them : He fees his family deoayed beyond recovery. In youth wc are gaining; in age we are con tinually losing. And " the defects of our mindi," fays I Roclieloucalt, " like those of our faces, in crease as wft grow old'." And these dele ft s are certainly as vrfible, and attended with much greater inconvenience. The inconveniences and miseries of old age have been the theme of many writers. " AH men," fays Dr. Hunter, " wish to live to old age ; but when they have attained their wifb, they are apt ta repine at the in firmities and difcrtmforts, which are necessa rily incident to it. They would be old but they would not be negle&ed, wearied of, and forfaken. They would be old—but they would not be praCtised upon and deceived. But old age certainly brings'ou all these, and many more inconveniences ; and vain it is to dream of the benefit, without the c ire." The fame writer, speaking of Jacob, fays, " Formerly he had youthful blood and spir its to encounter,' and to endure the evils of life. Hops (till cheered the heart, and fcat tercd the cloud. But now, behold t;he hoa ry head finking with sorrow to the grave ; the spirit eppreifed, overwhelmed with a sea of trouble. Keen recollection summons up the ghefts of former afflictions ; and pall joys recur only to remind liim, that they are gone forever ; anclblack deipair obfeures, excludes, the profpedt of good to come. What heart is not wrung at hearing a poor old man clofmg the bitter recapitulation of his misfortunes in these words, All these tiings are against v:e Dr. Goldfrnith, in my opinion, indulges too great a degree of impatience, ingratitude, and discontent in the following oblervations ; " If I Ihould judge of that part of life, which lies before me, by that which I have seen, the prospect is hideous. Experience tells me, that ir.y pafl enjoyments have brought me no real felicity; and lenl'ation allures me, that those I have felt, are stronger than those which are yet to-come." Peevillmefs is the aln.oft uni versal weakness, and often the fault of old people. Goldlmith had met with much from an illnatured world, to embitter life, and to four his temper. But his christian advanta ges ought to have cured it ; ought to have heightened the reliii of his enjoyments, and to have diniinilhed the sense of his infelicities. 54 511-» " Openness toJiatteryfays Dr. Johnson, "is the common disgrace of declining life. When men feel weakrefs incrcafir.g upon them, they naturally desire to reft from the druggies cf contradiftion, the fatigue of reasoning, and the anxiety of circumfpedtion. When they are hourly tormented with pains and diseases, they are unable to bear a ny new difturbanee, and eonfider all oppo sition as an addition to tnifery, of which they feel already more than they can pati ently endure. Thus desirous of peace, and thus fearful of pain, the old mail seldom enquires after any other qualities in those whom he carefTesthan-quickrefs in conjcdtu ring his desires, aftivity in supplying his vrants dexterity in intercepting complaints or remonil ranees before they approach near enough to disturb him, flexibility to present humour, fubmiflion to a hasty petulence, and attention to wearisome narrations. ' By these arts alone, many have bren able to de feat the claims of kindred, and of merit ; and to enrich themselves with presents, and with legacies. Nothing is more defpicabl#, or moTe miserable, than the old age of <i pas sionate man. When the vigor of youth fails Aim, a- d his amuf.ments p3i with fre quent repetition, his occasional rage finks by decay of (trrngih into peevishness ; that peevishness, for want of novelty and variety becomes habitual. The world falls off from around him ; .tnd he is left, as Homer ex prefTes it, to devour his own heart in solitude and contempt :"Long life," fays Dr. Blair, " is, of all others, the moll general, and see mingly the moll innocent objett of desire. But wich refpedl to this, ?we so frequently err, that it would have been a blefiing to many to have had their wish denied. There was a period when thsy might have quitted the llage with honor, and p-acr. But by living too long they outlived their reputati on, outlived their friends, and comforts ; and reaped nothing from the continuance <of days, except to feel the preflure of age, to talle the dregs of life, and to behold a wider cotnpafs of human misery" It may juiily be remarked also, that to the long ca talogue of the inconveniences of old age, which moral and fatyrical writers have so co piously displayed, may be often added the loss of fame It isnot uncommon for those, wh i at their firft entrance into the world, were distinguished for eminent attainments or superior abilities, to disappoint the hopes they had raised, and to and in negledl and obfeurity, that life, which they began in cc lcbriety and honor. Socrates. The Contributors to this institution, are hereby notified, agreeably to the Charter of Incorporation, that a general tle£Uon wil be held at the Hoi'pital on the 6tli day o the sth month 17991 being thefecond da; of the week, at 3 o'clock, P. M. for twelvi Managers, and a Treal'urer for the enfum; year. By order of a Board of Managers. SAMUEL C&ATES, Sec'ry. eodt6m gCT" Letter Bag of the ship Juno for Hamlubch, will remcin at the Bar of the Qoffcc-Huuse until the 14th in:t. • ••*•*••*•• Qur yeau As life declines, fpecd rapidly aw ay. Arid not u year but pilfers, as ir goes, Sonic youthful grace that age would gladly keep, A tooth, or auburn lock,and by degrees, Their length and color from the locks they spare. Cow iter ELECTION. Pennsylvania Hospital, 4fZ> mo. 4, 1799- . ' ■-'* '-V Mr. Marfiairs Benrfttl ON F RID AT EVENING, April 12, v Will be prr/cnted, a much admired COMEDY, • ' ' <' \i' ' called \ ' THE CONSCIOUS LOVEkS., Written by Sir Richard Sfc-ele, author oi the ' ' TarL-r, Guardian, &c. Sir. John Beyil, Mr Dpwnie Mr.SeaUnd, Mr Warren Bevil, Jun,r. Mr Ma;(hill Myrtle,, Mr Fox Cimberron, Mr Wignell Humphrey, Mr Warrett Ton), Mr Bernard Daniel ' Mr BlifTet Mrs Sfaland, Mrs Doit or Isabella, Mrs Hfmter Lucinda, Mrs l/£ftrange Phillis, Mrs Fraficis . v Indiana,. Mrs .Merty 1 In aft 11. a song incidental to the Piece, by Mr* Worrell. End.of the Comedy, A New Scotch Pantomi mical Ballet, (eompofed by Mr. Byrne,) filled. ; highland festivity. To which will be added, (tor the second and lift time this season) a n,ew Mutical Farce called The Rival Soldiers 'i Or, Sprigs of Laurels. £ Written by Mr. OTCeefe.] With the fuug of Four and Twenty Fnidlcrs all on a Korv The Littlg.Midlhipmau ary 'I atfic Tickets to be had of Mr. Marihall, at J. R. Starns, No. to, South Fil't'i Jtreet, neat" Market firset, at H. 6c. P. Kite's ISc.ok store. No iC»- South Second flrt«t. at Carr's Music Repository No. 36, South Second Orett, and at the cff.ee adjoining the theatre ■IT On S.:ini'tay, (never performed in A merica) a'PLAY, in three afls, (interspersed with longs) called FAL'iE AND TRUE, — with an entire new Pantomime, taken troiu the Arabian Nights Entertainm-nts, called Tbt Arabs of the Dt'fu .* ; Or, Harlequin's Flight from Egypt— For the benefit ft Mr. Francis. %"* M.. WARREN's Night will be on Monday next. The Subscribers have for sale, at their Ccmpiir.g houfs, No. 3?, I)nck-llrc«t, White and red Lead V'a tent (hot, No. i to 2, B & B B Hemp Bourdcaux Brandy, ifl and 4th f.ftof Claret in cases, firi* quality One Crunk of Umbrella* Three Cases cor.fift «f Brafsand Woo», Compares Amplitude do. Day and night Glafles. and Sewing Twine 100 CutlafTes 4COO bufheta Liverpool S:*it. THOMAS MURGATROYD & SONS, april t 1 raw 3.W For Edenton, N. C. iafc.*-*' 7-A.- FOR Freight, enquire at No. 135, MaN ket-ftreer.' april i j 6t ROSS & SlMsap, HATfc FO£ lAIE, Prime Jamaica Sugar in hhds; Bolton Beef in Barrels, A few bales Bengal j H uShUMS. hoc bushels St Manias Salt, sprit ii Now Landing, From on fcoaid the Neptune, Captain Saunder* from Louden, and for file by the £ul>fcribtr» it) torn belt St. Peteriburg clean Heinp 599 pieces British Sall-dotb, a trimk» Silk gvods, 3 cases Ladies Hats, to ca&s.Briiiltrs, ' j> S bates Ticklctiburgt, Erick if Lewis Boilmdniu, No. tco, Spruce-fircet., ' April it IN ANKEENS, Kyl'on, Hyson Stin, and > Souchong J JUST LANDING, From on board the (hip Wooddrop Sirai from Canton, and tor Tale by tjames C. Fisber, No. 13, Arch-ftrcet* April 11 WILL BE SOLD, By Public Auction, At the. Merchants' C Jfje House, cn Wcdnes* day the i -jtb inst. at 7 o'clock in ibe evening Seven contiguous Lots of Ground. Six whereof contain 18 and one 30 feet, on the south fide of CHefnut street, being bounded on the weft by Tenth street, and extending in depth from Chefnut to George street, 135 feet. On on£ of these lots there are two Frame Houses, which rent for about £ 35 per annum ; and on another there i> a good Biick Building, of two stories, which with the adjoining garden rents for 400 dollars per annum. There are on the premises a g/eat variety of fruit and orna mented tteei. The situation of these Lots in a very elevated and improving part o> the -city, renders them an objefl highly worthy of the attention of those who are defiroas of building. The terms of payment will be one fonrth cafl), •PC fourth in 6c, one fourth in 90, aqd one fourth in i»0 dajr». April II Landing at Pine-Jireet wharf, From- oil beard the fthooner Hannah, captain Barlon, from Ckarleflon, ICO t cices •> 76 half ditto S SS bales cotton, 34 of which are entitlei FOR SALE BY Robert C. Latimer. djt to drawback, >ril 8 WANTED TO go to th« Weft-Indicj, in the capacity of a Cleik, a Gentleman, an American or Eng lifinian by birth (the former ef whom would be preferred) H# am ft be a good accountant, well recommended, and capable of writing an fprakirg the French language—Such a person, or applica tion to the printer, may learn farther particulars Philadelphia, april 5,1799. } Mis« Arnold Mrs Warrell I'HE SLOOP teas, EENSON & YORKE, Auiilionei rs. dtdf
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