i Gazette of the United States* PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY KVKNIN6, NOVEMBER 7. t The Legillaturc of this State by joint vote #le£led a S-matar ot' the United States, and this is brought forward as a precedent that they (hould byjohit vote eleft eleilors of President and Vice President. To (hew tliat this proceeding was unconstitutional, and the mode in which it was done, was indecent and ought not to be regarded as a precedent, we publish the following account of that Democratic measure from Mr. Dunlap's p<per «f February 28, 793. Mr. Ditnlap, EVERY member of the community is interelled it: the public conduit of his repre sentatives, and has a right to examine it with a manly though decent firntnefs. In ordin ary cales,'a prudent and' well disposed man, will confine himfelf to a calm discussion ; but abules which insult the understanding, and degrade the dignity of freemen call for severe animadversion—is they a rife from ignorance, they excite our pity—if from corruption, our abhorance, and fomotimes, •when we are at a loss to diftinguilh, a mix ture of both. I am ltd to these remarks, from the read ing of a resolution which has lately palled 111 the fenatt; of Pennsylvania, and has fmce been adoped by the 4joufe of representatives, and approved of by the governor—lt is as follows: " The members of each branch of the ■legiflatijre, (liali meet in the tenate-Chamber on l'hui Iday next, and then and theie, eleft a Senator to teprelent this (late ill the Senate ■of the United States." So mveh has been Said and written on the question—Whether a fenat r ought, agreea bly to the constitution of the United Slates, and of that of Pennsylvania, to be cholen by a concurrent vote of each branch of the leg 1 flatnrt, or by a joint vote of the members <>f btwh branches colleilivcly taken ? that 1 (hall onlv oblerve as the con ftitutitn of :he Ur.itea Stnes declares, that "The frtute of tfie United States (hall be composd of two 1 nators from each (late, thofrn by t*ie Irg- U .ture thereof," and a-; the Coiilt'.tution of Pennsylvania declares, ' th.it " Jhe legiflativd p..wcr thereof, fluli be veiled in a general affeinbly ; which (hall conlill of a senate and houSe of reprc • fentativei," it-ts, «t le'ift to my mind ex tremely clear, that the members of the twe branches, thrown into a heterogeneous mass, are not the conflilutional ele£lors of a Sena- tor tor the Uuited States. And it Teems to i be equally clear, that the consolidating of the two branches into one body, so as to des troy t!;at mutual clieck ; which the conven tion for wile puipofcs, thought proper to provide, at an equal violation of both con stitutions. I wJI not dilate on thii fnbjc£t, lince ta minds at all enlightened it cannot be neces sary, and I am not disposed t« wafle argu ment, by throwing it away on those which are not to. 1 he adding of members with the design of breaking up thetaufe is a high misdemea nor, and puniihibleas such, ard yet perhaps it is 110 Kfs an ofluue to faniition an un constitutional measure l*y acting under, it. '1 he extraordinary manr'er in which the refutation was hurried thro' the twohoafeg, M"ill perhaps aacount lor funic of its in.per- Durng the many altercations which took place oil trie qucition whether a lenator should be chofeli by a concurrent vote of each branch of the or by a joint vote of the raembeis of both branch- I es aiileinblcd together, a ma jority of the sen ate was in lavour ol a concurrent vote, and a majority of the house of representatives in favour of \ joint 01*. In the Ginte how ever there weie Tome (ticklers for the latter mode, and so eager were they to carry the point, as not only to 'i'zc tlic opportunity of the tem| crsry abferce of fume member*, but as if they, widrd their return, they prpo fed and passed the resoh tions on the tame morning, and contrary to all experience (un lets where unanimous consent i* obninJJ) they on tbe Same morning, ordered thi m to lie ft lit to the I it) life of leprefentatives, there by precluding an opportunity for tbeir re conlideration, at the reading of the minufs the next morning, as its usual in other Cases. This extreme eagciTefs<o take advantage .ot the temporary absence of members, »;i or, tier to carry ;> tavourit: - ohjeft, may per haps account qrj„ (J-.-vp.-Jiv ~ hi«ii the rpfolutions we re byrnifl thro' the lei> ate. In the H. i:'t' H. lufßcrent time" for refiedtion might with lafety has been allow ed but however exception, ble the refalu tions were it might net have been deemed fafe to return them to the Senate with a- nitiidiDCHts kfl the majority in that body might be changed by a return nf funic of its members—What palTrd in the Houte of Heprefenwtivea I do -ot particularly know, but it fee ins itwpoflil to fupprfr, but that one of the leaders at leaf!, mult have been flruek witlS the exceptionable parts of the resolutions—He however let it p*fs and many members of good plain nndcrflandinp and upright intentions, are fa accustomed to being kd by one or two talkative members that it is the mod likely they gave themfelvrs but ve'y little trouble about'the matter I hope h6wc\er that from this inilanCt as well as IVme others will learn the ufeful !ef. fen, of feeing and judging f- r themselves, instead sf trulling too much to others, mere ly beeaufe th'y talk more As I ilo not fjippofe that the Governor,, ttiaugl.t a militate b'n the lubje& befor£ ap proving the ret'oliuions, or to6k leill pains to consider whether ibey were conflitu tional or not, I will not impute to him any improper deligns. / POETRY. [The uncomnv n success of the song writer, Dibdcn, i» the iotrodufflion of maritime me taphors is well known to the geßerahty of reiders. 111 none of his intcreiling sea bal lads is a good heart as well as a 1 vely ima gination more difcemibl: than in the follow ing well Supported allegory. J TWO real tars whom duty call'd To watch on theforetop, Thus one another over haul'd And took a cheering drop. I fiy, Will Hatchway, crie4 Tom Tow, Of conduAl whit's your fort, As th ough the voyage of life you go To bring you fafe to port ? Cr;ed Jack, you lubber, don't you know ? Our Pafftom close to rref. To fleer where Honor points the prow, To hand a friend relief ; These anchors get but in your power, My life fot't that's your fort ; Tne bovjrr, the fbett, and the bed bower, Shall bring you up in port. Why then-you rc oir, i«d there's an end, Tom crie 1 out, blunt and rough, Be g"od, be horieft, serve a friend, Be maxi ms well enough ; Who fwabi his bows at others woe, '1 ha; Tar's tor me, the fort ; Ills veflel right a head (hall go To find a joyful port. Let Jlorms ff life upon me press, Misfortunes make mt reel, Why. datfimee, what's my own diflrefs ? Fot others let me feel. Ay, ay, if bound with a frejh gale T0 Haven, this is yi ur foi t.. A handkerchief's the best wet f til To britig you fafe t® port. BOSTON, October 3.. PrcfiJent's Birth Day. \elWdny JOHN ADAMS, Esquire, the Firll Officii in the Amrrican Licpubltc, en tered t!:e 66th year of his aflive and valua ble life. I'hf unfeigned ea»ernefs 'of his (ellow citizens to comrati 'or.i'e his birth, was equal to t! at of any Former occaHon. Impotent have been the attempts «o dimi nilh the rm agldior. and lc(T>n the full Cunfidcrr* .if the great body of his country men. I hty (eel -.hat he is their friend, and uiid-.r his adnvmiftintion reft in certain frcu nty. Let his opponents confolc themfeves with the farcied merits of J KFFEIiSON his adherents have the proud latiifadion of knowing that Ins talents and virtues ii*e ob vious. The morning was welcomed by a dif- I charge of Artillery—and the ringing of all ; the belli o' the town. The Artillery Com panics commanded by Caps. JoTionnot and Kr.-.y—:I;" VVu.flow Blues, under Capt- Mid the Kepnblican Volunteer?, under (.apt. Studon, honored themlelves by a public appearance. At noon, a grand lalute was tired by the Arulleiy Companies and by the (hips of war laying in the bar hour. AH the vefiels difpliyed their colors. A lire and very rcfpc£Uble Company, atten h a an eh gant Entertainment at Con cm-H >ll.—'! lie patriotic sentiments of this tedt'ral republican circle are exhibited in the following TOASTS'. I- Ihe Man whose anr.iveifary arrives to (lice him tf,e forertioft in Order of l itre ; fiilt in the Lift of Merit, JOHN ADAMS, the Achmeofthe Pyramid • May the Weight ot his QiarftdUr, conl'ulidate, by its pre(Ture, all the conmonet parts of the Struflure. 2. Ihe Coi.ftitutioi;—-whilst Its Base is extended over the titmofl Limits of our Country, iway us Apex, rile to xl.i- Regions ot It {pir;>tinn and Glory. Tie Mnnory of 'gLOKGE WASII. lAGTO'Sf, and the facrtd Sen la t ions it ex cites. >f I 4- f*»mm«nwe#lth of Maff»chufe v ttt It j COI fy ciiotis in the Federal Caul's, as in the >■ j Eminence (it her First M.ipiflrate. e J Governor STRONG—Pure in principle', . ! temper ite :n DicutTion and magnanimous in ) Hrlilvr. j 6. Our envoys to France—Moderation . Hi their manners, Kir nm fs 111 their niral'urrs, - and SlcccTs in their Mission. s 7- I lie Four S-cretaries—The re£hn i* gnlar B dance ot Power, may they fopport the executive, in the Centre. : 8. Our Infant ; May the Eagle . «):o p?iches on t.ie Pines of the ForelT f lievT (Mrrt Tfcr Top of his Ftivour , :« "trei-, ufirn tninfplmud to the Ocean. ■ | 9* 'he Federal Canfe ; Perpetuity to | its Principles, Unity to its Luercft, and In*' div;duality ta its Views. 10. Ren ember Federal ills ! Yonr Com- ' like Rupert* l)rpp, i< the coalition of dii'c rdant Parrile?, immeifed in their oppo. file Elemrnt ; Union is tlv- cenient.iry Point break it, and you are dispersed to Atoms. it. Hcncfl Men and Leige ,If in one Point their hrp- s and vilhes centre ; if with one heart, to ADAMS they refl true ; come sill the force ot Faction's in arms, and they will shock them. 12. taflion j May it's Convulfionsgive Strength to F-rieraiifm, as the Bitumen of Habyl/m required Durability from the Ac tion of Time. 13. Firlt Principles ; May they never be deserted for immaterial Dill" rences. 14- »'ay W< uncls received by divided Frien.ft, from the Political Tarantula of the Sea son, be iip.tlrd hy the full-toned Chorus of ADAMS fjt LIRJiR 1 Y. 15. Whenever Jic.binifm extends its Sphere, may it, like (he CirtL 111 the Pool, annihilate .t* S.rtngth. A PHILADELPHfAN Our Court Gsßitte, among other orders of ihe Emperor, contains the following- : '• rhere /hall be two armies formed, one under the command of G'unt Paelen, in Lithuania ; the other under the General of Infantry, Golemlchtfchew Kutufow in Vd hynia : the fiifl to confiil of 13 regiments ot cavalry, 24 of inUntry, five of clulfciiN, 13 battalions of grenadiers, two regiments ot artillery, two comp.niet of flying artille ry, three enmpanirs i-f pioneers, with f:p -| per* and nnr.ers, and 15 regiments of Cos. sacks. Thearmy in Volhyniais to conlill ' of 14 regiments of cavalcry, 24 of infantry, ,6 ot chatleurs, 11 battalions of grenadiers, ' | one regiment and one battalion of artillery, ; with two companies of flying auillery, three • companies ot pioneer;, with miners and sap- i ' 8 ' : " IC * '**. regjiiii-nts of Coifacks. With J 'Trie army uncTer Count I'.,hileri arc the Gen emle Prince /\ iex.iicier of Wirtembi-rg, 1 Prince Cliarles ol Mccklifcberg, de Gervais, ! Baron Gerdorf, DrrcliVt, See. And with the j army under the Kukufsw, the Generals ' ; Bowr, EfTen, Couiit Witgenftein, Springt- f p-rten, Count Langeron, Eorfter, Counts 1 Rofen Mnntitenfel, Sc. " His Impeial Highness the Grand Duke Conftantine is appointed Inl'petlor of the of the Cavalry of St Peter/burgh ; Lieuten- j ant Swetfchin to be General of Infantry and Military Goverror i f St. Peteriburgh ; and Prince Alexander of Wiitemberg to be a General of Cavalry." PRINTING, Neatly executed at the Office of the Gazette of the UnitccJ States. 16. MjV tt>e Pumpkin of New fengianjj al ways overl'pread and ddlroy Poisonous Ejtfitics, on the Field of Patriotism. At night the Columbian Mnfeum was Splen dedly illuminated ; and the Theatre was open ed. At Charleftown, the feftive board was incir cled by the grateful citizens. In the evening, a Concert was given, and an Oration was deliver ed at the Meeting House.—The receipts were approtraited to the life of the Organist. Mr. L. Mellen was the Orator At Salem the Day was celebrated with con viviality. CHARLESTON, Odober 8. Mr. Charles Pinckney has admitted, that it was he who moved for the limi tation of Mr. Adam's refidenqe as Mini ster in L®ndon to three years, instead of " during pleasure," as had been usual; but he fays he had no interested ihotive. But several writers fay, he has been heard to express without reserve, a strong desire for a foreign million. This Mr. Pinckney, is the democratic senator from South Carolina, and not of the family of Thoma? and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Mr. Adams evidently mis took them for the fame family. It un doubtedly mult have surprised him, to know that a Pinckney limited his em bafiy, and that a Pinckney succeeded him with an unlimited commission—and sus picions were naturally created when he found the Britilh Miniver particular in i his enquiries about these very Pinckneys, as he supposed. But they are discover ed to be persons of different fentimcnts. Major Pinckney never fought the situ ation of minister to the Court of Great- Britain—and did not know he was thought of for the office, till the Secre tary of State informed him of his ap. pointment. These are fadts. Foreign Articles* &ccckc4 by tb« ftip AAivc, J4 liyi from London. LONDON Sept. Yellerday arrived a Liibon Mail, bring ing accounts down to the date of the I ith "'ft. It now appears, that all upfuehenlions ot a war with Spain have fu- denly i'ubGded ; perhaps no apprehfnfion? were ever enters t-iincd on this fuhjeft to the extent rumour ed. I'lie plan, however, it is laid, has been entirely given up by the Court of Madrid, lb; dispatches which carried this welcome intcligence to Liibon arrived there jufl after the unfuccefit'ul attempt made by outiJeet upon 'Ferrol. Our letters from Liibon flare, tint thir teen or f.'ui teen lliips, richly loaded, lately fiiled front MaVanhaip, urdrr th» prote£tion ot two origj, they feil in wilh a French fri gate and a brig, who funk one of the brigs in tlie adion ; and it is fc red have taken the greeted part of ihe convoy, as only one vellel has ytt made its appearance. I iiere is report that Ministers mean to afletnblc Parliament C>o«er than was inten ded. ! lit want oJ' money can be the only reason lor this :—the txj-efli'.ions mull hove cofl a grrat deal ct axpence, though tljat expence, being fcrefcen, mud have been provided for. It always happens that the culls lor money exceed what the mnlt ex travagant calculations had anticipated, and therefore money may be wanted. We do not, however, vouch for the truth of the report. PEI ERSRURG, September 2. Book-VYmk—Pamphlets—Hand-Bills, C.irds—Blanks nf ali kinds, See. &.c. Will be printed at the Shortest Notice. augwft 15. CONTINUATION OF THE LATEST Foreign Intelligence! By the America, Capt. Swaine, arrived at Philadelphia in 24 days from London. PARIS September 25. On the tgth of September his M'jefty the Emperor gave powers to Count £eln> back and to Baron Lauer to treat with the General of Brigade Laborie. Oil the following day, the 20th of Septem ber the following Adt was signed : Convention for the prolongation of the sus pension of arms between the French arniv of the Rhine and the army of bis Impe rial Majesty in Germany. " The Count de Lehrback, Mini for Ple nipotentiary of his Imperial, Royal, and Apostolic Meetly in the Empire and with his army in Germany, and the Baron de Lauer, Field Marshal of the armies »f his Majifly, on the one part, and the General of Brigade of the French army of the Rhine, Viftor Faman Laborie, on the other part, charged reciprocally with the full powers oeeeffary for figning a Conven tion relative to the prolongation of the sus pension of arms, have agreed asfollows : Art. ill. His Imperial and Royal Majesty, on the demand ot the First Consul of the French Republic, and with the view of giv ing a proot ol his deli re to stop the scourge of war, qonfenti that the fortrelles of Phi lipfburgh and Ulm, with the fortress which depend on them, and that of Ingol (ladt, which are comprehended within the line of demarkation which was fixed on by the convention of the :sth of July lad, (hall be put at the difprf.il 0 f the French army, as a pledge ofhis intentions. 2. The garrisons which are in the for trelTes (hall depart freely with all that be longs to them, asd (hall go to the Imperial army of Germany. 3d. The evacuation of these plixes. as well of the garrisons as oi the Clores of every kind, lhall take place without delay, within ten days at fartnett. There fcall for this pur pole be furnifhed by the French army, all the accommodations which are in its power to the means of making transports of every kind, which fha s ll be at the charge of his Royal and Imperial Majelly. As to the occupation of one of the gates upon the principal communications, they shall, after the interval of five days, be given up to the French army. The cisice of them (hall be determined by delegates, who fliall be- im mediately f-nt, with the (horteil polfible de- ' lay, to examine their (Vate. 4* 1 he warlike (lores, and thole of provi finns, and the military chests, Avail alio be removed. The fame' thing (hall be done with the artillery, with the exception of that of the Empire. This latter (hall be exa minee! and certified by delegates appointed for the purpose. sth. It lhall be determined without de lay, by a particular convention , what fh.ll be the means of tranfp'<rt, and oftheevau cwrion of these places, as well as what (hall be the means of fubfilling and removing the lick, who cannot be transported with the garrisons. 6th. By means of the above arrang ments, tlitre fliall be a pnlongaticn of the armillice, and of a suspension ofhoftilities between the army of his imperial and Roy al Majefly and his allies, and the army of the Rhine of the French Republic, tor forty five days, to count from to-morrow, and comprehending filtecn days for jgtimation of the resumption of hodihties, if they are to he relumed. 7th. ri:e General ip Chief of the army of the Rhine, engages to procure a celTation of hofl 11 ities 011 the part of the army of the French Republic in Italy, 1 n c<k fe they have there been refiimed. 8:h. I'lie line "f denmarkation fixed by the Convention of the ijth of July, is prc ferved in all in details under the modifica tion comprehended in the ift, 2J, 3d, 4th, and sth articles of this agreement, and un der those herein alter mentioned. gth. 1 lie French army of the Rhine Hiall return, and be ffatiunary on the two banks ot the Iler. and.the Imperial army of Germany upon the two bank? of the Inn, each at the dillance of 3000 toifes, either from these livers, or from plsc?s upon their couri'e* i here lhall only be placed a chain of advanced poflu upon the line ofdenmnrka tion, fixed by the convention of the ieth of Jul) v; iaft. j loth- The dispositions of the above-men- j tinned convention lliall be executed in every ' thing which is contrary to the prcleot. ' Ar- ! ticTe Bth ol tlfat convention, of the 15th of; July, is not only applicable to the inhabi tants of the places above-mentioned in all its dispositions, but the General in Chief is at the lame time invifd to take intaconfi- deration the lunation in which thele inhab it.ints have been placed by the misfortune of war. 11 th. The prt'fent convention {hall be sent by couriers to all the commanders of corps of the refpefleve armies, both in Ger many and Italy, with thegreateft expedition !o that not only hostilities may be, and may rema'l9 suspended', but lb that the put- ting it in execution may be begun immedi ately, and fiwitlied in the term absolutely ne ccfoiy, regard beinp; had to difhnce nth. There lhall be named, by the Ge ner.ils in Chief of the two Armies, Dcle- gates for the execution of the articles of the above Convention, who fiiall fee to the ex- ecution. 1 teichanged at Hohenrinder*) ihe 2o;h of September, 1800 tSigned) COUNT DF. LRHHMACH. LAUEII, Field Marlhat. VICTOR F. LAEOPIK. " j (True Copy) MOREAU, General in Chief. PAHIS, September 26, We learn that the Spanifli Government has imposed new reftrid\ions and duties on foreign merchandize. ACTS or GOVERNMENT. Decree of tbe 24tb of September• Buonaparte, First Gonful of the Republic, decrees as follows : 1. The General of Division, Clarke, is ap pointed extraordinary commandant of Lune ville, and of the whole of the department of La Meurtlie. i. He fliall correfpondHuring that eom mand direilly with the Government. 3. Measures shall be taken for establish ing a correspondence with Luneville, by means of a telegraplie. 4> General Clarke (hall immediately repair to Luneville, and take every (lep necessary for holdiug a Cong re fs. 4. Ihe Minifler at VVar is charged with the execution of the present decree. (siciTßd) LONDON, O&ober i. The fift Paris Papers contain the fol lowing extraft of a letter from Barcelona, dated September j Cabanes, the Con sul of the Bataiian Republic had two frigate« in our Roads fitted out on account of his Government and bound for Batavia* On the 25th or 26th of August an Eirglifh (hip of the line & two frigates hove in fight, 8c reconnoitred these vessels for several days. On the 4th of September the English feizej a swedish merchantmen, on board of which they put from 3 to 400 men, who ap proached thr frigates in the dusk of the evening witbout being observed from the iorts. By nine o'elock the. frigates which had on board 400,0c0 of reals, and 4$ pie ces of brass new, and the fined in the arfenaMiad fallen into the hands of the enemy, after a feebfe > refinances The crew of one ot' the frigates whole num bers were very fe# contented themfclves with makiug afew discharges only of mufque try. The EngTi]lrh:Hivever, in order to de ceive the garrison, contined to fire as if the frigates were defending* themselves This ftrat.igem I'ucceeded, and the forts did noc open their fire until it was to late. As to the Swedish veflel, the Pilot having obfer v'-d that it was contrary to the law of na tions to compel her to aid their criminal pur p ife, they anfwtre'd him by discharging a pistol at him and killing him, on the spot* 1 hey also fra&ured tile Jeg of one of the lailors, and ill-treated the Captain, clapping a pistol to his throat." A letter from Barcelona dated the 71b of September, in the French papers, dates that the distemper which rages at Cadiz, is neither the plague nor the yellow fever. It afligns no name to this epidemic disorder which carries nJF great numbers of people. It is justly considered at Barcelona as very Itrange thst no precautions had been taken to prevent it» introduction there. We are extremely forty to learn, by au thentic letters from Cadiz, of the sth ult. the lateff date in town, that the mortalit" in that city has been much greater than there was reason to luppofe. The epidemic dilorder, or, xs some suppose it the plague, which prevails there, carried oil no fewer »qd tin- jth of September, on which' d.iy 207 persons died. The disorder gene rally carries offthofe it attack", on the 3d or foruth dny. The firlf ffmptoms area p.,in in the limbs and hones, ijnd vio lent vomiting. About 30,000 inhabitants have fled the city, and about 40,000 remain in it. No peifeu is now i'uffered to le*»e Cadiz, and a cordon of troops is drawn along the peninfola to prevent any inter i course wth the country. We fonie time ttope announced that seve ral diltridls in China had been inundated by the overflowing of the Tay and Kinm rivers. Recent accounts state the conferences to have been most calamitous.—The vafl quan tities of (lime and mild left on the subsiding ot the water, and the accumulation of putrid bodies with which its furface had been co vered, has occalioned a malignant epidemic disorder, which had proved fatal to upwards of 100,000 persons. October 2. A gentleman at New-York, in a fetter dated the 24th July laU, fays, thatin Ame rica the crops of grain <»ere never to abun dant : and we may hope that government ' wiM turn this hartpy circumlhnce t® the ad- vantage of this country, by a plentiful im portation. Nctwirnftandr.'g the fona? prolongation of the armiftire, large bodies of Dutch troops have just btrn lent from Holland to the- Rhine. Oflober 3. Among other extrafts t'rom the Paris pa pers, received 011 Wednrfd;.y. we ha*e giv en this day fume interfiling, but evidently mi Prep re len ted particulars, concerning the capture by the Ejig! fh of two frigates, un der Spanifli colours, at Barcelona, brief mention of which was made in this paper loroe time fmce ; asalfoa fpectilativenirticle horn the Moniteur, tl.e objeft of which is to represent uur navjl fupenority as degrad ing *0 Europe, with :i view to inspire other nations with a spirit of reliftmce to us ; to prevail up?n them to Oiut their ports, to our ofTenlm !y fbntiUl tlie War confiliw. Pc- rafinjr this tu; n;iis p.ijpr:- throughout, it' le mii-ds us umch of the toreci) of the ffloufr in the fable, v> ho reccrmeued hanging abe 11 about the rat's reck I Nothing' farther has tran (pire 1 the maritime armifhc . The pipers which pledged their reputation for its bavins: been signed forae d.iys s I'ulU |i librae on the occaftcn. ♦ BUONAPARTE.
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