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eel that 110 alicnlion whatever ha&Jieeo pB*d to11 „the rec«ptj>JtyawletteXjJ]Bb^~^t^J3^bJ &Uh* 1 . ' ‘_ /V ^ i J. a U. .L'J**' 0 . 1 . _ ~ a . I - 1 h 4 m ! « • l A n M - i l f t i l M A n \-'M'AMii'MM i v f h l t i n - ' a t t i n M / t A / l r i l l .n V t /1 < 1 l C t n L 6=384- die arrangement of an* of the vouchers lately rendered. - * . 4 ft I will no longer conceal from your excellen cy, that 1 have1 great anxiety on this subject, and that this was the-sole inducement far fay fate journey to New-York and Staten Inland. From this anxiety I pray y$u ifaay speodpy relieve toe.” I expected th^JTthis, would havevproduced a r vendition of the \accounts and an -answer. It produced neither, and1 my pain p d nfordfication were increased. , . tl > ^ t' . On thg 13tli (totter, l SIT?,I wrote to you as follows,: u ' ft Dear Sir —X jelled with ipuch -conficjence that you wpuld hayev attended jo fay request in niy letter of-the ,2fah*njt. refatifa jor yoilr ac counts. Pvav what is the cause !of your silence ?v I entreat you ti$ yput value your, own fair fame, that yeu^eepant-wfafaut fnrthgfdgfay. ,Yd/ead- prjous consequences, jo yqui* a^wgll as myself, lathis is got done, tApd petfait fae to inform —yeni^excelleneyy-and.it is withjPfaHJtidQiaOjiihaT unless ycpr accounts at'oimmedfately rendered, 1 shall W compelled to resort ,to the measures dictated by law. Allow* jrpto hope, tjhatlyou will sayefadthene^essi^of sijch a.pafafu} re- ] hurt. J l £ imperious sense of dutyalone-vwlldn duc^. me to yuph a step4’ ( ( ( , Andon the^Kth^f-Novcmher, I find I wrote ) to yoniagain and as fallows, from New-Yorlt? •» i . . ■ ;«r>:-re «.<• '*■> I . ' ’ •• 1 A\v-* ■ , “ j. * ' * 1 u Dear Sir—X jqrived here last evening, in order to attend with the managersto the stafafa» tiqRets in the. Medical Science lottery. , X shall yenrain in New-York unfa Saturday pfterddon, and should vonr excellency* before X go^think proper $o send me the reajdrterof your public ac counts and vouchers*-! shall he happy to take charge of them and save yon the trpubleof trans mitting them to Albany, I lodge nt Gibsqn’s, V/.all-sti'eet.” ^ ............ r * ■ ■ r And to tliis no attention was paid, Othejr than that Mr.’ hoftside was sent to Albany hy y °tt with *t veiy small parcel of veryimperfactvouch- .ex-s, amfip Very imperfect order, enumerated in your abstract No. ID. I dpqnmsd of Mr. Irop- sideFlbiswasallyouhadseutyhcsaictltwas,- fa Hw4i£& to-Jhitn W l the hexf bpafain owfar tofae de%etedto tfas of-; ' ■>* 1 r. w »». .a •.‘I. ' slt 4 ... .. * ip. ong after p portion of the suspended and disal lowed items hpd been taken by Coir Fell, tlie agent of the state, to Washington. K With respect to feending-a portion of the ‘sus pended and disallowed vou^heis to Washington, the circumstances attending'it we^e, as far as 1 7 cahrecollect,'asTolloWsJ When the abstracts ojf vouchers that were supposed pioperly chargeable .fa.the United States were in astute prepara tion, Col. Pell, the agent of the state to \settle \Vith the/Jnited States, suggested the- propriety * of taking a portion of the suSpendedJvouchers with him, altedging as a reason that many Of theni; might be susceptible of explanation so^ast to bp allowed; in wjhich case the state-would, jjnnthe first place-receive the benefit, and afterwards the Yfae President, by a credit in.his account witfa the state. Tjhere were not af you 1 feeem fa vnrj( ,T r r ~, ^ striijctjon of theact of the fast sesSion, as4\ to the description of loans on Winch the discount was to he allowed, but you will Certainly admit that yon never pressed^ ifettlement of ihe-acconhts j oh the contrary, whenT piOposed ttfyou in one of our interviews to /settle the accounts as far hs I could, according to my >euse4 of rigbt, you de clared, in an * animated faiie, -yon vypuld do no thing about it Unless the whole^couldjje cofaple- ’‘fad, or words to that effect. Your letter ofthe 6th has also be6n te<Seived, and I ’regret for ydur sake/ds weilas fay own, the shirk that dictated it.' Withbut^nuputjug to you any intention pf wilful misrejffespntation, I amconstrainedtodeclai e, thatyourletterJbefore-' me is in several particular^ incorrect as to matter of fact. “ 11 ■ ' Your'jexcelletacy will recollect^ that in the \course of ournegociationf on this subject, J pro- poserf to submit the^quefaion betweenj$,i^adxe suppose any rejected duplicates sent^-ihat w ould ^ ____ indeed have been very improper.' I have dxafa-, to tfie constructiop Of the act of Rfa legislature,; ined the abstracts sincethe'feceipt of your letterrT_Jlst, toLthe jndgf s ofthe supreme court; 2d, to „ of the 3 Ist ultl to\ascertain wlietho: any^ucLhad - Jhe„ judlge3.andjchancelIor; .3.dj, -to. ..the-jndges, been sent, and do not find that a single one was chaneelipr add - attorney-aeneral j ,4% ** ^ - - V -V . - ■ • — Mrn ^.1*. ^ .*^1''1^ 1 — * i. . i. m-. to the came. ifaped-aqti wait0:pfail thf 3d of; ;|h the prelcrfaqd.fylaw,.p'ff a citation: . j aetypd’qhypa. ate- _ , woimdjjhdlttVE^ adhlosed, xfiiid,id n fatter fa| . - 7 . '4 v - . :‘‘\7 * . t ' “ Sir^-You will receive cnclosed a citation fa -^ofAprihla^’Ufind I wrofa fa you.as follows 4 lfaye to request you wih serve WkhQut delays*-- 1 4 - * \ J - .«• ‘i ’he service JatoSef erforfaedby faavihg a feopy of fae citation with lnfaurat;his dwelling house. by mail. ' Jotfa chargesf will be piaid toyouf ot- ^def atfae-treasury.-' t •; ,.-s ■ ' £i JlaVjng .stranghopes that fae- Yice president may; render ’ his accuunts without Any further, proceedings against him than faepfaSeflt, ^rfaU - fae fa jiiggest fa&pfaptiety o f Saying, nothfag to others aboptfae cjtafiqfa ■ Y cahea^fe you this step glycs me sin_cefa pain;: but IfaperiquU'.duty i J j .'delicacy that duty i^l-permRr Tlie seventeenth day ofFebfaaiy,.18l8, WSs fixed in the cifa^pnlfafendeinng fae jfesidtie of 3 your acCouiltis. Noifa were7ehd«rd however, and X wajcdfapelledfaclc«ethe^^^eiafalnation iind nudit of the. vouchers rendered as. thcy were, which was no easy task, ns^ you Will no doubt ~ jdrait.’ ■■ :.r i.7 ... : Did I not thus, permit me to ask, do every thing ~ 1 n my power, anu faSTcouIdTiave beea reasona bly expected of me, by you or your fuends, to close the business in an amicable manner ? It appears to me I did; and 1 am very confident tirat I most anxiously sought and wished'that*' the settlement might be -terminated h onorably and .with as little trouble'to you as possible.— But from you I received no aid or explanations- 110 answers to my cotmUunications. In all our personal interviews until thespiing of 1818,you invariably spoke of additional vouchers which you intended to deliver when you could collect ,md arrange them. y Had you intimated when any of your vouchers Were rendered, that no attention had been paid to them, and that some might have been rendered which ought not to have been, and desired, a return of all such,-! forwarded,unless it should be said thattwo vouch- chancellor, cfiief-justice ’and attorney-general; * crsfor incOnsidefabfa sums, which were of a 5th, to the chancellor alone; 6 fa, fa the chancel- mntodchtnraeterf and partly disallowed and partly lor and twd of fae judges; and finally to two of suspended, Hrerg of this description. lImadecib- the judges. * When a submission faall the judges;: jectfans fa fae taking any vouchers to Washing - 1 has been spoked of b y me, you have always oh- tqn Which were of a doubtful character, but Col. jected pfaticuterlyto two giefalemen bn fae bench Pell, for fae reasons assigned byjhim,-thought T as heingunffiendlyto-you.— 5Yhen7 therefore, otherwise, audtl assented, and possibly approved a reference,to two of .fae 4 judges was suggested, af tlie tjfae of the measurp, and i . cl^r^, was dj- and at oue iimQiagreed op/I did shy to you, tfiat reeled fa make out a separate abstract of all such I did, not desire you^and mat I would »o( name at Cbk pelt should select.These are all the.-cir«7- -either of those.gentlemeq on thqt reference. X 'cumstances atteudingthatTransactio^as far a s l ' this, not because If had npt entire confidence ChhrdcoUlctthetn. ' ' - ‘ infaeir integrity and impartiality, a 3 you seem to ’ Xn qdswer to your letter of fae fifth-instant,11 shall state my recollection aiid belief as to every circumstancb yon biing to notice. I did, I be- • Iieve, as you say, inform you at the. adjournment of the legislature,rfaat inconsequence of the- deputy Comptroller’s indisposition, 1 should notf be able to state and adjust your account with the state until I Could avail myself o f‘his services and assistance, apd then that it«qght take a week or ten days. I may have added, too, my wish fa, take a short excursion into the country, as my lfafath required k*7 It did indeed require it, but: Mr^Ely’s indisposition prevented it, and Idid noti toave tbWn until the 12th or 13th ot June. The ,* spring of the y ^ S apd early part ©f hummer are eri- dusldss to me. It is probable fhattfae Jgfit of ■■ -• , -parficular’ iVcolieGfafa*;^!and ifk was agreed npdfa.Lknew^ UoXfaaf anyjacl pf faino^reyefald, orvdughtlo layeqfaeventedyop^^ffpm cofaing. Op fah^XSt' #^e(p^farfarXdq not: irecoUect fa ha?p faeen; afaongstyoiir \paper?7 any eldcmnents *tq ;show what .io^ns had bfaff2obfamedb|,;yrou -jpahlieSer^ic^Aidl apytashowfaat. suchrlopgs * een e^pendedlandfaecottofad far. mo, faefefare, fa suggest fad propriety of yotir •ih order to prevent any unnecessary delay in the ? ' fattiehtent of fae accbiints wuek ydii a^nf cbme fa Albany. *; 4 ; ‘ - / - KI regret extremely, that the act far fhe, final Settlement ofyonr accounts should haye been fa ; drawn as to admit of different cdnsfauctions.; :7lfa^«AfafaXr^ amupeif these leelmMSfand treatiue subject withal!, the. suadedin mvownmind. that it Can bear another yet I ought to faifafst fay bpm judgment, since ^ Xdo notthinklshould' tofypufi atfA; OTpfaCy^hefali.': X. shidl,. cheerililly: MA’El^ cgnfihuefyeryM^nd unable to atl fattd the Office, \arid I have riot yet had it in fay power fa - fanrii I e|gectt ed you soon; that I-wished it: and ;that- whenev- bliould with pleasure have made the separation. _ er you did,come, you might come prepared. _ I But I beg J ou will take your own conduct jn-tbe course ol this business into consideration^ and then candidly saj-, whether I could w.thpropridty have acted otherwise than J did > Previous to fae audit of the account, I had heard it rumored, that you had charged this office with the loss of many of jour vouchers. 1 tlioughtit my duty x then, oil the examination, to account in'some Way for evdy paper you sent mo, in the order in which they stood charged ip the abstracts. I had no reason fasupposC flfOm your conduct, or any thing yoti ever .expiCSsed.that they were rendered W’thoatany career deliberation. The paicel deliveredby Mr. Ironside is the most defective of the whole, and contained more of exceptionable - items-than any that had been rendered. 'Could suacled; fa my^wn mmd, that it Cap bear no other construftjon than thVqne Ifirstgave it, viz: ah ; atifaofasation- to . pllpw the discount . on such Zsufaadl you borrowed on your responsibility Without the aid of government securities, and nothing more. J , “ As the construction of the Act involves a question of much importance to the state as well as fo you, 1 trust you will excuse me for bring cautious in coming to a decision of it. I think* ndw faat my construction of the actTs right, and .intimate,hut because you had before objected to them.__Tfas you must have well understood.-— ‘ What was my surprise, theh, to find you stating in youf last letter, that1*! suggested that the two judges alluded to j £ would not he proper arbiter# betweeh us,” and that I professed a wish to ex-* dude them fromfaving-an opirtion-on the subject^ Howur.candid and disingenuous it is in you thus to attribue to me expressions and sentiments, dis respectful to those' gentlemen, when you must know that I had ,m> other view in my choice of £ifah ^ s ’y'fanh to satisfy *|op, ^give effect fa i. ypufalwniwbjfa^ons... ^deilatethat I hefar e fa: Mkpt&mX fae'.&iufink that those -zr?'-£:.:raV*i'. -S 7 1 - r / - -yx — •/r:TmT7Tmrr genfldmeffwpiild tweeii us/Zand your declarafibu that I idid so, faxcites n^mffeigned a3tdnishmerifa ^Ifadl fake' alludedqb,. nor anvfaher^persoiri has (eyer at- •contfahtny faindkctfaWfad%^nfa/^^S!f L faave I /heardfae^npimpnkfaTotlimfy^ against * my fapstracfion of fae act, yepeatedly given wifa ^famiiyafans,^^^coririi;: bntpo anqh^ever fa- andyour'claimis firijroia* -tfotowfa'fiitoH^Iofadfaorfafa^t!fafahi^V(excfepi i Wfa had shewed it to hifa, and fee gave me.rtoxorily'his views/qfit; ■be otMg nwn judgment ’Gusfaafafaeqt I ambonndfayuslice \fa faosq geafaemeh to farije, & jcaijnot butregret So causelristy, to attempt fa excite qdTuin against any of the members of fae,bench^ahd to impair I suppose tluuthove wet e delivered - without an examination ? You told me, at Staten Island, . that_it would requinrbut a Jew hotus to arrange and make affabsuact o ffaeinT and \yet' several Weeks liarPlapsed before they reached me7 It was not intimated by you, nor yet by Mr- Iron- — skle^faaL^yfariteY ^^ be ofAchar- acter .that worid require-their disallowance or reiurn_; jnfaaatlorL g lm M ' any.other time when rendering your aq§pu«ts.^~ ~ 7 l-i]kljnotTmd'Coiild-hot-‘feiiOW that thTrejtCted and suspended items, and tKe{ remarks faereon, were ever to be published. Tfie remark^jfwhenpre* paied, were intended for your eye alone. Ifyou were dissatisfied with them in Match, whet/sent - to you, why did yOu not then inform me of y o u r certaiuly 'expected you up in May and in June, but not because I had any intimation fiom yew that you were coining, fatldiad none. -You had not condescended to answer jny letter. On the 12fa of June- 1 received a letter fioih Col. Frit, making some enquiries in relation to his agency, which I answered,and informed him thatl shorid start foi' Essex County that day, partly on busi ness, and partly to gain faltffarth if possible, as-I had felt somewhat'indisposed ribce fae adjourn ment of the legislature, andthat I shouldi be gtaia ‘ until the end ofthe month; and being apprehen- sive that you might come tip befare my return, 1 requested him to give you notice. If Col, Pell - and you agreed td meet here early in June, it is; \certain Xreceivfed no intimation ofit..from either; Of you; add it is equally Certain that you did not come, land faat I was at home until nearly fae iniddle of the monfa. > ' , 4 Abbut tMTirst day of .July, to the best of my , ompdygk en. JBtittto return was asked until' recollection, yon wereqt Albany on private bu siness, when you infofaied me that col. Pell and Tonrselfhad agreed to meet here on the 6th. I then apprised you of the necessity I^was under ,o.f ;ib«n|-^NewAfaHijonl*blt .day,.and. for a fefa days thereafter, to attend to fae lottery busk, ' ness, With Which you* were perfectly Satisfied.-f- d-aaw you at/New-Yorkand at ^aterilSlhnd; and ' you informed lm4 you would bfe riibrtly at Alba- > ny; but)yon said'riothington the subjectof the ac-, Counts, nor on fae pi opositions JLmadein toy lastj letted, qqdTmust Confesfe I was not.ariirie sur-“ prised,atfato’ sileiicei x. r „ ■ i T -On ri#r#4th o f July, >you 'atrlved here; and yon studiously pressed a settlemept faf fae~cofa (R e m a in d e r n e x t teceJc.) Vi—.I. iitm it > ■ laTEtMOEKCB HITE nr IS T H S V 11SKSTX ITHACA: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1819. i, -.j,- ' .T.a.-Cf > i.Tfn\ u.-.- ll.l _1 . f “T^-r-l’-n\Jll. . II« . 1 < _ ^ ■ ;•». *• • .. -• J' *• ^ *? • • :>rt g ■GST j The.€mtiplroikr,s Statement is commenced this w«ekj nod will be concluded is oumext. Wn have. tliauglwproper tojpublish it entire, (hat those who feel . an interest to the controversy may read and judge for tbemseles. Should a counter statement from the Vice HPresidenf-abpearrtbatwe shail-alsorpabthb;: Add is\ ail should seek truth at the fountain-heml, and judge ffoda-their 6 wa researtbe* and convictions,\these doc- uments mayJiercaftar be important eg matter o f re ference : we therefore recoinmwid 'to our readers a preseryetibn oFthe papers which contain them.' SOUTH AM ER ICA. Tho latest accounts from tbq Main, state, Hhat-Bo- livar has advanced a consideribje distance into Nnw- GrcnSda, yrhidi is in a state of rebeliton. - lftez was left by him dm the river Apure^ fa keep in clicck the royalists about that quarter, wrich it appears he is cn» .that three balls hadfaeqllred thrOngh the cam Ferdinand tfa t antLfaaj in consequence of tfa volt sfvejral «f the fpfaifa officers bad jmtulit t yfaapelb/KbTuttttn Defarsii Wvlojls accounts^ tion a dusatibfactjon amdn^tfre soldiers, whkh jj cuu&rtpation ofibeaboyp* / ji 2 ' fellow Fever, Two «a»es) of fae yellow % c ftqjjosed-m-have occuVedln f^r-York-lqitiW whichoceasiqned consideralde a!arq)[ - In Charleston, only one faw case was reporttij a the 27thr and (our on the 2 &fa ^ilt. ^ In Baltimore fifteen new cases were announced Scurdsy (4th), aqd fan report# of two physicians i \ theTdint had hot beehC received, t ~ And in Boston, fou/^eath# wfthlp the last ten day hid toccurrcd bf that dfsdase^ ‘ v • \I'.-7\,- ' ' -• '* - •: * ' \il\\ *-*• »' ■ ‘ -j -',•» ’• '' t j ' J papeii 9 'tnenifQti «»pfdl 0 oAs ^tnftt ar fitting out for the purpose of capfitring fae ser-mJ * i\ i \ _ i i -Pent* ------ .— , ------- 1] A severe g&le Was Experienced the 28th Jiilyj on tbeMisdssippi, between New-Oriaans land Mnbiig' It is laid 200 live* dbre Irfst. Several vessels wer yr'--tV'' .‘s'. ‘ .. f -destroyed; among the number, was the United antj schooner Firebrand, aod aU persooj on board, 45 u niimber, are *uppo'scd s fa have perished. Much dau age was also sustained on faorq* <5|. . iT. ^ . 7 . . .Toreigii AiiVelcs. ,J S ' \ v I.oadov, July 21 . . ■\ \W? have recciycd, lhj 3 moiuing. Faiitl pupers of Weiinesdav fast. They stated that the enquiries wliicli have been instM Muted,' fa rimstquenee bf fa© lutirder #r Ktrrz Eli invalid thereoent atfempt touv. ffkssinate 5 1 .1 BBS* Imvfe lefi In tfteyljHtsoA] t»pyr bf a conspiracy tn sevoinl (kermoM Univefritiesyio overthjow thn extstkrg gqil veHirtients in* Gennady, and convoke «] Geneial \ssenibly, to be styled Tire Ncn.1 ale* which shoutd elect a-pi'iiice to go veil I MjrjioTt ‘ ! ' n J favrible ttfaifltigpjik a ■ \ w •?, .-Ji » *.w.as * i* v !irtg^1toksfy,and redrtctul tolifaktefaf iMffe, JiaYCttUk -n'te a. -•’ % , - - - * - . - ■, *, - .• w-., ■ 4fano,tO» ■ ; fR^ctofRmcr tfy. 0 i§ kingfaf Af^^TOjS/fiTen, 4 ^ | iiifafidriHiy Jifa non »tA principal ^LaslinvVs, fa s t moli<A• -bf Tehritloiis ffic ^IstjlfKatt^cEoo^m ^ [ofifc jn 0 0 movnitig. and wtfa kept up Wiiofa pfjtffc Kingfa A f f a c f a d - : ctf, remained ot i|ie fa®1 ®y y i ji no fcAri*tf|ian fafa. T lie Aritbaf tlesperatelycliargedwitlithe bayoifat, Imv- Ing tfif. de^ji-pjyep Hlorljpg-at tbeir buck, ^ h * s spii ifpdltcterminalionr knd the fail- fat faaqfaqvro by Whreh they off tlfa letreat of tlm king's arinyVAvere.thejiiaus- es o f ilie victory (Having go derisive. r: jTlfa Aifabs, ItoWover,(lt(} not make such an i l l use^oFit'os Wk^-to ifa i e a i ^ i sirtce, althqugli ^ they oqmplfeteljr jihtatfaetid lbeik |)tfaoaerS) “‘liiey sjfafefi J h e tf; li^eCl M o ley Benazar’s Sheyife. utttler iwliosb 44’\ ed, have had fae advairtage in ^very skitoihh ( Adm. Brion had taken poOpssion of Barcelona without opposition,- He?(ipd luhded Y4U0m«n, His squadron Waa to move before Hu mana, while bis troops attacked it in fae rear. > , f» j , Gep. M'Gregor was a t Aux Cayes—5Q00 stand of^ arms hnd jUst arrived frotokngland, and 1500 men- Bbgtewd^ld\^hllan 3 zi^ere dnlTy expl’cterT'to •jolfihis htandatd. \ ~ * j . ^ j a , i ( tY i i I ! * 4 » V W * ! Injhort/in eyef/ quarter the patriqtcaus# is tri umphant! Trouble in Spain. It is stated fiy irveisel which ar rived a t New-York In *33 diysfrom Gibraltar, faat a revolt had takemplnce a t Cadiz-among the Mrbops jofthe grand cxpodUion destme^ fSrBoufiiaAm^rifiiw pijoteetioh tlicTtirig put lriifiself.Al!ovvc(T liiui to come back io hi a (torainions.- ^In the mean while, ten day* having elapsed wjtliout the fate o f the^Afag op o f his son being known, this town was threatened with Hii anarcby wfach excited-the gieat- est apprehensions.. ’These, however, were at an end, tire moment wo hearth that Mha king bm! arrived at Ya In good he«dth? and that b is son was on his way to FejEik *' 1 — 4 * - jf* H . From itie G<ts :elle de France. I FA LI* FROM A BALLOON, JHadamc JUancbard —MelaucKoly Ca- fastrophc. Among the numerous enter- tain meat s wbicbhadbeen promisedto tlfe , pulllfat was the-ascent of Madame Blan- eharik in a luminous l)alloon, ornanrente(l ( « ith fttTifieiHl ii reworks. Accordingly; a t ’ half-past ten o'clock, thisintrepid sefonaiit, dressed in tehite, having also a white hat with feathers, entered the boat. The sig^_ nal being given, the balloon rose gently ; hut by throwing out ballast, madanie Blan- c|»arfacaysed it to ascend more rapidly. The Bengal iirepois illuminated this brill iant ascent. The ret ouaut waved her flag, and the air resounded 4 with acclamations, riuddejaly the balloon entered a light clohd which ctmipletely extinguished the fire- poto.-T5IatlanaeJBlla1nchard then tgniteC the artificial fireworks, which produced tho effect ,expecied, .wlictt some o f the fly*, ing fusees were seen to direct themselves perpendicularly towar ds Mho balloon, and tbe fire coinmunicateA-witb its base.. A faightfufbrilliancyinsfadtlystruekterroi* into all the spectatdrfalriiving no doubt o f t he-depiorable fate of thc mrontHtt^ ------ 5 — 2 f f is inij>o«s1b!e to“paint what passed at— this moment at fivolk Cries of* agony 'burst Forth in > every dircction;; o great d number o f feYnales stifieTed Violent mn vous attacks; andconsternation waspainted bp-r on the cOutttrnaneey of evef j one. Tbegefftfaarme^ instantly galloped to wards tfariplaco ^where it was presumed! Jsho-Would fall, and the lifeless body o f. J |! C, l
