‘ an aocitlent, the most favorable.
' lemu.
' rassing one.
Gazette of Buenos ,.Afyi°eh, ltlls.‘
lJ_ETAIL or THE 1'iaT'1‘LE ‘OF. MA.IPU.=
.Des/talc}: from life Excellen_cy_tlze (.'a]rtai2z Gcizer:
of tile ./Imles, to (lie Su/zreriie .G’ovcr'mnem.
Most Excellent Sir-‘-'-’-The unexpected event of
tlicnight of the 19th ult. in the Caiiclia -Rayadai .,
put in jeopardy the liberty of Chili. Itwas iti-
deed, a frightful scene, to see the dispersion of an
army, composed of valient_men,_.full_bf discipline
and'iii“stt'uction, without being beaten.‘ '
Since I open:-d"tbe campaign, I have been so
gratified that I looked on victory as certain, and
all myinoveinents were always "directed to have
it complete and decisive. _jTh'e ‘enemy since he
Aabandoned Curico, didnot find any position capa-
ble of preventing our forces from molesting him
in his flanks, and threatning to turn him)" Ac-
cordingly both armies fell together, on the 19th,
upon Talca,-‘ making it impossible to undertake a
retreat, orcross over the river M-aule.
This situation the most desperate, became by
Our columns of
‘infantry did not reach us«uiitil"sun-set, and at that
' hour it became impossible to undertake an attack
on the town. The army was then formed provi-
' sionally in two lines, whilst we were reconnoiter’-
ing for the most advantageous position that it
could be placed, which having selected, I order-
ed {he right wing to occupyit; but this move-
ment was badly executed, nndthe left was‘begin-
, ning to follow it,- when agm‘ost brisk and desperate
' attack from the enemy put in total confusion our
baggage and artillery, which were ‘then moving.
It was then 9 o'clock, P. M. and this confusion
was soon followed by the dispersion’-‘of our left,
a‘fte"r a‘ brisk firing which lasted half an hour, in
‘ which th_e enemy stilfered great loss, and our-
~ selves had the misfortune to see the brave Gen.
O’Higgins wounded.
Myselt‘, with all the other chiefs and officers,
_i employed all our efforts to rally them, which at
first was effected under the protection of the re-
serve. Here one of the most obstinate engage-
“ inents again took place, but the night rendered all
our measures unavailing, and at last we had no
other resourcebut to give way. ' »
Our rightliad not been much harrassed, and
' Col. Las I-Ieras had the glory of conducting and
' withdrawing in good order the corps of infantry
and artillery that composed it.‘ This was the on-
ly support that remained to us on my arrival at
’Chimb’arougo I then pursued every effectual
means to effect a re-union on the neck ‘of Regu-
The head quarters were‘ placed at San
Fernando. _— " '
‘Here I remained two days, and Ican assure
your Excellency our situation was a most embar-
‘ VVe had lost all the baggage and
materials of the army ; destitute ofevery thing
we wanted every thing in order to oppose an ene-
my superior in‘ numbers and elated with victory.
In this situation, I found no other expedient bttt
to fall back to Saiitigo, and procure every possi-
ble assistance to accomplishttlie salvation of the
country. _
It is surpassing belief to say, that in thecoiirse
of three days the army was re-organized in the
field of instruction’, one league distant from the
city; T he spirits of the soldiers were regained,
and in thirteen days’ after our defeat, and a retreat
of eighty leagues, we found ourselves in a" situa- _
tion to meet the enemy. The in'te‘rest, energy
and firmness, with "which the chiefs‘ and all the
officers of the army co-‘operated to establish order
and discipline, will redound to their eternal hon-
or. It is true that our forces were inferioi‘. to
those oflthe enemy. Many of our corps were
mere skeletons, and we had battallions composed
of only 200 men. _ y
In the meantime the enemy was advancing
with rapidity, and on‘ the 1st inst. I had positive
information that the main part of the army had
crossed the Maipu, by the lords of Longuenna,
and directed their match tow'arde the defilesof
la Cobra.
The, position of our encampment was neither
secure ormilitary. On the 2:1 we encamped on
the Eapejo. That day, and on the 3d and 4th,
our gueiillas had much firing, and the army pas-
‘ sed allthose nights under arms.
The enemy approached us at last on the 5th.—
All his movements appeared directed to turn our
right, threaten the capital, cut off our communi-
cation with Aconcagua, and secure to himself
‘ the ‘communication with Valparaiso.
VVhen I observed that he had for his object the
accomplishment of this movement, I considered
that afavorable opportunity to attack him on his
‘ march, and place myself in his front by means
of a change of direction on the right. - This was
I the preparation to all the posterior operations.
I immediately placed alltlié infantry under the
command of the‘vvell'-deisei-ving‘ Brigadier Gener-
al Balcarce ; the right under the Col. Las He-
ras ;A the left undervtlie Lieiit'Col. Donyflilarian
De La Quintana ; the cavalry "of the right under
_Col. Martias Zapiola, with his stiadrons of grena-
diers ; and that. of the left under Col Don Ramon
.I"reyrc, with his squadrons ofthe guardof his
excellency the director of Chili,’ and the Chas-
seurs-of the Andes. . . . '
The enemy, having perceived our first move-
ment, took a strong _ position," detatching7r‘!‘to’ at"
small hill abattalion of cltasseurs tosiipport a bat-
tery of four pieces placed at this point. This
position was well chosen, as it completely se-
cured, their left, and their fires flanked - and beat
all the front of the position. f ,
Our line, formed in close and parallel columns,
inclined to the right‘ of theenemy, presenting an
oblique attack on his Hank, which was uncovered.
The reserve charging also upon the same, was
in tlie'attitu’rle of turning it and suppo'rti'ng_ our
right. I The battery of eightpieces of Chili com-
manded by commandant Blanoe _Cicerou,? and
another of four pieces under cornniaiidant Plaza,‘
cess upon the enemy's position..
In this situation our columns began to move
from the skirts of the small bill which formed
were advantageously placed, and played with suc-
0
our position,__to march to charge the, enemy’s_
' In
I
l‘ine,'i'vlt'b then ccmineiiceci a most stupendous fire;
but did iiotisucceed in stopping our march. His
flank baltery on the hill did us‘ great ‘injury ; at
the same time a heavy mass of ene.my’s cavalry
situated in the interval, came to charge the horse
grenadiers, who being formed in columns by
squadrons, were advancing on us in front. The
fiitst squadron was commanded by Escalada, who
"seeing himself threatened by the enemy, marchi
ed» upon him-, sword in hand. The commandant
Medina, followed this movement.a-The firing
also commenced from "our left, and soon the
~whole line was engaged, as well as the reserve,
which came up at the moment the vigor of our
line began to droop. But the charge made by
the reserve and by the commandant Tonson, of
the 1st regiment of Coquinibo, gave a new_'im-
pulse to our line, which fell upon the enemy
with more spirit than ever.
hardly a brisker attack has been witnessed, nor
a more vigorous and obstinate resistance.-—‘
The constancy of our soidiers and their heroic
force triumphed at last, and the enemy was com-
plctely put to the rout. — .
' The general in chief, Osorio, ‘escaped with
only about 200 horsemen. It is probable he will
be taken by the cavalry that pursues him. All
the‘ generals areprisoners in our possession.-—
Theinumber of prisoners is 3,000,’ and 190 ‘oili-
cers, with the greatest part of the chiefs ofthe
corps. The field of battle is covered with 2,000
killed. All his artillery, parks, ‘hospitals, with
the surgeon’s military chest—-in a word, every
thing composing the royal army is dead, prison-
er, or in our possession. I compute our loss ‘at
1000 killed and wounded.‘ The foiice of the en-
my, ofall descriptions, was 5,300 and ours 4,900.
» [The despatch concludes by recommending
several oflicers to the consideration of the gov-
ernment.] ~ ,
Head Quarters, ‘Santiago, 9t/i ./I/zril, I818.
JOSE DE SAN MARTIN.‘
‘ ./Irtigas -us. Buenos ./1yres.—By the,VVoodroop
Sims, we received information, by a letter, that
the Buenos Ayrean army, under the command
of Col. Belcassa, had been attacked by the Patri-
ots, on the opposite side of the river, command-
ed by Artigas, and the former defeated with the
loss of their artillery and baggage, and between
6 and 700 killed" and wounded. It is said that the
government of Buenos Ayres endeavored to stip-
press the circulation ofthis intelligence, in order
that it should not be generally known, notwith-
standing which, the Americans were all advised
of the true state of the case. The action took
place in March. ‘
Since the above was in type, it has been ver-
bally corroborated by apassenger on board the
W oodrop Sims.—Baltz'more Pal.
_From the Federal Re/iublican.
Our C'ommi.9sz'oners.—-The arrival of our com-
missioners at Buenos Ayres, has excited a gen-
eral sensation of delight ; and the gazettcs of
that city are -filled with congratulations on the oct
caoion. 'l‘lu> prospect. of cu: amicable inte:
course, both commercial and political, between
the United States and the patriots of the south,
inspires them with new confidence and exulta-
tion' ; and while the public voice is clamorous in
hailing this first essay of our government, indi-
viduals obev and assist the popular impulse.
Cb the_2_6th March, Mr. Lynch and his part-
l1el‘_, Mr. John Zimmerman, merchants of wealth
and respectability at Buenos Ay res, gave a splen-
did ball in honor of the American commission-
ers. They were received in_a grand court, bril-
liantly illuminated with dazzling lustres, and cov-
ered with a canopy from which the flags of the
Unitedstates and of Indepetidant Spain proudly"
waved above a circle of two.liun<lred ladies, dis-
tinguished alike for their opulence, and elegance
of dress, and beauty of person.-
At midnight a sumptuous banquet interrupted
t-he dance and toasts of compliment to the Ameri-
can guests and to the ladies, suggested by the en-
thusiasm of the moment, betrayed the elevated
sentiments which animated the assembly,-—.:ivl1ile .
Waslzington’s lvlarglz, played with loud applause,
gave new zest to their conviviality—and song
and dance and mirth, 3 , _ .
“ The feast of reason and the flow of soul,”
detained the spell bound guests till .the_morning
beam broke the enchantment. .
In the same.g'azet,te from..which this gay des-
cription ‘is taken, we find frequent and flattering
mention of our commissioners. Although noth-
ing ]zosz'tz've‘liad transpired from their mission,
their continuance in the province, and their con‘-
stant interviews with the, public functionaries,
were-’regai'ded as announcing the morning of a
glorious day, which by confirming the freedomof
the Spanish Americans, wouldrealize all the an-
ticipated rewards {OF,Ill(:_li‘-Stt‘llg'glt:s"lQg£H‘Cl1aS¢
it. - i _. ;
‘We learn also from a paper of later date, that
our commissioners, finding a.soldie'jr_I on the eve
of execution for the crime of iiusubqrdingtioii to
his officers, demanded a suspeiision-of his pun;-,
ishment, and, accompnied, by M_fff,:MlllCl‘, an
American merchant, on the part .of‘c‘ulprit’s
family, waited in person upon‘t,_l,_1e s,upj'1_eme,direc-
tor to solicit a pardon, which was »i,tnin'_ediately
accorded. ' , _ ~ i_ { . '
Such (adds the print) is the eat-ly.i_‘n‘llu,ence in
the cause of humanity, ‘of an union‘ between the
two great parties of the new world. ' ' ,. ‘
A species of small pox is said to‘ have app;_ar-
ed in Buenos Ayres, which neither sparea,,tli:ose
who have been previously infected, inoi""those
who have been vaccinated. The faculty of the
city however deny itsexistcnce. _ '
Icitcrature of South ./Ipmcrica.-—:-The govern-
ment are building a college at Buenos Ayres.--
A commission has been appointed" to devise a
plan of instruction, and greatneal is discovered
by all the citizens to promote the\i_ipdertalting.‘
Valparaiso continued blockaded. A British
brig was saved from being captured by a Span-
ish frigatc by‘ the boats of U. S..ship Otitttrio.
It may be said that-
.__..., ,..-1_1.,: ‘ My.‘ n
.- —. . _.~. _;.
1-‘on THE nonwnx GAZETTE. _
Messrs. Editors, -_ _ I . g .
I haye lately noticed in the newspapers,’ “ Pro-
posals for republisliing, in Bos_ton,by subscription,
a nefzv Translation of the scriptures, by John Bel.-
lamy, author of the History of all Religions.” It
ly favored with Royal patronage in England, by
his permission to dedicate the work to the Prince
Regent. His subscription for sixcopies ; ‘sub-
scriptions also from most of the royal family and
nobility, seem to carry something so high-sound-
ing and imposing, as to prepossess persons unac-
quainted with the oi'iginal,with an idea of its accu-
racy and correctness oftranslatiomfarbeyond what
it really deserves. Itought,howevcr,to be remem-
bered, that those persons(like the rest of mankind)
are not unaccustomed to subscribe for works,_ of
whose merits they are entirely ignorant; and as re-
spects their knowledge of the Hebre-wt9'Greek lan-
guages, few of them have any, and most of them,
none at all. Though it may be generally known
that many passages in our common version of the
scriptures are incorrectly translated, and that
some improvement might be made, still no new
version ought to be received as correct, that con-
tains _by far, more errors than the common one.
hiS‘iS'tl1e case with the ne«zu_‘*uersz'on', now
0 , ‘to the public, _may be clearly evinced from
the few‘ examples given in the /Irosjzectus. How-
ever, it may be granted, that he hasimproved a
few of those verses; still, as he has erred so
cgregiously in others, it ought to condemn the
whole ; as all will allow that no alteration ought
to be made without a manifest and universal ini-
provement, so far as an alteration is made.
Perhaps it will be agreed, that he has searched
the Mishna, Gemara, the Jerusalem and Babylo-
nish Talmuds, Scc. and has discovered that many
words have a different signification from what is
generally supposed. These were all written long
since the scriptures ; but allowing they were not,
still it could prove nothing to his purpose in those
13 verses now offered in his proposals ; for it so
happens, that most of the passages he has altered
have the same Hebrew words in otherparts of
the scripture, where, to give them the same Eng-
lish he has given them, will frequently make
nonsense or blasphemy. Scripture should be
compared with scripture, and every part corres-
pond to the whole ; for
Il’s like “natur'e’s c/min, -wlzotcver link you strike,
Tent/i or ten rlzousandt/2, breaks the c/Iain alike.”
Common VE1is1oN. ‘
2d Kz'ngs v. 18.--In this thing the Lord pardon
thy servant, that when my master goeth into the
house of Rimmon to worship there, and he lean-
eth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house
of Rimmon ; when I bow down myself in the
house of Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy servant
in this thing. '
. _ NEW VERSION.
In this thing will Jehovah pardon thy servant ?
when my _lord came to the house of Rimmon to
appears by these proposals, that he has been high-_
‘ fé-'v_z_'ll’,as it should be in the verse but oiié above;
viz. ‘ shall evil be" in the city,’ Ste‘. With" the’ same! _ "- _',_
propriety, he might ,have'said "‘ s'h‘aIl -Iuickedneso
be in the eity "and‘-Jehovah h’atl‘t not done it 3’-'-'-,,_-.';~.,~
This, to say the least, would be presumption,’ if-T‘-'»
not blasphemy. . ' ; - 5'
_ ‘ Co1'»'ii\t‘"oi»i‘VE1ts1oiv.‘ . “ " * -‘- 1
4 t.asg‘ma-1 xvi. :23; -And it came to pass wheti‘ f‘
the evil spirit from God was upon Saul. ' ' A
'7 l ' , i.\T1'n’vVEits1oN'.— ' ..
And it waswhen the spirit of God was upon‘ , ‘
Saul. ' ' ‘ ’ _ _ ' ‘ - ' ‘T
It is true that the word févlil’ is not in the ori-' .
ginal of this passage, but evil is necessarily un-"
dcrstood, for it is mentioned in a number of the‘
preceding verses, as 14th, The spirit of the Lortf
departed from Saul, and an é-‘oil spiiit from~"—,the"
Lord troubled him. It is known to every Engnsn
reader of 1 this verse which he has corrected,~tha€'
‘ evil’ is not in the original, because it is printer:
-in z'tc.-lic, as being understood. Notwijtlistanding’
all this, it liasbeen exhibited in the prospectus; ~ ,
as a very striking improvement of his. ~
Com. VERSION. ,
Is-aia/z vi. 10. Make the heart of this people‘ ,
fat, and make their ears heavy and shut ‘their “ 1
“eyes ; lest they see with their eyes, and hearwith‘ ‘, 4
their ears, and understand with their heart," -and 9
convert and be lid-ealed. x ‘ . . ;
‘NEW Vnitsioiv. ‘; 4
The heart of this people was made grass, also‘ _
his ears heat y, and his eyes were ‘turned aside, ,
lest he should see with his eyes, and hear with ; 2
his ears, or his heart understand and return and :
be healed.
The original word in the beginning of this pas-
sage is I'IASHEMAIN, makefizt ,- it is in the z'm/zer-
alive In0(lC——Kl1‘P11I., from which is active, and
can be made no where else with the points. Our
common version, therefore, is correct, and the
change is a very essential one. i It is-granted,
however, that without the points," it mightbe in-'
dicative, passive, but howidle to ‘make’ such an‘
alteration with no better authority I ‘ ' .
Com. Vensiox. ,‘ ' _ l
Gm. iii. 22. And the Lord God said, Behold,‘ A‘
the man is become as one of usflo know good
and evil ; and now, "lest he put forth his hand
and take of the tree of life,‘ and eat and live for-
ever.
-4
NEW VERSION. -
Then Jehovah God said, Behold, the man was a
like one of us ‘with knowle.dge,. knowing good‘ 4
and evil; and therefore he will put forth his I
hand, and take also of the tree of life, then he 4 ,
shall eat and live forever. ' ’
In the common version ‘is become,’ is incor- T
rect, as there is no present tense in the original .,
language; it ought to be in the preterite as the
new has it.
Common VERSION.
Gen. vi. 4. There were giants in the ctirtli in
those days. , *
NEW VE-Rsiox.
The apostates were in the earth in than .:.,...
_1- ,
worship, then he leaned on my hand and I wor-
shipped in the house of Rimmon, I myselfwo
’ shipped in the house of Rimmon, will‘Jehoval— A
I pray thee, pardon thy servant in this thing ?
how the common version should have been ren-
dercdin the future tense, is matter of astonish-
ment, and the Hebrew for came, leaned and war-
.s/zi/z/zcd, in each instance, is in the preterite and
cannot be made future. This change is an essen-
tial one ; the first is a prayer for an indtilgence to
commit sin, and the latter for pardon of past sin.
But this translation did not originate with Mr.
Bellamy. It was well known and commented
upon a century ago, by the learned Calmet, and
many others since. He ought not, therefore, to
exhibit this as a specimen of his improvement.
COMMON VERSION.
flmos iii. 6. Shall evil be in the city, and the
Lord hath not done it?
NEW VERSION.
. Shall evil bcin the city, and Jehovah hath not
required it ?
The Hebrew word which he hath rendered ‘re-'
quired,’ means only, made, done, _/Ire/zared, 8:c.
Nothing can be further from the truth than ‘ rc-
quited.’ We have the same o‘t‘iginal word in
Gen. i. 7: And God made the firmament ; and
16th verse, and God made two great lights, scc.
Suppose‘ we substitute his ‘ requitcd,’ and God rc-
quitcd the firmament, and God reguitcd two great
lights 1
Cost. VERSION.
Isaialz ix. 3. Thouhast multiplied the nation,
and not ‘increased the joy; they joy before thee
accordingtothe joy in harvest, and as men re-
joice when they divide the spoil.
. NEW VERSION.
- Thou hast multiplied the nation, hast thou not
increased the joy 2 They joy,.befo,re according to
the joy in harvest, and asmen rejoice when they
divide the spoil.
The original appears to, bear either of those
translations, and it 'may.be queried, whether they
convey an idea materially different.
. Com. VERSION.
P-rov. xvi. 4. The Lord hath made all things for
himself, yea, even the wicked forthe day of evil.
— NEW VERSIOXa'
Jehovah hath ordainedall to answer him, thus
also the wicked for the day of wickedness.
The word here which he has rendered ‘ ordain-
led,’ means as we have it in the common version,
made, wrought, Scc. VV e have an example of the
same word in Ps.'xv. 2, where it can mean noth-
ing else: “ He that .-warketlz righteousness and
-s'peaketh the truth in his heart’-_-according to his
rendering it, would be, ‘ he that ordainctlz right-
eousness,’ which would be nonsense, as none can
never be said‘ to ordain righteousness, though he
may ‘ work irighteoasness.’ The word he has
rendered _‘to m'zs=we'r lzim,’ is not a verb, but is
compounded of a proposition and P|'0Il0U"i and
means only, ‘for Izimsrlf,’ as we have it: it should“
he, therefore, Jehovah matle (or wrought) every
thing for himself, yea, even the _Wicked for the
day of evil. The same word which he has ren-
The new translation of this verse is correct A i ‘’
(leretl “Zt.'iCke'_dI1e88’ here, he has himself rendered
--,.i‘ 13.’.
NEpi1.1.\i is the ‘"77.
iii-Ll ‘.‘z.*~r---,- . .
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>( I‘
._-, _ »_, .. ., :. :,"_:'.: .,.l.._,
. -.4, 4,... ’..—cr:- of old men tgfrenotzun.’
'- Quad in mani sua procerit-ate homines C-adore
facerent,’ says Aben Ezra Abraham, a Spanish
Jew Rabbi, and Hebrew writer «who flout-islied
A.D. 1l50-—‘ That they were so huge as to
make men fall down, or prostrate themselves by
their tallness.” ‘Ne have the same word prop-
ly rendered giants in Kufl1bCl’S xiii. 33. * And
there were the gz'a1zt.s-, the sons of Anak, which
come ofgiants, and we were in our own sight as-
grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.’
, COM. V'Eitetor<.«
II). verse 6. And it repented the Lord that he
had made man on the earth, and it grieved him
at his heart.
C:--. ~_.-‘..~,_.«.,._ "_
New Vimsx-on. '
Yet Jehovah was satisfied that he had made
man on the earth, though he idolized himself at
his heart. X
'1‘his is not only rzonsense, but it is perfectly,rz'--
diculous. The word which he has translated "-was
sati.<;ficd,’ has no signification, but what is as op~
posite as light and darkness‘. It signifies to lo-
ment, be aflectcd, mourn, gratin, roar, &c.- as it is
in I:‘.zekielxxiv.23. ‘Ye shall not mourn nor weep,
but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, and
mourn one towards another.’ And Prov. xxviii.
I5. ‘ As a roaring Lion.’ The common version
is hardly correct; it might more "properly be ren-
dered, ‘ Jehovah was deefzly afected that he had
made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his
lieart.’ His clause, ‘idolized /iimself,’ is as.for-
eign from the meaning as any word in the Eng-
lish language. The word is cmtis:"rsA1§',and means
9 doluit, dolore aficit, vel alfectus fuit’—grievrd,
and ¢_-{reeled «wit/i grz‘rf We have the same in;
Isaiah liv. 6. ‘ For the Lord hath called thee~as‘a
wofnan fgrsaken. and g."i(,"U€(l in 8/11.1-‘Z'l'.,~" ' And
l-st Sam. xx. 34. ‘So Jonathan arose from thetable
in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second
day of the month, for he was grieved for David.’
How would ‘ idolizcil’ read in these passages in-~
stead of grieved .? «
_ ‘ Conmox Vnnsioiv.
-Gen. vi. 14«.—-Makethec an ark of gopher-
wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, -and
pitch it within and without with pitch.
NEW VERSION.
Make thee an ark of the woo‘ rev’; a- '_
partments shalt than make in the 1-" m thou
shalt expiate within and without, ~ :ment.
The word which he has seen f.-: z‘ I-:r ‘ ex-
/iiate,’ and ‘atonement,’ is KAPAR. 3'“-. _: I:-tice 10 5
the new translation, I would ol... . tlat the l.
word signifies ex/ziarion, ‘:“Ed£’7)l[l[ V of 76- -1
dem/itz'on, €..7’c. as it is used in u‘ . . -30.—- ‘
‘ Then he shall give for the- ran- ‘ 2 t 5 is life, '
whatsoever is laid upon him ;’ . " ?"'salms
xlix. 8. ‘ for the rco’em/izz'on of ti: ' . is pre-
cious.’ Yet the primary meanin_ to be
/zitc/2, and which Iimagiiie is evid-:.- ’ mean-
ing of the passage. The noun a : ;.= rb arc?
both- the same, without points, -' ilglkha
:-us, or ’i
l
is
..l
‘filled it with jzitz-/z.’ It is usedf .
Norwalk Chronicler