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‘terse. The people ,ilij~j.g§fliJE:fi'1.b -‘app,e‘ared, to be
very much _alt€lC’lIc(l_lOV.i_1.l:3;'E:‘_ ‘ _
and to the government;§tiii‘itttizetts' olZthe¢Unit_!:tl
States. v . ;~; ,.l . 
‘ Should any thingfur. ‘ y_tio,_ccur, it sl1all,be,ma’dt§'
the subject of a futuré -I _. ‘
I have the honor to';_b‘e,-‘vvitlt great respect,
your most obedient servant. - .
' (Signed) C. A. RODNEY.

MR. c,rtAtI'Ail.s REPORT.

The letter ofgtliis ii "_inissioner presents but
few facts di‘fi‘§f§§iht,::frb To report of Mr. Rod-
ney. It is.;, wctail ‘as, to the history
and pr)litical'-ifitatpegiof ‘soul ,j5America anterior to"
the revolution, i1‘éitI‘liieij~vif,s’li‘,t:'s‘o' prolix in his sta-
tistical remarks. .Tlie‘ first point of discussion
between them, and perhapslthe most important,
is that relatingto the power of the lluyalists.-—
Mr. Rodney thinks that the Spaniards may soon
be expelled from the five provinces which they
now possess; but Mr. Graham asserts that a
most important and valuable portion’ of the pat-
riot country is in danger of falling into" the hands
of a foreign power, who has invaded it with a
'rcgm’ar and well a/2/tainted army, and is gradually
ru/cz'_r_2g jzossee-sz'on of conznzancling /zoints, front
which it may be tlifiicult for their united forces
hereafter to dislodge them.+He then adverts in
a concise manner to the existing feuds between
the Patriots thcmseIves,~ and from what he says
on this head, we may infer that these dissentions
are so active and rancorous, as to retard if not to
prevent their final independence. Mr. Graham
admits that the constitution of Buenos A res
recognizes many of the principles of free gov-
ernment, ‘but with such drawbacks as are little
calculated to enforce them in practice.’—Some
allowances he "says are to be made-—‘but’ he
proceeds, ‘after due allowance,Vit did not ap-
pear to me that so much had been done for the
cause of civil liberty as might have been expect-
ed, or that those in /tower were its strongest advo-

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cams.’

fThe Report of Judge Jilzzml, another of the
C'0Iitmissioners sent to South America, has been
laid before Congress. Also, a letter lrom J. R.
Poinsett, of South Carolina, to the secretary of
3'atc, communicating, by request of the Execu-
tive, such information respecting South America
and its affairs, as his long residence in those
countries, and subsequent intelligence therefrom,
have enabled him to give. These letters are too
lengthy for a newspaper, the former Occtlpying
nearly 300 closely written folio pages, and the
latter about 200.]

—-—¢t--:’.:-~n~——- '
LATEST FROM S()UTl~l AMERICA.
« CURRACOA, Nov. 21.

“re learn by the George V'v'ashington, 4 days
from Margarett.t, that on the Hth instant, a des
patch was received by Admiral Brion from Lord
Cochran:-, stating that his Lordship had arrived
at the ~Testigos, ( a small Island to nindvvard of
Mat-g-.tretta,) with four vessels under his com-
mand, and that Sir Gregor t\l‘Gregor sailed from
England at the same time with his lordship with
three thousand men to join the Independents of
Venezuela. Immediately on the receipt of this
news at Margaretta, a discharge of artillery from
the batteries and vessels of war, followed by the
ringing of bells, &C. Sac. announced the welcome
tidings to the inliabitants. Lord Cochrane’s flag
ship, a frigate of 44 guns, had been struck by
lightning a few (lays previous to her arrival at
the Tcstigos, and the foremast somewhat inju-
red.

Brion’s squadron lying at Pampatar consisted
ofa frigate, pierced for 30 guns, but only mount-
ed 22, two brigsof 18 guns each, four schrs. of
10 guns each, and about 20 sail of feluchas of I
gun each.

This force was destined for a secret expedition
and the precautionary measure of an embargo a-
dopterl at Pampatar, but which was taken off on

J the accounts of Lord Cochranc’s arrival having

reached Margaretta. I-Iis lordship was daily ex-
pected at that island, and it was supposed that on
his artival, the combined forces of his lordship
and admiral Brion wouldimmediately make a (le-

. scent upon some part of the main. It was not

known who would command, but it was thought
that admiral Brion would yield the point of sen-
iority to his lordship.

Extract of a loner dated ‘ Curracoa, ."‘.'ov. 20.

‘A fleet of small vessels sailed from here a
fortnight ago, under the convoy of a Dutch brig
of war ; amongst them the Dutch schr. Harmo-
ny. The day after their departure, they fell in
with two independent privateers, which cut oil"
and captured two Spanish vessels, blew up a Span-
ish armed brig, took possesion of the Harmony,
and sent her up to Margaretta. VVe are still
ignorant of the fate of the remainder ofthe con-
voy, but are led to believe they escaped. The
Dutch frigate Eurydice, has sailed in quest of
the robbers, and our government will adopt’ all
possible measures to claim the schr. and to re-
ceive ample satisfaction for this violation of our
‘flag. The privateers belong to Baltimore, and
their owners are merchants there.’ .

The schr. Plattsburg, Partlow, arrived _at Bal-
timore on Thursday, in 50 days from Buenos-
Ayres, and capt. P. furnished the editors of the
Brltimore Federal Gazette, with‘ some.papers,-
state of the country, ctc. Affairs on the Orion-
tal remained nearly in the same-state as for the
last‘ six months. The Portuguese naval force at
Nlotite Video, consisted of one frigate, six sloops
of war, and several small vessels.

Extract of a letter received at'Monte Video from
Buénos flyrcs, dated Oct. 18, 1818.

‘ The Director announced last night attheThe-
atre, that the post from Mentloz-.t, which had been
robbed on the road, brought news that Talcahu-
ana had been evacuated by. the Spanish, and was
in possession of the Patriots. , This is generally
believed but wants confirmation. There are let-
lers from Lima, which speak in ‘strong terms of
the tottering power of the Spaniards.‘ The ne-
groes say their friend San Martin will soon be"
with them--Many of the rich old Spaniards are

'-l§i’ifI’jieri;t‘:;an;.«chiiracter, .

with the greatest indillbrence.

movingiiofl‘. The Chiltiatfd Valparaiso squad-
ron consist of nine vessels, well equipped, and
were all i'eady togo ajgains-t 'l"alc,aliuana:,'so that
if the foregoing news should not be true, there
is2__e_.vet-y prob_abizity of their being ablc,t'o také it ;
tltey?-"tlien have only one point of attention, viz;
to go direct to Lima. We are all well pleased
with the prospect of affairs in that quarto-1'.

Extract qfunot/ref letter, dated Oct. 10, l8l8. _

“ Five days past, arrived here a valuable Span-
ish ship, prize to the privateer Union, taken on"
her passage l'r'oni'Cadiz to Vera Cruz, laden with
wine, oil, see. A very late letter from a Spanish
met chant in Lima, says,the Negroes "here are be-
coming’ very unruly ; ‘all the wealthy merchants
who could were embarking fot"l~I-avana, and sev-
eral individuals have shipped themselves, with
gold and silver to the amount of two and a half
millions of dollars, on board vessels bound to Ca-
diz." ‘ A I ‘

15.m-an from the log book Qf t/zc Plattsbu-rg, on
her [mssagc from Bat-nos flyrcs to 11:107.-te Vzdco :
--—29th Aug. at ll A. M. saw a ship on shore at
Enséntla Spit, with signals of distress flying’;
came‘ to and boarded her; "she proved to be ttie
Spanish ship '1 riniclad, Capt. Lorin, who ivfitlt 9'
other transports sailed front Cadiz lst of May‘.
with 2,200 troops for Lima, under convoy of the
frigate Isabella, stopped 8 days‘at the Canaries,
and when in lat. of 5 N. in a calm, this and an-
other ship separated from the convoy ; the troops
on board this snip rose on their ofricers,_. killed
the commander of the troops, two captains and
two '0fi’icers, in all eleven--gained the ship and
brought her in here, where she run ashore the
night previous, with 250 souls on board. Capt.
Parlow afterwards learnt that the troops had been
well received at Buenos Ayrcs, but that only 36
hadjoined the service; a sergeant had bee}: pru-
moted to a lieutetljdxtt, and was ‘appointed to com-
mand them ; who it was reported, had been mur-
dered by his own party, on his journey from Bu-
enos Ayres to St. J-ago.

A letter from Rio Janeiro of Oct. loth, con-
firms the account of the successes of Gen. Ar-
tigas against the Portuguese; and that he was
actually blockading Montevideo. The Portu-
guese within the walls, were suffet'itig greatly by
the scarcity of provisions.

The conspiracy at Bus.-nos A yres to seize the
supreme director, Pucrredon, it seems,- was the
work ol. a malignant individual; but he failed in
obtaining accomplices ; and the three individuals
who were arrested on the charge of being con-
cerned in the plot, proved their nmoceucy, and
were liberated. Order was restored.

 

1v'rotn tlze l'Vest-Imlia.—-Capt. Hanifcn, arrived
at New-York from St. Martins, informs, that a
privateer under Artigas’ flag, had been seizedantl
conch mned at that place. T'nree of Br1on’s S(‘l'?flCi.-
ron were cruizing oh‘ the port the latter pa:‘:‘_‘..l
November, -under the command of Com. ,.l.u_‘,ly,.
who had captured several slave vessels- Ile*lir-
ed several shot at Capt. Hanifen’s vessel while
lying to.

Capt. Driggs, of the schr. Mary Ann, arrived
at New-York from Principe, Cuba, informs, that
while lying at that port in September last, a small
Squadron of privateers, took possession of that
place, and in theirindiscriminate plunder of the
stores, Cdl‘ric(l offof his cargo, 6:} half barrels
llour, 6 bis. beef, and Qthct‘ articles ; and although
he aftcrtvartls had an interview with the comman-
der, and clearly shewed it to be American prop-
erzy, he could get no part restored, nor any pay
for it. Ditcr was supposed to be commander
of the privateers.

Accounts from Cape Henry, Hayti, state that
two severe shocks of Earthquakes were experi-
enced at that place’,-on the ‘20th November, the
latter of which threw down several houses and
crushed beneath their ruins four or live humap
beings. '

Capt. Peters, arrived at Norfolk from Port-au-
Prince, states that it_.had been very sickly at that
port, but had in some degree abated. Fourmas-
ters of northern schooners had died a few days
before Capt. P. sailed ; and a Puiladelpliiu brig
had every person on board sick except the cap-
tam.

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From Calczczta and St. Helena. 1
By the brig Stephen, Capt. Smith, arrived at
Newport from Calcutta,’ papers from that place.
are received to 27th 'July;—they contain but
little news. "The interior was tranquil, but the
fatal sickness continued "in" some of the eastern,
districts. A large expedition was fitting out at
Calcutta, to proceed tcthe Island of;Ceylon. 
The Stephen anchored at St. Helena on thé
21st October, for a supply of water. Captain
Smith was informed by the officers of the Britisll
squadron,’that Bonaparte had not been out of his
house for several months, but enjoyed good health
——that he still continued very reserved, and trea-
ted the British ollicers commanding at the island,
Every-article of
provisions was extremely scarce and high at St;
Helena, and the inhabitants were experiencing’
great distress on account of the scarcity. . ‘
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Domestlc. J
gl-“art/zcrn Canal.——‘l'he season for working on
the Canal having closed, it may be gratifying to,
the public to learn, says the'Albany D-aily.Adver-'
tiser, that the operations have been so far suc-
cessful, that the digging and excavating of the
Canal, in its whole extent, from Fort Edwards to.
VVhitehall, with some trifling exceptions, have
been completed ; and that, a -doubt no longer re-
mains, unless there shouldbe a=failure in some of
the contractors in ouilding and constructing the
locks, and which is far from being anticipated,
as much of the materials are already collected
and prepared, this canal will be finished, anda
water communication opened between the Hud-
son river and Lake Champlain, before the close
of another season. A i ' ‘

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l7iVV'ARl*‘ SKELETONS.
A short time since, Mr. Long, the proprietor
-of a farm on the South bank of the Meramec riv-
er, about 15 miles from this place, discovered on
the scite where he had fixed his dwelling, a num-
ben4:pf_ graves, the size of which appeared uncont-
manly‘ small. Tltisiaw-akenecl his curiosity, and

~_ led him to a minute examination, which convin-

cedhim they were the remains of human beings
muc-ltflsinaller than those of the present day.—
I.-le’ seemed warranted in this conclusion, as well
“Tom the f'uniform appearance of the skeletons,
(the length‘ of which in no case exceeds 4- feet)
as from the ‘teeth which bore the evident marks
of those belonging to adult persons. He com-
municated .these facts to a gentleman of this
place, who on Sunday last, together with two oth-
er gentlemen, accompanied Drs. \Valker and
Grayson to the place of interment. They found
as had been stated, in a wood adjacent to the
"house, a great number of graves, situated on
small tumuli or hillocks, raised about three feet
aboveithe surface: they examined several, the
first of’ which by actual measurement was discov-
ered to be only inches in length. The grave
;was carefully cased on both sides, as well at the
head and foot with flat stones, in the bottom also
a stone was fixed on which the body was lying,
placed on the right side, with the head to the
east. ‘Time had completely destroyed all the
soft parts of the body, as well as decomposed
the bones, which however still preserved their
relative situations. ' .

The teeth which were expected to furnish the
best and perhaps only data to judge, were found
in a state almost perf-ztct, being defended by the
‘enamel, which seems only to yield to chymical
decomposition. To the astonishment of all, they
proved to be the teeth of a being, who if it had
notattainetl the age of puberty had unquestion-
ably arrived at that period of life, when the milk
-‘ teeth yield to the second or permanent set. The
molares and incissores were ofthe ordinary size
of the second teeth. The jaw bone, seemed to
have its full complement, unless it was the den-
tis sapienta, or what is better understood by the
wisdom teeth, which make their appearance from
18 to 22 era.

The next grave examined was on an adjacent
mound, and measured 27 inches; it resembled
in every respect the first, except that the top of
it was covered with fiat stones placed horizontal-
ly. Several others were opened, all of which
present an uniform appearance, and none, altho’
many were measured, proved to be in length
more than 4 feet: 2 or 3 inches. From these
the mind is brought to the irresistible conclusion,
t that these are the remains of beings dill'erin'g‘al-
'together from, and inferior in general size, to

ourselves. For, ifin the subject first mentioned,
we suppose it to be a beingof the usual growth,
the fact of its baring attained the age of 7 or 8
year s, as seems proven, from the teeth, is direct-
ly _§pposite to and-‘at war ‘.'Vi1i\ the circumstance
ofits being only 23 inches long, the usual length
of a child 8 or 10 months old, and justifies the
conclusion that, by nature, it was destined to be
of inferior size.

As to the time that those bodies have been de-
posited, there is no clue by which to form any
certain opinion. The bones have been thorough-
ly changed by time, nothing remaining but the
lime or earthly particles of them, which can un-
dergo no further change, and may as well be sup-
posed to have been in this state five centuries as
one. It is certain they have been there an im-
mense length of time, from the large growth 0
timber on the mounds, and the roots oftrees that
had made theirway through the graves. This
subject certainly invites the attention of the learn-
ed and curious, and opens an ample field for in-
vestigation, at least to form some plausible con-
jecture of a race of beings who have inhabited
our country at a period far beyond that of which
tradition gives us any account.--1lIissourz' Gaz.

 

UTICA, (N. Y.) Dec. 8.

On ‘Wednesday last, James Smith, jun. was tri-
ed before the Oyer and Terminer, then sitting in
this village, for manslaughter in killing John
Parkman, in June last. It appeared from the
testimony, that Mr. Parkman kept a dog. which
the prisoner and others considered ‘as the" cause
of m1schief.‘—'l'he dogwvas proved to have been
vicious.--A combination was formed by five or
six young men, about a week before the event,
for the purpose of killing the obnoxious dog.-‘-
The prisoner was not present at the time the
combination was entered into, but he had previ-
ously spoken to some of the party on the sub-
ject. On thevevening of the 10th June last, the
party met for the purpose ofgcarrying their de-
sign into effect. The prisoner lived about two
miles from the deceased. - Three of the party
stopped about thirty rods from Mr -Parkman’s
house, and the prisoner and one more approach-
ed to within about six rods. It was after ten
o’clock and the moon was about,20 minutes higll,
and obscuredi'by,c_lotfds. The‘ prisoner and his
companion lot'ketl:for some time about the house.
' The dog barked butcould not be distinctly seen.
The prisoner was in the road; the end of the
house (in which there was no window) towards
him. Mr. Parkman was in bed with his wife, but
‘had ‘not been asleep. Hearing the barking of
the dog, he rose.~from his.bed,.opcned a window,
anti spoke in an audible voice; and was heard
‘by thecompanion of the prisoner who was near
him, resting their‘ guns on the fence. The pris-
oner asked his companion why" he did not fire,
who answered him that he could not see the dog.
Directly after, and about ten minutes after Mr.
Parkman spoke, the prisoner fired. The ball
struck the house about four or live feet from the
corner, and between three and four feet from the
ground, passed rather diagonally through, struck
a post and fell. Mr. Parkman was sitting on the
end of the bed, the ball entered his left-breast
and went directly through his body. He g-roaned
and fell upon the bed. His wife spoke to him
but received no answer. She rose, lit a candle,
found the body of her husband extremely bloody

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“s-r. i.o'ei§, Nov. 5: j
‘ _marked to him soon alter the discharge, that he

‘ was not sac/z an unla-.-zyizl act as would constitute

f‘ currence only, as it is well known that the New;

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and l‘tt’e‘less.'._ The ciotnpatiion of the prisoner re-

heard some one groan, and the prisoner replied
that he fearedphe hadhurt some body in the‘
house. Tihey then returned to the others of the
party and the prisoner repeated the same tothem. ‘ V
After they had gon’c’ab‘rout one hundrcdrods, the
prisoner proposed to the others to remain where
Elle)’ WW6; and he would go and ascertain the
tact. He went, soon returned, and saldthat he
had.learned from a boy whom he met, that Mr.
P‘gu'l<matl_ was nearly dead. 4 He afterwards pro-
posed to his compatrions that they should all go
home and relate to their parents the ‘next mom-
lllg‘ What had happened. _ 'l'l1e proposal was 3.
!3’1‘¢=ed ‘I02 and the engagement "observed. The.-
appearance ‘of th'e prisoner the next day '1‘-‘as-2,,
downcast and sorrowful. T‘hct'e was no evidence?
or pretence that the prisoner or his companions '
had any other design than to kill thedog. No-I‘ V
personal harm to the deceased was intended.—.. ,,‘
The character of the prisoner was ‘proved to‘
have-been good, in his habits he wastatlter reti-
ring and unsocial. His appearance in court vvalz
neither ollbnsive nor interesting. He is aflljmg
more than 20 years old. There is no aisputg ad -
bout the facts.‘ " —- ~ f
On the" part of the defence,
that the act intended to have been perpetrated

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tl.e unirztcntianal killing of the deceased, the crime 
of manslaughter. ‘ ‘ ‘

On the part of the prosecution it was insistetl,
that the killing of a human being in perpetrating ,
any unlawful act, is manslaughterfi and also, if 7,
the act were la-zqful, and deathensue from the
careless manner in which it be performed.

Numerous cases were cited by the respective
counsel, and much exertion made to demonstrate
their applicability to the assumed positions.-—..
Some forcible appeals were made to the jury in‘
behalf of the prisoner.

The prosecution was conducted with candor
apd fairness, and the duty of jurors in pronoun- ,
cmg on the guilt or innocence of the accused,
however contrary to their feelings, was explain.
ed and urged. ‘ A 

The charge of the Judge was well. ,
'to enlighten the jury in the performan‘ce;c} ‘I;-';b,e'ir,..i‘ I " 7
unmelcome duty and enable them to art-if '
correct result. The verdict of the jury?”
Guilty. ' _ ,, ‘ .
Counsel for the prosecution, N. Williams".atSi§\ 
James Clapp, Esquires, for the prisoner, 'l‘:““lT. 
Gold, Esq. _ 

The Court sentenced the prisoner to confine-
ment at hard labor in the state prison for thrlle
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- llosrox, Dec. 10.,
VVyman, the youtlrwlio threw the stone whiiin
caused the death of Franklin Tuck/ey on one'of'
our wharves some time since, has been tricdon
Ibe charge of manslaughter, and found guilty.;.' -I _
VVe understand the punislrmc-itt'for this ofiénce, ~ 
is imprisonment for tln-eefyears ; or for a less; 
term, at the discretion ofthe court. Wyman'isi.*- ‘l.
about 17 years of age. ‘ ' ~ '

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rock Island, Ill. T. Oct. 5, l8l8.

Singular Occurrcncc.——An Indian trader nam.
ed Pclham, was here a few days ago with a New-
foundland dog, A man named Jcnkinson, also
an Indian trader,‘ had just been drowned. ‘ Pel-
ham directed the dog to dive—he instantly dived
down and dragged up the body of poor Jenkin-
son. If this were all,it would be a common oc-

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foundland dog is faithful and sagaciotts ; but the
affectionate animal had but just risen above the
watery deep, when he again returned to it unbid-
den, and dragged up the body of anotlzcr man,
who proved to be brother of the first, and instant-
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Jlforristown, J\"ov. 26.

A correspondent writes us from Eaton, in Ohio,-
giving the following account, as a fact, of which’
he was a witness; and which, if we are not mis-l
taken, we haye seen mentioned by some of the
paperssome time since : .

He states, that a Mr. Peter Fleming, in this '
fore part of this season, in digging a well for the :
use of the brick yard, after penetrating 33 feet,
suddenly broke through into a vein of watcr,
which immediately rose upon the two W0! kmen at =
such a rate, that it was with dilliculty they‘esca_'-
p_ed being overwhelmed with it. It conti1tttedjto_ I 
use so rapidly that in 30 minutes it ran over the . *
top of the ground; the mouth of the welliwais
immediately bedded over with a rough clay,
planl-ted over, and a penstock about four feet high
_inserted, which has ever since continued to disi-
charge as much water as would run from an inch ii
and a half hole; and this at a time when most of
the wells in that part of the country have l)::t:l1_-l 
dry. ';

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1*'1'om I/It‘ ./!!ba7_2y ./!rg'u.;-_

Iln/2rovc.mc72t in .Ilfi.’1's.——l\'lr. J times Mzttlier, of
the village of B-allston springs,:lras invented and
put into successful operation,.an intprovement on
the Grain Mill spindle, which operates without
a bush in the bed stone, thereby ‘avoiding the
friction and consequently the heat generated on
the old plan, which has ever been a grand dcsz'dc-
rrztum in. the art of flouting.--./\ prominent fea-
turein the improvement is,thal a column ofcold
airis introduced through ‘tilt: bed-_~ton“e,‘»,and in- 1

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ing the leakage at the bush. It is less compli-'
cated, less expensive in its construction, and can -: 4
be added to any kind of gearings at a compara- 
tively small expense. it promises to be of infi-
nite importancc to those engaged in flouting ;'_l,‘
but more particularly so to those engaged in 
grinding plaister ; wholly obviating the grand
difficulty of wearing at the bush. A mill on thig
construction, with Burr stones, will run without
heating so as to efi'ect the flour, as long as gears -" V
will last, at least until the stones want dressing.‘ '
Experience sanctions the assertion, bold and_e:<-
travagant as it may seem. i .i_