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\. \ Mr. D. T. J jidi!soi!, of South Carolina, I
lias recently published, in London and
^ \ 45har!eston. a work entitled "The Life
_V And Times of Uertrand du (Juesejjn," in
\\ which, after giving an account of the battle
of I'oicfiera, lie quotes this passage
frr?m ]>n Oaiige:?"To kill'an enemy by
tlio l-ow\ em: a bo\r, or uftillery, b:ts ncv- ;
rr been esteemed by tho French as au action
of valor. Titer only valued blows
vVj front tho hand, sword, or lanee, which required
address and skill; and it was for j
41iis reason that, in process of time,* they !
forbade the use of cross-bows, arrow's amt |
poisoned darts. 3t v/as not niti: dent to j
o destroy the enemy by any means what- |
:i 1,.-, should bo
f*Vt*r> II in.nn.-ui,.
?oaiT!CTt J 1 ?y fair force, and wiik such j
v ^ *rnts n? displayed the d*x ferity of Ike
person* using thcui. It is certain thai- ;
nj ike above-m ation arms lravo bei n forbid- j
-?iea at vario-.v time by lite Popes, p;rtic? ;
ulnrly the Council held at Konie, un.h-r
w* ilape Innocent 1L, in the year 3ii>0. ch.
*??. The Kuiueror was one of the Chris*L
;u princes wlio forbade their use. for !
JKt^iiar reasons.'' The IW;to:i Traveler !
\ f *ays tin' Englieh fool,"very differ'tit vi"W j
*>f the lav. Juices* r.nd propriety of n; i;:g j
41io bow* ami arrows, jtr.d why? ji.-ean-o :
hey were the only peo le who had a class j
of good bowmen. Fro** tire English yen- i
manry camo those skillful archers who j
?lrow their long 1h>ws to the right car. and j
5 ' %o whose accurate aim England owed most.
?.4* of her victories down to the sixteen thcen- !
4my. Tbe Popes said that it was wick< .1 ,
v 4auso'thc:n, but the English, who were j
good Catholics in tlte long-bow cent'iri"s. j
y ?aid it was wis" to use them, and therefore !
_ *. they used them, as Scotchmen and French- !
mca learnt to their great cost.
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^ li-iii'mcr UUIS lis OOHSMIJgiY I-'> >
, \ <fc* vtn* trained, in common with thousands !
^ *>f fcinpish yonths, to use the long-bow j
from his c'rldhood up: and his master,
Ileon* VIIT. was ono of the best nrohers
tbt Kngland ever had, generations after
v grmpowcr had come into common use.
2i Ji h'uhu qm*tion of ability. That which
IVenehiuiii couldn't do they thought it
f uiuat be wrong; but as Englishmen could
S. d;> It perfectly, thev said it was right, and
X All it to portection, in spite of the decrees.
??i emperors, popes, and councils, and in
titter contempt of the opinion of the cliiv*ir
y of France. Nor was the conduct of '
<iie French so foolish as at first thought {
mo may be inclined to think it was.
A gentleman who wus dying from a ;
-oIothvMrd shaft through his throat or jaws,
-?q?crienee.I a thousand-fold more pain
^h:?t would have been his had lie been
smothered bv a poisonous gas, and well
fright think it a barbarous mode of war
lore to be shot from his horse by a yeorrsm
at tho distance of a couple of lnuidi
tod y&rtta.
In modern times there is p. strong fecl^
isk against the dagger. It is regarded as
Tho weapon of assassins, and uo honorable
man would use. it, save in self-defense; j
) aol yet the bayonet is held to be the very
< prince of weapons, ami soldiers who use it
A -isio^. freely arid skillmlly are always con?idcred
the verv fl ?wer of their order,
y But ry/hafc is the tbayonefc but a dagger
\sscroWvd ou iO cno uiu&ivfi or a rifie ior
tlin purpose of stabbing enemies? You
eaunot strike with it, but must stab, or !
% leave it'mu-nipioveci. j
When Srat adopted by the. English it'
\ * a.*called a dagger ; and its use was tirst !
\ suggested to JO uoincuis by what they saw i
among the M days, a stabbing people. '
tTIio Duteh who wero in ihc East Indiau
"island*saw Jio .v the ^frdays used the
?probably kris ?a% it oceured to
\ xhem to have their soldiers attach it to
\ ?heir muskets.
This was the origin of the bayonet, upon
*hieh tu "ie practice the French improved, j
-outil the bnyoueC become u weapon (
iff tlie jjiosi. laooiua ring character, to excel i
ill the use i t w'lrti-h is the pride oi.di good I
awddxovi?. The AT: ! >ys uw the I'ris when j
naming tUHok, that is, whentiiey go mad t
from rum or rage, rind kill all whom they j
meet, which is commonly culled " running .
iV i* inoke." A-pre tt-y origin, truly, for the]
a.t.vilr -ill lnOfirS Of i
iMAVl VUP04I-7U.' \M u>? j..*v v*.. ?
?* -warfare.* ' *
Gov. ]h VKTNOIA.Jt'n BKNHVOLENTU.?
4?m'. ltuoldngh.rjn tu?t having drawn hit;
Kiliry for the na*t eighteen months, ordered
the 'ft. ivnivr on Tuesday, to credit
<ho*vuolo srio*. ncuountiug to sixteen him- ,
deed ami fifty tiollurs, to the State fund i
fertha l?en? lltof ai.;k and wounded sol- J
The act is worthy of the head and j
feeart^'f our excelieni* chief magistrate.?
Iturij'ovd C ,ur(r~L
Viwmy Fern mth: Jf one half the girls
fa*>wthe ]?r> vlo'is life of the men they
marry, the tsfc of old maids would be |
vwdcrfullr increased j
If the men knew, Fanny, what their j
livee were to bo, wouldn't it increase |
*fce list of old maids still further? I
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THE FREE SOUTH?BEA"
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"5'lic Uud of n Sad Story.
When Lifutr-niwt-Coloncl Fremantlc,
of tho English Coldstream Guards, passed
from M it-.imoras over to Brownsville,
last year, lie says?in his hook recently
reviewed in our columns -tlffiL he was re
wdved very pleasantly at the rebel headquarters,
where ho found a number of
charming gentlemen, who offered him a
hearty welcome and unlimited whiskey.
He owns that they were a little rough ;
they swore a good deal, and they had
some other vices?but then (Jolonel Fro
mantle is man of the worlds and did
not expect to 1iud saints in camp. Among
these southern gentlemen, in whoso company
he relates that ho spuit soma pleasant
days, was one whose name he cautiously
represents by a . He was a genial
soul, a lit ilo foml of whiskey, and
mini what rude in his manners, w hich last
mentioned fact was brought to the English
officer's attention ty a story free'v
t.riked about the headquarters, of w hich
Captain was the hero.
Colonel Fivmantlo. found this stox\v to
atrocious for belief, until the gallant
told it t ?hiin with his own exulting lips.
it v.ns the history of how and* some
otiie* good fellows had caught a loyal Texan
officer, ft respectable gentleman, Caption
Montgomery, hftd taken liiin as a
praouer of war .some miles out of town,
and there coolly assassinated him.
boasted that it the story was doubted by
his English friend he might satisfy himself
of its truth, by ft visit to the body, which
h id not been buried, but only half covered;
but he must go quickly, as the wolves
were at it." The same day the Colonel
was riding out with a friend, when they
came upon the l>ody of Captain Montgomery.
They found it siiglitly buried,
with the head and arms above ground?
the r pe still about the neck, and the
other end dangling over the boughs of the
tree to which it hud been hanged. Dogs
and wolves had been at the bodv.
The,En glish colonel was a little shocked
at this?but he remarks that these men,
though in the main good fellows, are
probably not a little hot-tempered. 80
were the mutinous Sepoys, though the reflection
dees not appear to have oconred
to him. He thinks so well of the rebels
that he easily gets over this and other evidences
of barbarism.
Captain Montgomery was a gallant and
loyal Texan, a regularly commissioned
officer of the United States forces. H<
made his way into Mexico over a 30ul
ago, for the purpose of recruiting there
some troops for our army among t he large
number of American citizens -who had
been forced to fly from Texas to save
their lives. His business was to gathei
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mem togemor uuu irHusput uicm n.
New Orleans, where tliev wero to become
part of our army. While staying at Matamoras
he was captured by a party oi
rebels, who invaded the neutral territory
of Mexico for the purpose. and was *'loft,"
as Coloncl Fremantie's friends facetiously
put it, iu tho manner he luw described
in his pages.
A private letter from Brownsville, dated
December 14th, tells the remainder ol
his sad story:
44 Yesterday, on requisition, Oovenoi
Serna arrested and sent to this side a man
n uncd Hamilton, charged with ljeirig one
oi the assassins of Captaiu Montgomery.
(.In Friday a party vent fifteen miles to
Vrht-re Captain Montgomery was hung, to
bring up his remains, in order to bury
Ibein near the flagstaff at this place. They
found the bones of his light arm suspended
in the fork of the tree from which he
was hung, and the rest of his bones (e*:cej-ting
lie skull whieli h:ul been carried
of}'us a trophy.) buried about a foot deep
under the tree. They put tire bones, together
ayitli his shoes, which were tied,
and contained the .skeleton and mould of
his feet, into a sack and brought them to
town.
On Saturday night I happened to call at
Colduel Ik's room (Colonel Ik is a Texan,
a neighbor of Captain Montgomery, ami
is raising the First Texas regiment for the
Corps <V Afrique) and on my questioning
him about the remains, without iixst re
plying, he drew out the sack from under
his cot and roiled out the bones upon the
floor. You can well imagine what wore
my feelings when I saw what remained of
a brave and loyal man?one personally
well known lo me, thus suddenly brought
beneath my eye."
We trust the United Stub-s authorities
will look to it that juntie? is done upon
the perpetrators of the cold-blooded assassination.
They must bo well known
among the inhabitants of the border, lor
they upjrear to have been given to boasting
oi' this and other like deeds. And
what can Christain men think of an Kugiish
officer?presumably a gent loin** u?
who does not scruple to speak of hia pleasant
eompanionehip with such ?
'lYiluits.
UFOflT, S. C., APE IF 2, 1861.
List of bexumhis i>
the I'o.-t Oflice at Beaufort, b. C? u.i ? etlnctiay,
March :10th. ISti.
ANDERSON, IIJALMER LORD, SEROT. JAMES
l^dkins, George I>. I.nscombc, Alfred
Bu^ec. Peter I). lord, l ew
BK-CKEKS, J. n. Leahey, John
Baldwin. James li. Lawkins, WEliam
Butler, It. II. I?nnra, Miss
Brooks. Ma,hew MILLIKl.N, JOHN
13al!ev, William G. Mowers Stephen
Butler. Albert U\ More, Kicbsrd
Breaker. Mrs. Nancy Manning, Licr.f. '
Bolo, Andrew J. Mehnu. Edwin
Barnes, Miss Jar.e Mahoney, forru.llua
J Brown, Mrs. Selinnfa M' Kee, J. Henry ,
I n?nn ftr-lin* w Manzo, Palty
i Flake, 11m. Lean* Mutry, James k]
Wake, Jack a'ainard, Mr?. Sarah
Fnrge, William Wainard, J. W.
j Rcudns. An^ustaa oor.LI, BEN/. A. '<
j Brills, Chas. A. POWERS. EDWARD
roiti'Es, Jt'klAN* Palmer, Uco. A.
C'smplKl), John Patterson, A. F,
(.'histn, tlirinda Pardon, Peter J
Chri?toph. r. John Pinkney, harry
Crenshaw. Wm. 1>. Pe- k. t.'eo. W.
('ml', Miehal RYAN, W M. II.
; REITS, A MAS A Robcnson, Jacob
Davis, Ferdinand Riehard, remina
i.arnr, Henry 8. Robenson, Mrs. I ncy
L'aiecy, Patrick KITH, S.^il rX li.
Davis, Chas. L. Fyke, rankiin
Davis Henry Bears, lieorjie
i Fi'LLEM. JAMES febmidt Louis -2
i ! Frost, Hu-they - Strange, t rs. Auelaid
Ci lWEN/JAMES K. Smith. James
HAWKINS. v\ M. c. s!ui?loton, im. Lizzie
. 'ills, Edward Smith, >:umul
? Hopkins lewisS.? it Simon ton. Oscar i
Hibeon, Cha?. 6. Scott, Daniel
llaosman, Godfrey Smith, Cap*. O. E.
Hazard Oiivcr E. 'IjH >MA^. JOSI1 L A R
Henderson. John 'I ay lor, Henry ?$~3
' ITljjht, i.dwln O. '1 h'impjou. John
! lav wood, .Mrs. Pat tie Tou hanks, Mrs. Rosa
Hokncs, Ails* Sarah To.vle. oscar i
JORDOX, ANDREW Troxell, Arthur I
, .Johnson, Isaac Terwille^cr. .-dward
JneV&m, Salena VAN.^IH'TE, .JOHN
Jenkins, Isabella?2 Wll L AMS. CORP.
KoClILES, JOHN Wilson. David W.
Kecfe. L/r. Joseph WcWm. John
I I Kuscllaer, char. M. AVi^bt. James
| Knowb, Neinnia -2 Woathlsc, John
1 i Kelly, Miss Mary YOUNG. I<<AELW.
i JIT" Persons inqciriajr for auy of tha above, will nek
j for "Advertised Letters"."
JOHN r. ALEXANDER. T?. M.
Ij AUCTION SALES.
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! | Firmtire, Horses, CATTLE,
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i cAPAfi'hra implements.
i I ? 4AXW1**** v ?
;
. : WILL BE 8 >LD AT PUBLIC AUCTION, THE
: V V Chattel I roperty on 1 ort Royal Island, 8. u.,
' -comprising oiyu-, >,uh O:oc, tow*, i a Ives, tn*
, ! tjiuf, cotton oin-s Household > nrnitun-, Ac.
i ! " Sales to commence on illontfity. April 4(la.
at JO o'clock A. Ht? at Uie "cottage,.* and to
> J be continued on encu rlxiiti;t:on in the following order.
,| vis: \crdler, smith, l attery, \ odirUrorc, Campbell,
| -Varkle junh, i lojirtj Jbielu?, Retreat. street, i-Uis
(.herry Hill. -ericbo, Oswald, cilia, Shell Point.
[ ' Torn Bay ward, surah e.lii?s R-iert, llabcrsh.ini, 1 roe|
i pect llilt, e m. Barnwell, nobr. Barnwell, Caper.-*,
j i.o-e. Little island c Id House, spring Hill. Urcy uill,
' ; Aim lerry clear, * >ak .Mulligan, tied llou.se, bdgerly,
! <. haplain, Bakert berry Dili, owamp.
,| lif~ terms, eadion delivery. lasts at thin Office.
[ I By order of AL >ER I' BROWNE,
Supervising Special Agent, 'i rawury Hrpatai't.
I JOHN H. Rauauitv,
( Asst. Special agent, Treasury Departort.
Office Fourth 6p'.fiul Agency.
BainfaVb. c., a,arch 1*4, 13
! Condemned Steamer for Sale.
!
WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO I
the highest bidder, ci l-< o'clock, noon, on I
Monday, ;he UiUi day of -May, 1SIU, the United state? '
1 Steamer ' Darlington," with her boilers, end j
Machinery, a* ?ao uow lay s at this place. Sale to take 1
place at tue steamer.
1 Terms, CAail. bciivery, immediate.
JOHN II. MOORE, I
t apt. aud a. ?. m. I
. ; A?-et. Qr. Mrs Cfllce, Beaufort, S. L'?
! March Ifcth. 1:SC4. 13 [
i IVotice.
FOR THE PlTlFOdK Of ASSISTING THE CO!.- j
ored people iu the city why may be* unemployed to j
obtain fi motions, and thereby a support independent i
1 i of help from Government, the undersijjnttl will keep |
1 ! at the oflica for e tvedineu ? late the City Council hoc in ;
j ? a record of such as may apply, with a statement of :
the qualifications of each for any particular service. j
Also, a list of Officers and of in r? desiring servant*
' will be kept, an undertaking which it 1-. hoped will bo
of benefit tu both parties, and lessen the amuuut of vagrancy
in tlic city. H. O. JTTDD.
Gen. Snp't of Frcedmcn.
j Beaufort, ?. C.. March .loth, K'l. r>tl3
! House and Store Lot for Sale.
A YALl'Ai LF. COUNEU MTultE AND LAUGH I.OT { 1
of land font-quarter of a /q-: rej L lor Mle. A large | ,
amount of business has been done in the stt?r?*. It is !
located on one of the munt public <vrnerJ. It is u rare (
I ehaucc for a person drvdrous of making money, iin- j '
I quire of
13 J. G. THOMPSON, at FW? South Oflloe. j1
Plantations for .Sale.
ON LADIES' ISLAND, A WCLL-WOODEl> PLANlatinn,
'.'7o aerce, with an almost new house, healthfully
located. For sale cheap for ensh.
i Also, one of 110 acres, very tir.c lac!, near the above, t
Knquiro of
13 J. O. THOMPSON. J
A I^arge House for Sale. 6
SUITABLE FUR A SToKK AND REST AUK ANT,
aad roora eueujh for a hold. Enquire ot
13 J. U. TUOMP.SON. * ^
Copartnership Notice*
THE C'OrARTNTKSIIfP HBRKTOFOKD KII8T1'irf
between ()ci%uku Ds^^iu and G. 1U< uAtni?
t'uis day di??olT*d by mutual connect.
GOBliABC DENNIS.
JAB- O. KlCHARDSO!*. .
Bcaofort, 8. C., March 2TS iwi. 13
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NO. 13.
f H E 111 EE SOUTH.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
AT
BEATTFOKT, SOVT53 CAROLINA.
WILKES & THOMPSON, Proprietors.
Jauies G. Thcuipwa - - - - Editor.
T K R M S?Two I>oii.\!ih p'T nnr.nm. in *A\*noti.
Hie portage on the l\::c Son ? i.i twenty c-nts a year,
parable quarterly in advanco - and be pr.it! a' tL'?
Advertisements will be Inserted at twenty ccnU
A *;U?; lur c?m;u ij:-cit?uu. 0
JO OUR SOLDIER EHIEHD3.
At? exo-lleu tplan to eecare a txpy jf the Tree So*
wry wo?'ii is to sii!/*rri!j* .for
THREE MONTHS FOR 50 CENTS
?o3 s=,siST<rz,xr-c"ci-.
n
Having juat received a large c-orlmcut of new type,
borders, rale?, etc., we ore ii nr i :!y to execute or.lcci
for OFFICIAL WANKS, of every dwcriiiiion. A'so
Fill kindsof merchantileprinting' ,,ha* LULL i! EAJjK^
CAltHS, ( IKCl LAS. 1IAXDEI I l.WOI OPS. rtr.
O^r facilities are such that we are able to till ordc.a upoa
the shortest notice.
Photog;nii>iiejr8.
A Sl'I.ENDIl) tilAXt E TO OBTAIN A i>TANI>
where a fortune can Imj made 5n i ? . year in the Pho*
Iftitrapli Iiiisiucs?, IN>TiC MCXTS, FUHNI
Ti ItE. Ri.STs, SCKEENS, SKY-UQHT. etc.. a"!
ready to band, and a residence, lot si.d ata.-o be?idea.
For r.alo far caah cheap. Euquiic of
1 * J. U. THOMPSON.
[OFFICIAL.]
hnap<if\?nr.iti, DftmStmint or the S'ovt:i,>
hiiaon head. (.., march a, lsbi. >
Gas nut, Opran*. No. .14.
The following Circular, from the Provoet raarslal
(i?lcKiI, M lor rue in: .1 k.iu'j \h r?i ww
cerimd: and lla r-rovisions will bo ferried into effect,
under the direction of Co!. s. Litti.* ? trL.', tin* TT.
S. Colored 'I roups Sup-iiuteudeut of the Kecniitfng
Service for Colored Troop*:
w \ii dtpa&imest,
. Puovnur M.\r 'i.vi.Jjr.s/ i'.i.'.. Okiics,
\'? a'ihi ;oto>, oiaieh 1. litfi.
CtarvxAR, No. 8.
f. Pursuantf ejection 84, of the Act approved IVn
rusry 24, 1 *> t. sinrndotoir of tlio Act of March 3. 1HC.T,
Bo.mh of Enrollments in Districts !u which then- are
any colored persons held to service, will, without delay,
pr.xrced to enroll al! *uch persoft as arc liable to uiilitwy
duty.
2. I'uioiling officer* wl'l conduct the enrollment in
the ni&aner pre-crllwd by cxMluff orders r.uct regulations,
and such ether clirectfutn uh the Acting AsaiaUnfc.
Provost Marshal* t>c;ii-ful of *.' * S'.stcs may girc.
3. KwoHraout 1 kte wfil be nu !o open the prictnf
form?, fXo*. 33 and SO;, altcdag the heading to suit;
and in tlac column headed "forracr military rerr
the nam-i of the person to whom service la owed will
be written.
4. A list, with a recRp'tu'.dloc of the number fa- ??
rolled, will be made for ?tch Sr.b-diViriet, cud r.n uoon
as tho cjirollmcut cf the Di-urfc: fo completed, these
Iif?U will be forwarded lo the Acting Actual Provoat
Marshal General for trausmi-Hon to the Provoet Marshal
General. Copies of the li*t will be kept in the
offices of the J 'istrict l rovm Mnrihii. Thote li?t? If
Sab-di;tr!etfl v.i'.l not he couxcikbted.
C. The l'rov*,-t Mirsii.il a:!! fa-cUli each j-ereoa tn
? >"?" r.ir^-.,:;a n on c ?rvfec .1 list <..f lllO-iC OW;u?
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pcrvfce to b:m who have hcen ?:rro:!e<J, spediyin^ their
i, ug>-s, and date of em-oUtucat.
G. I is u ?> ; Its- ti'iiy oi the .' it'';-; A?-: tani Trovo-rt
,M >h.il General to ;';i. i utc::'' ibis n:ro!lru?:(.
liwi gi\?2 ->u :li oniert us rauy h. nvcc^ury to snake it as
curato a:: \ eorjp'ele.
JAMKS R. FRY,
IYovoet Moi.au! General.
By Coffimhcd of Maj. Gen. ft. A. GlLIAiOstiv.
2a. W. ftunu.
A?; Aiy:. Gent
l{<aii<lhi? Lots lor Sale.
The b??t lot Tor l-uhwrs in I>aaf ;rt. mta^r of Bay
r.re?. i and 3ifc. -ixty-two feet fret it or. Maj-et.. t*.?
LuiuL'ed ct; 5;h *i:c:.
Ix>i. A, rc. Mock sO. T: fact nn D. an ", I-1"*) tVt on
H!i K. Wlii he uividcil to c.>il {<:;* hj.-n *.
Flo.kit*?. Iti .. r froar, ii; ; iirc <jh'o trcci*. Aapfani:d
kt for a rrv'.' -i. * r>r * hotel.
AIco other dttirabi? projv-iiy. Fur parifa??!i*? so
;?iy to ,?A>iKS U. THOMrS'J.V.
General l/ind Aev?if.
rli Bcanfcrt M. O.
Photographs.
MB. ? W.SINc;r..lf!C V.ILL REV \IN IS BBAlrS.
t'., t'nl* two trojfcrf )on_;'.r. i-Hortaop-sriii^
be (iiiJJcry a: fTill, n JjeruL, ceur the Theater.
A!', ira-soru dethviM having their Cat* d- Vi?;v*
nt iG in. the Kvt t-'yli ui iue art, eai; avail iiicrurHve*.
opportunity.
r<P* O?iio:y comer C and 7th fctr?x!c, u?ur the Ar< 1101.
tlCj SAJI. A. LOOijK V. '
Woodcutters Wanted*
THIRTY MK.V WANTED TO CT; i VTOOD Oil
Wand, to y?hora ?oo<l wa~e* cdli be given.
Api>lf Immediately to 8. F. STROcT,
svi* At the Port Oftlce.
To Kent. ,
TIT RUE FRONT ROOMS, sriTADLB FOR TVAop-atii
Gallwy--on Bay 6t. Rnqaim ef
>11 WILKK* ? THOMPSON.