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Tlie Intelligencer -is published weekly AT FIFTY CTS. FOE THREE MONTHS ?in specie or ppcvisiox?. JAMES A. HOYT & W. W, HUMPHREYS, 'Proprietors. ADDRESS OF LIEUT" JAS. A. HOYT, Delivered *at a barbecue given to the palmetto riflemen, on sat? urday the 29tji of july, 1865. *?&jends and Comrades : ' ' ? We. meet to-xlay under circumstances of peculiar interest. After a protracted ; and desperate struggle?perhaps thegreat ' est of modern, times?the remnant of our Company is met to revive old associations and perpetuate friendly intercourse. And. it is no feigned modesty_ which- bids me 'say that I feel incompetent, to the task imposed upon m}" hurnblo ability. The theme is inspiring enough to engage the 'most eloquent and gifted, and I world that another had been chosen vto render jus? tice tgjalloii comrades and to. the living J>aid appropriate honors. But the duty is assigned me by"that generous friend.who thas called us together, and I cannot for-' "bear to* eommomorato the deeds .and val? or of ifcompany whose reputation was' over dear *and precious to me. In doing so, I shall.seek to# trace .its histoiy from Its, inception to the closo of the war. In the month of August, 1860, near five. ? years ago,* a meeting of the'young men ol Anderson" was held to organize'a volun? teer company. . The name selected was ;^at wliioh'-it has been your prido to ren? der illustrious?the "Palmetto Riflemen." Pew then thought It woVld resort to the ""tented, field and brave the dangers*of bat- . ltIo. The political sky was overcast with dark and porteiitioii? clouds, }'ct it,was generally believed that there would be no resort to arms. The election of a sec 'tVoisal President was deemed' a sufficient eau'A'c by the Southern SfctteS'tb take their . destiny in their own hands, and in Febrii arv, 1861, the disaffected States of the Union formed a'new^ compact. Silll war was not considered imminent by many, and it was not until tlie 12th day of April, when the*Confedoratc allies made the at? tack upon.Port.Sninter, that this delator" .passed away. This was tho signal- for .preparation* in earnest. Troops- were 'called arms; and among tlioS? ordered i ?to take the field in this State, was the ?Fourth- Regiment S. C. Yols., to winch the Palmetto Riflemen had become attach;! ?cd. Tiw bloodless victory of Sumter af ibrdcd no occasion to employ" the large number of troops en route for the scene of ?action, and our Regiment was halted at Columbia. .It is unnecessary to particu? larize our barracks-life in that city, though the officers were not idle In preparing by drill and discipline the material which was to_prove upon bloody fields its cour-. age and devotion. On the 15th of June, after 'being transferred to'Confederate -service, the Regiment left for Virginia, 'which tfas destined to become the theatre of those grand conflicts which have made the world look on with profound wonder. tyn the 21st of July the first engagement I of any magnitude was ic-ught upon the Plaihs of Manasstis, and this Company shared the danger and suffered its quota in the cause of Sout hern independence.? In addition to the wounded, vfc -had lo1 ... - > lament'the loss cf the chivalrous, high toned Earlc and the. gallant, fearless Brown. Here began the severance- of those ties wo had learned to cherish fond? ly, and which alas! were broken, one by ?one, until one-half our original number ?are beneath the sod. Following this battle, there is a sad ex? perience which can never be erased from memory.. The ordinary cUmp diseases ;had seized hold of many, and during the* months of July and August, several gal? lant spirits passed from time to eternity. The Company was reduced to a mere fraction?-nine-tenths of its mcmbors were languishing on beds of sickness, and only a few remained to anticipate their return. : During the fall and winter, however, the 'ranks were recruited, and ere spring had: .gently dawned upon the strife in which *wq werc***?hcn engaged, a full complement of men?nppeared to answer to their names. Upon the expiration of twelve months service, the company was again organized, under its former Captain and.attached to the Palmetto Sharp Shooters, command? ed by. the" lamented Jenkins. The fa? mous retreat from Centrcville was partly consummated while we.were attached to the Fourth Regiment, but the* reorgani? zation had taken place before tho com? mand embarked for tho Peninsula, there to participate in tho memorable retire? ment frotoi Yorktown. ? For .weeks had we lain in the trenches which stretched across tho narrow Peninsula, and it was not nnwelcomo news when the order for the retreat was given. It was at-this point in our experience as .soldiers that we began to realize the magnitude.of the war and tho consequent *necessit}r for each man to prepare for additional trials, sufferings and dangeis: The hastily-plan? ned but decisive Battle of SftUi?msb?rg, ' also taught the troops a lesson of impor? tance, and although our participation was more passive than active, 3-et we loarned that courage and constancy was not exclusively ours, and if we would u m the contest, we must'be faithful, devoted and brave. . ? ? The arm}- under Gen. Johnston had scarcely became settled in the lines select? ed for the defence of Eichmond, when the battle of Seven Pines-occurred. Upon the 'first day the Palmetto Sharp Shooters participated, and . won imperishablo re? nown?and you must pardon me, my ' friends, for dwelling at length upon the events of that afternoon.' Col. Jenkins "commanded the Brigade, and the "brafo . and fearless Anderson led thVlleirimcnt. This Company moved into action jvith 5G men, rank and file, and at roll-call that night, one-half the number were either killed or wounded. "Among the, mortally wounded was a man beloved by every member of the Company for his no? ble and generous character, and in whose bravery and devotion there was unlimi? ted confidence. Lieut. Felton possessed the entire Admiration of all who knew him. In nttt try'"respects he was a most re? markable man?noble-hearted, generous to a fault, and of .the purest and highest integrity. 3lay 'the dews of Heaven de? scend liglitly upon his honored grave. The Regiment was most conspicions in its conduct at Seven Bines, and received the warmest praiserfrom general officers, for Tis golluht bearing. The fighting was s!#.rp" and desperate, and when night /'ell upon, the scene, there was no cause for congratulation, although the victory was ours. More than two score from -war ranks lay. in the stillness ?f 'death-, Vliile two hundred more had been pierced with balls and ftT:;,(hc titne disabled. But there was."a prowess displayed is which every man fvlt a pride. Individual gallantry was tii0 subject of common remark, and one incident after au.otUer'-wns related as "\vc bivouacked that night. I-cannot re? frain from giving one, in this connection", which is worthy, not less-for its intrinsic nierit than for the associations which it will revive among you.. ,:.When timitidy's, long fight was. over," the Regitf.ch.t was* halted at the edge of a narrow strip of woods, facing toward an old field. An occasional ball was flying in that direction, and the danger was not yet over. Tho ? ranks had been divided at the.colors, ivty<l> each wing-rested respectively on the right ani,l leff of- the "Williamsburg Road. 'The color-bearer .w*!is standing in the centre of "tiic ft?'ad, with his colors planted on the ground, and his arms encircling tlrtiriqlds. He wats tlie only one left of the twelve who entered the engagement as the cus tudians#of that flag, and now, as the dusky shadows of night appeared, there he'stood . in sublime attitude' fondly cherishing Iiifi. precious charge. I have often heard the noble and heroic (Jen. Jenkins remark that this simple act of the gallant Poe was" tho sublimest instance of devotion he had evor witnessed. But I must hasten on, lost I weary you with the rect??l of scenes with which most of you are fa? miliar. The Battles before 'Richmond succeed? ed in less than a month, and it was our fortune to be cnffi??c"3 two out of tho scv on days marked by such a fearful sacrifice of life .'and blood. Games'; 51 ill was an' evidence of the courage of the men and the skill of their accompliscd leader. In single combat, tin?*Sharp Shooters met the 16th -Michigan Regiment und com" plctcly vanquished it, killing, wounding and capturing three-fourths of the entire Regiment. Fraaior's Farm was, perhaps, the severest ordeal of fire through which we ever passed. With artillery and mus? ketry, belching forth missiles of death from our front and on each flank, the in? trepid Maj. Anderson led the Regiment1 boldlj' on. And when that gallant officer was disabled by wounds, alas! to die, the command or our shattered ranks devolv? ed upon Capt. Ivilpatrick?another noble spirit, who afterwards forfeited life in the cause. He pushed onward, and with the remnant of tho Regiment accomplished the object of" that desperate charge, which callod forth such warm praise from the leader of-our ifod-. The Company hei*e suffered severely in the loss of nfen? four-fifths .of those entering the fight hav? ing been killed or wounded. The campaign which resulted in. the Second Battle of Manassas began, soon thereafter, and to our lot fell a full share of its hardships aha! perils v With only a small proportion of t!:c wounded in pre vibus engagements added to the handful of men who had escaped, the command was nevertheless an efficient one. It was not until the last day which signalized victory lor the second time Upon those blood-stained Plains, that our command participated. Being xlpon the extreme right ofthe extended line of battle, it was our privilege to witness the marshalling of hosts on either side in this, perhaps, the"" grandest battle of the war. T*hose"ofyou Avho were present cannot forget that, as we entered the fiold and beheld tho al? ready contending battalions, it was thrill- ' ing to note the ardor and animation* of the troops then engaged. It was a mo? ment to exalt tho courage of the weakest, and though some of our number moved swiftly to the gates of Death, no eye quailed nor cheek blanched, for the op? posing army was receding before the fu? ry and vigor of attack. In the. flush of such a moment, we commenced to act our part vof the great drama. And within three hundred yards of the self-same spot" where the Company received its first fire from musketry in the previous battle on that; ground, lay our_ dead and wounded of this fight. And here was the second oblation for our country's altar upon ground made historic ^already, and the Company again contributed its richest blood to the sacrifice. Our foe defeated and completely rou? ted, the master spirit of the war, that vet? eran chief and noble leader, G'en. Lee, faced his army towards Maryland and the campaign which closed at Sharpsburg was inaugurated. The Division with which we inarched passed directly on to H?gers town, and from thence back to South Mountain or Boonesboro, where it assisted in holding the narrow mountain gorge until ..tho thunders of Jackson's ar? tillery announced the capture and posses? sion* of Harper's Ferry. ? Then it was that our distinguished General concen? trated upon the banks of the romantic. Antietam, in front of the obscure village of Sharpsburg, and fought with his deple? ted ranks the entire army of McClellan, holding llio enemy in check-until in his own good timo he retired to the South bank of the Potomac. Iijf all this eom paign the Sharp Shooters wure assigned an non?rablc position and lost none of the laurels, previously won. The march of Winchester,- then.ee to Ciilpeper and afterwards toFrodorieksburg, are not en tirely devoid of interest. Although con? stantly in*position and ready to discharge fifty duty which'might hj required, our comma ml did not participate in the Bat-, tie.of Frcdcricksbiir^. beyond skirmish? ing. After this victory- was gained,, the troops .went into winter quarters almost upon the very ground which ' had been witness of the battle. In February. 1SG3, our Corps ?marched tt> Suffolk and bore its.name conspicuously in the trials of that siege. The following summer Jen? kins' Brigade, was detached fi;om the. main army and assigned to the local de? fence of Bichmond. It was well, after the arduous campaigns through which it had passed, that this brief respite was aft, forded, for when, in' the* September fol-. lowing, the Order camo .to rejoin tho old corps on its w-ty to the Westj there was i\ vivacity of spirits and a rejoicing scarce? ly understood save by the initiated. The army under Gen.. Bragg had met with re? vere after reverse, and Tfcpmcd likely to be overwhelmed. The timely arrival of Longstreet's corps on the fields-of Chica mauga materially assisted if not rendered certain the splendid victory gained over: the Federal General. Arriving too late to engage in -this battle, it was yet our privilege to press with the victorious army to ftie very walls of Chattanooga. A month latcivan expedition was planned into the'valley beyond Lookout Moun? tain and Jenkins! Brigade formed the vanguard. Marching after, nightfall, it was past, midnight when the enemy's camp appeared to us. The Brigade form? ed immediately in front, while the Sharp Shooters were posted on the left flank. The Regiment formed partly in old field and the rest in the woods.* Our 'company divided 'between the two, with its centre at the point of the woods. When the fir? ing to the right/became steady and furi? ous', the enemy's artillery opened" with vigor. This was a moment of fearful sus? pense. So cautiously had the movement been mude, that the presence of our Reg? iment was unknown, and though within two hundred yards of the battery, the faint glimmering of moonlight failed, to discover us to the opposing troops. The command to fire was given, and with a most perfect volley, the death-deal? ing missiles sought their aim. Of course, a response, was soon 5,wakened? and for more "than an hour. the. sound of muskotry reverberated up^ and do.wn that quiet valley. Tho Brigade was then with i drawn. For us it had been a costly ex pediti?n. Three of tho Company were left dead on the field, and four others wero mortally wounded. With all the wounded it was possible to convey by lit , ters, the commuud sought the camp on the cast side of the mountain. . "Wo had marched fo?nteen miles.and fought more than two hours between twilight and dawn ! It was here that Lieut. Poe, who had so signally 'distinguished himself on previous occasions,. received his death wound. Among the noblest, and most courageous, he challenged the admiration' and respect of comrades, and in. his death was truly lamented. During the week following this unfor? tunate etrgagement, Longslreet's Corps was ordered to East Tennessee. 'Meeting the enemy at the Tennessee Bivef, we were constantly on the front and daily engaged in skirmishing. The siege of lvnoxville succeeded, and then came the retreat towards Virginia. Throughout the winter there were minor'engagements not destitute of interest. But in the spring, when the order came to rejoin the Army of Virginia, there was universal sat? isfaction manifested. Two grand armies of the belligerents-were concentrating in Northern Virginia, and in'the'first week, of May, 1864, began that campaign which terminated in less than twelve months in the downfall of Bichmond, and the subse? quent failure of the Confederacy. With the glories of the Wiklerhess and Spottsyl vania this Company was intimately con? nected; and, as had ever .been the .case, contributed a due proportion to the long list of departed heroes. It was at this period that my participation in your dan gersand privations ceased, ?nd of necessi? ty I cannot particularize in regard to events transpiring thereafter. Suffice it on the present occasion?for this nV.a'.ive has already increased beyond my original intention?that throughout the summer,' fall and winter tho same stern experience of soldiers ensued and additional sacrifices were required from our ranks. Yet amid all the disheartening influences ot the war, there was that identical adherence to duty and -prompt obedience to rightful authority which marked tho Company from the outset and gave it a name which will be remembered while there is one left to?ell the story of our repeated trials and numerous perils.. The fall of Richmond was succeeded by the surren der. of Gen. Lee's army, and thus was concluded our existence as an organized command. It is useless to d well upon that solemn and impressive scene. F?ur years had ycu . toiled and marched; fought and endured ; yet, at one revolution in the wheel of des? tiny, your fondest hopes were dissipated, and the proud remnant stood captives of those who had been so offen baffled by your' courago and constancy. I have endeavored, my friends,*to pros-, cut a narrative and succint account of your history as an organization. .If I havo'$il od in the effort, you must excuse the im? perfection. Among the dead I have nam? ed those who, from their rank, occupied prominent positions or by the force of.cir-, eumstances merited particular mention. It is with-no purpose to perpetuate their names beyond others who were equally brave, consistent and conscientious. The list of honored dead contains tho names, of tho truest and purest from our ranks. Their virtues will not soon pass into ob? livion, nor will our hearts cease to revere their memories. Let us humbly trust, that when the Supreme Orderly above has called us hence, we may be re? united as a band of faithful brethren where the clashing of arms and Ine-fearful notes of war can never have an entrance. In conclusion, comrades, let me invoke you, as you were constant and true in the cause for wJVich you suffered and endured a soldier's life, to discharge with equal ex? actness the duties imposed upon you as citizens. For us all there is some noble work to perform, and it -behooves each man to possess himself with patience, for? titude and courage. Let it be said of you that though worthy as a soldier, you are entitled to far, more honor as an ex? emplary citizen and deserve the strongest gratitude from your fellow-countrymen. -^ _1:?.-: Abtemus Ward in Richmond.?The old show-man takes a trip to this city, immediately, to use his own language, arter it cattorpillertulated." And.from there gives a very humorous discription of the sightsand sayings which attracted his attention. Stopping At the Spotts wo?d house, and registering, he says " a culled purson was told t'? show the gen 'Iraan to the cowyard and give him cart number 1. I was showed to tho cowyard and laid down under a one-horse-mule cart. The hotel was orful crowded; tho' ?I should hav' slept com'f'ble enuff if the bed clothes hadn't bin pulled Off mo du-' rin'the night, by a scoundrel who. come and hitched a mule to-tho cart and druv it off. I tVus lost my covcrin' and my, throat felt a little husky in the mornin'." He regards " Robert Lee as a noble felier. He was opposed to the war at fust, and draw'd his sword very irahictant. In fact, he wouldn't hav' fjniw'd his sword at all. only he had a large stoc1c_of military clothes on hand, which he did'nt want to ? waste. He sez the cuHed man Is right, and he will at once go to Xew York and open a Sabbath school tor negro min? strels/' The* old man improves with his years, and we regret hot. being able to show hinvup further. The Released Rebels in New York. A squad of nigged, fellows may bo seen on every -square. T.u ey are sunburn t and scraggy of beard. They wear their dry, straight hair very long, and sport a sus-" picious-looking blanket over theirshp'uld-1 crs. "Their clothos are of a dirty gray or a dirtier butternut, and they ?r? very in dependent in the matter of?* shoes, some wearing a boot and a slippor, Others boots of a new patent, which slope away from the heel; as if. by some transformation, the entire foot had settled into the" toes. But with all this destitution and unclean- . ness, it is the strahgo, sad, wea y, lost look upon their laces which makes these folks noteworthy. They are political ex? iles?a class of men of which we have read, but whom we never expected to see* among us, speaking our tongue,'and but late our kinsmen and companions, They arc hero . by thousands, broken, hopeless, and penniless, waiting to go to tKeir ruined homes, but so fearful of meet? ing the changed spectacle that they dally and tarry, and look, up to the high mar? ble edifices and the lace curtains in our beautiful homes as if they were quite hun? gry and astray, and spoke another lan? guage than ours. ? . Yesterday we.stopped-at a hat store, and one of these battered fellows was sit-, ting at the counter. There was an anxipus diplomacy in his face; he wanted to en ginecf-a dollar fron. us. ''That bat just fits you,-sir?" ho said, as ah introductory remark. "Yes!" ? : " I wonder if I shitll ever wear a good, hat again ?' lie took his oltj s^)ft hat, tarnished and faded, from his large, shapely head, and . the hair fell,Tuto his fine, tremulous eyas. ?'I'm a Johnny," he said, with a laugh; i:therevs.somc difference between a Johnny and a gentleman." , ,\ / This was said with a sort of quiver and cadence, that was.very dramatic because it was very true. " Yes, sir,? he continued, ;; I feel pretty bad in Xew York. It isn't what: it used' to be, or I am not; something is different. I remember the time when I lost five thousand dollars at faro just across the street, and went to bed afterward without any regret. . I couldn't afford'a glass of ' Beer now. At the hotel just above here I stopped every summer and kept a" side? board always open in my private parlor*. Then I rode in cabs, and was him key boy. Could you give me a dollar, sir?'" 1 This, man, and three thousand "such, have been wailing oil Hart's island for the thunder of confederate cannon to an? nounce their deliverance. They wero*to pass from Xew.York victals. and at home receive the meed of valor in woman's on dearmcntS .and the cheer of welcoming village!:. Father' recede the sound of guns. They saw each morning their new ensign reel and stgggcr. They heard at last the shock of their'cause ovcrthrown-f. and their prison gates opened to restore them, not to. affluence and gratulation, but tc ft'ilhger and nakedness. Mitrht it not be well to make these mis crable beings theappstlcs.of gooo faith to the wasted South, of which t'hey represent every section ? Docs it concern Mr. Stan ton to think that these three thousand men well-clothed and well-fed, and transported iii good condition to their .homes, would bo quite as effective arguments against insurrection as the heads of certain of their statesmen which hc*.is anxious to transmit. Among these men are. many of more than social position. Wo fell in the other day with Henry G. Flash, fron? Alabama, who is one of the best of southern poets. The leading physician of the South is al? so here; the'southern bar and the south? ern pulpit are represented. If we arc 'ever to forget that wc have been two peo? ples, let the conclusion of peace be cele? brated by some act of kindness and char? ity. Xo nows could re-build a .fraternal union so truly as tho tidings through the beaten sta'tes that, three thousand of their captive sokliers, well fed, and considerate? ly treated, had joined in the. celebration of the coming fourth Of July, .standing again beneath the old flag, .and singing the venerable patriotic hymns which have rung in our battle camps. ;?' There have already been instanced some individual acts of kindness in .this city. Some days ago a well ki.own 'mer? chant hero encountered upon Broadway . a gaunt and grims figure,-in whom,he re? cognized one of his ancient customers. 'rB-?' he said. " you owed me three thousand dollars at the breaking out :qf the war. Tou are ah honorablo man, and I .shall be paid." . The other laughed bitterly. " I haVeh'tr - enough in the., world to got my boots blackened, if I had the boots.' ? The citizen took the dirty man's arm in his and took him home'to dinner,." Ho gave him an order on a clothier, and had' him decently shaved. The man departed with gentlemanly habits, money in his purse and ? heart full of gratitude and re? vived hopes. * ' ? ? A lady, at the breaking out of the war4 was compelled-to break ai marnage en? gagement with a gentleman from Char? leston. During the war she has been * married: in this city. A day or' two ago, upon Broadway, she encountered ui V weaiy.gaited, perspiring, and slip-shod re-', bei lieutenant, the man to whom-shs was first betrothed. At the time, she was lean? ing upon her husband's arm. lie was familiar with the story of her first attach? ment: ... . . *-. ' ." / ' . !" :. " Heavens!" said the lady, scamdy'au? dible, "'that is '?-?," ' The husband left her side i'mm&iiately. and hailed the hungry-eyed.'man. .The three wciit home together, ,and tha late rcbol may be fceen. every afternoon, at . present, dressod like the master of. a plan? tation', lolling at the door of one of the best hotels. There are hidden in these gnarled beards and tangled eyebrows many hand? some countenances.. A change of raitnont. docs much to Kelp one's character. Some v. o.f thes'b rebel soldiers are dressed,-from top to toe in federal blue, and they make very dashing fellows, s? much' like our owrr that .anybody' might mistake them 'for Mcade's or Sh'ermnn/s heroes. **They live in a.world of contrast and what they see makes them wjldt? think Of what they were, and how they are sCaf-' tercd aud crushed. - ? in four-years they -built a- revolution- , which made the globe crackle ; their flag was on the seas ; their diplomats were re? ceived-by princes; these same scaifed, surly boys who walk our streets,-opened ?their breasts to-the shock, of arh?es, and wherever their camp-fires blazed, next night a graveyard ? stretched under .the ? horizon. The penalty of that revolution . was all'theyjdid'nojk anticipate. And this it is?a weary walking in'the opulent city of then: enemy, a begging of a mdrsc'l of meat or a fragment ol tobacco, a prying . into bar-room window^, with lip 'afire, aim a pair of old boots down at the heel,- and pointing, obliquclynowhore. ^ ;'Ax Amusing, Incident.?TJic reporter $ cf the New. York Tribune relates fhe fol? lowing amusing incident"as having oc? curred in-that city on tho eclcbration df th,e.4th: ' /, - ? 3nly oiic flgfit occurred^ It happonod in this wise: As the procession was be? ing dismissed on the. eastern side of the square, a pretty, but tearful lady from the Emerald Isle, was wandering distractedly among the members of the IrisK.Brigai?, to find some one who. could give, her/ih-' formation of the last moments of her Aos band, of whose death she had been recent? ly apprised. Suddenly'a brawny,/nand1- . some fellow, approached' her wjff -open arms, when she turned" as whife/as her ??' pinafore, and waved him back, # though, he was a ghost. ' / ' tl Don't you know me, ntfyournoen ?? Don't you know. your own/Terrence V asked tho poor fellow, lookflg considera-. bly nonplussed. . . / r - ? Goo awa' wicl yo! /Yotfr? dea~d I You know you are!"- she/exclaimed with, quivering, lips. ' ?; / ,!< Divil a bit of it, mj/oiirncen !" ho res? ponded, .giving ampleyproof of the sound? ness of his asscrtionoy folding her in his arms in a way tHatynade every one's eyes water, and.ktssi'rif"her in a way thvat made every oneVlips water as well. It was i?deedher long absent Terrence, whom sho! I]od prematurely numbered with the dea/. . u xt was/that vilhan Mike Flaherty .towld me /ou was dead," sobbed tho now -joyous w/fe. . ? . * ? ? "Where is Mike?" asked her husband." * The unfortunate Mike happened to "be in sight, and,'drop?ing his musket and "piling" on tho spot, the abused hus? band/drubbed him thoroughly, amid the cjieers-of bis comrades. The 2sew York Post coolly admits that, now that the negro has been made a Efeed ! man, the probability is that he will tinder go the fate of the red m.an:. It.needs no ghost of Ilarnlet to confirm this anticipa? tion-. - - ' ~ "