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TUK8DAV, MAY li, 1816. Vl M Mr. Momhof., tit answer to a letter luldresaid him by tho Caucus committee* ha* expressed a willingness to serve atPresident of-tho U. 8.' elected. Oov. Tosiw^m has in li?o,m|mner gnifled his consent to be nominated as Vice resident. iw" ? i ? ? Xv ? His Exccllcncy l>. It. .Williams, agreeably to >io resolution of the State Legislature, haa ra fted the Treaty entered into by the United -tates, with the Cherokee Indians, by flrhich he ave purchased all their lands within the char* cred limits of this State. The price is 5,000 dollars, which givet to Booth-Carolina about our or Jive hundred thousand acres of very ex ellent land, h V' The following appointments by the President mil Senate have heen announced.?-To bo Di ?ctors Of the Bank of the United States, (on tehalf of the United States)-?Wm. Jones, 8te $!??* Girard, Pierce Butler, of Philadelphia j fames A. Buchanan, of Baltimore, and John Ja job Astor, of New-York. William Pinckney lately appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of 8t. Petersburg, ind Minister Extraordinary to the Court of Na ples, U.is said, will leave this country for Naples in the Washington, 74, Com. Chauncey, now ready for sea at Boston, and that this ship will procced to Annapolis to take him on board. We are positively assured (says the Philadel phia Gazette, of the 1st instant) that Mr. Dallas will almost immediately retire from the office of the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Calhoun is ffpoken of as his successor. ' "-fliiijAbp ? ? .-??? The Steam*Boat Franklin, 140 tons, was on the 17th ult. launched at Pittsburg, Penn.?She is intended for a regular trader between that p1ace*nd New-Orleans. A violent 4heck of an eartiiquakc, was fel t on the morning of 'the 2d inst. at New-York?a quarter beforo 3 o'clock. Literary.?Mr. Charles N. Baldwin of New York,fas issued propositi for publishing by sub scription, anew work entitled " The Champions maape ,?? wt? ty fou nd ?d on the brilliant events of the lato war between the United State* and Great Britain. This work, which is to be comprised in two volumes, is written by Mr. vSnmuel IFoodworUi of N. York, a man of respectable poetical talents. Wo hope the publisher will meet with patronage ample c nough to reward his pains and to foster the na tive genius of our country. VOB T?R TRLMCot*. EXTRACT From a (lenqraphlral ami ftiographtcal aecnnt if V* Stale, I f accompany Mt. BtackhmCa&tnp, Columbia, the Seat of Government ?f the State, It situate In the District of Kichland, on a She high and dry plain* gradually sloping to the Congaree river* which is the western boundary of the town. Altho* unlike Athens in some res ?ytctk, it haa one of her chief glories, being the seat of learning and the fine arts. Iforo may the inquisitive traveller* the contemplating Phil an. tlironlut and the ardent Patriot, behold the rising luminaries of tho State, gradually becoming Phi losophers and Statesmen, under the eyes of that great periodical school of wisdom, honesty and eloquence, our Legislature?collected from all parts of the State, bringing along with them all tHose precious and rare qualities and qualified' tions,that are only to be met with in mixed com* Knles?the youth with an empty pocket who may desirous "to find out the genius of tho people at large may be saved tlie time and expense of travcfny merely contemplating these samples of their love and veneration. This town has a street about n mile long, with several others con siderably built upon. ^ The buildings oro-chicfly of wood, and were originally constructed, so as to bo moved from olaco to place* as tho interest nr inclination of the owner might choose?l)r. /Viriduf, a friend of mine, assured me that ho had htilf n ilo7.cn of these moveabto habitations. which iimi loitoweil Iiis fortune* evor iince fio bccAinca citi/en in Dip place. The 3tate?llou*e is ii compound of brick and woo<l, and of i)io ({otitic order, two stories high \ (tin upper part is divided into a Senate chambef and Hcpre*en tativo room \ the under part is divided into mom* where the public ufnc?M of tlto state are kept. The Konate chnmber is not so highly fl? ni?hed as that of tho Representatives, but in in a higher state of preservation, tlio other having hail it* ptai*tcring severely cracked by the an nual haranguen it hftft been obliged to encounter. They are each ornamented with a blue satin curtain nt the back of the President and 8pea? kerVi chair*, which are of ruahogAtty. The whole building i* aiirroundcd by a railing for an aero about, with a gate in front, very curiously .fixed to opert and abut, upon the priiictpln* ofgravlta* fion, by mean* of a cannon ball. The College is composed of several brick building*, two of which are tiroperly called wing*, and are the longest brick bullilings in the State, if we ex? cept the Tohatfft Inspectlona and I.a Horde** I?lvery Rtablea in Charleston?Here is a very line library selected by at! txcflrvt jmtgr, who it appears wished not to furnish Book* merely, but curiosities | perhaps Id no part of the uuiun Can there bo produced out*ofono room so great a quantity of antiquities in tho Book way ware Wbe found in that Library, "tho philosophical apparatus hat never been in full force, except the airifcimpand electric machine, which were oriirlnally kept only: for tho Inspection and use Of the ladies, most of whom iu the place nave gone so far into natural philosophy at to say hey* have been electrified?nay some, I have icard, have been actually filled. Tho orrery is rather out of fix, moet of the planets being tfred of travel and" become Axed stars) they are in* deed a melancholy group. The Court-Uoase is a pfctty building, but alway* reminds the behold er that it is lu^e many a fine perxpn, early attack ed with'the palsy from a defect in tho constitu tion,>nd is obliged in early lire to be propped up so uTto keep company. commissionersiire about having it fenced injtO prevent its being too much exposed to the weather*' The most useful Sublic buildings in tlio toVn are the Jail and the tarketj fit they seem very politicly to be putin a group, by way of admonition, so that the buyer in the one, may be withheld from extravagance in reflecting that ho may become the inhabitant of the other} which also acts as a preventive to numberless butcher disputes so prevalent in your large towns. There is here a cnurch for almost every denomination. The Baptists have a brick Meeting-housej the Methodist, Episcopalian and Presbyterian Churches are of wood, but none of them remarkable for their elegance.? The town is incorporated and governed by an Intendant and Warden** The inhabitants have lately procured two fire Engines, but for want of water are unable to put their firo company in practicef itis supposed the Legislature will bring Crane Creek into town, by mea??s of a Canal j seven miles long, when they will have the gif.at est abundance. The Columbians are generally polite to strangers, most of the peoplo there being in a public way. The town contains about 2J0 houses and 1000 inhabitants black and white. There is here a Nail Factory, a Patter Mill, and in the neighborhood several tolerable gristmills. It tradea chiefly with Charleston?having little commerce with Camden or Augusta except in the exchange of troublesome characters. Qramdy, like London, is divided by a river, over there waa formerly a bridge connect* log the two towns, which are distinguished by the names of East and West Oranby, situate two miles 8. WV from Columbia, the latter of which will only employ the attention of the rea der, the other merely serving as a landing place for Columbia. This town once bid fair to rival Columbia in tradoj tatiiat present in its wane. The people hereabouts are chiefly Germans or their descendants. It hattChurcn* but it ap r*tj the bnildin* is low, having no spire, except * pine polo 4 ft long, on the top of which tho in habitants have placed, by way of ornament, ft small house for.thc peregrinating swallows, em* blematleal Of their hospitality to strangers?in beholding tliix church we may nay with Isaiah " there shall the great Owl, make her neat, and ** lay and hatch, and gather under her nhadoW,} " there ahatl the Vultures be gathered every one "with her mate." Tho Granbyans nre great smokers, and have a fondness for their fSwo, few ever leaving it but for another world i wmI arc great observer* of Barter Hunday. There 11 here a Crout Factory, established by that enter* prining citizen Snyder Hcnffle, an inspector of which commodity* is employed, and is accord* ing to the usage of the people, cxofficio mayor of the town. V i ' THR SUN'. On (ho 29thand 30tlt ult. a large spot (or spots) was observed on the sun's disk, exciting much curiosity anil speculation in many. The follow* ing notices of the phenomenon from Northern papers of the same date, avo very interesting. ** A large spot appears this day on the sun's disk. Viewed through a telescope its figure i* irregular?if consists of several nuclei or dark parts, and the whole is surrounded by an umbra. Its general appearance is not unlike that of n cluster of islands?for example, the Bermudas, surrounded by a belt of rocks, the outline of which conforms to the general figure of the clus ter. It is conjectured that tho longest line thnt can be drawn within this cluster is at least 40,. OOO miles, or about five times the diameter of the enrth. Various opinions have been suggested relative t?? the cause of these spots. They arc not unfreqtient; 90 at one time have been seen; they gradually increase and gradually decreaie, and, after a certain period, disappear* It is probable that they are fixed snd not floating.?* From tunny observations made on the apparent motion of these iihenomena, the sun's aiurnal rotation on his axis is found to he performed in about '2.1 days 0 hours.?JVbt. Int. Holnv Hput.?There is now a very large spot on the sun, visible to tho naked eye t when viewed through a small spy*alass? (which inner nitles 15 times) it appear'aln shape liko a bcc, tho black part, or nucleus, representing the bo dy, and the lighter shaded nnrt*, or umhrA, ro sembling the wing* extmiiifcd. The length of the nucious appear* to l?o about equal to a twen ty-fifth part of the hiiii'm diameter, which would ifiake 33,320 inilcn t the uiphra m doubtless of greater extent. It ban advanced about two* third# across the disk from the eastern Hide, And seems to have parsed rather abovo the centre.?* It will probably Iks visible three or four day* longer, and will gradually move to the western ?ide, am! then disappear behind tho nun. Should it contihuo, it will ne Keen again (after Ih^iik in* visible for 1.1 or 14 days) when tho nun'* revolu tion on ita ntia will bring it round to tho eastern aide, and will again travel actw. tho dink. Mo tor apota of so large a aize have tiecn rarely aeevi ??Dr. llerschell saw one in 1779, which is esti mated at/JO,000 miles In diameter. The pre aent one it, including tho umbra, probably quite a^lar^e.?HWf. Oax. v ftpot vn the Nun*-'For several day" ft cu riou;4 phenomenon has been observed in tho (lea vens, which has *ttrne?'.-d many a ??T/inj? and aehiiig eye (o tlio fountain of light. A W.-.ck spot upon tlitt tun'* disk may bo *2?n by the nak ed eyo in ha*y weather?larger of course at morning and eve f because t)io great pro of dav> as well a* other celestial bodies, rippoar to be larger an they ere nearor the horifcori* to tko forenoon, the apot is eeea on the Upper limb to the left hand \ in the afternoon to the right hand, I nearly halt' way between the qerrtrc and' Cir cumference of thtoprb. It seem* routya to the [naked eve j but when assisted by a smalt tele* sctoe, It appears of no irtogular oblyog shape, somewhat resembling en ant upon the oro, which at least was its appearance ycttenlay. It seem ed it a rough guess to be atwut l-oOtfl or the di nmiwr of the sun. - Spots upon tho sun*a disk liave been frequently observed. Astronomers wHI,of course, tell us how far it differs from those which hayf,precede<l it?Richmond Eng. PTho following remarks are extracted from an article in tho Freeman's Journal of the SOtli ult. slued David M'Clour, of the Kautical and Mathematical Academy, Philadelphia.] In the first place, we say, the spot In not at ran sit of Venus or Mercury* for neither of them, at 8resent, is In the same part of tho heavens with id Sun, and a transit of those planets is al ways effected in 0 or 8 hours s nor can it bo a comet, for its velocity, for tho most part, is su perior to those planets. The spot in situated nearly north of the Sun's centre, about one and a half digits, or 13m. ICs. from the north limb. It appears stationary, as observations wcro ac curately taken, and no apparent change disco vered after about five hours. Through a tele-1 scope it appears somewhat like a spider, having 1 part* extending from the main body, nnd it* magnitudo cannot bo less than two minutes, as it is very visiblo to the naked eye~ It is mora than probable tli.it this spot is in the surface of the Sun, in which case its surface would prove to be about 30 times that of the earth. It this conjecture be true, by the Bun's revolution a bout its axis, it will lie seen gradually to ad vance to the circumference of the Hun, and will disappear in about 8 or 10 days. It is probable that this spot is a Comet fallen into the Hun. The apparent shapo of the spot, helps to confirm this conjecture, as it is of an e iintical form, somewhat pointed at one cud, wnich is the shape into which globular bodies are thrown when fallen obliquely upon a plane.? Tins idea is not altogether new, for Sir Isaac Newton computer, that n Comet in ItiBO ap Broached towards the Sun's surface, within less lan a sixth part of the Sun's diameter ; and by inovins with an immense velocity in that near ness, he concludes that it must have been retard ed by the resistance or the Sun's atmosphere, and Consequently must approach nearer and nearer after every revolution, till at last it falls into the Sun. Galileo* who made the first dis covery of spota in the Sun, observed one in 1612, which was ?o large a? to be plainly visible to the tltlced eye* Should a Comet travel immediately to or from the Sun. it might in that case appear ?tyUiontry. But thin we nave nn reason u> cx wB&i Nothing further can be said until further observation* be obtained. *' iHWrMieffe, Ttnn. April 20.?-The lovcra of good living along the Susquehanna, are wont to ook forward to this timo of the spring, for the gratification of their tastes, with fresh shad.? r riyer in this season generally abounds with m.f. jlnd they are a source of considerable fit and great convenience to the country. rfhe point is conceded that this fab, in progres sing up the fresh water streams for it few days, acquires new fatness and an improved flavor. The fishing period is looked forward to with lively and Dieasaijitanticipations. Rut this sea son, there is some reason to fear, will yield us nothing hut disappointment. The tlHlicrmcn have drawn their nets In vain. Not a single shad ha* yet been taken, although the season is con siderably advanced> ahd tlicy have long since been cauglit in abumfaince upon the Delaware? and our epicures are left to staff. MV--" ?' When hope to our Imsoins wa* neaiwf . . How oft hu tint hope l>ccn flcceir?t.H The reason of the absence of the shad is not clearly agreed upon. But if the circumstance affords no foot! for the stomach, it yields const* dcruble for wonder. Our philosophera?tnon of deep research and profound sagacity, suppose that the new Bank Bill, or tho TnrifT msy nave changed their course from tho Chesapeake. O thers imagino that the proceedings of our wise men at llarrisburgmny have altered their course. Our sportsmen think that the scarcity of shad is owing the scarcity of nigcons. But tho great body of the good oftl clou-hopping common sense men, are of opinion.that cold weather and low water arq the only reasons that have retarded their tourney, ana thnt a rise of water and aj few pleasant days will give ninple employment to our fishermen and cooks.?0leaner. | M Jlnu port tn a irform."? Lloyd'a (London,) List informs us thnt tho schooner Caroline, of Virginia, from Norfolk to New-York, being blown off tho const of America, had put into Nantr, Prance, on the ftOth of February I Late letters from London represent the Prince Regent as so ill of a dropsy that he was not ex ftcted tit recover. We Wlieve, that in case of is demise, n> provision ia made for areaency, ami ns the King of Great Britain it yet alive, we are sonicwlK t at a loss to conjecture into whose hand* the government would fall.?I)em. Pre**. Jin Jlnee/tote.?In almost nil religious wars the contending powers have offered up prayer, for their own ?iiccc?a, nnd extirpation of t>,eir enemies; but they have generally added* ae? cording to the justice of our cause, O Lf.rd, help us,4' Ike. An old Hcotch woman, however, who wan silt I or in (lie duke of Marlborough's, army, hearing one praying in this maMior, exclaimed ?m Dce'l ush out your eyno for your wacked wnsh, Uod*(aiul by ItamWoii's regiment, wioht or who.vo/' At alafe eonventloh in Augusta, (Ma*s>) on the subject of the reparation of,Maine, 300 out of .tOO, who nt (ended Ihnt mroliny,were decidedly yt I'.rvo: ?.f i ?epnr.4*K*fi , COMMERCIAL. / NJ, Priest CurTffit, VAarUit**, .l/ay 10.?*'oUOTi 8. . 44 <*uU i Uphnd do. (bn*k)27 ? 28i II.cc, Itow, |?p??i?* ft.1 * 3 AO i yd d\UlitV? ftJ ?5 ? Flour (Phiud.) nufxr fine, ftBi?ft8 50i ftdiitnorc do. ftBi Country do - 88 50 a so I Common do, '"I" ? Corn, 85 a 901 UtctNi (new) J4* lfii Tol>:?cco,pWh>#,(*c*rc?) ftl5*ftl6.% WbWkey, 00 i Hum, N, K. 75 c?nU | Drown Hi?v. Hu (Mr, ft H ?fe lfl? MuJo. Bu?r, ft 154 n ft 16? Whit. rUy. 8utf.tr, ft Sfl ? ft 23 t IJtecn CoHoe, prime, ft24.t ft 251 OHCoffc*, ft 20 * ft22i Cotfr*o Livcrjxjid Bait 001 F.n<r An. 151 1. 1.65 j MolaMc*, 50. . Jftotk.?Smilh-CArdliim IHnk Rlwrca, ft f?>, (dull) BUt? do. lio n >151 Unjon Bank,do. 58? Plan tctV and HcchnnitV do^ud * 29 j Union l??ur*noe, do. &IMMinati S. C:?ro11n? Intuhtnee, do. 50 i 8ajhv?C:i nal, do. 2001 U. 8. <W/cr> J*r cent Block, 1011 !>.??? 8iif do. do. 92 ) n iU on EngUnd, it 10 per. cwl. < M AUHIHD, In Camd..Ni, on^he 2d ln?t. by the Hrr, Mr. I. 8mit!?, Mr. E1?umto Jdrs. Ucbeccallurchmote. feMttCXICATtO*. , Died, on 8at?ird*y w?fek, in K airfield district, at tlic re ? aldence or Philip I'WS'-i, Ksq. Doctor Alkiakiik.i WvLtK. In hifl death *"Ciety has been robbed or a vah. - able member ami of one wl?o stood high among it?? brightest orn. nents. Through that assiduity ami atten tion which ircr crowns indiv.dii'd exertion with Mtcces*. he was deservedly advanced to an honorable station in the practice ofhia profession. He had *ealously sought the temple Fame, and although hia brow w.v? young, yei it was encircled with auch triumphant laurels, as tmt;h! erer Introduce him to tl?e confidence of an enlightem-.l and discriminating public i where displaying that m.l.t and unassuming sduress which ever signalises tlic man of talents, lie met with univorn.il ettcein from all whu h*<* had the pleasure ofhia ac<pia:ntuncc. In him were com ? i bined the many amiable qualities which gained the allVr | t?ons ami friendship of thoae with whom lie was nlili^-.i to associate?there waa no supercilious arrogance wh.ch marked the brow, and hi* walK* lioth in public and tn private were equally admired and respected. While thf late epidemic nged Willi ita greatest violence, lie went firth, doing nil the good for hi* snlTi-ring feilow.civa turCH whiclilay within hia humble power i unci \vnelt.? v the smiles of Mlluence or oppressive mdigcncc cli ir u tc j r.*cd those who submitted tn his mean?, his exert:uns ' were cquilly bestowed, and hit attention was equulh cousp.euou*. To merit the approving function of hv? own conscience, rcfjardlcss of the vain applause of thos' to whose welfare lie had contributed, ever ap]iearcd at the directress ofhia conduct. And it ia amongst llio.se to whom he was endeared that the gi cateat clvnin may r.p pe.ir i hut when comtcraplating the succcai with which lie has been crowned, and that fund of knowledge which he ap|iearcd ever willing to impart for the pnlinc good, we cannot hut htlievr, that our country lias sustained.a considerable loss. To 'hia aurviv'.ng companion with whom lie had lately been united, iio othe*. conjoint <nn can bo advanced, but to know, that lie has left a wprhfot' sorrow* and disappointments, lor one wheie peace, Jiri]? pines* ami tranquility reign eternal.' O' Li-gwiaw?ap STttAYEl) OR STOLEN, M Thurslay the 3d inst. a 80HHKL. 110R8R, sup 1 posed t-> he about 14 handa high i him a blate m liiu f.cc i trot* short 8c quick,canter* and sometime* racks; no brands recollected i it marked with the farcy lietwceo t ie firc'tcffni draw* gently in harness, lie was puich a?cd in the District of' Newberry, some time la*t f.dl. \Vhoo*i*-w?ll deliver the Mid lw>r?e at Dr. Gits**'* St., hies, iu Columbia, shall be suitably rewarded. May 11,1816?3..22. STllAYED Oil STOLEN, ABOUT two week*ago, si nAY 1I0RSK. with a I>la/C face, supposed to be about fifteen hands hgli, and 1;? or 14 years old, trota high and rough, l>oth hind feet white, marked considerably with the saddle and collar, has shoes on hla forefeet, no brand ?cmeml>crcd. Any person who wilt deliver said horse to the subscrdier at the 8outh<Carolina College, or send information wh?.o he may be found, shall be rewarded. U. n. MONTGOMKltY. Columbia, M:-y 10. 1NTERE8T1NO. Information is wanted re?pcctingan unfortunate strange female, who diod in thisptaec on tlie night of the 17th uit. under most distressing circumstances. She wa% apparently from nlwut 20 to 25 years of Age, study ht?ir, fair complexion, and poisessing a pleasing and. tigrceablc* countenance i though evidently depleted with that gloomy melancholy which arises from ? deeply :.fHictcd heart. Iler story was one of torrow. and woe i nod elm represented her worldly prospects aa pregnant with wretched new and misety. It la cometturcd from a let ter found in her poiscssion, that she was from Stafford county, Virginia, or lu vicinity i and that slic w.*? a h.dy ol'respectable family and acquaintances. . Tin* letter w..? addressed to MUs Adelaide Brent, ftafrord count., Va. and subscribed by Columbia C. Pendleton. In it men tion la jniide of tlte names of l)r. Carter, a Mm. n*rkc, jfc/fpd a MrsHElylor. From what pl-? c it Cannot be as&Aalncd. The particular* <>:' til Will no doubt excite much anxiety to h<-.* of which they can bo minutely informed, 1m nd the Rev. Mr. ARID, at this piece. it, S. V. May 9,1816. All Pr.ntcri of Newspaper* in the states of Vir ginia, N. and 8. C.rohna, and in the city ol Washington arc requested to publisli the above. JfJST RECEIVED at THIS H00K-8T<M?:, llutler4* Analogy, l/icko'* Rssay, Zoonomia, American Dispensation, C.tLunof the World, Anster Fair, ^sfesr* Henry's Chemistry, Medical Dictionary, Cavsllo's Philosophy, Journal ofa Voyage up tl ^ Missouri River,by II. .M. Bracktnridge, Rvelina, Culler*'* Pr?ct;? e, Varieties of l.-fc, Elements of Med',cine, {Knickerbocker, ' ' UMK1BR8 and DAY BOOKS, (medium si he (? Jefferson a Note#,, j Mor*c's Vn. (ia/cltcer Minofa History. ! Brown's Poemv Clwlsedetft Anatomy, : TiUI of Virtue, Knox'* Winter Evening*, ? Holidays at Horn-, v Ancient Ucogra. i R|,Aft|t liOOKJI, and : Bi.iNK cum* Hindoo Philosopher, j Btut onarv, kc. he. MOBC.VN & Gt;mr.Y. Columbia, May 6. T,u mmm reoi8tku/; ~ IIR 8uli?criber* to the "lltiTontCAL Utoi*TM?" Informed that tho 4th Volume ha? urtlvUfl, ???'! mn/ be hut on application to MORGAN h (ItlllfKY. MM. ;t winch tlie owner in:*-) I h.\yitiff for tlii* ndvertUe ? Krnpdro nt thltTofflce. Aprd 'J. MUltU A 1 UK Y, AVK Jail, receded at tneir lirj'tJood Htor?*,--H ? " e? of Plum, Htr'pd and W?id NOHt'llKIIN , A?AwK? Afifinmd l)/aKegro Ikiv, h?'re by desorlbin* lt? art?l p ment. Kmiuiro at tfilt Office. HOMb3|*UN# whVl/will Ito told very low t?) die j> v< ( At**, Cft*kd CU11 NA1I.8, nworted ?l*e?. Ctduml>:.i? April 9. IT ? \ ' NKW 8TOHK. * Tim *?b*cr'.l>or will oik?o hla DRY CdlOl), C;TlfK'F.HY and HAKOWAIIFi 8TOKR, on tl* 6th prUinjfa fwneralnnd clejf?nt aMorttfMt of Puy) i nd Staple Articles ?ilu?tfd at t??o corner of It.cliry Umi t.nd I july Htrtft, oppose Pi*. Fcfetail'j. > J. flA t?KI \T.. Cofomhhw April I9f!8lrt. !?0 fa*, NViMv nfr'nte.1, ptiptr, f/<:d ? ?,*. ''' '''??'.r.rty* t>/ *>V. '