If II i . . t i . t !4 !t 1 ' it - it. 4 . r r. , i . i. .'i . Ji I t ? , . : f"? 1 ' -. .V- f- : a ;- . . r .' t it t hi: HI r 1 i k f i BURYING THE pEAD-,' A Petersburg correspondent of the Dispatch, aayi: On Sand y evening, about 2, o'clock, Burnsidesent flag of .trace, taking for a cessation of hostilities to bury the dead between the Hots. Gen. Beauregard responded that whenever a proposition came from the General commanding the army of the Potomao it -would be entertained. Immediately after the return of the first paper General Meade'sent a flig covering a similar request. About 2. o'clock. Moaday morning '. Gen. 'Beauregard replied, granting the request . and fixing the hours bet wen 9 p.m. and 5 a. m. far the pur . pose indicated r ACthe hour named, or jujtbef ore-sup. rise, three gaily dressed flashing-rooking offices! raised and elegan white flag, mounted on a handsome qtaff, and adranced from their line of work cords' of good dry wood, capable of" proJuolug. at taut one hundred, and fifty thousand bushels of Salt. This wood mast be hauled,. and for that purpose we want additional teams, and auder the late order wf the Conscript Bureau, none will be" detailed as teamsters who are under'45 years of age. f I there fore ask each of yoa to endeavor to send be a few men between 46 and 60 years, that I may. at onee procure them to be detailed to ban! at the Sat Works. V ' N.W.;WOODFlN,Bupt. StSottAK Battle Fibld Iscidikt. Thi reten ourg uegtster gifes me rouowiugi A negro slate wha had run away from Alabama some time ago. recognised1 'young master" inthe fight. obeyed and took them without losing many men In Gmieai. McCook Df ad. j-The Cincinnati Comme: so doing. Our brigade (Oen. Iloltsdaln's) was the cial. of the 20th ult., announce! the' death of Get extreme left of the division (Clayton's) that made the Daniel MoCook, late of Sherman's army, and tayi charge, and only two regiments of it ever succeeded la getting to the works.. They were the bloody stun and the 86th Ala. We captured four pieces of artil lery, (20 pound Parrot guos,) bowes and all, but ow ing to the height of the breast works wecould'not get them off, and I know that there never was any two regiments that were exposed to as heavy a fire of grape He died at the residenc of his. brother, Col?0. W McCook, In 8teubenTitle, Ohio, at two o'clock. P.M. Saturday last. It will be remembered that bVwi shot t&rough just below the right shoulder, in the ai sault upon Kennesaw. Mountain, on the 27th of Jon U I L . 1 1 - 1.. . . ... .. "mb ue ternoie-nature, or toe wouna is considered the wonder U, not tha be is dead, but that he lire of Saturday, and throwing down Ms musket, rushed 1 J V0 dist"?" .V .... . ..'.- 1.15 minntAi. And van J hi and canister as our two were. We were enfiladed from so long, traveled so far. and was so hopeful of moisrv two directions and' every fire we had some one killed "'"'.. - m or wounded. We were eiposedtbus for at least twenty We learn from a gentleman who arrived next froa minutes one four gun battery on our left about four Montgomery county on- Tuesday after-soon, that oi hundred yards and a six gun battery on our 'right the previous day in that oounty, he saw 25 men em iMCV TatM We held tbt WOril aOOOt I thm rtA unnnd tft hm tn.VIn ftr.s.1 st Wm k . . . . ... . . 1 I 'fr '.a saws w mm aa was fsaj! Simultaneously two shabbily dressed but brat Con- neignoornooa oi iroy, woera a company oi soldier, K. .. T. - " ' . ' " t . T f 11 - TT I T 1 A. Y. k a .S ,A M Z rwniW VWT WS4 tWVaSV Wir tVTt WWSft asW T aWMM-t 9t ft VflM Ifl-MiNII At-irMSM. r m. it i rt v j mi nan i arrrnipi nn m s va smwh w j ... . - - 'fodirateirmouhting rimrod. troceeaed to ineet ;tIem;;AUiftef pirley'tfiv4 Sued, civilities were exchanged, and then the details ' tame to do the work of the truce ;he burial of the dead. ' For five hours the work went vigorously for ward. The Yankee brought detailed negroes, and we , carried their negroer, out under guard to. help them in their work. Over 700 Yankees, whites and negroes, were buried. ' A. P. BUI waa there, with loug gaunt lets, slouch hat, aid round jacket. Mabone dressed i In . little boys-ftshioa, cut of clothes, made from old -j Yankee tent cloth, was besiJe him. The gallant Har ris, of the Mississippi brigade, and the gallant intre lid Sunders,.who but 4ft hours before had so success- . , folly retaken those works the best looking and the v - - beat dressed Confederate, officer present Was saunter ing leisurely about, having a general superintendence ever the whole affair. On the Yankee side there waa any number of nice young men, dressed jauntily, care ' ressly smoking cigars andpro&ering whiskey, wine and brandy of the best labels, and of sufficient age to ' warrant its flavor. More than one Confederate took - a smile." Some took two, aid one told me that find Ing the liquor of the "peace," order; he went it seven times. Several bottles were sent as presents to our .. leading generals. The Yankees talked freely,' said their loss would be 6,000,'that the whites blamed the negroes, and the negroes in turn charged the disasters of the day upon tha whites. They all agreed that Burnside was just an hour and a half behind time, and that he was Che greatest of modern butchers, as Ma- . rye s mil and (inrnth s farm abundantly attest Whilst the truce lasted, the Yankees and thcVjohuny Bebs," in countless numbers flocked to the neutral pounds and spent the time in chatting and sight-see-lug. The stench; however! Vas quite strong, and it required a good nose and a better stomach to v carry one through 'the ordeal. About 9 o'clock, the burial being completed, the officers sent the man back , to the trenches on each side. The officers bade each .... other adieu, and returned to their respective lines. .. . youhg massai'Jast at this-time-a offwot eo-mer- suully disposed, fired at the Alabamian, but, the ball instead of bitting the tblect aimed at took effaot in the i a.ii ' . 'a.t'j Dou or ine repentant eiave, wno inrew nis protection'arouod his "young oassa." infl vere. wound upon him, ' Master and slave came off the field together, and the wound of the properly attended t,-and thus did his last initiate re- poBtince save him from the fate which overtook so many of his Vace and color on Saturday, the COth of Juiy,lSC4.-.- r- ; 7 -- wont ST, whOv-U-l do noL-ljk4 to-ba personal.. But lien luannigault withdrew from our right, and we bad no one on our left to support ns, the result was, Sonre ssprehenslona are entertained fer thw tafati or Mr. Boarborpugu, tne Taau contractor and carriei from Troy, who has not arrived here, though due Oi Ms ?gis of thV Yankees flanked ns on both the right aud left, Tuesday, and heretofore remarkable for punctuality, ictingase- nJ w near y surrwnded before we were ap. , - FaV, Obterver. same safely Pri"d tha fact that Gen. Mannigault had with- . . . . i latter was ?? hU W'i M.d u WM then to u.t9 ff to hroMAlrf to CotriTiBrsmsA-Thos. Uarqusnd withdraw .with any safety to ourselves and men. -But we ventured to run the irauntlet rather than be cap tured." The 8Cth Ala.,Vgan to withdraw on the-left and thi 88th on her right, leaving the right of the 30th andleft of the 38th to come out last, and Just Imagine 10-20 pound Parrot guns with cross fire and about 6000 rifles with the same as we left those works playing on us for a distance of two hundred and fifty yards with out any protection for us whatever eiept the wreck of a-splendid mansion that had been riddUd br thsballs from the enemy's guos, and here I most state some thing that was quite amusing. While we were lying down close to this mansion, udder the hottest skellinc 25j ' C. W . FENTON, EDITOR. 293. few witnessed-, a shot, or rather a shell from one of win vuvuij a guos eirucK mis one ouiiaing, psssing about midway of It then exploded 1-teoked in Vte direction, and to my great astonishment, I saw lots of Yanks come nourinv ont f tha rh nf n.n TnURSDAY:::::::::::::::::AUGUST 18 164. UMannigault's stafl officers haUowed out-UIl 'em alll u-n cm, we are no account, i men learned, oen. M. had captured about 400 of them and "bad placed them in the cellar for safety good many of them Adtibtisi6.-$2 00 per square, of ten llpes for Xr'r1 ura' : DroD" M first insertion and $1.60 for etch subsequent insertion, ' T1 MW f 000 m"7 aV , Forliuserting only od. Ume. $2. Obituaries ovsr five, r;C7Z7? 'u' . r "c"-a' ?! Unes one dollar per square. - 1 . ? uen; arove mem rrom tneir ' " H I WOrks at everv Mi nt nntnn'n !( k. A'OHTIi CAROIiliVA AIlGft IhfiArgnto'frtheaeople'srlghUdoth an etermalTiTtlkeep JfoootMnf8trIa of MaU'smb canlnll hit hnndredeyestMlAen t' -fc oTfADESlfoRO, HS C. Price1 of Subscription, $3 pi. r i . TO THE LADIES: . . ' .- Do you know, Ladies, that there are many ef our wounded soldiers, at the Hospital, at KiitrtWi Springs, who, for the want of bedlothing, are compelled to lie upon the bare floors? It is a fact It is a nrm hos pital, and has not yet been adequately supplied with bedding and clothing. Asojdier writing to us ssys "if the patriotio ladies of Anson could vi.it this place and see the sufferings of our brave boys, they would almost be willing to part with the last of their bed ding." They are extremely destitute of the Allowing article; mattress ticks, sheets, pillow slips, but want comforts or-quilts Sore than anything ils.No inat- William Williams and Henry Marquex, found guilty oi counterfeiting confederate Treasury notes, were sen tenced by Judge Msgratb, on Wednesday last, at Gran ville,' 8. C, to be hanged, at Cotumbja, the former on the ICth September, the two latter on the 23d. ,. Powoin MiuXxnopto. The 4,N.."0." Powder Mill," lyca ted 12 miles from thS place near the Tuck aseege lord, was again blown up. last Thursday. Three men one white man and two molatoes were blown up in the mill The white man, Abernathy, and oas of the negroes were killed. Others were badly J - , a aoa prooaoiy xaiaiiy lnjoreo. . It has been but a abort time ainoe the mill was put in operation after the first blowing up. - , H ulent Pfnotrai. . -Tisaspbt Notici. The Secretary of the Treasury publishes the following notice, which will be InUrtst ing to holders of old nors. Kichkosid, July 28, 18C4. In order to promote, as far as practicable, tb early liquidation hj the Treasury of the outsunding taxed Notes, theTreasa rer, AsaisUnt Treasurer and Pa DeposiUrles in the different States,' are hereby Authorised to receive Uo LI Kntaa .wt. Ik. Ifxl - . in thrusand prisoners and 22 pieces of artillery. Our 0 deposit, issuing for same CertificaUs of Loaaupon loss was comparatively small. . The loss in our regi- hypothecation of non-taxable bonds. The said Car ment, the 88th, wu thus, we went into the eagage- tificates to be payable on demand, after the expiratioa ment with a hundred and twelve gunr, Jfcj. Ruffin of of ninety days. And all sgents for the sale of tht the 18th Ala., commaodisr. and four officers, lfal. above Bonds are herebv authorised la ttmlrm iK t.4 COTTON AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR LINT. Dr. Nott, 'of Mobile, recommends cotton as A sob etitnte forjint. in hospitals, fo? the following reasons; J. Its abundance, cheapness and general diiscmi ion. . , .. ' 2. Its value la -padding splints, where there are fractures to be treateft. 3. Cotton has always been mod -as a sooth in dressing,, to" burns,-when the inflammation is of th' highest possible-grade. . i L have used for twentyears on dressing stumps, wounds of all kinds, including gun-shot, cotton and Yittl, indiscriminately and could never see' any differ ence, where both artfcles were good. - 6 Buggrave, Surgeon to the King of Belgium, has .written a volume on the advantages of cotton. dress ings, and other surgeons in Europe rseommend it. . - - . - .-; , 67 Under the name of patent lint,' surgeons have been using, for many years, a kind of flimsy cotton flannel, which is nothing but cotton; and the profes ' sion has, therefore, fully sanctioned its use. When I was Medical Director of Gen. Bragg's army, yon some of the lajfest items, but I have bo assurance at Corinth, I had the hospitals fre! supplied with that it will even reach you, as the Railroad communi eotton and after tbo battle of Shilol it was almost :. k. '. t. :. vtsviuu o uavi v w v u auj j t vet fi v-u wo V 19 ! already cut, on" the Atlanta k Augusta7 Route, and I have With the'exception of Dr. Stone, of New Orleans, I I some misgivings that it Is cut tia Macon and Augusta, believe I bave done more operative ' sorcery durioe I which are the onl Rcatls lekdinc from hemtothnM the last thirty years than any man South of the Poto Korth State in our possession; But I learn that the mac; and my experience is to) conclusive, ta my own , . . . .. mind at least, as to the valoe of cotton... I do not JiaC0B fontejs reopened now, in-fact, I do-not know hesitate to say that I Would prefer really-well- made;- that it has ever been eut' I suppose it has frem the nne enarpie for general use as a dressing ih I could I fact that we have received no"maiI from the East in gettt inabuudanee, but the cotton answers , so well .-.PP.i a... ,nfi thAtln. ff..t pint Ruffin was. killed; Lt. J. P. Ages, Cot B, was killed, and Lt. II. W. Cannier, of Co. F, was killed on the skirmish line early in (he evening. Lt. B. C. Adams, of Co. H, was slightly wounded by the concussion of a Shetland Lt. Jno. C. Dumas was wounded in two Places,' left arm, slight, wi(h minnie ball, and left knee alight with shell both still on doty. I can't say bow many were kiiled and wounded, but .the loss in killed, wounded snd mining in the SSth Ala., was about 40, alLtold. The gallant SCth did ber whole duty, as bb always does. -Irer loes was four officers ounded, about the same io killed, wounded and mis- iff linv Ain th iTnttk if XV if v.nft fit IntK will .... wvn vv-.u .v .. v- ..... v. v-vn. w. mmt . o,l T j. rt-t T T ... . , , . . ., . , ""ft a ooui, 1,1. oi. ueraon commanaing. make a mattress-tAre yards, a sheet, and four ards j tnj0I Cea Uood t dAtrmilM4 u wutlaaU a comfort. Th Bnr&odU going to send details to or take a whipping, I hope so at least, I still believe the'different counties for the purpose of procfring we DiP them our army is yet in. fine spirits. these articles. Mr. J. H. Sturdivant wUlTisit Anson SkjUhifg alo.K lthe pwoect of in KpnUmhAV fnv fhta nnniABt mn,t ma l-tcaw fHm A 1 ... - ' J son will not be outdone by any county in the State. - For the Argus.' ' Ox thb Sbuemish Lisk, July 24th, 1864. . Dkab Fxhtok: I will write you a line to-day, giving entirely substituted for .lint, and answered all the jm- uicaiions. vm will give 'm fits. Several of the boys captured a lot of coffee and many other little notions, Ifnly cap tured a; fine coat. 1 hope when yon hear from ns again that we may be still in possession of Atlanta, or following up a victory for I am tired of the fall-back and flank movements. ' As ever, yours, &c., , 88th A&a.'... Pt 8. Sherman has demanded the surrender of At lanta. Hood's reply was the firing of every gun he had on the line. . . ; , For the Argns. Blown Cbeik, Asso Coc'str, rAngnstl5tb, 1864. notes, wit tbe exception above named, in payment ef bonds, when sold, at tharate of 66 per eeatam. . O. A. Tbsxholx, Seo. of Treaa. The next session at the BaptistUU Coavratioa tt XoHh Carolina, will be held la the town of Warren' too, and will commence on Wednesday preceding the first Lord's day.in November. . ,A desertramed C. M. WesT, la Rowan county, Jff .. attemptibgto escape from the Home Guard, a ft w days since was fired at and instantly kiJIed. iVorr. Wo rtaM tvB tk fitVttert arf aatitners the great importance of satiog an ample supply of seeds of all kinds for the next year. This is a matter of ! great importance and ought not to be overlooked. CqJ. L. C. Ed wards, of Granville, has been appointed a member of the Lilerssy Board of this State. In place of Rev.W. E. Pell, resigned. . I- Disibtibs Attack thb Hons Gcabd. We art re liably informed snys tbe CaroU, that a body of Home Guard, (forty in number,) dispatched for the purpose of carrying deserters o Halt fgb, were attack ed by a partyof seventy or more deserters, near tartbaze, io Moore county, on 'Monday or Tuesday last. Four of the Home Guard were killed and it. Is said seveoteeu wounded. One deserter was captured sf r bei ng woundedrand., was lodged In Cartha ge Jail. Mr. Fbxtos: There is a report in circulationbot I The frequency of suck acts of outrsze calls loudlv.to the negroes of this neighborhood are, and hare been bol,h th Sl, tt)J Coofederare autbori Jts, to eapturo drilling every Sunday at PolV, brio acmf-Browb ' Xtt frAm r,- .. ....... ... ... - , P088"100-. Tbe c" ",, or P"P "d rigorous that it is ridiculous to keep our ladies ' waiting thir time in scraping linti- Most of the lint sent ' to the army is very coarse, and far inferior to good cotton. There are certain ideas which seice on the 'world" and which cannot be eradicated, such as bleeding af ter concussions, putting irritating substances Into lresh .tsjomae tbejajiealj negro s bead to draw his palate up, &c- So is the prejudice about cotton,-which I hope you may do much towards eradicating. I b,e .U been. Interrupted b7 .bich er. just lmilea rnn tbb pl.ee, wkich ii o. lol mn, .a i, more eeG.e ih.n to b. drilling TO THE SALT COMMISSIONERS,; For (he teitral Counties of Xorfh Carolina. ' It may be known to most of you that our . railroad " communications with the alt Works id Virginia are, raids. I now take this consequence of this suspens ' corn purooased in North Carolina in the 6pring and - - shipped for the State Salt Works," is yet on the road at Petersburg andelsewhere, while some remains un , shipped. " . ' . :. ' ' ' . ' The consequence of Ibis is tbe suspension of man T nfactnring SaH during jthe greater part of the sunv ( mer at our Works, while all other manufactures 'have 2lM2n!ri1!Pf ndedi aad it. is : BelieTed ; most of them must continue in 8UHense,' for wanf of prcvi- gomery Road has been cnt for several days. But the papers of yesterday's date sa,id that the train would resume her trips to-day as the rood was free from obstfOction. I hope she msy, as we have a great many troops here who, depend upon that Road to bear from their families and homes. What makes it worse. is, that bioce the road has been cut we have fought a a severe fight, and I know that our frjeuds are anxious to learn the result, andf possible, to ascertain if their relations or friends are safe. x ' "V Well, Iwill tell you sometjiing of the fight. On the night of the 20th, our army fell back from our ditches, Creek, from firty to seventy-five in nomber.'-Now I I will give yon a true statement of the affair. I sup pose" there were several negroes met there, and there were some among them who had been on to 4be army to wait on their masters, and had learned some of the commands, and no doubt, they, xo show off, formed measures, and we trust that the authorities willarouM themselves to the importance of this matter and act promptly and decidedly. ' ".. Rivcbgb is 8sriiT. "8eymonr," an lottlligeot correspondent qf tbe Daily News, is lotnewhat tpolo- geuo oeqause me reoels aestroyed brKIgesand private tbemdniineand gave somoof Hheeommandsbumo-1'iroPert' iB theiesnarsh-threwga- Maryiatofl Wt ion one in the neighborhood believes they intended any harm, as they were all young boys and in tbe publio road. Jbe patrol as soon as Ither heard of it, went down and broke it up, and there nas been none of it einoe. It is also reported that Mr John W. Ifailer has been dulling them.; Now every one that knows Mr. Usiley knows this to be false. Mr. Hailey is a I ne- - --"-"-- ' W-f'7 ' " " n kl . 1 . siona. uence, c ait, must oe scarce ana command a high price, and especially as the Works on thexoast have suffered so much by raids.ln vfew of these facts I ask yoa each to Send forward wagons wherever it is . .'.n. i j . . . pracucoie,3a'a senu gnuu out oy mem. ; . You will bellowed two bushels of Salt for. one ! bushel of corn, Wheat or Rye, and one bushel for ajbusnel of Oats, - - . . The teams ean carry twice as much as will feed . them, and in this ease more. Then the remaining half , ,will pay for a full loa4 of Salt. ; , ' ' But if each wagon will bring one third or one fourth of a load of grain, it will give, an abundant , supply. ; v ... Pleas make it knowrfto yowr citizens that the same terms will be made with any of them who 'may send . -'on their own. account. We give preference to the counties, bat crust hare grain and hare no fear that rs will gt too much, or that it will come In faster than tbe Bait ean be made to exchange. We hare on hand between Sve and si thonsind took the works that we had 'apandonded durine the night, and rerersed the works during ttfe day , 'at 'the same time moving a heavy line of skirmishers, eop- ported by a heavy line of battle to the front, and sgainst onr skirmishers and succeded, to some extent, in'driv- ing in a portion of Gen? Baker's pickets and taking thririflypits, ouebt to be stopped before they reach the ears'of bur ene mies or do put something in the heads of the ne groes that ought not to beVTbe negroes in tbe neigh-tofhoo4-aFo as-huBihle aad-ebedient as theyever were. ' ,' " " ', - .. ' -; Wethe Patrol testify to the above facts; r THOS. J. POLK. held until ao wr as thO whole picket or skirmish line is. During 'the night of the 20th and the day, of the 21st, we built good works botn on onr picket line and our line "Of fight," (as the old lady said by Gen. Wheeler, at Chioamauga.) On the night .of the 21st, we all slept soundly, and early on the morning of the 22d we were ordered to make our works stronger, which we- difl, and abou 3 o'clock," P; r M.j our bri gade was put' under arms' as if the Yanks were ad vancing, and while we were in readiness I heard pret ty heavy skirmishing on our right in the direction of the Angusta Railroad, it waxed warm and warmer un til it became ft general engagemetjt. I could heir charge after charge and knew tUat our brave IIaril4e was there, and would gain the day. The firing keyt getting further off and at last our division was put in, motion and moved by the right flank td support Gea. Hardee. We. arrived rt the place pretty soon and re ceived orders to charge (heir. works. We promptly fcrW-LTMvTW 1 LXt A M 3f ; JAMEB HANNAH, few we see nothing to apologise for in this set, even mougn mey naa raxcti every bouse to tbe ground, snd destroyed every vestige of property in their track that they could not conveniently carry away, ""Revenge -is sweet," according to the old adsge, and conse quently, if they had burned and destroyed, tearing naught butthe blackness of desolation and rnln where- ever tbe fett of the iOvader pressed our soil, it would ul be the mjldest retaliation for the unoumberVj outrages andcrimes wfiicb have, been committed agalpstdefenceless, unprotected women aud children in tbo South by our armies during the last three years ef tetrorand bloodshed. iVryrm, V.) DmotrtU , ' pays ago we noticed briefly that Edward N. Fuller, ' editor of the Newark fN. J.) Evenini Journal. hadhMii arrested by tbe United' States authorities. ehrrd th -l pttbJihiipig;aresoablestideaI par gr apt rBiptHje the articled - What's the DirriBsscs? A friend inquired of us "what'3,the difference between a government con tractor, and a governmept chaplain?" Not immedi ately tteing fjkt point, be replied, j4 One prays for the government and the other preys upon it." '.'.' We caved in and left. Montgomery Hail. .-i.-;;-.- ' -.... -. ' Perform a good deed, speak a kind word, bestow k pleasant" smile, and you will receive the same in re rnrn. ' The happiness you bestow noon others is re flected back to your own bosom ' , 1t will K. !.. II. T I I- L i, . . . - - . w kvu tuai uii. uiuuuiu uu cmuma rnr kh. I 0lter blf million of men. Those who desire to be butchered will please step forward at once. All otl ers will please step ifer ward and defv Old Aha and his minions to dras them fom tkttln.r.mtiUa We hope that tbo people of New Jerser will at once put their feet down snd insfst that not a man sball be forced out of the 8tate to eagage In the abo lition butchery, an3 swear to die at their own doors rainer man march one step to fulfil, the dicUtes of that mad reroluttonarr fanaticism, which, hi A troyed tbe best government the- world ewer? saw, and would now butcher its remaining inhabitants to carry out a fanatical sentiment; This has gone far enough, . and mult be stopped. Let the people rise as cue man Denart ment of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana a piace maae vacant oy oen. 8. D. Lee being assigned to the command of Hood's corps in tha army of .Ten nessee. Gen. Hirrios succeeds Gen. Maunr in tha Mobile District. . . Mr. Fuller was arrested on two charirM. And hall to bail in the sdm of $5,000 on the first, and f 2,(M on the second charge. ' .. " . .'-'.---"" .. . Gor. Vanoe's nisjority in the Stata will approximate if it does not exceed 40,000. . . ,