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first intention lias been formed, and the ill-arranged parts are 

 uniting. 



This case has pi'oduced considerable excitement in our little 

 circle. The P<jtameos have more than once been guilty of acts 

 of this kind, and some of the gentlemen of the fort have proposed 

 fitting out an expedition to destroy the whole nation, but this 

 scheme will probably not be carried into effect. 



