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EMPIRE OF Hill-71. LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE! Order of the Day.—.-January 16, 1669, Sixth Year. .der of the Day has been issued since the 28th of No- imoclore Baron, of his Britannic Majesty's to Garland, has returned to this port after to Port Macoris a galley, laden with arms _ • Intuition, sent by his Highness the President of Hayti, under the care of the Brigadier Thabares, to his Excellency Don .1. S. Ramirez, General of The Spanish troops engaged against St. Domingo. The cordiality with which Commodore Baron assisted in this operation greatly merits the thanks of the Hay ti:ln Government. " Brigadier Tlrabares, after duly delivering the arms and stores ai above, proceeded upon a very par ticular service. " Do T. S. RAMIREZ. " GOVMPIC Intendant and Commandant General of the Spanih Troops employed against Sr. Domingo." The following are Extracts of Letters addressed by General Sanchez, and Brigadier Thabares, to his Highness the Preident " Head quarters, a , . St. Jerrme, 21d Dee. MS. " I have the honour to answer the letter of your Highness of the fifth of this month, which I have j tst received, and which has excited in me the most sincere gratitude. The succours which your Highncss had the ge nerosity to provid: for me, have not yet reached my head-quarters, which are situated at St. Jerome, in c nsequence of the galley which brings them having suffered some damage, which disabled her from mak ing the nearest port ; but I shall speedily procure same small craft, which were at the disposal of the Captain-General of Porto Rico, Den T. Montez, but are now in this offing, and dispatch them to Port Macoris, where the galley is at present, for the pur pose of bringing to me the arms and stores in question without loss of time. " The Brigadier Thabares has arrived at my head quarters in perfect health. He means to proceed on his special mission, as soon as the service I mentioned shall have been performed by my small craft, and the damages suffered by the galley repaired. I shall exert myself to the utmost to carry into effect these benevolent intentions which your Highness has mani felted in favour of the native Spaniards, now groan ing under the yoke of tyrants,• and who are desirous, of all things, to place themselves under your pro. tection, who are able to assure their tranquillity .cud happiness. " I kiss the hands of your Highness, and believe me with the greatest sincerity to be, Sc. 46 T. S. RAMIREZ." FROM BRIGADIER CAMPO THARARES OP IIIE ARMIES OF HIS SLRENE 1/1:11I NESS THE LORD PRESIDENT OP HAYTI. " Head-quarters St. Jerome, Dec. 30, is uB. 44 MY LORD—I have the honour to announce my arrival at the entrance of the river of Macoris, on the f2f;d instant, after having suffered much from bad Nveather during the voyage. On my arrival at this port, the Ecclesiastic Don V. 1)e Luna, and several Officers of the Spanish troops, came to compliment me on the part of the Governor Dun T. S. Ramirez, Avho has invited me to proceed to his head-quarters, in order to confer upon certain important points, as I shall have the honour to communicate at my re turn. 1 can scarcely express, my Lord, the great satisfaction I felt at the my honourable manner in I have been t eceived here by the whole army, as well as by the Governor, and also at the very' grateful semi ment s testified tti wards your Serene Highness. I shall return this day to the port of Macoris, in order to deliver the stores confided to my care—l shall then proceed upon my mission. I have the honour, my Lord, most respectfully to salute you. (Signed) 66 o. TIIABAREs." • " The revolt has been entirely quelled in the moun tainous country about Port de Paix, Jean Rabel, and Dlcustique. The instigators of this calamity are dri ven from that quarter—they have since, in part, thrown themselves into the environs of Le Mole, where they are completely surrounded on the land side by Generals Romani and. Magny, and blocked upon the sea-side by the squadron tinder Parisien.— They are reduced to tho last extremity, and will be attacked without delay. " The planters from various parts, as well as the soldiers of the 9th Regiment, and the greater part of those from Port-aux trinies, repair in crowds to the bead-quarters, and denounce the traitors who had so treacherously deceived them. They are daily received by General Romain. At Port de Paix, where Gene ral Brave commands, and at Gros Morne, the com mand of Colonel Galhois, similar proceedings take place. ( signed) " Rtenanus, t..?d in corn. " Hvad-coarter4. the tape, Jan. 16,18c9, the btk ye ar of Imicet-micnce." 66 Seen, and approved for publication, (Signed) " HENRY CJIRIsTOPIIE." SPEECH DELICERPS) AT PORT 11!-pAix, BY MC SISPNIP NWITNES3 LORD rhIt , IDEN r, Ar 1 HE CELEZR/1 . 11s:N OE THP ANNIVER• SAKY OF THE SIX [II Y t:AS UY TIII. INEEN•NDYNI..k. UY " Haytians—This glorious Anniversary of an inamois .1 Inde pendence again shines for you! Our gratitittle is for ever dite to the military genius of I:r..cc . !t•in and Equality ! We have entered the nth cpozhilf our c: - -; jnil political existence ! Every succeed ing d•ty adds to and coloolit'.ar CS the edifice which we have reared, and which promises an *ten;al du!a• ion. " In vain do our throw amongst us the at:ple of ;t1 c!t; I• sc t•ictious I.ib(riicides, foroit of tke vile it elements, il.:rc to conspire 4•Linst the sublime prin ciples which you hay,. wavcs, ;T:tated by their impotent rage, vai.ily rush ag.iirst thc r ,, ok of. ot;ependenee. 'lie State v • eel pursues its coune or; „Lao - bed towzrds the point of rege neration. " c.w-Ci•r; rNS your eyes back or the o,currer.: ~• of t.'.e OA ye .t--•c' nttmplac the successes of brave and toitt.fill warriors tait!cr the l u!imers of a hyltitraie at.- thority. re!, Pion in 17V(..ry quarter where a dared to raise i:s Thy !raiiot sate eviry where tt..!etl and punished for their criminality. " Already you t,J the beneficial ttrocts of the simplified eco nomy introduced itiio yor finatriat em, without any addi burthen n e on ?-or irt.ittst: y. lie au, rich in itself, finds its resources quit ai..ft to expet.ces, end even to its exige:7cvs, .o clothe, arm, t quip, and its forces by sea and land, and to tie treat Ain ot a piano..., which, in the first year of its estallsh 1, ent, has acquired a superior ity ovi r that of the Insurgents. O ur Si Ua Ci:.s as well as our Armies are coa.%uitly favoured by Vie y. A wise system of economy with respect to the Revenues of tilt State has been established; the consequence h.:.s been a consi dera'Ae treasure in reserve ; and what redounds more to its honour is, ti at no delis whateNer are contracted, while most of the Ft), reign Houses who trade in our ports arc inch hted to the State for their :rnmense caul:As: a most flattering testimony of what it can do for foreign traders. " The majestic and impregnable citadel of lienry—the palla dium of utii liberty—the Gibraltar of klayti , is entirely finished . -111 its artillery placed—its immense magazines abundantly pro vided with arms and stores of all kinds—the troops trained to all sorts of warfare, by the effects of those deplorable civil broils-- military d.scipline at its height, and public spirit at the very asset of patriotism. " We have farther to consider, that the Haytian Spaniards, after having destroyed the vile supporters of our respective Tyrants, Iw.ve made common cause with ns, and eagerly solicit our friend• 4 ship and alliance. They have, consequently, received all that as sistance and succour viaich . they had a right to expect from a ge nerous people ! " Ihe relations established with the neighbouring Spanish Co lonies, the confidence renewed between us, cannot be destroyed, because it is the same enemy we combat—the same intetesta unite us. " This is apparently a flaring picture of our affairs, but is certainly a true one. • " If we look towards the state of those Powers at a distance from us, and for a moment consider the labyrinths of their policy. we shall see almost all those Powers exasperated against that from which it is our glory to have enfranchised ourselves. We shall see the perfidy of the Gallic Usurper against the Royal House of Spain, whose people abhor the odious despotism of our tyrants, offer wi •hes in our favour, and consequently acknowledg ing tacitly that independence, the object of our vows, for which you have so greatly combatted, and which you have sworn to as sert to the last drop of your blood ! " Our enemies being engaged in warfare on all sides, consti tutes an additional security for us. " Oh ! my Fellow-citizens, you have seen me most sensibly touched with the calamities of this new warfare. I still come— yielding to the lively instances, the pressing solicitations, of the virtuous Prefect, whom Hayti reveres', to offer to those ungrate ful children, to those rebels who lacerate the bosom of their coun try, an entire pardon for their offences, if they abjure their abo-• minable errors ! " The greater part of the 9th regiment, of th . at too culpable corps, who were the first lo raise the standard of revolt, have at, length deserted the colours of rebellion. " Why do I unceasingly deplore the blindness of those who still persist in the commission of crimes ? It is because I see little hopes of subduing their fatal obstinacy, but by rigorous chas tisement. " Ye virtuous Haytians, worthy fellow citizens—Parents of families, soldiers !—my brothers in arms ! faithful to honour— yield your souls with calmness and joy to the interesting remem brances which this day recals ! Implore the Su ea sass RULER of the Universe to protect this State, which your valour has created —and of which you are the supporters, and the most worthy or naments. " the Inti.temlence of Hayti flourish for ever / FOREIGN IKIELLICENCE. NAPLES, FEBRUARY 2s, A great change has just taken place in our Ministry; the General of Division Regnier, Colonel General of the Guard of his Majesty, is named War and Marine Minister ; M. Dagar, formerly Minister of Finance of the Grand Duchy of Berg, is appointed Minister of Finance ; and M. Pignitelli, Secretary of State ; M. de Zurto is named Minister of Justice and Re ligion ; M. Riccarni, formerly Minister of Sate, is Master of the King's Household. 1111117 ] " Military " (No Or. vember.) " Conin frigate the convoying and ant= MADRID. MARc!! 10.—On the 19th of February the 27th re giment of light infantry had, at the head of the co lumn of General Villatte's division (which had to take possession ofa passleading from Val de laCasa to Guadr loupe, between Talavera and Guadiane), a splendid reucontre, which would have been sanguinary but fotn the courage and intrepidity displayed by them. The' divisi n of Villatte proceeded at two o'clock of: the afternoon to Narva, in the Sierra, after having ascen ded high mountains, which, without the presence of an enemy, were very difficult to ascend. The insur gents had a guard at the hospital of Obispo, ,and of a quarter of a league's distance 300 men were placed in ambush between the rocks, which were a natural redoubt on the right side of the road. More than a hundred rods of the paths were made impassible from the fragments of the rocks heaped up there; and 200 men, who were placed on the heights to the left, kept up a cross fire with those placed to the right. •Ge neral Villatte ordered the before-mentioned regimen to ascend the heights to the left, and the three com panies of Voltigeurs to follow the footpath. These companies, after having . sustained a very lively dis-, charge of musketry, seized the entrenchments, in ' spite of an obstinate resistance from the insurgents; for each of them, it was said, had sworn rather to die than deliver up to the enemy this new pass of Ther mopylx. But it appears they soon forgot their oaths. The 2(X) men upon the heights fled on the approach of the French ; and the 3(X) others, - who saw them selves surrounded, abandoned their post, leaving two officers and a few men in the power of the French. The division of Villatte took post • at the hospital of Obispo, watching the passes which lead to Guade loupe, and spent the night between the 19th and 20th on the heights. SCHAFFHAUSEN, MARCH 3. The disputes with the Grand Duchy of Baden, and the seizure of a vessel, which took place on the 20th of February, on the lake Constance, upon the Swiss territory, cause here a lively sensation. The Lesser Council has addressed the Landamann of Switzer iand, to demand a convocation of an Extraordinary Diet, if his Excellency judges it necessary, to sanction he measures which the honour and security of the -7,uifederation appear to demand. STII I'GARD, MARCH 14._ The Persian Prince Hadgi Husseim Bey, returning from Paris to Tiian, passed through this town the day before yesterday, charged with dispatchea for :iovereign. M. Bussman, Inspector General of the .. French posts, yesterday passed through Stutgard, on his way from Paris to Munich. All is yet tranquil on the frontiers of Austria and Italy ; nevertheless we. know that a corps of troops is assembled at Laybach, and that the militia of Styria, Carinthia, and Carni-• oht, are put upon the war establishment. ASCHAFFENBURG, MARCH 22. Since the 15th instant, there have passed through Stutgard three Turkish couriers, and one Austrian, on their way to Paris, kind the French General Becker, and the Chiel Commissary Bauraux, on their way so Ulm. A corps of cavalry, consisting of 800 cuirassiers l and carabineers, arrived at Canstadt on the I.6th, on their march from Pforzheim. A. small detachment jot French infantry passed the .Rhine . on the 20th at Manheim, on their march to Wurtzburg. MENTZ,. MARcli si. Since the hostile dispositions of Austria against France have become evident,- the latter Power is also making the most vigorous warlike preparations.— Nupwrous corps 'of troops are advancing from all parts, several corps have already crossed the Maine and directed their march to the Austrian Frontiers. BANKS OF THE MAINE, MARCH 23. According to the inst intelligence froth Vienna, hostilities will be immediately commenced, and. the 'Emperor will command in person the grand Aus trian Army. Tlin EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 4. EA STIR TuESDAT:—NO business done at the Steck Exchange. When the Mail left Plymouth, a report was in cir culation that the British and French fleets have had an engagement in Basque Roads, and that the CALE DONIA, of 120 guns, and the INDEFATIGABLE frigate, had been so crippled as to render them mere logs on the water.—That an attempt may have been made to destroy the French ships before this time is pos sible ; but h is not possible that the above rumour can rest on any authority, for the frigate named is not on the Rochefort station. A Gentleman who left Amsterdam on Saturday last, states, that accounts had reached Holland pre vious to his departure, of the Archduke CHARLES having entered Saxony at the head of one of the Aus trian armies, and of an affair having taken place in the Tyrol, in which the French had been defeated with considerable loss. War between France and Austria s t ems tei,be unavoidable, but information of this kind cannot he relied upon. It is, we believe, the intention of the Austrian Government to divide the force of that country into three armies,' one of which will be directed against Saxony. But this is not the army of which the Archduke CHARLES will take the command. It is probable that he will place himself a►. the head of that army which is posted upon the Bavarian frontiers, and upon the exertions of which the security of the capital depends. Another army will be sent for the protection of the Southern Pro vinces, on the side of Italy, but we should imagine that the fate of the Austrian Monarchy depends upon the success of the operations of the Central Army. A letter from Harwich mentions the arrival of a neutral ship at that port, on Sunday, which brings an account of the Austrians having attacked the French in the Tyrol, OR the 13th and 17th of last month-in both which a ctions the French are said to have been defeated with the loss ofbetwet n six and 7000 men. JOSEPH BONAPARTE is also stated to have quitted Ma drid, and there is a strong report on the Continent that he is taken prisoner. Such reports, during the present uncertain state of affairs, may be expected with every arrival from the Continent. The Dutch .papers which have been received to the 31st of March; make no mention of these rumours. Ten millions is said to be the sum wanted for the Loan ; for which the holders are to receive 3 per Cent. Stock, redeemable at 80.. The Patenr of the Edinburgh Theatre has pasted into the hands of Mr. H. SToce..lB, who 'promises to commence his career with gieet eclat. The disaster which befel Drury-lane has afforded Mr. SIDDONS an opportunity of adding to his other engagements, that I of Mr. KENT, to lead the business in light Comedy and the VocaiDepartment. This favourite Performer will gratify the Birmingham and Cheltenham audi ences for a short time, on his way to Scotland. Ten 'thousand saddles anti bridles are received at Portsmouth, to be shipped for Cadiz ; the order for which came through Admiral APODACA, from t:ie Spanish Government. This transaction rests with the merchants entirely, independent of the British Government. An open boat, with eleven deserters from Flushing, was picked up at sea, on Saturday evening, by the• FLY sloop of war, and carried into the Downs.—They con sist of four seamen, two Danish and two Dutch, be longing to the Dutch Admiral's flag-ship ;• a corporal and six privates. These men state that the fleet in Flushing ready for sea consists of ten sail of the line, all seventy-fours; but that they are very badly manned. A letter, dated 28th ult. on board Admiral KFATE'S flag-ship, off Gottenburgh, is said to confirm the in telligence• of the province of Dalicarlia having taken up arms in favour of King Gus-rAvus. General TOLL, the Commander of the province, is at the head of 12,000 of these brave and loyal fellows. By a letter from an Officer on board the ZEALOUS, off Cadiz, dated the Bth ult. it appears that our Ad miral there was ignorant of the 'squadron from Brest having gotsintO Basque ROads: It was supposed as Cadiz that the L'Orient, Rochefort, and Brest fleett had joined and proceeded to the West Indies, where Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH had gone in pursuit of them. A.vessel calle&the Dido, Captain Cook, is arrived at -Liverpool frofn Savannah, from _whence she sailed on the 2d ult. Ske is laden with Cotton.- The Cap min reports, that the bill for the partial removal of the embargo had been thrown out of the Senate, and that consequently the Act would continue in force until the meeting of the next Congress. As' SEWARD, who lately died in the .Episcopal, Palace; at Litchfield, was in the 66th year of her • age. She was the Author of an Elegy on the Death of Captair. CooK, of a Monody on Major ANDRE, of Louisa, a Poetical Novel, of a Life of Dr. DARWIN, and various other literary productions.—Few women ever exhibited more strength of intellect or more.deli cacy of taste. Her Poetry is particularly distin guished by beauty of imagery, and vigour of semi tnent. She has sometimes been thought affectedly elaborate ; but her pictures are never indistinct ; and the whole is always exqUisjtely finished. In critical acumen she was almost inifiyalled, .and'no latent ex cellence or defect could escape her Observation. • She had tlre_Poet's feeling . .and the: Poet's eye. In her moral temperament there was no ill nature, no lila— lignity • nothing selfish, nothieg base.' She Was gene, rots wi thout ostentation but she waegeneroui in the extreme foigl-of praise, but she was liberal in bestowing it. Her-friends' were numerous, ancls they copprispd . no small ,Portion of the virttit -AO4 the talent of the times. ;•1 aste so tefirtha',. - :•sentiments so elevated, affections.so glowing with lin4hess, and' worth so void of guile, have seldom beeti'gOnveyed in "Ile person. of the same individual to-the silent tonili • THE ARMY. Monday se'nnight sailed from the Cove of Cork,*itli a fair wind, the Expedition under the cony-mind of Ma jor-General HILL, convoyed by the A fricainc :Ind Tri bune frigates. Its destination is a prof, am-A secret, though Cadiz, Ceuta, and Sicily are meotioned. The force consists of the 2d battalions of tite 7t!., (or Fuzileers), 30th, 48th, 53d, 66th, and B`.id regi. ments, with 300 artillery horses, and 150 drive r ,. The -following are the Staff that ',arc at:co:uplift,: the Expedition : Major-General 1-TILL, Commander of the Force, Aides-de-Camp !Arm en.un HILL and Captain CurPIE, rr3 regiment—Major of Brigade to the Forces, Captain I . Cltlllt-r, 81st regiment. • Brigadier-ceteral Ate=. CAMPBELL, second in Cetuma”.l. Brigade-Major Captain Ho NT IR BLAIR, 91st r. , t;inlent ; de-Camp Captah CAMPBELL, 74th regiment; As‘is..4nr-A4.1 cant oeneral, I.ieut. Colonel HINAB r.it, 68th regimealt ; Major WILLIAMSON, SO& regiment, Deputy AiNkrant General; Captain ELLIOTT, 48th regiment, ditto ditto; Colonel W. Da LA NCR AsdstantQuarter-Maiter-G l: n taro Scovell, 57th Foot, Deputy-Assistant Quarter-Master -L, neral ; Captain WaLiza, i 034 Foot, ditto ditto. The force comprises 5000 .effective men ; and, a s the regiments are in a high state of discipline and order, and are commanded by an excellent, steady, and popular Officer, we have no doubt that they will acquit themselyes with honour and advantage to their country, wherever they may be destined. . • - The Berwickshire Militia is ordered from Dun,' fries for Glasgow, and the Stirlingshire Militia, no w at Berwick, aie to be stationed at Dunbar. The four troops of the Inniskilling dragoons which were sta tioned at Piershill, are on their way for Haddingto n and Belhaven, and the two troops of the same tegi. meat which lay at Haddington, arc rerno%esi to Piershill. The Ist division of the Berwickshire Militia at. rived in Glasgow on Thursday morning. His Majesty has been pleased to command, that the 71st, or Glasgow Regiment, shall henceforth 154 formed into a Light Infantry Corps, The 3d Dragoon Guards and 4th Dragoon-, which had some time back orders to holj ern'. selves in readiness for foreign service, receivt.d I.:st week routes to march from their present quariers in Sussex for Portsmouth. The first division of t h e third, which is stationed along the coast to the East ward, marched into Brighton on Friday, and was followed by the 2d next day. The Ist division of the 4th Dragoons, which. is stationed at Cnichestvr, marched also on the following day for Portsmouth. We have the satisfaction. to state, that of the 2500 sick and wouneed tra , ps which landed at Portsmouth from Spain, there remain now but 500 in all the ho. pitals. There h:tve not died more than 340 out o the number landed. During the first twenty-four hours of volunteering, the East Essex attd Royal North Lincoln Regiments of Militia furnished, in the most handsome and spi. rited manner, their full complement of men, without the least riot or confusion in the barracks or town of Harwich. These Regiments gave a Ball and Sup. per to the Ladies and Gentlemel of Harwich and its neighbourhood yest.trday evening. The volunteering of the militia into the line has been attended with the most complete success, from the regiments in Portsmouth garrison. The Oxford turned out seven men more than their quota, and the Lancashire and West Essex their full number at once. The favourite regiments with the men were the 15th, .52d, and 95th, and the volunteers iptye marched to join them. The W orcest e r , Middlesex; Durham, and Fifeshire had the offer, made them yesteday. The men, embrace the n-. df service with the greatest eagerness. The Volunteering from the Militia, which com menced on the Ist inst. promises to be most com pletely successful. If men were allowed to go into some of the favourite corpi, those of high name, the number might be easily got. On Friday several re giments had-not only completed the numbers speci fied in the Act of Parliament, .but had marched off the men to the depots. ft is remarked, that it is a circumstance highly to the credit of the inherent spirit of Englishmen, that the bent of the soldiers of the Militia is universally ufkgo to the regiments that have lately so highly distinguished themselves in Spain and Portugal. The 43d, 58th, s'2d, and tie Rifle , Corps have had very great numbers turned out for them. The Volunteering from the. Militia Regiments, sta tioned at Dover, commenced on Saturday ; from the Shropshire; nearly the whole of their quOta, 330, have turned out, principally for the 82d and 95th regi ments. From the 2d West york,,about 160 .have offered'for the 43d 1 52d, and otherzegiments ;—and from -the . Perth, a great many fur the..42d and 00th regiments. • • - Saturday se'nnight the Galloway Light Infantry• Militia, under the command of Major Mi6wei.t., was inspected by Lord CATHCART, at Port Sewn.— After performing a variety of light movements, en- . tirely to his satisfaction, his Lordship was pleased to compliment the regiment in the handsomest manner, on the proficiency it had made in this important branch of military tactics. Qn Monday se'nnight Lieutenant-General Lord CHARLES SOMERSET inspected the .sth Regiment of Foot at Steyning barracks, and proceeded from thence to L ewes, where he inspected the 81st and 82d regi ments'; those regiments are not yet fully adequate for foreign service ; every exertion, however, is mak ing to put them in a forward state. The Fifeshire regiment of Militia was inspected on Monday se'nnight, on South sea Common, by Major- General WHETHAM, Lie u ten ant-G p v ern( )I', who was highly satisfied with the appearance of die regiment, and expressed his approbation on the field, in the •stiongest terms, by saying, he neyer in his life had -seen so great an improvement in any regiment. Recent letters from the Cape of Good Hope, men tion, insurrection there, which had hap- Sboti discovered and.put down ; five of the iiWurgentswere,hanged. • The . Honourable General flagit rriiop(flye4et health than he had done for the two' former . .Yeliis; and Generals WEATHER ALL and C6cki.E were well. The 89 . th :Regiment had sailed . foi 4 Ceylon,' and' the garrison consisted. of the 21st •Dragtionii 24t11 72d, 83d, and 89th Regiments of Foot ! - 7th, rx.3 i,l ll , as and ady, ill their um.; now four sta. Raon regi. d to ar. that h be )on-, I.;st rs in the Last. was )f the ester, ith, 2,500 loud, lit Ting, tiaras I six. thout vn of Sup. and has from tford d the once. 15th, ul to ~ and The 'atest com - corn.. into , the a re. ;peci- -4 off is a erent !rs of that Spain Rifle , a tor ;, Sta- n the have regi- have -and 90th tntry • yea, en- N.l to aner, rtant Lord nt of fence regi- plate mak- d on :ajor- was nent, the had men- hap- if the aural T the . and ailed 21st is oI