the christian natives and the missionaries, ral, whither they went, paid great attenwould be murdered." tion, and manifested great eagerness to obtain pamphlets." The latest accounts of the mission which appear in this report are dated in October last. During the preceding five months the missionaries had baptized fifteen more Hindus and three Europeans, and there were besides nine or ten of whose conversion they had hope. "One of those bap tized had for many years been a Byraggee at Calcutta, and lived entirely upon his holiness, or rather on the gains of it. He once visited the temple of Zugunnat'h Khetre, the grand resort of the pilgrims, The lord of the district offered him land, if he would reside there; but he replied, that without Gunga water, it was impossible for him to live. This great man, by way of respect, clasped him round the neck, and seated him by his side, in the public assembly. Yet, to the heart of this devotee of Gunga, we have reason to believe that the gospel has found its way. He gave up his livelihood, threw his byraggee books into the river, and hung up his image (of Zugunnath, I believe) in a tree; and last Lord's day week he was baptised. His name too is Bugunnat'h, (pronounced Jaggernauth.) I heard that since his baptism, being one day short of fuel to boil his rice, he, by the advice of his wife, took down the poor image out of the tree; and cleaving it in two, with one half of it he dressed his dinner in the most comfortable manner imaginable.""-" Krishno" (the native minister) it is added, seems indefatigable 66 in his labours at Calcutta." The translating and printing of the Scrip tures in the native languages are stated to proceed as fast as possible. The third volume of the Bible in Bengalee is finished, and a second edition of the New Testament is nearly complete. Besides this an edition of 10,000 copies of a select portion of the Bengalee New Testament was printing for distribution. The missionaries had begun to print part of the New Testament in the Mahratta language. The same types (the Nagree) will do for the Hindoostanee Bible. They were also beginning to cut a fount of Orissa types in order to print all or a part of the Testament in that language. The missionaries have opened several schools in different parts of the country, for the instruction of the natives, one at Arendah, another at Beshoodry, and another at Lokphool, all taught by native Christians, who are likewise endeavouring to extend the knowledge of Christianity among their brethren. Near Malda are several schools containing between one and two hundred scholars. At Cutwa on the Ganges, seventy miles from Serampore, one of the missionaries has taken his station, and has established a school. At Dinagepore another missionary is stationed who also superintends a school. One of the native ministers is employed in preach ing to the natives at Sooksaugur. And a missionary is about to be placed in the district of Jessore, in which several schools have already been opened under the care of native Christians. The missionaries have also made excursions as far as Tumlock and Dhacca "to make known the way of life." "The natives in gene The four missionaries who went hence about two years ago had joined the mission. In a future number we shall insert some extracts from the journals of the missionaries. MISSIONS OF THE UNITED BRETHREN. In the forty-fourth number of the periodical accounts of these missions, we find some very interesting details. It appears that the proprietors of several estates in JAMAICA have encouraged the Brethren to visit their negroes, and to communicate instruction to them. The number they are now permitted to visit is increased to eight. The negroes are said to manifest considerable eagerness to avail themselves of this privilege; but hitherto the progress of the mission has been slow. It has subsisted on two estates in the island for about fifty years, but the whole number of negroes baptized by the brethren during that time only amounts to 938. A few extracts from the report will now be given. 1804, January 15. "Brother Howell visited the negroes on Elim estate. As soon as he entered the negro-town, the negroes began to call out, "There comes massa, there comes massa," with evident tokens of joy; and, without asking whether he would preach to them, they assembled at the usual place, made the needful preparations, and took their seats. The missionary was quite enlivened by this agreeable reception, and spoke to them, with a warm heart, of the great love of our Saviour, and his desire to receive and save poor sinners. In returuing, he visited on Two-mile-wood estate, where he found many of the old baptized negroes in a very happy state of mind, declaring their love to, and faith in Jesus, and their desire to depart and be with Him. In the evening, there was an aftercelebration of Epiphany at Bogue, when one adult was received into the congregation, and three were added to the candidates for baptism. A very numerous and attentive auditory was present, gathered together from different estates, and we hope, not without blessing. "February 27th, we received a letter from the proprietor of Peru estate, in which he gave his cordial assent to a plan submitted to him, for making a further trial to preach the gospel to his negroes, and expresses his best wishes for its suc cess. "In the Easter week, we received a letter from the attorney on Elim estate, stating, that the proprietor had given directions for every accommodation to be made, in order to furnish the negroes with an opportunity of hearing the gospel, and being instructed in the Christian religion; to which he added, that he himself felt great satisfaction in being able to promote so laudable an undertaking. "We have had many solemn opportunities of late, by occasion of frequent funerals, to address the negroes here on the necessity of conversion, and pray that it may be made a means of rousing them from that carnal security, in which most of them appear to be, and of inspiring them with a desire to seek the Lord, while he may be found. "May 6th, Brother Howell met our ne-. groes at the house of Lea, at Elim, where hitherto the meetings have been kept, and told them, that next Sunday, according to the arrangements made by their kind master, he should meet them in the hall of the great house, into which the attorney, seconding the views of the proprietor, had ordered benches to be put, for the accommodation of the hearers., They all expressed their thankfulness, and we met ac. cordingly on Sunday the 13th. When Brother Howell arrived, he found a large company, seated partly on benches around the ball, and partly, for want of room, on the floor. After addressing the Lord in fervent prayer, that he would be graciously pleased to bless us, whenever assembled in this place, by a perception of His presence, and grant that the word of the cross preached here might produce abiding effects in the hearts of the hearers, Brother Howell delivered a discourse on the words, "O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is CHRIST. OBSERV. No. 53. good, and his mercy endureth for ever." The orderly appearance of the negroes, and their devout behaviour and attention, filled us with a believing hope, that He will hear and answer our prayers. "On the 7th November, after a discourse on the text of the day ("Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say, rejoice !"), we called to mind, with gratitude to God, the arrival of the first missionaries from the Church of the Brethren in this islaud, on this day, fifty years ago. Though we cannot exult over a very abundant harvest of souls, which these fifty years have produced, nor even over present prospects, we find, nevertheless, abundant cause of gratitude to the Lord, for his having preserved a seed in Jamaica also, which, in his own good time, may grow up into a rich harvest. The word of the cross has, in many striking instances, been the power of God unto salvation. After the preaching, we had a blessed participation of the Holy Communion. "On the 24th, notwithstanding the heavy rain, the negroes assembled cheerfully at the chapel, in the evening, to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, and to bring Him our humble thanks for this manifestation of His love to the wretched human race. "On the 25th, in the evening, a still larger company assembled, and listened with much apparent devotion to a discourse on the words: "In all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren." We have never had a more numerous assembly here, and hope that the word spoken was not in vain." The accounts from the Missionaries on the coast of LABRADOR are highly gratifying. Their indefatigable labours have at length, through the divine blessing, been productive of the happiest consequences to the Esquimaux. They write to the following effect from Hopedale: "When our Esquimaux returned from their summer places, in 1804, we found that they had not only been preserved from sinful practices, but that the work of the Holy Ghost had made farther progress. They had become better acquainted with their own depravity, and their wretched state without Christ, which made them cry to him for mercy; and by his grace their hearts were filled with joy and comfort in believing. Out of the abundance of their hearts, their mouths spake of the love and power of Jesus, by which a very serious impression was made on all the people, and all longed to be made par U u takers of the same grace. This fire of the Lord's own kindling, spread so rapidly among them, that in a short time all the adults began inost earnestly to seek after peace with God. We had daily visits from our people, who came either to ask what they should do to be saved, or to tell us what the Lord had done for them. With what joy and astonishment did we perceive how powerfully the Holy Spirit explained to them the things of God, the meritorious safierings of our Saviour, and the efficacy of his precious blood to cleanse from sin, by which they were made chearful and happy. In short, there is a small congregation of believing Esquimaux at Hopedale, blooming like a beautiful rose; and as all their happiness is founded upon the merits of their crucified Redeemer, our joy is not mixed with the same fear and anxiety as formerly, but we rejoice in truth over a genuine work of God. Not unto us, O Lord! not unto us, but unto thy name be all the glory'." At the settlement of Nain, similar ef fects of divine grace have been witnessed. "The Lord himself has kindled a fire by which the hard hearts of the Esquimaux, harder by nature than the rocks they inhabit, and colder than the frozen ocean around them, have been melted and softened." Two youths belonging to this place, remarkable for their wickedness, had gone to Hopedale, "where they heard the conversation of their converted coun- . trymen with surprise; and the prayers of the mother of one of them, that the Lord would have mercy on her son, pierced him to the heart. Both were subdued by the grace of Christ; and they who had lately made á mockery of the tears shed by such as were affected by the Gospel, began themselves to weep and mourn over their own lost condition. They cried aloud to Jesus for mercy, and were powerfully convinced that the change wrought in them was not the work of man, but of God. On their return to Nain, they related, with an ingenuousness never before known among the Esquimaux, how the Almighty power of Jesus Christ had awakened them by giving them a proper sense of the wickedness of their ways, and caused them to resolve to turn in truth to him as their Saviour. Now they began to speak to their countrymen here of the necessity of a thorough conversion of heart." And their conversation was attended with the happiest effects. From Okkak, the third settlement of the brethren on this coast, similar accounts have been received. "Our merciful Lord has heard your and our prayers in behalf of the Esquimaux, and begins to give us fresh proofs of his wonder-working grace in their hearts, so dark and perverse that we fall down adoring at his feet. The fire kindled at Hopedale has spread even to this cold and dreary region. You know how shy and reserved the character of the Esquimaux is by nature; but it has pleased the Lord to burst the bars and fetters by which they were held captive. They now come of their own accord and confess their sins with true sorrow of heart, so that now we have only to direct them to our merciful Saviour for forgiveness and deliverance." It is stated that a good many Esquimaux, both in the neighbourhood and from a distance, were much struck with what had taken place, and with what they had heard at these settlements, and expressed a determination to go and settle at one of them, that they might be converted. The schools at all the settlements are represented as in a flourishing state, and the children who attend them are said to have experienced, in a measure, the same grace which has been vouchsafed to their parents. The number of Esquimaux living under the care and instruction of the Missionaries at the end of the year 1804, was as follows: at Okkuk 72, at Nain 72, and at Hopedale 77. Agreeable accounts have also been received from the settlements in GREENLAND. "It has pleased the Lord to bless all our Greenlanders with a revival of the work of his Holy Spirit, and with renewed grace; so that several, who had given the Missionaries much pain, were truly converted to God, and began to delight in, and walk worthy of the Gospel." The accounts from the Wabash, in NORTH AMERICA, are of a less pleasing kind. The Indian chief, who was the protector of the mission having died, the Indians shewed a most savage disposition, threatening to kill the Missionaries, and killing their cattle before their eyes. Such, in short, is the alarming nature of their situation, that it is intended to recal them, and wait a more favourable time for attempting a settlement there. "Drunkenness, promoted more than ever by the traders, is the cause of most of those formidable hindrances which present themselves to the promotion of the Gospel among the Indians, both in North and South America," BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY, On Wednesday, the 7th inst. this society held their second annual meeting, which was very numerously and respectably attended. The Right Hon. the President read a very interesting and satisfac tory report, to which were subjoined some valuable extracts of correspondence. These bave since been printed, and may be had by subscribers, gratis, on application at VIEW OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. CONTINENTAL INTELLGENCE. AT the close of the last month there appeared in the Moniteur, the French official paper, an exposé, evidently the production of the government, in which they profess to give information that may be relied on, relatively to the state of Europe. It commences with announcing that England has declared war against Prussia; and theu proceeds in a tone of affected disinterestedness, to point out the impolicy of this measure, as it respects England. In the next place, we learn, that the Grand Pensionary of Holland, M. Schimmelpenninck, has lost his sight. A grave discussion then ensues as to who shall succeed him, and what shall be the future constitution of Holland. The result is, that changes must take place, and an opinion is expressed that "a good and prudent monarchy," can alone iusure the happiness of that country. The investiture of Prince Joachim Murat with the duchies of Cleves and Berg is then mentioned, as giving France an advantageous point of contact with Holland. A paragraph follows, in which Switzerland is charged with being little more than a warehouse for English goods, and the evil is attributed to the The French Landamman as its cause. army, it is stated, have seized to the amount of many millions of English merchandize. These splenetic observations are probably only preparatory to the absorption of Switzerlaud into the French empire. They have led, in the mean time, to vigorous measures for the exclusion of English manufactures. The occupation of the mouth of the Cattaro by the Russians, is dwelt upon as an outrage offered to Austria; and it is affirmed that Austria will cause them to be delivered up to France, without the necessity of French interference. We may fairly presume, however, that the confidence in the exer tions of Austria, which is here expressed, Such is the exposé which has just been published under the directions of Bonaparte. Its gross falshood it were superfluous to point out. A similar exhibition of truths, in order to obviate the effects of false reports, will continue to be published in the Moniteur once every month. It will prove an easy and convenient mode of indicating to the vassal powers by which France is surrounded, both the Emperor's intentions with respect to them and their states, and the light in which he wishes occurrences to be represented and regarded. The Moniteur has also detailed a speech, delivered to the Legislative body on the occasion of presenting the project of finance, which exhibits a singular proof both of the profligacy of the French Government, and of the complete despotism which it maintains over public opinion. For the orator charges England with precisely the same views and intentions, which any sober unprejudiced man would have attributed to France; while France is spoken of as the assentor of the rights of nations, the avenger of the threatened liberties of Europe.--England, it is affirmed, had formed a plan of universal dominion. To accomplish it she abrogated the laws of nations: so that good faith between sovereigns has vanished ; and the observance of deference and good will during peace, moderation in war, independence of neutral nations, and respect for their property and territory are no more. France has checked the scourge that threatened Europe, and constructed a vast system to remedy the existing evils. To the mass of English oppression it will be necessary to oppose such a confederacy as can defend the liberties of Europe without alarming them. "This pious league" will it is true be calumniated, but Europe will soon be convinced that it is necessary to its safety. When such bare-faced perversions of truth can be published in a country like France, without the risk of contradiction, the Government must be regarded as possessing an unlimited power over the public opinion, and as capable therefore of producing any impression which may be favourable to its designs*. Admiral Villeneuve, who commanded the French fleet at Trafalgar, and who was lately sent back to France, was found dead in the chamber of an hotel in which he slept in his way to Paris, pierced with five wounds. Little doubt can be entertained of his having shared the fate of Pichegru, Toussaint, and Captain Wright. The Court of Vienna is said to have granted a passage to the French troops through the Austrian dominions into Dalmatia, in order to drive the Russians, if possible, from the Cataro. In the mean time Russia adopting, and indeed extend * A remarkable instance of the height of extravagance to which French adulation is now carried, was lately furnished by Cambaceres, the Arch Chancellor, who after detailing Bonaparte's arrangements to the Senate, observed, "Such is the profound basis on which his Majesty wishes to establish the great political system, the idea of which was inspired into him by Divine Providence." The author of this blasphemous observation, as might be expected, is known to be a decided atheist.. ing the English principle of blockade, has prohibited the importation not merely of warlike stores but of provisious into all the ports and havens on the right and left of the Adriatic, whether belonging to the French or to neutrals. This is a seasonable comment on the English doctrine respecting neutral rights. The kingdom of Naples, notwithstanding the vaunts of Bonaparte is not yet wholly subjugated. The Prince of Hesse still maintains the fortress of Gaeta against his forces. Had the commanders and the people of the other nations of Europe manifested equal firmness and fidelity with this prince and with the people of Calabria, they might have been spared the humiliation and the wretchedness of seeing a foreign usurper exhausting and oppressing their country, and trampling on the necks of their kings. The throne of Naples is conferred on Joseph Bonaparte. The King of Prussia has commenced bostilities against Sweden, by ordering his troops to advance and take possession of Lauenburgh, where the Swedes were cantoned. In consequence of this movement a skirmish took place, in which a few men fell on both sides. The Swedes have retired into Pomerania. In consequence of this affair an embargo has been laid in Sweden on all Prussian ships, and the river Oder has been blockaded. Notwithstanding the unwearied efforts of Bonaparte to excite disputes between the Russiaus and Turks, these powers seem fully disposed to maintain inviolate their relations of amity with each other. Great preparations are said to be mak ing by the French for the conquest of Sicily. A number of English troops have been disembarked on that Island for its defence. The latest accounts from the Continent represent the Court of Prussia as very desirous to alter its policy with respect both to this country and Sweden. The annihilation of the Prussian commerce must be the inevitable consequence of persisting in hostilities against this country; and great discontents have been therefore excited in every part of Prussia, and have even been loudly expressed. Nor is it the mercantile body alone who feel themselves aggrieved. The military are said very generally to reprobate the perfidious and pusillanimous conduct of their own cabinet. The force also which the Russians have collected on the frontiers of Poland is large, and may justly excite the fears of the Prussian Monarch. He is |