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He gives me the most flattering account of Duaterra's kindness and attention to him. He would have oaded his ship with fine potatoes, if he could have taken them. Duaterra supplied him abundantly with fire-wood, spars, and potatoes:-all he wanted was brought to his ship. A great chief, named Terra, and uncle to Duaterra, wants the Europeans very 'much to go and live with him. A young man, a native of America, with whom I conversed yesterday, has been living for a year or more, with the natives of New Zealand: he left the island with Captain Parker. He tells me, that there is no danger from the natives; that they shewed the greatest attention to him; and that he himself would be very glad to go and live at New Zealand, if any Europeans would go with him. I am fully resolved to open a communication, some way or other, with these natives. I have had much conversation with the Governor about it; and his Excellency, I am fully confident, will promote this desirable object. The connection which I have formed with the natives, from several living in my house at different times, will open a way for a further intercourse with them in time: and I hope to see the arts of civilization and the Gospel of Jesus introduced into this great island; and the natives advancing to peace and comfort. These numerous poor heathens must not be forgotten in these wonderful days, when God hath stirred up the hearts of thousands to prepare his way among the different nations of the earth, where his name has not been known."

In AFRICA, a new settlement has been formed on the Bullom shore, opposite to Sierra Leone. The Missionaries have been instructed to prosecute sedulously the work of constructing grammars and elemen"tary books, and translating the Scriptures into Suseo, Bullom, &c. The progress of the Society's settlements had been somewhat retarded by the shipwreck, in the neighbourhood of

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Goree, of the vessel in which Mr. Butscher and various other Missionaries had embarked. Two of these Missionaries, and the wife of one of them, died soon after their arrival on the African coast. The Governors of Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Goree, had united in rendering all the aid in their power to the Society's Missionaries and their objects. Mr. Butscher at present fills the situation of chaplain to the colony of Sierra Leone.

The Rev. W. Jowett, of St. John's, Cambridge, has engaged to act as the Society's literary representative in MALTA and the LEVANT; and other young clergymen, it is hoped, will follow his example, and visit, on a similar mission, Palestine, "Asia Minor, &c. The object of such an appointment is, to obtain information of the state of religion; to ascertain the best means of forming Christian missions, circulating religious tracts, and translating the Scriptures, and to assist in carrying these objects into effect; and to prosecute inquiries after valuable MSS. of Scripture. The person appointed will, in short, interest himself in-whatever may be serviceable to religion, and will avail himself of every proper opportunity of gratuitously exercising his ministerial functions.

The Committee have opened a separate SCHOOL FUND, for the esta blishment and support of schools among the heathen, and in the foreign possessions of Great Britain, to which many persons may be disposed to contribute, who would not so readily enter into the support of missions.

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"In consequence of the capture
a number of smuggling slave ships,
on the coast of Africa, multitudes of
Africans, from various parts of that
continent, have been set at liberty.
The Society will take as many of
the children thus liberated as they
can under their protection. Five
pounds a year will enable the So-
ciety to support and educate an
African boy or girl. Any benevo
lent persons who may assign this

sum to that object, may give what name they please to the children, 'An unknown friend in Wales has 'already assigned 40%. a year to the purpose of educating four boys and four girls.

Viscount Lifford, Dean of Armagh, has become a vice-patron; and Mafor-General Neville, a vice-president of the Society. A convenient house has been taken for the conduct of the Society's business, at No. 14, Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, London, where constant attendance is given, where all communications and contributions may he addressed, and where the Society's seminary will be eventually esta blished.

The Committee have presented the sum of 2001. to the Missions of the United Brethren; 50l. to Mr. Janicke, for the use of the Missionary Seminary at Berlin; and 2007. towards defraying the expenses incurred by the Committee for conducting the appeal to Parliament, in favour of Christianity in India.

The above is the substance of the 'Report. Since its publication, additional information has been received from various quarters, of which some account will presently be given. On the 10th of November, after a sermon preached by the Rev. D. Wilson, noticed in our Jast Number, a Charge was delivered 'to two Missionaries, the Rev. J. C. Sperrhacken, and the Rev. J. H. Schulze; Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Hartwig, who are to be em ployed in the work of education; and to an African youth, Jello. rum Harrison*; all destined to reinforce the Society's Missions in Africa. They have since sailed for Sierra Leone, in the Wilding, Capt. Gibson.

A letter from the Rev. G. R. Nylander, the Missionary who is placed among the Bulloms, dated July 4, 1814, will throw some light on the

This youth left Africa about twelve years ago with Mr. Brunton, and has pass'ed the greater part of the intervening time, at Karass

degrading nature of the African superstitions.

"How great the ignorance and superstitions of the Bulloms are, struck me very much when I saw a crowd of people assembled offering sacrifices to a cannon ball and three decanter stoppers, recommending themselves and their children to the favour of that evil spirit of whom the ball and stoppers were the representatives!

They say, like the Roman Catholics of their pictures, that when they address the ball and glass stoppers, they speak not to them, but to the devil that lives in the bush (woods).

"They sometimes pray to God, as they say; but even that is done with superstition. I saw an old man at prayers, solemnly kneeling down before his house, with a brass pan before him, wherein he had laid some pieces of gold, two ranis' horns, a piece of iron, and two swords. He said he had been praying to God; and, as God did not require any sacrifices of him, he laid these things down before God, and asked him to bless him and all his people."

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The following recent intelligence from the Rev. Mr. Marsden, New South Wales, is important.

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August 16, 1813.-1 am happy to inform you, that I have received very late accounts from Duaterra, and that he is going on well. the vessels which have touched there, since his return, have been safe, and were supplied with every thing that the country could afford.

Two young men, sons of two chiefs, have arrived in the last vessel from New Zealand. I expect one of them in a few days, to live with me for a time.

"The way seems gradually opening for a Mission to New Zealand. The natives are getting on with their cultivation, and have now plenty of maize and pigs; with potatoes and other vegetables. The wheat which I sent a few months since, is growing very well. Daa

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berra has a perfect knowledge of the cultivation of maize and wheat: bread will be a wonderful advantage to these poor Islanders, and be a means of preventing their civil

wars.

Mr. Marsden has taken great pains to protect the New Zealanders from the injuries to which they are exposed, by the unprincipled conduct of the British traders who visit that island, and to rescue their characters from unmerited reproach. The crews of two vessels, the Boyd and the Paramatta, bad been cut off by them, The following depositions will shew what was the real cause of these outrages.

"Court House, Nov, 10, 1813. John Besent being duly sworn, deposes, That he arrived in the King George (a ship belonging to Port Jackson), at the Bay of Islands in March, 1912: That, in consequence of the master treating some of the New Zealanders ill, he, the depo nent, was apprehensive the ship would be cut off, and the crew murdered; and, judging it safer to go on shore and live with the natives, he left the ship, and remained on the island twelve months. During his residence among the natives, he received the following account of the loss of the Boyd, from one of the chiefs' sons, who spoke the English language very well, having been on board the Star, Capt. Wilkinson, two voyages. The Star sailed from London, for the South Seas. When the Star sailed from Port Jackson for England, Captain Wilkinson got Captain Thompson, master of the Boyd, to take the chief and his companion on board the Boyd, under a promise of landing them at New Zealand, as he was bound there for spars:-That the chief informed the deponent, that Captain Wilkinson, previous to his sailing for England, had paid him his lay of oil and skins that had been procured, with which he purchased clothing, also received presents from gentlemen and others at Port Jackson, and a musket from

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Captain Wilkinson. He also informed deponent, that Capt. Thomp son had tied him up in the rigging, and flogged him, and kept all bis things. After the Boyd had arrived in the port of New Zealand, the young chief was flogged in the har bour, and sent ashore immediately. The natives had procured a considerable part of the cargo of spars before the chief was flogged, which spars this deponent saw, when be was at New Zealand, with the wreck of the Boyd. After Capt. Thompson had flogged the chief, and taken his things, the natives would render no further assistance in procuring the spars, nor go near the ship: that Capt. Thompson landed the ship's company to get the spars them. selves; leaving only two men on board, besides the passengers. On his landing, Peipphoohee, a principal chief of Warygohroo, went up to Capt. Thompson, told him that he had flogged his son, and that he would kill him; and immediately knocked him on the head with an axe and the rest of the crew were immediately murdered."

The same witness being duly sworn, deposes, "That during his residence in New Zealand, be re ceived the following account of the loss of the Paramatta schooner:

"That the Paramatta schooner, after leaving Port Jackson, put into the Bay of Islands in distress for want of provision and water. The natives supplied them with pork, fish, and potatoes, as many as the vessel could stow. After the schoo ner had received her refreshments, the natives wanted to be paid for them. The people belonging to the schooner threw the natives over board, and fired at them, and imme, diately weighed anchor. The deponent saw three of the natives who had been wounded with small shot by the crew of the Paramatta schooner. oner. A heavy gale of wind coming on immediately, which set into the harbour, blew the vessel on shore between Cape Brit and Terra's District, where the remaine of the

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Jessore has itinerated, and found many of the Hindoos well inclined to Missionaries, there appears to be a appears a much better disposition towards the Gospel than has ever yet appeared. It and rejected was despised at f scorn; now they say It is good, and deserves acceptance; but the chains of cast cannot be broken.' dating. 9 lo jubinno "An interesting young man came before the church, (a Persian Moonshee,) who simply by reading some part of the Word of God is become a Christian. About eight or nine years since, he began to doubt of the Hindoo system. About as many months since, he gave up idolatry altogether. He applied first to the Portugueze padra for baptism; afterwards, to Mr. F. of Chinsurah; and last of all to the brethren at Serampore, His account was truly interesting, On Lord's-day, the 14th, he was baptized in the tank opposite brother Marshman's house. Most of the native members were present. Bro ther Ward addressed the candidate, and Kreshnoo concluded in prayer. Thus we hope the Lord Jesus has gained a fresh accession to his church from among the poor Hindoos. This young man is of high cast, and is much respected. We expect several others of his connec tion soon to come forward." bised no

"On the first Lord's day in the month, Mat'hoora, a young man of the writer cast, brother to Tarachund, was baptized at Serampore, by brother Ward; on the following Sabbath, another young man of the same cast named Komula; the next Sabbath, Ram-krishna, another friend of Tara-chund's, and of the same cast; and on the next Sabbath, Kashee-natha. All these persons belong to respectable families, Kashee-nat'ha is married in one of the principal Hindoo families in Calcutta.". berdoa ad daidw diw Mr. Chamberlain, who was sent to establish a Mi Mission at Sirdhana, beyond Agra, thus writes

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"We met with a very favour able reception. Mr. Dice introduced us to her highness the Begum, who received us with every mark of respect. I entered into conversa. tion with her highness, in the Hin doost'hanee, respecting the progress of religion in the world, the circuJation of the holy Scriptures, and other things, with which she seemed much pleased. We had the honour of breakfasting and dining with her.

"We are now residing in a tent; but a spacious bungalow is preparing for us, and every other convenience in a commodious situation, within ten minutes' easy walk to the Pegum's palace, and at one side of her camp, which I suppose must contain two or three thousand troops, besides many others attached to her highness's establishment. Persons of all casts and of several nations are here, some of whom we may hope will attend the preaching of the Word when it is established; and at first, probably, many will attend, attracted by the novelty of the thing. The town is at a small distance, where we may by degrees establish preaching and schools. This is a most favourable situation for the north-west Hindoost'han. From this place a correspondence may be opened with the Punjab, Shreenugur, and Kashmeer. Runujit-singha, the Shikh Rajah, has expressed a desire to have a teacher for his children, and Mr. O,, who directed a correspondence on the subject, says, that there is no doubt but that he would protect a Mis. sionary to, the utmost, who would go and voluntarily offer his services for the instruction of the young princes."

The account from the Mahrattah country, where a Mission has also been established, is encouraging. The school contains fifty-five boys, and the Scriptures are much read.

As we were about to close this article, the 27th Number of the Periodical Accounts of the Baptist Missionary Society was put into

our hands. We add a few extracts from it...

"On the 18th of September, died at Serampore, our beloved brother Dweep-chund, an itinerant, lately supported by brother Gordon of Calcutta, and employed by him in the work of God at the jail and in its neighbourhood..

"Our deceased brother was born at Pejiya, in Jessore, belonged to the writer cast, and at the time of his death was about twenty-eight years of age. His mother, who had been baptized, and who lived under his roof, died a few months before him,

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Some account of our brother has already appeared in the life of Futika. It only remains to be added, that during the last twelve months of his life he appeared to be much more deeply affected by Divine things than ever he had previously been; which was conspicuous in his preaching and general conversation. He was distinguished amongst our native brethren, on account of his fervour of spirit and apparent desire of doing good.

"Kureem, in conversation with brother Ward since Dweep-chund's death, expressing his admiration at our brother's decision of character, said, that, he with another brother once accompanied Dweep-chand to a neighbouring village to preach. On their arrival, they found a Portuguese man sitting at his door, on a chair, and, going up to him, entered into conversation with him, and offered to smoke out of his hooka. He upon this turned round with astonishment, and asked them what they meant; adding that they were Bengalees; would they smoke with him? They declared, that they were Christians, and that they despised no man, as all were children of one father. The Portuguese man, pleased with their frankness, and with finding Christians among the natives, gave them his hooka, and ordered three chairs to be brought for them; which, however, they declined, and sat on the ground. By this time

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