SANDWICH ISLANDS. : THE missionaries at Otaheite are informed, by the captain of a vessel which arrived there in August, 1806, that he had lately been at the Sandwich Islands of the prosperity of which he gave a pleasing account. There are two Europeans there, whose names are Davies and Young, who have resided on the island of Owyhee, &c. near fifteen years. These men are the king's confidants, and, through their ability and fidelity, have had for some time the principal direction of his affairs. They have made great advances towards civilization. The king is not at all oppressive, as every man pays a regular tribute or tax out of his produce, &c. to the government; the rest he enjoys without any fear of bing plundered by the king or hie's. The king, it is said, has upwards of 2,000 stand of arms. He has built several vessels, and one of about 70 tons. He has a fortification round his house, mounted with ten guns. He has also about two hundred disciplined native soldiers, who do regular duty night and day. He has upwards of 12,000 dollars, and other valuable articles in proportion, deposited in storehouses, which he has collected from ships by regular trade, How happy should we be to add, they have also the privilege of hear ing and knowing the joyful sound of the gospel! Evan. Mag. EAST INDIES. Extract from the Baptist Missionaries' "ON a review of the dispensations of God toward us since we have been in India, we see much to humble us, and much to excite our gratitude. Blessed be the name of the Lord, he hath not turned away our prayer! He hath led the blind by a way which they knew not; he hath made darkness light before them, and crooked things straight ;-" this hath he done unto them, and hath not forsaken them." Amidst afflictions and bereavements, troubles from without, and trials within, his grace hath been sufficient for us. Having ob tained help of God, we continue to this day. "During the past year, we have baptized twenty-two persons; four of whom have been added to us since the last quarterly letter. These, with! one baptized at Cutwa, and another at Dinagepore, make the whole num ber baptized an hundred and four, ten of whom are Europeans. In the course of the last six years, we have been under the necessity of exclud ing thirteen, and six have been removed by death. The number of na tive members who remain, therefore, in the two churches at Serampore and Dinagepore, is seventy-five; which, with twenty-five Europeans, make an hundred; besides these, three of our members are gone to Europe. "The far greater part of our native brethren continue to give us much pleasure, by their walk and conversation. Some there are, it is true, whom we have been compelled to reprove, and even to suspend from communion. We have, however, generally had the satisfaction to see church discipline so far sanctified, as to be productive of sorrow of mind, and an earnest desire of re-union with the church. "At Cutwa, things wear rather a pleasing aspect. Brother Chamberlain has with him Kangalee and his wife; the latter of whom was baptized by him, and the former at Se rampore; and we are happy to hear that both of them walk worthy of the gospel. We have furnished brother enlarged his sphere of action. He C. with a horse, which has greatly goes out with a native brother, and scatters the precious seed in perhaps twenty villages in the space of a month. "At Dinagepore our much-loved brother Fernandez is indefatigable in his attempts to spread the knowledge of Christ. We have already mentioned his having baptized the wife of Nunda-kishore. Golook and Futtick are with him; but indisposition has prevented their exerting themselves hitherto in any great degree. It gives us pleasure, however, to hear that Nunda-kishore and Herdon are lively and active. Brother F. has lately informed us of his intention to undertake a journey for the preach ing of the word to the northern extremity of the British territories. "We have heard pleasing news from the neighborhood of Malda, where our highly esteemed European friends have been preparing the way for the gospel, by the establishment of native schools, in which children have been taught to read the holy scriptures by heathen teachers. Indeed, in the present state of the country, it is hardly possible for a christian teacher to obtain any number of pupils. Here brother Mardon has labored this year, accompanied by Krisno, Ram-mohun, and others of our native brethren. Krishno Dass and Jaggernath are also gone thither lately: and we are informed by a letter, that they are attended to with a considerable degree of seriousness, and that there is hope of one or more being changed, both in heart and life. Blessed be God, his word is not bound, nor shall it return void. In Jessore, things seem rather at a stand. Brother Sheetaram has met with much opposition, on account of bis refusing to prepare rice for the worship of Doorga. We have the satisfaction to find, however, that he was enabled to conduct himself as a christian in this scene of trial, neither yielding in a way of sinful compliance, nor rendering railing for railing-Kovera at Erunda continues unmolested, and we hope not without some good effects from his labors. Several brethren are lately gone into Jessore, to endeavour to revive the cause. "We now return to Calcutta ; not however without a sigh. How can we avoid sighing when we think of the number of perishing souls which this city contains, and recollect the multitudes who used of late to hang upon our lips, standing in the thickwedged crowd for hours together, in the heat of a Bengal summer, listening to the word of life! We feel thankful, however, that nothing has been found against us, except in the matters of our God. Conscious of the most cordial attachment to the British government, and the liveliest interest in its welfare, we might well endure reproach, were it cast upon us; but the tongue of Calumny itself has not, to our knowledge, been suffered to bring the slightest accusation against us. "We still worship at Calcutta in a private house; and our congregation rather increases. We are going on with the chapel. A family of Armenians also, who found it pleasant to attend divine worship in the Bengalee language, have erected a small place on their premises, for the sake of the natives. We hope the word preached at Calcutta has not been without effect. Two persons appear to have been wrought upon while we were permitted to preach at the Loll Bazar; Santaram from Chittagong, who has been baptized, and is gone to his own home; and Ram Presaud, a young man from Patna, who also has been baptized, and continues to be very promising. "Our way having of late been partly hedged up, we have been led to inquire whether, with the word of life in our hands, we were not debtors to some of the neighboring nations which might be accessible. After much consideration and prayer, and the requisite inquiries, we resolved to make an attempt among the Burmans. Our brethren, Mardon and Chater, devoted themselves to this work, and have been solemnly designated to it. They only wait for a conveyance. "We acknowledge, with gratitude, the kindness that has been shewn us both from Britain and America, in aid of the Oriental translations. The sums which have been sent us arrived in a most seasonable time, as the expense of the work had began to press very heavily upon us, and had indeed somewhat embarrassed our circumstances. This embarrassment is now happily removed, and we are enabled to go on with a degree of vigor. Dear brethren, fare well. "We remain most affectionately yours, W. CAREY, J. ROWE, SOCIETY FOR MISSIONS TO AFRICA On the 7th of June the annual ser- for the same quarter under the Rev. Thomas Scott, rector of Aston Sandford. The society promises itself trade, and from the operations of the much from the abolition of the slave natives of the western coast: and it African Institution in civilizing the proposes to instruct its missionaries in the Arabic and Susoo languages, and in the art of printing; and, by the establishment of a printing press at Freetown, Sierra Leone, both to aid the efforts which may be made to civilize Africa, and to circulate portions of the scripture and religious tracts along the coast and in the interior. The society's missionaries continue in charge of the spiritual concerns of the colony of Sierra Lepointed; and they have also attended one, no chaplain having been yet approposal has been made to the com to the children of the Maroons. A mittee for forming a settlement on they have some intention of carrying one of the New Zealand islands, which lead to important consequences. into effect, and which may ultimately Ch. Ob. LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. NEW ORIGINAL WORKS PRINTED. 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Munroe, Francis & Parker, at the Shakspeare Bookstore, No. 4 Cornhill, Boston, propose to publish a much admired English work, entitled Alfred, an Epic Poem, in twenty-four books. By Joseph Cottle. Munroe, Francis & Parker, No. 4 Cornhill, Boston, propose to print by subscription, The Plays of William Shakspeare, in ten volumes octavo. The text to be correctly copied from the last and most approved English edition; with such corrections, illustrations and notes, selected from all the commentators, as will tend to elucidate the text, to afford instruction to the common reader. Proposals are issued for publishing by subscription, in four volumes, 8vo. A New Translation of the Sacred Scriptures. The Old Testament from the Septuagint, and the New from the most correct Greek Text: with occasional notes. By Charles Thompson, late Secretary to the Congress of the United States. The conditions are, that the work shall be elegantly printed, and delivered to those who subscribe before the first volume is completed, at eight dollars for each copy, in boards; whereof four are to be paid when the first volume is finished, and the remainder on delivery of the second. N. B. The first volume of this work is now published. Proposals have been issued at Phi ladelphia for publishing, by subscrip tion, Physiological Researches upon Life and Death; by Xav. Bichat, M.D. Professor of Anatomy, Physiology, &c. &c. at Paris. Translated from the original, by T. Watkins, of Balti more. ERRATA. SINCE the publication of the last number of the Panoplist, &c. the Editors have been favored with a correct copy of "The Dying Maryanne," with a request to insert the following Errata, and addition to the same. Page 192. 1st column, 25th line, for cheering, read pleasant. 26th 1. for t'illume, r. to cheer. 29th 1. for death, r. doubts. 35th 1. for o'erwhelms r. o'erspreads. 34th 1. for then r. dare. 38th 1. for some soothing, r. a cheering. 2d column, 1st 1. for would, r. could. 2d 1. for some superior, r. triumphant to the. 3d 1. for shines r. dwells. 15th 1. for show his richest, r. taste his precious. 25th 1. for too, r. all. After the line at bottom, read the following, viz. Surviving friends, her virtues claim Some sweet memorial of her name ; And, whilst she sleeps in death, 'Tis yours with pious care to tread Her steps, as far as Jesus led, "Till heaven demand your breath. Then may you all in peace resign Earth and its joys for bliss divine, And meet her soul above, Where warbling harps and songs proclaim Their great Redeemer's glorious name, And speak his boundless love. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Remarks on the Review of the Brattle Street Hymns, are under consider. ation. Seraiah shall have a place in due season; as shall the Questions, of A. C. A Christian of the ancient school, will continue to enrich our pages for months to come; our readers will perceive that he has commenced his num bers on an interesting subject, the present month. Our other Correspondents shall be attended to, as fast as our leisure, and pages will admit. |