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I & following very valuable article is
I K 0 m the New-York Observer. The
I ■ D m|)iler deserves the thanks of all
i m e friends of Christian Missions.
I MsfONAKY STATIONS THKOUGH-
I W OUT THE WOULD.
I Bsiary, a station of the Methodists
||Ki)g the Creeks. VVe have not been
IS to learn its exact position.
fSiooi, one of the larger Sandwich
near the N. W. exttentity of
Population 54,000.
IBva, the seat of government of the
ERman empire, and residence of the
gSperor. It is on the Ah-ra wah-tee
Hr, 554 miles above Rangoon. Dr.
fKson, whois stationed here, hastrans
jSdtheNew Testament into the Bir
language.
mKlatticolta, station of the Ameiican
in Ceylon, 6 miles N. VY. of
jßnapatam.
Wethel, station of the American Board
iMthe Choctaw country on the old
road, about 60 miles S. E -of
IMioi, and the same distance S. W. of
IByhew.
Rlq/roor or Bairoot, a seaport of Pa-
Hine, and station of the American
Bard, situated at the foot of Mount
nation, in lat. 33 deg. 45 N. It con-
Hs 5000 inhabitants.
| miombay , the third of the Biitish
■veiling distance west of Calcutta.—
■mlation of the island about 200,000;
■he countries in which the Mahrat-
Bartguage is spoken, about 12,000,000.
He American Board commenced a
Hsion herein 1813. There are at
’■sent three stations, viz. at Bombay,
■Jti/n and Tannah; four missionaries
■ a printer. The missionaries have
Hslated the New Testament into the
Mhratta language, and have printed
Rrly the whole of it; haye translated
Rtions of the Oid Testament, and
Sited the book of Genesis; and they
Hi be able to print the whole Bible
Si, if funds are obtained. They have
Sued many thousand books and tracts,
Sch h ive been read, probably, by se-
Hal hundred thousand natives. They
Be under their caie 26 schools, con-
Bing more than 1,200 pupils. In
schools aie taught, in the Mah-
Ba language, reading, writing, ar'u h-
Bick, grammar, geography, some of
Bmore simple parts of astronomy.Bcc.
|B Scriptuies are a principal class-
S. in all the schools. In various
the missionaries are daily exlend
lltlie circle ot their acquaintance and
IHence. A Mission Chapel, 60 feet
|SS, has been erected at Bombay.—
|Bas dedicated in May, 1823, and is
HKirst Protestant place of worship
|B for the native population, on the
|Sern side of India.
■Bombay, a large city on an island of
§Bame name, and capital of the Pre-
RBicy of Bombay.
iSramerd, station within the charter
pSmits of Tennessee, on the Chicka
jljßgah creek, 2 miles N. of the line
||Beorgia, 7 miles S. E. of Tennessee
HB; 250 miles N. W. of Augusta—
Pjß S. E. of Nashville; and 11 D miles
|BV. of Knoxville,
f SurmaA, a powerful empire of soulh-
[ € ® As ' a supposed to extend from long.
Meg, to 102 deg. E. and from lat. 9
IS to 20 deg. N. It is about 1200
■ s Aon# N. to S. but varies much in
|Sdtli. Population estimated at 17,-
gBOOO. In religion,the Burmansare
|H followers of Boodh, and have nu-
temples and idols.
river , Upper Canada, which
Ss into the Detroit, near Fort Mal
§R; A part of the YVyandott tribe of
®an S reside on its banks. A revival
|Smcnced among them in January,
18 4 , and a considerable number have
converted.
IBam/, station of the Baptist Board,
IBhe river St. Joseph’s, 25 miles from
Michigan, 100 N. W. of Fort
Here is a school of 60 native
formerly called Taloney ,
Bion of the American Board, among
B Cherokees, go miles S. E. of'Brai-
B d > within the chartered limits of
B ol 'gi a on the Federal road.
i^' utar augus, station of the U. F. M.
iS le 'y near the shores of lake Erie,
DAMIEN llllitf GAZETTE.
Damien, (geokoia,) —€qualan& €jract Slusitice. — ruESDAY, mahch i, is~s.
and about 36 miles from Buffalo. Here
is a school oi 66 children.
Ceylon , a large island in the Indian
sea, separated from the coast of Cuio
mandel by a channel called the Straits
of Maoaar. Length -360 miles, breadth
200. Population 1,500.000. It con
stitutes one of the B.itish governments
in India, but is not under the control of
the East India Company. The Ame
rican Board commenced a mission here
in 1816. There are five stations, viz.
at Tiltipally t Butticoita, Oodooville,
Pandileripo, and Manepy. The Board
employ six missionaries, three native
preachers and one native medijgal as
sistant.
The missionaries have procured, to
be boarded and educated in their fami
lies, and under their entire control, 1,69
heathen youths, who are supported,
and to whom names have been given
by individuals and societies in this coun
try. They have also established 42
fi ee-schools, having a dailv attendance
of more than 1,300 scholars, have ad
mitted into their church 20 converted
natives; and by means of their schools,
and tracts and conversations, and
preaching, are constantly exerting a
powerful influence on a considerable
population, most of which is composed
of the higher casts. Nine young men,
members of the church, are very use
ful assistants, three of whom have been
licensed to preach the Gospel. There
has been a recent outpouring of the
Spit it on several of the schools, but the
results are not yet known in this coun
try. A central School, pteparatory to
a Native Mission College, has been es
tablished at Bauicotta, and placed un
der the care of Mr. Poor.
Cherokees. —A’ tribe of Indians in
habiting a tract of country included
within the chartered limits of the states
of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and
North Carolina. Population about 15,-
000. The American Board commenc
ed a mission to this tribe in 1817. They
have seven stations, viz. at Brainerd,
Creek Path,Ca! me!. Hightower, Wills
town, Hawtis, and at a place not yet
named. The Board employ among
this tribe four missionaries, eight teach-,
ers, and four or five farmers and me
chanics. Churches have been o gan
ized at Brainei and, Creek-Path, Carmel,
Hightower, and YVillstown. Mote
than 50 Cherokees were united to these
churches the last year. Schools for
the youth of both sexes are maintained
at all the stations. At the station last
named the buildings have been but re
cently erected. A residence has pro
bably been commenced by this lime.—
The Cherokees have made greatei pro
gress in civilization, than any of the
other tribes of Indians. Their agricul
tural improvements are considerable.
Their incipient jurisprudence appears
to secure the respect of the people.—
Their distribution of the legislative,
judicial, and executive powers oT gov
ernment, is made with considerable
skill and judgment.
Cherokees of the Arkansas , a por
tion of the Cherokee tribe who have
removed since the year 1804 from
their territory, east of the Mississippi,
to a tract of country of the north bank
of Arkansas river, between 94 deg. and
95 deg. west longitude. . Population,
about 5,000. The emigration took
place chiefly between 1816 and 1820.
Chickasaws, a tribe pf Indians, 4115
in number, inhabiting an extensive
country included within the limits of
Mississippi and Alabama.
Chittagong, a town in Arracan, 230
miles east of Calcutta. Here is a church
of 70 or 80 members, conducted by the
English Baptists. This is the station
vacated by the death of the lamented
M r - Colman. It has not been since
occupied by American Missionaries,
but probrbly will be as soon as means
will allow.
Choctaws , a tribe of Indians, residing
between the Tombigbeeand Mississip
pi rivers, almost wholly within the
chartered limits of Mississippi, with
but a small part in Alabama. Popula
tion about 20,000. The American
Board commenced a mission to this
ttibe in 1818. They have nine stations,
viz. at Elliot, May hew; Bethel, Emma
us,’ Goshen, and at four other places
not yet named. All these stations are
within the chartered limits of Missis
sippi. Churches have been organized
at Elliot, May hew, Bethe! and Goshen.
Mr. Byingtou, •„ i-ik hon-nuh, Mr.
Wight, at Oovhe ‘, Mr. Dyer, at Elliot,
and Mr. WUitrms. •••• Bethel, have each j
been paying su -ve < • less attention to;
the Choctaw language. Mr. Dying- i
ton’s particular object has been to re
duce the Choctaw language to a sys
tem, and to compose elementary books i
for the schools. He has collected
about 3000 words, which he has trans
lated into English, for the use of learn
ers. These words are classed, accord
ing to to the subjects to which they be
long. He has, also, illustrated, at con
siderable length, the conjugation of
verbs, the manner of using pronouns
with verbs, and of suffixing, prefixing,
and inserting particles; the declension
of nouns, pronouns, adjecuves, &c.—
He has, moreover, translated into Choc
taw, twelve sermons and ten hymns.—
Somewhat more than 200 native chil
dren were in the schools, in September
last.
Creeks , a tribe of Indians, 16,000 in
j number, inhabiting the western pans
Jof Georgia, and the eastern parts of
Alabama. The Baptists and Metho
dists have stations among them.
Creek path, station of the Ameiican
Board in the Cherokee country, 100
miles S. W. of Brainerd, within the
chartered limits ot Alabama.
Dwightl station of the American
Board among the Cherokees of the Ar
kansas, on the west side of I llinoiscreek
four miles North ol the Arkansas riv
er 500 miles from the junction of the
Aikansas with the Mississippi, follow
ing the course of the river, and about
200 in a direct line from its mouth. —
About 60 Indian youth of both sexes
are instructed here.
Elliot, station of the American Board,
within the chartered limits of Missis
sippi, in the western district of the
Choctaw country, on the Yalo Busha
creek; about forty miles above its junc
tion with the Yazoo; 400 miles W. S.
W. of Brainerd; 140 from the Walnut
Hills, on the Mississippi river, and from
Na chez, in a N. N. E. direction, about
250 miles.
Emmaus, station of the American
Board within the chartered ‘imits of
Mississippi, in the southeast district of
the Choctaw country, about 140 miles
in a southeasterly direction from May
hew, near the western line of Alabama.
Fort Gratiot, on the west side of the
river St. Clair, about one mile below
the outlet of lake Huron. A mission
at this place was commenced by the
Northern Missionary Society in 1822,
and transferred to the United Foreign
Missionary Society in Sept. 1823. The
mission was suspended last Spring with
the view of a removal to a more eligi
ble situation.
Fort Wayne , in Indiana, at the junc
tion of St. Mary’s river wltn the Mau
mee, opposite the mouth of St Joseph’s.
A mission was commenced here, by
the Rev. Isaac M’Coy, in 1820; but he
removed to Carey, this station is now
vacant Dining his stay at Fort Waynfc
he baptized several Indians.
Goshen, station of the American
Board in the southeast district of the
Choctaw country, within the chartered
limits of Mississippi, about 115 miles
S. by W. from Mayhew, and about 25
from the southern limits of the nation.
Grand river , a large stream in Up
per Canada, which r uns into Lake Erie,
neat its eastern extremity. The land
for six miles on each side of this river,
from its mouth to its source belongs to
the Six nations of Indians.
C'To be continued.)
PIRACY.—Tire following narrative
from a source entirely authentic, will
afford to our readers a general idea of
the horrors perpetrated in the West In
dian Seas by the blood-thirsty buca
niers who have lately infested them.
“Ship ,Matanzas, January 8, 1825.
“The object of this letter is to ac
quaint you with one of the most horri
ble and atrocious acts the pirates have
ever committed, which has come to
light. The person, who alone has
made his escape, jtnd is able to tell the
melancholy story, is now before me,
and I feel it a duty to give you a detail
ed account of the affair, as related by
him, particularly as I know you are
feelingly alive on this subject, and are
in a situation to do much towards put
ting a stop to those scenes of murder
and rapine.
The person saved, and who now
gives me the following account, is Mr.
Daniel Collins, of Wiscassett, state of
NJaine. He was second officer of the
vessel lost. He states that he left Wis
cassett November 25th, in the btig
Betsey, with Captain Elis Hilton,
bound to this port, that, when twenty
one days out ; about 4 A. M. the vessel
struck on fcne oi the double headtd
shot keys. In about ten minutes she
went to pieces—the deck load and boat
being swept through a passage whete
the water was smoother, they all sue
ceeded in getting into the boat,
clay light, blowing veiy haul from the
westward, they steered the boat all that
day and night to the souihwatd —in the
morning, made a low sandy key, and
discovered two buildings upon it—lan
ded, and found five men, whom they
supposed to be fishermen. They were
with them two days. There was at
this place one vessel of about eleven
tons, and two canoes, which they said
belonged to them. There were two
other boats there, which looked like
yawls of merchant vessels, and which
the fishermen said did not belong to
them, but to some people that were
absent, and who would soon be back.
Captain H. made an agreement with
the bead fisherman, to take them to!
Matanzasfor forty one dollars, and was i
to help them load their vessel w ith fish,
which Captain H. and crew did, with
great labor and fatigue, being obliged
to wade off a considerable distance
from the shoie, to put the fish on board.
The vessel of eleven tons spoken, of,
they had got loaded, and were getting
under way, when a boat of about ten
tons came in, and Hired several times
at them with muskets snd blunderbus
ses—then anchored and boarded them.
Part of the piratical crew examined the
fishingjVosselSc part went on shore to the
huts. They gave one of the fishermen
iwo doubloons; and look him and the
others on board of their boat. There
they drank and caroused about half an
hour, making threatening menances
towards Captain H. in the fishing boat.
During the time, they sent a jug of
liquor to Capt H. and crew, and made
them drink some. Soon after, those
who went to the huts joined the others,
and along side of the fishing vessel,
with two canoes, drawn by the fisher
men—the piratical t tew accompaning,
with swords and long knives, which
they pointed at Captain H. and his men
feeling of the edges of the knives, and
making the most appalling signs to
them. At length they took them and
bound their arms behind them with
cords, putting them in the greatest pos
sible torment, then tflmbied Captain
Hilton and Mr. Mfcrray, Ist officer, and
two of the men, into one of the canoes,
and Mr. Collins and the rest of the
crew, two others, into the other canoe,
and drew them round some distance
into a cove. The fishermen, two at
each canoe, drawing them, and the
others wading beside with their knives
and cutlases drawn, giving them to un
derstand that they were soon to feel
them, which, horrible to relate, was
the case. Mr. Collins says that they
first struck the Captain with a cutlass
on the side of his neck, then put his
head across the gunwhale of the boat,
or canoe and chopped it off. He saw
the heads of Mr. Merray and the rest
in the canoe, cleaved upon and, the
bodies stabbed and cut in the
most horrible manner. The canoe that
Mr. C. was in was nearest to the shore,
and he sat in the middle between his
two comrades—one of them an old
man by the name of Russel, had his
head entirely split open to his body, his
blood flying over Mr. C. Mr. C. at
tempted to spring from the canoe; at
the same time he received a heavy
blow on his head, which nearly stunned
him. He however soon had his reason
so as to perceive himself out of the ca
noe, and under the water, and the lash’
ing on his arms either cut or broken,
which be supposed was done by his
great exertions made at the time of his
springing from the canoe, or from a
misdirected blow from one of their
cutlasses. He instantly sprang upon
his feet and made for the shore, with
several of the pirates after him. One
of them reached him, and in attempting
to run him through with his sword,
made a mistep and fell his lengh into
the water, which gave him a conside r
able start before the other could reco
ver himself. His other comrade in
the canoe, sprang from it the same in
stant with himself. He however saw
the pirates overtake and stab him be
fore he reached the shore, so that he is
confident that no one escaped but him
self. He got into the bushes and man
groves on the island, and run with all
his might until night; two ol the mur
derers in pursuit of him, he could hear
them in search of him until sundown.
It was about nine or ten in the morning
when lie made his escape from the ca-
noe. He secreted himself tha> night
in a thick mangrove tree. In the
morning started again. He came to
the beach, and saw at 2or 3 miles dis
tance another Key or Island, which he
swam to, and then continued hisma>ch
with all the speed that his exhausted
nature would allow. After swimming
and travelling from one island to anoth
er for several days he reached the main
Island of Cuba, and espied a plantation,
where he stopped, and met with kind
treatment, having been all the timo
without any sustenence but some limes
which he found. The name of the
plantation where he stopped was
St. Clare. As soon as he was able to
travel be obtained a paspot t, and set out
for Matanzas, and anived here yester
day. His feet are now so swollen and
blistered that heisscately able walk.
He was before the Go l ernoi yesterday;
I brought him on boaid to receive all
i the paiticulars of the case ftom his
j own mouth, to communicace to you,
here, and I have but just finished as he
j is sent *o go before the Governor again.
| As if the measure of bis sufferings
I bad not been sufficiently fined by the
| murderous desperadoes of this Island,
after he left St Clare, and had proceed
ed on his journey about twenty miles,
passing a shop, two men, a Spaniard and
] a negro came out, anti forced him into
the shop; robbed him of all the clothes
and one dollar in money, which he had
been kindly furnished with at St. Clare
by an English carpenter, and bea htm
in the most shameful manner.”— Nat.
Lit.
GENERAL HULL.
The memoiis of Gene al Hull have
now been very generally distributed.-
This veteran officer suffeied much
from the results of his unfortunate cam
paign in the early pan of out last war.
Loss of reputation, and jeopardy of life
were supposed to have been no mot e,
than the decrees of justice—but time
which sooner or later, sets most things
right, has reversed the semem e pio
nounced upon him by a court Martial
and at that period confi’ med b> (be o
pinions of his countt y. It has seldom fal
len to the lot of any injured man to have
so entirely outlived the stains upon his
character as General Hull has. His
defence issomanly,lemperie,and unan
swerable, that hardly a shadow of doubt
remains upon his fame. We are not
prepared to say, precisely where ihe
sin lies, but it is sufficient to state, that
he has thrown it Irom his ow n shoulders
and posterity, yea, the present genera
tion will.fix it some where. Bvng fell a
sacrifice to Ministerial safely; and Moor
was left in an unhonoted grave, toex
cuse a foolish expedition; hut the his
torian will not be duped or b.ibed, and
ample justice is in store for them. Gen.
H. has been mote fortunate than either
of those pat 1 iots, for he has lived to de
fend himself. It would be wise and mag
nanimous in our Government to re
deem their error by bringing him again
into notice. If he is too old for employ
ment, at least, they can blot out the re
cord of his ill fate, and restore him to
the courtesies of the world. His mem
oirs must have reached Mr. Madison,
in his retirement and it is said this gen
tleman’s disposition is not implacable;
let him then come forward and speak
plainly what he thinks now, and the
powers that be, cannot do less than re
store the General to the good opinions
of his countrymen. It is remarkable
that in so short a time truth shou'd have
come to light, in such a satisfactory
manner to all classes of men. Bravery
deserves applause, but suffering virtue
demands our sympathy Let the Os
tracism vyhich excludes Gen. Hull from
the pale of honor be condemned, and
the veteran once more be restored to
fame and favor—no matter where the
fault lies—let that too be forgotten, if
peace and national dignity require it;
but suffer not justice to slumber until
his grey hairs are gone down to the
grave, and until those who shared the
anguish of his wounded spirit are be
yond the reach of consolation. It would
give the heart of the NOBLE LA
FAYETTE the purest pleasure to take
his compatiiot once more by the hand
and sav,’ we both have sufftred con
tumely and reproach, but our characters
are vindicated, let us forgive our en
mies and die m Christian peace and lovt
with all mankind .”
SOLITUDE,
Can well be fitted, and lit right, but uporu
very few persons. They must have knowl
edge enough of th world, to seethe follies
of it; and virtue enough to despise all vanity.
JV 0. 9.