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happiness oiiJ for the peace antf pros* peritjr of the United States. In behalf of the Cherokee Nation, we have the honor to be,' Sir, very re- spectfully, your obedient servants,. jnq; ross. , GEO. LOWREY. WM. HICKS. MAJ. RIDGE. His Ex. Wm. Carroll; Governor of Tennessee. Present. Mr. Boudinott:-—fcy a resolution of the Board of Managers, ol the Sun day School Society, it is made my duty to send you ihe following Re port, which you are respectfully re quested tt> insert in the Phoenix. D. C. M’LEOD Cor. Sec. M. Wesley, Sept. 1th 1829. The First Annual Report of the • Board of Managers of the Gherokee t Sunday School Society at Mount Wesley,auxiliary to the Sunday School (Juion of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The right education of youth is a iubject of primary iiitiporlance; and Os soon as the tender germ begins to bud, and the opening flowers show themselves, the hand of cultivation ihould be extended, that the rising foliage, being entwined around virtue, might grow up to maturity. When ever the improvements of the young v blind is neglected, it becomes a bar ren desert, overrun with briers and thorns, and it is then that the seeds of vice are sown, which take such deep hold, and which are so ruinous and destructive in old age. Early, then, should the precepts of morality be taught, and the pure principles of Christianity imbibed, that their benign influence might properly mould the heart, form the mannei's, and di rect the life. The knowledge, fear, love, and service of God constitute the true dignity of man, and is that by tvhich he holds his destined rank in the scale of moral excellence; and which alone can qualify him to add to ihe felicity of his fellow-creatures To aid the Missionary cause among tbe Cherokees, to prepare the ris ing generation to act well their part bare, and for higher destinies in the world to come, this Society has been organized; the institution of which we, the Board of Managers, hail as a hap py ora in oUr rhofral and ^religious im provements,' and cherish the must sanguine expectations that, ere it is Jong, these nurseries of piety will be planted in every place, when the light of the Gospel has shone among us. We feel grateful emotions of thanksgiving to the Father of mercies in presenting this our first annual Report, that, notwifstaudiUg w6 have laboured under difficulties for want of suitable books, and qualified teach ers to extend our operations, yet we Sre happy to say, that something has been done to promote (his noble cause. Theite are,'tit present, three schools Under, tbe superintendence of the Board, in successful operation, and which promise much and lasting bene fit to the youth of those neighbourhoods Sn which they are located The School at Asbury.consists of an aver age number of 20 scholars, who have made considerable improvements in spelling & reading, and have memo rized and recited, since about the first of last March, Si80 verses of scrip* and 31$answers in the Wesleyan Catechism. Two of the scholars have been happily converted to God, and We trust they will eternally rejoice for tbe gracious privilege of Sabbath School instruction. This school has 4 teachers, 2 recording secretaries, and one superintendent. The school at Mount Wesley is in a flourishihg condition, composed of a- bout 35 scholars* who have memo rized, in about 7 months last past, 2636 verses of the holy scriptures, And 1188 catechetical answers. The officers of this school are the Same in kirid & number with those at Asbury; TWo of the members of this school have recently professed to find “the pearl of great price.” The school at Sn-la-quo-jre has 20 scholars wbo have memorized 3000 verses of scripture and 1310 answers of catechism. This school has 2 teach ers, one clerk, & diie superintendent. The total number of Scholars in the 3 Schools is 75. Total nnmber of verses which have befeh recited is ‘7 f 345. Total amount of Questions & Answers recited u 28Tf. These three schosu have, in all, 2 Superintendents, 9 teachers, and 4 hfcording secreta ries. The amount of funds chntriLutcd tt> the Society by subscription is $7, 75 cents, 5 dollars of which have been sent to New York for hooks, and the balance remains in the bauds of the Treasurer. The Board of Managers feel very thankful for a donation of $16, 29 cents, received from the Rev. William M’Mahon, which has been' of essential service to the insti tution;* We have only to say in conclusion of this Report, that, from the incal culable good that has already been done by the formation of this Society, we have abundant reason to thank God, to take courage,& renew our exertions in prosecuting this “labour of love;” believing that time and great eternity will unfold, to our unspeakable dfe- light, the immense good accruing to the youth of tnis Nation from having received a religious education in those schools, in the establishment and support of which, we, in union with many others, have takeu an ac tive part. jCF*By a resolution of the Board, the Editors of the Christian Advocate and Journal, and Zion’s Herald, are hereby requested to give this Report an insertion in their paper. D. C. M LEOD, Cor. Sec. 'from, an httfentivedye may (race the web, like a very fine thread of silver, as it issues from the body of the in sect, and pusses w ith a velocity truly astonishing through the air. The different, kinds of spiders, commonly termed-geometrical spiders, from the regular shape of their webs possess this power; but whether it is peculi ar to them', or not, we do pot know,— New York Evening Yost. •30 dollars 6 1-4 cts. were contributed to the support of the institution at the conclu sion of the Anniversary, which was held at Mount Wesley on the 4ih 4 inst. :o .o :o:o :o :o :o: —— Srf'QGKlN i AJClDENr. Last week Mr. John Gain, Tan ner of Beaver township, having occa sion to leave his bark-mill, went out, leaving bis daughter Maria, a child a- bout two years and six months old, playingiu the building. On his return after an absence of a few minutes, he found that the child had accident ly fallen into tbe mill.anJ was literal ly ground to atoms, Ihe heavy roller having passed twice over its body.— Onion Times. It is stated that the late Governor Ridsely, of Maryland, has, by his will, emancipated all his slaves to the number of upwards of four hundred. Those who have attaiued the age of twenty-eight years, are to be free im mediately; such as are over forty flve to have some provision made for their support out of his estate; & those of the younger class are to he free, the males at t\venty*elgh' yeafs of age, and the females at tweuty- five. Flying Spiders.—It is mentioned in a laie French paper, that in a memoir read by M. Virey before the Academy of Sciences, the author stated that he had seen spiders, when thoir progress was interrupted by a brook or Othfer obstacle, raise them selves in the air and ntofe along for a distance of ten or twefVe feet, with out bein£ assisted by Web, wind, or any elictrfcal action. AJf. Virey ac counts for this curious effect by sup posing that the spiders’, by usihg their feet as fishes do tins, gathering them together and throwing them out again quickly, have the power of swimming through the air. The theory is in genious enough, but we rather in cline to believe that the circumstance which acca&ions it may be much more satisfactorily accounted for iu another way. Several kinds of spiders, when their course is interrupted by water or some other impassable obstacle, as stated above, have the power of eject ing into the air a very thin, and, in many cases, invisible web, which floats alone in nearly a horizontal po sition, until the end comes in contact with some object, to which it imme diately and firmly adheres. The spi der then, after fastening the other extremity, safely mounts on this deli cate bridge, and with a motion not un like that described by M. Virey, seeiris actually to swim through the air. The reader, who is desirous of witnessing this singular property of the ingenious little animal of whioH we speak, may easily make the ex periment, by putting ope on a straw or small stick, placed upright in a saucer or basin of water. After run ning up and down the place of its confinement several times, till ap parently satisfied that the water en tirely surrounds it, the anxious prison er moqnts to the top of the straw, and immediately begins to throw out his web as we have stated. If the spi der be of a pretty large size, ana a favorable position with regard to light be chosen to view his operations 81MMARY Count Diebitsch, who commramls the Russian forces, is under 56 yeats of age—he is a German by birth, h soldidr of fortune, ana sun-in law of the famous Barclay de Tolly, wild commanded the Russians iu 1812 and 1813. To judge by the event, is an error al) abuse, and all commit; for, in eve ry instance, courage, if crowned with success, is heroism! if cloud -d by de feat, temerity. Wlitin Nelson fougiu his battle in the sound, it was the re sult alone that decided whether he was to kiss a hand at a court, or a rod at a court-martial. A correspondent of a southern pay per complains that the trade iu th> United Stat annually melt up tar more than a million of dollars—.M>d‘ about one half of the amount ft A- merican half dollars. In Europe no person is permitted to nielf up the current lawful coin. • '' The Salina, N. Y. Herald, in spda'k- ing of an oratioiddelivered at Syracuse on the 4th, says, “It b known that almost every word, and \ford for woid of the oration, Was once delivered by the late eloquent Hoopfcr Cuoiining, at Albany, twelve yeats ago! on the 4th ot July, 1817; prifeted and pub lished in a pamphlet forth.” Among the recent arrivals at Ni agara, are mentioned an English gen- tleium, his lady and child, with seven servants and ten dogs. Tlia Cavaliers, during Cromwell’s usurpation, usually put a crumb of bread into their glass, anil before they drank it off, with'cautious ambiguity exclaimed, “God send this Crum well down.” In Stamford, Vt. 8 boar was re cently killed by Mr. Daniel Oaks and his son. The son shot and partially wounded the animal, ami he fell; but on the approach of Hie father with a club to finish the work of death, Bru in, in the most bear-faced' manner, seized the old man, and gave him a hug far too close for comfort. The son reloaded, ran to the father’s as sistance, and Mars head. The famous Christina of Sweden, slept only five hduis out of the twenty four. She was indifferent to chess, ato but little, drank water alone, attd would follow study or the efface 10 hours together braving all vicissitudes and severities of weather. She affec ted to despise her own sex, and for got that the tender devotedness Of wonfan is often superior in endurance to the boasted fortitude of man. Laudanum is said to give immediate relief In cases where one is stung by a bee. Sweet oil is also stated to be a good application. The sting, how ever, should first be removed. The Worcester Republican says—- Mr. Samuel Brihani, of Shrewsbury, has eighty years in successson, mown grass and made hiiy during each hay Season oil the farin on which he now lives. And what is quite remarkable he has been able the present season to cut his half acre of grass per day. This furnishes n practical illustra tion of the effect of temperance and steady hapits, which in an eminent degree have marked the whole course of this aged and worthy citizen. A Salem writer says that every f ;entleman who sees a lady too tightly need should inform her of it imme diately. The Massachusetts Aurora says, that every such lady should box every such gentleman’s ears. This is the way the Yankee editors talk about the ladies. The editor of the Androscoggin Fiee Press says that the other day fie saw. seventy-five ox teams, eao|i C ou- tainmg fifteen females, all it whom were going a blue berry-ing\ If, aays a distinguished ai/thor, religion were every where else explo ded, it should and would retain its place in the heart of woman. The Three Doctors.—An eminent author saith “There are three doctors Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Mer- ryraan; they are reported to be ex cellent physicians, and if kr'pt at a C<Jii4Tant pension, thdi?' fees will nit be very costly. The Three Greatest Generals.—At a celebration on the 4th of July last, in Hamilton, Ohio, the following toast was drank;—TAe Three Greatest Gen erals that ever commanded ill the Unit ed Stales—Getfernl Peace; General Plenty, and General Satisfaction. It is slated iif the daily Advertiser that 75 graduates of Yale College, at New Haven, are supposed to bo how living, who took their degrees before tho Declaration of American Indepen dence. Tbe oldest of them is a gra duate of 1759. A correspondent suggests that in these pinching times for money, the fair sex should take compassion on tho men, and form forthwith, “An an- ti-kulics-dress-too*eXtrvagantly Sotic* to.” *.i, The number of personts directly interested in the British funds, is two hundred and seventy-five thousand— • exclusive of those interested in Sav ings Banks, of those who receive di vidends, through the intervention of .trustees, or those whose stock is ves ted in the names' of tho officers of the Courts of Exchequer and Chan cery. Mrs. Royall has paid her fine, and given security to keep the peace. Her securities arc stilted, by the Washington correspondent oftheU. S. Gazette, to be Major Lewis, the second Auditor—Dr. Jones, the Post Master of Washington, Mr. Henson, a clerk in one of the public offices, and Major Eaton, tlie Secretary ol War. The First Meeting Hoctee in Hub- bardston has been robbed of the bell rope ar.d part of the trifcmings of the pulpit in the night season. Tbe Se lectmen offer $200 fbr the detection of the pepefrator. sent a ball through (im tk*i; MvsL.n ts, 1829. DEriP* Df-I! Hcds RJJ «M,T0-4 O*- C*R DKiVO- KTA DI.O.-UT. IVJl- .na J6dr, qiiTrietcHr 5 o\«Tpg?Tc»\x'./iT.— D4 I-P 60-TT O‘ii.4 Goiy DU- wfiy i«4t; o’s*i*iot;jT o ) uz o-e>aw-a dh- SET. DSO- RA 0 3 Et»3.r’ O 5 PL*I0-4 or Dpa* Ds«mT, o>4*4'4 b'LEdart'.i.i <p- C.R, D4Z O’q-RAT. TDleif4TZ, tUrBW- JIT (Ph TCre<PGSy UrBA-I'*’ Dlr^Vi T* G?6x>Jl 0»X.qq.l. o-a.tsifz Getty* qo£s R-4 o^AbSAvi O'irf- t caR. oxy' DavV(3ir i-4t. ts-cAci. Go\vp<* q,$« t°A<f b’CLR, vh’hfixhJiyi. a- ODIoc^SAT. 0“5K9«»4*& I-D, £- Axgpotf DXcriii(»a»s, djmjm. irA-aT thto-r* eiPi^WAPT G^y TGraa ody irS4\VotS, G»y*Z tyMWofciJolAT DT.T,^ ; Dyhr4J?4^ cewR dxsfcP. G<8*V*Z 0-CVL«r O s r*J»*A4 GovBcd ©p <J- AT<r> RA T0 J t#VlT RS\V tf. G- ©o«y o’setA'i’ pMt. q<as r»s o a t»E®cr«4zi ^»i4P D^s«a b- thPAP cri-'oZXA o’vtiir (pry qw4** RAoi.I SE<V4T RPoM*.T. TSPT, P MT* 0 3 «4:>G--V* Tlr- C7hA4 O’SfhT. Lm)4J6 Ar<*4 ^«y^P- 4i 1 *84, n^S^Styix eX?ot t..'lPT, derJi'V* *RT. yR^Z DP^ trJl-aT G4 1 - D4 I>yh- V'-tT, eiiyar^z Dyc*3r«y.— IC40 R<»» TGPwSA4.S tSy^-UoP. SIp- ^lo»E<Sfyi» f«R4)A.l I-4cS4 DS4^)(j«ET. PROSPECTUS OF THE BIBLICAL INQUIRER. T HE undersigned propose to publish' a Avork upder the above title, which vill be principally devoted to the interpre tation of the U:ble. They do not mean by tins, that the pieces which the work shall contain* will all bp merely exegetical.— Whatever may contribute directly to fur nish the Biblical student with the tner.ns of exegesis, it \V»11 be a leading design of the proposed work to exhibit. It is well known to every one who has any considerable acquaintance with Sa cred Literature, that there is extant a great number of essays, critical; philologi cal, hermeneutical, geographical, chrono logical, historical, etc. in respect to the Scriptures, which lie dispersed iu nmner- oos volumes and tracts, publish 'd at dif ferent periods, and by many different au thors. Collections of these essays, more or less extensive, have not unfrequently been made and published on the continent of Europe. But most of. these comprise a great deal which is now superfluous, inas- much as, it has'been superseded by tbe la bours of recent critics, who have be-m more thoroughly versed, in. Sacred Literature. The republicatioD, therefore, of any col lection of essays such as are oo^v spoken ol, which was made some time since, pro bably would not meet With sufficient en couragement, at the prejent time, to re munerate the expense. Nor would it ef- *11 the good which is desirable. There are, however, in most ofthe cri. ticai collections to which a reference has now been made, some pieces that well merit a republicstion, aud which would be very useful to every stuJenf </th/& Ifik' ble. if these could be selected, and etw bodied in a convenient work of a moderabl price, they would iurnish an important apff paratus for sacred study, &. save the trou?-' ble and expense of procuring a gteai num ber of volumes, not a few of which are not Only costly, t) U t exceedingly difficult to be obtained. One object of the Biblical Inquirer, is; the publication of such a selection. Bui this is not the only one. It is designed that every number shall contain one or more Original pieces; and these will usual ly be on topics ponnected with the inter pretation ol the Scriptures, or else consist of direct explanations of the Scriptures themselves. Experiment has often shown, that the mel>c repudiation of pieces, how ever striking or useful they may in (hem* selves bp, will not create sufficient interest in the public mind, to sustain such an un dertaking. Original matter, therefore; will be a prominent object, in respect to every nornner of the proposed work. The field o. Biblical investigation is boundmssy and then rlbver can bo a want ?»rJ nte,cs ^ n 8 flatter for publication.*— nether the editors of the present work will be able te supply, in any wav, that which.will interest and satisfy* the tf blical students ot our country, remains to be. proved by experiment. They can only promise to spare no efforts in their power*’ in order to accomplish this object. W here selections are repulmshed, if thei originals are German, French,' Greek, He brew, Syriac, or ^Arabic, they will be uni3 fonnly translat ed. Such pieces also us are written in Latin, which is full of modern idiom, and is difficult to be read, unless by tbe metre experienced philologist, will be translated. But where (be Latin is easy, t he original itself will occasionally be pub; lished; unless it should ap|>ear from expo- periment that the Biblical students of our country would prefer another method of publication. But Where the editors select any piec<i whatever, it is not their intention merely to republish it; whether translated or not.— Most pieces published abroad, need some adaptation tq ourown country and the pres/ cnl times. 'Some pieces, very valuable ihj, most respects, cttnt5in bentirrents, now anif then, which need Correction,’or explana tion,or additional support. It is intended* that they shall be always adr.jited.to Amerb can readers, by additions of such a nature, as shall be needed; which, however, wtlf be carefully disfirigui'shdd from the origin*' als. It may be proper to add, that.altfioiigii the y;ofk is designed principally for urn use of such as devote some portion of their studies to the critical investigation oftlic Scripthres, it is not intended that it should be exclusively devoted to this pitr* pose, Occasional essays of a Doctrinal nature, and nlsp on subjects pertaining to’ Eeclesiaslical History arid Sacred Rheto ric, will be Insetted, in order to give va riety and interest to the whole. The work is not designed to be of an ephemeral character. The editors aim at comprising in it, what will be useful at any future period as well ar the present. Of course, they do not wish the public to un4 dtirstand, that the Biblical Inquirer is to take the form of a Review. Reviews ol* books will be a subordinal, object with them ai, d will be attended to more in the v/ay of brief critical notices, than any other. When the principles of' bocks become matters, of nicussion.. then, a review of them may be deemed expedient or neec^ sarv. At the close cf every number, will be added £ list of aay new and interesting works on criticism or theology, published in Europe or clswhere, with a* brief desig nation of their cbajacte^, when it is known, in order that every Biblical student may become acquainted with what is doing among critics and theologians, with res pect to the interests of sacred leanf* mg. Every essay will hare the name of the" writer or translator affixed to it. In this way, the public will know on whom to fi£ the responsibility of any erroneous sent> ments or adventurous opinions. The editors do not intend to be responsible for t{ie correct ness of all that is published; and they expressly reserve to thepiselves the. liberty of adding notes or comments on driy sentiment or affirmation, whi"h they may think to be erroneous, or not well Support; ed; It is obvious, that tbe kind of printing which such a work will demand, most be l'arfmore expensive St tronblesoirie than an ordinary English page, It willbe impossible therefore, with any rational prospect of evte* en a very mod rate remuneration, to make the work as cheap as a mere Englist) work of the same, extent might be afforded. The sale of of the work, even if it should suc ceed well, cannot be expected, at the most, to be more than very limited. It is not proposed as a matter of gain, but as a help to the student of the Bible, which may be ofsome utility in promoting the important objects which he has in view. M. STUART. C. E. STOWE., Andover* Theol. Scm. Aug. 18, 1829. CONDITIONS. 2. The work will be published quarto Iv, each number to contain, on an average, about 250 pages. 2. For convenience* sake, the form will be in duodecimo, like that of the most popw ulu- critical works on the cautlnent of Eu rope. 3. Tbe prjee to subscribers willl be one dollar for each number, payable always when the same is delivered. 4. The publication will commence, as soon as a sufficient number of subscriber* is procured to afford ' a prospect of remu»- nerating the expenses.- IdPCoramunicatioris respecting this* wot k may be addressed (postage paid) to Ftuoa and Goolb, Jtndovfr,