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BATTLE OF .VAJT&RLOO.
Translated from the French of an Eye Witness
lor the American Annual Register.
At break of day the army formed, and
was snrpn*ed to discover that the English
had noi only maintained their positions of
the preceding evening, but evinced an in
tention of defending them. Bonaparte, who
had seemed to fear that (hey would escape
him in the night, was extremely rejoiced at
discovering tnem in the morning; and una
ble to conceal his satisfaction, exclaimed to
those around hitr.—“ Ah—l have them then
—lhpse English!”
With ihe imprudent impatience which
has always characterized him, he then urg
ed the march ol the columns which were
in the rear, and without waiting to receivi
any further information, without knowing
either the exact distrioution or the force of
the enemy, without bein£>cerlain that the
Prussian army was kept in check by the
corps of Grouchy, he resolved to attack im
mediately. The French army, which con
fiisted of four corps of infantry, including
the guard, and ihree corps of cavalry, pre
sented an effective force of perhaps 1 20,000
men Alum’ ten o’clock the whole of tin
force was assembled upon the heights p u
allel to those which were occupied by the
English army, whom w discovered in posi
tion upon the plaleaox in Iront of the tores’
of Soignes upon which the entire line rest
ed. We perceived towards (he centre, in
rear of the village of M >ont St. Jean, strong
masses ot infantry, in whose front it was ea
sy to distinguish redouble, as the colour of
the earth recently turned up, was different
from that of the general surface. These
masses crowned ao expensive plateau, which
extended on both sides along the skirls of
the forest, diminishing gradually irt breadth,
and was covered with batteries. The
right of the English army rested upon the
village of Merk ■ Braine, having in its from
the farm ot Hougoumont surrounded by a
thick wood, intersected with many ravines
or deep sinuosities. Its left extended far
towards Wavres. covered likewise by a ra
vine, and the farm of La Ilaye Sninte. Ex
cepi upon the great plateau which vve re
girded a? (he centre of the army, few
tro p- were visible ; hut it ought to have
been supposed, as the event proved, that
they were concealed in the gorge which di
vided the plateau from ‘heforest, and in the
for* l *! itself.
The head quarters of Lord Wellington
were at Waterloo, in the rear of his lines,
which stretched, as we have seen, across
the roads ot Brussels and Nivelles.
Scarcely had the French troops formed
when Bonaparte, who had placed himself
on the top of an eminence a little distance
from the farm where he had spent the pro
ceding night, on the right of the road, and
from which he could distinguish even
movement, gave orders for the (ire to open
He walked along with folded arms, a little
in front ol his staff, who were grouped be
hind him The whole day was blustering
and at intervals rainy.
The 2d corps was placed on the left and
marched against the farm ot Hougoumont.
The Ist rested its left upon the road, and
attacked the centre ; the Gth held the rigtit.
The guard was in reserve upon the heights
The cavalry was dispersed upon these dis
ferent points; hut its strongest columns
were with the wings, particularly the right
Towards noon the first cannon were tired
from the French line, and numerous (trail
leurs were detached to bring on the action.
The tell bri-klv attacked the farm of H in
goumonl, the walls of which had been per
forated by the infantry • hut occupied it in
force and (ought with extreme obstinacy.
Ai the same time biiitalli>>ns and quadrou
attacked the masses placed behind the
farm and who continually reinforced it.
After an hour’s fighting, the English ap
pearod to retire a little, arid the French
drew nearer; the artillery advanced, along
the whole line, and the column* followed
It was soon after announced that strong
masses were to make a charge with the hay
onet upon Mount St. Jean, whilst the naval
ry on the wings was to debouch and attack
the pieces of artillery which appeared but
weakly supported We waited impatiently
for this important movement, the success of
which, we promised ourselves, woold he
complete; but it was delayed by the ohsit
Daev with which the English maintained th
villages that’ covered their wings. They
continually sent battallions to reinforce the
farms of Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte;
these our cavalry several limes dispersed
on their march. The villages, however,
(hough assaulted with unexampled vigour,
still held out. Wearied at last with so ma
ny fruitless efforts to expel the troops which
occupied IJoiigoumont, we determined to
fire it, and at the same moment fresh foiees
were despatched against La Haye Sainte,
who after a long ami bloody combat, sue
ceeded in getting possession. At every
point the battle raged, with equal impetu
osity on both sides. The artillery wa
making frightful havock.
The points on which the wings of the
English army rested being now carried, the
F'ench crossed the ravine and approached
the English line, which poured upon them
a deluge of balls and grape. The cavalry
charged on the flauks. A formidable col-,
THE MISSIONARY.
| umn of attack advanced toward- Mount St.
Jean, whence issued a most destructive fire.
As Ihe cavalry ru-Ucd forwards to (he p| a i
teaux to carry the artillery, they were
charged in turn by (he cavalry of the ene
my which had concealed itself in the ravine,
and a horrible carnage ensued. Not a foot
of ground was yielded on either side. New
columns advanced and fresh charges were
made. Three times the position was on
the point of heing carried, and three times,
after performing prodigies of valour, the
French were driven back.
At this moment hesitation and uneasiness
became visible in the French army ; some
di-mounted batteries retired; numerous
wounded left ihe columns anil spread an
darm as to the issue of the battle ; a pro
’ >und silence succeeded to Ihe cries of exul
tation which the soldiers had sent forth,
-ore of marching to victory. With the. ex
‘■option of th ’ infantry of the guard, we had
seen all the troops engaged and exposed to
a murderous tire ; the action continued with
excessive violence, das yet had produced
no determinate result.
It was now near seven o’clock. Bona
parte, who had remained on the eminence
where, he had first taken his station, and
from which he could clearly see all that
passed, contemplated with a ferocious eye,
(be hideous spectacle of this butchery.
The more obstacles multiplied, the more
his obstinacy increased. He became exas
perated at so many unexpected difficulties;
and indifferenl about sacrificing an army
whose confidence in him was boundless, he
incessantly sent fresh orders to prpss for
ward with the bayonet. Repeated messa
ges were brought to him that the day went
oard; that the troops appeared worn out.
Lei them advance,” replied be, “ let them
advance.”
A general sen! (o advise him that his
position was untenable, being raked by a
battery ; and inquired at the same tirn
what he must do to escape so murderous a
tire. “ Take the battery,” replied he, and
turned his back upon the aid-de-camp. A
wounded Engii-h officer was brought to him
a prisoner. He asked, among other qties
lions, he strength of the English army;
‘he officer replied that it was very strong
and hud just received a reinforcement of
60.000 men. “So much the better,” said
Bonaparte, “ the more there are, the tnor.
we shall beat.'’ He spnt off numerous ex
presses with dispatches which he dictated
to a secretary, and often repealed with an
air of wildness, “ forget not to proclaim ev
pry where that the victory is mine.”
At this time, after all his efforts had prov
pd unavailing, it was announced to him tha
‘he Prussian columns were debouching on
our right flunk and menaced our rear
Resolutely incredulous on this score, he re
plied to the various messengers that they
were poor observers, and the supposed
Prussians none other than the corps of Mar
sbal Grouchy. It became necessary how
ever to yield to evidence, and admit the
‘ruth of (he statement, when these columns
fell upon our right wing. A part of the
sixth corpi was sent off to sustain this new
shock, until the arrival of Marshal Grouchy,
on whom be calculated with certainty. A
report was even circulated throughout the
army, that Grouchy was already in line.
The fact was that a part of the army of
Marshal Biueher having been concentrated
after the battle of the 16th in the neigh
hourhood of IVavre , had concealed its move
ments from Grouchy, aod being joined by
the fourth Prussian corps under the com
mand of General Bulotv, had advanced with
all speed to co-operate t.-ilb Lord Wei
lingfon.
Bonaparte, still inflexible, and thinking
that the moment had arrived for deciding
the fate of the day, formed a fourth column
of attack almost entirely composed of the
guard, and charged upon Mount St. Jean.
He had previously despatched orders to ev
erv point, to second this movement, on
which the victory depended. These vet
eran warriotirs assailed the plateau with
charucteristick intrepidity; the army was
electrified in every part, and the battle re
newed along the line. The guard charged
repeatedly, but was uniformly repulsed. |
Mowed down by a tremendous explosion of!
grape. these brave grenadiers closed their
thinned ranks with promptitude and cool
nes ; marching fearlessly, nothing could
stop them except death or severe wounds:
hut thp hour of ilefpat had come. Immense
masses of infantry, sustained by numerous
bodies of cavalry, to \vhm we had nothing
to opposp, since ours had been totally des
(rayed, rushed upon them with fury, and
surrounding them on all sides, admonished
them to surrender. “The guard never
surrenders—it dies,” was the reply. No
quarter wa giveu after this ; almost all fell
fighting desperately. This shocking mas
sacre lasted as long as their resistance,
which ceased only when i: was too obvious
ly fatal. The few survivors retreated in
disorder to their first position.
But whilst these events were passing in the
centre, the Prussian columns which had arrived
upon onr right, continued to advance and press
vigorously the few troops who wiere there to op
pose them. 3he sound of canon and inusquetry
was heard in the rear and gradually approached
nearer. Onr trrops fought but lost ground. The
right wing at leng'fi retrograded perceptibly, and ‘
ih- Prussians were upon the point of debouching j
upon the road ‘
Os all the disposition- and babit/whfoh *°rr’ i preaCh ‘ h o G ° f,,el ,0 creature.—/, Christ.
P which lead to po ideal prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports.- Washington.
MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK COUNTY, GEORGIA,) MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1824.
When it became known that the guard had
been repulsed ; when its battalions, scattered and
dwindled to a remnant, were seen in precipitate
retreat, a general pauick seized the army. It
broke in all directions, seeking safety in a head
long flight. Bonaparte, in despair, collected as a
last effort some battalions of the old and young
guard, which had not been engaged, and pushed
them against the enemy, now issuing in masses
from their position: but intimidated at what it
siv passing around, and overwhelmed by num
bers, this feeble reserve was soon routed.
The army then, spontaneously and at once,
abandoned its positions, and poured along like a
torrent; the artillery men deserted their pieces ;
the cannoneers and wagoners cut loose their hor
ses; the infantry, the cavalry, the troops of eve
ry description formed a promiscuous mass, all
flying lor safely along the road and across the
fields. A crowd of wagons which had been sta
tioned on each side of the road followed in this
precipitate flight, and rushing to one point block
ed up the passage. ,Vo point of rendezvous had
been indicated, and it was now too late to issue
any orders ; generals and other commanders, lost
in the crowd and swept along by it, were separa
ted from their corps ; nor did there exist a single
battalion behind which to rally. Since no pro
vision had been made to secure an orderly rt
treat, it was impossible to remedy this universal
confusion. A rout so complete could not be an
ticipated, and was hitherto unknown in the
french armies, numerous as had been their disas
ters.
The guard too, that immoveable phalanx,which
had, in our greatest reverses, invariably served as
a rallying point and rampart for the rest of the
army, was now overthrown and fled with ihe mul
titude. Every one struggled to save himself;
some pushed on to outstrip those before, whilsi
others collected in groups, and instinctively fol
lowed those in front; some were afraid to leave
the road and attempted to force a passage through
the wagons by which it was obstructed, whilst
others pursued tt.e plan of turning out to the
right or left as they thought safest. Fear exag
iterated the perils oi the moment; and the night
which supervened, although not very dark, con
tributed much to heighten the disorder.
The enemy, perceiving what passed, lost no
time in detaching a numerous cavalry in pursuit.
Whilst some squadrons took the road, and seized
upon the wagons which had not time to escape,
other formidable bodies advanced upon our
flanks. The carriages of the imperial household,
having remained at the farm where Bonaparte
had lodged,were the first prize which fell into the
hands ot the Prussians, together with a vast quan
tity of baggage. All the canon which had been
in battery, and the ammunition wagons attached
to them, had been left where they were stationed,
and fell into the power of the enemy about the
same time. I hus in less than half an hour, near
ly all the materiel of the army had disappeared.
In the midst ol this chaos, no one knew what
had become of Bonaparte. It was nsserted by
some that he had perished in the battle. When
this news was announced to a well-known gene
ral officer, he replied in the words of Megret after
the death of Charles XII. at Frederickstadt, “The
piece is finished.” Others pretended, that hav
itig made several charges at the head of the
Guard, he had been dismounted and taken pri
soner The same uncertainty rested on the late
of Marshal Key and most of the generals in chief.
\ great number declared that they had seen Bo
naparte pass, seeking his own safety in the midst
of the crowd ; and averred that they knew him
perfectly by his gray riding coat and his dappled
horse. This account was the true one.
We deeply bewailed the extinction of so beau
Gfill a host, made up as it was of the noble re
mains of so many magnificent armaments already
immolated by Bonaparte Indeed, if the inten
tion of involving them in total ruin could be im
puted to him, confirmation of it might he drawn
from the manner in which he conducted this short
and wol'ul campaign. But, we should rather at
tribute the enormous faults which he committed
to his want of skill, evidenced by his signal rash
ness, and to Ins well known and incorrigible habit
of advancing with blind confidence, without
weighiug plans or calculating chances.
It was from their knowledge of his leading tac
ticks, that the generals of the enemy determined
to lay the trap into which he tushed with pitiable
security. Whatever foreign bulletins may affirm,
for the purpose of exalting the glory of their gen
erals and the courage of their troops, it is evident
that the position ot Mount St. Jean had been re
connoitred, marked out, and prepared as tiie
spot to which the French army was to be drawn
and where the battle was to be fought. No one
indeed but Bonaparte always overweening, could
help perceiving the design. The retreat of the
English manifestly preconcerted, upon a position
so strong ; the obstinacy with which they main
tained it ; the facility which they enjoyed of
masking their troops and artillery in an immense
forest; and more than all, the redoubts and bat
teries which it was evident they had constructed,
would have inspired any other general with a sal
utary mistrust, or would, at least, have made him
suspect that this spot, instead ol being an acciden
tal stand, had been long and warily selected.
This idea would have been strengthened by no
ticing a wooden observatory erected upon a little
hill in Iront of the forest, from which, with good
glasses, could be discovered every thing that was
passing as far as Sambre, and which, destined no
doubt, to the end of watching our movements,
could not have been the work of twenty-four
hours. 1
_ both resisted, as it were, the evidence of
his own senses, and refused to listen to the ad
vice of some of his generals, who endeavoured to
persuade him to permit the English quietly to
evacuate the forest, or to postpone the attack un
til the next day, if such was not their intention,
fatigued with long and painful marches, and har
assed, as 1 have said, by the incessant rain to
which they had been exposed during the night,
his troops were scarcely formed when he propel
led them upon the enemy, without giving them a
moment for refreshment. Persuaded (hat noth
iog could resist them, he made them attack an
impregnable position in front, and disdaining even
the common manoeuvres which would have ren
dered their approach less perilous, he gave them
up, with his usual callousness, to the murderous
fire of the many batteries by which it was defend
ed. Enraged at the resistance that he met with,
and still madly aimiug at the ememyfs line, he 1
caused all his cavalry to advance and charge at 1
any cost. In lets than an hour they had perished, i
cut to pieces by the cavalry of the euemy, and
swept away by their grape shot. By this cruel
and prodigal s&crihce, he deprived himsell of the
means of pursuing the English, had he afterwards
defeated them.
Instead of yielding to the admonition given by
his enormous losses, of the force and projects of
the enemy; instead of then taking measures for
the safety of at least part of his army, he descend
ed furiously from the plateau whence he had di
rected its operations, put himself at the head of
the guard, and continued to exact from them the
performance of impossibilities, until they disap
peared from his sight in the midst of a whirlwind
of flight and carnage.
All was then lost; and the destruction of the
French army became so much the more unavoid
able, from their right flank being turned and no
arrangement made for a retreat. Bonaparte alone
understood not the crisis. He still wished to
press forward, and collected a few scattered troops
to renew his attack upon the centre. An incon
ceivable folly I— to hope that a few battalions
would overthrow forces which bad just baffled his
whole army
Vet this is he who is considered the greatest
captain of the age ! His title is no doubt good, if
to gain a battle, it be sufficient to make men rush
upon and massacre each ether without plan or a
calculation of cost. At mount St. Jean, Bona
parte unquestionably displayed hie utmost skill,
lor he was too deeply interested in the victory
not to strain his highest powers The alternative
is then left, of confessing that he owed his previ
ous victories to chance, or that he was insane on
the 18th of June; for his airangenients on that
day can only be considered as ski’ful, on the sup
position, that he intended to have his army entire
ly destroyed. Such is the opinion expressed by
some of his general officers the most capable of
judging; who uuable to conceal their astonish
ment or restrain their indignation, exciaimed dur
mg the action: This man has lost himself—be is
mad !
The battle of Mount St. Jear. was one of the
most destructive that ever has been fought. The
French army consisting of 120,000 men, was after
having performed prodigies of valour, almost en
tirely destroyed; 300 pieces of artillery, all the
caissons and carriages, together with an immense
number of prisoners, fell into the hands cl the en
ferny ; more than 20,000 Frenchmen were stretch
ed upon the field, horribly mangled with grape
shot. Ihe English, likewise, suffered a heavy
loss, but not so severe as (hat of the French, ow
ing to the advantage of their position. The num
ber of slain, however, in the whole allied army,
may be estimate.’ at 20,000. We are induced to
believe that at the commencement of the action,
the two armies were equally strong in point of
numbers, but the English had the superiority, as
‘bey were attacked in their entrenchments, and
still more by reason ol the effectual co-operation
ol the Prussians at the moment when the affair
was about to be decided.
MISSIONARY.
PAl,E*Ti>. E vllSbluN.
Extract of a letter from the Rev. Pliny Fisk to
the editor of the (Northampton, Mass.) Oracle.
Jerusalem, December 20, 1823.
“ If you could spend a few days with me
I have no ‘doubt I could show you scenes
and stale to you facts which would interest
you very much. In the morning I would
show you, from my window, the two domes
that cover the place of crucifixion and the
supposed sepulchre of onr Lord, and beyond
this to the east the dmne ot Omar’s mosque,
on Mount Moriah where the temple ol Sol
‘"non stood; and still larlher east beyond
the brook Cedron, the Mount of Olivp*
We would first visit the Church of the sep
ulchre w hich is only 100 or 150 steps from
my room. There you would see supersti
non in its living forms; the apartments full
of pictures or images, hooded monks and
cowled friars horning lamps and saying mas
ses at the pretended holy places, nothing
natural, all the work of art, bigotry and tg
norance ; happy if, at the time ol your vis
it, Christians ol the different sects were not
quarrelling about some relick, or some ho
ly spot, and the Turkish soldiers who guard
the door interfering wilb “swords and
staves.” From ihe Church we would go
to visit the goveruour of the city, who lives
on the spot where the castle of Antonio
stood and where probably Pontius Pilale
lived. After smoking a pipe and drinking
a cup of coffee with him, we would take a
view of the area of Mouul Moriah from (he
terrace of the gnvornour’s house, which
stands on the north-west corner of it. In
this area now stands the mosque of Omar
A Christian cannot enter the area on pain
of death. At Ihe north east corner of it we
would look at the pool of a res
ervoit, say 300 feet long, half that in width,
and 30 deep, (I speak from conjecture.)
Thence we would walk over Mount Be
thesda aod return to our room. Then we
would visit the splendid convent of tbp Ar
menians on thp north side of Mount Zion,
and thence going east we should find the
lineal descendants of Abraham, living be
tween Zion and Moriah, their rabbies in i
little rooms, with shelves on all sides load t
ed with Talmudical hooks, clothed perhaps
in rags and living dirt. Walking through
their quarter east we come to the wall of
the mosque, where the Jews, by paying
SIOO a year, are allowed to go on Friday
and sit in the street and read their books
and look at the place where they believe
the Schechinah formerly appeared. A sec
ond day would give ns opportunity to visit
Gethspmune, Mount Olivet, Bethany, (be
vallies of Jehoshaphat and the son of Hin
noin, the fountain of Siloah and the field
Aceldama. A third day would give us time
to visit Bethlehem, and a few days more
would give you opportunity to see some
thing of the odd costumes, the strange man
ners, and the depraved and degraded char
acters of the Turks, the Jews and the nom
inal Christians who inhabit Jerusalem.
Would to God there were also some tro
phies of the true gospel to be seen. But
alas! as yet we could show the Christian
visiter only the trophies of sin and errour.
You would not, however, view without in-
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lerest tn> depot, a small room well filled
with scripture* and tract* in variou* langua
ge*. But i remember that a wide ocean
separate* us, and instead of walking around
Zion together, and kneeling in prayer on
Mount Calvary, we can only pray for each
other by letter to faithfulness in our Chris
tian course. Let us do both often, and may
God graciously hear our prayers.
Believe me truly yours,
PLINY FISK.
From the Boston Recorder.
LETTER FROM MR. FISK,
To a Clergyman in the vicinity op Boston.
Jerusalem, Feb. 20 1824.
My dear Brother,—l have lately receiv
ed an interesting letter from a highly val
ued correspondent, and I think some ex
tracts Irotn it may be gratifying to you, arid
perhaps also to our other friends. Dr.
Kennedy, the writer of the letter, is a Sur
geon connected with the British troops in
the Mediterranean. He is of the Scotch
Church, and he and Mrs. Kennedy were
our constant hearers and intimate friends
to Malta. They left for the Greek Islands
about the time that I left for Egypt. The
letter is daled “ Cephalonia, J\ r ov 8, 1823.
“M v dear Sir, — We have heard of \ou
from Mr. Temple that your success has
been great distributing the Scriptures in
Egypt, but we are so much out of all reli
gtoti- s.iciety, that we know nothing of the
particulars of your journey. We have few
“rno journals sent ns, and though C
• s a faithful and excellent correspondent,
the news ol the little Christian Society at
Malta chiefly occupies his attention. This
is perhaps as it should be, for it is better to
enter heartily into the little things in which
you are engaged yourself, than to sit plun
ning grand politico-Christian vipws, while
little or nothing is done towards their accom
plishment. We have already lived, since
we left Malta, in four different Islands.
We have certainly seen a good deal ard
made many observations, but my official du
ties have been so greal that I have been
able to do hut little good. I sold se.veral
Bthles in Paso and commenced giving ac
tivity to the little Society there—when 1
was removed to Santa Maura. I sold there
100, and had prevailed on the men of influ
ence to have a meeting to form a Bible So
ciety, when 1 was ordered here. I have
lain quiet for some time, owing to venous
reasons, till lately that I have sold 25 dol
lars worth ol Bibles and have spoken to the
Regent about a Society, and written to Mr.
Lowndes for books. If I continue here
for some time, which at present appears
probable, I shall, I hope, be able with the
blessing of God, to excite the attention of
the Greeks to this most important subject.
I have also distributed a great number of
ihe tracts printed at Mr. Temple’s press,
and in some instances with marked advan
tage. In Santa Maura, the “Diaryman’s
Daughter,” printed at your press iu Malta,
gave so much delight thai some of the
hgihet men in the place carried it in their
pockets, and read it or shewed it to one an
other, and Dr. Politi, the Superintendent
of all Ihe lonian Lancastrian schools, wished
it introduced into them, with the addition
of a vocabulary to explain Ihe mure difficult
words. Since we cam.- here, we have had
Professor Bambas as our Teacher of Grpek.
He left the Moiea some time ago on account
of dissentions, and employs himself here in
teaching a school. He is one of the m"*t
enlightened Greeks I have seen, and re
members you and Mr. Parsons with much
affection. He intends writing to you. |
am beginning to sell Bibles here, for at first
I though-. I should effect nothing. I have
within >he last fortnight sold four copies of
the Septuagint at live dollnrs each, aud
have written to Mr Lowndes for copies of
the Italian, French, English, Greek & He
brew Bibles. I have been engaged within
these two months past in teaching three De
ists and one nominal Christian,the doctrines
of Christianity. They have all gotton in
struction, but it does not appear to have
made any serious impression on anv of them
except one, who, I trust, will finish by be
coming a real convert to Christianity.
They are all officers. We have had Lord
Byron here fur these (wo months, who is
on his way to aid the Greeks. I have had
several long and very interesting conversa
tions with hisLord>hip on the subject of reli
gion.
I here is an ample field in these seven
Islands for several missionaries. The peo
ple are ingenious, lively, and many of them
intelligent, but in every thing that relates
to the doctrines of Christianity aod much
more to the practice of them,’they are la
mentably ignorant. There is not a priest
io the whole Island accustomed or capable
of giving what we call a sermon, and Bm
---bas, who has preached twice since he came,
offered to teach gratuitously (be ancient
Greek and the grammer of tbe modern to
as many priests as would come to him, but
only one priest came.
You and Mr. King must have seen many
things to increase your knowledge and ex
perience of life in your frequent wander
ings, nor can you have failed to improve in
Christian grace and knowledge. Wher
ever you go you carry with you our con
stant sincere wishes and frequent prayers
for your temporal and spiritual health and