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Jaurselvc 1 fro® idolatry k. opposing seels.
i'he Messiah, when he cone*, shall have
the creation in his hauJ, and ivdl receive to
himself the professors of his faith, and will
destroy hn enemies. He will came with
the sound of a trumpet, announcing; his ap
pr > .'.h.’ Os Islam, it says, that you must
avoid it—it is false. The Sadra Raba, is a
book containing 464 pages, written in Sa*
bean characters, which resemble, very
much, the Chaldee.
The latest news from Mr. W. is contain
ed in a letter written by turn to Malts, dated
Mshaaira, ao island near Bassorah 2£d On.
1824. In it he says,
Yesterday 1 was attacked by a most vio
lent shivering cold fever, & rha ve even to
day little chance to aacape if. I have been
now tire months at Bassorah, in the house
bf Captain Taylor, the British resident of
this place, (Bassorah,) and political agent
of the Honourable F.at Ir.dia Company for
the whole of the Arabian Turkey. If 1
had not been in his hon.se through God’s es
pecial favour, in all probability I should not
have got over my I’slness. I sail with the
first ship from ’Bassorah to Bushire, and
from thence to Shiraz, or rather to the ru
ins of Shiraz, for you will have heard that
the earthquake has scarcely left one single
house standing. The reports, from every
quarter, of the wickedues* of the inhabi
t ints of Shiraz, lead one to suppose thatj
event was a judgement of the Lord. The
Persians are tolerant in religion, for they
haiw no religion at h!L The tyranny ol
the Persian government is greater than
that of the Sultan. Even the late Mr Rich
was insulted at Shiraz. From Shiraz 1 in-;
tend to go to Ispahan, Sonvan, Ecb Miazin, J
Total, &c. Should the Lord God please
!o take away my life, in the course of my j
missionary journey, I hope that I may die
in ardent love towards my Saviour Jesus !
Christ; and in love towards .yon
Yours, JOSEPH WOLF.
[.V Y. Rd Chron.
Religion among Seamen —The Editor of
the Mariners’Al giztne remaiks, lo Ihe last
number of his paper, that from present ap
pea[ancc9 lie is Jed to believe that God is
blessing those means of grace among sea
men, Bethel prayer meeting*. That fori
some -weeks past the Heelings have been’
more than su*Wy solemn, and seamen, in
greater numbers than formerly, are seen
docking to (he Beihe! lantern, and that a!
greater attention and an increase of feeling;
is observed among them. At these meet J
sngs interesting facts and anecdotes are j
rer.d shelving the dealings of God with cer
tain sailors, their joy in believing, the great J
services they have rendered the cause of!
Cnrist, and iheir observance of ihe holy J
Sabbath at sea. The seamen ap I
pentad to be deepsy impressed witJ) these !
relations. We rejoice to sav, says Mr. j
Traair, that the cause is looking tip. Oor j
friends already appear to be waking from !
steep, and seamen around us begin to feel j
*he importance es Attending lo the things j
that belong to their everlasting peace.
Ibid, j
Troai the American baptist Magazine forScpt. 1
—i
LATEST FROM THE GERMAN !
MISSION.
Extract of a Letter from. Mr. Hough to the J
Rev. Dr. Stang'iton, dated. Serampore , Feb j
ruary 9, 1325.
After tire capture of Rangoon, every
means was u j ed by Sir A. Campbell, the
commander in chief, lo induce the inhabi
tants to return and resume their former oc
co-patrons nnder the protection of the But
isti government ; but 1 am sorry to say,
without success. Since ihe capture of Ran
goon, Merge, Tavoy, and Martaban, have.
. successively fallen into the hands of the
English ; and in these places a greater pro
portion cf the inhabitants have, as 1 learn
fronethe papers, returned as subjects of the
new authorities. The Island of Cbiduha
vs also under the British flag. While Ran
goon ar.d other places on the s a a coast re
main occupied by the'forces which entered
the dominions by that quarter, two other
armies ate penetrating them, one from
Chittagong, and the other from Ass'im
The -ultimate ol j- cl of these forces t the
capita', which they will probably reach in
two ot three months. The Barmans ap
pear resolved to defend them*e.lvea to the
j.'.st, ar-d although they have not been sue-■
■'esstul in a ring!e instance, but on ihe con
’racy, have fallen by thousands, yet it can
not well be supposed, that the rulers of the
nation wilt yield cnlil their capital shall be
captured.
it will be to yon, as it ha been to me, a
painful consideration, that not a single word
of intelligence has been or could he gained
from our friends at Ava. It is now a year
since brother Judson has written to me
Your last letter from him probably bore
the same date ns his last tome. The only
report which I have heard is, that foreign
on generally at Ava were imprisoned.—
Knowing the disposition of the Borman go
vernment, and remembering the treatment
which 1 received from them at (be taking
of Rangoon, I cannot indulge any hopp on
•nixed with tears. A* we were, so were
‘hey, and still are in the Lord’s hands
They may be spared and carried through
many difficulties.
Extract of a Letter from Mr. Lautson to Dr.
Baldwin’ dated Calcutta , Feb. 10. 1825.
We bare received no further intelligence
from oar dear friends at Ava. I helievp the
JHurnoaus will not lie able to offer an effec
tive resistance to the British troop* which
lire now entering Aracan. How happy
ehail I be to be able to communicate the
news of peace, and how much more so lo
be able to convey to you the pleasing in
telligence of the safety of your missiona
ries. We |ocg, yet almost dread. hear
from Ava. Oup troops are near Muuni
pore, and expect soon (o reach that plat#
and we have an idea, that the firs* news
from Ay a, may come by way of Muuntpore.
We constantly pray for the Missionaries—
God x able to deliver.
Moravian Missions. —The last number of
the United Brethren’s Missionary Inietli.
gencer contains the report of the Synodal
Committee appointed lor the management
of the missions of the Brethren among the
heathen, for the year 1824. From this
document it appears that the whole number
of their missionary settlements at the close
of that year was 34, and the number of mis
sinnanes employed, including females wa
170. Os thee, 72 were stationed in the
English and Danish West India Islands, 35
id South Africa, 26 on the coast of Lahra
dor, 17 in Greenland, 10 in Surinam and Pa
ramaribo, and 8 among the Delawares in
Upper Canada and the Cherokee?.
At the close of the year 1322,'he brethren
were in debt on account of their mission*
to the amount of $7,694 44, but the extra
ordtnary contributions from England -and
Scotland have not only enabled Ibetn to
pay off this debt, but left a balance of $531
33 in favour of the mi*-ion- Encouraged
by the assistance so liberally ex>nded to
them, the Committee have determined up
;on the formation of new settlements in
I Greenland, Jamaica, nnd South Africa.
[CAriinan Mirror.
A PROBLEM,
Slated to a Swearer by a Clergyman.
i Clergyman. —You appear to be a man ofj
! inforinati >n, and capable of assigning a good j
! reaon for what you say or do; permit me
j to ask for an answer to a certain problem.
Swearer. Sir; 1 shall be happy to ren
tier you auy information which is in my:
’ power. Will you state your problem ?
C. The problem is simply this, Sir. 1
What inducement has the swearer to take the ‘
name of God m vain : The liar {dead-, ns’
: a motive and inducement, the advance of
j his temporal interests. 7'he unchaste person
; plead*, a s a motive and cxcu-e, the force ;
jof the passions.— The robber pi ends distress,
las bi motive nod excuse.— The murderer ‘
; pleads the violence of temper, ns an ex
j cu*e for the perpetration of his crime, i
I Bnt none of these motives or excuses, in
sufficient as they are, can be urged hv the 1
; swearer; ye', what nidkes th* problem!
’ more difficult of solution is, that by swearina !
j a man does not strengthen our confidence I
1 in his word, but rather weaken* it ; for I al-1
! way* observe that a mao's word i doubted j
i when he begins In swear. Ry swearing, j
; he does not prove himself to bp a gentle> j
i man; all men admit ibat it is an ungentle ;
manly practice: nor is (here any one ad-;
vantage to he gained by it. Are you able !
to throw any light oo this subject, which;
may jatifj’ or excuse the breaking a posi-1
five coioinaml of God f j.
S. i perceive Sir, tbe point of your re- j 1
mark*, ami thank you for Ibis fathfol re-!
proof, in which you have shews me. the !.
folly of a practice, to which, I am sorry to i *
say, I have been addicted. I muni confess
that there is no inducement for the svrear *
er to swear, and by the reasoning which t
you have introduced, l mu*t mhriti that, as ]
far as the violation of the command cf God I
is conceroed, ibe swearer is equally guilly i
with the liar, the unchaste, the robber, or, *
the murderer. Nay, even more so, a* he ‘ -
not oniy swears without a motive or induce- ]
rnent, hut against strong personal motives (
and inducements. I trust, Sir, I shall be
more careful in future.
Reader ! what do yon think of this pro
blem, can you answer it ? Do you think it ;
impertinent, and therefore resolve to throw
‘his paper away, and banish it’ from your
mind ? But what will you do, when the 1
judge, at the last day, shall call upon you
l m answer for violating his command, and !
treating lightly his holy name; can ybu
then banish it from your mind ? AdJ what, |
if you cannot ; will you then call upon the J
rock* and unoinlain* to fall upon you, that i
■ hey may hide you from the power of tbe \
judge? What will be your next resort?*
Will von attempt to meet the eye of your!
judge, and dare to despise bis authority?!
But whai,it jind then it should be sounded in :
vnitr ears. —-Thi* man often prayed for
(tie damnation of hi* soul, aod now his pray j
er i answered; bind him, therefore, hand ,
and foot, and cat him into outer darkness, :
; where ibere i* weeping, and wailing, and
j gnashing of teeth.” Ah, through eternity
you will bitterly curse your folly! Coune
dim. whi!*i it is a dav of mercy, nnd re
pent of all your transgressions, flee to the
Saviour, *eek for pardon through bis pre<
ciou hlond ; lest iniquity should prove
your ruin !
i A keen Reproof by an aged Minister.
A venerable minister al 11 preached
a Rdrmon on the subject of eternal punish
ment On the next day it was agreed
among some thoughtless young men. that
one of them should go to him and endeav
our to draw him into a dispute, wilh the de
sign of making a jest of him and of his doc- !
trine. The wag accordingly went, was in-!
traduced into tbe minister’s study, and com-1
menced the conversation by saving, “ l be
lieve there is a *mall dispute between you
aod me,sir; and I thought I would call this
morning and t$ to settle i l .” “Ab,”sai(l
thp clergyman, “ what is it ?” 11 Why.” re
plied the wag, “you say that the wicked
will go into everlasting punishment, and i
, do not think that they will.” w Oh, if that
i: is all,” answered Ihe minister, “ there is no
. dispute between you aud me. If yon turn
in Matthew xxv. 4G, you will find that the
dispute is between you and the Lord Jesus
Christ, and I advise yljii to go immediately
, and settle it with Him ”
Happiness in poverty —An Bged Christian
’ female nearing if >be failure of some weal
■ j iby pioa* friends, exclaimed, “ O bless tbe .
,Lotd for nothing! The Lord can't take
i 20,000 dollars from me. I’ve no rirhf abut
muse which cannot lake wing* sod fly
away.” Seeing the bouses of some afllu
enl Christian trivuda in flumes, she cried
ogam, “O', bless the Lord for nothing! —
I’ve but one house, and the day of judge
meut won’t burn that; * a building of God,
an house not made with hands eternal in
i (be heaveas.”—JV. F. Observer.
Burke County, (Geo.) )
Sepi. 17, 1825. $
I Rev- L. Compere.
D-ar Brother—Under the happy
pices of a kind Providence, 1 arrived safely
1 it home from my tour to the State of l.ou
isiana, and, on the 14th inst. alter having
1 been absent from my family for near four
months. I found all well, for which 1 desirp
to feel truly thankful.
You will remember, my dear brother,
wheu 1 was at the Witbington Station, in
June last, thatun addilioD to a small dona
lion which I made to the use of that Station,
1 requested you to look out two lull blood
ed Indian Children—to call one for myself,
the other for my wife ; and that,we woold
support them three years at school. On
my way home, when I met you between
Line Creek and Montgomery, I told you
words to the same effect; but having come
to a knowledge of the very imprudent part
! you have taken in the transactions relative
’ to the Indian Trpaty, S:c., and the proba-,.
ble unhappy consequences of your very un
guarded conduct, I think proper to defer
i any thing further at present , relative to
j these children, till the pre-ent agiintioo
| shall have become settled in sem? way or
•1 other.
I am exceedingly sorry, my dear broth
i er, that you should have, taken any part in
! those transactions alluded to, but especially
| that you should have taken the part you
did. Yon certainly do remember the strong
| objections that were made to your being
j appointed to that Station, and the grounds
lof those objections. It will be, yea, now |
j is said, those fears have become painful re
|alitieß. Your situation, owing to a combi
’ nation of circumstances, was exceedingly:
j critical. Your being an alien—your hav-1
i mg been objected to od that particular ac- 1
count , to being appointed to that particular i
; station, ( inasmuch as the Creek Indians had j
! been let loose upon oor wives and children,!
m two regular wars, by your countrymen,)
your betug watched with a degree of jeal
ousy, by a number of persons who were fa .
vourably disposed to the Indian Kelorro j
and to Missionary exertions and operations !
—your being aware of all this, and having
been particularly exhorted, (il I mistake
not) by one of the leading members of the
Executive Board for Missionary purposes,
to be particularly guarded to all rAings cal
culated Lo excite suspicion or create alarm
—your being a Minister of ihe Gospel, and
put there to instract the Indians in matters:
of religion, science, &c.—
“ To rear the tender mind ■
And teach the young idea how to shoot,” ;
and not to lay hold on the helm of national
government —I say, after all this, lamas j
tonished that you did not see and feel the ah- :
solute necessity of your observing the most;
profound silence in the case abovemention
i ed. But what is our surprise and mortifi
| cation, when instead of this, you, at a very
I early period, and without being at all elicit
! ed thereto, burst forth with a volley of tbo
most unwarrantably abusive language
against the United States’ Commissioners,
; and all who were engaged in the treaty
with them ; thns impeaching the General
; Government and the State of Georgia, of
i crimes the most black and base ! You wish
ito know,(aludng io ‘he C.j-a nmiouera,
&c.) 11 to what race and company they be
long ?”—1 answer, to a race of freeborn,
independent, patriotick Americans, and to
a society of noble, well informed gentle
men. You call the Creek Indians a poor,
oppressed people ! I ask, who oppressed i
them? Not the United States—for they:
have ever been the sufferers by those very
Indians , and have expended immense sums
of money on the improvement of their con
dition. On whom, theo, do you lay the
charge of oppression? It has ever been ihe
policy of (be General Government, to im
j prove as much as possible, the condition
not only of the Creek Indians, but all those
other tribes within the limits of the United
States.
Throughout the whole of your high
charged letter of obloquy and reproach,
you appear to have t.ike.n it as a matter of
fact, granted, that the United States’Gov
ernment, and that of Georgia, were actual
ly driving, or about to drive the Indians,
sword in hand, off tbeir lands, without ma-!
king, or having made any provision fori
them whatever, or allowing them any’
thing for their lands—than which no idea
is more positively false. Hence, from these
utterly false premises, do we hear such a
icry of injustice, cruelly, treachery, &<;. &c.
; Wherein, I ask, my brother, is
I fraud, the mighty injustice, the
elly. &c. in giving acre for acre of land, tar
supenour in quality to that we gel, and
four huudred thousand dollar* into the bar
gam? Surely, if auy one is oppressed or iu
jured such a bargain as ibis, it is not the
Indians.
Another idea which yon appear to take
for granted, is equally as lalee as the one
mentioned, viz—That the toul murders
committed by the Indians, are to be attrib
meit entirely to the circumstance of the
Treaty, and that the guilt thereof lies at
the door of those who were engaged there
m. This is just as false reasoning, as il
you were to say, the murder by Herod, of
all the children of two years old anti under,
was attributable to the mere circumstance
of our Saviour’s advent to the world, and
the guilt attached to the crime did not lie
at Herod’s door; thereby throwing the
guilt of the creature on the Creator. Sure
ly, in both these cases, the- fault is to h*
found in those who were engaged in the
perpetration of the horrid crimes, aod the
sin lies at their own door. Again, l am
sorry you suffered your statement to be ta
ken without being qualified thereto. Y
sv, Major Andrews said your mere ipse
dixit would do. This is a complimen.
would have suffered no man to pay to my
veracity, under existing circumstances.—
The world is censorious, and people wif’
have their opinion in this case. You cab
Mclntosh an ignorant man ; this only proves
your ignorance of him, or your own tgm.
ranee as a man.
1 could say much more, my deur brother,
but I rnusl conclude by saying I am truly
sorry for the part you have acted in tht*
case ; for I do apprehend the fruit ot your
conduct will be biiter indeed, to you, and
will have a very deleterious effect on the
Witbington Station, if it does not entirely
break it up. I blame not your zeal for the
j welfare ol the Indians—l. also, wish them
well. You ought to make some allowance-
If Ihe scalps of your wife atid children had
! been lorn from their beads while they
were expiring in their blood, r their bones
at this time bleaching at Fort Mims, by re a
son of Indian barbarity, you would feel per
haps omewbat different from what you do.
This 1 do not say to excuse the injustice
you complain of, for 1 do not think any has
bpen done to the Indians. May the Lord
of his infinite mercy bless you, and enable
you to act so os shall be tor yonr good and
bis glory, is the prayer of yonr friend and
brother,
**********_
DISCOVERIES IN AFRICA.
The accounts hrought by Captain Clap
pertnn and Major Druhatn from Soudao. &
other places in of Africa which
have been i*ited by these enterprising tra
vellers, is very satisfactory, and much val
uable information relative to the inhabitants
has been obtained Ttie surprise of the
former gentleman may teadily be conceiv
ed, upon bis reaching Sockatoos, in finding
plates, dishes, basins aod other articles of
English manufacture, with the makers’
names marked thereon; and during his res
idence, which was nearly three month*,
he daily used wares of this description.
The markets are regularly supplied, in ad
ilition to flour, with fine stall fed beef, mut
ton and kids; as also poultry, - including
wild ducks and geese, eggs, &c. The ex
istence of this place, which is to the west
ward of Borneo, was before unknown ; it is
governed by a Saltan, who has several
wives anJ many cbildreu, and with all Un
person* about him evinced every attention
to Captain Clapperton. Major Denham
proceeded to the south and east of Bnrnou,
and examined the lake Tsad, which is ai
immense fresh water lake, visiting many
towns and villages in his journey. The
country to the southward of Fezzao may hi
considered as anew discovery, and extends
from that place to about the ninth degree
of latitude between the sixth aud fourteenth
degrees of longitude east of Greenwich, li
has hitherto beem deemed impracticable to
travel in any part of Africa as Christian*
until this time. Both these officers per
formed the joorney as such, occasionally
wearing their uniforms, and were deemed
by many of the followers of Mahomet as
canons personages. Ministers have coosid
ered it an object of such importance, as to
again send another mission, placed under
the direction ofCapt. Clapperton, in which
he will be assisted by Captain Pearce (also
of the Royal Navy,) and the Cameiion
sloop of war is preparing at Portsmunth for
tbeir conveyance. Very sanguine hopes
are entertained of success, and of ultimate
ly introducing, by the route Captam Clap
perton will proceed, maoy of our manufac
tores in central Afile*. — London Times.
COM. 3 i EWART.
The following i tbe concluding part of this gen
tleman s defence, as delivered by Gen. Taylor.
I have now, Sir, taken a view of every
offence imputed to the accused. It has heen
more protracted, perhaps more desultory
than it should have been; but they may in
some measure be ascribed to the number
and variety of the matters embraced by it
Ihe conduct of no officer has been hitherto
exposed to an examination so minute
there may perhaps, be found some alloy
mseparabla from humanity, but much rich
itWui’cred by (he process. Tie
“nr youtu announce ihe result.
Gentlemen:—This entire nanon aw-d 1 *
your decision vyiih m'enae anxiety ‘J h®
musi precious of her gems is her naval re“
nown. To 11, she owe* that elevation of
national seniim°nt, that lolly tone of con
scious worth hicb const it me the chief pow
er of every government, and without which
reptiblicks perish.
Il Commodore Stewart ha* aioned a* the
prosecution supposes, be is alike dangerous
lor his audacity, hateful for hi* cruelty, con
temp'ible tor hi* meanness. Your oath,
your persona! integrity, the reputation of
tbe navy, the honour of our beloved coun
iry, demand hi* punishment It would, in
deed, have been better had he fallen, as a
gallant officer would wish to fall, at (be
close ol some battle, made memorable by
his valor aud his skill, the triumphant ban
ner of his country waring over hiu., (he
ocean his grave, bis epitaph written by a
nation’s gminude. Such a fate Would have
heeo in keeping with bis formei rd, v, ; .„
But let no thought of this unnerve yt i, If
he is guilty, strike—and strike boldly. The
punishment ot bis offences will promote me
■uieresls of hi* country 1 , no lu e * man hi- vic
tories contributed to her renown. The
dignity of the law will be maintained, and
an example will be given, salutary and
sinking, that no length of services, no
>•* splendor of naval or military ar.hiejF
TMH, will Stay tbe scorn of public iuf-
Itce.
But, if he shall sustain tfie fiery ordeal,
. - ur own highroirided and generous -.rn:i
uienle will suggest whai is due to his r. ; u
.mon and his feeling*. Yon will not, with
.ggard hands, give to him a cold, a grudg
uig acquittal. But you will replace his
stirels, green aud fresh as when the
Congress placed them on his brow; you
vill resmre with honour to the Navy, c*,
o whom the Navy is so largely indebted
‘• i ils honours. You will confer upon vour
country the precious privileges of recount
ing her naval victories without a blush for
the honour of those who achieved them.
Extract from the Rer art ol the Court Martial to
the President.
“The Court, however, conceives that
the peculiar character of (he accusation is
och, that if could not render that full mea
sure of justice which i* required at its
bands,by a simple judgement of acquittal. It
is, therefore, impelled by a sen*. of duty
to go farther, and lb make unhent;. mgly,
this declaration to the world, that si. t., f f rMm
having violated the high duties of neutrality
and respect for the layv of nations; f ar
from having sacrificed the honour of the
American flag, r.r tarnn-hed his own fair
fame by acting upon any motive of a mer
cenary or sordid kind; *o far from having
neglected hi* duiy, or betrayed the trust
reposed in him, by refusing proper protec
tion to American citizen* and property, or
rendering such protection subservient to
individual interest*, no one circumstance
ha* been devplr.p, and, throughout the whole
course of this minute investigation i D i p ( {, c
occurrence* of a three year- Vroi*, calcu
lated to impair the confidente which <be
members of the Court, the Navy and the
Nation, have long reposed in the honour,
the talents, and the patriotism of this dis
tinguished oflin r, or to weaken in auy
manner, the opinion which ail who Hnc\r
him entertained of hi* humanity and disin
terestedness
“These virioes only glow with brighter
lustre from this ordr-al of trial, lik- the
star* he triumphantly displayed when valor
and skill achieved anew victory io adorn
the annals of our naval glorv ”
Aythentick Anecdote of Washington.
4 ” h’ 1777, o hile the Amcricao army lay
at Vallei Forge, a good old Quaker, by ihe
name of Potts, had occasion to p.;s through
a thick wood near bead quarter*. Ahe
traversed the dark brown Forest, he heard
at a distance before him, a voice, which aa y
he advanced became more fervent and in
teresting. Approaching wiih slowness aud
circumspection, whom should he behold*
undpr a thi< k set bower, apparently formed
for the purpose, but tbe Commander in
cbiet of tbe armie* of Ihe U. States, oo h is
knees, in ao act of devotion, to the Rules
of tbe Universe. At that moment wheti
friend Pods, who was coucealed by the
trees, came up, Washington wa* interced
ing for hi* beloved country. With a tone of
gratitude, that labored fi r adequate expres
sion, he adcred the exuberant goodness,
which from the dppth of obscurity, had ex
alted him to the head of a great nation,
fighting at fearful odd*, for all the world
f olds dear. He utterly disclaimed his own
ability for his arduous conflict. He wept
at the thought of the ruin, which his mis
take* might bring on his country, and with
a patriot’s pathos, spreading the interest
of unborn millions before the eye of eter
nal mercy, he implored ihe aid of that Arm
which guides the starry hosts! Soon as the
General had finished devotion*, friend Polls
retired.—He returned lo hi* bouse and
threw bimelf into a chair, by the aide of
his wife, uuder the influence of feelmgs v
which, fora lifffe, refused him utterance.
Hfigb!—Heigh, Isaac! said she, with ten
derness, thou seemest agitated! wbat is the
matter ? Indeed my dear, quoth he, if I ap
pear agitated, ’(is no more than wbat lm.
I have seen thi* day what I shall never for
get. Till now, I have thought a Christian
and a soldier wpre character* incompatible
with each other. Bnt, if George Washing
ton be not a mao ot God, I am indeed mis
taken, and still more shall I be disappoint
ed, it God do Dot, through him, perform
some great thing for hi* Country.
A well known gentleman of Magdalen college,
Eng. had taken his watch fronr. his pocket to mark
the rime be intended to boil an egg for his break
fast, wheD a friend entering Ihe rcem. found him
absorbed id some abstruse calculation* wuf, the
egg in his hand ani ihe watch supplying its placo
is the saucepan of boiling water.