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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.