the battle, which was fought in the district of Farna, he retreated to Pare; and resolved to act on the defensive, and keep his ground, if possible, till the arrival of a reinforcement from Raeatea and Borabora, which he was the rather induced to do, as there was a great scarcity of food at Eimeo. Taheite being in such a distracted state, and it being very probable that Pomarre would never recover his authority, but that anarchy and confusion would spread through the Society Islands, the consideration also of our little success, together with the many other discouragements, determined our minds; and it appeared to us to be the plaia path of duty to take a passage in the Hibernia for New South Wales. This mysterious and perplexing dispensation cannot be more grievous and trying to our friends and connexions than it has been to us. Our voyage, likewise, has been most tedious and dangerous. We embarked at Huaheine, Oct. 26, 1809; and arrived at Port Jackson, Feb. 17. Among the Fejees we were often in imminent danger; and on the night of the 11th of November were shipwrecked on a reef. The vessel remained on the rocks, after we had quitted her, about 14 hours; and it was almost next to a miracle that she was saved. We also met with much bad weather, and had great scarcity of provisions on board. On our arrival in the colony, we immediately informed his Excellency Governor Macquarie with our circumstances and views; and received a very favourable answer. His Excellency promising us the privilege of settlers as soon as it could be done; recommending also, that some of us. should be employed in the education of youth. Commodore Bligh also (the late Governor) has treated us with great kindness. - Praying that the present dispensation may be over-ruled for good, and that we may be guided and directed in what is before us, we remain, To the Directors of the Missionary Society. honoured Fathers and Brethren, A subsequent Letter, dated New Sydney, March 5, 1810, has likewise been received; from which the following is an Extract: HAVING a few days ago written to you, giving an account of the causes of our removal from Tabeite and the Society Islands, and our safe arrival in this colony, after a tedious and dangerous voyage of 16 weeks, by the way of the Fejees, we now add a few particulars to be sent by the present conveyance, reserving our Journals till the next opportunity, when Commodore Bligh sails for England, as he has kindly promised to take charge of them. We anchored at Sydney Cove, Feb. 17; and on the 24th of the same month, the Northumberland Schooner (Mr. Halford, master) returned hither from Taleite and the Society Islands; by whom we received some letters and property, which had been forwarded from hence for the Taheitan Mission. Of the property we have received a part, but in a damaged condition, the cases having got wet on board. Brothers Nott and Hayward (who continued at Huaheine) have kept a part for themselves, as will ap pear in our Journals. The Dowdeswell, a vessel by which we understand sundry articles were sent for us, has not been heard of, neither here nor at Taheite. On the 26th of February, the Rev. Mr. Marsden arrived in the colony, by whom we have received a letter from the Directors, dated July 31, 1809. And now we are here, we are willing to wait to know your mlad on the subject, and to return to our former station, in case such measures are adopted as are likely, in the common course of things, to secure the permanence of the Mission. It is with grief of heart we look back, and review the many years we have spent in it, the dangers we have gone through, the labour we have bestowed,' and the expences that have been incurred, and all, apparently, to no purpose! - May the good Lord sanctify this painful dispensation both to you and us! This is the sincere prayer of, honoured Fathers and Brethren, &c. The following letter from Messrs. Hayward and Nutt, the two brethren who continued at Huakcine after the rest of the Missionaries quitted it, will throw further light on this interesting event. It was written about a month after their departure: — Huaheine, Nov. 24, 1809. A SMALL Vessel, the Northumberland Schooner, Mr. Thomas Halford, master, arrived here from Port Jackson, Nov. 7. By this vessel we received letters from England. We are sorry to inform you, that all the Missionaries, except brother Hayward, left this island in the Hibernia, Capt. Campbell, a fortnight before the arrival of the schooner. We can add little information to what is contained in our Journals, which the brethren have taken with them, and which, no doubt, will be forwarded to you the first opportunity. As for ourselves, we are inclined to remain here a while longer; and if the Directors think proper to adopt suitable means for the establishment of the Mission, we shall be ready to continue our services; and, in ail probability, some of the brethren, now gone to Port Jackson, would, in that case, return. We have sent the letters and property to the brethren, except some articles which we have retained for ourselves; an account of which we have also sent to them. Peace continues at Taheite at present; but how long it will last is uncertain. The chief of Raeatea is about to sail for that island with a fleet, when, it is probable, that another attack will be made upon the rebels. Should this terminate in favour of the king, he will be re-established in his government. We hope the Directors will not fail to write to us by the earliest opportunity, that we may know their mind respecting the Missin. We shall also take every opportunity of communicating all the information we can respecting the state of Taheite, &c. Hoping that the divine blessing may attend every effort made for the conversion of sinners and the increase of the Redeemer's kingdom, we remain, &c. JAMES HAYWARD, INDIA. We have seen an interesting paper, circulated among the Members of the British and Foreign Bible Society, conta ning a Correspondence concerning the various translations of the Scriptures, which are now preparing in India. Mr. Desgranges, who is engaged (with the assistance of Ananderayer, the converted bramin) in translating the New Testament into the Telinga language, observes, That that language prevails on the sa-coast from Ganjam to Madras. By drawing a line from Madras to Toonibudia, thence to this side of Hydrabad, thence to Ganjam, within the Ghauts, the extent of country within which the Telinga prevails may be ascertained as nearly as possible: but the knowledge of it, either in speaking or writing, is not confined within these lines: it is well understood, spoken, and even written, by numbers in Madras, Mysore, &c. The Rev. Messrs. Kohloff and Horst, in a letter to the Rev. Mr. B.ovo, at Calcutta, dated Tanjore, Nov. 17, 1809, çxpress the most hvely emotions of gratitude for the help of the British and Foreign Bible Society, in enabling them to diffuse the light of the Scriptures among the thousands who are erishing for lack of knowledge. They say, There are no Mis 3 I sion-presses at all, either at Trichinapoly or at Tanjore. The Rajab has indeed a Mahratta press; but that is managed by his bramins, and destined for the glory of his gods and the propagation of his religion. We are in the utmost want of Tamul Bibles, and likewise of the Portugueze, though not to the same extent. The number of native Protestants, belonging to the Tanjore Mission alone, including the Tennevally district, amounts nearly to twelve thousand; none of whom (the native teachers excepted) has any Old Testament; and not one in two or three hundred has even the New Testament. Almost all the men, particularly to the south of Tanjore, know how to read, and are very eager after books. If only every tenth person among them had a copy of the holy Scriptures, we should soon see the word of Christ dwelling richly in them in all wisdom, and his sav ing knowledge spread among their Heathen and Popish neighbours. Our Portugueze Christians are likewise in great want of Bibles. If we had three presses, with Tamul and English types sufficient for three sheets, the one might be employed in printing the Bible in Tamul; the other Tamul New Testaments, Psalters, and single parts of the Bible; and the third to print all the above in Portugueze. The These, Rev. Sir, are our wants. You desire to know our opinion concerning the means fer supplying them, and carrying the salutary designs of your Society into effect, and the probable expence attending it. means are printing presses, completely provided with every requisite. If we are favoured with all the necessary materials, and sufficient paper, fifty pounds sterling for one press, and one hundred pounds for three presses, will probably suffice; out of which the bookbinders can also be paid, &c. We shall regularly transmit exact accounts to your Committee.' Nathaniel Sabat is engaged in the translation of the Scriptures into the Persian and Arabic languages. The valuable qualities of our Christian ̧ brother Sabat,' says the Rev. Mr. Martyn, · Fender this part of the work comparatively easy. As he is, I trust, a serious Christian, the study of the word of G d, and the translation of it, are of course a matter of choice with him; and the rigid adherence to the original a point of duty. As a scholar, his acquirements are very considerable. He was educated under the care of the most learned man in Bagdad; and having continued to exercise himself in composition, he bas acquired, in consequence, great critical accuracy and command of words. His ill state of health renders it impossible to say exactly when the work he has undertaken will be finished; but if nothing untoward happen to interrupt us, you may, I believe, expect the New Testament in the course of two years. In the Persian he has advanced nearly to the end of the First Epistle to the Corinthians. Iu the Arabic, only the Epistle to the Romans and First Epistle to the Corinthins are done, with a few chapters of St. Matthew's Gospel.' The Committee of the Bible Society, considering the vast importance of promoting these translations, have resolved to aid the funds of the Corresponding Committee in India, by granting annually the further sum of £2000 for the years 1811, 1812, and 1813; assured that the friends of the Society will strengthen their hands in that work, which the providence of God has prepared for them in the populous regions of the east. A very satisfactory distribution has been made of the sums already transmitted to India; one half having been voted to the translations in the hands of the Missionaries at Serampore; and the other appropriated to those carrying on by other persons in various parts of India. INDIAN INTOLERANCE. DURING the late celebration of the grand Annual Festival of the Hindoos at Benares, some tumults took place, occasioned by the mutual antipathy of the two great religious bodies, the Mahommedans and the Hindoos; manifested on the part of the former, by an insult offered to a Bindoo procession. These tumults were more serious than any which have for a long time been witnessed in the British dominions in India. two hundred lives are said to have been lost in the different affrays. About The origin of this affair has been traced to the dream of a bramin, who pretended to receive, in his sleep, a divine commission to build a new temple on a certain spot. Measures being adopted for this purpose, a dispute arose between the two bodies, concerning the ground; and the seeds of animosity which were thus sown, at length burst forth on the part of the Mahommedans, in an attack on the indoo procession. One mosque was destroyed, and another narrowly escaped. All the Mussulmen weavers and artizans were afterwards discharged by their Hindoe employers. The destruction of a Hindoo pillar of great sanctity and celebrity, still rankled in the breas s of the bramins; but the prudent precautions which had been adopted, prevented farther outrage, and promised a gradual reconciliation of the adverse parties. CANNIBALS. Homo homini Lupus. was By a paper, published by authority in the Sydney Gazette, New South Wales, it appears, that a Mr. Smith, second officer of the ship Favourite, Capt. Campbell, made prisoner, with seven others of the ship's company, at Highlea, one of the Fejee islands, in October last. No injury was offered to them; but he had the extreme pain of witnessing the horrible cruelty of Bullandam the chief, and his people, who were then making war with the inhabitants of the neighbouring island of Taffere, or Taffela. Having succeeded in their attack, they cruelly massacred the defeated people, with out the least regard to sex or infancy. Many dead bodies were dis.. membered of their limbs, which were suspended on the hougs of trees, in readiness for cooking. Part of a human leg was offered to Mr. Smith, which he rejected with abhorrence, though he had not broken his fast for five days. Multitades joined in the horrible festivity, which continued the whole night, and was conducted with rude peals of acclamation. For the credit of human nature, we should be glad to find this account false, or, at least, exagger ated; but it appears to rest on good authority, and adds to the proofs, already too numerous, that man is a wolf to man.' Chinese Pirates. These desperate robbers have increased to a most formidable number. A Erilish ship was attacked by 300 sail of piratejunks; but at length repulsed by her artillery. This evil has attained such a pitch, that if some efficient remedy be not soon applied, there will be no security to vessels sailing to China. ROME. The power of the church of Rome appears to be gradually reducing by the decrees of Bonaparte. By a late decree, eighteen of the thirty-two bishopricks of Rome and Trassimene are suppressed, as are also all the abbeys in the said departments. Among the reasons alleged for this measure, it is stated,'tbal seventeen of the bishops bad put themselves out of the Em ror's protection, by refusing to take the oaths to his Majesty, and that only fourteen of them had performed that first of duties recommended by Jesus Christ, namely, submission to the established powers.' -The Pope, it should seem, is still in confineinent; the priests are banished from Rome, and the cardinals from Paris: it is said they are ordered into confinement at Ham. Earthquake.· Repeated shocks were felt in July last, in various parts of Hungary. At Neusiek, se veral houses were overthrown, and six lives lost. In the neighbourhood of Moor, Altenmark, and Stein, the shocks were so dreadful, and created so much alarm, in consequence of the destruction of 60 houses and several churches, that the inhabitants had begun to emigrate. Explosion.-May 9. 300 houses were destroyed at Newhausel, in Hungary, by the explosion of a powder magazine. 80 persons were killed ; and 200 dug out of the ruins, dreadfully bruised. AFRICA. The friends of humanity and civilization cannot but wish success to those who explore the unknown regions of Africa, especially as the discoveries of travellers may make way for the future introduction of the gospel: we therefore insert, with pleasure, the following Extract, which affords increasing hope that Mr. MUNGO PARKE is still alive: Extract of a Letter from Colonel Maxwell, dated Government-house, Senegal, July 6, 1810, to the Secretary of the African Institution. 'I HAVE just received information from Goice, that Mr. Laporte, of that island, was, on the 21 h of March last, at C- ; and had there met with a Touca oor, who isformed him, that a month before, he had secn Mr. Mungo Parke in a village, the name of which had escaped the memory of Mr. Laporte, that he was very well, but alone, having lost all his companions; that he intended to return to the coast by Galem to Senegal, it being a shorter route from where he was, than by the Gambia. If he is really in existence, and has been seen by the Toucaloor, he probably adopted this resolution, owing to the disturbed state in which the upper part of the Gambia is, on account of war between the It is much to be lamented that Mr. Laporte was not more precise ia his enquiries. There was another inhabitant of Goree with him, who, he says, has more particulars than himself, as he speaks the language of the Toucaloor. This person, Mr. Pignand, has not yet returned from Gambia. I will transmit to you the carliest intelligence on the subject which I receive. If this rumour is true, I shall feel particularly obliged to have the pleasure of receiving Mr. Parke, and forward him to his native land. LONDON.. Methodist Conference. [From the Methodist Magazine for September.] THE Sixty-seventh General Conference of the people called Methodists, late in connexion with the Rev. John Wesley, was held in London, by several adjournments, from July 30 to August 16, 1810. The number of preachers present in the course of the conference, was about 250. The first week of the Conference was taken up principally in considering Which of the preachers, who had been employed four years as probationers, had so approved themselves to God, their brethren, and people, as to be judged proper to be received into full connexion? Which of those, who had not yet travelled four years, were proper to be continued on trial?-and, Which of those who were recommended from their respective circuits and district meetings, were qualified to be received on trial? This business being dispatched, and an account being taken of the preachers who had died during the preceding year, and an appropriate character of each being drawn up and recorded, the Conference, proceeded to enquire, What objections had been, or still were made, against any of the preachers who had been stationed the last year in their respective cir. cuits, with regard to the doctrines they had preached, their attention to our discipline, and the spirit and conduct which they had manifested? In these important enquiries, which took up a considerable time, the brethren were faithful to each other, and to the cause which they have so much at heart; and where any thing blameworthy was found, just censure or punishment was inflicted. of the Stations was read over in full We perceive that the various stations occupied by the preachers in |