AUSTRIA.-The Austrian troops are about evacuating Naples; but it is expected they will remain as an army of observation in the Roman states. The formalities of a marriage contract between Don Miguel and his niece, whose proxy acted for her, have been celebrated at Vienna,

GREECE.—The affairs of Greece, so far as we are informed, remain much as they were at the time of our last report. It is stated in a London paper of the 25th of November, that "six unsuccessful attacks had been made on the Acropolis by the Turks." We think there is now good reason to believe, that both England and France are earnestly negotiating with the Ottoman Porte, for the liberation of Greece—or rather, to engage the Sultan to relinquish his claims on that country: for we shall continue to fear, till our fears are dispelled by unequivocal facts, that unbappy Greece will be but partially liberated after all, if the settling of her affairs shall pass from her own into other hands. It seems, by the last accounts, that the Sultan Mahmoud was listen. ing attentively to the representations of Mr. Stratford Canning-only, we think, because his resources for carrying on the war are exhausted.

We rejoice to find that vigorous exertions are being made, in various parts of our country, to send supplies of provisions and clothing, to the wretched population of this suffering land.

TURKEY.-The Grand Senior and his Divan appear to have enough to do in settling affairs with Russia, in suppressing the Janissaries, and in hearing propositions from England and France in regard to Greece. But we have no particulars of import ance to report.

RUSSIA.-The military force of this empire is enormous. We have lately seen what we take to be a correct statement, that “Russia, without stripping Finland, St. Petersburgh, and Moscow-without withdrawing a single man from her armies of the East and South, can, without difficulty, and without any new levy, in the space of two months, carry into Poland, from 250, to 275,000 men." The Turks and Persians have surely a terrifick neighbour; and it may not be amiss for us to recollect that she is also becoming our neighbour. We have heard nothing recently of the Persian war.

ASIA.

CALCUTTA. The commerce of Calcutta, as stated in the French papers, amounts on an average to fourteen millions of pounds sterling a year. About 600 vessels enter that port annually. In 1717, Calcutta was nothing but an inconsiderable little village, surrounded by marshes and forests: it now contains more than one hundred thousand houses, and extends more than two leagues along the banks of the river. The English are estimated at 600,000; and the whole population of the city and environs within the compass of 70 miles each way, is stated at more than two millions.

AFRICA.

By a letter from Mr. Ashmun, to our Secretary of the navy, written at Cape Mesu rado, on the 11th of December, 1825, but published within the last month, it appears that the slave trade on the coast of Africa, was then really favoured by the French government, and this under a digested system of hypocrisy, calculated to save appearances, and prevent the charge of the infraction of those "stipulations and solemn trea ties of the government," by which France has bound herself to co-operate in putting an end to this abominable traffick. Such, we doubt not, has been and still is, the fact -We are glad to see this fact made publick. Shame sometimes operates on nations, as well as on individuals, to produce effects which ought to flow from better principles.

AMERICA.

BUENOS AYRES AND BRAZIL.-The war is still carried on between these powers, but we have little to report, of a recent date, on which reliance can be placed. An arrival at Norfolk about the middle of January, brought information that the emperor Don Pedro had himself repaired to the scene of warfare with a fleet consisting of one 74 gun ship, one frigate, one sloop of war, several transports, and two thousand troops -That the adverse armies were likely to meet at Rio Grande, and something decisive to take place. Since this arrival there have been several rumours of advantages gained by the Patriots-Of the fall of Monte Video, and the possession by them of the whole of the Banda Oriental. But we know not how much of all this time will prove to be true or false.

COLOMBIA. We hope the Liberator Bolivar is likely to settle the serious distur bances, which for some time past have agitated this republick, and threatened civil war. He has as yet restored order in every place which he has visited. On the 23d of November he published at Bogota a decree, in which he takes to himself the extraordinary powers granted to the President of the republick, by a particular article of

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the constitution. On the 25th he was to proceed by Maracaibo, to Venezuela, hi native province. As yet he has fully sustained his former character, and his influenc appears to be unbounded. Still it is a problem, whether he will succeed in his tempt to restore order, by peaceable means.-But our hopes are sanguine that ! will.

cesses.

GUATIMALA.-Instances of great disorder, tending to the subversion of all govern and the introduction of general anarchy, have lately taken place in this republi the city of Quesaltenango, a conflict ensued between the troops of the gove and the people of the town; in which the latter overpowered the former, d them, cruelly murdered their chief magistrate, and went to the most deplorab The last accounts represent those who were invested with power, as l to subdue the other party; but it seems questionable still how the disturbances terminate. The imprisonment of a popular leader, by the President of the republic seems to have led to these disorders, which it appears have been fomented by some foreigners.-One Gordon, said to be a natural son of Lord George Gordon, of London mob memory, is represented as a ringleader of the insurgents. It is, alas! hard to make good republicans, out of those who have been born and lived under an absolute government.

MEXICO.-Commodore Porter, with the Mexican fleet under his command, put to sea not long since; and it was currently reported that he had sent a challenge to Laborde, the commander of the Spanish naval force at the Havanna, to come out and meet him. What truth there may have been in this we know not; but the present accounts from the West Indies are, that Porter's fleet is blockaded by that of Laborde, which is greatly superior in force.

UNITED STATES.-Congress are occupied with a variety of important questions, which, as to the most of them, it would be useless to our readers to specify, till they are either disposed of, or nearer to an issue than they appear to be at present. The bankrupt bill, the relief bill for the revolutionary soldiery, the question in regard to retaliatory measures on British commerce, the question relative to a Breakwater at the mouth of Delaware river, the bill to abolish imprisonment for debt,these, and several others, are of great publick interest; but what is likely to be their destiny, we are unable to decide. In legislation, there may be too much, as well as too little deliberation. We are not prepared to charge our Congress with either of these extremes; but we confess we were surprised, within a few minutes of writing this, to read in a Gazette as follows-"Mr. Benton said, that as considerably more than two-thirds of the session had now passed, while four hundred bills were still on the President's table for decision, besides the additional executive business which would come before the Senate, he moved that the Senate meet hereafter at 11 o'clock, which was put and carried."

There was lately a rumour of hostilities having been committed by an Indian tribe on the frontiers of Georgia; and it appears that several individuals were actually murdered by Indians. But we are glad to find that the guilty party, amounting, it is said, Health, peace, and plenty to no more than seven, are disowned by their tribe, and that no general violation of peace between the Indians and whites is likely to ensue. now seem to pervade our happy land-Will it not be an acceptable offering to Him to whom we are indebted for those blessings, that we contribute liberally to the relief of the suffering Greeks, who seem to be deprived of them all?

To Readers and Correspondents.

We think it right to explain to our readers, why they have not a portion of the Rev. Mr. Stewart's Journal in our present number. The case is this-The part of the journal immediately succeeding that which we last published, contains a description of the volcano at the foot of the mountain Mounakea, in the island of Hido-And to us, it is the most interesting description of a stupendous natural object, which we have ever read. But it will occupy about ten pages of our magazine, and must not We could not spare the necessary space from our present number, but be divided. we will not fail to take it from our next.

We have also reluctantly delayed the publication of "Martin Luther's modest account of himself, prefixed to the edition of his Latin works, published by order of the Elec We thank our learned correspondent for his translation of this intetor of Saxony." resting piece. It shall appear ere long--we hope in our next number--And we will hold ourselves obliged for any further communications of a similar kind. We esteem them among the most valuable that our pages can contain.

CHISM OF THE WESTMINSTER AS- things written in the book of the

SEMBLY OF DIVINES-ADDRESSED

TO YOUTH.

LECTURE XXVI,

law to do them."

It is, I presume, known to you all, that the cross was formed by a post sunk in the ground-toward (Continued from p. 52.) the top of which a transverse piece Again-The answer before us of wood was firmly fastened: on further states that Christ humbled this the victim had his arms extendhimself by enduring "the cursed ed, and nails were driven through death of the cross." This was a the palms of each hand to fasten punishment inflicted only on ma- them above, while, in the same lefactors of the most atrocious and manner, the feet were nailed to the degraded kind-0 who can con- post below. In this manner hung, ceive of the humiliation of the Son and bled, and died, that Saviour, of God, in consenting to die like my dear youth, who thus suffered, slaves and thieves!-a death in for your sins and mine. Ilaving, which infamy and agony were in these circumstances, been pierced united, and carried to their very to the heart with a spear, to insure extremity! his death, he said-"It is finished," The death of the cross was call--the great work is all accomplished a cursed death, because they who endured it were separated from all good, and devoted to all evil. Christ, although sinless in himself, was separated from all happiness, and devoted to all misery, while he suffered on the accursed tree. God spared him not, but gave him up to this awful death for us all. Hear the words of inspiration, "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us; for it is written-Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree."" Our blessed Redeemer had taken the law place of sinners, and in regard to these it was enacted-"Cursed is every VOL. V. Ch. Adv.

ed-"Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:" And "he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."-The sun hid his face; the earth quaked; the rocks rent; the death of its Maker darkened and convulsed the universe!

This death of the Redeemer had been typified, at a very early period of the ancient Jewish church, by the brazen serpent; which Moses, by Divine command, erected on a pole in the wilderness, and to which those who had been stung, by serpents, were directed to look for healing: Aud although the ancient saints had not those clear and definite ideas of the atoning death N

2. A due consideration of the humiliation of Christ, will most effectually teach us to be patient under sufferings. Was he patient and resigned, and perfectly submissive to his Father's will, when he suffered for our sins? and shall 641658