and one who has been Governor rejahs have from ancient tim General of India, that “Whatever killed their daughters, and I ca is right is wise," by another, that not set a new example; but if y "Nothing can be politically right will reduce Malia, and make which is morally wrong;" and one subject to the Company, or gi who was more than a statesman it to me, I will comply.” has assured us that "Righteousness exalteth a Nation." O that men, whether in or out of authority, had virtue and magnanimity enough to act on these principles. Let not religion justice and humanity be subordinated to worldly interest: if God be the supreme Being, let him be treated as such. Happily, however, for the cause of suffering humanity, this "benevolent project" was attended with more than "speculative success," and a conquest was obtained over the baneful passions of these Hindoos, worthy of the benevolence and humanity of the British Go vernment. The Major next addressed Rajah and his Mother, but cou get nothing from them but vagi declarations. Another chief n only refused, but told him that h interference was very troubleson to him. "Even the King of th world, says he, who is descende from a long line of illustrious a cestors, and who has reigned ove this country from the earlie time, never thought of putting stop to this practice." To the the Major replied, "The design of great inen are always in accor ance with the secret will of th Divinity; and that secret assist ance of the Omnipotent, whic (praise to his name!) always at tends the victorious standards of th army of the Honourable Company Major Walker being entrusted with the direction of the expedition in 1807, and having the sole To intrepidity the Major add command of the british detached prudence, which cannot b ment, made use of his authority, and the influence which the army quartered in the vicinity gave him, to put an immediate stop to the inhuman custom of female infanticide. The correspondence between Major Walker and the Hindoos is very curious, and discovers the firinness and humanity of the former, as a fine contrast to the artful depravity of the latter. Jehaji, the first chieftain applied to ou the subject, replied that if the Major would cause a village which had been taken from him to be restored, he would comply with the Company's demand, and Infantieide should be relinquished. In another letter he says, "The Ja sufficiently admired. He visited their courts of justice, and tool every opportunity of exposing the crime of Infanticide, till at lengt his endeavours were crowned with success. He obtained the signatures of many persons of eminence to a paper by which they renounced the practice, and made themselves amenable to the british Govern ment, to be punished if their engagements were violated. About two years afterwards, Major Walker thus writes, list of those Jarejahs who have pre served their female children which fell under my own direct observance Ou my halt at Dherole, I had all "I have the honour to enclose a In reference to this gratifying Visit it is added in a note, with which the work is closed, "As this visit was premeditated, * several officers and gentlemen as- Periodical Accounts relative to No. ed among the Heathen. THIS remarkable body of christians have been engaged in promoting missions among the Heathen, since the year 1732. Their first establishment, they say, arose "from an ardent desire to promote the salvation of their fellow men, by making known to them the gospel of our Saviour Jesus Christ." They have at this time thirty-seven missionary Settlements in different parts of the world! About one hundred and fifty missionaries were employed at the beginning of 1811, number (say they) scarcely sufficient for the care of about 24,000 converts from among various hea then tribes." Though very considerable sue cess has attended the labours of their indefatigable missionaries, yet in several attempts they have failed. In 1735, missionaries were sent to the Laplanders and Samoiedas; in 1737, and 1768, to the coast of Guinea; in 1738, to the negroes in Georgia; in 1739, to the slaves in Algiers; in 1746, to Ceylon; in 1747, to Persia; and in 1752, to Egypt.§ The annual expense attending the missions at present amounts ou an average to not less than £6000. In addition to the support required by 150 missionaries, there are of widows, children, and superannuated missionaries, about 80, who depend on the Society for . "When Mr. Duncan visited the country where he had partially stopped this prac tice, he was informed that the wives were ready to burst from the concealment of their houses, for the purpose of throwing themselves at his feet to express their gratitude.? p. 56. note. Sir Joseph Banks to vindicate the maternal character of the Otaheitans, who also practice this crine, related to the Editor, that he was never more affected than by the sorrow expressed by a woman of that Island, when reciting the sad necessity she was ader of destroying her child. p. 259. Per. Acc. vol. 5. pref. p. 4, 7, 8, 9. Ibid p. 16. ed to care for the mission, and after revision and approbation the articles wanted are provide for them and sent. of the Moravian missions in order to increase our readers' satisfac tion in perusing such Accounts of their labours as we intend laying before them. The Accounts comprised in the number at the head of this article relate to the missions in Greenland, Barbadoes, Surinam, Cape of Good Hope, Labrador, and North America; with an extract of the diary of the mission at Gnadenthal, near the Cape of Good Hope, to the end of 1811. support. Yet have they no fund whatever for the maintenance of this important and extensive work. It should, however, be mentioned that the Society in London "for. We have given this hasty sketch the furtherance of the Gospel," are assisted by two similar Societies in Amsterdam and Pennsylvania. The Society in London in 1766 took the whole charge of the mission on the coast of Labrador, besides continuing to assist the other missions. As no regular communication is kept up with the coast of Labrador by government, a small vessel is employed to convey the necessaries of life to the missionaries once a-year; "and here," say they, "We cannot help observing with thanks to God, that forty years have now elapsed, during which, by His gracious preservation, no disaster has befallen the vessel, -so as to interrupt a regular annual communication; though, on account of the ice and many sunken rocks, the navigation between the settlements is of the most dangerous kind."* Of late years the cargo of this vessel consisting of skins, bone, and oil, has nearly , covered the expenses of the voyage. The missionaries, however, never go out to trade with the natives, "which would," say they, too much interfere with their proper calling." In each settlement a brother who understands the Esquimaux language well, is appointed to receive such goods as the Esquimaux may bring, in barter for useful articles of various kinds. The missionaries receive no stated salaries, but a list of necessaries is sent from each place annually to the brethren appoint In Greenland, the brethren write, under the date of August 14, 1812, "The work of the Lord among our Greenlanders proceeds with his blessing. During last winter 21 persons have been made partakers of the holy communion, and many who were formerly excluded for transgressions, have returned penitent and been re-admitted. The number of Greenland communicants is stated to be 170. In Barbadoes, they are not "without some encouraging proofs of the power of the word of the cross. In the last year they baptized five adults; and their Sunday service is well attended by a serious congregation of negroes. At Surinam, where the mission had been suspended, it has been revived with some prospect of success; particularly at Paramaribo, where the "work of the Lord was powerfully manifest in the negro Congregation; and the number of new people had is * Ibid p, 18 creased this year more than at At Greenekloof, the first-fruits Brother Schmitt and I particularly called to mind the first preaching of the gospel in this country four years ago, when we were assembled with the Hottentots at Lauweskloof, under the poplar trees, where our late venerable Brother Kokrammer addressed them on the view we had in coming thither. Now, on the abovementioned day of opening, we saw upwards of twenty of those very Hottentots, then so wild and ignorant, sitting down with us at the Lord's ta ble, whose hearts have been over. come by the power of His holy word, Vol. V. and are truly devoted unto Him, desiring to live only to His glory in the world. The letters from the coast of Labrador are peculiarly interesting. The brethren at Okkak remark that " among the very considerable number of the Eskimaux who live with us, we know of few who are not seriously desirous to profit by what they hear. Our communicants give us pleasure, for it is the wish of their very hearts to live unto the Lord; and their conduct affords proofs of the sincerity of their professions." The number of Esqimaux residing at this settlement, is 223, "of whom 116 belong to the congregation." At Nain, it appears the Schools had been well attended," not without blessing, to which the books printed in the Eskimaux language have contributed much." At this place there were (Aug. 8, 1812) 25 communicants, of whom 1 was excluded, and 20 candidates. The brethren add--- As the highly respected British and Foreign Bible Society has again intimated their willingness to print part of the Holy Scriptures in the Eskimaux language, we accept their offer with much gratitude, and shall send, by the return of the ship, the Gospel according to St. Matthew, St. Mark, and St. Luke, which our late Brother Burghardt was still able to revise, requesting you, at the same time, to salute the Society most cordially on our behalf, and to assure them of our great esteem and veneration. E At Hopedale, the congregation consists of 88 Eskimaux brethren and sisters, of whom 31 were commmnicants at the end of 1811; since which several had been received. In North America, the bre thren express their hopes respecting the Indians baptized in former years, that the word of the cross of Christ had not been declared to them in vain. Their labours seem to have been interrupted by the preparations for the war against Canada. The number closes with an Extract from the Diary of the mission at Gnadenthal, which has afforded us no small gratification in the perusal. We hope hereafter to make our readers better acquainted with these Cape Chris tians. Letters on the Nicobar Islands, their natural productions, and the Manners, Customs, and Superstitions of the Natives; with an Account of Attempts made by the Church of the United Brethren to convert them to Christianity. Addressed by the Rev. John Gottfried Haensel, (the only surviving Missionary) to the Rev. C. I. Latrobe. London. Seeley, Fleet Street. Octavo pp. 78. 1s. WHEN the ascending Saviour gave his comunission to the Apostles to preach the Gospel to every creature; he knew that a large proportion of the inhabitants of the world were immersed in the most awful Pagan darkness and superstition that their customs were of the most barbarous nature-their languages exceedingly diversified their residences of difficult ac-cess and that the dangers attendant on making known the gos'pel to them were of the most imminent kind. The Apostles, however, endowed with power by Ilis Spirit, and depending upon his promise "Lo I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS," went forth every where preaching the word. All of them appear to have acted under the influence of the sentiment expressed by Paul, "I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians, both to the wise, and to the unwise." These attempts to bring Barbarians to the knowledge of Christ must have been attended with extreme danger, and accompanied with inconceivable hardships. It is probable most of these primitive Missionaries sealed the truths they had preached with their blood. Among modern Missionaries there have been some who have attempted and with success the conversion of uncivilized heathens. The names of Elliott, Brainerd, and others, among the North Ame rican Indians-of Vanderkemp and his brethren at the Cape of Good Hope--and of some of the Missionaries in the South Sea Islands, deserve honourable mention. But probably none have endured such hardships, and laboured with such patience, none however of late years, as the "United Brethren." Of this their labours and sufferings in Greenland, on the coast of Labrador, and many other places bear ample testimony. The pamphlet in our hands contains evidence of the same kind, and we are pleased with an opportunity to lay some of its contents before our readers as it may tend to give thera correct sentiments of the importance of Missionary exertions, and may be a suitable check to the spirit of enterprize which we fear has influenced some young mell, without sufficiently counting the cost, to offer themselves to this service. These interesting pages are dedicated to William Wilberforce, |