much interest. The intelligence communicated from the various missions was of an encouraging nature. While the delegates from the respective missionary stations were in Bombay, a Tract Society was formed, which is to be auxiliary to the London Tract Society. The object of this Society is the distribution of Tracts in the Mahratta language as extensively as possible, and the principles on which it is formed secures the co-operation of all the missionaries on this side of India for this purpose. Several letters, in former years, had passed between the American missionaries and the Secretary of the London Society, on this subject. In this correspondence the latter urged the formation of an Auxiliary Society, encouraging us, in case it should be formed, to expect assistance from them. Thus far the attempt has succeeded much beyond our expectation, and we hope it will prove to be an institution of extensive usefulness. The English boarding school was given up, and the scholars dismissed, some time ago. It is not likely to be resumed again. A teacher of one of the female schools died a few days ago, who gave us some reason to hope she had experienced a change of heart. For more than a year past, she appeared to be an earnest inquirer after truth, and obtained consider able knowledge of Christianity. About four or five months ago, she was affected with a pulmonary complaint, from which she never recovered. During her sickness she was frequently conversed with on her spiritual state. She expressed her firm belief in Christianity, and her reliance on Christ for pardon and eternal life. She continued to do the same through her whole sickness, and appeared calm and resigned in view of death. She said her only hope was in Christ, and that her prayers were daily offered up to him. When her dissolution drew near, and her friends began to despair of her recovery, they assembled around, and called upon their idols to save her. Her strength was so much reduced, that she could say but little. None of us were present when she died, but her friends tell us, that she expired saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." I have only room to add, that all the members of the mission are in good health, and are happy in pursuing their labours of love, among these thousands of idola ters. I know nothing of special interest at this time, in the circle of our labours. That part of the population, who have shared the instruction of the missionaries in years past, have acquired considerable knowledge of Christianity, and are evi SANDWICH ISLANDS. (Concluded from page 285.) Execution of salutary Laws. July 13.-The people assembled early this morning on the beach, to see inflicted the penalty of a law, which was proclaimed at this place by Kaahumanu, and which I mentioned in my journal nearly two years ago. Until within a few months, this law has been entirely disregarded both by the chiefs and by the people. Indeed there have been two chiefs of distinction, who have stood in the way of all law for the preservation of morality. Several months ago, a noted thief at Oahu was sentenced by Karaimoku, and Kaahumanu, and other chiefs, and put on board a vessel in irons for transportation to the island Kahurawe. The vessel arrived at Lahaina, and by a chief here the convict was taken out, and has had his liberty ever since. But that chief God in his providence has seen fit to remove by death. A few days ago a female arrived here in irons, under the same sentence, though not for the same crime, as the thief who was liberated. She had not only broken a law of the chiefs by devoting herself to the most infamous practices, but had also, both publicly and privately, expressed her contempt of all law, and that too after she had been frequently counselled by Kaahumanu, and as frequently promised reform. She had declared, that she would persevere in her iniquity, even though the chiefs should inflict the utmost penalty of the law. Last evening a council of the chiefs in Lahaina was summoned to meet this morning, and a crier went through the village inviting all the people to be present. Early in the morning, the council met, and the people assembled, and the two convicts mentioned above were brought forward. The chiefs then unanimously expressed their approbation of the sentence that had been passed upon them by the chiefs at Oahu, and declared their determination to punish all who should be guilty of like crimes. They then called the governor of Kahurawe, to whom they committed the criminals, charging him to keep them safely; at the same time telling him, that if they escaped from the island, he would be called to account for it. They also called on all the people to be witnesses of their determination to stop the former iniquitous practices of the is lands, and assured them that they should persevere in the new course which they had adopted. The convicts were then, in presence of the people, ordered to the canoes, and the multitudes dispersed. The effect which their proceedings will have on the minds of the people, is yet to be learned, but it can scarcely be otherwise than beneficial. Death by a Shark. 14. At nine o'clock this morning, while sitting at my writing desk, I heard a simultaneous scream from multitudes of people, Pau i ka mano! Pau i ka mano! (Death by a shark! Death by a shark!) The beach was instantly lined by hundreds of persons, and a few of the most resolute threw a large canoe into the water, and alike regardless of the shark, and the high rolling surf, sprang to the relief of their companion. It was too late. The shark had already seized his prey. The affecting sight was only a few rods from my door, and while I stood watching, a large surf almost filled the canoe, and at the same instant a part of the mangled body was seen at the bow of the canoe, and the shark swimming towards it at her stern. When the swell had rolled by, the water was too shallow for the shark to swim. The remains, therefore, were taken into the canoe, and brought ashore. The water was so much stained by the blood, that we discovered a red tinge in all the foaming rollers, as they approached the beach. The unhappy sufferer was an active lad about fourteen years old, who left my door only about half an hour previous to the fatal accident. I saw his mother in the extremity of her anguish plunge into the water, and swimming towards the bloody spot, entirely forgetful of the power of her former god. As she followed the remains to the house, Mrs. Richards and myself accompanied her, and endeavored to assuage her grief. The particulars I found on inquiry to be these. A great number of people, per haps one hundred, were playing in the surf, which was higher than usual. Those who were nearest to the victim heard him screech, and perceived him to strike with his right hand, and at the same instant saw a shark seize his arm. Then followed the cry which I heard, which echoed from one end of Lahaina to the other. All who were playing in the water made the utmost speed to the shore, and those who were standing on the beach saw the surf-board of the unhappy sufferer floating on the water, without any one to guide it. When the canoe reached the spot, they saw nothing but the blood, with which the water was stained for a considerable distance, and by which they traced the remains whither they had been carried by the shark, or driven by the swell. The body was cut in two, by the shark, just above the hips, and the lower parts together with the right arm were gone. Many of the people connect this death with their old system of religion; for they have still a superstitious veneration for the shark, and this veneration is increased rather than diminished by such occurrences as these. It is only about four months since a man was killed in the same manner at Waihee, on the eastern part of this island. It is said, however, that there are much fewer deaths by the shark than formerly. This perhaps may be owing to their not being so much fed by the people, and therefore do not frequent the shores so much. 16. Received an invitation to attend a public dinner at the new house of Hoapiri. The practice of a formal dedication of houses, has been introduced here from the Society Islands. The manner of doing it is by giving a dinner, and the guests, while at the table, make speeches or exhortations on some religious subject. Sometimes there are not less than ten or fifteen addresses, which occupy two or three hours. I have not said any thing to encourage this practice, for I have thought that the minds of most of the people seemed more directed to the din ner, than to the addresses.-Miss. Herald. COLLECTIONS FOR MISSIONARY PURPOSES, AT THE MONTHLY CONCERT OF PRAYER. In the Presbyterian church of Princeton (N. J.), there has been collected, at the monthly prayer meetings, since the latter end of the year 1821, the sum of $520.20, for missionary purposes. The session of the church, have from time to time, appropriated the money thus raised, to different missionary societies. The United Foreign Missionary Society while it was in operation, the New Jersey Missionary Society, the Female Missionary Society of Princeton, with some others, have received aid from this fund. It appears from the above statement, that the congregation of Princeton, in about six years, have contributed at the monthly prayer meetings alone, a sum sufficient to support a missionary for one year. Every six congregations, contributing in a similar manner, would be able to keep one missionary constantly employed. There are 1968 churches under the care of the General Assembly. On the supposition that each of these made collections for missionary purposes, at the monthly concert of prayer, equal to the one above named, then, the Presbyterian church in the United States, would be able from this source alone, to keep constantly in the field, three hundred and twentyeight missionaries.-Deduct onehalf for vacancies and feeble congregations, and there remain 164 missionaries who might be supported in the Presbyterian church from the contributions at the monthly concert alone. These calculations are made on the supposition that the salary of a missionary should be between four and five hundred dollars per an num. Princeton (N.J.), July 19, 1828. The Treasurer of the Trustees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church acknowledges the receipt of the following sums for their Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J. during the month of July last, viz. Of Rev. John W. Scott, a quarter's rent for the Contingent fund Of Anthony Kennedy, Esq. per Rev. Thomas J. Biggs, six months' interest on his scholarship Of do. per do. one-half of the principal of do. $87 50 75 00 1250 00 Amount received for the Seminary $1412 50 Received also for the Board of Missions, viz. Of Rev. Dr. Green, a donation from R. C. 10 00 6 00 5 00 Amount received for the Missionary Fund $21 00 And for the French Protestant Church in New Orleans, viz. Of Rev. Dr. J. J. Janeway-the Administrators of Silas E. Weir, Esq., deceased, and of Mr. Thomas Elmes, each $50 150 00 Of Samuel Richards, Esq. 30 00 Of Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Skinner and Wm. Brown, Esq. each $20 Amount of the subscription paper, except $20, which is payable in N. Orleans 630 00 And the collection in November last, in the Second Presbyterian Church, also reported 117 35 Total for the French Protestant Church in New Orleans $747 35 Diew of Publick Affairs. EUROPE. The last advices which we have seen from Europe are by the way of Canada, to the 24th of June-But although the present period is one of great expectation, and even great anxiety, throughout the civilized world, the last month has offered us but little news of importance, of which to present a summary to our readers. BRITAIN. A new ministry is again formed, under the Duke of Wellington as premier-It seems very uncertain, however, whether those in office will long retain their several stations. No ministry in Britain is likely to be stable, without an able and eloquent leader in each house of parliament; and in neither house, has the present ministry such a leader-at least not one of the first order. A bulletin was published, during the month, in the London papers, and found its way into those of this country, announcing a sanguinary battle between the Russians and Turks. It proved to be an entire fabrication-not, as we at first supposed, of the London stock-jobbers, but of some news makers in Germany. The resolution favourable to the claims of the Roman Catholicks, which had been adopted in the Commons House of Parliament, was ultimately thrown out by the lords-The majority on this important question was 45less than on some former occasions. We think it will ere long command a majority in both houses. The corn law is in progress, but not passed. Complaints have been made in Parliament, and explanations given, relative to numerous captive Greeks taken from the Morea, and sold as slaves by the Arabs and Turks; and it is stated that measures are taken to reclaim them. Admiral Codrington has been superseded in the command of the Mediterranean squadron, by Admiral Sir Pultney Malcom. It appears that the blockade of the ports in Greece, by the combined fleets, had not been sufficiently rigorous. It is stated in the last accounts, that the ambassadors of the allied powers will shortly meet at Corfu, and insist on the intervention of Turkey to allay the troubles of the Morea.-That if necessary compulsion would be used, and that for this purpose both English and French troops would land in the Morea. FRANCE. We mentioned last month that the French armies were to be augmented to a considerable extent. This, it appears, has been done, and is still doing, by a rigorous enforcement of the conscription law, without even the privilege of providing a substitute. We are surprised at this-and shall be still more so, if the government is not obliged ultimately to abandon this most obnoxious method of recruiting its armies. It is said that already "all the print shops are filled with characteristick representations of Napoleon, his marshals, and his army." A motion made in the Chamber of Deputies by M. Labbey de Pompieres, "that the Chambers do accuse the members of the late ministry of the crimes of peculation and treason," was unanimously adopted on the 14th of June, and a commission appointed to report upon it. PORTUGAL. The last accounts from Portugal represent Don Miguel and his agents as arrested in their course of perjury and tyranny by their own precipitancy and injustice. They dismissed seven colonels of regiments at Oporto, with a view to replace them by their own adherents. One colonel, however, Pereira by name, re fused to give up his commission, affirming that he received it from Don Pedro; and before his regiment he declared against the existing usurpation. The soldiers an swered by vivas, and the seven regiments at Oporto followed their example, and reinstated the constitution of Don Pedro in that city and its vicinity. The greater part of the military in other parts of the kingdom had followed, or were likely to follow, in the same course. A constitutional junta, moreover, had been formed at Oporto, which the Portuguese minister at the British court had recognised as possessing the only legitimate authority existing in Portugal. On the whole it appears that the wretched Don Miguel is deserted on all sides. He has quarrelled with, and drawn his sword on his mother, who is said to be ill in consequence of his abuse-A barber, whom he had made a baron, had to interfere in this quarrel. He has also ill treated his sister-has become intemperate-is fearful of being poisoned, and is suspicious of all who approach him. In the mean time the kingdom is in the utmost confusion, and all national concerns are neglected. Well did an inspired monarch say—“ Wis. dom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.” GREECE. We have little recent information from Greece. It appears that the donations of food and raiment sent from this country to the starving and naked popula 1 tion of this unhappy country arrived most seasonably, were faithfully applied, and have produced a partial and temporary relief. It is also stated that their new governor, Capo d'Istria, is exerting himself with some success in reducing the distracted affairs of the country to system and order-It is said that some schools are established. Ibrahim Pacha is still in the country, but appears to do little beside act on the defensive. It is said however in an Italian paper of May 22, that General Church and a large body of Greeks had been defeated near Missolonghi. There is good evidence that whatever neglect there may have been heretofore, at present Modon, Coronea, and Navarino, are closely blockaded by the allied squadrons-Since writing the foregoing, we have seen an article which states, that the Greeks were marching against Athens, and were not far distant from it-That not more than 400 troops occupy the Acropolis, and that there is no other Turkish force in Attica. TURKEY.-The following article from a publick paper appears to give the best summary of the most recent intelligence from Constantinople.-"The passage of the Pruth by the Russians had been known in the capital on the 13th. The Divan had immediately an extraordinary meeting, which was renewed daily till the 18th, when war was announced by proclamations in all the market places and mosques. Orders were issued for a general arming; the troops in the capital were sent in the direction of the seat of war, and a communication was made to the European Ministers, requesting them to inform their respective Courts, that the Porte, was going to try the fortune of war in defence of its incontestable rights, and that it would rather perish than submit to have law dictated to it, as long as it had arms in its hands.' By another proclamation the Faithful have been ordered not to give or receive quarter in the approaching contest." RUSSIA. An extraordinary supplement to the St. Petersburgh Gazette of the 24th May, contains a report from the theatre of war, dated 16th May. Bucharest, the report states, was occupied on the 12th, by the vanguard of the 6th cavalry corps. The rapidity of the Russian advance, saved the capital of Moldavia from the ruin which threatened it. The fortress of Brailow, was invested on the 11th; on the 16th the heavy cannon arrived, and on the 17th the Grand Duke Michael, to whom the siege was specially intrusted, arrived. It is not thought that it can hold out long, as the place is weak. No action of any importance had taken place up to the date of the report, which is made by Gen. Wittgenstein. So much for the authenticity of the first bulletin. A letter from Odessa of the 28th of May, received at Berlin on the 4th inst. is equally decisive. Up to that date the Danube had not been passed, on account of the swollen state of the river.-The Emperor and Empress arrived at Odessa from Bender on the 29th. His Majesty had been three days at Brailow, whither he intended to return on the 27th. The Prussian States Gazette of the 6th inst. states on the authority of later accounts that the suburbs of Brailow had been taken, and that the Danube would shortly be passed. From ASIA and AFRICA, not an item of intelligence, worthy of record, has reached us during the past month; unless it be that Dr. James, the successor of Bishop Heber, has safely arrived in India. AMERICA. The newly formed states in the southern part of our continent are, without excep. tion, in a very unsettled and agitated state. CHILI.-A plan of subscription has been proposed in Chili, for the purpose of bringing out German emigrants to that country. BUENOS AIRES-is strongly blockaded by the Brazilian fleet, and some apprehensions were entertained, at the last accounts, of an attack on the city. The blockade notwithstanding, vessels frequently arrive at and depart from the port. Yet all foreign articles are enormously high in price. The prospect of peace occasioned a fall in prices, which caused many bankruptcies, and greatly embarrassed commerce. That prospect had nearly vanished: but perhaps it will be brightened by a victory of some importance, which the republican troops under General RIVERA had obtained over the emperor's forces, in the Banda Oriental. The capture of seven towns in what is called "the Province of Misions," is officially announced; yet the number of prisoners is small. PERU.-Lima, the capital of this republick, has suffered by one of the most tremendous earthquakes which has been known for a number of years-It occurred on the 30th of March; and although the main shock lasted only for thirty or forty se |