estimated that for some time 300 or 400 had died of this disease in Smyrna daily, and that not less than 6,000 were swept into eternity by it in the space of thirty or forty days. SANDWICH ISLANDS MISSION. February; and the decision of the court was pronounced by Chief Justice Marshall, on the third of March. The court state at length, and in a very lucid manner, the nature and extent of the right of discovery, the original ground on which different European powers laid claim to portions of the American continent; the manner THE ship Averick, in which the missionaries in which Indian lands have been obtained; the sailed from New Bedford in November last, put import and binding obligation of the treaties into Rio Janeiro, January 15th, 50 days out; which have been made with Indians; and the where she might be detained a week or two, manner in which the constitution of the United || receiving some small repairs. The passengers States and the acts of congress relating to In- were all in health, except Mrs. Lyman, who was dian affairs are to be understood. The laws of fast recovering. They had been mercifully Georgia enacted during the last two or three | preserved amid the severe and protracted storms years, extending the jurisdiction of that state which they had encountered, the trials of which over the Cherokee country, and under which the were much alleviated by the unwearied kindness missionaries were imprisoned, are also examined, of Captain Swain. and declared to be repugnent to the constitution. Mr. Justice McLean read a separate decision, concurring in all important points with the decision of the court. Mr. Justice Baldwin dissented, on the ground that the case was not brought before the court in due form. After the decision an order was issued by the court for the immediate release of Messrs. Woreester and Butler, and committed to E. W. Chester, Esq., one of the counsel for the prisoners, who left Washington the next day to present it to the authorities of Georgia. It is to be hoped, and should be the subject of fervent prayer, that all, who are in any respect concerned in carrying this decision into effect, may be so influenced, that this painful business, which has occasioned so much interruption of missionary labor, and so much vexation to the Cherokees, may be finally closed. BEYROOT. THE latest accounts from the mission at Beyroot bear date November 14, 1831. Mr. and Mrs. Bird removed temporarily to the village of Brumana, on Mount Lebanon, near the end of July, to obtain the benefit of the mountain air, rendered specially necessary by the ill health of their youngest child. The child was, however, removed from them by death a few weeks after. They returned to Beyroot in October. Mr. and Mrs. Whiting had been ill, but their health was improving. It was very doubtful whether Asaad Shidiak was living or not. SMYRNA. MR. King still remained at a village near Smyrna on the 24th of November, where he had been for some months, and was likely to be obliged to remain a month or two longer, the government of Athens having forbidden any person to enter that place from Smyrna, on account of the prevalence of the cholera there. It was Ware, E. par. Gent. and la. La. 116,95; mon. con. 14,33; Castleton, 59 70 21 18 26 50 22 82-130 20 25.00 212 12 160 58 58 75 14.00 18 62 7 87 34 85 29 00 45 60 78 35 12 00 10 00 112 00 988 35 00 12 26 26 31 197 06 5 00-923 19 4.00 14 01 25.00 19 63 260 00 Essex co. Ms. J. Adams, Tr. Danvers, Gent. 100; la. for Pele school at Bombay, 86,13; Salem, Tab. so. Gent. Essez co. North, Ms. J. S. Pearson, Tr. Methuen, La. Newburyport, Gent. in Rev. Mr. Dimmick's so. New Rowley, Gent. 36,96; la. 30,75; Essex co. N. J., T. Frelinghuysen, (of which fr. fem. frag. so. in Fairfield co. West, Ct. M. Marvin, North Fairfield, Gent. and la. for wes. miss. Stanwick, Gent. and la. Hampden co. Ms. S. Warriner, Tr. Blandford, New year's off. in Rev. Mr. Clark's so. towards repairing loss by fire at Manepy, 25; a lady, 5; Feeding Hills, Rev. H. Smith, Longmeadow, Fem. benev. so. to constitute the Rev. Mr. CONDIT an Honorary Member of the Board, 50; young men's wes. miss. so. 14,21, mon. con. 10,28; Middle Granville, Gent. 186 13 87 35-273 48 18 75 32 44 12 46 3 40-15 86 30 00 5 00 74 49 10 25 1 00 120 74 Vernon Centre, So. Vernon Village, Presb. chh. and cong. 29; a fem. friend, 10; Portage co. O., J. Swift, Tr. Springfield, La. Tallmadge, Gent. 29,43; la. 26; Windham, La. The above are included in the amount ack. in the M. Herald for June, 1831. Strafford co. N. H., A. Freeman, Tr. Sandwich, Asso. Tolland co. Ct. J. R. Flynt, Tr. Sub. at ann. meeting, Tolland, Mon. con. Windham co. North, Ct. E. New bury, Tr. Pomfret, Mon. con. Thompson, Gent. 24,91; la. 27; Worcester co. Central, Ms. H. Wheeler, Tr. Holden, Young la. read. so. Oxford, A lady, Worcester, F. Thaxter, m. f. 39 00-385 63 3 64 1 62 55 43 5.03 65 72 12.00 50 38 1 20-51 58 50 93 51 91-102 84 11 00 5 00 10 00-26 00 Ipswich, Ms. Mary Lyon Grant at Mackinaw, Jaffrey, N. H. Mon. con. Foxboro', Ms. Children in Miss P.'s school, for ed. hea. chil. Framingham, Ms. La. miss. so. 1st pay. Graysville, Pa. Spruce Creek so. Greensfarms, Ct. Rev. T. F. Davis's chh. Halifax, Ms. B. N. for Medit. miss. Hanover, N. H. Mon. con. in theol. so. Hebron, Va. L. E. for tracts for fem. in Bombay, 75c.; chh. and cong. to constitute the Rev. WILLIAM C. CALHOUN an Honorary Member of the Board, 50; Huron co. O. Dr. Chapman, Indianapolis, Indi. Coll. La. so. in fem. sem. for Kirby, Vt. Mrs. H. Larned, for Manepy, Ceylon, Leverett, Ms. A fem. friend, for ed. of a La Fayette, Indi. Rev. J. A. Carnahan, Lamington, N. J. Cong. coll. hea. child, 12; c. box of B. B. 1,31; family of J. W. 1,77; Lunenburg, Vt. Mon. con. Marblehead, Ms. La. asso. Maumee, O., A friend, Mayfield, N. Y. Central presb. cong. Middlebury, Vt. W. Sage, Millbury, Ms. Mrs. A. Goodell, to repair loss by fire at Manepy, New Castle, Del. Aux. miss. so. to constitute the Rev. Prof. WILLIAM P. ALRICH of Washington, Pa. an Honorary Member of the Board, 3.00 Brown and Baldwin, 6; a bundle, fr. ladies, rec'd at Haweis. Lebanon, N. H., A box, for wes. miss. Lyme and Ridgefield, O., A box, fr. Dorcas so. rec'd at Maumee, 38 22 17 45 50 00 Madison, O. Iron ware, fr. indiv. 7,50; flannel, fr. S. so. 29; rec'd at do. Mexico, N. Y., A box, rec'd at Catta 36 50 Newton, 1st par. Ms. A friend, 20 00 Newtown, N. Y. Mon. con. in Rev. Mr. Goldsmith's chh. 10 50 Saco, Me. Juv. so. for ed. in Greece, Staunton, Va. Mon. con. 39; S. B. for bibles for Bombay, Ceylon and Sandw. Isl. 3; la. sew. so. 14; juv. sew. so. 2; sab. sch. for tracts for hea. chil.5c. 5.50 raugus. Morristown, N. J., A box, fr. Mr. Johnston, for S. Newton, Forks of Illinois. Ogden, N. Y., A box, rec'd at Mackinaw. Painesville, O. Flannel, fr. so. rec'd at Maumee, Portage co. O., A box, rec'd at Mackinaw. Sundries, fr. gent. asso. in Tallmadge, 4,43; la. asso. in do. 25; do. in Charlestown, 6,83; do. in Windham, 8,97; do. in Nelson, 23,27; do. in Springfield, 10,37; Mrs. P. Haddock, Atwater, 3,37; Skeneateles, N. Y., A box, rec'd at Mackinaw. Templeton, Ms. A box, fr. ladies, for Rev. W. Goodell, Constantinople. Watertown, N. Y., A box, rec'd at Cattaraugus. West Brookfield, Ms. A box, rec'd at Mackinaw. Unknown, A bundle, for Rev. 8. Whit ney, Sandw. Isl. 82 24 5.00 Printing paper, to be used in publishing portion of the Scriptures, school books, tracts, &c. at Bombay, and at the Sandwich Islands. Writing paper, writing books, blank books, quills, slates, &c. for all the missions and mission schools: especially for the Sandwich Islands. Shoes of a good quality, of all sizes, for persons of both sexes; principally for the Indian missions. Blankets, coverlets, sheets, &c. Fulled cloth, and domestic cottons of all kinds. 100 00 15 00 54 00 12.00 50 75 46 56 38 81 Foxboro', Ms. Children in Miss P.'s school, for ed. hea. chil. Framingham, Ms. La. miss. so. 1st pay. Graysville, Pa. Spruce Creek so. Greensfarms, Ct. Rev. T. F. Davis's chh. Groton, Vt. Mon. con. Halifax, Ms. B. N. for Medit. miss. Hanover, N. H. Mon. con. in theol. so. Hebron, Va. L. E. for tracts for fem. in Bombay, 75c.; chh. and cong. to constitute the Rev. WILLIAM C. CALHOUN an Honorary Member of the Board, 50; Huron co. O. Dr. Chapman, Indianapolis, Indi. Coll. Ipswich, Ms. La. so. in fem. sem. for Mary Lyon Grant at Mackinaw, Jaffrey, N. H. Mon. con. Jamaica, N. Y., E. Wickes, 100 00 Kingston, Ms. Mon. con. 15 00 Kirby, Vt. Mrs. H. Larned, for Manepy, Ceylon, 10 00 La Fayette, Indi. Rev. J. A. Carnahan, Lamington, N. J. Cong. coll. 45 00 Leverett, Ms. A fem. friend, for ed. of a hea. child, 12; c. box of B. B. 1,31; family of J. W. 1,77; 15 08 Lunenburg, Vt. Mon.con. Marblehead, Ms. La. asso. 5 25 92 00 Maumee, O., A friend, Mayfield, N. Y. Central presb. cong. Middlebury, Vt. W. Sage, Millbury, Ms. Mrs. A. Goodell, to repair loss by fire at Manepy, New Castle, Del. Aux. miss. so. to constitute the Rev. Prof. WILLIAM P. ALRICH of Washington, Pa. an Honorary Member of the Board, Newport, R. I., A friend, for tracts in India, Newton, 1st par. Ms. A friend, 1 00 20 00 Newtown, N. Y. Mon. con. in Rev. Mr. Goldsmith's chh. 10 50 Newville, Pa. For. miss. so. (of which fr. Miss R. Irvin, 12;) 65 00 Paris, Ky. Chh. 20 00 Patterson, N. J. Mon. con. in presb. chh. 25 00 Peacham, Vt. Mon. con. 14 39 Philadelphia, Pa. Miss. so. in 5th presb. chh. 138 79 Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Riggs's cong. 50c. Rev. Dr. Brown, 5; Pomfret, Vt. A. B. C. Princeton, N. J. Sab. sch. No. 1, for John S. Newbold in Ceylon, Providence, Ind. Chh. coll. Ripley, N. Y. Mon. con. for Sandw. Isl. miss. Saco, Me. Juv. so. for ed. in Greece, 20 00 600 37 30 Shepherdstown, Va. Mrs. M. M. Burwell and others, for Prospect Hill school, Ceylon, Staunton, Va. Mon. con. 39; S. B. for bibles for Bombay, Ceylon and Sandw. Isl. 3; la. sew. so. 14; juv. sew. so. 2; sab. sch. for tracts for hea. chil.5c. 30 00 58 05 Stillwater, N. Y. West chh. 15.00 Washington city, D. C. Mon. con. in 1st presb. chh. 25.00 West Brookfield, Ms. Mrs. A. 1; Mr. B. 1; Westerlo, N. Y., A friend, Winchester, Va. Mr. P. 2; Mrs. B. for bibles for Ceylon, 5; W. H. G. for do. 12c.; sab. sch. in 1st presb. chh. 1,16; T. 8. 15c.; miss. pray. meet. 6,08; la |