evening, whither I am come to inform Brother Carey, and therefore cannot tell you what types, nor how many. They must, however, be of all the sizes from the text of Confucius to the Minion in the circular letter; also Italian, and every printing utensil accompanying Perhaps some friend in London, in the print

bic, Hebrew, and Greek, were burnt; besides founts of English for carrying on ten works, which we have now in the press; and the ca ses, stones, brass rules, iron chases, correspondent with all these. We have not types left for the circular letter, not even to print a statement of the loss. The editions of the New Testament, which are stop-ng line, can tell what goes to comped, are nine: viz. the Hindostanee, Persian, and Tamul, printing under the patronage of the Auxiliary Bi ble Society, and the Hindee (second edition,) Telinga, Seek, Burman, Sungskrit (second edition,) and Chinese The editions of the Old Testament are five: the Sungskrit, Bengalee (second edition,) Orissa, Mahratta, and Hindee Among the English works suspended till we get types from you are, the Sungskrit Grammar (second edition,) Brother Ward's works on the Manners of the Hindoos (second edition) Confucius (second edition,) the Dissertation on the Chinese (second edition,) enlarged to more than 200 pages; Bengalee Dictionary, and a Telinga Grammar, both by Brother Carey.ment of our loss, and he says he will The loss cannot be less than twelve thousand pounds sterling, and all our labors are at once stopped.

plete a printing-office with English types. You must also send a fount of Greek and Hebrew. I am distressed to think where you will find money; but send, if you incur a debt; the silver and the gold are the Lord's. The Christian sympathy of our friends almost overwhelms me. Mr Browne was confined by illness, but Mr. Bird, his son-in-law, exerted himself for us in the most strenuous manner. 1 fear it affects Mr. Browne's n.ind even more than mine own; he sent off an express at midnight to acquaint Mr. Har rington, who is deeply affected.Poor Mr. Thomason wept like a child to-day on hearing of it. He begs us to make out a minute state

use all his interest in our behalf; we shall write again to-morrow. How it arose, we know not. Brother Ward and others think it must have been done by design, and that some idolater among our servants, turning pale with envy at the sight of the Bible printing in so many languages, contrived this mode of stopping the work. This, however, is mere conjecture. Be strong in the Lord, my dear brother: he will never forsake the work of his own

"Yet amidst all, mercy evidently shines I trembled for dear Brother Ward (as our sisters did for us both.) lest the roof should have fallen in with him, or lest he should have entered too far, and at once extinguish the spark of life But we were all preserved, blessed be God. The flames touched nothing besides; they might have consumed every thing. The presses are pre-hands." served; and happily the matrices of all the founts of types were deposited in another place: had they been burnt, it must have been years before they could have been replaced. We can now, however, begin casting types to-morrow, if we can find money; country paper can be substituted for English; and thus two or three months will put the versions of the Scriptures in motion again. But for English, we shall be

"PS. One thing will enable us to go to work the sooner: the keys of a building larger than the printing-office, which we had let for years as a ware house, were given up to us on Saturday last Thus we have a place to resume our labors the moment types are cast."

distressed till you send us a supply; Yearly Meeting of the Quakers. we know not even how to send you a circular letter. I am writing this at Calcutta, to go by the packet this

Extracts from the Address of the Quakers, to their Brethren through

out the world, by the Yearly Meeting, England.

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Seeing the infinite value of love, that indispensable qualification of a true disciple, we are desirous of pressing it on every individual, to examine impartially, how far he feels it to flourish in his own mind, and to influence all his actions, thus inducing others to follow him, as he is endeavoring to follow Christ.And we believe that nothing will be so favorable to the preservation of this holy disposition as humility of heart, a temper in which we constantly see ourselves unworthy of the least of the Lord's mercies, and dependent only on his compassion for our final acceptance. Seeing also, that no awakened mind can be without a view to a better and an enduring state, and that no one knows how soon he may be called to put off mutability; let us bear in perpetual recollection, that in the state to which we aspire, there is nothing but eternal love, joy, and adoration, in the presence of Him through whose love we were first awakened."

the followers of a lowly-hearted Saviour. We are therefore engaged to press it upon our young friends just setting out in life, to beware of needless expense in the furniture of their houses, and in their general domestic habits Even those who think their property may entitle them to abundance or to elegance, by indulging in costly habits, are setting but an ill example to those of more contracted means; and as we are but too apt to copy that which coincides with our natural disposition, our want of circumspection may prove an incitement to extravagance in others, and prompt them to use exertions for supporting an appearance which may divert them from the true business of life-the daily study to be approved in the sight of God.**

Mission to Tartary.

A letter has lately been received from a gentleman at Petersburgh, dated Jan. 17th, 1812, of which the "Before we quit the subject of following is an extract: "Two of Christian love, let us remind you my friends, who are returned from that no limit of name can bound its the waters of Caucasus, tell me that influence. In this season of almost they passed a fortnight very agreeunprecedented pressure on some of ably with the Scotch Missionaries in the poorer classes of our country- that neighborhood. The principals men, we deem it particularly desi- are the Rev Mr. Brunton and Mr. rable, that our dear friends every Patterson. During the seven years where should not be backward in they have been there, they have sufexamining into their distresses; but fered much from the Circassians; liberal in contributing a due propor- yet, all things considered, they have tion of relief. Many are allowed to succeeded much better than might have temporal possessions sufficient have been expected. Their village to do this with comparative ease. is surrounded by Tartars, who beLet these, therefore, remember that friend them as far as lies in their they are but stewards, and let them power. The Missionaries have a seek to be good and faithful stew- small wooden church; a printingards. And it is probable that oth-house, with Arabic types cut in Engers, not equally abounding in the land, for printing and dispersing regood things of this life, may find ligious tracts in that language among that, in using moderation in their their neighbors. Mr. Brunton has own expenditure, they may have nearly completed the New-Testawherewith to supply the wants of ment; which, considering he was others, and to make the heart of ignorant of the language seven years the poor man sing for joy. O, the ago, proves him to be an indefatigablessing of cloathing the naked and ble man They have also a cloth feeding the hungry! Who would not manufactory, and as much land aldesire to be entitled to a share in it!lowed them by the Russian govern"Moderation in personal and do- ment as they choose to cultivate; mestic expense, every way becomes from which they furnish the sur

Donations to the Missionary Society of Connecticut.

March 9. From Rev.MarshfieldSteele,collected in new settlements, $1 50 10. From Rev. Elihu Mason,

15. From Rev. Ebenezer Kingsbury,

16. From Flijah Porter, of Farmington; a Bequest of Sarah
Strong, of Burlington, in her last Will,

22. From Rev. Israel Brainard, collected in new settlements, 3 90

Donations to the Foreign Missionary Society, as reported by their

Treasurer.

Between December 30, 1812, and January 27, 1813-8 1,815 01
From January 28, to February 27- 1,255 50

Received by Mr. PETER W, GALLAUDET, to be transmitted to the Treasurer of the Foreign Missionary Society.

March 11. From Three Sisters in Hartford, to be applied as the
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions judge

best remitted to the Treasurer

An Historical View of the First
Planters of New England.

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philanthropists, has been generally withheld. Among the ancients, the leaders of infant colonies were ranked with the greatest heroes. The establishment of the Trojan Prince in Italy, with his small wandering band, Na review of what has was deemed by the most perfect been offered in the preceding of poets, the fittest subject for numbers, it is natural to remark his inimitable poem. We have that the leading characters in no doubt that posterity will do the settlement of the New Eng-justice to the memory of our land colonies were great and eminent men, raised up by the cial Providence of God, for the performance of this important work. It has been usual to contemplate the founders of these colonies as good men, honestly engaged in promoting the interests of the religion of Christ.-pended, principally, on a few inBut the character of greatness, dividuals. On these, the great so liberally applied to the scour majority of the settlers dependgers and destroyers of the hu- ed: they confided in their wisman race-from these illustrious dom; they relied on them for

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venerable ancestors; and it is incumbent on us to seek such a knowledge of their characters as that we may not be wholly insensible to their distinguished merits.

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protection and support. And them every needful assistance. these, by their incorruptible in- At the universities of Oxford tegrity, by their zeal for the [ and Cambridge, they held a concommon welfare, always retain-spicuous rank among their coed the confidence merited by temporaries, and several of them, their virtues. This general con- by continuing at the seat of the fidence produced a government muses after the expiration of the of influence, which enabled those ordinary academic course, atvenerable chiefs to devise and tained to an eminence in scimature their incomparable sys- ence, which gave them a rank tem of civil and religious polity. among the first scholars of their The great difficulty with all le- time. Some of them were much gislators is to obtain a fair ex- distinguished as authors, and periment for their respective in- many of their works may still stitutions. As some form of go-be read with great profit and devernment is necessary in every light. The sufferings they enstage of human society, to re- dured from ecclesiastical persestrain the lawless and corrupt....cution,and the innumerable cares and as change is always attended with difficulty and hazard, it is almost impossible to obtain a fair trial of any political theory. And this is a great cause why the best legislators have been to so great a degree unsuccessful. In the infancy of the New England colonies, the most of their public institutions were objects of experiment. Yet such was the influence of the leading characters, and such the confidence reposed in them, that the public tranquillity could be maintained without the aid of ancient authorities; and all their institutions were received with candor, and an expectation of their salutary effects.

which devolved upon them in the establishment of the infant colonies,were a great obstruction to their literary pursuits; yet their attainments were such as would have procured the first honors for one always enjoying the peaceful labors of a university. In the first rank of scholars, we place Eaton, Cotton, Hooker, and Davenport; and, not far distant, Winthrop, Bradford, Prince, Hopkins, Haynes, Johnson, Wilson, Brewster, Shepard, Stone, Elliott, with a number of others, that might be deservedly added, who would have held an honorable station among the literati of their native country, in any period since the reThe principal characters, a-vival of letters. And it is highmong the first planters of Newly questionable whether their England, were men of finished education, and accomplished scholars. They had been led in the paths of literature from their infancy, enjoying all the advantages which could be derived from the best literary establishments, encouraged by parents and friends possessing the disposition and ability to give

descendants, in any one age, have been able to furnish an equal number of scholars, equally eminent for their attainments in universal science. Dr. Owen, the celebrated vice-chancellor of Cambridge, stands to this day among the first divines that have adorned the British nation. He was cotemporary with the fa