In the same communication, after speaking of the kindness of Mr. Pearce, at whose house the missionaries were most hospitably entertained while at Calcutta, and alluding to the purchase of a small fount of pica, with the diacritical marks necessary for the Shan language, from the donation of Capt. Jenkins before acknowledged, Mr. Brown subjoins,

tribes, and supplanting it by a litera- | 20 miles, to Sandy Will's town. We ture truly Christian, as the recent in- started about noon; but owing to the troduction of the Roman character into shallowness of the river, our progress was India. It is the heathen literature-1 impeded, by trees and logs fallen into am more and more convinced of it the water. The wide-spreading branchevery day it is the heathen literature es of the trees, almost embracing each of these nations that props up their other across the narrow river, rendered religion, and in fact gives it all its it extremely dark after sun-set. Findcharms, binding down the minds of its ing that we could proceed no farther votaries to an ignorance and stupidity in our canoe, about an hour after sunthat is truly astonishing. down we landed about 2 miles from tives, who were going to his town, Sandy Will's place. A party of nacoming along at this time with a brand of fire, they guided us in a narrow, crooked foot path, through woods and high bushes, to the place of our destination. We were hospitably received. A dish of rice, fish and cassada, cooked after the native fashion, was soon furnished us. In the morning, we stated our object-that we contemplated establishing a native school at Edina, and wished to know whether Sandy Will felt disposed to send any children to it. He told us that he was not king of that part of the country, but was merely governor under king Will Gray; and that king Gray was then at a town about 2 miles distant, attending the burial services of a relative. This was We, therefore, concluded to go with very providential. him and lay the matter before king Gray, as nothing could be done without his consent. certained what we came for, we were As soon as the king asfurnished with an opportunity of making a formal statement of our object. Under a thatched roof open on all sides, (a place occupied by his blacksmith,) we assembled. A mat was spread on the ground for us to sit on, and around us sat the king, some chiefs, and about 20 subjects. Harris, being a trader among the with them, was our spokesman. The natives, and accustomed to converse substance of his remarks was, That God seeing their benighted condition, had sent us to instruct them ;-that God lived in our hearts, and we dared not disobey him;-that we came to do them good, not to promote our selfish interest; that we wanted them to

Several other individuals have, interested themselves very much in the Sadiya mission; Major White, of Assam, has subscribed 200 rupees; Mr. Bruce and Lieutenant Charlton each 100; and R. M. Bird, Esq. of Allahabad, has sent br. Pearce an order for 250 rupees to be applied for the assistance of the mission. I have also to mention the donation of a large number of books, partly for the mission library at Sadiya, and partly for the use of schools, from C. E. Trevelyan, Esq., a distinguished friend of missions and general education, who, in connection with Capt. Jenkins, was the means of introducing Sadiya to us as a missionary field. An orrery and globe for schools, with a missionary map, have also been presented by him.

In a subsequent letter, Mr. Brown acknowledges a donation of Chinese Scriptures from the Missionaries at Serampore, com

prising 100 copies of each of the Gospels, 100 copies of the Acts of the Apostles,-10 copies of the New Testament, and 6 copies of the Old Testament, from Genesis to Psalms. Also, a copy of Dr. Marshman's Chinese Grammar, for the mission library.

West Africa.

Br.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF MR. "sabby [know] book all the same as

CROCKER.

Visit to the Interior-Proposed SchoolFavorable reception by the natives. Edina, Feb. 8, 1836. Last week on Wednesday, br. Mylne and myself with br. Harris, a member of a Baptist church, went up Mechlin's river about

'Merica people." He stated to them, that they had now no sense because they could not understand books,that they could not build vessels nor framed houses, nor do many other things done by Americans,-that they could not "sabby God's palaver," &c. He then proposed to them that their

about 15 miles, almost to its mouth. We then dragged the canoe across a piece of land about 200 yards, into a pond. Crossing the pond, we next dragged the canoe across a broader piece of land into the other Junk river, opposite the Junk settlement. It was now after dark; but seeing a light in the settlement, we went over in the canoe, and were kindly received. Having come that day, by land and water, about 40 miles, we were quite exhaust

head men should send their children, I arrived at the river, we went down some one, some two, others three or four, according to their several ability. He said that we did not expect them to pay us for instructing their children, (for we knew that this would be in vain,) but all we should require, would be, that they should send us a sufficient supply of rice every moon for each boy. After listening attentively to what was said, the king, with his head men, went out to confer on the subject. After they returned, the king, in a manner truly affecting, spoke of their owned when we arrived. The Junk settleignorance, and the evils to which it subjected them; not leaving out their incapacity to understand God's palaver (that is, his communications of divine truth). He said, his heart willed to comply with our request. He however wished to consult some chiefs in other towns at a distance, so that there might be unanimity throughout his dominions on the subject. They also agreed to send a dozen or twenty men to build a native school house, as soon as they got through cutting their farms.

Journey to Monrovia.

ment is just commencing on a very pleasant location near the mouth of the largest Junk river. Town lots have been laid out by Dr. Skinner, and some have been cleared up. The next day we stopped, it being the Sabbath, and had public service. A sermon was preached by myself to the few who had collected there, from Matt. vi: 33. Just at night we started up the river again, in order to secure a passage to the head of the river the next day at a suitable time of tide; and having ascended the river about 12 or 15 miles, we stopped at a native village, where they gave us some thing to eat and furnished us with huts to sleep in. About three o'clock in the morning, we resumed our course and went up the effluvia from the mangrove swamps river, about twenty-five miles. The lining the margin of the river, were very offensive. The last four or five miles of the river were of very difficult navigation. Logs and shallows made our progress very slow. About eleven o'clock in the forenoon we land

The Baptist church at Bassa Cove, with whom the missionaries had for some time maintained religious services on the Sabbath, having no meeting-house, and the rainy season fast coming on, it was judged advisable for Mr. Crocker to proceed to Monrovia, for the purpose of expediting the requisite preparations to build one. Accordingly, on the 19th of March, Mr. C. set out for Monrovia, in company with Dr. Skinner, governor of the Colony. We extract from his journal the following details of the journey.ed, and, leaving our canoe, walked unAfter mentioning that they left Edina, on foot, at mid-night, the journal proceeds.

We took this time to avoid the heat of the sun, and to take advantage of the tide, as we could not start at high water. Soon after we started, it rained quite hard. As there was no shelter to be found, we travelled on. At 6 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at Little Bassa, a native town on the sea coast, distant from Edina 18 miles, where are a few American colonists, with trading factories. We took breakfast here, and being somewhat recruited, proceeded by land about 7 miles further, to one of the Junk rivers. In passing over these 7 miles, Dr. Skinner and myself were carried on the backs of some natives about one third of a mile, over the most boggy place I ever saw. After we

der the rays of a vertical sun, about four miles, till we arrived at the head of the Mesurado river. After wading across this river, we soon arrived at a very pleasant native village. Here we staid and took dinner. Procuring a canoe here, we went down the Mesurado river about twelve or fifteen miles, to Monrovia, and arrived about an hour after sun-set. In this crooked rout, we came about one hundred miles. I had a slight attack of the fever at Monrovia. I was however enabled to do my business, and to visit New Georgia, Caldwell, and Millsburg. At the latter place, spent a Sabbath, and saw the ordinance of baptism administered to two candidates by br. Smith, pastor of the Baptist church there. The state of religious feeling among the Baptist brethren appeared quite encouraging.

Mr. Crocker returned to Bassa Cove the | and the workmen are going on, expect2d of April, by water, and soon after, in ing to have it well covered before the consequence of his exposure and fatigue during his absence, and subsequently in preparing the site of the proposed meeting house, was seized with a violent fever, which for a time deprived him of his reason. der date April 18th, he thus writes

appearance as seen during the week the arches of this edifice, that his memin their cottages. They were nearly ory was deserving of a far more enall furnished with copies of the Holy lightened respect than was paid to it Scriptures, and when, at the opening of by the mass of superstitious devotees the service, a chapter was read, they who resort here to receive absolution kept their eyes closely fixed upon it; from their priests. The following may and in the progress of the discourse, serve as specimens of the confidence whenever any passage was referred to which the catholics are taught to put for illustration or proof, they invariably in the intercession of saints. 1 took turned to it, and followed the words as them down in the cathedral with my the servant of God was uttering them. pencil, using care to write them word At 5 o'clock, P. M., there was a third for word. They are found suspended service, at which time we were favor- under figures of the saints in question. ed with hearing the first public dis- "Seigneur, nous vous prions, par l' intercourse of M. Pruvots, who since the cession de St. Hubert, de nous preserver first of January last has been pursuing d'etre mordus des animaux atteints de la his studies with M. Dusart, under the rage: et de tout accident, par Jesus. direction of the missionaries. This Christ, notre Seigneur.* ”—“Saint Ghisbrother is thirty-two years of age, and lain, priez pour nous.† has a wife, and four children. He is Proceeding from Cambray, we came probably the most promising person we by a ride of six leagues to Douai, a have yet had on our list of students. city of about the same size and imporOn this occasion he spoke for half an tance as Cambray, and still more stronghour with great freedom and accepta- ly fortified. About five leagues from bleness, from Rom. xii: 12. Besides Douai, is Orchies. We reached this studying with M. Dusart, he often ac- place Monday evening. It is a small companies him in his visits to the city containing about 3,000 inhabitants. neighboring hamlets, and takes some There is, however, a large population in part in the services at the little meet- its environs-not less, we were told, ings which are held on these occasions. than 19,000 within the circuit of two It is eight years since he became a leagues from the clocher, or village convert to the Savior. He conducts church. The people are almost wholly the singing at Bertry; and to me it was catholics. As the missionaries in comtruly interesting to see the whole as- pany with two or three others were sembly nearly, young and old, uniting walking in one of the streets, the chiltheir voices in this part of worship. I dren spoke aloud, "les Protestants! les ought also to mention, that I had the Protestants! Not more than fortypleasure of seeing more than twenty five, however, of these Protestants can persons, the majority of them young be found here, to excite the odium of the lads, assembled as a Sabbath School, worthy catholics. The Baptist church to receive instruction out of the word to which M. Moutel, who is stationed of God. here, preaches, has fourteen members. The number of his stated hearers on the Sabbath is about thirty.

At a short distance from Orchies is the village of Nomain. I did not visit. this place, but the following particulars in regard to it, gathered from Messrs. Moutel, Thieffry, and others, who are acquainted there, may be relied on as accurate. It has a population of 2,126 persons, and including its dependencies, (some hamlets in its vicinity,) contains 127 protestants. There is here a Baptist Dissident church of thirty members, twenty-eight of whom have been baptized. There is also a National Protestant church, but it is smaller than

On Monday morning, the 11th inst., we left Bertry, accompanied by M. Dusart, for Orchies. To reach this place it was necessary first to return to Cambray. This is a strongly fortified city in the Department du Nord, and is said to contain about 20,000 inhabitants. I understand that there is here no evangelical minister. M. Dusart thinks that if we could station a suitable man here, he might labor with a considerable prospect of usefulness. This city is regarded with interest by the Christian, and the man of taste, as being the place where the celebrated Fenelon lived and labored. The church in which he preached is no longer standing. It was destroyed in "Lord, we pray thee, through the interthe time of the revolution. In the cession of St. Hubert, preserve us from the cathedral there is a fine marble statue bite of mad animals: and from every acciof this amiable and pious man. Ident, through Jesus Christ, our Lord." could not but think, as I walked under | "Saint Ghislain, pray for us."