We cannot but remark, in conclusion, how closely the retributive justice of God seems in many in stances to follow every stage of these nefarious transactions. The cases of the Leon and the Rodeur are awful illustrations of this fact. The mutual villany of the different classes of miscreants concerned in these adventures, is another fearful risk attending the traffic. "Death," says Sir George Collier, speaking of the atrocious scenes in the Rio Pongas, "frequently arrests the progress of the principal at a moment when the object [obtaining a cargo] has been all but completed; and the cunning and villany of the European settlers and their descendants, sacrificing those of the survivors by a disguised poison, given with much art, and whose subtle powers the natives are well acquainted with, and against which the miserable sailor (who in some instances has engaged in the traffic really not knowing the extent or nature of the voyage he entered

most of them abhorred such atrocities. Why then,' she eagerly exclaimed, bursting at the same time into a flood of tears- why, then, do they not prevent

them?'

"The destruction of this village,"

adds the Préfét," was the signal for

such horrid excesses as I could scarcely

In

upon at the Havannab) has no re-
source. Thus, the entire crew of
a vessel has disappeared almost at
once; and thus the property, con-
fided in an unguarded moment to
miscreants of all nations, has been
claimed and disposed of by the
chiefs of the factory to whom it
had been bartered, and the slaves
reserved for the next comers.
the month of February, three ves-
sels, under Spanish and American
colours, were circumstanced as I
have just described. Of the mas-
ters, supercargoes, and crews of
two, not one person remained; and
of the third, the skeleton of her
crew lived only because the super-
cargo, who had recently sailed for
the Havannah, had promised to
return with an assorted cargo, and
efficient crew, to redeem his pledge
and recover his vessel."

have suspected cannibals to have been capable of committing. Upon the Senegal, in the streets of St. Louis, in the surrounding country, every Negro, who was a stranger and unprotected, was seized, sold, and shipped off. How often have I heard the outcries of these unfortunate beings, who during the night were struggling with their kidnappers!"

Will it be credited, that of a system, thus begun, continued, and concluded with horrors at which humanity shudders, the Spanish government, in their decree for the restriction and ultimate abolition of the trade, can offer the hypocritical palliation that the introduction of the slave system into their Western possessions," far from being prejudicial to the Negroes transported to America, conferred ble blessing of being instructed in upon them not only the incomparathe knowledge of the true God, and of the only religion in which the Supreme Being desires to be adored by his creatures, but likewise all the advantages which acaccompany civilization!"

STATE OF THE SENECA INDIANS.

"In the beginning of the year 1818, To the Editor of the Christian Observer. King Damel encamped with about three thousand cavalry and infantry, and a thousand Moors, at the village of Gandiole, three leagues from St. Louis. I went to see this barbarian, who, during six months of that year, was occupied in carrying fire and sword into the different parts of his kingdom. To whom was it that he sold the thousands of his subjects whom he made slaves? They were all transported to the West Indies from Senegal or Goree."

ABOUT the end of the year 1817, two Americans, with a view to pecuniary advantage, succeeded, with some difficulty, in procuring seven Indians of the Seneca nation to come over to England for a stipulated sum, and for the space of twelve months to exhibit their

customs of war, &c. for the benefit of this satisfactory interview, the following "talk" was recently transmitted to the Friends at Leeds.

your days, by his bounty, to witness the truth of his word," that it is better to give than to receive.”

Brothers, From the interest you were pleased to take in our people, and the good talk you were pleased to send us by them, we are confident you will receive it kindly that we give you some account of ourselves, and the things that have taken place among us.

Our Brothers doubtless know that we, and the rest of our Red Brothers in this country, have been a people by themselves, depending much upon hunting for subsistence; and worshipping the Great Spirit, according to the notions we had received from our fathers. This has been the case with us from the earliest account we have heard of our people. We, our brothers and fathers, have seen great afflictions, especially since the white men came to our country; but, not withstanding our great afflictions, our people have generally kept strong hold of the instruction we received from our fathers, refusing to give up our way of living or worshipping the Great Spirit, as they had taught us. The great in juries we had received from white men, the wickedness we constantly saw practised amongst them, greatly strengthened our minds against their ways and their religion; thinking it impossible that any good could come out of a people where so much wickedness dwelt. In this bondage we and our fathers have been held for more than two hundred years, retiring and wasting away before the white men (our means of subsisting diminishing), corrupting ourselves with their sins, hardening ourselves in our afflictions-destruction before us, and no arm to deliver.

This, Brothers, is a short history of our people; and this was much our case when our people left us to visit England. About the same time you were taking notice of our people in your country, and endea CHRIST. OBSERV. No. 235.

vouring to shew them a better way than the wild way of their fathers, a general shaking took place on the minds of our people at home; a great searching was made into the religion of our fathers; the more we searched it, the more dark and discouraging we found it. However pure and excellent their religion might have been in old time, through the many hands that it has passed to us it was so defaced and impaired we could find nothing in it to direct our path to God, to safety, to happiness in this or the coming world. In this darkness and perplexity in which we found ourselves, after much counselling and agitation, some of our people were induced to listen to the word of God: a little light shone into their minds; they invited others to come and see if this was not true light: others listened, and were convinced that it was true light from God, to guide our feet in safe paths through this dark world to a bright world above.

From our village near Buffalo, where this light was first discovered, the report of what had taken place soon reached other of our villages, and produced a great commotion amongst them. Some said we had become crazy, had lost ourselves, and were doing great wickedness in forsaking the religion of our forefathers, which God had given expressly for the Indians, for them to hold to the end of time.

This produced great confusion among our people; some cried one thing, and some another; but some came from time to time to hear for themselves this new way, and were convinced that we had found the true light; that the good Book the white man had, was verily the word of the living God, and Jesus the only Saviour of sinners.

In this way a light was lighted up in all our villages, and continues to spread, though great darkness and opposition remain with many of our people. Two of the young 3 L

men that were in England, Neguye etwasaw and Segwaskenase, on their return, joined immediately the Christian party, and rejoiced much in beholding what God had done for their people: they have continued with us stedfast until this day. We wish we could give a more pleasing account of the others that were in England; but we can in truth say no better of them, than that they are in darkness, and do the works of darkness. The chief that was in England, is a violent opposer to all the ways of the white people, and uses all his influence to persuade his people to retain their old ways: he is much given to his cup, and laughs at the thought of God seeing and calling us to an account of our conduet. We are sorry to say these things of this chief, but we will not deceive you. We hope and pray that God will give him repentance, and shine into his heart, to give him the true light.

These, Brothers, are the great things that God hath done for us, whereof we are glad. Though we see but little yet, we are assured that we have found the true light; that the good Book is the word of the true and living God, which he has given for all nations. We believe that Jesus Christ, his Son, is the only Saviour of sinners. We believe that we are all brothers; and that God hath made all nations of one blood, to dwell on all the face of the earth. We believe nothing but the Spirit of Jesus can make men love one another as brothers. We believe that Jesus is the true God, and eternal life. We believe that all nations and languages that receive the Lord Jesus, and walk in him, will meet together in heaven, as one family of brothers, praising God and the Redeemer for ever and ever.

These things we believe and are / assured of, and our hearts are comforted.. He lightens our trials, makes our labour pleasant, and

prospers the work of our hands; and we take delight in cultivating the earth, which he causes to bring forth food for man and beast.

Brothers, You will unite with us in praising the Lord, and in beseeching him that he would perfect the work of mercy he hath begun in the midst of us, and fill the whole earth with the knowledge of his truth.

Brothers, You will now listen to a few words our young men desire to speak to you.

Neguye etwasaw and Segwaзkenase to their Friends in England.

Brothers, We feel happy that our headmen have taken it up to send you a talk. They have said so much, that little remains for us to say at this time.

Brothers, We remember you all and your kindness to us while in your country, and your good counsel to us: this we hold fast, and endeavour to follow. We remember you talked to us of the good Book, the knowledge of which, you told us, was what delivered your forefathers from the wild way in which they formerly lived, and had advanced them to that prosperity and happiness which we witnessed. You said you desired that we and our people should come to the knowledge of the good Book, that we might be alike happy. This good talk made our hearts glad, hoping it would be so with us and with our people.

Brothers, Our hearts were greatly rejoiced, when returned safely to our country, to find the minds of our people were turned from their old way, to hunting wisdom from the good Book; and that they were keeping the Sabbath as God had commanded.

Brothers, This made our hearts light and joyful; and we readily joined with our fathers and brothers, who held to the word of God, and kept the Sabbath day.

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