its declaration would soon take place; and it seems doubtful, taking things as they are, whether it can be long delayed. The question relative to the Peerage, whether it shall be hereditary or not, has greatly agitated the nation, and is not yet settled. The probability seems to be, that it will not be hereditary, and there is a republican party of considerable strength opposed to it altogether. Apprehension exists in France, as in almost every part of Europe, of the extension of the Cholera, till it shall have pervaded the whole. Admiral Roussin had arrived at Brest from Lisbon, with his squadron, and the captured Portugese prizes. SPAIN.-The Paris Constitutional of September 18th contains the following article: "It is affirmed that the note lately presented by the Charge d'Affairs of France to the Cabinet of Madrid, contains the following phrase:-That any protection given by the Government of his Catholic Majesty to the power which reigns de facto in Portugal, would be considered by France as a violation of the principle of non-intervention adopted by Europe; that France agreeing on this point with England, would ener getically resist, in concert with that power, any co-operation tending to repulse the efforts of his Majesty Don Pedro, to enforce the rights of his august daughter.'-The Minister of Foreign Affairs has here something to think of, and the more so as it is affirmed that M. Sebastiani adds:-That the entrance of a single Spanish soldier into the territory of Portugal would be considered by France as a declaration of war, and that consequently the troops of his Most Christian Majesty would immediately cross the Pyrennees'' If this statement is to be relied on, and it appears to be authentick, Ferdinand is reduced to the alternative of choosing between the desertion of his beloved Don Miguel and a war with France and Britain. How he will decide, time will disclose. The last arrival from Cadiz brings information that he has continued that port as one of free trade for another year to our merchants, notwithstanding a decree passed some months since, contravening a previous proclamation, declaring Cadiz a free port till a year's notice to the contrary should be given. The suspension of the operation of the decree, was obtained on the remonstrance of our minister at the Spanish court. A new insurrection is said to have broken out in the northern part of Spain, and a corps of 1500 old soldiers to be embodied to support it. PORTUGAL.—Another effort at revolution, of a pretty vigorous kind, was some time since made in Lisbon, and for a few hours, it promised success. The tyrant Don Miguel had to shut himself up in a place of safety; but his troops and adherents rallied and overcame the insurrectionists. He then came forth and took exemplary vengeance on his opposers. How long he will be sustained in his career of tyranny and cruelty we know not-of his ultimate fall, we have little doubt. Don Pedro and his daughter, the lawful heiress of the crown of Portugal, have been favourably received at the courts of both Britain and France; but whether these courts will interpose in his behalf, is not yet known. SWITZERLAND has not escaped the general agitation of Europe. In the Canton of Berne, especially, there has been, for some time past, and it yet continues, something like a civil war. The peasants have arrayed themselves in large numbers against their magistracy, complaining of grievous exactions and oppression. They have been once almost put down, but recently have again risen in greater numbers and more formidable array than before. Some of the other cantons are attempting to bring about a pacification, but the whole confederacy seems to be in danger of a convulsion. ROME.-A letter from Rome, says the Courier Français, dated 22d of August ult. states that "never were misery and the want of money more dreadfully felt. Robberies and assassinations are perpetrated in open day." AUSTRIA.-In Hungary there has been recently a most lamentable exhibition of popular delusion, increasing the horrors and the havock of that terrible disease, the cholera, to an extent too painful, almost, for recital. It appears that some use had been made of the chlorate of lime, for the purpose of preventing the progress of infection; but the disease proving to be generally and suddenly fatal, the ignorant and credulous peasantry, particularly in the counties of Zips and Zemplin, conceived the notion that the wells and springs of water had been designedly poisoned with this substance, by the physicians. This suspicion spread like a conflagration, and fear drove the people to madness. They murdered every physician they could seize, and every noble, priest, or land owner, in whose house the chlorate of lime could be found: no character, age, or sex, escaped their vengeance, if suspicion attached to the victim. Thus the combined influence of disease and delusion went on for a time, in the work of death and desolation. The number who perished is not ascertained, but it is mournfully great. The military force was called in to stay the rage of the populace, but for a time they successfully resisted it, and continued to inflict death in its most shocking and revolting forms, on all whom they suspected of being parties to the poisoning of the wells. The military at length prevailed. Some of the leaders of the insurrection were taken and shot, and peace was restored. What horrible effects do ignorance and brutality produce when excited beyond restraint! The cholera had appeared at Vienna, but not generally, and was supposed to be on the decline. BELGIUM.-King Leopold is represented as making great exertions to discipline his army, and has been permitted to take into his service several French Generals. He is called to reign over a country much distracted by parties, and suffering deeply from the effects of the late ill conducted revolutionary operations. He has skill, activity, and, we believe, firmness; and, if he is properly seconded by the people who have called him to be their chief, will, we hope, render them ultimately happy and prosperous; but it must require considerable time to produce these effects. There is still danger, it appears, that the war between Holland and Belgium will be renewed. POLAND. No foreign news within our memory has caused us more unfeigned sorrow of heart, than the authentick intelligence brought by the last arrivals from Europe, that Warsaw has been captured by the Russians; and that the noble struggle of the Poles for their freedom is likely to be finally abortive. Internal dissentions seem to have had a principal agency in hastening, if not in essentially causing, this mournful event. Had the Poles remained united, and retained an unshaken confidence in the accomplished and devoted commander-in-chief of their army, it seems probable that winter would have compelled the Russians to retire, without the capture of Warsaw; and thus another year have been gained for organizing the means of defence-perhaps for the effectual interposition of foreign powers. But dissentions and discord in Warsaw, of the most reproachful character, confused and enfeebled every thing. Skrzynecki was obliged to resign the chief command; which he did in one of the most noble and interesting addresses to the army that ever a general made, and took his place among his fellow soldiers as a private volunteer. From that hour every thing, bad before, changed rapidly for the worse. The Russians, under the skilful direction of Marshal Paskewitch, made their regular approaches to Warsaw, with little hindrance and with uniform success. The city was summoned to surrender, and fourteen or fifteen days were allowed for deliberation. No satisfactory propositions were made to the Russian commander, although there was a frequent interchange of messengers and flags of truce. At length the Polish defences around the city and its suburbs were attempted by storm; and after a most sanguinary conflict, of two days' continuance, were carried. The remains of the Polish army retreated through Praga, with the purpose, it is said, of taking up a position at Modlin. But it would seem that all they can hope for is to make terms with their conquerors-They will probably be reduced to the necessity of either perishing in a desperate struggle, or of surrendering at discretion. The civil authorities of Warsaw met the Grand Duke Michael at one of the gates of the city, and presented him with bread and salt, as indicating that their lives were at his disposal. The Russians occupy the city, and it is said have spared the inhabitants, and established order-We wait for farther details. What is to be the consequence of this result of the Polish insurrection, is yet in the womb of Providence, whose ways are often dark and mysterious, but always wise and holy. GREECE.-It appears that a large part of Greece is in open rebellion against Capo d'Istria. The beautiful frigate Hellas has been burnt by the insurgents, and every thing appears to be in confusion. TURKEY, it is also reported, is in a very perturbed state, although the rebellious pachas have been put to the worse. The reigning Sultan is said to have rendered himself exceedingly unpopular, by his endeavours to change the Mohammedan usages, and to introduce European improvements. He has destroyed the Janisaries, but he has a still more formidable enemy in the Ulemas, the guardians of the Mohammedan faith; and it is believed that he must either change his course or lose his crown, and probably his head. One of the most awful and destructive conflagrations ever known, has destroyed nearly the whole of Pera-the commercial suburb of Constantinople, and the residence of distinguished foreigners. Our envoy, Commodore Porter, had arrived in the vessel that carried him out, with the commercial treaty ratified by our President and Senate, and awaiting the final ratification of the Sultan-Our want of space forbids, for the present month, a farther view of publick affairs-Our readers have before them the articles of the most interest. ERRATA IN OUR PRESENT NUMBER. Page 591, first column, line 8, for have read has. THE EDITED BY J. T. RUSSELL, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. NOVEMBER 1, 1831. SELECTIONS FOR THE MONTHLY || of paganism, in which they have groped CONCERT. BOMBAY. Extracts from the Journal of Mr. Stone. October 8, 1830. Accompanied Mrs. Stone to two little hamlets in the suburbs of Bombay, in which she has two flourishing female schools. I went par ticularly to see two of her little scholars, who have been sick some time, and whom I found very sick. I gave them medicine, and spent two hours or more, while Mrs. Stone was examining her schools, in giving Christian instruction to the people. I hope some of the poor pagans in these hedges will be compelled, by the force of divine truth, to accept the invitation to the gospel feast. all their life time, into the feeble rays of the gospel light which have come to them only through the mind of one but imperfectly enlightened. I told them I would call at my house; and when they should give them instruction daily, if they would give us satisfactory evidence of having become real Christians, we would comply with their request. I have seen the man several times at the school before, and noticed that he was very attentive to my instructions to the children, but 1 never conversed with him before. How this should happen, I know not, as it is my usual practice to converse with all strangers whom I find in the school. who has requested baptism of us. rooms. This is the first Hindoo female, 17. Preached to an unusually large and at Panwell professedly to give his wife 13. Bapoo left us to return to his family attentive assembly of natives, among religious instruction to prepare her mind whom were twelve lame and blind beg- to consent to his receiving Christian bapgar women, and eighty girls belonging to tism. He hopes to persuade her at least our female school. My subject was the to renounce caste with him, so that they love of God towards men, as displayed may live and eat together. Gave instrucin giving his son to die for their redemp- tion to Dajeeba, and several teachers who tion. While descanting on this delightful called with him. In the evening, preachtheme, which strings the harps of the ed to several natives who had assembled heavenly world, I think my heart felt in one of our schools, among whom something of its flame. O that this love were the man and woman who applied might penetrate and electrify the cold for baptism. Conversed with them indiand cheerless hearts of these poor pa-vidually. They appear to be sincere ingans, and tune them to the heavenly lay quirers after truth. which angels sang over the gladdened plains of Bethlehem. Nov. 10. While examining one of our schools in the morning, a Hindoo man presented me a letter written in Mahratta, which on reading I found to contain a request that he and his wife might be received into the Christian religion by being baptised. He stated that for two months past he had come to the house of Dajeeba, one of our candidates for baptism, and received Christian instruction from him. He says they believe Hindooism to be false; and the Christian religion true and therefore desire to forsake the one, and embrace the other. On conversing with them I found, that, though they had acquired some knowledge of Christianity, their views of its nature and doctrines were very obscure, as must be expected of those who have just began to emerge from the darkness VOL. IX.-Ch, Adv. H 14. About two hundred persons were present at the Mahratta service at the chapel this morning, eighty of whom were girls belonging to our female schools, and ten or twelve lame and blind beggar women. Dajeeba's mother, who said a few weeks since that her son might become a Christian if he would, but she was determined to die fn the religion of her forefathers, has now become a constant attendant at the chapel. 16. Bapoo, who left me several days since to visit his family at Panwell, in order to give his wife Christian instruction, returned to-day, and says she is quite unwell, and is now residing with her father, who is a physician. He says she was not able to receive Christian instruction, and therefore he has not made up his mind when to be baptised. I advised him to return to her, and to give her instruction as she should be able to receive it, for if she was dangerously sick, so much the more need to give her that instruction by which alone she can be saved. What he will do I know not. He seems much cast down. I suspect, though I have not ask ed him the question, that her friends have told Bapoo, if he violates his caste by uniting with the Christian Church, his wife shall not live with him. He asked me what he must do,if his wife would not consent to live with him in case he joined the church. I referred him to what Christ had said was necessary to be done in order to be his disciple. GREECE. JOURNAL OF MR. KING. While on the Island of Tenos. March 30, 1831. I called on the teacher of the Lancasterian school, and gave him a copy of the "Catechism of the History of Greece," lately printed at Malta. Was happy to find, that he had at length concluded (as he said) to have his scholars assembled on the Lord's day for the purpose of learning the gospel. The lesson, which he told me he had appointed for the ensuing Sabbath, was a part of Christ's sermon on the mount. 5. Multitudes arrived from Syra, Myconos, and other places, in order to celebrate, the next day, the feast of the annunciation. Towards night, I went with my wife, and our Episcopal brethren, to the church of the Evangelistria, where was a singular display of the different costumes from various islands, and different parts of the Morea, and from Asia Minor. When on my way to the church, a man came up to me with a plate, on which he begged me to put some money, in order to purchase powder to fire the next day in honor of the virgin Mary. I refused, however, to contribute, and took occasion to observe to him, that I did not like the use of powder at their feasts, and especially as they were in the habit of firing guns on the Lord's day, which was a sin; that their forefathers, who were Christians, did not thus profane that holy day, and that they were better Christians than we see now. "O," said he, "our forefathers eat meat, and were a different sort of men from what we are; now we wish for powder and a noise, and the Panagia (the virgin) desires it." Seeing that I would not give any thing, he began to threaten me, and said he would fire such April 1. In the morning the Greek heavy charges before my door as to break bishop called on Messrs. Robertson and my windows. Of this I told him to beHill, who a few days previous had paid ware, as he had now publicly threatened him a visit. While he was with Mr. R. Ime, and if any damage was done, I should and my wife went in to see him. On my know whom to look for. observing, that we had news from Rome, (with regard to the flight of the Pope,) he entered into a long conversation, in which he attempted to explain many prophecies in Daniel, Ezekiel, and the Revelation. With regard to the Revelation, he said, that each chapter contained the events of a hundred years, and that we were now thirty-one years advanced in the 19th chapter; that the two last chapters regard heavenly things, but all the rest things on earth; that about the year 1840 the Turks are to fall; and after their fall, all Christian churches are to be united, the Jews will become Christians, and all the heathen nations; so that all that dwell on the earth will become Christians, and remain so, for 500 years, as some suppose, and according to others, 1,000 years; then will ensue a defection, and then will come the end of the world. 2. Conversed with a Greek on the subject of confession to the priests, and the mode of partaking of the Lord's supper. He said he wished for some book, that would show him what was the practices of the apostles and early Christians, with regard to these things. For the practice of the apostles, I referred him to the New Testament. 7. I walked to the little market place, and conversed with one or two persons I met there, on the subject of the gospel, lying wonders. &c. One of them said, that he had fought several battles for me with the people here, and that he was persuaded that the gospel was what we all ought to follow. He also spoke very freely against the lying wonders performed in the church of the Evangelistria. Voyage to Athens. 8. Went on board a Hydriot vessel bound for Syra, Hydra, and Napoli. Found on board about one hundred pas sengers. Among these I distributed tracts, and placed a gospel, where any one, if disposed, might take it to read. Very soon little circles were seen here and there, reading and listening to the tracts and to the gospel. Among the passengers, was a Greek from Smyrna, and I found, that with his wife, mother, and sisters, I had formerly been acquainted. With him I entered into a long conversation on various religious subjects, and several listened while I endeavored to explain several points, which he seemed not fully to understand. Among these were circumcision, baptism, the passover, the Lord's supper, the Jewish Sabbath, and the Lord's day. After talents, and of good sense, and as a warm speaking for some time on these subjects, friend to all my undertakings. His wife I took the New Testament and read is an Athenian, and expressed great pleaaloud the 11th chapter of St. Paul's epis- sure in the hope, that I should go to the tle to the Romans, and spoke on the sub-place of her nativity to reside and estabject of the restoration of the Jews, and lish a school. the feelings, which Christians ought to have towards them, and of the ingatherings of all nations. ARKANSAS CHEROKEES. EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER OF MR. WASHBURN, DATED AT DWIGHT. Prevailing attention to religious instruc tion. 16. In the morning we were nearÆgina.) Gave Niketoplos the gospel, and asked the captain, his men, and the passengers, if they would like to hear a chapter read. All said, yes, and he read audibly not It is with feelings of thankfulness and only one chapter, but two or three, and joy, to which I cannot find full utterance, we both occasionly made remarks upon that I announce the fact that we are enwhat was read. About noon, we arrived joying, to a considerable extent, a reviv at Ægina. There I met with a kind re-al of religion among this poor people. ception from various persons, and the commissary of police ordered a room for me, where I found myself very comfortably situated. Five natives now stand propounded for admission to the church. Ten others are rejoicing in hope; and, as far as we can judge, give us reason to hope for them, that they are indeed born from above. All these are persons living above us on the Salisau. In addition to these, we are permitted to rejoice over four of our dear 17. Sabbath. I rose at an early hour, and was delighted with the music of birds, which I have scarcely heard since I have been at Tenos. The air was mild, the sky serene, and my heart felt a light-Cherokee youth in the female school, as ness and joy, which it used sometimes to feel on a Sabbath morn in New England. Went to the principal church, where I saw swallows flitting about, and sparrows had made their nests near a picture, over the head of which was written a Greek phrase, which conveys the same idea, as "I AM." Longed to have the gospel preached to this perishing people. for whom I really felt pity and sorrow. The sparrows had indeed found a nest near the altar of the Lord, and my feelings would all have been in accordance with those of the psalmist (described in the xxxivth Psalm) had I not seen that likeness intended to represent Him, who has no likeness either in heaven or on earth! After leaving the church, I met a man, whose countenance I recognized, but did not recollect his name. On meeting him, he stopped, inquired kindly after my health, and invited me to go with him to his house. On my way, I found him to be the celebrated teacher in the Central School, Mr. Gennadios, whom I had seen for a few moments, when at Ægina last year. With him I had a long conversation on a variety of subjects, and, among others, with regard to my opening a school at Athens. He said I should not find the least difficulty on the part of the people, that they thirsted for knowledge. In speaking of Niketoplos, he said, he thought him the best teacher for a Lancasterian school in Greece, and that I should do well to employ him for the present. With Mr. G. I was much pleased. He conversed like a man of the children of God. For several months past there has been an unusual solemnity and tenderness upon the minds of a considerable number of the girls, which has convinced us that the good Spirit was striving with them. For a few weeks, the four alluded to have been rejoicing in the sense of pardon. We never saw youthful converts appear better. Several of the scholars, and more among the people, seem to be subjects of conviction more or less pungent; and many have their attention more solemnly arrested than ever before. In the northeast part of the nation, bordering upon the wild settlements, there is also very considerable excitement among the Methodists. They have lately taken into their society about twenty persons connected with the Cherokees. Several of these had been professors in the old nation, and had fallen back and become desperately wicked. Others are serious persons, received as seekers; and a few others we hope are true converts. This work is evidently of the Lord. It illustrates the sovereign freeness of his grace. The church here has for a long time been in a state of great coldness. A few have mourned and prayed in secret over our declensions; but as a church, we have been, and I fear still are, very far from what we ought to be. There is now evidently a waking up, and I hope we shall all soon be engaged with our whole hearts in seeking for the continuance and spread of the good work. Most of our native members are revived, |