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slated to him cur objects in visiting lhc islancls,
and our desire to obtain a residence in them, in
order to teach the knoivledge of the arts and sci-
ences, and of cheisrianiry, he listened with atten-
tion ; and said, he must see the king, and they
must consult together about it ; and they would
let usknow what they would say. As a token of
frienrlship, he presented to brother Bingh-urn ax
curiously wrought spear, which may serve for a
pruning hook, or fora curiosity to gratify our A-
merican friends.

Our new visitors were pleased to find that we
could speak easy phrases in their lriiiguage ; and
liiglily gi'atili-:d that we had instructed in our re-
‘li;.;ion and bronglit wirh us natives ofthe-ir coun-
1l‘,Vs “ho perfectly understand their tongue, and
can therefore conv-:i'se freely with them on these
siibjecls. Tlicy made themselves more agreea-
ble than could liarc been expected ; and towards
evening left us with apparerirly kl id scntiiiierits.
On further 8Xfl311IllJll‘>ll, it appears. tliat the chief,
who t'el‘ris:id 1:; ienonzic is idols, cd :1 consid-
erable party with ll't’.i:;:)ll'clI)lC cicriigiira, and I“.:si.<lL-‘(l
till he lost 40 or 50 men and his own life. His:
party were subdued, and Iii-lmakoo, with the loss
of 6 or 7 men, was victor-i-..~us. \'i.7c are ericoui'=.i-
‘ ed to l1’)'_':’; that we shall soon be allowed to t'al{t.‘
possersion for the cl‘.u:‘ch .oi-:1 for Christ of this
part of '.he ‘ lurid, \‘:‘l.l‘.'.‘iZ rc.'n:'.ineIli to be prisms-
cd; and to Strl or‘. our l)anncr witliotit a cc-iitcsf.
the priest;-2 .tl<;l:itry b..:ii~.;j; now reduced to :1 lev-
el with the coriiii;oi’i pr:o§:£:‘. At eveiiir.;;, as we
moved slowl;,' along the sliores of Owiiylicc, the
moon ri.-:ir:.--- behinrl its lofty -‘.r;u: ‘ lirotller

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Bingliam and 'l‘liui’ston sung tli-.-ir l.'2ivoi-Itc Mel-
ton .="v‘Iowbi wy,

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ted soon to Ittdvc our })E‘CSCl‘.t siiu'.i'i :l.', and have
tio ftll"'LI1€l' Ol)[.'0l"tullll)r‘ l!ll"Ilt:(ll£llrl_$' to explore
this part of the dark i'c.-g~’roi'l. uith refit l“_'l"(‘.C to es-

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one of them had been his father's wife ; and :
another, even his favorite, was his fathcr’s dang; E
ter. VVhen the king, his wives, and the chiefs a
round him, had taken their dinner, the four wives
ofthe king sat down in one corner of the room.
g and seemed to enjoy themselves very pleasantly
l at :1 gaine of cards ; while we were endeavoring
lto interest the feelings of the royal family in the
great objects of our mission.

5. Continued our ncgociations, but made lit-
ile propress. l’resentt-d to Reho-reho the ele-
gant Bible furnished by the American Bible So-
ciety for Taniaalimaah, for which he seemed
grateful; also, Bibles to the klng’s (laugbters,
f.ri‘nishc(l by ])2tI'tir;trl'v.I‘ friends.

In the course of the rliiv, as we passed near the
place where several chiefs were spending their i-
dle lionrs in ggamliling, we were favored with an
introduction to I.‘I€1\"dIl3\'i\, the late hi,u;h-priest,
who received us kindly. He assiircs us he will
be our friend. \Vlio could hate e:<pcc:r:rl :h-at
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‘. man wliose influence against us We had been ac- ;
customcd to dread more than any other in the
Islancls-

Before we returned to the brig; the féi"0!‘Ile
wife ofthe kin;--; expresserl a decided opinion in
lavor of our settling in the islands; and reqr tccll
that we might remain. The king, knowing her
rrtaclimerit to him. and willing to try her feelinzs,
said to her pleiisamly, that if he arimitlcrl and
pairoiiiiserl the missionaries, he could be allowed
but one wife, and he should not want her. As a
gentle l‘cp:‘:)of, she arose from the mat on which
they were recliiiing, and arrempterl to leave firm;
but he dctaiiled her, and turned off the subject
playfully.

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6. 'l‘o-clay the royal family came on bonrrl to
dine. ."‘l.fl‘:.I‘ dinner we assembled on the qirzri-tea‘

deck and sizing, at the kin,-;’s rcq'.ie:~it, .'::{:‘v'{‘?'éli
liynins. uirh whi~“ he and the liiUIlil‘u,lf.l{:1;i"0t‘.l;(lo

tablisliiiig; schools, and lb‘; L’;f—‘.lll'._!llOl)S of the (Sos-
pel-, and as Capt. B. wan -- .2;-,.r on sl:nre. to call
upon the chief, it was tli-;::..;.;=. best that l".!‘O'\ll(:!“
Biiigliarii should :.‘-ccori‘.;.z:,i';'. iiizii this rooruirig for
that purpose, to l’CIi.:is r}ii~e the liner of public
'H’o!'-.%l2ip. llc ?—.c':oi:li;.-_t_l‘_r- riaitcrl the '.‘.lll‘.‘.l Kri-
nialioo, curl v-.i'.1:‘. !;i-.:\_ the mm: ‘cl.~:b:':_~l;rl .‘-.-forec-
ah of the isl;ind.<. It '.-....a built by "l‘u.r.-iaalimaah,
who l-imselt lzucl the ..~r=;:.cz' st:-:‘.c. It :,‘t:,m«_.':5 on
llir; l):()\‘i til‘ ‘.1 l i 1'.-__-tii'L-ll fi‘o'm tliu liezicli
and £"i'or::i:ig the :-.r.a .<h~.’.t"€,’. It C‘.--l;_~'lsl~' now pr':i‘i-
t‘ipally oi i:i:-gr.‘ ‘ll , '.il,:-’)?.‘.i ten ll:-.:: t‘.:'.r:I'. at .=.l.c
liasc, lllltl live at tic top. ti-,-wary f»_-«gt :5] l,;-lip)-§'xr_ or,
three raid:-s 1'.‘ 152:: 3.-:‘=.;uElt'l<>;g;'z:i':'., '-'.'l2ir:'i is aiioril
1:0 Il.";‘lIltI)I‘€:1l£l£ll,U.ll£l ‘3-1-L‘: in leiisgiii ; but in
f'."0D1 UH: wall, iimcarl of l)£tIl‘i_.1' cleiut -d rmirzli a-
bore the area iiicloscd, C='.‘-1‘;:-»l~;l5 of four or live
large ollsctls tlowzi the <,|v.r;.Eivity of the 'r.ill.--
Tltcsr.‘ luxoislierl C-'-2l'~‘-t‘I‘lIt‘:I‘. pl.=.:;-es for llul‘iLli'3£l5
Cl Vv'0!‘Sz1l,’ .r..2, -.i-liil: tl.-e priest was with-
in. oils: in‘; ;;i".:ycr's arid :;:-.icriii:‘r:s of zzbominatimi.
‘vVitlii;i this Enclosure are the ruins of several hou-
ses burnt to zltt ._.::‘rzt_':v7. 1: ' of various wool.’-

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Oil‘:-i'll‘x{ZSv (Hid 7'2: -..:.I)cri '¢rIi'.l I)lll‘i‘.l. bones of many‘
Izumu ~ v5ciz'1ns. ;:‘r‘(‘llliC<.'(l to demons. The imll.-r
and areas of t’...-st; onto b:ii2r'iiig.~s, once sacrorl, are

now free 1;» every .:l, uselcss,andtumbling into
I'l.iIIi-‘<- AS 1!,-(‘ii ;-::~ ii.:.ll‘\.'Il walls of .I-cricho, so :2-

’CH here, '-v.'.:.rc £i1.2l‘Ci'€n':‘ intrusion was one-:
pI‘zI1i:.hal:le Hill; rleutii, ‘c’-.ery nmn may gr) strait
up I)‘<l0FC him,’ az‘.-.l set up the banner oflsi-acl’s
God.

In the afternoon, Krimakoo and his company,
who before ‘-'I>I"3CI us, C‘uITiC on board with an in-
tention to -.icco:n;‘:‘-'-;' us to the l'c:l£l(:l1t‘.r: of the
l<il3.C§- 51.-WI,‘-' '::.3:.lng along: in the iaiirlst oftliese
in=.ercstiii;_‘-j i-1.5, sui-rounded by a listening and ad-
m‘-I‘l\'if;’ Igaoup of native-2, iricliicliiigg; cl?-.-;l's, and
I](il‘_';'i’.'::.i;lC worm:-.. with the few nritive youths. w ho
haze been taught the christian r -l.;ior., v.c attenti-
ed public worship on d;:ck,ai1rl off:r'etl pm;-,'ci's
and praises to the (sod ofziou. ll:-o:ner Ilingham
preached from Isaiah xiii, zL——’1"/zc 1.5-lest;/la./z‘ wait
for /1232 la: . Seldom have we atteiirleal on the du-
iiea of me szinctuarj/i ii hen the them: and the oc-
casion liave been more int-.:resting to our feelings.

One o" the lormer wives of iiitllilslxlllllililll bacl
before reqi,iri3t«.-cl that our women should make
her a gown like their own; but being toltl that it
was the L‘3rd’s day, and that it should be (lone to
morr-ow. she was satlsiict. as to the propriety of
dclayirigr it.

4. At 10o’clock this morning, I63 (lays from
Boston, we came to anchor in Iiirooah bay, about
one mile froin the 'i.iiig;’s dwellings. I‘I.l‘ll‘ll:il{0f).
who still appears frlczidly to oui'c:itise, being; sent
for by Iiclro-iclio, \’/Elli on shore ; aurl.:.oo:l ~._-ficr
llvlessrs. Binghain and l‘litii‘st-on, and 'l'horn.isl~Io-
poo, ucrgoiiipaiiictl by Czipt. ll. f':ll';=.1c(l, to lay be-
f0l‘C the king the plan of our eiit;i‘pr’.~.c. as we
drew near the shore, we siiiv him I)-:l'.:llllf_‘; in the
surf, in comp.-ny witli o‘rhc:‘s. He was. distin-
guished by (;I‘ll.1n):.i'ilS of '0CLt(l's on his neck. As
we lanricd, five or six hundred natives, of rlilferent
ages aard both sexes, swarmed around us ; and in
tlicir 155"». .ll i'urlevic=.s, gave a noisy irr-;g_rixl.ii' shout
and arsed -.\.3l their eyes and c.rii‘.s to an who and
what Ii'lv':!~-'1 new visitors r.iiu-':.t lie. Ainenirr the
CI‘0“.'(l Wit.-= a (llSlln‘;“.2l5l?.*:(lUTAIIVC rial-cf. coallcd
-I;“‘” "~=< 3: '~Vll'..' l. act,» lied :‘;:)1'HClllIl‘i_’_f of the
L"E;’*’-T-2'“ 3<-’-”-,g"%.:gc and manners. lie polire.3' con-
(ItlC‘tc~.1 U';' ‘o his own house, and titer;-.~:ii-(ls to the
house of .'.Ir. Jr-3.» ‘I’-.uug, wlio 7‘-its loiigg; re.-.i(l-ed
here, has the rain. -"E '..‘.'-.i:f, and is now 1l'.liillf_*)‘S'3C-
3'C‘f"'Y 10 "10 Mill; BY I7‘-iii, and by C:ipt.Atlaii'is,
3“ E"-§l‘-‘h "37’-Mil‘ V-‘I-2'2 "xiii, ire were birlderi wel-

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VVe than wulrerl on the l-;in;__;, wi'l‘. the most im-

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port-.i:.i‘. message tl t can be sent to my earthly
po'.=.otare. Read to him the cfti-;i.al le;t-oi‘ ofDr.
‘Jr/oi‘cest::i' tr) 'l‘airia:;lini.rali, aiicl the letters of
Czipt.l%cyno;;ls to 'l'iiii.aalinia::ii and his son Rifllt)
rcho ; and had tlieni i;it'ci‘pi'cter.l by Mr. Yoiing
and Thomas I-ioprio. In the same manner we
made known to the king the views of the Arncri-
czin Iloarcl of I\'Il~5.-.I(JIlS-, and the wishes of the
ml5*lUT1 f‘-‘i1Hil)'. Presented the spy glass furnish-
ed by the Board, which the king acceptcrl vcry
thankfully. He seemed pleased with the object
laid before him, and disposed to consider the sub-
jficl (l<:libL‘l‘8ltly; e :.«_-.sse(l a degree u:'approba-
two; but appeared i‘.u- from being in liaste to give
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king and chiefs, honorable women and common
people, whom we heard speak on the subject, ex»
pressed their approbation ofonr doin
cral term ‘ mz'1i; l. c. it is good.’ ,

VVe were shocked with the facts which we learn-
ed, that this young ruler has four wires; that

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appeared ple- scrd. Shortly after, our visitors
geive us their parting ‘ al0:’i(1,’ and returned in a
pleasant and frienrlly manner, and we hop: with
Il!\‘0i'lll)l\"- liiipi‘c:.sr:ms.

8. As C:-pt. I}. was (ls,-si:'oai~i to prom.-cal, as
soon as be acconiplishecl his ..-zsincss with the
l;in_:; and cliicf-3, \'.‘¢-: 1Y(.‘l'Cl.lll(lL'.l' the 'i‘;"1‘.r‘.3'~S-lly' ol
pl‘€‘.whIllf_'j them ‘-0 :1 rlacisirzin on the s1.'.i_§r.ct W'.zII.i}
IVL‘ had laid before them. sourzc‘ iii:-.n tlii-y ?,f.'CI'il°
ed incliiicd to give it. ‘No in ;:;-:~:l the i2i~.poi'taiv.:t:
of iziltiiip; our: stziliiiii at ‘\Vo.ilir.;t>s-“mil 0110 ill U‘~‘~’lI)r'-
(lur ch.-sii'e to settle at \V::'.ihoo was i'r:g.§ar-
dc-:3 with some stispicir.r.u-.s thrit .“"»il‘.C .‘<t‘lll'sl1 mo-
tivt-s, or prilitical views drew us thither’. The
I'§iI‘l'L); said, ‘ you wish to {go to ‘~,Vozilioc, IJECZIUSC‘
pi-rsvisirms we plenty there. A:l the white men
wish to live or V‘v"oalioo ;’ ir.iii:_'.tiii5_; at the same
time. tl:.;:t he f;;ai'cd tlir: A.me:'icuns iiitr.-ndc-cl to
get i)(zi‘~‘-;-«‘..'.'ss'l.uEl of the It:‘ll'il'l(l. It is said that some
liicsiosirlc-rats: Aiiicii-.:;-ii scaincn. perhaps in the
izidepenrlene spirit of patriotisrn, have. told these
too crcrrlriloos people, that .«".meiicu would trike
ilzesc islands; and it is l‘)F:iI‘.:'?'t.‘L'l that some Elly,‘-
lisli residents have lllslllllztletl and 1‘{l:l'Il‘.l~:-‘.illt(l the
same thing. This u ill pro‘oobl_v be a COIlSI(l{:.’-.l-
bl": irnpcdimeiit to our quiet sc=.'..ei>.eut and e:~:-

entlzcl operations. Vv'e Wisllcti to be so sitzti-.'.cti.
that we might give proof of our usefulness to tlze
people, by iiitroclrrciiii: various tiscful arts, sop-
poi'tin;_;- ours-.-Ives Wllll little expciisc to th-.m or
to our patron, and feeling ourselves sc'.'.l:~‘» rind,
conternc-d as citizczis of the country. As we de- ’
sired not only to do them good, but to have I‘..:.'
see that our plan would not nece.-sariiy iinpose 9
tab: upon them. we greatly feared the evil of 'o-:-.-
coming a burtlcn to the g;~r:vernrr.cnt, whicli S:3£‘I‘.'l~
ed to be Una-.'oirlablr:, if we settled upon the lam
of -ir0oah. [This Island was formed by ti vol-
cano, and there is little \'ci‘geiatiun.] Still; it
seems to be the pleasure of the king arid some of
the chiefs, that we should all settle down at 
rooah, immccliatlely under their eye.
sion was therefore given by the king‘ for all to
land here, and a large house ‘-'o'i‘:ICl1 had l)cr.:r. ou-
cupicd by 'I'amaz:hri‘.aal'z, was assignczl for our :‘.C- I
COlnY‘n0fl'.tllfm. Capt. ll. CUTlSl1l'.'t"'.'LI the l.“i.-‘.lli(;S$
as siiflicientiy s-etiicrl for our lzizirliiig. Ilnt we
are by no means satislietl that this ‘woulrl I)-3 lies:
at present.

9. b‘a('2batr’r. l\Ir. Ilinrzliam ':)r;ing clesip; also
for the purpose, in‘.ormed the king; lh-.u., as it W‘.1:-i
the Lord's day, are should do no biisiriess, but tlitit
we vsoulrl call on him. l\')~l’I')~'.)l‘l”()IV, ‘.0 renew our pe-
ti'ion for liberty to IAIIKI p-.~.i'-*. of our ii-.im‘oe:‘ at
W'o:ihoo, as the dill'ir:ulty of o'o'.ai~;.lo§; \-;oor.l. rind
water, and arable land at I§ii'oi:;ili, ‘.‘:'.‘..‘l an objec-
tion of no small niztggiiitiidc, to settle aI‘.«:;_:otliei‘
at this dry and l)'.t.icii plattc. 5 c gzive us per-
mission to come to-inorroiv, and malgc any pre-
posals we pleased, with the assur'ancc that he
would give illt.'!‘Il due consirleratioii.

10. All the bretlircn went on shore to nialte
one more united effort to obtain wlr t seemed to
all desirable. The king; and all the chiefs were
C0ll::(‘.'.C-Ll tof;etlier to consider the subject; but
before any deci:-zion could be made, two youths
presented tliem~.r::lves on the common before the
kin:.;r’s house, and l)l"Cl,')Z1l‘t:{l for a public ’.l'.l."C'.‘.-—
'l"rai»~ drew the attention ofall. and pi'ol:.«bl_-.- near-
ly 2000 people were soon COII(:CLC(I to scc IIIIS
cliiltlisli amusement. Tlia d.inr:e:' were fantas-
tically (ll‘cnS.€(l, in the lY);tlrllfdCIlil'c:$ of lino’ coun-
try, having on their iI':Z‘.—l(lS anrl wri.~:::-2 El '.vi'r:'.uh, ‘.1-
rouud the waist a lame quantity of 5',‘ \ \(il.i"l§ trifl-
/’m. and on the leg ‘.1 ClllTli)Cl‘S-JIIIIB kind of gainers,
thickly set. with dog’stcc1l., which rattled togeth-
er at every step, and Q[]3WCl‘CIl in time to the mu-
sic. This was sung and played, by five or six
men, wlio were 5“.tlCtl along on the ground, at one
Side of the square, each druinrning with his hands
upon :1 calabash or gourd shell, liezitirip; the g-;rouird
with this instrument at the same tinie, and sings;
log with great vehcmcnce a rude song. ‘.\/bile
the eyes and ears of this §’;l‘c‘.1l mLll'tltll’l~;' were en-
grossed with this idle, time-killing, employment.
we longed to interest their souls with the news of
the great salvation ; and to lead them from these
fascinating vanities to the dignified and delightful
worship and Sti'vi(:c of their Creator.

After the (lance was over, they were ready to
listen to our propositions. After many inquiries
respecting our design, and the number of arts we
could teach, they seemed to be satislierl that our
intentions were good, and that we might be of ser-
vice to them, our number, and the fear that we
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.;- dill‘.-re-nt crhctracter. He was also'aI~"raid
 -‘-=--zjciisiiig Great Britain, and directed that a

-'-._;r should be: written to Englaiid, informing
'..ie government that American missionaries had
come herc,not to do any harm, but to teach the
people of these islancls all good tiling-s.

‘When we had finished our propositions, we left
the king and his advisers, that they might have a
consultation ainong; the msclves to-night, and give
i.is theirdetermin-a'.ion in the morning.

ll. Mr. Thurston and Doctor Htlman went
on shore to hear the decision. VVe rejoice to say
that the decision was favorable. Ourjoy is min-
gled however with the painful thought ofso spee-
dy a sep~.iration. The order of ;z;overiiri.cnt is,
that two ol the brctlireii with their wives, and two ;
ofilienaiive youths, should remain here, and be
provided with every tliiiig; at the czrpeiise Qf. the
;;ovci'nment ; and that the rest of us slioulrl fro to
Vtfoalioo, and there be nccrimriiorlaicd with con-
venient hotises. BI‘IJ'.llt‘.l' 'I‘liur-.-ton, Dr. Holiiiaii,
':‘1,gm:.a Hopoo, and VVilIiam Tcimooe were de-
.’>l,:'.l;sil.CLl to remain.

‘I2. S:£1:.’u7;1(:n't of the Gas/zrl in Ow/zy/ice.--—;
busy, tryirigr, joyful and memorable day. Broth-
er I‘. aria’ II. with their vircs, and Thonius
I~Ic-pr)-o ::i:d '5.-'illi:im Tennooc, lzznded and took up
lIltIl' residence at lilrooah. At a late hour in the
cvc".ir:g the liiisia; i.-.:».s fotmd rliligcntly engaged
with his book, li:-:.E::,r: beggun in earnest to learn
the rrnliincnts of the liiiggiisli lr.ngiia;:c-. Takin_s:_
leave nf or ii, we weighed anchor, and immediate-

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hue in the unziie of our God have we set up
our b::iircr' an ill: ber.ig:_liI.r—~d !:‘l’:o:'r.-s of Owliyhec,
air‘. l:..a‘-e statics: '3 little, lieehle band to support

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rest up so tlieiii,i:-alze their house a Bethe], their ‘

ii=.sti'uctirms u ll._-_{l‘iI. to tl'.o:;c who sit in darkness,
and their influence a perennial stream, whose gen-
ie llov: smili fr:l'ltll'.7,c the barren waste, and make
glad the city‘ of our God.
(To BE coN'rrz~‘Ui~:.i).)
I.r7’.‘cr of Tamorec, fi’z?n_.'_,r rgfxtzooi, to 1/20 Rev. Dr.
II"aicwrz.'r.

'l‘l.is letter‘ was. dictated by the king, who has for

mziny )‘CI.1l'tsl)t'.‘L‘l! :-.ble to apt.-.ulr broken F.ll§.{llsll.

It was rs; iitoir down from his mouth, in a large

plain hzind, wliich he copied himself.

“ .":'l‘(il')l, July 28, 1820.

“ 17/»r.-r I-v’rr'rml.-——I \\i'~l1 to write a few lines to
you, to thank you for the good book, you was so
kind as to send by my son. I think it is a good
Ij'IJ'..‘l{ ; one 1-.'n.'-.t {incl g._:a_ve for us to read. I hope
my people will soon ‘.‘C‘.l(l this aurl all r:tliCl' good
book:. I believe that my idols are good ft. r noth-
llig: Liii:l that your (iOll is the only true find, the
one that niaicle all tliing.-s. My gotls I have hove
Liwuy; they at it no good; they tool me; they do.
me no good. I tukr: good care of them. I give
rlien‘. cc-cozinuts, lllilllzlillllb‘, hogs, 'dl'(l good ma-
ny ‘il1i.".gs,antl thry fool me at la:-I. NOW lllH‘0W
them all away. I lltl‘-'0 none now. \Vhen your
§.jcor.l people learn me, I worship your God. I
fr:r.‘.'. ;_;~i.‘«.rl your goorl people come to help iis.._.'iVe
l-zno-.=.= iiothing her-:. Aincricaiv people very good

til, I love tliem. ‘sVhen they come here I
I give him clo'hi.-is; I do ev-
I thank yoiifr.-1' <,;i\'in;_;‘ my
home man

it
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—-la
take one of them
cry lliirig for him.
.~.-0:2 i'1.;!l‘llil‘:_f-;‘, I think my son ..
l-.'ill1l(;‘:i‘.t.‘ no dead. I Lcll him he li . I suppose
he tlC‘d(l. I ill-iilll-’. all A ‘ncrican people. I feel
glitz! to 8;’; you groorl folk-s l:ei'e.--S-}upi_iuse you
conic, I take §2;ood care ofthcm. I hope you take
goo-r.l cure of -my people in your C0tt!lil'}'. Sup-
pr_,~_,~,; you do I feel glad. .‘.-:r.:r-.pi this from }.'ot.r
t'ricnr.l. I~’.l.‘{ T.-‘.I‘.IOl?.l5E.
Szimiiel ‘s‘."oi‘ccs'.ci', D. L‘.
Letter from z/ac Qzzrcn r,,"./.'».'coi to z/.-c zvzot.-'::’r
of Airs. 1i’.'.',:‘_'; 9-".
Aroot. luly '33,

1

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Dear‘ lirict‘.-.l,

I am qla-:l votzr rlntigl come hr-:‘c. I shall
c l_i-:2‘ mother now, and she be inf,’ rl.:i.i:;jlitci'. I
,: .-_on»:l to lit-r; fgivc her t;‘.pp;i; ggive hrs! H‘-‘r‘-1 3
;.;'l".'c- her pl:-r.°.y car. 135' an-fl by your (l'd‘.l;§lllcl‘
::pe:r.~k (‘2‘wl:y';:'.-‘ca; ih-:n .-.l:e lc‘3”l\ me how 10 read
and ‘.'-.’l'llt':. and sexy ; an-cl t.e‘.l~'. (ii that Great
:\liuO.’tl:, '..hich .he ,tjc;»-.i:l ;tCog‘:ic in Arnerira love,
I )cg;iri tzpcll lltilc ; t‘::;‘.r. nitric Vt“-‘_V ll?-l'(ls like
st-ir.;:. Yul. very ;.~;:io:l. semi _‘.'U‘:,‘.l' -’l;l_|jE')‘lll.tff‘ great
wnv to icncfi the I‘lt’.1’.ll£(¢ll. I am ‘Iery glad I can
vmzc you a short letter, and tell you that I be
?()()rl to :,;.’)'.lI' (l.v.::-;:1:o:~. Iscnd you my alo/za,
:-.r.d tell you I am j,':.~ur friend.

Cl‘I.\l7.l.’t)'l"l.‘:i

Dc.s't:‘zrc:ion of Ijolritry of t

It may be interesting to some of our readers to

peruse the following pLtl‘1;tj.'l‘il[)l1S ol a letter,

w,-mgn by one of the mates of the l‘:'.1(I(lCtlS,

who had [)t‘e'.’I')USl_V been much acquaiiiterl at
the Sziml ich Islziixds.

‘I shall not uiirlertake to give you a (letrul of
the voyage. nor of the reception which the mis-
sion has met with at the islttnrls , for you have 11
from a more able pen. Icozigrratiilzite you on the
l.iglily fuvorabl-:; reception of the nl1:Sl0Il. .

‘ The igrreat anal importaiit rcvolamon, which
has l'oliov-‘e-:l the death of ' ‘iiiriariliimirili, has
on--ncrl the way for mi:‘~sionaries. and seems to
,| .. . _ . . . , .
insure tliern smccss. But they have a great work
. ,. . - - _ i _ _ , .
ii.}‘.(>l‘-“: t‘.ic:ru ; liavirig; ignorance and tin, remains
of stipcrstiiiou-; prejudices to combat.

c'l‘he great events ofthe revolution seem wro't
It was with astonishnitent that I
heard, “ Uwhvliee’s idols were no more.” The

" .
<:,rcat cliarigc was most apparent to me. Know-
ing, as I did. their former attachment and deep
rooted prejudices in favour of their. taboos, and
their superstitious‘ reverence lor their va.n a.t'oo-
,,/,5 ,- that they were ‘ no more’ was what I could
not rcali7.e. until I had troddcn on the ruins of
some oftheir late alters ofabomination, and seen
the ashes of their once sacred idols mingled with
the dust. ' _

‘ I now have the pleasure of seeing a part of
the missionaries comfortably situated at this place,
having already commenced their work, and ap-
pearing to enjoy many pleasures of domestic life,
while all branches ofthe mission are enjoying the
respect and confidence of the natives. .

s The king was the i1l‘Sl. to become a pupil ;
and the bye word among all classes of the natives
is ‘ the A, B, C.’ . _

‘Sir, I doubt not that the blessing of God will

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by iniracle.

to have influence on the mind of the king. He
said we must not send for any missionaries; as

much as to say, even if we had come without success, both incivilizing and Christi-anizing this

crown all their labours with the most abundant

I

 

I'i‘ROl\/I SOUTH :'\MIiZEICA.

The following extract ofa letter written on
board the Macedonian. gives the particulars of
the bloody conduct of the Spzrrilards in South A-
merica towards onr fellow citizens.

‘ .z.’lao, Nazienzber II, 1820.

‘ On the night ofthe 6th inst. Lord Cochrane
sent in fourteen boats to cut out the Spanish fri-
gate E:-;l)')(:l‘L‘.I(lil—-~3llC was lying within musket
shot ol the batteries, uilli 13 gun boats, and two
l->l‘ll.’s of IS guns each around her. He succeed-
ed in gzriiiiiio; posscssicii of her in about fifteen
miiiutes. VVe lay about half a cables length a-
sh:-n of her. As soon as I]: had cut her Cables-,
and paid her head off shore, the bat1eries',castlcs,
hiilks, and in later every thing that could mount a
gun, began to play away upon her, upon us, and
even upon the inofferrsive merchanimen in the
harbor. VVe imnierliatcly slipped our cables. but
it was some time before we could get out of the
reach of tleir guns. The shot llcw about us
thicker than if we had been engaged with a ves-
sel of the same size, within musket shot. On the
niorninr; ofthe 7th. we sent, as usual,’ a boat a-
shore to market, with Mr. Marshall. midshipman,
and nine men : when the boats crew were order-
ed to toss their on: s lry Mr‘. M. being: close to the
wharf, the soldiers. on guard fired iiifo her; kill-.
ed M r. M. and four of [I16 men, four more badly
wounded. and one only escziperl to bring the news.
Those who were not killed, or wounded at first.
were pelted while in the water with stories, by
these blood ll‘.Il’St)' villains. There is no excuse
for them; the American flag was flying in her-—
the same boat went on shore every morninq——the
crew were selected as bring the most trusty and
peaccable men in the ship. It is impossible for
me to describr: the sensations this affair has cau-
st:(l on board ; the feelings ofalniost all ai'e wound
up to frenzy for their murdered sliipmates, tiiirl
the indignity offered to our flag.-—But I have not
yet done.

On the morning of the Shh, the schooner Ram-
part, of Ilalrimore, got under way, by agreement
with the authorities on shore to receive her car-
go. II‘lllhL:(lILllCIy, on her coming within gun-
shot of the C.iSl.lCS, they opened on her, with all
the vessels, grin-boats, &c. in the harbor. The
captain and ollicers immediately abandoned her,
and she sunk before the numerous gun-boats, Sac.
who valiantly came out to take her, could get her
as‘.ioi'e. Is that proud IlL1§;\%’lTlL’Il humbled the
hauglity Briton, to lie waiitonly Illbllllffl by pusil-
'.\lilI'll()'.!S, cowaidl_\.', lily-livcred Sp:.niards 2 Are
our inuocem shiomatcs, the pride and future hope
of our country. to be thus wantnnly massacrecd—-—-
butchered, and even denied christian burial 3.--
'I'hcre is, in my opinion, but one way to make
them atone for it, and I hope the government will
adopt that without a moment’s ,deliberation. At
that time NIr. M-arsliall was pinrrlr-,i‘c(l, Capt.
Downs and Mr. koclgers were in Lima. On Cap-
taii. Downs’ passing the Vice lloy’s Palace, sev-
eral ofiiceis and citizens were overheard to say-—
‘ there. goes the rascal,wc will have his blood next.’
Capt. I). and M r. R. had to disguise tlicnisclvcs
to get on board. Capt. D. lcft all his baggage
and two servants, in Lima ; whether‘ he will cv-
cr get them or not is uncertain.

*<O}——~

Extnict qf rz fetter from _zz Gentleman in Bucno.-:

./Iyrr-.s-, rlatcd Jan. 14, I821.

The province of Guayaquil has declared its in-
(lependcncc of Spain, and sent deputies to Gen-
St. Martin. A decree has been published (lc(;lui‘-
ing all ports under the protection of the I".:=.:'iot
army, (or as it is called here Iixercito Liberato-
dor) open to Iioreign Commerce under a very fa-
vorable systeni ofdotics.

All im',)lcmcntS of labor and of war machines,
printinig presses. scit-milic i-usiruincms, Scc. are
(lt’(‘.l2:l‘l“.LI to be only fee; this i~. an excellent reg-
ulation and must tend to i1'l:pl(I‘l'I.‘ the country, by
giving‘ cmployincnt to ii.-.—:l.sn_v, and iaisirig the
people from the ab-;olz:;e i;,_§iioi'aiice in which they
are.

I’RO1\'I CURACOA.
"\Ve have been favored with papers to the 17th
.‘vIarch. lly them we lcznn that Com. Aury late-
ly died at Barzmquilla. 'l'Iie greatest trai-iquility

possession of the Colombian governmciit ——.7'a’v.
CUiiAcoA., March 3.

There have been several arrivals this week
from the Main, but the only political iiiteltigence
received by them is contained in the following
proclamation of the Indr/imzdczzcc of /Waracuybo.

Proclamation of the Chief Re dot‘ Citizen

Mari-.i«:l Benites.

Fellow citizens and inhabitants ofMaracaybo
\Vl1')l)t,'a!' me, know and proclaim it in the face of
all nations. that this illustrious city» ilH0ll,£;‘l1 the
organ or its authorities, has formally wi~‘.lidrawn
its dependence from Spain and its government,
not by any acts ofvioleuce, corruption, or other
lTlt.‘I1l'|S equivocal as to its will, but by a spontane-
ous impulse, founded upon the primary law im-
posed by the author of nature on man, to guard
his safety and prosperity. These are by us this
day, in consequence of our natural union, entwi-
ned WIIIV the republic of 'Columbia—-its govern-
ment and its laws are those by wliicli we are ruled
and made happy. Absolutely do we disavow the
Spanish government, observing such of its laws
only whereby we were governed, as are not jar-
ring with our independence and system. Glory
then to the Almighty. Hail ye father: of the
country. Long live the Republic ofColumbia.

The Gazette ofBogota ofthe 7th Jantiary con-
tains the following intelligence:

DEPAl{'I‘l\’lENT OF QUITO.

The major Antonio Munos, informs his Exce-
lcncy the Vice President, in a despatch dated 8tl.
Dec. that the Province of Cucnca has proclaimed»
its Independence of Spain, and appropriated a su-
preme junta—tl1at in consequence ofthe approach
of the expedition sent by the patriot junta of
Guayaquil against Quito, the districts of Ambate,
Riobama, Quaranda and Tucunga have Ill'x€'WIS::
declared themselves independent; and that of
those d.Blricts 2000 men have enlisted themselves
in the army of the Liberator. Rio de la Hacha
has also united itselfto the Republic. Thus lias
the year I820 terminated happily. Ofthe whole
department of Cuudinamarca there is nothing left
to Spain but Cartliagena and the Isthmus of Pa-
nama : fourteen provinces enjoy the fruits of in-

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arms, or hostile intentions, our successors might nation.’

dependence. In the department of Vericzuela,
seven provinces have already separateri them-

 

reigned in ht. Martin-.i, nor] the other places in the _