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26. An affair of outposts between the Americans under Gen. Hampton, and the British forces just within the boundaries of Lower Canada. The American detackment returned.

30. Bonaparte is met at Hanau by the Bavarians under Wrede. He cuts his way through them with the loss of many thousands.

31. Pamplona surrendered to the Spaniards...

Nov. 4. The British ministry send a proposal to America to negotiate for peace, & Gottenburgh or London.

5. The Emperor of Russia has his head-quarters at Frankfort on the Maine.

6. Gen. Wilkinson, at the head of his invading army, issues a proclamation to the inhabitants of L. C.

7. About 300 Creek Indians slain in battle by the Americans under Gen. Jackson. 9. Bonaparte arrives at Paris.

The allied sovereigns at Krankfort, declare to a French functionary, that they are willing to make peace with Bonaparte, on the basis that France shall be confined within her ancient limits; Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain, beings taken out of French control.

10. Marshal Wellington attacked Marshal Soult, and wrested from him the first line of defences before Bayonne.

11. Dresden surrendered to the allies. The garrison, with St. Cyr at their head, amounted to 15,000.

A battle between a part of Gen. Wilkinson's army and a British detachment, at Cornwall in Canada. The Americans retire, and give up the expedition to Montreal, 13. A violent and destructive gale at Halifax.

14. Holland rose and asserted its liberties.

Bonaparte made a speech to his Senate, in which he said, “A year ago all Europe was with us; now all Europe is against us."

18. More Creek Indians killed, above 60 in number.

20. A formal proclamation in Holland, in the name of the Prince of Orange.

29. The Antossee town, belonging to the Creek Indians, and containing 400 houses, burnt, and 200 Indians killed.

Dec. 1. The allied sovereigns publish to the world, that they are willing to make peace with Bonaparte, on terms honorable to France, and allowing her to retain larger dominions than under her kings.

Dantzic is surrendered to the allies..

The Prince of Orange lands at Scheveling in Holland after an exile of 19 years. 6. Congress meets.

7. The President of the U. S. sends his message to Congress.

9. The President sends a message to Congress, recommending an embargo,

10. Bonaparte makes a speech to his Senate, in which he says he has acceded to the terms proposed by the allies.

11. Fort George evacuated by the American army. Newark in U. C. burnt by order of Gen. M'Clure; and his forces withdrawn to the American side of the river. Bonaparte made a hasty treaty with Ferdinand VII, and released him from captivity.

11-14. Severe but indecisive battles between Soult and Wellington near Bayonne. 17. An embargo law passed; 85 to 57 in H. R. 20 to 14 in Senate.

19. Fort Niagara, on the American side, taken by surprise by the British.

21. The allied armies enter the Swiss territories, atid issue their proclamations.

22. A great fire in Portsmouth, (N. H.) the work of some incendiary.

2. The French Conservative Senate publish a report in which peace is urged. Bonaparte sends Commissioners Extraordinary, with despotic powers, into all the departments of France.

30. The British cross at Black Rock, and burn Buffaloe and other villages on the Niagara frontier, in retaliation for the burning of Newark.

Despatches by the Bramble reached government, bringing overtures for peace. Bonaparte issues a proclamation calling vehemently upon France to repel invasion, and declaring that he no longer contemplates retaining the conquests which he had Made.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

EPORT OF THE DIRECTORS TO THE TWENTIETH GENERAL MEETING OF THE MIS.

SIONARY SOCIETY MAY, 14, 1814.

(Continued from p. 526.)

AFRICA.

DURING the past year, the communicasions from Africa have been peculiarly in teresting. Our dear brother, Mr. Campbeil, agreeably to the proposed object of bis mission, has visited the various missionary stations in distant parts of South Africa; has suggested many excellent regulations for their improvement; and has fixed upon several new places, in which missionary settlements may probably be established. A minute account of his journies would fill a volume; and such a volume we trust he will supply after his return to England, which is shortly expected:* a very slight sketch is all that can be admitted into this report

After a careful examination of official papers relating to the missionaries, with which he was indulged, and obtaining passports from his Excellency the Governor, Sir John Cradock, to the Landrosts of the districts through which he was to pass, he left Cape Town on the 21st of February, 1813, accompanied by Mr. Hammes (a valuable friend and agent of our Society,) his son, Mr. Bartlett, a oatechist, and several Christian Hottentuts and others belonging to Bethelsdorp. In a fortnight he reached the Drosdy of George, the inhabitants of which are desirous of having a missionary settled among them. Mr. Campbell promised that Mr. Pacalt should be sent to them for a time, to be succeeded by Mr. Wimmer.

Mr. Campbell reached Bethelsdorp on the 20th of March, and was received by Mr. Read and all the missionary brethren with the most cordial affection, and by the Hottentots with the liveliest expressions of joy.

He witnessed a greater degree of civilization thau he was led to expect from the reports in circulation, on his arrival in South Africa. He found at Bethelsdorp, natives exercising the businesses of smiths, carpenters, sawyers, basket-makers, turn

*Mr. Campbell arrived in London, May the 7th, and gave the Society a full account of his mission on the 12th. It was thought proper, however, to give this concise statement of his proceedings, as Fell as of the several settlements.

ers, &c. He saw cultivated fields, extend ing two miles in length, on both sides of a river; their cattle had increased from two hundred and eighteen to two thousand two hundred and six; from three hundred to four hundred calves were produced in a year, not more than fifty of which were in that space of time allowed to be slaughtered. The blessed effects of religion were displayed in benevolent institutions formed among them: they had a fund for the support of the poor and sick, which amounted to two hundred and fifty rixdollars; they proposed to build a house for the reception of part of their poor. They had also a common fund for the purpose o improving the settlement, amounting to one hundred and thirty dollars and about thirty head of cattle; and they contributed, dur ng the last twelve months, seventy rix dollars in aid of this Society.

Such are the precious fruits of the seed Sown among them by Dr Van der Kemp, Messrs. Read, Ulbricht, Wimmer, and other faithful missionaries!-Such are the powerful effects of divine truth among the most degraded of our species, in their civilization, as well as in the more important concerns of religion. Thus, we see a Christian church; cultivated fields and gardens; useful manufactories; an hospital; and an Auxiliary Missionary Society among Hottentots! Who now will doubt whether the Gospel onght to be preached to uncivilized nations?

It is peculiarly pleasing to find that the Lord has raised up several native preachers from among the converted Hottentots, who preach to their countrymen with great acceptance and usefulness. One of these preached at Plettenberg's Bay with great success.

From Bethelsdorp Mr. Campbell proceeded through a wild country almost un inhabited, on the borders of Caffreland, in order to fix upon two spots eligible for missionary settlements, in ZURKVELD, near the Great Fish River, the Govern ment having kindly promised to give sufficient portions of land for that purpose. Two suitable places were accordingly fixed upon, where the land being good, a part of the people now at Bethelsdorp might settle, and to which some of the cattle might occasionally be sent for the sake of better pasture. Here it was agreed that Mr. Ulbricht, aided by Mr. Bartlett, should assist in forming a settlement.

Mr. Campbell next travelled in a northwesterly direction to Graaf Reinet, where Mr. Kicherer resides, and had the pleas

ure of witnessing the happy effects of his labors; here also he met with John, Mary, and Martha, the Hottentots who visited England in the year 1803.

Here Mr. C. continued about a week, and was favored with an interview with a Mr. Burchel, a botanical traveller in South Africa, who had just returned from an excursion very far north, and who was the first European who had penetrated to that part of Africa from Graaf Reinet. After receiving from him the most valuable directions and cautions, and accompanied by the native who had been his guide, he commenced his journey to the Orange River, about the 10th of May; Mr. Kicherer, and other friends accompanying him a week's journey, as far as the limits of the colony, preaching, wherever they had opportunity, to the boors and the heathen, some of whom, alas! had never heard of a God, nor had they a word in their language whereby to denote him. He cros sed the wild Boschemen's country until he reached the Orange River, and after travelling about one hundred miles along its banks to the eastward, he found a ford which he safely crossed; he describes the river as wider than the Thames at London Bridge.

On the next day he reached Klaar Wa ter, the Missionary settlement which has long been under the care of the Brethren Anderson, Kramer, and Janz. Here he remained but a few days, and left it, accompanied by Messrs. Anderson, Kok, and Hendrick, in order to explore a large and populous city which had been describ

ed to him.

After travelling ten days in the direc tion N. N. E. they arrived at the city of LATAKKOO, which contains about 1500 houses, neatly built, and about 8000 inhabitauts. After waiting ten days for the King Mateebee, who was absent on a jackal-hunt, Mr. Campbell was introduced to him at sunset, and at the very time of the monthly missionary prayermeeting; when our friend requested leave to send missionaries to his people, to acquaint them with the religion of Jesus Christ. After starting several objections to that measure, which Mr. C. was enabled to answer to his complete satisfaction, the king gave him this laconic answer'Send them, and I will be a father to them." This conference was repeated publicly, at the request of the king, on the next day, in the presence of his subjects, and the same liberty to send mis sionaries openly granted.

Here Mr. Campbell obtained the important information, that there were twenty tribes of people north of Lakkoo, yho all speak the same language, and who

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are reported to be still more civilized. The hope of being able, at a future day, to visit these people by able and faithfut missionaries, and to diffuse among them the knowledge of our Savior, so agitated with joy the heart of our zealous brother, that for several successive nights he could scarcely sleep. May the cheering prospect ere long be realized! Our Brother Road had similar impressions, regarding the immense field that is now opened to British Christians.

From Latakkoo Mr. Campbell travelted eastward, and in five days reached a large Coranna town called Malapeetze, where he understood that no white man had been seen before; to this place also he obtained leave from the chief and majority of the inhabitants to send Missiona

ries.

Travelling southward from thence, he went in search of the Mulalaren. River, and discovered a krall, situated in a most beautiful valley, where Makoon, the chief of all the Boschemen in that part of Africa, resided; he appeared to be a man of talents, and though he had never before seen a European, he consented to Mr. Campbell's proposal of sending missions there also.

From thence, Mr. C. travelled along the Malalaren River to its junction with the Great Orange River, which he discov ered was composed of four smaller rivers, the Malalaren, the Yellow River, and two others which he named, in compli ment to his respected friends, the Governor and Secretary at the Cape, the Cradock and the Alexander. This geograph ical discovery has since afforded great pleasure to gentlemen of science at the Cape.

Mr. Campbell and his friends then returned to Klaar Water, after a circular tour of six weeks; and Mr. C. continued about a fortnight there to arrange the affairs of that settlement.

Our enterprising brother then proceeded on a route entirely new, directly across the continent of Africa, westward, pursuing nearly the course of the Great Orange River, and on the 13th of September, reached Little Namaqualand, on the western coast, where he had the pleasure of meeting the Missionary Brethren Albrecht, Schmelen, and Ebner, laboring in their usual manner.

From hence Mr. Campbell despatched Mr. Schmelen towards the mouth of the Great River, distant about ten days journey, to ascertain, if possible, whether supplics could be obtained by sea from the Cape. Should this be found practicable, it would be found of inestimable advantage to all the settlers on the banks of that

great river, and save the great labor and heavy expense of long journies by land to and from Cape Town.

Mr. Schieten was desired after explor ing the country, especially the coast of Great Naqualand, to penetrate, if pos sible, into the Damara country, to obtain information concerning its inhabitants, and the regions beyond them, known to Europeans only by name. His journey, it is hoped, says Mr Campbell, "will open such extensive fields of usefulness as will try the faith and liberality of the benevolent public;" but he a lds a sentiment, in which we are certain that the whole Society will heartily concur-"that Briti h Christians only require the fields to be fairly laid open before them"-their am ple contributions will follow of course.

One circumstance, among the many difficulties and deliverances which Mr. Campbell experienced, must not be omitted. In the midst of that desolate wilder ness through which he passed, an attack was one night made on his company by a party of wild Boschemen, who killed one of the Hottentots, and carried off all their oxen, which were more than one hundred. This lett the brethren in a situation, the peril and horror of which we can scarcely conceive; for had not their oxen been recovered, their total destruction seemed inevitable. In their trouble they called upon God, put themselves into the best posture of, defence they could, and sent a party of Hottentots in pursuit of the plunderers; most happily they overtook them

the Boschemen fled, and the cattle were brought back before morning. Such a memorable deliverance demands the warmest gratitude of the whole Society.

After a journey of nine months, replete with dangers, discoveries, and mercies, our dear brother returned to the Cape in better health than when he set out; for such was then the state of his health, that he scarcely expected to return.

He closes that interesting letter from which this part of the report is extracted, with the most earnest request that six or more missionaries may immediately be sent to Africa to supply the stations proposed. The Directors have not yet been able to accomplish this, but have been taking preparatory measures for the purpose, and are in hope of soon obtaining suitable missionaries both in Britain and in Holland.

The Directors need not enlarge on this interesting intelligence: every member of the Society feels its importance, and will doubtless rejoice in the prospect of a wide diffusion of the blessings of the Gospel, and its concomitant blessings of civilized life and social happiness.

NAMAQUA COUNTRY,

Ir will be recollected, that about the close of the year 1810, Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht, (with many of their people) being under the most painful apprehensions from the threatened invasion of Africaner, a notorious plunderer, left the settlement at Warm Bath, in the Great Namaqua Coun try, removing what they conld of their property, and hiding the rest in the earth;* after several painful removals Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht reached Cape Town, in arder to procure the assistance of the Governor. It will also be recollected, that having settled their affairs there, they again journied northward, hoping, if practicable, to resume their labors at the Warm Bath. After sustaining extreme hardships aud difficulties for three months, in the wilderness, they reached Silver Foutain, the residence of the friendly Captain Kok. There, it will be remembered, that our most excellent female missionary Mrs. Albrecht, terminated her pilgrimage, and departed to her eternal rest, April 13, 1812.

Sometime after this event, Mr. Albrecht, accompanied by Mr. Schmelen, paid a visit the Namaquas, south of the Orange River, and preached the Gospel in various places, in some of which deep impressions appeared to have been made. Some of their people wished them to return to Warm Bath, but they were con vinced, that an account of the sterility of the country, they wonid soon be under the necessity of dispersing; they were also under apprehensions of a renewen attack from Africaner; they determined, therefore, on residing for the present at least at Kamiesberg, as being nearer the col ony, and because the Orange River would prove a kind of barrier to them from their enemies. Here also they would have nearly the same people to instruct as had formerly lived at the Bath. The ground! however is barren and unfit for agricniture; but there are several springs of waThe number of persons residing at this station, were, according to the last

ter.

* In August 1812, some of the brethren visited this spot, attended by twelve armed men: they found the place almost without inhabitants; they examined the face where Messrs. Albrecht and Sydenfaden had buried part of their goods, a few of which they found, but the greater part had been carried off. The houser and church were burnt doron, a few wai & aal were standing. Thus a place in · which the Lord had greatly blessed ins word was become a heap of ruins, and a habitation of lions. The country arou d was almost deserted.

Recounts, about five hundred, besides the bastard Hottentots at the neighboring krall of Byzondermeid, who amounted to one hundred and forty-five, including men, women, and children. Others had left the Country in consequence of the depredations of Africaner. The loss sustained at the Warm Bath, and the expense oocasioned by the long journies of the missionaries, is very considerable; in which is included a great number of sheep and goats; besides eighteen oxen, which could not proceed on their journey, and others stoTen and slaughtered by the Boschemen.

The present station of the brethren Albrecht, Schmelen, Helm, and Ebner, is about three days journey from their Former residence at the Warm Bath. "When Mr. Campbell was at this place, he wrote a conciliatory letter to Africaner, and sent him some presents, thus returning good for evil, and not without hope that the brethren would be permitted to return to their former residence, to which the people were much attached.

KLAAR WATER, NEAR THE ORANGE RIVER. THE Directors regretted in their last Report, that they had heard nothing of Mr. Anderson, at the Orange River, for a long time: during the past year, however, they have received several letters from him.

Mr. Anderson, who had been a very Jong season at the Cape, set off, (with his wife and youngest child) on the 19th of June 1811. At Tulbagh, (formerly called Roodesand) they were joined by Mr. Kramer, his wife, and child. They were alarmed, on the road with repeated reorts of enemies, who were lying in wait to attack them; they were frequently much perplexed, not knowing what to do; they persisted, however, on their journey without any molestation, and, by the good providence of God, arrived safely at Klaar Water, on the 20th of September, Tate in the evening. On the next morning, a public meeting was held to offer up thanks to God for their preservation on their journey, and for his numerous favors bestowed upon Mr. Janz, who had continued at this station during the absence of Mr. Anderson.

Mr. Anderson complains much of the general lukewarmness of the people; there had been lately but few awakenings among them; but he expresses an earnest desire for a gracious revival. About three hundred persons generally attended the preaching of the word on the Lord's days, and the behavior of the people was, in general, decent and moral. In agricul ture but slow progress was made, and the corn raised was insufficient for the subsistence of the people. Their cattle, however, are multiplied. One individual

in the settlement had 400 head of cattle, 1700 sheep, and 300 goats; others had 200 head of cattle, and several from 50 to 100, so that in the last year, the colony of the Cape had been supplied from Klaar' Water with about 500 head of cattle; in return for which they brought back waggons, horses, and other articles. This progress in civilization is very cheering to the benevolent mind. The number of people in this settlement was, in August 1812, about seven hundred or eight hundred, including men, women, and children. Four persons had been baptised and received into communion in the course of the year.

For several years after the missionaries took up their residence among this people, they lived a wandering life; consequently were obliged to follow them from place to place, which was extremely itconvenient to the missionaries, and a great obstacle to the civilization and improvement of the people. However, at length, after many intreaties, the people resolved to take up a settled residence at Klaar Water, and two neighboring outposts. Since that time they have culti vated and sown a considerable portion of ground, planted several gardens, some of them have built houses of stones, and now begin to feel themselves at home.

SILVER FOUNTAIN. MR. and MRS. SASS, after a most diffien't and hazardous journey through the wil derness, in which they lost several of their oxen, and were without bread for nearly a month, reached, at length, the resi dence of Captain Kok. Their gratitude to God, and to him, was greater than they could express; they were filled with astonishment at the divine goodness, so that they wept tears of joy and thaukfulness through the silent hours of the night. Here the people were so desirous of hearing the word, that they intreated him to preach to them twice every day, and on the Lord's day thrice. They built him a little hut to dwell in, urging him to reside among them as their teacher, till they should be able to remove to the neighborhood of Mr. Anderson, near the Orange River, where he might have two hundred hearers, and obtain a garden and ground for vegetables and corn. Mr. Sass promised to comply with their request, if agreeable to the Society at home. This plan was also approved by Mr. Albrecht, who arrived soon after, having been helped forward in his journey by the oxen sent to meet him by Captain Kok.

Many persons here received the word with joy, and several individuals appeared to be really converted to the Lord. One person, of some influence, who had been

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