er with the same quantity in English, for the use of their different stations in Southern Africa; and a quantity in French and English for the Mauritius. A Scottish missionary has been provided with 45 Dutch Bibles and 100 Testaments; and the missions of the United Brethren with 50 Bibles and 300 Testaments in the same language. To the Bâsle Missionary Society, and to Mrs. Hannah Kilham, for Liberia, various copies of the Scriptures have been sent in the Danish, English, Arabic, German, and French languages. ABYSSINIA. The four Gospels in the Ethiopic and Amharic languages have already been printed, and copies sent to Malta, and thence to missionaries about to proceed, in connexion with the Church Missionary Society, to Abyssinia. WEST INDIES.-From several of the islands gratifying communications have been received, and frequent opportunities have presented themselves of usefully introducing the Scriptures, particularly through various Missionary Societies. (To be continued.) The Treasurer of the Trustees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church acknowledges the receipt of the following sums for their Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J. during the month of October last, viz. Of Rev. John W. Scott, a quarter's rent for the Contingent Fund Montrose $13 007 And in the Presbytery of Newark, by the Rev. John Ford, in the congre $87 50 15 75 gation of Caldwell Succasunna Hanover First Church Newark Received also for the Board of Missions, in aid of their greatly extended missionary operations, viz. Of Capt. James Moore, from forty-three subscribers in the First Pres 22 75 $5.00 30 00 50 00 Monthly Concert in Third Presbyterian Church, Philada. 13 83 5.00 The Fourth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia 8.00 The Church in Kensington, Pa. 8 01 226 34 Amount received for the Missionary Fund $249 09 Received the donation of Roswell L. Colt, Esq. per Robert Ralston, Esq. being a note for $2,500, payable in ten years, with interest annually, at five per cent., for the endowment of a scholarship in the Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J. View of Publick Affairs. EUROPE. The latest London papers received in this country at the time we write, are from London, to the 24th of September, from Liverpool, to the 25th, and Paris dates to the 20th of the same month. They do not however abound in information of any kind, and they contain nothing that is at all decisive in regard to the war between Russia and Turkey-Nothing on which to form a satisfactory opinion, even as to the issue of the present campaign. BRITAIN.-The British parliament is in recess, and at such a time, when the nation is not engaged in war, but little usually transpires to gratify the lovers of news. It was understood that the Duke of Wellington was using his influence with the king, in favour of the Catholick claims. Lord Heytesbury had been sent on a mission to the emperor Nicholas at Odessa; and it was generally believed that the object of his mission was to proffer the mediation of Britain, to bring about a peace between Russia and Turkey; and that the Russian emperor had utterly refused to accept of any such mediation. This is not improbable; but we believe the real object of Lord Heytesbury's errand is not yet known. That Britain, France, Austria, and Prussia, are jealous of the rapidly increasing power of Russia, there is little doubt; but the measures they will take to limit that power, remain yet to be seen. It is conjectured, and we think not improbably, that the imposing force sent by France into the Morea, is, in part at least, directed to this object-As all the news that we have from the seat of war is through the English papers, we shall here chronicle the events in relation to that war, so far as they have been made known in the last month. We mentioned in our last number, that the Russians had probably met with some reverses in the neighbourhood of Shumla. It now appears that on the 28th of August, the Turks made a sortie from Shumla, and took three redoubts from the Russians; the loss on both sides was considerable. That of the Russians is stated at 3000 men, but this is probably conjectural. The Turks soon retired, or were driven to their fortresses. It also appears that some attempts on Varna had been resisted and repelled, with great vigour, by the Ottomans. It is likewise well ascertained that in Wallachia, far in the rear of the main Russian army, a corps of Turkish troops had gained a considerable advantage over the forces of the Russian General Geismer, and had compelled him to retreat and seek for reinforcements. The extreme heat of the climate, moreover, had caused a considerable degree of sickness among the Russians; yet not so as materially to affect the general movements of their armies. From all these unfavourable indications the prevalent opinion throughout Europe seemed to be, that Shumla and its vicinity would bound the march of the Russian forces for the present campaign-That, probably, a desperate attempt would be made to carry the fortress of Varna, and that having this and the upper coast of the Black Sea under their control, the Russians would wait till the return of spring, before they would attempt new conquests: And if such should be the fact, it was believed that the winter would be spent in negotiations, under the auspices of the great European powers, and that the result would be peace—in consequence of the determination of those powers not to suffer Russia to add Turkey to her already enormous territory and population. All this, however, is speculation; and although to us it seems plausible, yet events may show a result totally different. It seems pretty clear that neither the Russians nor the Turks are at present disposed for peace. It would also appear to have been the fact, that both the Turkish Sultan and the Russian emperor have been deceived and disappointed in their calculations-The Sultan, it seems, was persuaded that the emperor intended nothing more than to try to intimidate him, without really going to war; and the emperor thought that the Sultan would be intimidated, and would crouch to him without a serious resistance. Both parties, it is said, are now wide awake to their real situation. The Sultan finds his throne in danger; and the emperor finds the Turks determined on more desperate resistance, and far more powerful and better prepared, than he had expected. This discovery, it is believed, has determined him not to proceed beyond Shumla and Varna, till large masses of troops, which he has held in reserve, shall have arrived at those places. In the mean time, he made his trip to Odessa, to see the empress, and Count Nesselrode, his prime minister, and to settle some diplomatick affairs. He left Odessa for Varna on the 2d of September, and on his arrival at Varna, and the coming up of his expected reinforcements, it was believed that the desperate attempt on Varna, to which we have adverted, would be made; and that then his troops would go into winter quarters in that region-We repeat that all this is no more than plausible speculation. FRANCE.-A second detachment of French troops has sailed from Toulon for Greece, making the whole French force in that country, if it should arrive safely, about 15,000 men: and as the Egyptian troops are probably withdrawn, all the principal fortresses in Greece will be garrisoned by French soldiers. If this turns out most favourably for the Greeks, it will be a new thing under the sun; although it will certainly be better for them to have French, or English, than Turkish masters: and indeed it seems as if they needed some kind of masters. But the difficulty will be to get rid of them, when they need them no longer. The Jesuits are greatly discomfitted by the late acts of the king and parliament, by which the monopolizing, by them, of the publick instruction has been defeated. But with their usual address, they are endeavouring to establish a college in the island of Guernsey; expecting, if they succeed in this, that their partizans in France will still send all the youth, over whom they have influence, to be educated under Jesuitical influence. If all the Jesuits in the United States should take a fancy to locate themselves in the island of Guernsey, we should not lament their departure. SPAIN. We have nothing to note in regard to Spain, except that the last of the French troops were leaving Cadiz, not long since. PORTUGAL.-The young queen of Portugal, daughter of Don Pedro, and heiress of the kingdom, had, at the last advices from England, been heard of, as having arrived at Gibraltar, on her way to Britain. It was rumoured that Don Miguel, to whom she has been affianced, but who has determined to reign without her and to deny her claim to the crown, was fitting out ships with a view to intercept her passage to England. He is wretch enough to do any thing, but we hardly think he is fool enough to do this. The following is a paragraph from an English paper received by the last arrival. "It is intended, we understand, that the young Queen, after her landing at Falmouth, is not to proceed direct to London, but to go next to Plymouth, where the refugees from Portugal, the sufferers by adherence to her cause, are chiefly collected, and from thence will come to London through Exeter:-Some days will elapse, therefore, before her Majesty arrives in town. Orders have been sent to all the outports from the Admiralty, to pay the young Queen all the honours and attentions usually accorded on the visits of Sovereigns, and directions have further been given, we understand, that all her expenses are to be defrayed by the English government. No place has yet been fixed on for the residence of the young Queen in London, but it is by no means improbable that apartments may be offered to her in one of the royal palaces." GREECE. It is stated in the British papers, that Admiral Codrington had been to Egypt, and negotiated the removal from Greece of all the Arabian troops; that he had returned with transports under convoy for that purpose; and that Ibrahim Pacha with his whole ferocious retinue, was immediately to evacuate the Morea. Admiral De Rigny likewise, it is stated, had reported the departure of 3000 Albanians, who were in the service of Ibrahim. If this be so, Greece is free from these savage hordes. But our countryman, the Rev. Jonas King, who went out in the brig Herald, that carried supplies from New York to the suffering population of Greece, says, in a letter dated August 5th-" Athens is still in the hands of the Turks, and Ibrahim Pacha and the plague are still in the Morea." We have no doubt of the truth of Mr. King's statement, at the time he wrote; but hope that the British accounts, of which we know not the date, are later, and may therefore be true. TURKEY.-It may be recollected that we early remarked, when the war between Russia and the Turk was about to commence, that the overthrow of the Ottoman power would prove a more difficult undertaking than seemed to be expected, either in Europe or in this country. The event, thus far, has even exceeded our anticipations. The Musselman prowess has assumed something like its pristine character. More troops are raised, more discipline is excrcised, more courage is displayed, and more skill manifested in conducting the war, than has ever before appeared, since the Ottoman empire began to decline-It is, we think, a most fortunate occurrence for Mahmoud, that he is rid of the Janissaries. Still, if the war is not terminated by the interference of other powers, the eventual success of the Russians we think probable. We have been amused at the manner in which it is said that the Sultan has been reconciled to yield up Greece to the allied powers-It is, by being shown by a Turkish writer, that Greece was not won to the Ottoman empire, by the sword, but obtained in a treaty from the Venitians; and therefore that it may be relinquished, without reproach to the Mahomedan religion, or dishonour to the arms of the Sultan. In how many ways do pride and superstition seek to avoid a wound! RUSSIA. We have one item to add to what we have elsewhere said, on the affairs of this empire. It is, that General Paskewitch has obtained a signal victory over the Musselman forces at Erzerum, in Persia; and that it is not impossible that the Turk may yet be conquered in Asia, rather than in Europe. From ASIA and AFRICA we have nothing to report for the present month, beside what has already been stated. AMERICA. WEST INDIES.-The piracy which for a long time has prevailed in the West Indian seas, has been grievously injurious both to European and American commerce, and in no small degree destructive of human life. Not long since, a British vessel by the name of the Carabobo, or Caraboo, was seized by these sea robbers, and the whole of the crew set adrift in an open boat. The piratical vessel, called Les Damas Argentinas, consisting of a crew of 39 men, that had been concerned in the piracy, was taken by a British ship of war, and carried into St. Christopher's, where, after trial, 28 were executed, 2 turned king's evidence, 1 was acquitted, and 3 were pardonedFive have not yet been tried. We hope this truly awful example may produce its intended effect. BRAZIL AND BUENOS AIRES.-By the arrival from Rio de Janeiro, of the U. S. ship of war Macedonian, Commodore Biddle, official information has been received that a treaty of peace has been concluded at Rio between the Emperor and the Buenos Ayrean commissioners. The treaty provides that Brazil shall give up the Banda Oriental, and that Buenos Ayres shall pay a sum of money as an indemnity. A vessel had been despatched to Buenos Ayres with a copy, and it is said that no doubts were entertained of the immediate ratification of the treaty-If not ratified, there is to be a truce for five years, under the guaranty of the British government. We rejoice in this news, not only because peace is at all times desirable, but because it will favour that free intercourse of our republick, with those newly formed in the south, which will be favourable to all their interests, political and religious. It is also stated that our commercial agent at Rio has satisfactorily adjusted several claims of indemnity for losses by our citizens, occasioned by the unjust and even hostile measures of the Brazilian Emperor. COLOMBIA. A Philadelphia paper of the 30th October contains the following article-"The brig Mary Ann, Rugan, arrived at this port yesterday, in 14 days from La Guayra. Capt. Rugan represents the country as apparently quiet-Bolivar, by his own decree, is to remain supreme chief until 1830, or as much longer as he pleases.— The troops at Caracas took the oath of obedience to the above decree, but the pub. lick at Caracas took very little interest in all the proceedings. An army of 40,000 men is to be kept up. Nothing more is said about the war against Peru." MEXICO. The most recent information from this republick which we have seen is contained in the following paragraph from the Boston Recorder "Presidential Election in Mexico.-Don Gomez Pedraza is elected President, by a large majority over General Guerrero. Party spirit ran high before the election. Since that time Gen. Santa Ana has raised a rebellion against the government, and the Guerrero party in Vera Cruz have taken up arms. Every thing is in a state of anarchy and confusion. A Mexican paper accuses the United States minister of being a Spanish agent and fomenting these divisions. The charge is groundless, without doubt." UNITED STATES.-The yellow fever has made its appearance at New Orleans: but the season is so far advanced that we have reason to hope that this awful scourge will be much circumscribed, both in its influence and duration. It deserves the gratitude of our citizens generally, and those of our large towns in particular, that they have not, except in the single instance just mentioned, been visited with pestilence, during the season which is now closing. In certain limited regions, autumnal fevers have prevailed, and deaths have been frequent-With the afflicted we sympathize—and they with us are called to be thankful, for the sparing mercy of the great Arbiter of life and death, which has been so generally experienced. The fruits of the earth were perhaps never more abundant in our happy land, than in the year which is drawing to a close-Peace and plenty are still allowed us. The publick mind is indeed agitated greatly, by the pending election of the chief magistrate of our country. May the God of our fathers, who has hitherto so remarkably and mercifully presided over the destinies of these United States, vouchsafe to us a continuance of his paternal care-give us those to rule over us who shall rule in the fear of God, and dispose us all to such wise and pious improvement of his favours, as shall afford the best presage of their continuance. CONSIDERING that it is due both to the publick, and to the individuals who contribute to charitable institutions, that the amount received should be made known, and that each contributor should see that he is credited for the sum he may have given, the Executive Committee of the Assembly's Missionary Board, have resolved to publish the names (so far as known and permitted) of all contributors, and of the sums which they severally give to the Missionary funds of the Assembly. This will be done in the Christian Advocate and in the Philadelphian. With the Advocate an occasional quarter of a sheet (extra) will be issued, as in the present Number. The names of contributorsand they are not a few-which do not appear this month, will be published in our next. Isaac Snowden, Esq. Philadelphia, is Treasurer of the Trustees of the General Assembly; and to him, all sums for the Assembly's Missions should be sent. The Reverend Dr. Ezra Stiles Ely, is the Corresponding Secretary and General Agent of the Board, to whom all letters on Missionary concerns should be directed. It will be understood that the subscriptions of 50 cents, or 25 cents, are annual, not solitary contributions:-The parties contributing having it in purpose, so long as God shall enable them, to pay to the session of the churches to which they severally belong, every year, on or before the 25th day of December, the sums specified in connexion with their names-to be transmitted by the Session to the Treasurer of the Trustees of the General Assembly, for the support of their missions. Annual Contributors in the Third Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia. Ben Ezra S. Ely Chas. Williamson 10 W. B. Duffield, M.D. R. Eld. Marg. Winnemore 5 Mr. Jas. Hutchinson 5 Robert Clark 3 Wm. Hutton 5 Ebenezer Osborne 5 3545 William Warrance Samuel Chesnut J. W. Thompson Robt. Steele Alexr. Osbourn Judith Morrell Mary Whilldin Ann Jane Shultz Mary Ann Young Sarah Duffield Elizabeth Osbourn |