had fome bad scheme against him in view; but that he now was con vinced, by our appearance, this accufation must be falfe. Some of his Caffres and Hottentots, whom I perfonally know, came into my tent, and behaved, as to external appearance, friendly, faluting me in their ufual method. Thus the Lord delivered us in a wonderful manner from being murdered. It feemed that the fear of T’Geika was only pretended, and that he really intended to deftroy us, but that his confcience had fufpended the execution of this plan for the prefent: and one of his captains upbraided him openly, and in our prefence, with his treacherous conduct against us. He then asked to have the horfe, which I had promised him before; and though it was the only one which I had, the other being dead, I did not think it prudent to refufe it at this time. As it not feemed very unfafe for me to stay any longer with Mr. Buys, I took into ferious confideration to affociate myself with the Hottentots, and to live in old Apollonia's Kraal; but looking up to the Lord for his direction, Prov, xx. zz. ("Wait on the Lord, and he fhall fave thee !") was fo ftrongly impreffed upon my heart, that I laid afide thefe thoughts for the prefent.

17. C. Buys, Krieger, Faber, and Thomas, rode out to the colony: I fent with them the first quarter of my Journal for this year, and fome letters to feveral friends. Hardly were they departed, when we were informed that Apollonia and her Kraal were ordered, by T'Geika, to fettle clofe by the place where we were. Our people now refolved immediately to leave this fpot, and to look for another place more fouthward to fettle in. I then adored my God, who had brought these Hottentots in my neighbourhood; and told the colonifts, that it was not im◄ probable that I fhould be feparated from them, and stay with Apollonia.

18. I preached on Luke xvi. 19-31; and fer out, after fermon, on horsehack, to Apollonia's Kraal, diftant from us about twelve miles; but no fooner had I fet out, than 1 met with Apollonia herself on the road, with whom I returned.

19. I went up the hill where Apollonia now lived, and at whofe foot we were encamped. Here I found Piet Prinflo (the very man of whom I have fpoken as our mortal enemy, Sept. 22d, and a declared enemy of the Gospel, fee July 18, 1799) preaching the Gofpet to fome of the Gonaka Hottentots. He feemed within thefe two or three weeks under lome convictions of guilt, and by means of the fermon which I preached gefterday, and which had made a strong impreffion upon his mind, to have acquired fome notions of the nature of faith in Chrift, and of the Gospel. He was perfectly mafter of their language; and fome of them understood a Little Dutch. He defired me to continue the fubject; which he explained to thofe who understood me not. He fpoke with much zeal and fervour ; and his hearers feemed to feel the importance of the truths he delivered. 20. T'Geika vifited us with fome of his captains.

21. I asked the king's leave to stay at Apollonia's Kraal He gave me no direct anfwer; but reprefented Apollonia and the Hottentots in an unfavourable light. At length he gave his confent, but added repeatedly, "It is againft my heart." This I took to be a refufal; and as he at the fame time ordered the cotonifts not to depart from the place where we were, I did not urge my petition any longer.

22. I fpoke to Apollonia and her houfe about the concerns of their fouls ; and the and a young Hottentot feemed to pay a more than common attention. As I now felt the usefulness of the Gonaka language, Pier Prinfo and two Hottentots began to inftruct me at my request.

June 3. We decamped and went fouthward, keeping the Debe on our right-hand. We flept in the kraal of Khanja, son of Langa, who gave us milk, honey, corn, bread, meat, wine, and water-melons, and two houfes for lodging. The women and children welcomed us with a song. After prayer, he repeated my four names Tinkhanna, Gobooffi, Tabeka, Keleze! as a fign of approbation, though he understood not a word of it. 4. We went on our journey down a tremendous precipice, and crossed the river Kabaatzja, in which the axle-tree of Mr. Buys's cart broke, and bruifed one of the Hottentots almoft mortally. In the evening we stopped at the river Keifkamma, as it was impoffible for us to pats it, though the water was very low: here we found fea-cows, and the steps of Rhinocerofes.

6. T'Geika overtook us with about thirty Caffres, one of his wives, and some of his cattle; and said he would live with us in the fame place.

7. At fupper T'Geika told me that an epidemic fever raged in feveral districts of his country, and destroyed numbers of his people; that also his uncle Cheibe was very ill of it. He requested that I fhould pray to Thiko to deliver the Caffres from this diforder, if I thought it poffible to difpofe him fo to do. I answered, that I hoped to pray earnestly for his people and uncle, as I once had done for his two wives (fee Feb. 8.) and that he should know that the Christians have a God, whom they do not pray to in vain.

10. Captain Tagga arrived with fome of his Hottentots. Five or fix of them who understood Dutch, affembled in my tent, to whom I spoke the word of life, and afterwards. prayed with them.

11. I began this morning to teach one of the Hottentots the Dutch alphabet, and to converfe with him on the principles of the Chriftian religion. Captain Khanja fent us a fupply of Caffra wine. I oblerved, that the Caffres were moderate in the ule of it; and I perceived only two who feemed a little affected by it.

12. T'Geika leparated from us, and formed a kraal in our neighbourhood. He ordered alfo Apollonia and the Hottentots to form their kraals near him.

15. All our colonists went on a journey to the colony. I gave a letter to Mr. Buys, for the Rev. W. Ballot, including one for Brother Edmond. 1 now was left alone in this country, with Thomas, the women, and fervants. Another Hottentot woman defired to be inftructed in what I fhould think conducive to her eternal happinefs. The wolves and leopards now grow troublesome in this place; and fo audacious, that they took laft night a calf out of the very kraal, and ran off with it. Almoit every night they devour one of our fheep; and this night they ran off with a leg of an ox, which hung at the fide of my tent.

20. Laft night all our fervants but one ran away; fo that I loft all my pupils, except a Caffra girl, and a Tambouchi boy, a Hottentot woman and child, and the children of Mr. Buys.

25. This evening the Caffra captain, Khanja, asked ine after prayer, "where the rain was " alluding to the great dryness of the leafon; and defired that I should pray Thiko for rain. Laft night Apollonia and Captain Tagga, with all the Hottentots, fled out of this country, leaving behind their cattle, and what elfe they had: they were on their road towards T'Geika, in confequence of his order (fee the 12th of this month). I now acknowledged the good hand of Providence over me, in hindering me to fix my habitation in Apollonia's kraal; in which cafe, I now should have been left, without any human aflistance, in a defart.

MISSIONARY

Members of the Committee in the Country. *

Rev. R. P. Allen, Exeter;
Mr. Z. Barnes, Liverpool;.
Rev. J. Bennet, Romfey;
Rev. J. Birt, Plymouth Dock;
Rev. J. Boden, Sheffield;
Rev. D. Bogue, Gofport;
Rev. G. Burder, Coventry;.
Rev. S. Burder, St. Albans ;
Mr. J. Buttress, Bath;
Rev. T. Charles, Bala, Wales;
Rev. P. S. Charrier, Lancafter ;
Rev. P. Coffin, Linkinhorn;
Rev. J. Cockin, Hallifax;
Rev. R. Cope, Launceston;
Rev. R. Davis, Liverpool;
S. Davy, Efq. Forton, near Crediton;
R.Fishwick, Efq. New caftle on Tyne;
Rev.J. Flint, Horley, Glouftershire;
Rev. J. Fowler, Sheernets;
Rev. A Fuller, Kettering;
Rev. J. Gardner, Cambridge;
Rev. S. Greatheed, Newport Pagnel;
Rev R. Hawker, D. D. Plymouth;
Rev. E. D. Jackfon, Warminster;
Rev. W. Jay, Bath;

Rev. W. Kingsbury, Southampton |
Rev. G. Lambert, Hull;

Rev. R. Little, Leith;

Rev. B. Mc Dowel, D. D. Dublin ;
Rev. H. Mends, Plymouth;
Rev. W. Mofeley, Long Buckby;;
Rev, E. Parfons, Leeds;
Mr. Pilkington, Exeter;
Mr. S. Prentice, Bungay;
Mr. W. Pritchard, Derby ;
Rev. J. M. Ray, Sudbury;
Rev. R. Reading, Truro;
Rev. W. Roby, Manchefter;
Rev. J. Ryland, D. D. Bristol
Mr B. Sewel, Norwich;
S. W. Shepherd, Efq. Coxfide,
Rev. J. Slatterie, Chatham;
Rev. R. Sloper, Devizes

Rev. J. Smith, Manchester ;
R. Spear, Efq. Manchester;
Rev. J.Stevenfon, Caftle Heddingham
Rev. I. Taylor, Colchester ;
Rev J. Townfend, Ramfgate;
Rev. G. Whitridge, Ofweftry;
Rev. E. Williams, D. D. Rotherham.

The name of the Rev. Mr. Hollingworth was inferted in the first edition of this year's Report, by mistake. The Report being out of print before all the Subtcribers were fupplied, a new edition may be. had, gratis, at the Depofitary.

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For the London Committee, fee our Magazine for June laft, p. 252.

POETRY

"Clafp my dear fon fecure from harms."
With joy the little children learn
The moment of their fire's return,
Throng round him with a bufy care,
And climb his knees the kifs to fhare.
But fee the object of his love!
What tranfports muft her bofom move,
Which oft has heav'd a bitter figh !
In extafy I hear her cry,

"He comes! he comes! no more to
part

"From the beloved of his heart! "No more an aged parent leave,

Juft on the margin of the grave! "He comes! these tender babes to

ON PEACE,

AFTER NINE YEARS WAR.

NO more, thou Sun, remount thy azure throne,
To gild th' embattl'd plain: no more thy ray
Warms the bare crimson'd earth, where the deep groan
From wounds, and blood, and horrors, dies away;

For lo! bleft PEACE her filver trumpet founds,
And calls the warring world beneath her sway;
Th' angelic nations join earth's utmost bounds
To hail the bleffings of a happier day.

Furl your wide top-fails,-fheath your bloody fword,
Ye fons of ftrite, for o'er the weary deep
Peace waves her olive; and her Lord ador'd,
Bids the wild tempeft of the battle fleep.

See from the woe-worn couch the anxious eye
Of pale decrepitude enquires the joy:
"All cheering Peace," the houting throngs reply,
"Yields to thy arms thy long loft darling boy."

The playful lifpers with tumultuous cry,
Afk for their fire from War's outrageous

hand;

Th' enraptur'd fire, to meet his children's eye,
Springs all ecftatic on his native land !

Now dancing Hope anticipates the days

When corn, and wine, and oil, their sweetness yield;

For Harvest hous'd, abundant ftore displays,

And smiling Peace thall guard the loaded field.

Lo! Heav'nly love, foft nurtur'd 'neath her wing,
Shall crown those wond'rous mercies far and wide;

And foon to Gallia's fons the gospel bring,

To crush the gods to which they vainly cry'd.

No more th' embatt'ling veffels, thund'ring death,
Shall e'er impede old Ocean's prouder flow;
But, wafted on by clouds of praying breath,
A thousand Duffs to diffant heathen go.

At home, in many a cot where forrows dwell,
The blefied gofpel pours the healing joys;

For there the ruftics learn the tidings well,

The peaceful Saviour war's dread pow'r destroys,

Yes: from the thorns which mark'd his facred head,
Th' ignoble nails, the bloody cross and spear,
Peace fprung etherial, War's dread minions fled -
Heav'n ftands reveal'd — Hell's horrors disappear!

What shall we render to thy matchlefs grace,
Which turns thy judgments into mercies mild ?
We'll tell thy wonders to the rifing race,

And thy dear name thall charm the favage wild.

SERENA