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balsam truly poor in spirit, roues is the 'Kingdom
of heaveu. But, dear friends, suttee its to remind
you, that there is not a peesion that cam infest the
nth, which may not also, in a degree, be subversive
of your peace, be fostered in your minds. You
clay covet, and give way to pride and anger. and
total the " foolish mid hurtle' lusts, which drown
men w destruction and perdition." Therefore do
,you partake of the tutioirmal necessity of paying
strict attention to ClAstis 'sacred injunction, whets,
addressing himself NI his immediate foilowers, he
closed his addresi with these sueuionible words,
" What I say auto you, Lay veto all, Witch."
As for you. dear frieeds, who o.:cupy what are
tweed the middle stations of life, you have every
cause to bless the Lord fur the sphere in which he
hath permitted you to move.* In you seems ful-
filled the wish of Agee, " Give me neither ritlVerlr
Olaf riches, (teed toe with food convenient fur me,)
kit I be full and deny thee, and say, Wks is the
Leett or lest I be poor and steal, and Luke the
*mars of my God its vain.' Among your number
de Sedge, has often found many of Its more use-
Brl of its more able advocates.. Be con-
flate, therefore, with your stutione Seek not great
• for yourselves ; yea, "Mind tint high: things;
ed!destiebtemi to melt of low estate." tit above
Jed Follow on to know the Lord;" or, if
leit.lere not known hie, and served hint, fully
and see Ii i ttt " with a perfeet heart, sad
with willing mind," for " if con seek him lie will
be:foetid of yini ;" and yoe will remain to be. ate
Nati, of you have 'mete antipode of the building,
under the protecting providence of the 1,,0rd. who
is the ink and true hnihler of his spiritual how',
the " house of prayer fi.r all people."
And you •who are intrusted with much of the
good things of this life, you who cannot disclaim
the title of alibient—we believe there are among
you many good stewatn's of the temporal things
committed to your trust ; yet we desire that others
may deli' culisider, who thee they are so " rich in
faith."•aii to he "brims of the kingdom," hying
fraittl In those good works which are product...l
be fatth. Though, 'fiend-, you may not how
labour with your heads, the anew of truth has ba-
ilee-B.'of important'. for yellto ilii; and it may be
'promoted or obstros tally the. right or wrong ap-
phcatiou of your przpV. Much reovsspilehtv
hes on you: your j y is 1111 illfdllinillll *chefs
ht the *teeing ; and we math desire that you may
be 116 awake to a sense 4.f these thiuig' as to be
prepared to render up your strive:its with joy, mid
to receive the answer of "M'ell done." The peer
mild the rich have their appropriate virtues; and, at
the Mille war that roils is required to be content
and to tie bumble, we believe it may he truly ;mid,
that as conteutuseilt is a peculiar unit t of the
lipoor, an is luimility, of the rich. Your seat in
fe sisbjects yew. mot.: than others, to he vied hr
assoeintiag with other wroltliy perana% atnrzippe
people at Urge, with wham the r
often in too little esteem.
You may he leavened
example; and it inay up
%ma rapidly upon yout
tenderly clam*/ you, for
your isifeiring *final yoi
for (hi• juke ache cant•ek
dray friends we bested' ~'rite
Uod,he nut cossformed to this.:
formed by the renew-nn , vigour
prove what is that girod..ael •
feet till of CIA. nit,"
i" I ssiv, through the grace is
man that is among you, not a,
than he
,eit,y,!it to taunt ; taut to t.,
cording. as Cod hath draft to retry
mea-
sure of faith."
But, how shall we address a state lamentably to
'he foaud iii every coodition of life i sod from which
few places are wholly froe—that suite which de-
spises coilissel. and places itself almost cat of the
reach or saltier ? Dear, but mistaken friends, it is
difficult to sreak to your state. but we may ptay to I
the' Father of Mercies. that he would in mercy
plead with 3-oa. And we beseech you, take time
to lie Serious. Be aolicitous about your eternal
well-being. restraint of the spirit of truth is
the armour that protects the soul ; end it you will
not he infested with it, you are open to the repeated
and increasing amaufts sq the destroyer; and how
will you at Itagth he prepared and found worthy
"sto stead before the Son of mail ?"
In this Meeting we have receierd Epistles from
our Arnericrii brethren in most of the State.,shew-
ins; the eautinuaace .r their reel in the cause of
riglitcouseess, aod encouraging us to perseremnee ;
the particii!ars of/any of which it does not wean
ramdfost law., to •Wetad. The amount of die suf-
ferings d" Friends this year, in Great Britain amid
chi fly for titles, dune called church-
rates and selaa-y demands, is upwards of rheveo
tbousood, nisei I,undred and 'tweedy potluck;
and twin Friends have horn impeisoood for
having lfetin.l substitutes in the Militia. But at
are by no •1:u inclined to complain of the eon-
dries of Megisgraten • on d.e etilliellfy, we batiev.
16116111.11111ril thee; ire dist...irons iss the beetle
of Magistrates, whim induces them in protect ns
Kann suTering to time u: most limit of the bow ; coil
we desire that Friends limy, on their part, by si
nieoi nod rice:side sion.lect, always emery. Rad
serer forfeit their good opinion. In so ermeitetisie
yourselves, we adorn our profession, cud iodise oar
fir} t to ;Nike.

N 0.., dear friends. of ercry rank, state, and con-
dition, 1,1 us endeavour to he *tie in die Lord :
that lie may shower down of his memo's, sifts and
• upon all. This will keep emit in hit proper
young will bit sul:.;osoilde and
teach& tit ; and will b.-.'cane early avi tpirititesl with
that Puller which is their only sole conductor
thro...:h sod their hope in death. These are
near II) our heart. The very remenshoarrue of
them awsikeas oint teMletest feelaies, and prompts
our krayrr to the Lord for their tinvereatioo. The
taiduie-aged win stand Grin 1.11 their dol.:, as watch-
:urn inoon the vis",:tivi as cation's, havit.g the
armour of lie.: . tn. .tithAand the attacks of the
enemy.. c abed will hare to rt.i../1 a hotb is
, •I. per,,, end prosper:ire view. The pii‘t will
ri cell to their rease•iinwnice the num-
/oriel, raereks ef the Lord; ii;nl the futur., through
the power or an endless .I.fe„ inoi the retiresuilig
efthrist .3eslls our ! onl. ;II oven to them
t". I ro,Fec+.. aa,l 5010.% 'hem with tps 81161121111 We
of iJetilis wrfar ever. Zuaeise

NAVAL IhrkLLIGENCE.
DEAL, OCT. U.
Put heck• the ontwerd-bound, %% hieh sailed yes-
terday. and remain in the Mons, with the ships as
per last.—Also the Certrada, Johns, for Trinidad ;
and the Irilliams, Hooke, fur Newfoundland.-
IViud W.S.W.

PORTSMOUTH. OCT. 42.
Arrived His Majesty.), ship littorals, from Spain.
Sailed His Majesty's *hip Crocodile, fur the
Downs-1V i id W.S.W.
DOVER, OCT. 21.
Yesterday, the wind having come roused to the
7S.W. the fleet of ships. upwards of 100 sail, which
Zane been lyiug in the Howns, wind bound, got
their uniehois, and proceeded down Channel ; hut,
towards morning, the wind having come round to
tier S.W. and blowing strong, they were obliged to
bear up again for the ..Downs. Tao brigs, one the
Indiana, from London, fur Teneride, in ballast::
the other, the Mercurius, of Papenburgli, Ander-
son, with gut, for Plymouth, got out when the
fleet parsed, to joiu convoy ; as did the schooner
William, of Malden, Thomas, with sundries, from
Loudon, for Milford, but which, in the night, had
the misfortune to upset off Romney. The crew
were pieked up by * Margate fishing-busit. And
brought iv here isle this morning.
Caine in the Cliarluite, of Sunderland, Views.
having broken her gum ttttttt and jib-boom, and lost
her anchor,. ; likewise the Liberty trans-
port. of Dover, Jell, with to horses on board, and
troops ; she last night. near Dungeness, carried
away both masts, and every thing above board
with them ; the mainmast, just below the top, and
the foremast a few feet Waive the deck. This is
the 3d sr 4th time this vessel has been dummied.
=melessmesmse=
FROM SAT./RD.-1Y NlGiirs GAZETTE.

Oef. 4i, teeth
espy of &Letter from Captain M. Illevrtirs, of His Majesty's
• Alp Ildisenra, to Aihairal Lent Gambier, dated Curasua,
dept. in, Gus.
LIT Lear-1 beg lease S. iodise yes, that, is exeniticia
4 your Lordship's union me elie .ytel Sweet, is isms& 43,
33. lesigitaile 9. 19. MN, 1 fell in with and rhased a bng
arra tanity-ire Megan to lb. S.W. theun after I ram is
.hot of her, bed teed et bes twin, she hoisted French
eadrais,, arid Aar* after vernal, the wind basin freshened
te ti heavy gale. I immediately brought NY cad seat the
Imps erldi Mr. dieter, Mester% Mate, Isladleavirar te save
the people; they seaceeedul, by great eseetter, is saving sits
trey of the erre; the) informed as, (the Captain sod 411111ceve
being diva ael,) that sbe ems the Josepliiaadetter 4 isaseas,
Pierced fur to guns, sad vounnuag eight, with z.n imam, fru.
M. *testier', bored to Guadeloupe, with a cargo of deur
brandy, wear, and eluthiug, and Weeded, after detiveriaj
Lie cans, to anise ageism imetesdbia IM New ladles abs
on a eery fasheeilieg 444. has bees brag appioyea 'as a
privateer, and j veiderabiesaietbief.
tomoutt, to he; ike.
R. KAU' kl NS.

, Cl'-.'.