The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALNOCTII, JAN. U.—Sailed the Duke of Kent packet, far

PLYMOUTH, JAN.I7.-01F the pnn, the fleneral Harris,
WeistCad ; and Ilerwiekshire, Shepherd, from London for
PORTSMOUTH. JAN. 18.—Arrival the Lord IlunFrertOrd, Far-
quharson, from the I)owns for Madras. Os London, and
Erin, for London. _ _ .

11e. A 1., JAN. 18.—No arrivals orsailings. An East Indiaman is
in sight, coining from the River, supposed to IT the Macqueen.
Itastsr, ATE, J cargo of the Cornelius, of Sunder-
land, has all washed out. and the vessel a total i:reck.

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Gases:sr:an, JAN. M.—Arrived, the Onyx, Latir.,hton„ from
Honduras ; Mary, Wood, from Miner:int ; Mary, Howard, from
Dublin. Sailed, the Ann, Whitmo7e, for Cane Coast Castle ;
Tuscan, Stever, for South Seas ; Enitidut' Hunt, for Bahia ;
Fanny, Guild, for ; Duchess of Athol, Daniel, for China ;
Thomas rout's, Chryst;e, for t ; 31alvina, Watt, for Seville;
Mary, Tucker, for Oporto; Actif, Ilay.art, fur Havre; Brothers.
Richards, for Cadiz ; Arundel, White, for Trinidad ; Cho, Cum-
mings, for St. Vincent ; John, Poppkwell. for Madeira, Neptune,
Stiruiack. for Osc nil ; Sirenne, Fsillsnt, for Calais.
1.1 v ttroot., Jaw. 16.—Sailed the General Phipps, Owen;
and Transit, Ferguson. for Bahia; Francis, Paulson, for Rio
Janeiro; Laurel, Barber, for Pars ; Dryad, Fell, for Tobago
Nestor, Lee, for New York ; Thetis, Tunbridge, for Genoa
Waterloo, eritchell ; and Eliza arid Mary, Congdon, fur Gib-
raltar.

PENZANCE, JAN. 16.-21 bottle was picked up on the 10th
inst. close to St. 3lichaers Mount Pier, containing tollowing:
" Perseverance, from Calcutta to Liverpool, in Ist. 48. N.
14.311. W. November 8, 11;23. Wind S.S. E. Thomas 'tout."
BEI FAST. JAN. 15.—The flizabeth, Newman, from Dublin
to Delimit, struck on Plaildy Lug, at the entrance of Strangford
Ray, I ilth inst., floated off' the mat tide, and put into Portatt ere.
It is feared part of the cargo in damaged, the vesstl having made
a good deal of water.
DILBOA, JAN. B.—The Love. IVells, from Newfoundland,
which was strand:ll this side of the liar, has 11,.en got eft:
DOTTY:SIit 11611, JAN. 5 —Tlie Carl Johan, Potrtellv, from
hence for New Orleans, has put bick, with loss in rudder, and
:cake, and must discharge to repair.
DEC. 29.—The cargo of the hate. AVebb, from
flat atmah, i. nearly all damaged, having met w it h very ttnipeatuous
weather during the voyage.
astt. an, 1/1:c. 2C—The Marie Anne, Anderson, of ar.d
for Bergen fruit Ilamburgh, has been abandon.tl at sta, amid
carried into Taunangee.

i is Said that the present Naval t'ommander at Partstnnoth. Ad-
miral sir -J. liitt,hcd, will vacate hia conimaA the .30,h
March, and he immediately nteceeded by Sir Geo. Martin, 6.1.11.
why a ‘ made a!i Admiral of the lilac in 11121, _

Captain David l)nnn took the command of the Jupiter, fitting et
Portsmouth fur the Hag of Rear-Adisatral Willoughby Lake, C. 11.
on Friday.
(done! Tomll, Military Secretory at the Island of Jersey, and
the lion. Captain Trefusis. of the Redwing, arrived at Portsinotith
on Thurday. from London, and embarked on board the Jasper, lll-
un sloop, Capt. A. D. Y. Arbuthnot, to proceed to Jersey the
vim.: (lay.
The Lively frigate, Capt. W. Elliott. (!.11. for the West India
station (to relieve the Hyperion. ('opt. li. I'. Rich); the Tamar,
211, Capt. J. li. ltrenter ; and the Mt,nni, Capt. 11. Stewart, for
the North Ann :icon station (to relieve the Niemen and Athol),
will shortly sail from Portsmouth.
It is expected that all the wtardships nt Pertamouth will pu on
rruisss of exercise in the ensuing summer. '1 he Victory, 1041, will
he commissioned in about a fortnight. as the tiny;-ship at the above-
named port, In the room of the Qiii.ett harlotte, which ship beii:g
in a ttet,ctive state, will be paid off.
The Surly, Isieutrnsat Richardson (from Dublin). sailed front
Plymouth on Wednesday, fur the sliianies, Living • quantity of
old Irish (vilv, r) roin, so board, fla the Alin.. The Shamrock and
I surveying vrsselv. are ttt be puitt oft' and recommissioned.
.0 complete their surveys, 1.. the 1:1,!1 Arrived th Dwarf,
Li:ut. Gould, with volunteer 'MIMI), fruit: Litt:rpwl.

WESLEYAN MISSIONARY' MEETING.

THE WEST INDIA COLONIES.

Yesterday evening, at 7 o'clock, a highly numerous and respect-
able meeting of the Wesleyan Missionary Satiety, for the support
of the missions to the Kest India Colonies, Continental India,
Ceylon, South Africa, West Africa, and New South Walks, took
place at the Chapel, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, for
the purpose of receiving the Annual Report of the proceedings of
the Home Branch of the Society, and also for the consideration of
other matters connected with the general welfare and existence of
the Society. The Item. Adam Clarke, LL. D., F.A.S., in the
chair.

After the prayer,
The CHAIRMAN opened the business of the Meeting by observ-
ing on the progress of Christianity, from its first establishment by
our Saviour, to its subsequent advancement in Palestine and final
progress into Europe, through .I'4 Minor, Greece, and Italy. In
the great struggle in advancing the sublime doctrine of religion in
past times, the exercise of 11l tseions had a more bettefiert REM
than the application of the sword ; but although on the plains of a
country as remarkable for the igrorance of its natives ad for the
grandeur of us scenery, the Christian vitriol* had planted their
banner, yet the experience of other ages chewed that the wars bed
only an effect while the misery arising from them was felt, and by
d:grecs the sublime truths were forgot; and now was the
time, when people had become more enlightened, that the
rude, uncultivated savage would, by the use of missions, hays
the word of Almighty God revcaliti to him, and be arowiod frail
the barbarism in which he had slept with his fo7ffathers for ages.
The establishment of missions throughout the world was a task of
labour almost incalculable; but it would be seen that obstacles,
almost insurmountable' had been surmounted, and in the remotest
extremes of the earth, the Wesleyan mission could be found
(cheers). He would assure them that only a little exertion indivi-
dually, would be conducive, in the aggregate, of establishing the
Scriptures in every. part of the globe; and he foiand it necessary to
rally them to exertion, to establish thisgrest object, and to achieve
j the sublime words of the prophecy of the Saviour of Mankind—
" The word of Hod shall be known to every kingdom of the
earth."—(hear, hear.) The Chairman then proceeded to enforce
the necessity of a co-operation, in order to promulgate the doctrines
of Christianity throughout the universe; remarking, !n the me-
morable words of the great Commander—" England expects ever,
man to do his duty,'. in this great cause (loud cheers). The ye-
, nerable Chairman, after observing on the facility which the ex.
tension of commerce afforded to the Society, sat down amidst loud
cheers.

The Secretary then read the •annisal Report of the proceeding►
of the Hume Branch of the Society, which presented very gratify.
ing results from the unuessing seettiens ails, Missionaries, in
propagating the Scriptures : and it appeared that in this branch of
the Society 1.14 missions had been established, and 179 schools for
the religious instruction of about I I,bUl scholars. The fund, of
the Sueie•), had increased considerably, and a balance was left in
hand, but the Report recommended very forcibly the necessity of
a larger supply, in order the more extensively to carry on the great
undertaking.
The Report was received with much applause.
JOsErit Bur TErtwOlt ru, Esq., in au eloquent speech, recom-
mended its adoption by the meeting; and in the course of his
address observed on the late unfortunate differences in the Wert
India Colonies, which, he raid, had existed only in the opposition
of certain persons to the Missionaries, upon whom the
most desperate outrages had been committed. This conspiracy in
its ramifications was not very general, although extremely de-
' Prot:tire to good order, and did not at all influence the opulent
planters, who, in the security of their persons and property, felt
Iniucli the advantage of the Missions. Those outrage, had been
much telked of, but they only existed among certain parties,
and were not encourai;ed by those in whom the property of the colo-
nies was vested. Missions were now rapidly extending through-
out the colonies, and much benefit would result front their general
t L.tonsion ; the march of religious co•solation was not confined, but
in limits extending throughout the world, and a Jlis►io::ary was on
his way to the classic sores of Jerusalem (cheers). He concluded
by proposing the first Resolution, recommending the adoption of
the report.
The Rev. 171. CLovon, late Missionary to Ceylon, seconded the
Resolution in a very able speech, in which he related many affectingl
instances of the converted natives, and of individuals in propagat-
ing the Scriptures.
rhe Rev. Mr. Batons proposed the second Resolution, " That
this meeting do recognise the solemn obligation of evangelising
the whole world." The Rev. Hentleinan, in enforcing this reso-
lution, called energetically upon the juvenile part of the Meeting
to do their duty, in advancing she Society, and not let their past
success relax their future exertions; fur as yet much was to be done
in disseminating the Scriptures.
The Rev. 1. Steadman, late Missionary to the South of
Africa, seconded this Roe:it:ion. . .

TheellAllM AN, in putting this Resolution to the Meeting,
recommended every person to consider well before he acquiesced in
(he adoption of the Resolution, as he did not wish to bind per-
-1 sons to any thing which they did not consider well. He fervently
hoped that Jerusalem—that land which was once the seat id
Christianity—would be again rescued from the Infidels, and Fe-
-1 stored to the rank it once held in the universe; he was the more
anxious on this point, as it was the land where the Apostles first
reared the mighty efforts to promulgate religion, and the revela-
tions of Almighty God (cheers). II; then alluded forcibly to the
great struggle 01 Greece for its liberty against the basest oppres-
sion that ever disgraced the annals of Christianity. The Greeks he
hoped would soon shake off the trammels of the Infidel tyranny,
and be speedily enabled to reccite the sublime consolations of the
Christen Religion, through the agistanca Um Missions of this
Society (loud Cheers).
The Rev.Mr.ScoxT, in proposing the third Resolution, entreated
a Ilwould assist in the great effort cf civilising the savage of the
remotest extremes of the earth; and, in alluding to the general ex-
tension of 31 issions, said, supposing the turbulence of the West
India colonies was subdued, and the natives converted to t.'h • •-
arity, as well as Ccyliin, &c. there would still remain the entire
coasts of Africa, Persia, Turkey, China, and other parts of the
world, which as yet were to be converted.
This Resolution was also adopted without a dissentient voice by
the meeting; and after the usual rotes of thanks to the Chairman,
Committee, &c., a liberal subscription was enteredinto, and the
meeting dispersed.
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A number of elegantly dressrd and beautiful ladies wero prevent
It was expected ihat the subject of the late insurrection in the colo-
nies would be entered into more at large ; but we understand that
►ubjret could not then be discussed, but at a general meeting,
which will be held in • ahurt time, the question will be fully
entered into.