The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-12 00:00:00

CHURCH MISSIONARIFS.

The general interest which the important cause of
Missions has excited, impels us to lay before our readers
the following interesting extracts from the Church
Missionary Register.
" At Agra, a large city N.W. of Calcutta, and nearly SIOLI
miles distant from it, Abdool Messed', a converted Alas
sulmati, is occupied as a reader of scriptures and siaperinteu •
dant of schools. He is assisted by his nephew, Inaynt Mrs-
seek. The labours of Abdool have t xeited great attention
and enquiry, and iu various cases. have been eminently suc-
cessful. In order to awaken attention and conciliate the natives
he administers medicine gratuitously to the poor ; he has done
this with mach success, some hundreds having received re-
liet iu different disorders. The Society possesses a building
called the Kuttra, where Abdool resides, and where worship
is held—schools are opened there and in three other places.
Some welt disposed and intelligent European residents coun-
tenance and direct these labours.

" At the colony of Sierra Leone, on Leicester Moun-
tain, about three voiles from Free-town' on an elevated
spot, the Christian Institution, so called, is now forntiug
on a quantity of laud, lately panted to the Society.—
Negro children, of various I.lil/1.0, re-captured limn smug-
gling slave ships, arc maititaitied there, and teen se Chris.
flan instruction. They work one half of the day and r-ceivis
Christian Wistroiction in the other half. The Sot iety wholly
maintains at Leicester Mountain two Moulted of these chit.
ilreit, hesides about 200 more in settlements out of the Co-
lony ; attil mail others are placed tititli.t. its CAIV, at a charge
of X:, a yi-ar cad) to the Guyer 1111 l 'flue society is assisted
ill the clothing, maintenance, and education of these' 490
Aft-ie.:it children by the benevolence of many ti lends who
subscribe each .0 a year for a child named according to
their directions ; that being considet et! as an average for his
continuance under education.
" Another settlement has been formed on the northermost
of the two New Zealand Islands, by the zealous assistance
of the Rev.S3llllllel Mandela, the principal Chaplain of New
Smith Wales : he sailed in the brig Active. for the Bay of
Islands, with several of the society's smilers ; and at an in-
terview with the Chiefs, a grant of 200 acres of land at
Raogee llou, was made to them for the Society, and another
grant of 50 acrsrt has been since obtained in a trrtile part
of the Buy. It is supposed, that there are half a million of
people, of a noble native character, on the two Islands , this
is the first attempt to civilize them, and to bless thrin with the
knowledge of christianity. Twenty-five European settlers
are settled at Rancher Him, and a slim 015001. has since been
granted by the Society fur the support of the mission.--
Ity the recent establishment of the ship,' Willialli Wilber-
force," the comfort and encouragement of the Missionaries is
consulted—also economy in the arrangement of supplies,
a more perfect knowlege of the mission, its wants, its diffi-
culties, mid its success: occasional visitation, the prevention
of improper society to lissionarics on their voyages, and
inany other advantages resulting from that pelt of the plan.
The whole of these arrangements are necessary to the
great cause among the heathen notions, and cannutfall to pro-
duce an effect iu those parts of the globe, which will accele-
rate the merit of the general conversion of the Gentiles as
one (lock under one shepherd. ' I firmly belive,' said the
Rev. Daniel Wilson in his discourse to the Society last May,
'that there was never such a scene presented befine the
church of (:heist since the first promulgation of eliti,liuMly
as is now presented to us in this country ; fur if the tin co
concurring circumstances, to which he lw.d alluded, a dispo-
sition ou the part of the heathen, to enquire into the gospel ;
opportttuities afforded for diffusing it ; and a zeal iu the ti i.e
sir satits of Christ to avail themselves of the uppot tunitie,,
form tint+ a scene as that depicted in his text (I. iv. 33.) thew
the present moment is c 11l i l Imlay of that description. "

(To be continued.)

Ent nun non Must o sa.--The exterior of the grand public Mar-
WWII, in the College, is now finished, and is allowed by all judges to
be one of the most hcautunl and chaste pieces of architecture in Scot-
land. Preparations are making for fitting up the interior accunling
to the classical plan conceived by Mr. Mayfair. jun. The span-
menu are on a great scale, and, when tilled with the numerous ob-
jects of natural history in the present Museum, and distributed
throughout different pasts of the College, and with such collections
as may be added by the liberality of Government, and the patriotism
of individuals, will contribute in an eminent degree to the advance-
ment of natural history in this kingdom. It gives us much pleasure
to inform the Public, that already individuals, sensible of the import-
ance of a national Museum in the metropolis of Scotland. have inn-
nutted their intention of contributing in various ways, to its support
and increase. Colonel lmrie, well known to the Public by his mine-
ralogical writings, has been the first to set the example of contribut-
ing to this public establishment. We understand that he has pro
stated to the College Museum the valuable collection of minerals he
made in Greece and the Greek Islands, and has accompanied this in-
tervsting donation with a splendidly printed Catalogue, and engravings
of Classic Grecian scenery, made front original drawings, and en-
graved at his own expense, by one of our must eminent artists.
PIRATICAL PaTiooTs,--The following is an ex tract trona
the Savannah Repnklican:—
" By an intelligent gentleman from New Orleans, we learn that
information had been received there from Mina to the last of Septem-
ber, or beginning of October. at which time he had formed a Junes.
thin with father Morn," (Torres) in the interior, and augmented Lis
force to 5,0(X) turn. The part of the country which he was in abound-
ed in resources of men, money, and provisions, and the popuLtic a
was devoted to the patriot cause ; su that no doubts as to the utim;,en
success of his expedition were entertained."
" Capt. Derr, of the brig Ontario, from Canton, who arrived at
1101 mes Hole, reports that on the 11th ult. in lat. 19 .b.ng. 59, SC,
he boarded the wreck of the Dashet, of Argyle. laden with lumber;
her rudder was gone, and both masts by the board. Ile found in
the cabin, written with chalk, the facts, that sh,: was wrecked on the
9th, and that the captain and code were taken off by the brig For.
etude.
" On the same day, Capt. Dore, was decoyd in the reach of a pi.
rate schooner of about ?onions, under barei.oles, with colours flying.
When they had approached sufficiently near for their purpose, they
salad, hauled down their colours. hoisted a black and whit, one in
gave chase. They at length Caine up with the Ontario,
Its nanri semn dtaonn board fourteen ciorlineen savage-looking villains armed
with pistols and cutlasses, calling themselves patriots, wl.o drove the
rest of the cre,v into the fiireriestle, and commenced Out:tiering the
ship; unbent her rib, and tittered the forecastle, and stripped tiro
hands of their chi:Mang. leaving some of them totally destitute. They
also catered the cabin, and broke open chests anti trunks of the offi-
cers, and took most of their cluathing, and many other article, !Along.
ing to them. The captain remonstrated to,inust their conduct but
was silenced with pistols and daggers presented to Ids breast. After
carrying off one boat-load of vlut,,ler, a sigual biven on board
their vessel, when they withdrt out inexpressible joy. They ap-
peered to be " patriot.- of all nations ; and, we are sorry to sac,
-one were known to he American patriots. The 'chewier was arn,i4
with 4 long ln.rouLd.as,v4d 33 men.