Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-28

Savannah Missionary Society.
Gentleneu.-My last eonnlunicaiiou TO yoa
was written Just before sailed from America
After coming on board the ship, I wrote "a
hasty note TO your President. The circnm-
stances attending our departure from our ma
tive land were interesting TO us, and we be-
hese 10 DINERS also. You will not expect "A
very interesting communication compose,l of
such materials az Il voyage at sea eau furnish.
Stil feel II my duty, as il is my happiness
TO give you some account of my passage thus
lar toward the field OF my destination. In
ceptiug sea sickness my health has been good
Tho ship has furnished excellent "a commoda
tons. Soon after we came ON board the
captain proposed that we should have religious
service al table aud preaching Oh the Sabbath.
Most Of the time we have also had evening
prayers IN the cabin, aud in the morning we
have gone alternately into the fore-castle and
speni some time III reading. conversation and
prayer with The seamen. We have also put
into their hands religious books and tracts
Considerable time has been spent in teac hing
the steward 10 read When We came OH board
ne simply Knew the letters. Now he begins
TO read the Bible. All these efforts TO pro-
mote their spiritual good have been kindly
received by all on board, aud have evidently
had some Influence. We leave the event with
Him who has all hearts IN his hands, aud vino
can make The feeblest efforts Instrumental Of
very great .oud.
Oar t!ne has been principally devoted TO
such studies aud reading as would tend TO
prepare US for work Circumstances have not
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has been found Tor reviewin ing former studies,
Latiu and Greek particularly. aud also for
reading Journals and histories relative TO the
regions 10 winch we 20. Meantime, we have
mhue so much progress in Italian That wc be-
| gin 10 read aud speak ii, though impeItectiy
| In ffiy days after leaving Boston We came to
| anchor in this harbOr. We had auiicipat, d
huch pleasure IN spending few days GA ilis
lsianu, but now learned that, in consequence
OF some very dismal accounts of the sick in
Boston and other places last summer, the
| Quarantine laws are at present such as will
p'e'eni Us from gOIn. mo iOwE. pari of
The cargo will he lett, aud the ship will pro-
| coed soou 10 smyrna
| There are two Missionaries from England
on this Island, viS. Rev DE-. Jomeet, from the
0naIch missionary Society, aud Rev. MIR.
| wilson, from the London Society. DIR. Da-
! men, native Maltese, and "a gentleman OF dis
JUNCTION, IL cooperating with them, and Is
Pccidiiy jealous ia circulating the Scriptures.
| These gentlemen heard of our arrival, and
soon seht us an IhvIidtIOn 10 me et them in the
| LaZarctto-- where we ate permitted TO stand
| nt "A distance and converse with each other
| ihere we have had AN interview with them
Almost every day STAGE out arrival. They seem
| nheifHy devoted servants of ChiiSt, W ell quail
! ihed aud zealOusly engaged in their work
| AIR JOwett, 10 whom we had letter of intro
unction has travelled considerable, has gained
lluch kho"iedge OF Lang uages, and is eml-
| uehtiS qualihed 10 give useful Information TO
men III cur circumstances. All these gentle
men seem like cordial friends, and have given
| us much valuable information. Our inter-
views with them have been exceedingly COM
Ioiting, aid l think very profitable They
VIII Inrnisii us with letters 10 several gentle
men al Smyrna. aud with some Missionary
| rabhcatlons aud copies of Scriptures, in dit
| iereHt languages We feel under special OH
| hSdtIOnS To Providence for atiOrdIng US on
| p0riuniiN 10 SeeSuch men, and also 10 them
| tor theii kind attention
| The Information We derive from different
sources leads tile conclusion that our first
business must be The acquisition of the Ital-
| IAN modern Greek, and Arabic languages
! so thsl W. can read, write and converse in
them fincnily and accurately meantime we
| can acquire and cJminu AIcate information
circulate the Scriptures converse OF religion
! with individuals, reach chi!dsen aud perhaps
| preach some We cap also acquire a knoW-
| iedge OF the manners, tue religions. and the
Prtjudices OF different classes OF people, and
| prepare 10 act a. oppOituItlNs may present.
| long time mnsi however elapse before we
shaii be qualified 10 eater fully on our work as
Herads of Mercy For the present, we must
carefully Jeti our way along. hoping that 81
| some future day the Lo;d may bring uS ot:t
iuto large place-Tbe history OF the missions
TO Otaheitc furnishes IT, an important lesson
| we hope not TO faint though we see only the
day OF small thugs The day " III come when
| these lands, ONCE blessed VI iih The PRAYERS and
iabGurs OF such men Augustine and CLry.
! session.. will be delivered from the bondage
under which they have so long groaued Can
| we, gentlemen, be- engaged in more humane
of a more Importaht work than breaking
! thtir feitersf Communications from Won will
! always be acceptable, and will an2ment the
| opiis ations which now Teht OIL yours, &c.
l. FISK.