The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-08

however, and THIS L all ". f.Yr rsz...
ourselves IL being 50, that Nina. j. - 'e
treat from this division of ,h,. ..s... :. i's Re
followed by Considerable dptncLro5,,has
troops, and awaiting himself nf So" q.
Vahtages oil position, had m.i, ar a,,.at ~,
thr French, aud partially beat l,,ra 'e%ed
not with the loss above inpn,;naoa odt
SO general manner as To be al,l.. y. IN
low up his success. ~ iol-
-.s1s--
british and Foreign Billie ,co,,.,., mn
anniversary Of the British and FL, ne
oe ooeie1y, was celebrated at tin, IT,.
masons Tavern IN London, ON the 7tb sc
May--Lord Teisnmouth in Tie chair II TO "
great Hall aud Galleries were GIl,d :, tue
rs part at an early hour, and grea, u,n,l,s
were unabieto obtain admission. IJ,.,s
hhai report Was read by the Secretar, : 1-
was very long but important p,.,..r 4
exhibits IN detail the steady aer..l.. =. II
march of this society. to more ,,f,,al ;'4
power and usefulness IN the great can.
III appears from the report, that tin. -
Der OF copies Of the Bible distributed Nv
rug the last year, has exceeded ia, =
any former year, aud makes a grand TO-
circulated by this society alone. of n".,
than S,00o,000 copies. The motion e,r o.e
ceptlng the report was seconded nv = ~ ae
Bexley. lie congratulated Tn. ne.';na ''u
the beneficial effects which they had
already produced, aud the extent 10 viii
they had spread the Scriptures. as .xar,
pllhed IN their distribution of them "a, 49,.
comfort Of the inhabitants of the rro.ns
regions OF Iceland, and large portion 80
.. America and concluded by exnress;,,a
ms ardent wishes for their prosp.rity
Lord narrowly moved the vote of thsnt.
to the President. To those who had 49,,
messed the amazing progress of the inst;ta
ton, no words, could be necessary 10 -
d,lce them to give their thanks 10 him vho
had perseyered in his exertions IN Ia ,ba
present time. Ills was rare felicity ernb
as was only received ia another c.nt,,,, -.
Sir q. Wren, who, having laid tbe H..
stone of the great metropolitan ten'nl"
eod' had The felicity to SEE its top ascend
TO The clouds, aud crowned by the cross of
Christ The Bishop ofGloucesl.rspcond'
ed the motion in an able eulognm ON ~.
exertions and conduct Of the noble chair
man. His Lordship said there was one
statement IN the report, at which he WA
particularly grat'fied-namely, the state.
nent oil the progress which the Soeietv
had made in Ireland for he was conyinced
that the only permanent remedy for the
evils which afflicted that unhappy country
was religious and moral education. Lord
Teignmouth rose and returned thanks. and
congratulated the meeting Upon their pro.
gress abroad, and the great increas of cor.
respondence in the most remote and nnci-
vlilzcd countries. The Secretary from tho
Russian Bible Society, returned thanks in
The name OF their fellow laborers in Rus
STA, and informed the meeting that they
had circulated the Scriptures among Cos
sicks and Taiiars of various nations: a.
mongst even the Chinese and the confines
OF the vast empire. They had printed in
the last year 100, 900 copies of the S,rin.
lures at st. Petersburg, and this wear
would print 100000 more. Lord i;.J.
thorpe, Sir {. Grant, and several other
distinguished persons, addressed the meet.
ing, which, after the resolutions were unan.
agreed TO, separated
900
Samuel Rogers, author of the " Pleasuroo
of Memory" has published new poen,
entitled Haty.