Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-23

rendetiag 1t as perfect as can, with the
assistance fmv teacher, complse Il verse
By verse with Dr.. Cirey's, and make fur
iher corrections BY this means | shall
avoid many minor errors which would i
have escaped unBoticed in a mere revis-
ION. ~
Daring the present year. thope to COM
tplete The translation OF the for gospels IN
la Asamese, and portions OF The same into |
Kha mi, together with translation OF
the Cllrchis.n in khamti In he mean
time | sh Ill enleavor 10 be making adii- .
ttionS TO the dictionary. which | have be- I
gun in Kham;i, AMI also intend 10 com
,nencr one III the Asuss2se. Although .
We Engaged IN This miss.oa with an espe- /
cial view 10 the Khantis and other Shy /
ans, yet finding oursel les surrounded by |
AsaneSe, among whom The call Tor IN !
mediate labor WAS rnore'A.rPs sieg, AID II |
being very difficult 10 procure good
/ Khamti acher. have hitherto devoted
my attention mai"ly TO the AsamtSr.
8. For about Two rnoIlhs past, there
have been constant rumor< If stacks med
ra:ed up,n tins place By the Singphos =
bit we have been disposed, hitherto, 10 re-
gard them as mere ri n"rs, exaggerated
by the fears of HI NATIVES. IL has been
ascertained. however, that several stock
a,Irs hare been built. aud that the Pishi-
G. I'M has com nenced Institutes upon the
Bisa Gam. al ALL ID the English, in con.
Is -qarmce, as ii is reported, of an OH fru.l
TX sing brtwtei them. To-day, Leu
| Miilar, the com m.,mi ling cffi .er al this
tStri1n, has goae with snail body Of
ltroo IS, To resist any eneraachmesrs of the
, hostile tribes. aud, also. r the purpose Of
!, screaming whether The Burmese are
i maliny preparations for i scent upon
| Asln, OF which there haze been several
/, run1rs. In Consequence Of III. expose
. situation o.! our hluses. IN case of al al.
: tick, we have concuied to pat up a small
a building wi'hin the cdn:olmsnis, for the
Y safe keeping of our gools ,-nnl as Il place
i # reiug... shoail we be obliged 10 flee
: from our houses. .....
l3 Finished the first two chapters OF
M nthew Found 81 much difficulty in
settling the photography of the proper
j names, especially those fro n the Hebrew.
. that it api:eIrrd necessary in the outset 10
fix OF snue general system of rules, Dr
the tr,nsierence of all proper names, both
from the Hebrew an | the Greek. Alter
;, considerable study, have fixed on the
;. following plan: -... ~.
: /. All Hebrew words, used in the Oil
Testament, to be- spelt according to iheir
: Hebrew orihngra ply. and not accord NJ
- to the photography Of the Stptuagint, OF
:; = of,he English.
' 2. Heb ew words from the Cd Tesla.
:, mrnt, occurring in The NV, To be con,
= formed to their ortho yraphy in the Oh.
: s. All the loag Hebrew vowe.s, viz
Qsnets, Tsrri, Hirrq magnum, Hclen
- aud Shureq, TO be- expressed by the accent
- eli, or long vovels Il, 2, i, o., and III,
r. short vowes. viz. Parah, Spghol, HireC
~ parvum. Qnne,s, Ha!-ph and @ bbuts
-, By the simple letters Il, e. j, o, U; tht
" cum',osite Sf.evas heiny expressed accord
= il.g 10 their short voweiS, and snnp,e sheva
- when vocal. being denoed b. d, The short
. rst # all The vowel SCUM Is
;" A. The Greek vowe 10 be expresSe.
=. ~ by the corresponding Roman letters. dis
:, ting nishing them by the accent when he,
=, are long. .-.......
- s. Tue Greek and Hebrew cnnsouant
n being, with two or three exceptions, sci
- tied bv long usage. will not require AM
plrticulr rulrs. Final s. to be dropped
:, in transferring Greek proper names, a
>. =, few of the oriental Lang ilgrs aimt thi
" letter al the eud Of Wo;d, and some Il
them allow no final consonanl whatever.
he 49, We're alarmed tod " by repor
6 nh hrOt h,a
n Cutters horse was can chit by tiger. A
A. b other Cnrer had gone ont 10 visit hi
~ sch ,oIs. and wp supposed he role OIL horse
l.. back, we f'it great alarm for his safety
"a [ started of III the detection where In
nh horse hid been seen, but soon met III
In npn returning with him. The poor crrd
ture was drra fully n.angIeI. Ascertain
a. that brother Cu,tef did no, ride, bu
hid gone TO his school to-day on foo. A
unusual number of tigers have been See
= at SIdiya this season, and The natives ar
in such lear ofthen. that no one venture
= 10 travel any distance alone. L. Is grnel
ally supposed Ihu there is no dInger OF a
ir. TAX fro n Il tiger. lftwo or three 'prrsou
nh are in co npanv. AIthough 20 terrific a
g animal. yet ne is very cowarily. and, lilS
n The ca. always springs upon his prey b
We stealth. LIZ he missrs his aim al the fir,
sr- spring, he Often rushes back mo the jur
no giles. and leIyes his victim 10 escape.
- p. Finished The first seven chapters
N Mm1ew, one sheet of which has bee
~ D inted. Find some difficulty in obtain
he ing suitable wor,is for th. trausl hion
Jed particular terms. snch as Geafhes. sn65ak
o. propiet, synago rue, racG amen. 81, b