where every thing was tranquil, arrived on the 13th of this month in this port, having on board fourteen persons who were sen tenced by the tribunal of that place to banishment and chains, for being concerned in the treacherous attack on the Kraton. Accounts received at Palembang state that the fugitive sultan had left our territory, and had filed without any followers into the territory of Bencoolen. A detachment of 100 men, under Capt. Lemmer, sent to the Rawas to disperse some rioters, had returned to Palembang, having ac. complished the object of the expedition. The rebels were driven with considerable loss from the bentings which they bad thrown up and forced to evacuate the Rawas. The loss on our side is very trifling, but the detachment had many sick; and sickness prevails at Palembang, among the Europeans in the Kraton. At Muntok, fevers prevail to an alarming degree among the European residents. The number of patients in the hospital was 150, besides some civil officers. The number of deaths, however, was latterly small (only one in fourteen days); but the sick did not recover, and those who had partly recovered remained very weak. There was a total want of medicines. The Skewa brig was, however, on its way to Muntok, having on board M. Van Sevenhoven, commissioner from Palembang, and a large supply of necessaries from Batavia, including medicines.-Dutch Paper 1 I The Philippines. AÎ* 16 79MANILLA. By the brig Holly Lutehmy, which left Manilla on the 10th January, we find that an extensive fire had broken out on the 26th December last, in the native part of the town, burning down a large bazar of 6,000 native shops and one large pucks house: it raged only six hours. 17 Benares..... nonexor Matway. la 780 to 800 declining ¿Turkey..!.!!! 780 to 800 per picut Pepper..... 1295 9to593 do." Tin Banca.....b25) all đo biggs 1200 jogg hub. ↑ 61 FRENCH MISSIONS IN CHINA, The following intelligence is contained in a letter from M. Fontana, Bishop, of Sinite, and Apostolic Vicar of Suetechura in China:shion,vt19 F r 4 Persecution, which raged with great violence five years ago, and which has never entirely subsided, had nevertheless gradually diminished; but, in 1824, it was renewed in several places, on account of a conspiracy formed against the Emperor by a sect of pagans, but happily discovered. The examinations relative to this affair served as a pretext to call the Christians to an account. Most of them escaped by giving money, a few yielded to fear, and placed superstitious tablets in their houses; others, however, resisted with great cou rage, and made a noble profession of the faith for which they suffered, gert. Among the latter, the Christians of two towns, called Lo-Tcha-hien and TchoungKian-bien distinguished themselves by their constancy. Efforts were made to constrain them to apostatize, but nearly all, both men and women, shewed themselves disposed to suffer death rather than renounce their faith. This conduct drew upon them all sorts of insults, ill-treatmeat, and vexations; at length they were left quiet, but nine Christians of Lo-Tchahien, who by their exertions encouraged others, were conducted before the gover. The inhabitants were gradually recover- nor, who omitted neither caresses nor ing from the effects of the earthquake, punishments to induce them to renounce which had thrown the town into such a their faith, Finding them immoveable, state of confusion that little business had this mandarin caused them to be conducted been done for a long time after it. A to the principal town, that they might temporary wooden bridge was nearly there be condemned to exile; he went there finished as a substitute until the one of himself to support the accusation, but was masonry could be rebuilt. Bengal and very ill received, neither the viceroy nor Madras piece-goods were very low, the the superior mandarins having given orders market having been lately completely glut to persecute the Christians; however, at ted: the only description of Indian mapu- his solicitation, the nine confessors were . F V brought brought before the judges, who laboured in vain to make them apostatize. They were next conducted before the viceroy, who first treated them with mildness, and then threatened them with capital punishment. These noble believers, throwing themselves upon their knees, declared that they would voluntarily suffer death for the sake of their religion. The viceroy, affected by their firmness, did not condemn them to death, but perpetual banishment în Tartary. The Emperor confirmed the sentence; and the nine Christians departed for the place of their exile, in May 1824, with their wives, who resolved to follow them. The Christians of the other town, Tchoung-Kian-hien, were likewise illtreated; and here, also, there were nine who distinguished themselves by more courage than the rest. The governor, seeing that the conduct of the governor of Lo-Tcha-hien had not been approved, would not conduct these Christians to the metropolis, but condemned them himself to carry the cangue until they should renounce their religion, but although they ever refused to yield, they were successively set at liberty, notice being given them to appear whenever required. Roussos Notwithstanding these occurrences, and although the Christians were extremely illtreated in many places, the exercises of religion were no where interrupted, and the missionaries were able to visit almost all the Christian institutions, and administer the sacrifice to the faithful. The Christians who, at the beginning of the persecution, had been condemned to carry the cangue until death, constantly displayed the same firmness. The emperor, upon his accession to the throne, remitted the punishment of those under condemnation. The Christians condemned to the cangue were also to return home, but upon condition of renouncing their religion. In 1824, all those who carried the cangue were brought before the governors, and urged to make abjuration, in order to enjoy the grace promised. All of them, except one, confessed the faith anew, and consequently continued to carry the cangue voluntarily. These magnanimous Christians are not more than twelve in number, all the others having died before the expi ration of ten years. As to those who have been exiled into Tartary for their attach ment to the faith, and who were very numerous, two only returned; of the others no intelligence has been received, but there is reason to believe they persevered. . Monsieur Thadee Lieon, a Chinese priest, was condemned to be strangled or exiled for life, as the emperor should or dain. His crime was having constantly refused to renounce the Christian religion, and having confessed that he was a priest and preacher of the said religion. The emperor's order was delayed for two years, and the priest remained in prison; but in 1828, as he ever persisted in his first declarations, and protested his attachment to the faith, his sentence of death was carried into execution. This pious minister was strangled, and thus consummated his martyrdom, on the 30th of November of the same year. In 1824 the establishment of a seminary was commenced, in which are collected twelve pupils, who study Latin and are formed in the practice of piety, under a Chinese priest. Many others solicit admission; but the difficulty of the times and the poverty of the mission prevent the reception of a greater number. The Bishop of Maxula, assistant to the Apostolic Vicar, is superior of this seminary, but he has been unable hitherto to reside there, and has committed the care of the establishment to a Chinese priest educated at PuloPenang. This priest is very learned, and by his presence the Christians are less exposed than by that of an European priest. Moreover, the Bishop of Maxula is required to superintend the labours of some new priests in the east. There are in the mission no other Europeans than the two bishops and M. Escodeca: the latter is in bad health, and cannot visit the Christians. The Bishop of Maxula has his health better than for several years, and labours with much zeal. Mons. Imbert, who is at Tongking, has been expected for several him; but apprehensions are entertained that years, and couriers were sent out to meet they died in a rebellion which broke out in the contiguous provinces of China. We are about to send other couriers to conduct M. Imbert, of whom the mission has great need. The number of the Chinese priests is twenty-six, of whom five are infirm, and can no longer visit the Christians. In the course of 1824 there were in Sutchaen 29,342 annual confessions, and 335 adults baptized. There are, moreover, 1,146 old catechumens, and 401 received this year, without reckoning many other adults who have determined to embrace religion, but who have not yet been classed among the catechumens. Baptism has been administered to 887 children of Christians and to 6,280 children of infidels in danger of death. The number of Christians is 46,287, including the catechumens and children, but not the apostates; there are twenty-seven schools for boys and twenty-five for girls. Persia. There are so many merchants from all quarters now here, that there is want of accommodation. A room costs from 800 to 1,000 talaris. The goods imported lose 25 per cent,, the market being overstocked, and even at that rate it is difficult to sell them. The harbour is crowded with ships, which cannot take in their cargoes, and cannot depart on account of the bad weather. ་་ allayed since the last productive harvest, and the cessation of the disorder. The consequence of these events, however, are still felt, especially in trade, which has become greatly embarrassed by the insolvency of the Chinese merchants. It is said that in the town of Sudscheu alone, which has great commercial connexions with Kalgan, sixty houses have stopped payment. It is also said that the loss of the Chinese, trading in Kiachta, amounts to 180,000 lan, each equal to two silver rubles: they are consequently in great aların, and on this account the sale of our goods in Kalgan is not easily effected; some houses there having been obliged to make a second remittance of silver to Sudscheu, to procure the tea necessary for the trade in Kiachta. Extract of a Letter from St. Petersburgh, dated July 13.-In consequence of the embassy sent to Bucharia in 1820, and the agreement made with the reigning chan, Emer Haidar, our commercial relations with Bucharia are maintained without interruption. The value of goods sent to that country is twenty millions of rubles annually. the beginning of the autumn, on a visit It is said that his majesty will set out empire, and on this tour go to Astrachan to several of the eastern provinces of the in the Caspain Sea.Agond The whole line of the Kuban now enjoys tranquillity and profound peace by the exertions of General Weljaminow, third commander of the detached Caucasian corps. Syria. ་། Mr. Barker, agent of the British and lowing incident, which occurred at ByForeign Bible Society, reports the 'folront, in Syria, on his visit there last year: Extract of another Letter, dated Aler andria, June 8.-The great demand for the indigo of this country has caused the Viceroy to direct the cultivation in various provinces to the east of Cairo. He bas *** further ordered a new canal to be cut, which, traversing the city of Cairo, will extend to more than thirty miles in the district of Serkari. To execute this great work, there will be required a sum of five millions sterling and four years' labour, and 3,000 houses in the city will be demolished. The proprietors of these houses will receive indemnity in lands, with the obligation to sow them with indigo. More than 50,000 men will work day and night on the excavation of the canal, which is destined to convey a great quantity of water into the provinces beyond Frajum. 14005 bu Asiatic Russia. Extract of a Letter, dated Irkutzk, June 3.-The movements which were caused in China, by the failure of the crops for two years, destructive inundations, and the ravages of the cholera morbus, are said, in the most recent accounts, to have been Close to the Greek church here is a public school. found about eighty ragged boys, squatted I went to see it and indiscriminately on the ground, and two to keep them in awe. masters, with rods in their hands, trying Most of the boys Psalters, printed in Castravan. Two of had no books, but single leaves from old them only had copies of the Society's Psalters; and I asked the rest why they did not all buy those books: "Because we cannot afford to give one piastre," was the answer. I told them that if they came to the Society's depôt, and brought eacli ten paras, they should have every one a Psalter. When they heard this, they set up such a clamour for joy, that neither the rod nor the rough Arab voice of the masters could bring them to obedience: they were calling Progress of Civilization.—Messrs. Tyerman and Bennet, missionaries, make the following report respecting the progress of the Tahitians in domestic civilization: "We visited these kind and interesting people in many of their dwelling houses, and were every where treated with some little refreshment placed on a neatly covered table, while we were seated on a sofa in the English manner, all which tables and sofas are of the people's own manufactory. Many of them also dress on the Sundays in good English clothes; and all would do so if they could obtain the means, and for which they are striving. We were favoured with a delightful opportunity of witnessing the advances which these people are making in civilization at a feast which they obligingly made for us upon the Patu, which is a noble stone platform of very great extent, formed upon the spot and with the stones of a vast idol temple or Marae. Here, as at Raiatea, and Huahine, all the congregation assembled in families, each having its sofa or sofas, its table or tables, and these neatly covered with a table-cloth, An awning of native cloth screened them from the sun. Men, women, and children were comfortably dressed. They all partook of a dinner in the English manner; each family, generally speaking, having provided their own dinner. With great delight we went from family-party to family-party, and rejoiced to see so much neatness and comfort, and so much manifest happiness. "We had, during the day, many excellent speeches from various chiefs and others; and every one, in some part or other of his speech, adverted to the wonderful change and benefits that receiving the word of God has produced; and then, in various ways, contrasting their former degraded with their present elevated and happy condition; and generally closing with an exhortation to be grateful to God, and diligent to improve their great privileges."-Tran. Miss. Soc, July. CORONATION. This ceremony was performed in Otaheite on the 21st of April 1824, on which occasion a great multitude of persons assembled from all the surrounding islands. A large stone platform was built for the purpose, sixty-three feet by fifty-seven, on the top of which the royal platform was erected. The members of the royal family, the chiefs, the judges and magistrates, together with the deputation and the missionaries, joined in the procession, which was conducted with great order. the assembly were During the ceremony seated according to a prescribed arrangement, and presented a solemn and interesting spectacle, The young king was seated on his throne, in the centre of the platform, with a canopy over his head. On a table, immediately before him, was placed the crown, on the right side of which was the bible, and the code of laws on the left; also the vessel which contained the anointing oil. When the young king was asked, "Do you promise to govern your people in justice and in mercy, agreeable the word of God and these laws?" he replied, "I do, God being my helper." After the anointing, the crown was placed upon his head by Mr. Nott, saying, "Pomare, I crown thee king of Otaheite, Eimeo, &e." he then pronounced a benediction to the following effect:May God grant you prosperity, health, and length of days, and grace to rule in righteousness, and in the fear of the Lord; after which Mr. Darling addressed his Majesty as follows: King Pomare, we present to your Majesty this book, the most valuable thing in the world. Here is wisdom. This is royal law. Here are the lively oracles of God, Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the book, and keep, and do the things contained in it, for these are the words of eternal life, able to make 'you' wise and happy in this world, nay, wise unto salvation, and so, happy for evermore, through faith in Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever. Amen.” After the coronation, the assembly proceeded to the royal chapel, to attend divine worship. Rangoon.-Sir Archibald Campbell has at length commenced his march, with 1,400 Europeans, a regiment of sepoys, 400 of the Governor General's body guard, and 140 horse artillery, with 12 pieces of cannon; leaving Brig. Gen, McCreagh in command at Rangoon, who has only half of the Royals, and a regiment of Madras sepoys, The following are the details which appear in the Calcutta papers: On the 14th February, Sir A. Campbell marched from Rangoon, under a salute of 17 guns. On the 16th, he was 20 miles from Rangoon. It was reported that the Bundoola, and his brother general, had arrived Paulang, with amount of 10,000 men, and a pledge that the king will furnish as many more. They desired that Martaban, Tavoy, and Mergui should be delivered over to Siam, as they formerly belonged to them. No specific answer was given to this proposal; but they were recommended to advance immediately, and attack Tongo, on the southeast frontier of Ava. These chiefs sailed again on the 20th for Martaban. "Brig. McCreagh remains in command at Rangoon, and Colonel Smelt second, On the necessary carriage arriving from Calcutta, Brig. McCreagh proceeds up the river, in command of the second division. In the mean time the fortication John Bull. Extract of a letter dated Rangoon, 17th February : 50,000 men. On the 16th, Brig. Gen. of Rangoon was going on briskly."--[Cal. Cotton sailed with his division, and expected to be at Paulang on the 19th. This division is embarked on board six brigs, and a large number of gun-boats, and proceeds up the river parallel with the main body of the army, from which, we under-, stand, it will never be separated more than seven miles. J Brigadier Cotton is to meet Sir A. Campbell at Donahew, and they are to proceed to Prome. On the 18th, Major Sale sailed to Bassein, with 250 Europeans of the light infantry of the Royals, one battalion of sepoys, and the Larne, under Capt. Marriot. In that quarter it was understood that the inhabitants were most impatient to have our presence among them, as they and the Burmese were fighting with each other. After taking possession of Bassein, Major Sale was to proceed to Donabew, to join Sir A. Camp. bell and Brig. Gen. Cotton, by land water, as may be found most convenient. Three Siamese chiefs from Martaban arrived at Rangoon, and were received with military honours, the troops lining the streets as they passed. They came with offers of immediate assistance to the or "You will receive shortly a sketch of our proposed route. That followed by the main water column requires no explana. tion further than that it will move up the Paulang branch, pass Thisit, and the village of Paulang, joining the Irawaddy at Yanganchenah; at which place the com mander of the forces will probably communicate with them. The land column advances by a road running parallel to the Lyng branch (or that noted in the map as passable in the rains), passes Kummeroot, and joins the river again at Meondaga, where our hackeries must of necessity be reloaded, and the boats sent back to Rangoon. From Meondaga a good road is said to exist to Sarave, upon the Irawaddy; and the Carians declare that they were employed by the Bundoola, when he lately came down, in cutting a road across the island of Lyng, joining the Irawaddy, nearly opposite Donabew. From Yanganchenah to Donabew the distance does not exceed 20 miles; so that if the road is passable, it will proba |