the left side of the Geneva cloak, and is If the inhabitants of the world amount The Pope has lately pronounced the beatification of a Spanish Franciscan, named Jubein. Among the numberless miracles attributed to this monk, is one of having resuscitated several couple of half-roasted fowls, which at his command took wing from the spit and flew away, with miraculous velocity. This ignorant and wretched country teems with pretended miracles at the present moment. A sugar manufactory has been established at Otaheite, where sugar is made from the native cane; and a building designed for a cotton manufactory has been erected at Eimeo; the machinery for spinning and weaving has been imported from England, and is to be put in motion by water pow er. Cotton grows spontaneously in great abundance.-Christian Observer. Expedition across the Rocky Mountains. --Monday, Dec. 19. The following resolution offered by Mr. Sawyer, was taken up for consideration: Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to lay before this House an estimate of the ex. pense of an expedition under the conduct of an officer of Engineers, from Pembina on the Red River of Lake Winnipeg, along the 49th degree of N. latitude; to the West, across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean; from thence along the shores of the coast to the south, as far as the 42d degree of North latitude; and along the Spanish boundary to the Mississippi River, or any other more eligible route across our unexplored territory, to any place on that or the Ohio River; with a view to geological and other examinations, which might be considered useful or interesting.—Rejected. Canal across the Isthmus of Florida.the following: Resolved, That it is expeMr. Webster, of Massachusetts, offered dient to provide by law for the examination and survey of the Peninsula of Florida, for the purpose of ascertaining whether it be practicable to unite the AtlanShip Canal, to run from the neighbourtic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico by a hood of St. Augustine, or the mouth of St. John's River, on the Atlantic coast, to the neighbourhood of the mouth of the Suwanny River, in the Gulf of Mexico. Communication between the Atlantic and the Pacific, across the Isthmus of Panama. -On motion of Mr. Reed, of Massachusetts, it was Resolved, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be instructed to inquire of communication between the Atlantic into the expediency of establishing a line and Pacific oceans, through the Isthmus of Panama. Mr. Reed observed, on introducing this world will rejoice, if the plan of a com- munication between the Atlantic and Pa- the last month, have been excessively cold, throughout the United States. In some places the thermometer has been 8° or 10° below Zero. Dr. Siebold, physician to the Dutch establishment in Japan, has been acquiring a knowledge of the language and literature of that country, which he means to employ for the instruction and gratification of the learned world of Europe. -He has already made some interesting communications to the British Asiatic Society. In like manner, Mr. Korous, a Hungarian traveller and philologist, has enjoyed favourable opportunities of insight into the language and literature of Thibet. He has completed a grammar and vocabulary of the language. The erudite Dr. Carey has completed his Dictionary of the Bengalee language, consisting of 2160 closely printed quarto pages. He was employed upon it for a period of ten years.-National Gazette. Curiosity. Mr. Samuel F. Baker, of Andover, Massachusetts, being employed with others, in making a stone bridge, in the North Parish of Andover, they discovered, on taking up a large flat stone, (about three feet by five,) a great body of living snakes, which had probably taken shelter there for the winter. They were cold and stiff at first, from the cold, but exhibited various signs of life when Exploration of the North West Coast.-Friday, Dec. 16. The following resolu tion, offered by Mr. Baylies, was adopted: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be requested to inform this House whether the sloop of war Boston, about to be commissioned, might not be employed in exploring the Northwest coast of America, its rivers and inlets, between the parallels of latitude 42 and 49 north, without detriment to the naval service of the United States; and whether the expense incurred in such service would exceed the ordinary expenses of such vessels while cruising. And also whether it would be practicable to transmit more cannon, and more of the munitions of war in such ves sel, than would be necessary for the use of the vessel. The New Jersey Legislature have passed an act changing the name of Queen's College, to that of Rutger's College. Heligious Intelligence. SANDWICH ISLANDS. Within a few days past, we have received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Stewart, missionary at these islands, of the date, March 24th, 1825. A continuation of his private Journal, up to the time at which he wrote, accompanied his letter. We shall continue the publication of this Journal as fast as our space will permit; and we can assure our readers that it will be found not less, but rather more interesting, than the part they have already seen-We regret that we could not publish a larger portion in our present number. It appears that the mission to the Sandwich islands has been, from the very first to the period of the last accounts, remarkably prosper ous. A number of hopeful conversions, or of instances in which revealed truth has made a deep and practical impression on the minds of the natives, have already occurred; and these instances have been witnessed, for the most part, among the highest chiefs of the Hawiean nation. It appears in a word, that the governmental influence of the islands is now decidedly in favour of the instructions and institutions of the gospel; and that this, under the Divine blessing, is the result of full and calm inquiry, producing a decisive and settled conviction of the importance and value of Christian piety-in reference both to the temporal and eternal interests of the inhabitants of these islands. Schools are established, as extensively as teachers can be found to instruct them; many of the people of all ranks, are assiduously employed in learning to read, and in acquiring a knowledge of the arts and manufactures of civilized life; and the usages of such a life are becoming fashionable. Publick worship is well attended; the Sabbath, in many parts of the islands, is regarded; and there is every reason to hope-and by this hope the missionaries are greatly animated -that the period may not be far distant, when in these islands, there will be a renewal of those scenes, so cheering to every Christian mind, which have recently been witnessed at Otaheite, and in almost the whole group of the Society Islands. We perceive that it is stated in a letter from Mr. Whitney, of the 24th of June, (exactly three months later than ours from Mr. Stewart,) published in the Missionary Herald of the last month, that "with the exception of Mrs. Stewart, all the members of the mission were in comfortable health three weeks ago. It was then feared, that she was in danger of a decline." This information will doubtless create anxiety in behalf of the very interesting individual to whom it relates, among her numerous and attached friends in this country. In our letter, Mr. Stewart says-" As to domestick news, we are all comfortable; though Mrs. Stewart does not regain her strength as rapidly in this, as in her former confinement. The mother and daughter, however, both promise to do well." As Mr. Whitney wrote from information, and the period to which he refers is but little more than two and a half months later than the date of Mr. Stewart's letter, and the "danger of a decline" is spoken of, only as what was "feared," we cannot but hope that her indisposition is not such as to threaten her valuable life; and that it will be removed by the short voyage, which it appears she was about to take for that purpose. THE STATE OF THE JEWS. It appears from "Jowett's researches in Syria and the Holy Land," a most interesting work recently published; from the state ments contained in "The Jewish Expositor and Friend of Israel," a monthly miscellany published in London; from the communications of that wonderful Jewish missionary Wolf; from the letters and journals of the American missionaries in Palestine ; and from "Israel's Advocate," published in this country, by "The American Society for meliorating the condition of the Jews"-from the concurrent testimony of all these varied sources of information, which we mention because they are so various, it appears that there is a great and unusually excited attention of the Jews throughout the world, in regard to the subject of the Messiah's advent; and that, in various places, there is a disposition, perhaps never witnessed before since the apostolick age, to hear the representations of Christians in behalf of our Divine Saviour, and to listen to the evidence that he is the true and only Messiah. The conversions of Jews to the Christian faith, within a few years past, although not numerous, when compared with the whole number of that extraordinary people, yet are, we believe, considerably greater in amount, than they ever were, in the same period, since the first century of the Christian era-We, of course, speak here of voluntary and we hope sincere conversions; for the compulsory measures used by the Papists, to make Jews appear to be Christians, when the whole effect was to make them hate Christianity the more, cannot be thought of without grief and regret. In addition to all, there is an increasing interest taken by Christians generally, in behalf of the Jews, and a disposition to show them kindness, which has not been witnessed before for more than se venteen successive centuries--producing missions to the Jews, sociéties for their relief and their conversion, inquiries into their state in all countries, and various other measures to enlighten them, and to win them to the faith of the gospel. Putting all these circumstances together, we think that among the signs of the times, which indicate the approximation of the millennial age, the state of the Jews may be reckoned one, without any just charge of extravagance or enthusiasm. And we have made this short statement, for the benefit of those who do not, and cannot, read the voluminous productions on this subject, which are now given to the publick. RUSSIA. Having frequently of late mentioned the unhappy change, which has taken place in this extended empire, unfavourable to the diffusion of the Sacred Scriptures, and the prosecution of evangelical missions, it has occurred, that it might be desirable to our readers to see, on this topick, something more in detail. We therefore subjoin the following extract from the London Evangelical Magazine, for November last. Anti-biblical Revolution in Russia. "This Institution, which for several years pursued so distinguished a career, and promised to supply with the Word of Life, not only the Russian population, but the numerous heathen and Mahomedan tribes of that wide extended empire, is now completely paralyzed in its exertions, and appears to be dying a lingering death. In consequence of the powerful opposition which was raised to the Bible Society, Prince Galitzin, its Noble President, retired from that office; he, at the same time, resigned his situation of Minister of Religion, and a Russian Admiral was appointed in his place. Its no less excellent Secretary, Mr. Papoff, who visited this country about two years ago, and who was connected with the censorship of the press, was afterward put on his trial by the Criminal Court, respecting a book which had been publishing by Pastor Gossner, in which there were some reflections which were considered as unfavourable to the doctrine of the Greek Church relative to the Virgin Mary. Several others were also involved in the same prosecution, two of them pious men. Pastor Gossner himself, who, though a Catholick, is said to be a most eloquent, evangelical, and useful preacher, had, previous to this, been ordered away from Petersburg on a few days' notice. The powers of darkness, in short, appear to be mustering their forces in the Russian empire; the measures pursued seem to be a part of that general system for arresting the progress of light, and for involving the nations in all the darkness of the middle ages, which has of late years constituted the distinguishing characteristick of the policy of most of the continental princes. "Among the fruits of the revolution, in regard to the Bible Society in Russia, it may be mentioned, that though it was at one time intended that the Missionaries at Astrachan should be employed in printing a new and corrected edition of Martyn's Persian New Testament, and though the types had been ordered, and had arrived in Petersburg, it has been since resolved not to proceed with the printing of it. The Missionaries were likewise informed, that the Tartar-Turkish Version of the Old Testament, preparing by Mr. Dickson, would have to be submitted to the Archbishops of Astrachan, Kazan, and Ecaterinoslave; so that the publication, in Russia, of the Old Testament in that language, even if the Version were completed, may be considered as very problematical. In the present state of affairs, it was not even deemed safe to print Tracts, without first submitting them to the censorship: for though their having done so formerly was winked at, it was not supposed it would be tolerated now; and the punishment, for a breach of the law on this head, would be not only the suppression of the work, but a severe fine, if not even banishment.'--From the Missionary Register. "The Scottish Missionaries have at length been compelled, through the unhappy change which has recently taken place in the Russian Councils, to abandon every station in that empire, except Ka rass. - Immediately in connexion with the foregoing article, we find the following. It serves to show the feelings and character of those in India, who are hostile to all attempts to Christianize the multitudinous population of that section of the globe. Nothing but the fact could easily have convinced us that any man, calling himself a Christian, would ever disgrace his paper, in the manner done by the publication of the advertisement here given INDIA. ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. To the Editor. SIR,-The following is a verbatim copy of an advertisement, which, I am credibly informed, is to be found in a newspaper entitled The India John Bull, published at Calcutta, for the edification of many millions of idolaters, who are subject to the Crown of Great Britain. F. "I, Achin, Chinaman, native of Pekin, return his thank to de religious and most worships in Bengal, since his first begin business. He now have to acquaint de worshippers of idols, that his son, Aloo Achen, have arrived, after his study of sculpture in Italy and London. He have brought wid him many blocks of that beautiful stellated granite, from Kelkenny; he have also brought out a Mr. Bacon's Pentagraph, by which we am now able to reduce to de smallest size any favourite idol, for domestick worship and in portable compass (exactly resembling de original,) for religious travellers by sea or land. We have one blocks of dis imperishable marble weighing three tons, beautifully variegated; dis I proposes as de basis of a durable idol, to supersede de perishable wooden figure of Juggernauth; I with my son, have nearly completed de idol; we have left one opening behind in de body, to contain de dust of the first inventor, and de bones of de carver in wood; we have, at de lower extremity of de body, leaved room to introduce (from two oval reservoirs of mercury) tubes up to de corner of each eye, close to de nose, close filled wid water; de mercury below, pressed by de warm hands of de priest, will cause de idol to shed tears at any time, or on any festival, like Peter de Great's Vargin on Good Friday. We have left a cavity in de mouth, between de teeth for phosphorous light; also, in each eye of de idol, to illuminate de enamel and glass pupils in front. We makes figures of any incarnations: bulls for Egyptian worship, of de same beautiful Irish marble; boars, tortoises, hawks, sphinx, lions. Any pious person inclined to employ me and son, will, by sending a plan or likeness of de favourite deity, be certain of having it exactly executed according to order. Should de wood, cark, or clay of any favourite family idol be rapidly in decay, we engage to restore de Her Since we last wrote and informed you of the death of our lamented brother Nichols, all the adult members of our mission have been spared without any severe or lasting sickness. But the list of our deceased children has received still another name. On the 3d inst. the child of Mr. Garrett, named Mary Hardy, experienced the general doom of fallen man. complaint was attended with some symptoms of the hydrocephalus, though the disease was not distinctly marked. Mrs. Nichol's child is now quite ill. When the Lord will cease smiting us, and replenish our desolation with spiritual sons and daughters, we know not; but we even hope and look for the time. The young man who had proposed himself for admission into our church, is still a candidate. Without giving so satisfacto ry evidence of piety that we are decided to receive him, he still gives us some reason to hope. He is now at Joonnur, in the interior, where, in consequence of a special request, presented here in person by several respectable citizens and officers of the town, we have established a school. In this school are upwards of one hundred and fifty boys. As to the schools previously established, we trust our report, which was called for by the liberal assistance, we had here received, will prove sufficiently particular to satisfy each of the benevolent societies, which assist in this department of our labours; and will also save us the time and expense of a letter to each. Since we last wrote, we have published no new tracts; but have commenced a new edition (10,000 copies) of the scripture history, and are about commencing one of the English and Mahratta books intended for sale, with a view to the promotion of morality and Christianity. We are about to print, likewise, a new edition of the Ten Commandments, with other select passages of the Scriptures. The printing of the New Testament in order |