Sunscrit; and I am happy to say that these passages are few, and some of them have arisen from the necessary use of words of several meanings in the Sunscrit, some from obscurity in the Greek phraseology, which we did not think ourselves at liberty to alter, some from the length and intervolved natures of the periods, especially in the epistles, and some from errors.

I bless God, our affairs are in rather a prosperous state. Last Thursday evening I had twenty persons with me under concern of soul, all of them desirous of being admitted into the church. Two others who are like-minded were absent. I expect these will all be brought forward within two or three months. This is very encouraging, especially as a few months ago, after a baptism, I looked around, unable to see more than one or two persons concerning whom I had any hopes. Indeed the Lord is doing great things for Calcutta; and though infidelity abounds, yet religion is the theme of conversation or dispute in almost every house. A few weeks ago, I called upon one of the judges to take a breakfast with him, and going rather abruptly up stairs, as I had been accustomed to do, I found the family just going to engage in morning worship. I was of course asked to engage in prayer, which I did. I afterwards told

him that I had scarcely witnessed any thing since I had been in Calcutta which gave me more pleasure than what I had seen that morning. The change in this family was an effect of Mr. Thomason's ministry. This morning I called on him again, when I had a very pleasing conversation with him, his wife, and wife's sister, upon the subject of setting up a charityschool for Portuguese girls. We began one for boys last January, and now more than seventy boys are instructed in it gratis. This laid the foundation for a conversation on the best manner of constituting and managing such a school. My heart was filled with thankfulness to see the zeal of the ladies in this undertaking, and I have little doubt of its being soon set on foot. About ten days ago, I had a conversation with one of the judges of the supreme court, Sir John Royds, upon religious subjects. Indeed there is now scarcely a place where you can pay a visit without having an opportunity of saying something about true religion.'

The pleasing effect of missionary and other evangelical labours upon European society, has been advancing from the period when this brief review was taken to the present hour; so much so, that the aggregate result is such as far to transcend the sanguine expectations of the most devoted ministers and christian friends who witnessed only its commencement.

About a month ago, I received a letter from my son Felix, of which the following extract will give

you pleasure. The present viceroy is uncommonly kind to strangers of every description, but more especially to us. He has been once to see us, and wishes us to call on him as often as we can find it convenient. He is of a very free and affable disposition. The other day I went to him in behalf of a poor sufferer who was crucified, and condemned to die in that situation. After I had pleaded for about half an hour, he granted my request, though he had denied several other people, among whom was the Ceylon priest. I took the poor man down, after he had been nailed up for more than six hours, brought him home, and dressed his wounds, and now he is nearly cured. This man will now, by law, belong to me as long as he lives,* and I hope, may not only be a useful servant, but become a real christian.' In a letter to William, he says that he was going to see some patients, and saw the poor man on the cross. He immediately went the nearest way to the viceroy's house, and as he was in the habit of visiting a female relation of the viceroy who was ill, he had access to all the private apartments, though the viceroy had given orders that no one should be admitted, in order that he might not be importuned on this subject. The entering was attended with danger, where the will of the governor was law; and, had he been in an ill humour, might have occasioned the loss of his head. He however ventured, presented his petition, and, according to the Burman custom, insisted on

Upon this passage Dr. Carey adds, 'I abhor slavery, and shall this week write to him to give the man his liberty, if it be possible.'

its being granted before he left the place. The viceroy refused several times, but at last said he would grant it, if he received promise never to intercede for another. This Felix refused. He then made him promise to go up to Ava with him, when he shall have occasion to go thither. To this he assented, when the order for the poor man's release was given. This was to go through all the forms of office, but at last he obtained it from the secretary, and went with it to the cross. When he arrived there, not one of the officers who attended would read it without a reward. After remonstrating and threatening for a considerable time, he was obliged to offer them a piece of cloth; when the man was immediately taken down, and had just strength left to express his thanks. I understand that the punishment of crucifixion is not performed on separate crosses, elevated to a considerable height, after the manner of the Romans, but several posts are set up, which are connected by rails near the top, to which the hands are nailed, and by a rail at the bottom, to which the feet are nailed in a horizontal manner. The crucifixion of this man took place about the 10th of August. He was nailed up about three in the afternoon, and took down between nine and ten at night. Brother Chater says, he believes Felix was the only person in the place who could have succeeded, and that it gained him much renown among the Burmans. The family were much alarmed for his safety, and knew nothing of the transaction till he arrived at home, with a number of officers and others, with the I unpoor man.

derstand he was able to sit up the next day, and expressed a high sense of gratitude. In about a fortnight he was able to stand.

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'Yours, &c.,

'W. CAREY.'

MR. CAREY TO MR. SUTCLIFF.

'MY DEAR BROTHER,

'Received March 27, 1812.

There are a few circumstances in the mission which I have not particularly mentioned to Mr. Fuller or Dr. Ryland, which I shall mention to you. The first respects the labours of our native brethren, which will give you pleasure, though we have in two instances occasion for grief. There are two native preachers of the name of Krishna. One of them, the first Hindu who was baptized, is settled in Calcutta, and the other with John Peter, at Ballasore. The first labours at Calcutta with great success. Krishna is now a steady, zealous, and well-informed, and I may add, eloquent minister of the gospel, and preaches, on an average, twelve or fourteen times every week, in Calcutta and its environs. Sebuk-ram, another honourable minister of the gospel, is also employed in and about Calcutta, and preaches nearly or quite as often. We preach in English at the jail every Lord's-day, the jailor being one of our deacons, and did preach in the fort till a military order stopped