within that I should escape: till at length the happy day was come when I was relieved by a chain of providences, and embarked with my family and my fellowlabourer on board the Earl of Oxford. We sailed off with great joy to the Motherbank: but here we were detained longer by many weeks than we expected. Matters being left in London not quite so well settled as I could wish, I returned to that city by land; and I had not been gone many hours, before one of my creditors called at my lodging in the Isle of Wight, with a writ and bailiff, to arrest me for £100 or less. Mr. Carey and my wife were in great apprehension and fear for me, and I trembled to think of my situation. But, of his own accord, the man dropped the pursuit, after several menaces to the contrary: the time of sailing drew very near, and I ventured to join my family.

'We were in expectation of sailing within four days, when the purser of the ship came to inform us, that the captain had received an anonymous letter from the India House, saying that a person was going out in his ship without the company's leave, and information would be lodged against him, if the person alluded to proceeded on the voyage; and that in consequence of this letter, the captain could not think of taking brother Carey or me, suspecting it to mean one of us. Our distress on this occasion was very great. I went up to London to search for the author of this letter, hoping to satisfy the captain 'twas neither of us meant. I took the letter with me; but finding all inquiries There I met brother

vain, I returned to Portsmouth.

Carey in tears, telling me the captain was now fully determined to take neither of us; and the season grew so late we had little hopes of any other ship, but consoled ourselves with some broken hopes of going by land. In the midst of these dark and gloomy circumstances, we could not help wondering to find Mrs. Thomas, who had with much difficulty been persuaded to come at all, determined now to go without us, with her child, upon the hope of our following soon after.

'The next day, Mr. Carey got all his baggage out of the ship, and, with a heart heavier than all, came away with me. That which would have made us leap for joy before, added to our grief now, viz., to see all the ships get under weigh and sail off: at the same instant, we, leaving our baggage at Portsmouth, returned to London. Carey was for asking leave of the company now; but they had just set their wicked faces against a mission to the East Indies, by sending some of their ablest advocates for total darkness to plead against all missionaries in the Commons of Great Britain. While Carey wrote to his wife, I would go to a coffee-house, with eager desire to know whether any Swedish or Danish ship was expected to sail from Europe to Bengal, or any part of the East Indies this season; when, to the great joy of a bruised heart, the waiter put a card into my hand, whereon were written these life-giving words: 'A Danish East Indiaman, No. 10, Cannon Street. No more tears that night. Our courage revived; we fled to No. 10, Cannon Street, and found it was the office of Smith and Co., agents; that Mr. Smith was a brother of the

captain's, and lived in Gower Street; that this ship had sailed, as he supposed, from Copenhagen; was hourly expected in Dover roads; would make no stay there; and the terms were £100 for a passenger, £50 for a child, £25 for an attendant. We went away wishing for money. Carey had £150 returned from the Oxford: this was not half sufficient for all, and we were not willing to part. Besides, our baggage was still at Portsmouth; and Carey had written to Mrs. Carey that he was coming to see her; and also he entertained some faint hopes that she might now join us, if she could be so persuaded, for she had lain in only three weeks: but the shortest way of accomplishing all this would take up so much time, that we feared we should be too late for the ship. That night, therefore, we set off, and breakfasted with Mrs. Carey the next morning. She refused to go with us, which gave Mr. Carey much grief. I reasoned with her a long time to no purpose. I had entreated the Lord in prayer to make known his will, and not to suffer either of us to fight against him, by persuading her to go on the one hand, or stay on the other. This expression moved her, but her determination not to go was apparently fixed. We now set off to Mr. Ryland, of Northampton, to ask for money; and on our way thither I found Mr. Carey's hope of his wife all gone. I proposed to go back once more; but he overruled it, saying it was of no use. At last I said, 'I will go back.'—'Well, do as you think proper,' said he; 'but I think we are losing time.' I went back, and told Mrs. Carey her going out with us was a matter of such

importance, I could not leave her so her family would be dispersed and divided for ever-she would repent of it as long as she lived. As she tells me since, this last saying, frequently repeated, had such an effect upon her, that she was afraid to stay at home; and afterward, in a few minutes, determined to go, trusting in the Lord: but this should be on condition of her sister going with her. This was agreed to. We now set off for Northampton like two dif ferent men; our steps so much quicker, our hearts so much lighter.

"The counting of the cost, however, was still enough to damp all our hopes. No less than eight persons' passage to be paid for, besides the necessaries to be bought for fitting all out for so long a voyage, would require £700 at least! Mr. Ryland gave us to understand, that there was not so much in hand by far: but what there was he was heart-willing should go, and faith gave credit for the rest. credit for the rest. So within the space of twenty-four hours, the whole family packed up, and left all, and were in two post-chaises on their way to London, where we were authorized to take up money if we could. Dear Mr. Booth, Thomas, and Rippon helped us with their whole might; while I went to bargain with the captain's agent. I rejoiced to hear him say that the ship was not arrived. I told him that, in hopes of being time enough, I had been down to Northampton, and brought up a large family to go in the ship. He was struck with the dispatch that had been made; and I continued to say, that their finances were slender, and expenses very great;

that the terms I had to offer him were these: that two people should be at the captain's table only (Mr. and Mrs. C.); that two cabins only would be required; and two persons (Mrs. C.'s sister and myself) would go as attendants, and receive their dinner from or with the servants, or any way whatever, that would be convenient to the captain; that for these accommodations I had three hundred guineas to offer him. I was moved with wonder, to see the hand of God on this occasion, in his accepting these terms, the lowest, I suppose, that ever were heard of. He said what wrought the most with him, was such a large family being actually advanced to go.

"Within twenty-four hours after our arrival in London, Mr. Carey and his family embarked for Dover, to catch the ship in passing, while I set off for Portsmouth to fetch the baggage. It would be too late if I brought it by land; and it was so dangerous to go by water, that the boatmen refused large sums, saying the channel was full of privateers from France, which came hovering close on our coasts. At last, one man undertook to go in an open boat for twenty guineas. Terrified as I was lest the ship should pass by, yet I refused to give this sum; and I spent two whole days in searching for a man, till a fisherman took me for nine guineas. In twenty-four hours more I arrived at Dover, having ran through all the privateers in the dark, if there were any, and met my brother Carey with great gladness of heart, and, without any other evil occurrent, embarked on board the Kron Princessa Maria, as you have heard.