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 different 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.

There, indeed, we could not expect the captain to treat us all as passengers, or to be very well pleased with such a crowd of people and such little money. But who can cease wondering, or praising, to find the captain gladly receive us all with the utmost tenderness and concern, admitting all to his table, and furnishing us all with handsome cabins?'

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SECTION II.

BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGE, BY MR. THOMAS-REMARKS BY THE EDITORSELECTIONS FROM MR. CAREY'S JOURNAL-RETROSPECT BY MR. CAREY, IN A LETTER TO THE SOCIETY-LETTER TO HIS SISTERS.

THE devout reader cannot have passed over the facts narrated in the foregoing section, without admiring the wisdom and benignity of the divine providence, in opening a way for an elevated devotion to display itself, at a crisis, and under circumstances, of such eminent discouragement. Nor can we fail, from such interpositions, to gather confidence in attempting the most arduous service, and offering the most costly sacrifice, to which the dictates of an enlightened conscience can urge us.

The following documents, rehearsing the circumstances of the voyage of Mr. Carey, and his friend Mr. Thomas, it is presumed, will be found of some interest to the christian reader.

Extract of a letter from Mr. Thomas to

dated,

'Bengal Bay, October 26, 1793.

'On Thursday morning, the 13th of June, we put to sea, in expectation of writing to you by the Triton frigate, which conveyed us out of the track of privateers, who might otherwise have detained us;