er in the centre, and bid "God speed." It is many days' journey from hence. "Glorious things are spoken of the

city of God." Zion shall break forth on the right hand and the left! When we read the animating prospects presented to us in the sacred Scriptures, of the whole world becoming subjects of Christ's kingdom, we are sure we are not straitened in God; and, therefore, think it would be sin

ful to be straitened in our own souls.

We are aware that the conversion of

the inhabitants of those extensive countries which we hope to traverse, will not be the work of a day, but of years. It was a work of years which the Missionary Society was founded to accomplish; and we doubt not, if present advantages be embraced with sufficient energy, that many of its Members will live to see the blessed

day, when the Sun of Righteousness shall shine with such resplendent glory on the millions of India, as wholly to dispel the dark clouds of Idolatry, which at present overshadow them, and diffuse among them an unspeakable measure of the light of the glorious gospel!

But more Missionaries are wanted. Our number is small. While we are laying the foundation, we trust that our Friends in England will not delay to send out numbers to raise the superstructure of a work, in the accomplishment of which God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and all who bear the divine image, are so deeply interested.

Would to God that all the ministers

in our native country, the students at the different Seminaries, and the Religious Public, could see what we see, and hear what we hear! Every man bowing to a stock of wood, or to a stone, would prove a new argument to "Come over and help us." The horrid noise of thousands of idolaters

at the celebration of their festivals, would sound like thunder in their ears. "Haste! haste to the help of the Lord against the mighty!" And those who could not themselves come, would have the number and ardour of their addresses to the throne of grace increased an hundred fold.

Not doubting that your zeal for the glory of God will actuate you to take our situation into consideration, and to send out more labourers into this Vol. I. No. 12. Zzz

MISCELLANEOUS PARTICULARS.

MR. FREY continues to preach a Weekly Lecture to the Jews, every Saturday Evening.

A Committee has been appointed to superinted Mr. Frey's services, to provide him with suitable books and accommodations, and to consider what measures can be adopted more effectually to engage the attention of the Jews to Christianity, and to excite the regard of the public more fully to this important object; and it appearing to be a matter of great consideration, that a Series of Essays, addressed to the Jews, on subjects at issue between them and Christians, should be prepared and published under the patronage of the Missionary Society, the unanimous and earnest request of the Directors has been communicated to the Rev. Greville Ewing, of Glasgow, that he would undertake this important work; and he has kindly acceded to their wishes.

Several pleasing instances have lately come to the knowledge of the Directors, of Jews, who appear to be under serious impressions; and of In January, 1806, a Society was formed in London, by the name of "the HIBERNIAN SOCIETY for the diffusion of Religious Knowledge in Ireland. Their object is to extend divine knowledge in Ireland, by the ministry of the gospel, by the dispersion of the Holy Scriptures, and religious tracts, by the formation and support of schools, and by every other lawful and expedient measure calculated to promote pure religion, morality and loyalty.

FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE DISTRESS IN GERMANY. (Continued from Panoplist, p. 467.)

LONDON, Dzc. 23, 1805.

AT subsequent meetings of the committee, the following intelligence was received, which, agreeably to the intimation before given, they now communicate to the public. The first information is derived from the Rev. Ç. E. A. Schwabe, minister of the German St. George's church, Goodman's-fields, London.

"Ayliffe-Street, Dec. 17, 1805. "During my stay on the continent in the months of July, August, and September last, I witnessed, particularly in Saxony, affecting scenes of distress. Bread had risen to three times the price at which it had been a twelvemonth before, and in several places could scarcely be obtained. The governments were obliged to have the houses searched, and to force those, who had a little store left, to bring it to market. An article of food, to which nothing but the danger of being starved could induce men to have recourse, was given to the poor for bread. The country people cut down the corn before it was ripe, and braved the prohibition of the government with the exclamation, "Give us bread for our fami lies!" Distress led great numbers to commit various depredations. In one small town, Sondershausen, not less than sixty persons were, at the time when I passed through it, confined in dungeons for setting fire, in a state of despair, to several houses and villages. Contagious diseases were apprehended, and must, I fear,

be the final issue of these terrible calamities. Late accounts describe the present situation of the inhabitants of that country as infinitely worse than it was during the summer. A friend of mine wrote a few weeks ago from Erfurt, as follows:

We flattered ourselves, that our situation would be a little more tolerable after the harvest; but, alas! the scarcity is far greater than it was, and an array of 50,000 men is collecting in our neighbourhood. Sometimes distress would tempt us to doubt of a Divine Providence. Yet it is our comfort that God still lives, and extraordinary evils lead often to extraordinary means of relief."

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Another friend, of the same neighbourhood, writes; "I assure you we are in a dreadful embarrassment, and I do not know what we are to do. The people are in despair. things do not soon change, we shall have a general revolution, for the greater part have nothing to live on, and the little that is left, must be given to the military."

C. E. A. SCHWABE."

The committee felt great interest in the above communication, and ordered some relief without delay.

The following is translated from a printed paper, published and circulated by the mercantile body at Ulm, dated Nov. 19, 1805, some copies of which have been sent over to their correspondents in London.

"Since the end of September, our country has been overrun with soldiers-indeed, with whole armies, unprovided with any stores. Ulm itself was in the course of five weeks compelled to maintain 15,877 officers, 347,415 privates, and 41,739 horses. More than 20,000 men were quartered at a time in the city, which of itself contains only 13,000 inhabitants, and less than 1600 houses. The distress occasioned by it, is indescribable; the town seemed to be nothing but barracks and stables. Sick people were obliged to give up their warm rooms to the

diers.

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"By day and night watch-fires were kept burning, both within and without the walls of the city. Thus not only all the fuel in the city was consumed, but the soldiers also took

all the pailings, benches, and summer-houses in the gardens, and also in many parts of the town the doors, window shutters, and even the very furniture of the houses to use as fire

wood.

"Melancholy as is the picture, the city presented, yet misery seems in a still more wretched form to have visited the surrounding villages. For there the inhabitants were still more exposed to the outrages and pillaging of the soldiers, who were exasperat ed by the severity of the weather, and the want of regular supplies of provisions. Clothes, beds, furniture cattle of every description, corn, wood, the money of the poor inhabitants were destroyed, consumed, or taken away. Provisions are in some places so entirely consumed, that there is not even corn left for sowing, nor horses or implements of husbandry to till the ground. These unfortunate sufferers must remain the prey of misery, unless some nobleminded, generous Christians, who have not experienced the horrible disasters of war, should hasten to their assist

ance."

Island, which I received a few days ago in a letter from Newport, dated April 22, 1806.

"In Little Compton, Tiverton, Westport, and Fall River towns, in the southeastern part of this state, the Lord is in a most remarkable manner displaying his power and grace; especially in Little Compton, where Mr. Shepard is minister. There the attention has been much greater than in the other places. There the Lord appears to display his power and goodness in a most wonderful manner. Aged sinners, on the verge of the grave, and who have appeared, as to religion, like trees twice dead, and plucked up by the roots, now flourish in the courts of our God. Children of 14, 10, and even 8 years of age, cry hosanna, to the Son of David. Opposers to the doctrines of distinguishing, electing, and uncontrollable grace, now rejoice in these doctrines, as their only hope. The enemies of all religion are silent, as to opposition; and some are constrained to say, Verily this is the finger of God! Almost every family contains a new-born soul, and some two, three, and four. Not less than one hundred appear to have tasted and seen, that the the Lord is gracious, since the reformation commenced; and almost all all the rest are inquiring, What must we do to be saved? Their meetings, which are almost daily, are thronged, and every coun. tenance is solemn as the grave. The first Sabbath in April more than forty were admitted into the church. The work appears to increase. It is regular, still, and evidently genuine."

If this communication be of any service for the next number of the Panoplist, I shall feel happy that I have given it.

I am, Sir, with the tenderest regard for your welfare, yours, &c.

In our last we inserted a letter from the President of the United States to Congress, and another from Capt. Lewis to the President, rela

tive to new discoveries in Louisiana. We promised some interesting extracts from the pamphlet which contained these letters. The accounts

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here given of the local situation, strength, character, &c. of the Indian tribes in Louisiana, we hope will prepare the way for Missionaries in due time to carry the gospel of the crucified Redeemer among them. With this view we shall cheerfully extend the valuable information among our readers.

The following extracts are from "Historical Sketches of the several Indian tribes in Louisiana, south of the Arkansa river, and between the Missisippi and river Grand."

"CADDOQUES, live about 35 miles west of the main branch of the Red river, on a bayau or creek, called by them Sodo, which is navigable for peroques only within about six miles of their village, and that only in the rainy season. They are distant from Natchitoches about 120 miles, the nearest route by land, and in nearly a north west direction. They have lived where they now do only five years. The first year they moved there the small pox got among them and destroyed nearly one half of them; it was in the winter season, and they practised plunging into the creek on the first appearance of the eruption, and died in a few hours. Two years ago they had the measles, of which several more of them died. They formerly lived on the south bank of the river, by the course of the river 375 miles higher up, at a beautiful prairie, which has a clear lake of good water in the middle of it, surrounded by a pleasant and fertile country, which had been the residence of their ancestors from time immemorial.

They have a traditionary tale, which not only the Caddos but half a dozen other smaller nations believe in, who claim the honour of being descendants of the same family; they say, when all the world was drowned by a flood that inundated the whole country, the Great Spirit placed on an eminence near this lake, one family of Caddoques who alone were saved; from that family all the Indians originated.

The French, for many years before Louisiana was transferred to Spain, had, at this place, a fort and some soldiers; several French families were likewise settled in the vicinity, where they had erected a good flour mill with burr stones brought from France. These French families con

tinued there till about 25 years ago, when they moved down and settled at Campti, on the Red river, about 20 miles above Natchitoches, where they now live; and the Indians left it a bout 14 years ago, on account of a dreadful sickness that visited them. They settled on the river nearly opposite where they now live, on a low place, but were driven thence on account of its overflowing, occasioned by a jam of timber choking the river at a point below them.

The whole number of what they call warriors of the ancient Caddo nation is now reduced to about 100, who are looked upon somewhat like knights of Malta, or some distinguished military order. They are brave, despise danger or death, and boast they have never shed white man's blood. Besides these, there are of old men and strangers who live amongst them, nearly the same number, but there are forty or fifty more women than men. This nation has great influence over the Yattasses, Nandakoes, Nabadaches, Inies, or Yachies, Nagogdoches, Keychies, Adaize and Nachitoches, who all speak the Caddo language, look up to them as their fathers, visit and in. termarry among them, and join them in all their wars.

&c.

The Caddoques complain of the Choctaws incroaching upon their country; call them lazy, thievish, There has been a misunderstanding between them for several years, and small hunting parties kill one another when they meet.

The Caddos raise corn, beans, pumpkins, &c, but the land on which they now live is prairie, of a white clay soil, very flat: their crops are subject to injury either by too wet or too dry a season, They have horses, but few of any other domestic animals, except dogs; most of them have guns, and some of them have rifles: they and all other Indians, that we have any knowledge of, are at war with the Osages.

The country generally, round the Caddos, is hilly, not very rich; growth a mixture of oak, hickory and pine, interspersed with prairies, which are very rich generally, and fit for cultivaa tion. There are creeks and springs of good water frequent.

(To be continued.)