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of the Chinese Grammar, or general principles of Kou-Wen, or antique style of Kouan-Hoa, or the common language which is in use in the Chinese empire, has dissipated all illusions and all false doctrines. His volume of 250 pages, (Paris, linprimerie Royale, 1822,) is sufficient to introduce us to a certain knowledge of the rules of a language spoken on a very extensive surface of territory, and of a writing which terrifies by the immense quantity of its characters, but which, by an ingenious analysis, is found to be reducible to elements, few in number, and subjected to regular combinations; and lastly, his history has its interest, teaching us how to apply our knowledge to contemporary and neighbouring nations.

M. de Chezy, who holds the professorship of Sanscrit, has obtained similar success; for that language does not present itself to modern criticism with less advantages, containing, as it does, all the dicta of ancient wisdom. The researches of the learned men of England and Germany have shown also the primitive origin of two languages which had the greatest influence in the formation of the modern idioms of Europe, the Greek and the Latin; hence the study of Sanscrit has been enabled to take a great leap in those countries, and the efforts of the French concurred powerfully towards the accomplishment of the beneficial ends which are proposed. M. de Chezy has already published several Sanscrit translations; and especially the beautiful morceau of Keliloun and Deila, an episode which unites all the elegance of ancient Greece with all the delicacy of modern civilization. Together with M. de Chezy, MM. Burnouf, senior and junior, M. Fauvial, and the Couut Lanjuinais, explore that rich historical and philosophical mine, and "La Religion des Indioux selon la Veda," extracted from Ocepne Kat, published by the above named peer of France, serves to exhibit most completely and most methodically the ancient creed of the Hindoos, considered with reference both to its principles and its hierarchy. Unfortunately, elementary books, well executed, and not voluminous, are still wanting for the study of this rich language; but it is to be hoped that the Sanscrit Grammar, promised by M. de Chezy, will fill up the desideratum, and satisfy the wants of the public.

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Thus, all the branches of oriental literature are cultivated in France. Different professorships also exist besides those of the two great establishments above named: Hebrew is professed by the Faculty of Theology; Arabic, at the College of Louis le Grand, for the youth who are destined for commercial relations with the East; and even at Marseilles, to supply the wants of commerce. Our literary journals often present to their readers morceaux translated from these idioms; and among those who cultivate them with the greatest success, and for the advancement of learning, may be named M. Garcia de Tassy, who has produced good Persian and Turkish translations; M. Agoub, an Egyptian by birth, whose brilliant productions have already classed him among our best French writers, has united to the familiar use of the vulgar Arabic, his native tongue, the studies of Turkish and written Arabic, and will shortly publish the fruits of his researches respecting the two compared idioms; M. Grangaret de la Grange publishes habitually, in the Asiatic Journal, nume rous and elegant versions of Arabic; M. Sidillot, more attached to the science of the orientals, and who has finished the French translation of Ibn-jounis," according to the Leyden manuscript; M. Veinaud, who has furnished for the admirable history of the Crusades, by M. Michaud, the extracts from Oriental works, and is well versed in numismatic Arabic, as he has proved by his memoir on the Mussulman moneys, with figures, and by his letter on the Arabian monuments in the rich cabinet of the Duke de Blacas. The pre-eminence of Arabic over the other idioms of the East is at once owing to the richness of that language, to its numerous productions, to the abundance of manuscripts and books, and especially to the elementary books by the late M. de Sacy, among which may be cited his "Chrestomathie Arabe (Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1806, 3 vols. 8vo.). Hebrew also finds some amateurs among our modern ecclesiastics, as well as among the Jews; we may cite the Rabbi Colognia, who has celebrated some of the events of the history of our times in Hebrew hymns, and M. Michel Berr, who has translated with success several philological works in that language.

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There are others who also belong to the East, and who, without allowing us to hope for the same results to history and to literature, are not the less studious with regard to monuments of which the traces are still preserved. Such is the Phoenician, if we may judge from the few examples that have reached us; M. Caussin, senior, and M. Et. Quatremire, have sometimes made it the subject of their learned re

searches; there are also the works of the Abbé Barthelemy and M. d'Aker blad. Even these studies are encouraged by new hopes, such as arise, for instance, from the discovery of a fragment of Phoenician papyrus, found in Egypt, forming part of the royal Egyptian music, and of which a copy has been sent to Paris by M. Champollion, junior.

RELIGIOUS.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.

A Sermon, delivered at Winthrop, April 7, 1825, the Annual Fast in Maine. By David Thurston, Pastor of a church in Winthrop. Augusta.

A Word for the African: A Sermon for the benefit of the American Colonization Society, delivered in the Second Presbyterian Church, Newark, July 24, 1825. By the Rev. William T. Hamilton, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Newark.

The Pronouncing Bible; the Proper Names of which, and numerous other words, being accurately Accented in the text and Divided into Syllables, as they ought to be Pronounced, according to the orthoepy of John Walker, as contained in his Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names. By Israel Alger, Jun. A. M. Boston, Lincoln & Edmands. Stereotyped.

The Beloved Physician. A Sermon occasioned by the death of Doct. Andrew F. Warner, of Haddam, June 23, 1825. By John Marsh. Hartford.

Discourses on the Offices and Character of Jesus Christ. By Henry Ware, Jr. Boston, 1825.

Review of the Rev. Mr. Colman's Sermon, delivered at the opening of the Independent Congregational church, in Barton square. Second Edition: containing a Reply to Mr. Colman's Notes. 1825.

A Sermon on the Occasion of the lamented Death of the Rev. Joseph Galluchat, of the Methodist Episcopal church; Preached in Trinity chapel, Charleston, S. C. May 1st, 1825. By

William Capers, Senior Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Charleston, S. C.

The Claims of Past and Future Generations on Civil Rulers. A Serman preached at the Annual Election, May 25, 1925, before His Honour Marcus Morton, Esq. Lieut. Governor, the Honourable Council and the Legislature of Massachusetts. By William B. Sprague, Pastor of the First Church in West Springfield. 8vo. pp. 36. Boston. True & Green.

A Mirror, in which is shown the Likeness of professing Christians, who place no confidence in the Light Within, or Spirit of Truth, as being the Gift of God. New-York.

The Design and the Importance of the Education Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocess of Pennsylvania; a Sermon preached on the evening of Sunday, the 8th of May, in St. Stephen's church, in Philadelphia. By Wm. H. De Lancey, Assistant Minister of Christ Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's, Philadelphia.

A Discourse, addressed to the NewHampshire Auxiliary Colonization Society, at their first annual meeting, Concord, June 2, 1825. By Daniel Dana, D. D., Minister of the Gospel in Londonderry. Published by the request of the Society. Concord. 1825. 8vo. pp. 24.

A Funeral Sermon on the Death of the Rev. John Summerfield, preached in Light Street church, June 26th, 1825 By the Rev. Samuel Merwin," containing a brief Account of his Life, Last Illness, and Death. 8vo. Balti more.

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A Sermon, in two Parts, preached to to the Church in Brattle Square, with Notes Historical and Biographical. By John G. Palfrey, Pastor of the church. 8vo. pp. 81. Boston.

MISCELLANEOUS.

A Manual of Electricity: containing observations on the Electrical Phenomena, and Directions for the Construction of Metallic Conductors; also for the Making of Electrical Machines and Galvanic Trough, with Instructions for applying their influence in aid of Medicine and in restoring Suspended Animation. By William King, Medical Electrician, and Lecturer on Electricity and Galvanism. Newbern, N. C.

The Life and Character of the Chevalier John Paul Jones, a Captain in the Navy of the United States during their Revolutionary War. Dedicated to the Officers of the Navy of the United States. 1 vol. 8vo. with a Portrait. New-York.

Memoirs of Keopuolani, late Queen of the Sandwich Islands. 12mo. pp. 48. Boston. Crocker & Brewster.

Visit of Gen. Lafayette to the Lafayette Female Academy, in Lexington, Ken. May 16, 1825, and the Exercises in Honour of the Nation's Guest; together with a Catalogue of the Instructors, Visiters, and Pupils of the Academy. Lexington, Ky. 1825.

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Codman, M. D. Lecturer on Anatomy and Physiology. Philadelphia.

An Oration, delivered on Monday. 4th of July, 1825, in Commemoration of American Independence, before the Supreme Executive of the Commonwealth, and the City Council and Inhabitants of the City of Boston. By Charles Sprague. 8vo. pp. 31. Bos

ton.

An Oration, delivered in the Capitol in the City of Washington, on the Fourth of July, 1825. By Ashbury Dickens, Esq. Washington, D. C.

An Oration, delivered at Lexington, on the Fourth of July, 1825. By Caleb Stetson. Cambridge, 1825. 8vo. pp. 20.

An Oration, delivered at Lancaster, Mass. in celebration of American Independence, July 4, 1825. By Joseph Willard. Boston. 8vo. pp. 24.

Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New-York. Vol. I. No. 9.

for June. 1825.

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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

DESTRUCTION OF the Baptist MisSION-HOUSE AT SERAMPORE.-Accounts mention an unexampled rise in the Ganges, which occasioned a great destruction of property and lives. The large Baptist Mission-house, in which were all the printing presses, was

nearly destroyed, although some part of the paper and types was saved, as were all the manuscripts. The large new college was not injured, having been built on higher ground. The venerable missionary, Dr. Carey, was In the missionary-house at the time, (In

a convalescent state after a fever,) and as the waters advanced, he was with difficulty removed; soon after which the walls fell, and all was desolation. It will be recollected that the printing establishment of the Baptist Missionaries at this place was destroyed in 1812 by fire.

IMMOLATION OF WIDOWS IN INDIA. -As the state of India becomes more known it is found to be more deplorable. According to the statement of Mr. Hume in the British Parliament, three thousand four hundred had been returned during the past year as having sacrificed themselves in the single province of Bengal, and the whole number might, it is said, be estimated at ten thousand. Bengal is scarcely a tenth part of the Peninsula of Hindostan. Some restrictions have been placed on these practices, by the British Government, such as requiring the sacrifice to be voluntary on the part of the widow, to be done in strict conformity to the rules of the Shasters and never to be performed without a license from the proper civil authorities. But regulations of this sort do little towards preventing the evil.

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MORAVIAN MISSIONS.-The last number of the United Brethren's Missionary Intelligencer contains the report of the Synodal committee appointed for the management of the missions of the Brethren among the heathen, for the year 1825.

From this document it appears that the whole number of their missionary settlements at the close of that year was 34, and the number of missionaries employed, including females, was 170. Of these, 72 were stationed in the English and Danish West India Islands, 35 in South Africa, 28 on the coast of Labrador, 17 in Greenland, 10 in Surinam and Paramaribo, and 8 among the Delawares in Upper Canada and the Cherokees.N. Y Observer.

RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES IN PARIS. -The principal Religious Societies of France, were celebrated in Paris in the month of April, with a degree of publicity and zeal, which formerly the most sanguine friends of religion could not have anticipated. At the close of the meeting of the Religious Tract Society, a Mrs. Walker, a Quaker lady,

rose and addressed the meeting; Mr. Wilks, at her request, acting as her interpreter. The address is said to have been listened to with attention and respect.

SANDWICH ISLANDS.-A new house of worship has been erected at Honoruru, near the site of the old one which was burnt on the 30th of June 1824. The zeal which the people manifested on this occasion, furnishes a pleasing evidence of the change which has been wrought in their minds, towards the objects of the mission. The erection of the new house, was undertaken entirely at the instance of the chiefs, the missionaries not having so much as suggested the propriety of it.

"The timber was brought on the shoulders of the natives. Most of it belonged to Opiia, and had been collected for a house for herself; but she very cheerfully, and without solicitation from the mission, furnished it, in order to prevent the delay, which sending into the mountains to obtain all the materials would have unavoidably occasioned."

"A large company of natives assembled to work upon the meeting house. Some came bearing bundles of small straight sticks to be laid across the rafters, and posts upon which to secure the thatching; some laden with enormous packs of pili, or grass used for covering; and others with balls of cord, made of a strong kind of grass, for the purpose of fastening the sticks to the frame of the building, and the grass to the sticks thus secured."

"It was interesting to see several of the highest chiefs in the nation following one after another, with burdens of grass, presenting their free will offerings of labour to forward the work. All united cheerfully, and seemed to experience a high degree of satisfaction in affording assistance.

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The house is commodious, and will accommodate a large auditory. The dimensions within the posts, are 70 feet by 25." Journal of the Missionaries.

MISSIONS AMONG THE ABORIGINES. -A neat house of worship, 32 feet by 28, has been erected by the aborigines at the Cataraugus station. It was dedicated on the first Sabbath in July. After the dedicatory service, the Lord's supper was administered. There were present members of several churches

and nearly all the Indian Church from Seneca.

UNION MISSION.-Through the exertions of the missionaries, a small agricultural settlement consisting of fifteen Osage farmers, with their families, has been formed at Hopedale, in the vicinity of Union. "Thirteen out of fifteen are married, and two are widowers; one of them has three wives, and another two; the rest have only one. The whole number of their children is forty-one, of whom seven are at school. The whole number of acres of land enclosed is seventy-three, and the number cultivated is forty-three. "Most of the settlers," says Mr. Requa, the superintendent of the station, 66 sidering their former idle habits, and roving dispositions, have far exceeded our expectations in persevering industry and in steadiness of deportment. They continue to assemble on the Sabbath and attend to divine instruction. Brother Vaill makes no small exertions to come here every Sabbath morning, to preach to them. In the afternoon he returns to his pastoral charge at Union. We have reason to be encouraged, and to believe the hand of the Lord is assisting us."

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Of the poverty of these people Mr. R. speaks in the following very affect ing manner. "Some of the families that came here last winter have subsisted a part of the time on nothing but acorns which they prepare by boiling them first in ashes and water, and then in pure water. Their extreme poverty prevents them from making those preparations which are necessary to their farming more extensively. They have horses, and wish to accustom them to work; but they have no harness for them, no ploughs, no wagons or carts. They wish to cut timber for cabins, rails, &c. but they have only a few axes, which were lent them by the Union Mission. They would have split many more rails this spring, if they could

have had a sufficient number of iron wedges. They would dress or cultivate their corn to much better advantage, if they could have a sufficient number of hocs. All these implements they are destitute of except a few hoes. A few of the women have planted some cotton. They inquire, When shall we be able to make cloth? They have seen large spinning wheels at Union, and know the use of them. They ask, Who will

give us wheels, and furnish us with things necessary to weave cloth ?They say, if you write to your good friends at the east, will not they help

us?

Are there not plenty of such things there? But I forbear; I can scarcely refrain from tears while I write, and reflect on their destitute condition."

Mr. Vaill, on inviting Clamore and Tally, two Chiefs, to send each a son to New-York to be educated, received the following answers. The first said, "I know your object in coming to this country; it is good. But I have not yet seen the day when I felt safe in sending my children away from home. I have many foes. I am like a man who is attacked by twenty angry dogs at one time, he knows not which to strike first. When the Agent comes and lives among us, I shall put two of my sons to your school, that they may tarry with you two years, live on your food, learn your language, before they travel abroad, so as not to appear awkward, and be subject to sickness by a sudden change of diet."

The second chief, knowing the many promises which Clamore had made, which he had not fulfilled, replied, "I shall not promise till I am ready to perform. When I make up my mind to school my children, I shall give them to the missionaries. Till then, I shall say nothing." The most enlightened of these people [Osages] are ready to imagine, that you are seeking a benefit from them, if you ask for their chil

dren.

NEW MISSIONARIES.-Mr. George D. Boardman, with his wife, sailed from Philadelphia on the 16th of July, for Calcutta, having been appointed by the Baptist Board of Missions to labour in the Burman Empire.

The Rev. Samuel Austin Worcester and Rev. Elnathan Gridley, were ordained, August 15th, in Park-street Church, Boston, as Missionaries to the Heathen. Mr. W. we understand is destined to a station among our western Indians, and Mr. G. to the Palestine

Mission.

MARINE RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. -The following facts are collected from the Mariner's Magazine, a publication which we have already noticed

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