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safely; at the same time telling him, that if they escaped from the island, he would be called to account for it.

They also called on all the people to be witnesses of their determination to stop the former iniquitous practices of the islands, and assured them that they should persevere in the new course which they had adopted. The convicts were then, in presence of the people, ordered to the canoes, and the multitudes dispersed.

The effect which their proceedings will have on the minds of the people, is yet to be learned, but it can scarcely be otherwise than beneficial.

Death by a Shark.

14. At nine o'clock this morning, while sitting at my writing desk, I heard a simultaneous scream from multitudes of Pau i ka mano! people, Pau i ka mano! (Death by a shark! Death by a shark!) The beach was instantly lined by hundreds of persons, and a few of the most resolute threw a large canoe into the water, and alike regardless of the shark, and the high rolling surf, sprang to the relief of their companion. It was too late. The shark had already seized his prey. The affecting sight was only a few rods from my door, and while I stood watching, a large surf almost filled the canoe, and at the same instant a part of the mangled body was seen at the bow of the canoe, and the shark swimming towards it at her stern. When the swell had rolled by, the water was too shallow for the shark to swim. The remains, therefore, were taken into the canoe, and brought ashore. The water was so much stained by the blood, that we discovered a red tinge in all the foaming rollers, as they approached the beach.

The unhappy sufferer was an active lad about fourteen years old, who left my door only about half an hour previous to the fatal accident. I saw his mother in the extremity of her anguish plunge into the water, and swimming towards the bloody spot, entirely forgetful of the power of her former god. As she followed the remains to the house, Mrs. Richards and myself accompanied her, and endeavored to assuage her grief.

The particulars I found on inquiry to be these. A great number of people, perhaps one hundred, were playing in the surf, which was higher than usual. Those who were nearest to the victim heard him screech, and perceived him to strike with his right hand, and at the same instant saw a shark seize his arm. Then followed the cry which I heard, which

echoed from one end of Lahaina to the other. All who were playing in the water made the utmost speed to the shore,

and those who were standing on the beach saw the surf-board of the unhappy sufferer floating on the water, without any one to guide it. When the canoe reached the spot, they saw nothing but the blood, with which the water was stained for a considerable distance, and by which they traced the remains whither they had been carried by the shark, or driven by the swell. The body was cut in two, by the shark, just above the hips, and the lower parts together with the right arm were gone.

Many of the people connect this death with their old system of religion; for they have still a superstitious veneration for the shark, and this veneration is increased rather than diminished by such occurrences as these.

It is only about four months since a man was killed in the same manner at Waihee, on the eastern part of this island. It is said, however, that there are much fewer deaths by the shark than formerly. This perhaps may be owing to their not being so much fed by the people, and therefore do not frequent the shores so much.

16. Received an invitation to attend a public dinner at the new house of Hoapiri. The practice of a formal dedication of houses, has been introduced here from the Society Islands. The manner of doing it is by giving a dinner, and the guests, while at the table, make speeches or exhortations on some religious subject. Sometimes there are not less than ten or fifteen addresses, which occupy two or three hours. I have not said any thing to encourage this practice, for I have thought that the minds of most of the people seemed more directed to the dinner, than to the addresses.—Miss. Herald.

COLLECTIONS FOR MISSIONARY PUR-
POSES, AT THE MONTHLY CONCERT
OF PRAYER.

In the Presbyterian church of Princeton (N. J.), there has been collected, at the monthly prayer meetings, since the latter end of the year 1821, the sum of $520.20, for missionary purposes. The session of the church, have from time to time, appropriated the money thus raised, to different missionary societies. The United Foreign Missionary Society while it was in operation, the New Jersey Missionary Society, the Female Missionary Society of Princeton, with some

others, have received aid from this fund.

It appears from the above statement, that the congregation of Princeton, in about six years, have contributed at the monthly prayer meetings alone, a sum sufficient to support a missionary for one year. Every six congregations, contributing in a similar manner, would be able to keep one missionary constantly employed. There are 1968 churches under the care of the General Assembly. On the supposition that each of these made collections for missionary purposes, at the monthly concert of prayer, equal to the one above named,-then, the

Presbyterian church in the United States, would be able from this source alone, to keep constantly in the field, three hundred and twentyeight missionaries.-Deduct onehalf for vacancies and feeble congregations, and there remain 164 missionaries who might be supported in the Presbyterian church from the contributions at the monthly concert alone.

These calculations are made on the supposition that the salary of a missionary should be between four and five hundred dollars per annum.

Princeton (N. J.), July 19, 1828.

The Treasurer of the Trustees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church acknowledges the receipt of the following sums for their Theological Seminary at Princeton, N.J. during the month of July last, viz.

Of Rev. John W. Scott, a quarter's rent for the Contingent fund

Of Anthony Kennedy, Esq. per Rev. Thomas J. Biggs, six months' interest on his scholarship

Of do. per do. one-half of the principal of do.

$87 50

75 00

1250 00

Amount received for the Seminary $1412 50

Received also for the Board of Missions, viz.

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Of Rev. Henry R. Wilson, per George W. Blight, Esq., from Shippingsburg, Pa.

Of Rev. John H. Kennedy, collected at the monthly concert prayer meeting in the Sixth Presbyterian Church

10 00

6 00

Of Rev. Dr. Green, a donation from R. C.

5 00

Amount received for the Missionary Fund $21 00

And for the French Protestant Church in New Orleans, viz.

Of Rev. Dr. J. J. Janeway-the Administrators of Silas E. Weir, Esq., deceased, and of Mr. Thomas Elmes, each $50

Of Samuel Richards, Esq.

Of Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Skinner and Wm. Brown, Esq. each $20

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150 00

30 00

40 00

220 00

410 00

Amount of the subscription paper, except $20, which is payable in N. Orleans 630 00 And the collection in November last, in the Second Presbyterian Church, also

reported

117 35

Total for the French Protestant Church in New Orleans $747 35

View of Publick Affairs.

EUROPE.

The last advices which we have seen from Europe are by the way of Canada, to the 24th of June—But although the present period is one of great expectation, and even great anxiety, throughout the civilized world, the last month has offered us but little news of importance, of which to present a summary to our readers.

BRITAIN.-A new ministry is again formed, under the Duke of Wellington as premier-It seems very uncertain, however, whether those in office will long retain their several stations. No ministry in Britain is likely to be stable, without an able and eloquent leader in each house of parliament; and in neither house, has the present ministry such a leader at least not one of the first order. A bulletin was published, during the month, in the London papers, and found its way into those of this country, announcing a sanguinary battle between the Russians and Turks. It proved to be an entire fabrication-not, as we at first supposed, of the London stock-jobbers, but of some news makers in Germany. The resolution favourable to the claims of the Roman Catholicks, which had been adopted in the Commons House of Parliament, was ultimately thrown out by the lords-The majority on this important question was 45less than on some former occasions. We think it will ere long command a majority in both houses. The corn law is in progress, but not passed. Complaints have been made in Parliament, and explanations given, relative to numerous captive Greeks taken from the Morea, and sold as slaves by the Arabs and Turks; and it is stated that measures are taken to reclaim them. Admiral Codrington has been superseded in the command of the Mediterranean squadron, by Admiral Sir Pultney Malcom. It appears that the blockade of the ports in Greece, by the combined feets, had not been sufficiently rigorous. It is stated in the last accounts, that the ambassadors of the allied powers will shortly meet at Corfu, and insist on the intervention of Turkey to allay the troubles of the Morea.-That if necessary compulsion would be used, and that for this purpose both English and French troops would land in the Morea.

FRANCE. We mentioned last month that the French armies were to be augmented to a considerable extent. This, it appears, has been done, and is still doing, by a rigorous enforcement of the conscription law, without even the privilege of providing a substitute. We are surprised at this-and shall be still more so, if the government is not obliged ultimately to abandon this most obnoxious method of recruiting its armies. It is said that already “all the print shops are filled with characteristick representations of Napoleon, his marshals, and his army." A motion made in the Chamber of Deputies by M. Labbey de Pompieres, "that the Chambers do accuse the members of the late ministry of the crimes of peculation and treason," was unanimously adopted on the 14th of June, and a commission appointed to report upon it.

PORTUGAL. The last accounts from Portugal represent Don Miguel and his agents as arrested in their course of perjury and tyranny by their own precipitancy and injustice. They dismissed seven colonels of regiments at Oporto, with a view to replace them by their own adherents. One colonel, however, Pereira by name, re. fused to give up his commission, affirming that he received it from Don Pedro; and before his regiment he declared against the existing usurpation. The soldiers an swered by vivas, and the seven regiments at Oporto followed their example, and reinstated the constitution of Don Pedro in that city and its vicinity. The greater part of the military in other parts of the kingdom had followed, or were likely to follow, in the same course. A constitutional junta, moreover, had been formed at Oporto, which the Portuguese minister at the British court had recognised as possessing the only legitimate authority existing in Portugal. On the whole it appears that the wretched Don Miguel is deserted on all sides. He has quarrelled with, and drawn his sword on his mother, who is said to be ill in consequence of his abuse-A barber, whom he had made a baron, had to interfere in this quarrel. He has also ill treated his sister-has become intemperate-is fearful of being poisoned, and is suspicious of all who approach him. In the mean time the kingdom is in the utmost confusion, and all national concerns are neglected. Well did an inspired monarch say-Wis dom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.”

GREECE. We have little recent information from Greece. It appears that the donations of food and raiment sent from this country to the starving and naked popula

tion of this unhappy country arrived most seasonably, were faithfully applied, and have produced a partial and temporary relief. It is also stated that their new governor, Capo d'Istria, is exerting himself with some success in reducing the distracted affairs of the country to system and order-It is said that some schools are established. Ibrahim Pacha is still in the country, but appears to do little beside act on the defensive. It is said however in an Italian paper of May 22, that General Church and a large body of Greeks had been defeated near Missolonghi. There is good evidence that whatever neglect there may have been heretofore, at present Modon, Coronea, and Navarino, are closely blockaded by the allied squadrons-Since writing the foregoing, we have seen an article which states, that the Greeks were marching against Athens, and were not far distant from it-That not more than 400 troops occupy the Acropolis, and that there is no other Turkish force in Attica.

TURKEY.-The following article from a publick paper appears to give the best summary of the most recent intelligence from Constantinople." The passage of the Pruth by the Russians had been known in the capital on the 13th. The Divan had immediately an extraordinary meeting, which was renewed daily till the 18th, when war was announced by proclamations in all the market places and mosques. Orders were issued for a general arming; the troops in the capital were sent in the direction of the seat of war, and a communication was made to the European Ministers, requesting them to inform their respective Courts, that the Porte, was going to try the fortune of war in defence of its incontestable rights, and that it would rather perish than submit to have law dictated to it, as long as it had arms in its hands.' By another proclamation the Faithful have been ordered not to give or receive quarter in the approaching contest.”

RUSSIA.—An extraordinary supplement to the St. Petersburgh Gazette of the 24th May, contains a report from the theatre of war, dated 16th May. Bucharest, the report states, was occupied on the 12th, by the vanguard of the 6th cavalry corps. The rapidity of the Russian advance, saved the capital of Moldavia from the ruin which threatened it. The fortress of Brailow, was invested on the 11th; on the 16th the heavy cannon arrived, and on the 17th the Grand Duke Michael, to whom the siege was specially intrusted, arrived. It is not thought that it can hold out long, as the place is weak. No action of any importance had taken place up to the date of the report, which is made by Gen. Wittgenstein. So much for the authenticity of the first bulletin. A letter from Odessa of the 28th of May, received at Berlin on the 4th inst. is equally decisive. Up to that date the Danube had not been passed, on account of the swollen state of the river.-The Emperor and Empress arrived at Odessa from Bender on the 29th. His Majesty had been three days at Brailow, whither he intended to return on the 27th. The Prussian States Gazette of the 6th inst. states on the authority of later accounts that the suburbs of Brailow had been taken, and that the Dan. ube would shortly be passed.

From ASIA and AFRICA, not an item of intelligence, worthy of record, has reached us during the past month; unless it be that Dr. James, the successor of Bishop Heber, has safely arrived in India.

AMERICA.

The newly formed states in the southern part of our continent are, without excep. tion, in a very unsettled and agitated state.

CHILI.-A plan of subscription has been proposed in Chili, for the purpose of bringing out German emigrants to that country.

BUENOS AYRES is strongly blockaded by the Brazilian fleet, and some apprehensions were entertained, at the last accounts, of an attack on the city. The blockade notwithstanding, vessels frequently arrive at and depart from the port. Yet all foreign articles are enormously high in price. The prospect of peace occasioned a fall in prices, which caused many bankruptcies, and greatly embarrassed commerce. That prospect had nearly vanished: but perhaps it will be brightened by a victory of some importance, which the republican troops under General RIVERA had obtained over the emperor's forces, in the Banda Oriental. The capture of seven towns in what is called "the Province of Misions," is officially announced; yet the number of prisoners is small.

PERU.-Lima, the capital of this republick, has suffered by one of the most tremendous earthquakes which has been known for a number of years-It occurred on the 30th of March; and although the main shock lasted only for thirty or forty se

conds, it prostrated many buildings, and injured all in the city. The walls of some of the large churches, six and nine feet thick, were rent from top to bottom. Thirty dead bodies have been dug out of the ruins of houses, and others it is supposed will yet be discovered. The injury done to the city is estimated at six millions of dollars. A new constitution has just been published for Peru, highly republican in its provisions; but the country is represented as in a deplorable state.

BRAZIL.-On the 11th of June, a very serious disturbance took place at Rio Janeiro. It arose from a German sentinel not paying the usual military honours to a Brazilian colonel, who passed him in an undress, which prevented a knowledge of his rank. The colonel nevertheless considered the neglect as an insult, and caused the sentinel to be punished with 200 lashes, which in the execution amounted to 400. When this came to the ears of the foreign troops, already dissatisfied on account of a deficiency in pay and rations, they were highly exasperated, and revolted, their officers excepted, in a body-The most of them had been disarmed two days before, in consequence of a mutinous disposition which they had manifested. They were attacked by the Brazilian troops, and 300 killed, and the remainder taken prisoners. One regiment of German troops, however, who it appears had retained their arms, marched to the palace, from which the emperor fled. Two other regiments, Irish and German, got possession of a fortress, well supplied with arms and ammunition. The emperor applied to the British and French ships of war in the harbour for the aid of all their marines; and with these, and his own troops, he got possession of his palace and forts. The Irish troops, to the amount of 700, are to be sent home. The Germans have con. sented to remain, on an assurance of redress of grievances. What effect this occurrence will have on the war which the emperor is waging, remains to be seen. If the foreign troops had all retained their arms, he would probably have either been killed, or been made a prisoner himself.

COLOMBIA.-The congress of Ocana has been broken up without forming a constitution, or doing any thing of importance. It appears there were two parties, one governed by the counsels of Santander, the other by those of Bolivar. Santander's party was the more numerous, yet not numerous enough to form a constitutional majority without the presence of some members of the other-In these circumstances, Bolivar's party, in order to defeat measures which they disliked, withdrew from the house. They were summoned to return, but refused; and then the rest adjourned. The city of Bogota has declared Bolivar supreme chief, and placed all authority, civil and military, in his hands. Whether the rest of the republick will follow this example remains to be seen.

MEXICO. The affairs of this great republick, although not in an entirely settled state, appear at present to wear a more promising aspect than those of any of her sister republicks.

CENTRAL AMERICA.-A recent arrival at Baltimore brings the agreeable intelligence from Omoa, that on the 4th of June a treaty of peace was concluded between St. Salvador and Guatimala.

United States.—In the course of the last month, certain violent proceedings have taken place in the southern portion of the American Union, chiefly in the State of Georgia, calculated to produce the deepest regret in the mind of every real friend to his country. The avowed cause is dissatisfaction with the tariff law, passed at the last session of Congress; and non-intercourse with the states that favoured that law, and even a separation from the Union, is threatened. We hope the parties concerned in these measures, will, for their own sake, as well as for the honour of their country, speedily correct their error. Surely the citizens of the United States have not yet to learn, that the fundamental principle of republican government is, that the majority must govern. If the tariff law operates unequally, who can believe that the evils thence arising are a hundredth part equal to those which must be produced to all concerned, if the measures to which we have alluded should be carried into effect. But we cannot believe that they will-There is too much reflection and good sense in our fellow citizens of the south, to justify a serious fear on this subject.

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