of the religion of Jesus Christ, and of the uncertainty of our continuance in this life, (alluding to the total wreck of his own father's ship, who, with others, perished in the ocean in sight of his own house.) He also observed that God was doing a great work at Harwich, where hundreds of Sailors attended the Bethel prayer-meetings; by means of which, under the influence of the Spirit of all grace, he believed many were truly converted to God. At another of our prayer-meetings, eight Seamen and a cabin-boy engaged in prayer. To these circumstances we allude (not to mention others) to show that the Lord has begun to fulfil the promise to his Son, that "the abundance of the sea shall be converted to Him."

After the Report was read, Sir G. Keith addressed the audience, which was numerous and respectable.

The influence of our Seamen, said Sir George, is not confined to our own country; they visit all countries, and are examples of good or evil to all nations they visit; therefore, it is necessary and incumbent upon us to render them good examples to them. In my opinion, they are useful in another point of view. We are sending missionaries to every part of the world. Our seamen visit these countries, and what our missionaries do by preaching, our Seamen do by example; and I need not say how much more striking example is than precept; thus they may become living epistles known and read of all men. Of all classes of men, there are none to whom prayer is of more importance, or of so much importance as Seamen; this arises from various causes; from the nature of their early education; from the society into which they go; from the privations to which they are exposed, of food, of water, of clothes, and many other things-they are subject to every variety of climate, from the torrid zone to the arctic circle-they are in jeopardy every hour. Now when we combine all these together, we must admit that prayer is, to a Sailor, a great blessing; deprive him of that, and you deprive him of his sheet anchor. The Sailors may be carried to the most remote regions of the globe, far from their friends; but they cannot be banished from God, nor find any difficulty in drawing near to him, in whose hand is the uttermost parts of the sea. Many here have long realized the great blessings of the Gospel; and permit me to remind you, that one of the strongest evidences you can give of your attachment to it, is an anxiety that others should know that word which maketh wise to salvation; yet a little while, and your opportunities of doing good will be at an end, and happy the man of whom his Lord will say, "he hath done what he could." Rev. GEO. BURDER.-Who does not love a Sailor? Every Englishman loves a Sailor, because every Englishman knows how much he is indebted to Seamen for defending our coast from invasion, and for many of the comforts of life: our tea, sugar, coffee, cotton, and a thousand other things for the support of life; but how have we shown our gratitude to these brave men? We have considered them much as the Priest and Levite did the poor man whom they passed by, and left half dead: we have seen them not half dead, but as altogether dead, and considered them too bad to be mended. When we have seen an assemblage in the street concerning some shocking occur.

rence, we have passed by, and said, Oh! it is only a drunken Sailor! as if he was not worthy our notice; but we have begun, I trust, to correct our mistake, and this society has proved that they may become useful members. I confess I was one who formerly had very little hope of reclaiming Sailors, but I have endeavoured to correct my mistake, by preparing a few sermons for Seamen; and, I hope, God will give them some of that good success with which he was pleased to favour the " Village Sermons." At Ramsgate, an affecting circumstance occurred some time ago to a good man of the name of Dawson, who had been a Seaman, but had left the sea service. A ship coming in there commanded by an acquaintance of his, the captain requested our friend to take charge of the ship for the night, as he wanted to be on shore; he agreed to do so, and went on board for that purpose. In the course of the night, a tremendous gale arose, which drove them from their moorings, and they were obliged to run till they reached the coast of France, where they were taken prisoners; and the man, who had breakfasted with his family, was in two days in a French prison, and there confined for ten years. But there was several pious men among them who found their consolation in religion-they were allowed by the priest to assemble together for that purpose. Having but few books, they agreed to write them out, and send copies of them to their fellow prisoners in different parts of the country. Six copies of the " Village Sermons" were written out; the whole of " Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns" were written out; great part of the Scriptures, some of "Mr. Flavel's Sermon ;" and these were circulated among all the prisons in France. This shows the necessity of putting into their hands suitable tracts, to be ready for them on all occasions, amidst the danger and hardships to which they are exposed. Who would have thought that that fine ship, the Thames, which sailed on Wednesday last, should have been a wreck on the coast of Sussex on Sunday morning; this is another proof of the hazards of the sea. (To be concluded.)

TOTAL LOSS OF THE PACKET SHIP ALBION!

It has become our painful duty to record the most distressing intelligence of the total loss of the New-York Packet Ship Albion, Capt. Williams, which sailed from this port on the first of April for Liverpool. She was driven ashore on the coast of Ireland off Garretstown, near Old Point of Kinsale, on the 22d of April, before daylight in the morning, and NEARLY ALL ON BOARD PERISHED! She had a crew of twenty-four men, only seven of whom were saved. The following are the names of the passengers who went out in the Albion.

Gen. Count Lefebvre Desnouttes, (under the name of Gravez,) and Mr. Chabut, his nephew, of Paris; Mr. Lemercier, New-Orleans; Mrs. Garnier and son, New-York; Mrs. Pye, do.; Miss Powell, Canada; Major Gough, of the British army; Wm. Proctor, N. Y. Wm. H. Dwight, Boston; G. W. Raynon; Mr. Bending; Philotime Delpla, Bordeaux; Victor Mellisent, Paris; G. H. Clark and lady, Albany; Col. Prevost; A. M. Fisher, Professor of Mathematics in Yale Col

lege; G. Hill; John Gore, N. Carolina; Wm. Overhart, Pennsylvania, and A. B. Converse and N. Ross, both from Troy.

The following were steerage passengers: James Baldwin, Stephen Chase, Dr. Carver, Mary Hirst, Mary Brewster, Mr. Harrison.

All the particulars of this awful dispensation of Divine Providence which we have seen, are contained in extracts of two letters published in Liverpool; one from Jacob Mark, U. S. Consul at Kinsale, and the other, which will be found below, from a Mr. Purcell, agent of the gentleman to whom it is addressed. Mr. Marks observes that, "There were 28 passengers on board, in the cabin, 21 men and 7 women, all of whom have met a watery grave, with the exception of one young man from Boston, I understand; and as he is so exhausted he could not give the names of the others, or any particulars: seven of the crew are saved, one of the mates and six men. I am informed there was a considerable sum in specie on board; part of the deck only floated ashore. Last night was very tempestuous; and, it seems, the ship lost her masts about ten o'clock, carrying a press of sail off the land, wind S. S. E. which was the cause of the misfortune; it wasabout three o'clock this morning that she struck on a ledge of rocks, and went to pieces."

"Garretstown, Ireland, 22d April, 1822. "HONOURED SIR,-At some time before four o'clock this morning, I was informed that a ship was cast on the rocks at the bottom of your dairy farms, to which place I immediately repaired; and at about the centre of the two farms, found a vessel on the rocks, under a very high cliff: At this time, as it blew a dreadful gale, with spring tide and approaching high water, the sea ran mountains high; however, I descended with some men as far down the cliff as the dashing of the sea would permit us to go with safety, and there had the horrid spectacle of viewing five dead bodies stretched on the deck, and four other fellow-creatures distractedly calling for assistance, which we were unable to afford them, as certain death would have attended the attempt to render them any. Of those in this perilous situation, one was a female, whom, though it was impossible from the wind and the roaring of the sea to hear her, yet from her gestures and the stretching out of her hands, we judged to be calling and imploring for our assistance. At this time the greater part of the vessel lay on a rock, and part of the stern, where this poor woman lay, projected over a narrow creek that divides this rock from another. Here the sea ran over her with great fury, yet she kept a firm hold, which it much astonished me that she could do; but we soon perceived that the vessel was broke across, where she projected over the rock, and after many waves dashing against her, this part of the vessel rolled into the waves, and we had the heart rending scene of seeing the woman perish. The 3 men lay towards the stern of the vessel, one of whom stuck to a mast, which projected towards the cliff, to whom, after many attempts, we succeeded in throwing a rope, and brought him safe ashore. Another we also saved; but the constant dashing of the waves put an end to the sufferings of the others. This vessel proves to be the Albion, packet, of N. York, capt. Williams, which place she

left on the 1st inst. for Liverpool,'with a cargo of cotton, raw turpentine, rice, &c. and with about 28 passengers. Her crew consisted of 24; and of the whole there have been saved only 9, making the sufferers amount to 43. Out of the passengers there have been saved but two. The bodies of 5 men and 2 women have been picked up. After doing every thing possible for these poor creatures, I exerted myself with Mr. Gibbons in saving the private property of the poor sailors and passengers, and succeeded in saving some of their trunks. I have brought four of these poor creatures here. Mr. Gibbons has taken three, and two more remain at the dairyman's houses, from whence they were too weak to be removed. Capt. Williams is among the sufferers. As I know your feelings towards those thus situated, I have taken the liberty of preparing some thin boards, to make coffins for these seven. She is now completely gone to pieces. She was, I think, as fine a vessel of her description as could be seen. My situation does not allow me to say more at present, as I was never more fatigued, and remain, Honoured Sir, your ever grateful and faithful servant, JOHN PURCELL.

"To Thomas Rochford, Esq."

One of our daily papers observes, "no event that has occurred for years, has created so deep a sensation in this city. Indeed every countenance seems to be mantled in the gloom of a mourner. It was a most heart-rending and agonizing piece of intelligence to many of our citizens, and melancholy and affecting to all. Most of the passengers had friends and acquaintance, and some of them relatives in this city. It is but a few days since they left us in the bloom of health; but as it were, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, they have been summoned hence by Him who rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. All have perished, save a messenger to tell the mournful tale, that his companions are in the deep bosom of the ocean buried.'

"All the vessels in port have their flags now flying at half mast." Thus, as in a moment, these persons have been snatched from life into the eternal world. They were near the end of their voyage, and expected soon to engage again in their various pursuits, but death suddenly arrested them. Their days are numbered-they are gone from the earth--" the places which knew them shall know them no more for ever." Every one is distressed at the event; but what does it teach us? Reader! death may seize upon you as suddenly. Whether on sea or land, you are liable to sudden death, and ere long you will certainly die. Are you prepared? "The Son of Man cometh in an hour that ye think not." Have you considered what it is to die? Imagine yourself to have been lost in the Albion. Suppose that when about to be swept from the wreck, and when distracted with the horror of immediate death, you for the first time realized that there was a holy God, a future judgment, a heaven and a bell-and that you were a sinful creature, impenitent and lost for ever! Suppose this had been your case-or rather suppose death should arrest you to-day. Are you prepared? Are you reconciled to God? Have you repented of your sins? Do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ? What is the testimony of your conscience, and of your life? Have you attended

to these things, or are you going thoughtlessly down the broad road which leads to destruction? You must die-how soon you know not. If impenitent and unholy, death will be the beginning of eternal misery and horror. Turn then and repent while it is called to-day. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved."

A REFLECTION.

"I've seen the dark ship proudly braving,
With high sail set-and streamers waving,
The tempest roar and battle pride;

I've seen those floating streamers shrinking--
The high sail rent-the proud ship sinking,
Beneath the ocean tide;

And heard the seaman farewell sighing,
His body on the dark sea lying-
His death prayer to the wind!

But sadder sight the eye can know,

Than proud bark lost and seaman's wo

Or battle fire and tempest cloud

Or prey bird's shriek and ocean's shroud-
The Shipwreck of the SOUL."

Lotice.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE GOSPEL AMONG SEAMEN IN THE PORT OF NEW-YORK.

THIS Society will publicly celebrate its anniversary, and the opening of the MARINERS' CHURCH, on TUESDAY NEXT, at half past 7 o'clock in the evening, in the Mariners' Church in Roosevelt-st. The annual Report will be read, and it is expected addresses will be delivered by the Rev. Henry Chase, Rev. John Truair, Mr. John Westfield, and several others.

The Committee of Arrangements affectionately invite the Rev. Clergy, Merchants, Shipmasters, and Sailors, to attend on this occasion. The union in this Society of Christians of different denominations, the simplicity and importance of its object, (THE SALVATION OF SAILORS,) and the success which has thus far attended their efforts, will, the Committee trust, be the means of interesting their fellowcitizens generally, in the Anniversary. It is well known that the Mariners' Church is under mortgage for 6000 dollars, and that the Society has no funds or resources except the contributions of the Christian public. On them they rely for the payment of this debt, and for the current expenses (nearly $2000 annually) of the Society. If arguments were wanting to draw forth a liberal contribution on this occasion, we would refer the reader to some of our preceding pages. Who can read the account of the ALBION, and not drop a tear for the poor sailors? Whose heart will remain unaffected, when in imagination he sees them dashed upon the rocks, and changing worlds in an instant. Who will not now resolve to improve this opportunity and go up to the sailors' Church, and there make an offering to the Lord, that shall be the means of giving the blessed Gospel to the perishing Seamen ?