school-house and a printing office. Many stockings are knit and sold. Hats, shoes, cord, mats, and baskets are also manufactured. Wagoninakers (who are also smiths) and carpenters, seldom want employment; but the most lucrative occupations, are those of sawyers, wood-cutters, and bark-choppers. The school flourishes. Bibles were much wanted, which want the Bible Society has amply supplied. The Settlement now consists of about 1000 persons.

Griqua Town,

Formerly called Klaar Water, near the Great Orange River, about 700 miles N. of Cape Town.

1802.

Wm. Anderson, Henry Helm ; B. Berend, P. David, J. Hendrick, Piet Sabba, Natives. Mr. Anderson, with Mr. Janz, (an excellent Missionary deceased,) and others, have laboured with great success at this remote station for many years, and, at times, amidst many difficulties. But the prejudices among the unconverted natives against Mr. Anderson have subsided. Many young people have been turned from darkness to light. More than 59 adults have been lately baptized. The number of communicants is considerable, and the general state of religion is encouraging. Many neighbouring kraals of Bushmen have deaired Teachers. Piet Sabba has been sent to one of them. Agriculture has lately been promoted among the natives more than before, and larger quantities of corn produced. An Auxiliary Missionary Society has been commenced, and the people having no money, contributed cattle and elephants' teeth.

Stellenbosch,

26 miles from Cape Town. 1802.

J. Bakker.

Mr. Bakker is well attended by slaves and Hottentots, for whose accommodation places have been erected. The Gospel is accompanied with the divine blessing. The people, grateful for their privileges, are generous in their contributions, not only for the support of the Mission, but for the extension of the Gospel in other places.

John Seidenfaden.

The preaching of the Gospel is attended by the powerful influence of the Holy Spirit. Many are inquiring, "What shall we do to be saved?" The church consists of about 70 communicants. The house in which they worship is insufficient for their accommodation. The people attached to this settlement are numerous, but poor. Civilization increases in an encouraging degree. Last year they grew seventy quarters of wheat.They have established a fund for charitable purposes.

Hooge for High) Kraal,
About 300 miles E. from Cape
Town.
1813.

Charles Pacalt.

This is an excellent station, containing about 300 persons It is situ

ated in the midst of a large plain, about two miles from the sea, and

ness." A place of worship is erect ed and regularly attended, and a praying spirit prevails.

Mr. Marquard also labours among the Namaquas. One of the Missionaries, on coming to a kraal of Namaquas, was forcibly detained: the people would not suffer him to depart, till he had instructed them in the way of salvation: some of them, it is said, laid themselves down in the road before him, to prevent his departure.

Peace Mountain, Formerly known by the name of Africaner's Kraal, about 550 miles north of the Cape. 1815.

E. Ebner, Robert Moffat.

Mr. Ebner resides here, among about 200 of the Corannas, 50 of whom daily attend the worship of God, and about 30 the school., Africaner, once the terror of the country, has been baptized, and about 16 other adults. Several are now happy in the knowledge of Christ, who, till lately, were without God, and without any comfort in the world. Mr. Moffat has proceeded to this station.

Caffraria,

700 miles N. E. from Cape Town. 1816. Joseph Williams; Jan Tzatzoo, a Native.

A journey was undertaken among the Caffres early in 1816, when many of the Cafres expressed an earnest desire of instruction: in consequence of which Mr. Williams, and Tzatzoo, the converted son of a Caffre chief, went among them in June, and were well received. The principal chief, or king, Geika, professed to be deeply convinced of his sins, and desirous of receiving the gospel. Mr. Williams's situation is most arduous. Mr. John Brownlee, originally appointed to Theopolis, was preparing to assist in this mission.

Hephzibah, Formerly called Rhinoster Fountain, in the Bushman's Country, about three days journey from Grace Hill, in the way to Griqua Town.

1316.

W. F. Corner, J. Goeyman.

About 300 Bushmen inhabit this spot. None at first came near, bus

now they hear the word gladly. A piece of land has been purchased, and agricultural implements procured from Grace Hill. Mr. Corner is at present at Bethelsdorp.

Lattakoo.

Krooman's River. 1817.

Robert Hamilton.

When Mr. Campbell, &c. visited Lattakoo in the year 1814, Matebee, the king, promised to receive the Missionaries who might be sent, and "to be father to them." As soon as the Society were able, Missionaries were sent, but the first who visited, in Feb. 1816, met with but a cold reception, and were finally obliged to retrace their steps to Griqua Town.

Afterwards, Mr. Read, accompanied by nearly 30 of the congregation from Bethelsdorp, determined to proceed to Lattakoo, in order to prevail with Mateebe to receive the Missionaries. They arrived on the 28th of December. After many objections, the Missionaries were allowed to settle at Lattakoo.

Mr. Hamilton, with some others, left Griqua Town on the 16th of April, 1817, and reached Lattakoo on the 25th. Mateebe, contrary to the advice of the Missionaries, went on a predatory excursion against a northern tribe, in which he had suffered great loss, repented of his disregarding the advice of the Missionaries, who behaved so kindly to him on his return, that he declared them to be his best friends, and desired they would never leave him. He seemed strongly inclined to abandon Lattakoo, and to remove southward to Krooman's River.

On the 4th of June the Missionaries left Lattakoo, and reached Krooman's River on the 8th, a spot which seems well adapted for a settlement. They were accompanied by the King and several Chiefs, who went with them in order to determine where the New Town should be built.

The preparations of the Missionaries for building decent habitations, and for erecting a water mill, filled the natives with astonishment at their superiority, a sense of which may induce them to listen to their instructions. From the last accounts received, there were very encouraging appearances among the chief people. Cupido is gone to labour among the Corannas.

Cape Town. George Thom.

Mr. Thom has resided at Cape Town several years, and has been eminently useful to the British soldiery, the Europeans, Hottentots, and Slaves. He has taken several long journies to distant parts of the colony; preaching in Dutch with much acceptance and usefulness; promoting Auxiliary Societies, and dispensing the Scriptures in many places. He has been also serviceable to the Society by his friendly attention to the Missionaries, who have touched at the Cape in their way to their several stations in the East. He has lately addressed the Government on the subject of building a Chapel at Cape Town, and preaching to the slaves.

ASIA.

EAST INDIES.

Travancore. 1805.

Charles Mead.

Mr. Ringeltaube laboured at this station until 1816, when he left it, partly on account of the decline of his health. He resided successively at Palamcotta, in the Tinevelly country, and at Magilady, and preached at several neighbouring places, and occasionally in remote districts. He distributed numerous religious Tracts in the Portuguese and Tamulian languages, and employed several native Schoolmasters for the instruction of youth. Mr. and Mrs. Mead sailed from Madras for this station in September last. The Society have it in contemplation soon to strengthen this mission. Col. Munro, the British Resident at Travancore, shows a laudable zeal to promote the success of Christian Missions in this part of the Peninsula.

Vizagapatam,

In the Northern Circars of the East Coast of the Peninsula of India.

1805.

John Gordon, Edw. Pritchett, James Dawson.

Mr. Gordon and Mr. Pritchett (and for several years Mr. Lee, who afterwards removed to Ganjam) have laboured here assiduously for many years, and, though amidst many discouragements, not without success. Mr. Cran and Mr. Desgranges had laboured here with great diligence, and made considerable progress in translating the gospels. The Society sustained a heavy loss by their death. Mr. Gordon and Mr. Pritchett proceed as fast as their occupations allow, in the translation of the Scriptures into the Telinga tongue. Mr. Dawson, who arrived here in Sept. 1815, was diligently applying to the language, and expected, after a time, at least to be able to superintend schools, and speak to the people in their own language. Mr. Gordon writes-"We are out every day among the people, who are evidently more disposed to make inquiries after the truth. The children in the schools perform wonders, and make an evident progress in the knowledge of divine things. Our principal school is

in the very heart of the town, and open to every person who passes by. The novelty of catechising the chiidren, and the promptitude of their answers, never fail to bring numbers to hear them, and the questions give a series of subjects for inquiry and conversation. The translation of the Scriptures into their language will be, I trust, of eternal benefit to this people. We hope soon to have all the New Testament in their hands." Many of the Heathens begin to be ashamed of their idols.

At Chicacole, about sixty miles to the northward, the folly of idolatry begins to be felt by means of the dispersion of the Scriptures and the occasional labours of the Missionaries.

Madras,

The second of the three British Presidencies in India, on the East Coast of the Peninsula. 1805.

W. C. Loveless, Richard Knill.

Mr. Loveless has laboured for many years at Madras, having built a chapel in the Black Town, and superintended schools for natives, &c. He has lately been assisted by Mr. Knill, who is to reside there, and by several other Missionaries, who were waiting for opportunities to repair to their appointed stations. There is regularly preaching at the chapel, and in some other places. There are Free Schools for both Boys and Girls. The returns in October 1817, were, in the English and Native Schools, 370, exclusive of about 30 additional scholars in the Sunday School; in all, 400 under instruction. The Missionaries print a Quarterly Paper, containing a view of each of the Indian Missions. An Auxiliary Society is established here, which, from Sept. 1814 to Aug. 1817, has contributed to the Parent Society about 2101. sterling. Mr. Knill is acquiring the Tamul language.

Ceylon.

1805.

J. D. Palm, W. Reade. Mr. Palm preaches at the Dutch Church in Columbo; Mr. Ehrhardt, a Missionary of the Society at this station for many years, has lately been appointed by the Madras Government, (on the recommendation of Sir R. Brownrigg,)" Missionary to the Dutch Inhabitants of Cochin." Mr Reade superintends a school.

Bellary,

A town in the Mysore, in India. 1810.

John Hands, William Reeve, Joseph Taylor.

Numbers of the Heathen make in quiry; but fear too frequently keeps them in hesitation. The Missionaries have seven Native Schools under their care, in all of which the Scriptures and Catechism are taught, containing about 300 children, and they intend to establish several more. Great benefits have resulted from this mission to the Military, who have formed amongst themselves two Auxiliary Societies, the contributions of which have been considerable. The Missionaries earnestly long for a Printing-press. They are proceeding in the translation of the Scriptures. The four Gospels, the Acts, the Epistles, the Ephesians, and part of Genesis, are translated into the Canada (or Canara) language, in which the Missionaries have collected 30,000 words, and it is expected that the whole Bible will be completed in two or three years.

Government, who support and patronise these useful institutions. The number attending the schools varies considerably at different seasons of the year, particularly in harvest time and winter, at which times it is much reduced. There is a prospect of establishing Free Schools about 16 miles up the river. They have also a Sunday School at this station, which contains about 30 scholars, and Mr. May preaches twice every Sabbath at the Settlement Church.

Surat.

1815.

James Skinner, Wm. Fyvie, John Donaldson.

The Missionaries are applying to the Guzeratte, in which they hope, ere long, to preach to the multitudes of Surat. They are preparing a Catechism and Scripture Tracts, with a Grammar and Dictionary, and hope soon to begin the translation of the New Testament. They have a school for English and half-caste boys, in which there are about 50 scholars, and a Native School, containing about half that number. Mrs. Fyvie has also a school for English and halfcaste females. The Missionaries have their eye upon Baraoch and Cambray, at the upper end of the Gulph.

Calcutta.

1816.

Henry Townly, James Keith. They arrived Sept. 7, 1816, and have made an encouraging progress, botn in preaching and in the establishment of schools. A place of worship had been fitted up in Calcutta; and the Gospel is also preached at Hourah, across the Hoogly, where the population is large. The Bengalee is the object of their first attention, as indispensable for intercourse with Hindoos; as Hindostanee is for benefiting Mahomedans. They have before them a vast field for Missionary exertion, and earnestly desire more labourers.