breast, succeeded in getting into the boat with her husband; they are amongst the survivors. His name is Patrick, from Cook's-town, county of Tyrone, the property of Colonel Stewart. Several persons from that gentleman's estate, or neighbourhood, have met with a watery grave. One family of the name of Leyden (sixteen in all,) sank with the vessel. Another family named Corr, (father, mother, and five children,) sank at the same time; the little boy who was thrown from the boat was one of that family;—he had not a soul left belonging to him. They were also from Colonel Stewart's property. A Mrs. Anderson, with three children, who was going to join her husband, a medical gentleman settled at Cincinnati, sank with the ship. Miss Anderson and a Miss Bradley were thrown into the sea from the longboat. The tales which the survivors relate are piteoushorrifying. The crew and passengers have been examined by the British and American consuls this morning, and the impression is, that the dreadful act of throwing their fellow-creatures overboard was of imperious necessity; but it is to be hoped the two consuls will give publicity to the examination, in order that the public mind may be satisfied on this point. Truly the circumstances must be made out in the clearest way, to palliate such an act. We have emigrant ships sailing every week; and if it be held as law that "might is right," it had better be declared so, and that the crew are justified, under extremities, in throwing overboard whom, and as many as they think right, without casting lots, or making any choice than their will.-Morning Post, The United States Courier gives an account of one of those appalling events which we are more accustomed to hear of in novels, than believe to take place in real life. The ship Charles, from New Orleans, was found abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico by the steam-boat Tiger. The captain of the Tiger went on board. He found on the table in the cabin four bottles of porter, three parts empty, their necks knocked off, and the beer appeared to be still fresh. All the trunks, baggage, and clothes of the passengers and captain seem to have been carried off. Several marks of blood were on the floor, and some handspikes were cast on the starboard side of the deck, and an immense pool of blood was observed on the larboard side, which choked up the scuttles. Other marks on the port-holes proved that persons had been murdered and then cast into the sea. Everything showed the Charles had been the scene of a most horrid tragedy. Having examined every part of the vessel, the captain cruized about for five or six hours to see if he could discover some boat. He found at a distance of six miles a boat belonging to the Charles, with a dog in it, which appeared to have belonged to one of the passengers. The captain thinks the animal could not have been long abandoned, as it did not seem to drink the water offered to it with avidity. The authorities of New Orleans have sent two steamers, with sixty men in each, to cruize in the Gulf of Mexico, and a large boat with twenty-five men. No discovery had as yet taken place, but some suspected persons had been arrested. The opinion is generally entertained that the crew had mutinied, had massacred the captain, officers, and passengers, and having collected all the baggage, money, and objects of value (and it was known that there was an immense quantity on board), gained the land in the long-boat. Two circumstances seem to prove this-all the baggage of the crew was taken off; nothing was forgotten; and the handspikes, which seemed to have been the instruments of destruction, were most likely to have been used by the sailors in such a demoniacal work. The French Consul at New Orleans has given a list of all the passengers by the Charles who had taken out passports in his office, but it appears certain that there were several passengers who had not done so. There were among the male passengers one Spaniard and five French, and there was a French lady of Bordeaux on board,-Madame Veuve Petit, with her two daughters. THE SLAVE TRADE. The following horrifying statement, relative to the capture of a Portuguese slaver, is extracted from the log of Her Majesty's schooner Faun, cruising on the South American station, and written in latitude 22 30, lon. 40 W.:— "On the 19th of February, 1841, Cacupus, on the coast of Brazil, about 18 miles, observed a large brig standing in for the land; altered our course so as to cut her off if possible. On approaching she appeared not to have the least idea of our being a man-of-war-allowed her to close within range of our long 32pounders-fired a gun over her, and another as quick as possible a-head. She then up with helm, attempted to run, but appeared in great confusion. We continued to throw the shot over a-head and astern of her, without intention of striking, as we were positive of slaves being on board. After a short time she was increasing her speed, Lieut. Foote then determined to put a shot into the hull, but with great regret, on account of the unfortunate beings on board. Shots were then thrown under her stern twice, a third was about to be fired, when we observed her round to. In about twenty minutes we came up and boarded her. The slaves were all below, with the hatches on; on turning them up, a scene presented itself enough to sicken the heart even of a Portuguese-the living, the dying, and the dead huddled together in one mass. Some unfortunates in the most disgusting state of small-pox, even in the confluent state, covered from head to foot; some distressingly ill with ophthalmia, a few perfectly blind; others, living skeletons, with difficulty crawled from below, unable to bear the weight of their own bodies; mothers with young infants hanging to their breasts, unable to give them a drop of nourishment. How they had brought them thus far appeared astonishing, all were perfectly naked, their limbs much excoriated from lying on the hard plank for so long a period. On going below, the stench was insupportable. How beings could breathe such an atmosphere and live, appeared incredible. Several were under the loose planks which were called the deck, dyingone dead. We proceeded to Rio Janeiro with the prize. On the passage we lost thirteen, in harbour twelve, from small-pox and debility; a number also died on board the receiving ship, the Crescent. After cleaning the hold and fumigating the brig, it was determined by Mr. Ousely, the British minister, to send the brig, with a part of her cargo, for adjudication, to the nearest colony, under the command of Mr. Johnstone, mate of the Faun. We sailed on the 19th of March, with 180, well provided with medicines, and directions in what manner to use them. Tapioca and lime-juice were also provided. Notwithstanding all the care that a small crew could bestow on them, we unfortunately lost twenty, chiefly from scurvy and general debility. This unfortunate brig left Bahia fort on the coast of Benguela, with 510 negroes, and thirteen days after her capture she had but 375," THE CABINET. THE CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. THE character of a true christian rises above every other, there is a wholeness, an integrity, a completeness in the christian character. A few natural pleasing qualities, not cast in the mould of the gospel are but as beautiful fragments, or wellturned single limbs, which for want of that beauty which arises from the proportion of parts, for want of that connexion of the members with the living head, are of little comparative excellence. There may be amiable qualities which are not christian graces: and the apostle, after enumerating every separate article of attack or defence with which a christian warrior is to be accoutred, sums up the matter by directing that we put on "the whole armour of God." And this completeness is insisted upon by all the apostles. One prays, that his converts may "stand perfect and complete in the whole will of God;" another enjoins, that they be "perfect and entire, wanting nothing." Now we are not to suppose, that they expected any convert to be without faults; they knew too well the constitution of the human heart, to form so unfounded an expectation. But christians must have no fault in their principle; their views must be direct, their proposed scheme must be faultless; their intention must be single; their standard must be lofty, their object must be right; their "mark must be the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." There must be no allowed evil, no warranted defection, no tolerated impurity, no habitual irregularity. Though they do not rise as high as they ought, nor as they wish in the scale of perfection, yet the scale itself must be correct, and the desire of ascending perpetual; counting nothing done while anything remains undone. Every grace must be kept in exercise; conquests once made over an evil propensity must not only be maintained, but extended. And in truth, christianity so comprises contrary, and as it may be thought, irreconcileable excellencies, that those which seem so incompatible as to be incapable by nature of being inmates of the same breast, are almost necessarily involved in the christian character. For instance :-Christianity requires, that our faith be at once fervent and sober; that our love be both ardent and lasting; that our patience be not only heroic but gentle; she demands dauntless zeal and genuine humility; active services and complete self-renunciation; high attain ments in goodness, with deep consciousness of defect; courage in reproving, and meekness in bearing reproof; a quick perception of what is sinful, with a willingness to forgive the offender; active virtue ready to do all, and passive virtue ready to bear all. We must stretch every faculty in the service of our Lord, and yet bring every thought in obedience to Him; while we aim to live in the exercise of every christian grace, we must account ourselves unprofitable servants; we must strive for the crown, yet receive it as a gift, and then lay it at our Master's feet while we are busily trading in the world with our Lord's talents, we must 66 commune with our heart and be still;" while we strive to practise the purest disinterestedness we must be contented, though we meet with selfishness in return; and while laying out our lives for the good of mankind, we must submit to reproach without murmuring, and to ingratitude without resentment. And to render us equal to all these services, Christianity bestows not only the precept, but the power; she does what the great poet of ethics lamented that reason could not do-" she lends us arms as well as rules." MRS. H. MORE. Poetry. THE STILLING OF THE SEA. [By the Rev. E. E. ADAMS, A. M., Seaman's Chaplain, Cronstadt.] He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.-Psalm cvii. 22. Night is on the solemn sea, Look upon the evening star, Through the air a moan is heard, Wild winds in the darkness roam, Sailor! from the dark abyss, Sailor! when thy soul opprest, Monthly Ehronicle. LABOURS ON THE THAMES. It is the uniform testimony of the Society's agents, that not only are the facilities greatly multiplied for carrying into effect our benevolent and christian designs, but that the sphere of exertion is becoming so enlarged, as to render it almost impossible fully to occupy it. An increased agency is needed, and as soon as pecuniary resources will allow, must be supplied; for the fact must not be concealed, that at present our labours are almost wholly restricted to those employed in the coasting trade; but little is done among the seamen who visit the more distant parts of the earth. It is true they are not to be found like the former class, on board ship while in port; they are on shore, and for the most part, in the hands of crimps, and unprincipled lodging-house keepers; but greater is the necessity of turning our attention to these men, and of providing for their highest good. In proportion to the evil agencies by which they are surrounded, and to which they are incessantly exposed, should be the degree of our solicitude, and the perseverance of our efforts on their behalf. We ask the prayers, the support, the aid of the christian church. Our seamen are perishing-on sea and on land they are perishing! is the time for action-for prompt and decided action. AGENTS MEETING ;-HELD ON FRIDAY EVENING, 9th JULY. Now The records of another month go to prove that we are not engaged in a hopeless enterprise. Heaven is smiling on our humble efforts, and the triumphs of grace are being gathered on sea as well as on land. We take the past as a pledge for the future. AGENT'S REPORTS. Senior Missionary.-Capt. PRynn. -If questioned relative to the progress of the sailors' cause, I should say that God is indeed moving on the minds of many of those who go down to the sea in ships;-spiritually, the blind see-the deaf hear the dumb sing-and the poor sailors have the gospel preached unto them; and it is a cause of rejoicing, that many have been made the happy recipients of saving grace. Such instances are not few. To God, who is |