This station is situated higher up the Cradock River than Kenna. The native teachers, Piet Sabba and Andrew Pretorius, have laboured among the Boschemen here for some time. The people have built a row of houses in the European manner, which have a very neat appearance. They cultivate a considerable piece of land, and have a small stock of cattle.

NEW LATTAKOO.

At morning and evening prayers, exhortations are regularly given to the Bootchuanas, and frequently on the Sabbath some of the neighbouring villages are visited, and the people collected for instruction. Some towns lower down the Krooman, where the people have shown a disposition to listen to the Gospel, are also occasionally visited.

Some respect is shown by the Bootchuanas to the Sabbath, and they now seldom go out to hunt on that day, or commence journies thereon. Some perform no secular work on the Sabbath, and many attend divine service. Some are known to pray in private, and some, when journeying, to keep up social worship. Concerning the happy death of one, at least, a Bootchuana woman, the Brethren entertain no doubt. Many have acknowledged their ignorance, and expressed their desire for instruction. Many have some proper notions of God, of Jesus

Christ, of heaven and hell. Formerly they imagined that God took pleasure in inflicting evils on men and the inferior animals, now they think very differently respecting him; many are ashamed to acknowledge a reliance on the pretended rain-makers. Some have given up their pernicious amusements, others seem to pursue them with reluctance. The King and Chiefs have formally abandoned the practice of going out against neighbouring tribes, on commandoes, or plundering expeditions, and greater respect is shown generally to the life of man, of which some remarkable instances have occurred. On the whole an improved state of things has been superinduced, and the Missionaries are held in much greater esteem.

Respecting AFRICANER'S KRAAL, BETHANY,and STEINKOPFF, in Namaqualand, no intelligence has been received, except that Mr. Kitchingman has removed to Bethelsdorp as before intimated.

AFRICAN ISLANDS.

MAURITIUS.

The communications received from Mr. Le Brun, during the past year, contain no particulars of importance, relative to the state or progress of the Mission under his care.

Mr. David Jones continued during the former part of last year, to labour at Belombre, under the patronage of Charles Telfair, Esq. Alluding to the general effects of Mr. Jones's instructions, Mr. Telfair observes, "The example has extended from the children to their parents and older relations, so that a general spirit of religious feeling pervades all classes of the numerous population employed on my plantations; and the improvement of their conduct and industry has been in proportion. Some of my slaves who had absconded during my absence in England, and have been away for three years, have returned to their duty, and become quiet and well behaved. trust these palpable good consequences

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every fortnight; several hundreds of negroes usually attend the service at this place.

Mr. Elliot's Congregation in Cum

ingsberg, George Town.

No particular communications concerning Mr. Elliot's church and congregation at this place have been received during the past year. Ebenezer Chapel, on the West Coast. The attendance of the negroes at this chapel, which has lately been erected, is good, and Mr. Elliot states, that he has reason to believe that the Gospel has not been preached to them in vain. The spirit of opposition has greatly subsided. Several of the planters manifest a friendly disposition, and have subscribed towards the expense of the chapel, upwards of £20.

Mr. Mercer during the past year, has been usefully occupied in preaching the Gospel in various places. At Providence Chapel, in consequence of the repeated indisposition of Mr. Davies, occasionally at Belair, on the east coast; at Belle Vue, about 7 miles up the Demerara river, once a fortnight; beside visiting occasionally Fort Island. About 3 months since, Mr. Mercer commenced preaching in the Island of Le Guan, having received permission from a gentleman of considerable influence and respectability, to instruct the negroes on his estates. Mr. Mercer is encouraged by the prospects of usefulness in Le Guan, and has it in contemplation to reside there.

LE RESOUVENIR.

The Directors have the satisfaction to state, that there is a considerable accession to the number of members in Mr. Smith's church, and the state of religion among his people, generally, such as he reflects on with pleasure. The number of his congregation is about 600. On the Sabbath, the negroes are catechised in the intervals of public worship. Mrs. Smith meanwhile instructs a select number of females in the vestry. The negroes, at a distance,

are visited and instructed by his deacons. None of the negroes are admitted to baptism without due previous instruction and examination.

BERBICE.

The Directors are concerned to state, that, during the past year, the labours of Mr. Wray have been very much interrupted by illness in his family, as well as by personal indisposition. In the decline of the year, on the invitation of Mr. Davies, he accompanied Mrs. Wray to George Town, for the recovery of health. While in Demerara, they attended the chapels of Mr. Davies and Mr. Smith, and were highly delighted to witness the attendance of so many hundreds of negroes, and much affected with their earnest prayers.

Mr. Wray during the past year, had employed a portion of his time in visiting the poor free coloured people at their own habitations, and some of them, in consequence, have been induced to go to his chapel, and hear the word of God.

A meeting of the Berbice Auxiliary Missionary Society had been held, and the contributions amounted to about 420 guilders.

General Remarks.

On a review of the communications now made, relating to the FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS of the Society, the Directors feel themselves called upon to congratulate the Members of the Society on the solid and important benefits which in so many parts of the world, are effecting by the instrumentality of its numerous missions, as well as on account of the new fields of missionary labour which are presenting themselves to the Society, under circumstances of a very promising nature. But the foregoing statements present ground for thankfulness, as well as of congratulation; and, therefore, the Directors desire to unite with this Meeting, and the Members of the Society at large, in presenting to the throne of the Most High, devout acknowledgments for the

prosperity ith which He continues to crown the labours of this Society.

MISSIONARY SEMINARY.

The Rev. Dr. Winter, the Rev. Dr. J. Pye Smith, and the Rev. Joseph Berry, have recently visited the Society's Seminary at Gosport, as a Deputation from the Directors, in order to inspect and report the state of that institution,

The examinations were equally gratifying to the Deputation, and honourable to the Students. From the evidences that came before them, the Deputation express the conviction which they entertain of the consistent character and promising talents of the young men, of their enlightened, ardent, and humble piety, of their temperate and regulated zeal, of their application to study, of their respect to their tutors, of their mutual brotherly love, of their affectionate attachment to the Missionary cause; in short, of their possessing qualifications which afford a reasonable prospect, under the Divine blessing, that in them the designs of the Society will be answered."

The Directors indulge the most pleasing anticipations as to the results of the future labours of the young men who appear, from the account now given, as well as from concurring testimony, to be peculiarly fitted for the solemn and important work in which many of them, it is probable, will shortly be called to engage.

During the past year have proceeded from the Seminary, at GosportMr. H. Chambers, appointed to Bellary. Mr. David Griffiths, to Madagascar. Mr. James Humphreys, to Malacca. Mr. Thomas Jones, to South Seas. Mr. Richard Knill has also proceeded to St. Petersburg, with an ultimate view to Siberia; and Mr. W. H. Bankhead to Calcutta, as already intimated.

Mr. Elijah Armitage, manufacturer, and Mr. Thomas Blossom, artisan, have also been sent out to the South Seas, to assist more particularly in the civil concerns of the mission. Sept. 1821. 14

Funds and Conclusion.

The total amount of the receipts is £26,174 4s 3d, being £764 7s 11d more than the income of the year preceding. The amount of the disbursements for the past year is £27,790 17s 1d, being an increase on the expenditure of the preceding year of £1645 Os 6d and forming, on the past year's account, a balance against the Society, of £1616 12s 10d. The Treasurer, also, is under an acceptance for £2000 drawn by the Society's agents at Calcutta, making the total amount of the expenditure above the receipts, for the past year, £3616 12s 10d.

The above statement, indicating as it does, a progressive augmentation in the expenditure, especially when viewed in connexion with the increase of Missionary Stations, and the annual addition to the number of Missionaries, sufficiently points out to this Meeting the imperious necessity for the exercise, on the part of the Members of the Society, of wisdom in planning, and vigour and constancy in executing, measures well adapted to augment the revenue of the Society.

In conclusion, dear Brethren, the Directors beg leave to direct your attention to the high and indispensable importance of prayer in connexion with Missionary efforts. It is impossible to place too much stress upon this consideration; for, if this duty be neglected, in vain do we wisely plan, or vigorously execute, or liberally bestow, or promptly avail ourselves of new ope nings for Missionary exertions. On the constancy and fervency of our prayers for the success of the Society will depend much of the spirit of faith and love, with which, individually, we shall act, while fulfilling our respective duties, in the furtherance of this great and blessed undertaking; and according to the degree in which the spirit of ardent and importunate supplication prevails among the mass of Christians who support such Institutions, (including par