once more ascended his throne, on which he terminated his career. This Prelate invariably manifested the most rigid observance of his sacred duties; and in private life, he was plain, affable, virtuous, and of an exemplary life. To ban the merit is ascribed of establishing a pa riarchate press. He has left a numero collection of pastoral letters and sermons, which evince his piety and distinguished talents. He translated and printed in modern Greek, with annotations, the Epistles of the Apostles. He lived like a father among his diocesans, and the sort of death he died, adds greatly to their sorrow and veneration for his memory. This Prelate had not taken the least share in the insurrection of the Greeks-he had even pronounced an anathema against the authors of the rebellion;---an anathema dictated, indeed, by the Musselmen's sabres, but granted to prevent the effusion of blood, and the massacre of the Greek Christians.--Moniteur. DONATIONS TO RELIGIOUS AND CHARITA- The Treasurer of the American Education Society acknowledges the receipt of $591,12, in the month of September. The Treasurer of the American Bible Society acknowledges the receipt of $2548, 17, in the month of September. The issues from the Depository during the same period, were, Bibles, 3422; Testaments, 1879: Total, 5301. The Treasurer of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, acknowledges the receipt of $4181,56, from July 18th to Aug. 17th, inclusive; besides various articles for different Missionary establishments. The Ladies' Benevolent Society of Charleston, S. C. received during the year, ending Sept. 15th, $2619,93. Of this sum the Hebrew Congregation in that city, contributed $200,50. During the last year, 247 sick persons received assis. tance from this society. Diew of Public Affairs. UNITED STATES. We learn, says the Boston Patriot, "that there is a disagreement between The principal occurrence which has the American and English Commisexcited public attention has been the sioners under the treaty of Ghent, for imprisonment of Col. Callava, by Gen. determining the eastern boundary of the Jackson. The former gentleman was U. S. It therefore becomes their duty Governor of West-Florida while in to report their respective proceedings,to possession of Spain, and had been ap- their own governments, who according pointed by the Spanish Government, to the treaty, under these circumstanCommissioner to carry into effect, the ces, are to call upon some friendly stipulations between the United States sovereign, as an umpire. The territoand bis Catholic Majesty. Gen. Jack-ry in dispute, contains about five millson demanded certain papers which not being delivered, Col. Callava was sent to the public jail, where he was retained until the papers had been taken from his lodgings. Judge Fromentin has also been engaged in a dispute with Gen. Jackson for determining to grant a writ of habeas corpus, for the relief of Col. Callava. The latter gentleman has published an account of the indignities to which he has been subjected, and 'detailed accounts of the whole affair' between Gen. Jackson, and Judge Fromentin, 'with copies of the correspondence' have been forwarded to the city of Washington, and we may suppose that our Government will express some opinion respecting these proceedings. ions of acres, a part of which is good land. It is situated at the north-west angle of Nova Scotia, and at the north east angle of the United States and has within its limits the head waters of the St. John and other important rivers. There is a French settlement on or near this disputed territory, at a considerable distance from any other settlement which has been visited only by hunters and surveyors. It is said to be in a very flourishing condition; its situation removing it alike from the temptation and vices of the world.” MEXICO. In this important part of the Spanish American possessions, it would seem that a measure has been adopted, which will be decisive of its independ ence. An armistice has been entered into by the Royalist and Patriot Chiefs by whom "it is agreed that the country shall be sovereign and independent, and called the Mexican Empire; that it shall be a moderate constitutional monarchy; that Ferdinand VII. shall be invited to come to Mexico, and reign there; in default, his heirs or successors, in due order; that a Provincial Government be erected, like that of the Cortes; and that this agreement be presented to the King for bis acceptance." SUMMARY. The Grand Canal.-Our readers,especially those who reside at a distance, will doubtless be surprised to learn, that upwards of nine thousand men have been employed the greater part of the season, and are now stretching along the lines of the western and northern canals, viz. about 5000 between Utica and Schenectady; 3500 beyond the Seneca river, and 1500 on the northern canal. This body of workmen would make a formidable army; nearly equal to that with which Washington, in a great measure, achieved our independence. We are informed that the line of the western canal is principally excavated from twenty miles west of the Genessee river to the city of Schenectadybesides working parties on the line towards the city, by the rout of the Cohoes Fall; and that the whole routes of both the western and northern canals, are laid out and under contracts; that about 70 miles of navigable canal will be added the present year to the middle section from Montezuma to Utica, a distance of 60 miles. A flight of five locks, at the Little Falls, is represented as superior to any similar work in America; and in point of neat execution and durability, may challenge the world. The northern canal was completed the season past, from Lake Champlain to the Hudson river; the present season, the excavation will be completed to its junction with the western canal near the Cohoes Falls. We are also informed, that operations will commence on the very borders of this city, at the point of termination, in a few days. Albany Register, Oct. 10. Interment of the late Queen of England.-"The body arrived at Brunswick on the 24th of August; 30,000 persons followed in the procession. "As the corpse passed along the aisle into the place of sepulture, a hund d young ladies of the first families in Brunswick, dressed in white, stood on each side and scattered flowers before. it. In a few seconds the coffin and the mourners had all arrived in the family vault of the illustrious house of Brunswick. The entire space is very large, and already contains 57 coffins of different branches of that ancient family. A portion, about 7 yards square, was separated from the rest by hangings of black cloth, and was illuminated with wax lights. In the middle of this section stood a platform, raised about two feet from the ground: on one side stood the coffin of the gallant father of the Queen, at the foot was the coffin of her gallant brother, both heroes slain in battle when fighting against the tyranny of Bonaparte." advanced in Great Britain, in conseThe price of Flour has considerably quence of rains during the Harvest, which have so much injured a proporfor ordinary uses. tion of the crops, as to render it unfit In some places on the continent of Europe, great injury has been sustained from the same The Greeks placed behind the battlements the most experienced marksmen, to whom the rest supplied mus At a Convention of the Connecticut Medical Society, held in the course of the present month, in the city of Hartford, the subject of instituting an Asy-kets, loaded, without interruption. At lura for the Insane, was again taken inconsideration. The committee, to whom the subje was referred in May last, exhibitea heir report; which was read, accepted, and ordered to be published. From that report, it appears, that in the 70 towns from which returns more or less incomplete have been received, there are between five and six hundred insane persons; and that a very general interest in their behalf, has been manifested in every part of the State. The convention, with great unanimity, adopted such measures as seemed calculated to promote the object in view. They adopted a plan for the institution and government of a Society for the relief of the insane-to which they appropriated 200 dollars of their funds. They appointed committees in each county, and a committee of correspondence, to whom the subject is entrusted. To them, and to all interested in this benevolent undertaking the Christian and the Patriot will say, God speed." Obscurity still rests upon the transac tions of the Turkish Government; and little can be conjectured concerning the termination of the conflict, to which the eyes of the Christian world are directed. The following article may serve as a specimen of the spirit with which the contest is conducted. Vienna, Aug. 19.-The following are the circumstantial details of a very remarkable affair, which took place near the Convent of Statina, between the Greeks and the Turks, to the great disadvantage of the latter. The convent of Statina was inhabited by several Greek monks. It is surrounded by a very high wall. Ninety-seven Greeks under the orders of a Servian captain of their own choice, called Anastasi, had thrown themselves into this Convent, where they were attacked on the 25th of July, by 1590 Turks, under the orders of a Bimbacha, (chief of 1000 men) to whom three Jews acted as guides. first, the three Jews set fire to baskets of corn, which were placed near the wall, and the wind soon spread the flames into the court of the convent, and the convent being constructed of wood, was soon consumed. The Greeks however, did not give up their resolution to defend themselves. In the wall of the convent, there was a small old door, and through that,one of the monks escaped. The Turks, seeing this opening, penetrated by it into the court. The chief then assembled his followers in the church, and barricaded the door as much as possiblewhile they kept up an unceasing fire from the roof of the church, which was partly wrapped in flames-but those who remained in the court, and who could not withdraw in time, were overpowered by numbers, and all put to the sword. The Bimbacha then summoned Anastasi to surrender, promising him pardon, which the latter rejected with disdain. At the same time a ball from the roof, laid the Bimbacha dead on the spot. Immediately a Turk cut off his head, and carefully wrapt it in a piece of cloth, to show that it had fallen in battle. Meanwhile, the flames, which enveloped by degrees the roof of the church, forced the Geks to descend. The Turks penetrated into the church; they fought round the high altar, and the Greeks continued their fire with such effect, that the Turks demanded them on condition of immediately an armistice, which was only granted withdrawing. The Turks lost 572 killed, and the Greeks 17 killed and 15 wounded. The seven monks were killed. The three Jews fell into the hands of the Greeks, who nailed them to the cross, after having torn the skin from their bodies, and exercised on them other barbarities The 80 triumphant Greeks, after having laid down their arms, passed the frontier of Bohovina, and were sent by an officer of the Austrian guard to Bovance, where they safely arrived on the 28th of July. Answers to Correspondents. G.; AN INQUIrer after TrUTH; SERVUS; P-N; have been received and are under consideration. such image exists. It is not a men For the Christian Spectator. On advancement in religious knowl- tal acquisition which its possessor edge. Ir is the object of this paper to suggest a few thoughts respecting the increase of our knowledge of divine truth. The first thing which we shall mention as necessary to advancement in religious knowledge, is a just confidence in our own perceptions. Many suppose that there is a cloud hanging over the region of truth,--that the doctrines of religion are sheltered by a mist, which no eyes but those of a favoured few, can penetrate. To them therefore resort is had as to the persons who alone can take the bearings and describe the appearance of divine objects; and the mind is surrendered to a guidance which may be correct or which may be erroneous. If the leader be a heresiarch, he will conduct his infatuated adherents far from the paths of light and life; and wandering, they will continue to wander, until a just God summons those who are the farthest removed from him, to his holy tribunal. But if we suppose that the teacher, in this case, or in every case, be a faithful and laborious instructor in divine knowledge,his exertions will be of little avail, unless he can induce his pupils to see for themselves. A faith which is not the result of a personal perception of the truth, is destitute of worth. It is not, as it should be, an image in the mind cast upon it by the object of faith, but a simple idea that in the mind of another man, Vol. 3-No. XI. 71 first obtained with pleasure, and preserves with care, as what should have influence upon his conduct, but is an idea that has been thrown into his mind, and which he supposes must be kept from dropping out of it. His mind may indeed preserve it, and it may also serve as a repository for many just opinions, but he can neither show the sources from which they were originally derived, nor reap the benefit which their first discoverer received from them. They do not form a sound and healthy part of his moral system. The evils, and they must be apparent, under which such a person labours, result from an undue estimate of his own perceptions, and from a belief that the doctrines of the gospel can but with difficulty be ascertained. These doctrines however, are discovered with comparative ease. They are great; but they are not more distinguished by their majesty than by their simplicity. I believe' said Henry Martyn, that Language is from God, and as in his other works so in this, the principles, must be extremely simple.' We quote this only for the purpose of observing, that the same remark can certainly be made with respect to the principles of religion. There are mysteries in revelation, it is true, but they are revealed as mysteries. God has told us that they are so; and that we may receive them, he has furnished us evidence, that they are in fact, revealed by himself. Apart from these, how ever, he has placed before us in his word, doctrines which rest upon that basis of eternal truth, which supports not only these but which is the foundation of all correct opinion. This foundation we can approach. On it, we can stand; and view the objects which surround us, for ourselves. The faculties which God has given us, we can use. Eternal consequenees depend upon the opinions which we form, and our righteous Governor has not imposed a duty, and will not dispense retribution, where he has not given the means and the power to do his will. The faculties of our mind, employed aright, will make the contemplation of truth, not only safe, but in the highest degree, profitable; and while this course can be confidently recommended, it can also be affirmed to be the only course, which an immortal being, favoured with a revelation from God, can, without great hazard, and without incurring guilt, pursue. The Being who gave the revelation, gave also the power of examining it. Our faculties were by him, fitted for the task which he has assigned us to perform. We can not discharge the duty by proxy; and we must answer for a failure in our own proper person. The evils which result from a want of confidence in our ability to discover religious truth, are perhaps greater, than at first view, will be supposed. There are large bodies of professing christians, and some who hold opinions which the writer of this article, believes to be substantially correct, who can state the tenets comprised in the confession of their faith, and can refer to the passages of scripture by which they are supported, and who yet fail of enjoying the full benefit resulting from mental effort directed to religious enquiries. These doctrines, and their proofs, have descended to them, perhaps, as a legacy from their fathers, and the inheritance is valuable and should be prized; but it is not so valuable, and is not so truly, personal property, as when in the hands of their ancestors. The statements, the distinctions of truth from error, when originally made, were the result of thought. were made after a comprehensive view of the whole subject, by men, who, in most respects, rightly divided the word of truth. But it is not sufficient for one who wishes to increase his religious knowledge, to be able to repeat what are only the results of a laborious investigation. Granting, that his opinions are correct, he loses, by the omission of effort on his own heart, that confidence in his opinions which is the result of investigation properly conducted; he has not, and cannot have, that love for the truth in itself considered, which he would have possesed, had he deliberately weighed the objections which have been brought against it, the evil tendency of the opposite error, and the good which in its nature it is calculated to produce. The truth therefore will not probably have its just influence upon his conduct, nor will he exert so happy an influence upon the society of which he is a member, as though he was more fully possessed of the merits of religious controversies. But this is the fairest view of this part of our subject. There are evils great and incalculable, resulting from a blind attachment to hereditary opinions, and from a feeling that we should be wanting in respect to departed worth, and be making too high an estimate of our own powers, to undertake the examination of the grounds of all our opinions. We would remind those who adopt this course, that their conduct is precisely similar to that of many, whom they believe to adopt dangerous error, and request them to consider whether their duty to God, to the church, and to themselves, does not require them to use the faculties with which they are intrusted, for the discovery of truth, and to adopt without hesitation what, after an investigation properly conducted, appears to their minds to be the revelation of God. 2. He who would improve in religious knowledge, must make a |