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?""if. Va ^ 0 (Vol- I.] COLUMBIA, (8. C.J TUKSDAY. MAItCU ta, 1HI0. -UL M. ?. L II "J" I M ?? ? I [No. t3.] ? I I .???? "I ? ? I N'lUMIII WKKtfW MY THOMAS W. LOUR A IN, TWO poom mi.')W ANit .hit AituvK msTos'n UN RICHtN|tllO\?TNi;UT. U\- rutt if .Vi'A?rr/y>//??.>?-TI?ito Dollnw per ?niuin>? p?y nlile In ?rtv;mrc...,No |ttper to bo ttim-ontiiiiii'd, l>uti tliu option of tlic Kditor, until nil anr.-trajrc* urc p*M. JUi<-rtl?rmenti iv>t exwlingf fourteen linen, inwerta tlio fiMt time for ncverity-five rout*. mul f ?rty rmufbi each ?ub?C4|ueitt Iftocrtlon i tuvtl in the wmc f>roportloi n?r ? Urgfr nnmlttt of lino. MRUC11018 NKWR. BIBJ.K HOClKTIHrf. '?IIV I vUllllv ?|llll IIUJIIMVI VV?llvlllVII?n try, Is far Myond the resdurcea of Biblo Societies now existing in States. Alt institution* founded or To the Members of the ntveral ItiOlc Socletle$in the Uiitted State*!; Brethren? It in with peculiar pleasure that I wire more address vou on <fi? interesting subject <>f extending tbe Rcdeomer'sjangdom, by means ??fun unlimited and mratuitoiis clrctilation of the Holy Scriptures. From the most corrcct in* formation that haa lately been rccoived^' it lias become evideut that the demand for Bibles in the remote and frontier ?etilethehttf of our coun rcsources of the Keveral ill the United on a more ex tended plan, thut will concentrate and direct the efforts or our uumerous and increasing Bi ble Associations seems at present to be the gu neral wish of the friends of Hcvealcd Truth.? Much an institution has a powerful claim to the liberal support of tho Christian public. This plan which originated with the New-Jersey Bl file Society* linn* within the last year* engaged the attention of the Hoard of Munagero of the New-York Biblo Society. Their resolutions, inserted below, contain tlie result of their deli berations on this important subject. A brighter day appears now to have dnwncd on our Wes tern Hemisphere. That the present ell'ort may be rendered nn eflicient mean a of salvation to ma ny thousands of destitute poor in our town, and more distant lands, should be the wish and pray er of every sincere Christian. And may the blessing* of HIM who is " able to do for us abundantly more than we can cither ask or think," give it complete success?' u unto whom be glory m the church by jkkvs cnursT, throughout all ages? -world without end." ltrsolution of the Hoard of Manager s of the A 1*jr- Vork lllltfe Society. 1st. Iletojlveily That it is highly desirable to obiain upon as large a scale as possible, a co-o peration of the efforts of the christian community throughout the IJ. States, for the efficient diatri butiou of tho holy Scriptures. 2d. That as a mean for the attainment of (Ida end, it will Inexpedient to have a convention ol delegates from such Bible Societies, as shall be disposed to concur in this measure, to meet at ??on the ? ? day of? ?next, for the pur* pose of oons^Uy^m yvb^tlfr mav be effected!^ a {kurfTioiRmc"^^ l>y the correspondence of Oie different societies now established t and if no, tlsat they prepare the draftof a plan for such co-optation to be hub milted to the different societies for their decision, ml. That the Secretary transmit the ulmvc re solutions to the President of the New-Jersey llible Society, oh expressive of the opinion ol this Board on tho measures therein contained, and nttho same time signifying the wish of this Board that he would exerciso his own discre tion in bringing the subject before tho public." In pursuance of the foregoing resolutions re questing mo to designate the time and place at which the proposed i meeting of delegates from the different Biblo Societies in the U.. State* Ml take place) after mature deliberation ami consulting with judicious friends on this Impor tant sutyect, t am decidedly of tJio opinion; that tho most suitable place for the proposed meet ing is the city of New-York, anil the most con venient time* the second Wednesday of May next t and I do appoint and recommend the said meeting to lie held at that time and place. * Should it-please a merciful Clod to raise me from the ben of sicklier, to which I am now confined, it will afford me the highest satisfac tion to attend at thut time, and contribute all in my power towards the establishment and organ ization of a Society, which, with tho blessing ol liod, 1 have not the least doubt will, in time, in point of usefulness, ho second only to the pa rent institution (the British and Foreign Bible Society)? -will shed an unfading lustre on out christian community, and will prove u blessing to our country and tho world. KI<1 AH BOUDINOT, Wdflitof lt?oK. J. llible Society Jlnrlingtoii, Jan. 51, 1816. COSSACKS. The following account is from a letter trans mitted to the British and Foreign Bible Society by Mr. Mitchell, a missionary employed by the Kdinhurg Missionary Society, at Karitssin ltus< sian Turtary. ? 14 In proportion as Christian* urc stirred up to put die Scriptures into the hands of others, the number of those who glad I v receive them is increased. Of this webave daily proofs in (be anxiety observed among the Cossacks, soldiers ami others in this quarter, to get possession of tho Word of Ood. Four of our Cossack* were very anxious to have Bi bles t but as on account of the smallness of their pay they were not able to purchase a Bible for each, tliev united to purchase one among them. Before they did so, one of them sent to me, ami requested to have the loan of one, to shew it to itis companions, as he said they were all entire ly ittii/u ant of its contents. 'I'lds request I did not at first comply with, but as ho came fre quently and repeated it, I gave him the volume containing tho Now-Testament. Thee had it m.i" days i and during that time, one of them read in It almottnlghtsiid day. The one who got it from mo being told that' they must return ? f ( ' " r < It, the tear* ran down hit hardy cheeks. lie thought I was going to noil It to another, whom he had heard anxiously reuueittiug me to null Mm one | tbey therefore coll ectcd the money to par for it, that It might be secured to themselves ?outall four could raise only nix rubles, and the Bible cost seven, and they wore obligtu to borrow a ruble before they could |?y for lt.~ Had 1 known this circumstance at tno time, I would have given them the llible for the nix.? We could dispose of many Bibles to the milita ry around us. The copies or tlie Herman and Polish Bibles you neiittii, havo all been disponed of, and we could linve disposed of many more, if we luid them* Human Catholics have receiv ed the Polish Bibles with gratitude, although thoy know itttfbethe Protestant edition. It would he well if something could be dono for the CoHsacks in particular'. Hie way they are nta tioned on out-posts, (kc. give* them often much time to read ; and there is alwuyii one, on eve* rr station, and sometimes more who can rend. Hut as they are frequently removed from one place to another, New 'festumeots nro more proper for theui. Hurely no wealthy subject of the llusKinn empire can "employ Inn bounty bet ter than in mipplving with the Word of* Life* this brave race or people who have signali'ieu themselves mo womlerlully in the servico of their country." AWe t>tf Jllr. PnUrMii. ? Oik; of the Cossacks fipoken of above, wrote to the Hussion lliblo 8o ciety, thanking them for putting it into tlieir power to procure a book, which taught them the 1 way or ttalvatiun. MAIIO.MKDAN8. In the following letloi- from Rev. Mr. Nv lander* a Missionary in Western Africa, ad dressed to the British and Foreign Bible Hocic ty, our i-eaders Will perceive tlmt the Mahome tans on that coast received the ltible with thank ful not** and that the exportation i? not chimer* cinl that great good will ins derived from the dis? tribution of the Hcripture among them. The British and Foreign Bible Bocietyliave recently sent a supply of Arabic liibles to' tho Missiona ries on that coast agreeably to their request. " September 4, 1814.? ?! would bei you t?i send me a few Arabic bibles* tho distribution ol which willperhApc he ftttenueri with great bles sings. I had fivo Bibles, four of which I hav? given away, and ketyone for mV own use. Twn I gave to J>ftlnnmdaj4%ftfict Mahoinedan i lie kept one, and sent the other to Wol)kaj>0ng j and, a? a great number of MfthomeilanB vialr the Rood j itlaUodfa Word * ho speaks to ua ?>i this book, by Mosc*,<! e Prophets, and Apostle* and by jug (idn Christ t thin i* tho hooli which I wish to translate into the llulloin Un guage, and to teach ehlMreti and old people t* reimif. The klnjf wan very glad to have aucl ? good book in bin possession | and to the lira Strangers that visited him lie recommended tbit M white man's book," aft they call it. 8ovel? of the learned ones* visited me ? we rend a fen passages | and they were astonished that a white man should have written thisbook in their favo rite language. Some time afterwards, I went to nee the king, and saw nhvut twenty Maliome dans sitting together in deep conversation, am! j? i aged Mohomedan teacher in the midst ol them reading the Bible : he visited me, and bog ged for a Bible. 1 was very glud tit put that in valuablo book into his hand. He is pretty well acquainted with tlic New Testament and liken to converge oil the subject.* contained in it. ? With great thankfulness he accented the Bible, und said, ** When I come home, 1 shall read th'n book to all my people.** ? HISI.KCT REVIEW. Journal of n Voyage up the Nlver Jil?*ouri, per former in the year 1811. ? Jly H. M, Brack enridge, Ksq. On tlie second of April, 181t, Mr. Bracken ridge loll the village of 8t. Charles, fur the pur pose of asccndingtHe Missouri river, in a barge manned with twenty utout oarsmen, under the command of Manuel Lisa. Tho object* of Mr. Lisa mid his parly were to trade with the In dians far up the river, and to carry relief to Mr* llenry, one of the members* of the Missouri fur company, who Imd established himsolf on one of | the. branches of Columbia river. The motives which induced Mr. Brackenrldgo to accompany this party, nre thus set forth by him with mucli candour and simplicity < ** With respect to myself, I must own to the reader* that I had no other motive for underta king a tour of severul thousand miles, through regions but seldom marked even by the wander ing footsteps of the Ravage, than what he will term an idle curiosity : and 1 must confess that I might have employed in? time more hiMiefn-i ally to myself, and more usefully to the commu nity. Would that I wore able to make some n mends, by describing the many interesting oh jects which 1 witnessed, in such a manner, an to enable the render to particionte in the agreeable parts of my peregrinations.'' Mr. Br&ckenridge accompanied the pa< ?y as far as the country of the Ankara*, when being, as he confessed, extreme! v anxious to return a gain to the abodes of civilized men, ho descend ed the river with two boats loaded with furs, which Mere placed under his direction "by Mr. Idsa. This was in the latter end of Julv, and they reached 8t. Louis early in August, Wing performed a voyage of fourteen hundred and for ty miles in little better than fourteen days, The amusing and interesting account of these voyages, is given by Mr. Brflckeiiridge in the form of a journal, exhibiting tho occurrence* of each day, interspersed with descriptions of the country on each side of this immense river, und kucIi remarks and rellcctious as occurred to him in the course of the progress. 'ilio wliblo form* n work which docs credit to the author | ami wo think, il cannot full of rece iving the eucourage mont whlclithe adveqturoua b pi lit ami literary talents of this young gcutlemaii deserve. U is seldom thkt . tin* hanliho^d and Pliirit necessary (o such on undertaking arts combined with the power* of oiMorvatien and description possessed by thin writer, and whoroVer they are so found unit*), wo feci a peculiar gratification in -lend - ing our aid to houor and reward the possessor. The following passages are taken pretty much at random fiom this tvork. aud will servo t<j give the reader u specimen of the author's descrip* tive powers. u Salurday 18fA. A fine breete 8. W. At acVen arrived at tho Black-bird hill. Ah thin in one of the curiosities of tlie Missouri, a descrip ^on may be amusing. It rises on the common fnugo to tlio height of four or llvo hundred feet. The Missouri at its bnse, begins a strange wind ing course, several times returning upon its steps and at length coming within nine hun dred yards of whero (he hills first approached ? ao Hint In a course of thirty miles the lllack-bird hill is still near us. It takes its mtino from a ce lebrated chief of the Mohas, who caused himself to be. interred on the top i u mound luis been e reeled on the pinnacle, with a branch stuck in it t a flag was formerly attached (o it. lie was buried* sitting erect on horseback ; the reason which lie gave for choosing this spot, was (hat he might see (he traders as tliev ascended. This chief was us fnjimus in his lifetime amongst all (he nations in tliiH part of tho world, an Tamer lane or liajav.et were in tho plains of Asia < a superstitious awe is still paid to his grave. Y ct. tho secret of his greatness was nothing more than a quuiftity 01 arsenic, which lie had pro cured from some (radcr. lie denounced death against any one who displeased him, or opposed his wishes : it is therefore not surprising, that he, who held at his disposal the lives of others, should possess unlimited power, and excite uni versal terror. The proud savage, whenever this terrible being appeared, rendered tho humane of a sluve. The gods and heroes of aiitiuuity, were, perhaps, little bettor. We may learn this lesson, tliut ignorant rj;d savage man. is most effectually ruled by fear, or superstitious awo ; and in comparison with these, other mo tives have but little force.''-? p. 88. " With respect to their religion, it is extreme ly difficult, particularly from tho slight uc<|uain UnM I had with them* (0 form any just idea. They lmyo some notUm Of n Supreme Being, whom they call * Master of life,' but they offer him no rational worship, and have but indis [tinct ideas of a future elate. Their devotion manifests itself in a thousand curious tricks of . Vch ??ey call magic, and which ithetftDelieve to bo something future)* Tfcey are very superstitious. lie . ;elr magic, or mediefne lodge, in whicli ?y have a great collection of magic, or sacred I things, every one has his private magic in his lodge, or about Ills person. Any thing curious It* imtn?unt0]y tnado an amulet, or a talisman j ddercd as devoted or consecrated, so ~____JH?^ftWMer of the power of giving it awlivJ Tlio (principal war-cliicf lately took advantage of tnisi Having obtained a very tine horse, \>li!ch lie was desirous of keeping, but fearing that tome one tylgjht ask him ns a gift, and as to refuse woutd to Unbecoming a great man, who ought not toafct Ilia heart upon a mat ter of so little importance, he announced that lu? had given, or consecrated Ids horse to hi* ma gic or medicine ! Home parts of their supehti tious devotions or modeabf worship, are, the most barbarous that can bo imagined, fl ob served a gieat number whose bodies were sear* red aud cut in the most shocking manner \ I was informed that this was done in their devotion ; tha( (o show their y.cal,. they sometimes sus pend themselves by tho arms or legs, or the sides, by hooks. 1 was shown a boy, who had drawn two huffaloe heads several hundred yards by cords tlxcd in tho fleshy part of his side*. I might enumerate a variety of other particulars, in which this ylrungo self-punishment is carried to the greatest lengths. They have frequent public holiday* | wlum the greater part of the village appears to de?ist from labor, and dress out iiiiUDually tine. On these occasions, each one suspends his private nmuir on a high pole before his door ; the painted shields, quivers of a variety of colours, scurlet cloth, aud higlily ornamented buffaloe robes, which compose these troubles, nrwlni-n ? " m r. ... ...v .iran;m wiunmi ueing un der any apbrehension that anv of the same tril>e will touch it, provided that there be the least sign to show that it Is not lo*t. A kind of su perstition similar to that of the Druid*, which protected their offerings hung up in tho woods." ? -p. 1(11, . '? On the fourth of July, wo had something like a celebration ofthls glorious anniversary.? The two princi|ml chiefs happened to bo witli us ; the OwtmV, and the Ulfick-flhor. The former is a giant Tn stature, and if his one eve had been K laced in the middle of his forehead, ho might ave passed for a Cyclop. Ilis huge limbs nnd gigantic frame, his bushy hair shading his coarse visage aud savage features, with Ins 0110 eye flashing fire, constituted hint it fearful demon. He sways, with unlimited controul, all these village*, and is feared by all tho neighbouring nations. 1 remarked (hat one or two occasions he treated Hhedie-ke, with grea( contempt.-? I.is.i having referred to some tiling raid bv that chief, * What,' said this monster. 4 What! does that bag of lies pretend to have any authority here f '? He is sometimes a cruel and abomina ble tyrant. .. A story \\ us related to mo of his ? Klf-he-kf ih ??!???. ? ???? . ?? *?*. ? ? cruelty, which ha* in it something or n more roflneu tragic nature, than wc usually meet with amongst these people. Having fsiMeu in love (for even Felypliemus folt tho influence <|f the god who apare*H neither giants nor common meii) Avitli the wife of* n voung warrior, he went to hid lodge during hit) absence, and carried her qfl'by force. Tito warrior on hi* return, repair - ed to the One-ty'd demon, and demanded hi* wife, but instead of receiving redress, wm put to death, while the wretched object of the uis |Hitu was retained in the embraces of herravish-* er. The mother of the voting warrior, whoso only clnhl ho was? became f untie, loot tier Hen Men from cxccm ??| grief, and now doc* nothing but go about reviling him, and loading him with tier curses t yet sucli in the superstitious vene ration (by the by it deserve* a better numo on thin occasion) lor unhappy objects of this kind, that this chief, great ;ih lie in, dare not lay his hand on her, e. 3ii should kIio haunt hint like one of the Kuminidcit, wherever he mnv appear."? p. 185. 44 A fow dav? after our arrival, a great com motion was heard in the village, nul'oru daylight ; ignorant of what might occasion it, ami Iroin tiiw ulone, somewhat alarmed, when we recol lected our situation. amongst being* in \t horn we had but little re-iance, wc hastd v rose and ascended the plain in order to ascortuiu tin? cause. The interpreter, shortly after came to uh with the information, that it was a partv of three hundred men, on their return, after a hat - tie with a party of Sioux the day before, ill which they (md been victorious, with the loss of two or three killed, and ten or twelve wounded, and that they were thon within a fu?v miles of the village, none but the chief of the party hav ing come in. lly this our minds were quieted* e waited with nnxiety for their approach to the village, which we were informed would bo made with considerable ceremony j that they had lmHed within a fow miles of the place, to prepare themselves fur a formal and Hpletid i?l entry, and that a great deal of Indian ilucry had heeii sent, to ?nab!e the warriors to decorate themselves to tht best advantage. " It was nearly doven o'clock in the day, bo fore their approach wot announced ; in the mean* while a still suspense reined throughout the vil lage, nil spo ts and business suspended, and re sembling a hol vday in one of our towns. Wo discovered them at length, advancing bv the sound of their voices over a Idll, about a mile be low our encampment. In a short timo they inado their appearance \ at the same time, the inhabitants of the town moved out on foot to meet them. I accompanied thorn for some dis tance. and then took a favorable position where 1 might have a full view of this singular scene. Thoy advanced in regular procession, with a slow step and solemn mu4ic, extending .nearly a quarter of a mile in !engthr and separated in platoons, ten or twelve ^breast, the horsemen placed between them, which contributed to ex tend their line. The different bands, of wldch I have spoken, the buftuloe, the bear, tho phea sant, the dog, marched in senarate bodies, each carrying their ensigns, which consisted of a large spear or bow, richly ornamented with painted feathers, heads, and porcupine quills.? Hie warriors were dressed in a tarietv of ways, some with their cincture and crown or feathers, bearing their war-clubs,guns, bows and arrowy ami painted shields t each platoon having it* musician*, while tho whole joined in the song and step together, with fftvat pfecl^jton. ? In each hand there were scalpsTastencd to long poles : this was nothing more than the few scalps thev hadtaken,diTided into^r* " soaa to give the aemblirtjc liferent locks of hair, ,._.fcc of a greater number, ince of tho whole, their music, & the rohny persons, had a martial effect. The scene which took place, whon their friends and relations from the village mingled with them was really afVecting ; the pen of a Fenelon would not lie disgraced in attempting ti e de scription of it. Tlieso approached with song ond solemn dance, as the warriors proceeded slowly through their rank? it was a meeting of persons connected by the most tender relations. The scene would baffle description. Father*, mothers, wives, brothers, sisters, caressing each other, without interrupting for a moment, the regularity and order pi the procession, or the so lemnity of the song and step ! I was partial ly touched with the tenderness of a woman who met her son, a youth reported badly wounded, but who exerteu himself to keep on his horse, and from Ids countenance one would have sup posed nothing had been the matter with him. ? She threw her amis around him and wept aloud. Notwithstanding this, the young man expired shortly after being brought 'to the medicine de RartinV.it ; for it is the custom to carrv such as ave been wounded in battle, to bo taken earn of In this place, at the public expense; As they drew neor tho village, the old people, who coul'd barely walk, w ithered by extreme age, came out like feeble grasshoppers, singing their shrill songs, He rubbing tho warriors with their hands. The day was spent in festivity by the village in general, and in grief by those' who had lost their relatives. >Ve saw a number of solitary females on tho points of tho hills round tho vjlltige, la menting in mournful wailings the misfortunes which had bofallen them. For the two succeed - ingday.1 the village exhibited a scene of festivi ty ? all tlioir painted shields and trophies wem raised on high poles near the lodges, and all (ho inhabitants dressed out in their finery? all their lalmrs and sports w ere s'iMpendcd, and the whole, joined in the public demonstrations of joy, while music, songs and dances w ere hardly intermit ted for a moment. The temple, or medicino lodge, was tho principal scene of their dancing. I entered with the crowd, nnd found a upacious building, sufllcient to contain six or ftavau !u;.< dred persons. I found to my surprise that th ? dan -i-i's were all females* with fti'iiu of jJm- ? : ?