"This volume is accompanied by a MEMOIR of the AUTHOR'S LIFE, from the manuscript in his own hand writing.

"The MEMOIR contains a succinct account of his genealogy and education, and of the establishment and character of his religious views.--It records the most important and interesting events of his life and the reflections which were suggested by the various incidents of the passing times. The memoir may well serve as a portrait of the author-for all the acuteness and intelligence-all the mildness and pleasantry all the goodness and prudence of which his countenance so eloquently told, are most happily blended in this concise history of his life and observations.

A Grammar and Vocabulary of the New-Zealand language has been published in England. The work was prepared by Professor Lee from materials furnished him by Mr. Kendall, and occupies 230 pages.

The pictured rocks' on the southern shore of Lake Superior, are described by those who have had the pleasure to see them, as furnishing one of the most astonishing and magnifi

cent natural curiosities that can be

found in our country. An intelligent gentleman, who accompanied Governor Cass in his tour last summer, describes them as surpassing in grandeur, the far-famed Cataracts of Niagara. They form a perpendicular wall of about three bundred feet in height, and extend along the shore about 10 miles. The projections and indentations are numerous, and the imagination of the observer throws them into different

forms-sometimes the front of buildings-now a tower, and anon castles and columns, appear in varied succession. In many places vast caverns are worn into the rocks by the waves, the entrances to which are sometimes cragged and irregular, and sometimes regular hemispherical arches, supported by mighty pillars. The smallest wave rushing into these caverns, causes a loud jarring, and awful sound, which, to the ear of the passenger, is dashed along by echo, to mingle with and to increase the noises which rush from more distant caverns.

The Indians never pass these rocks but in a calm time, and when there are no indications of a storm. It is said that they believe the caverns to be the abode of bad spirits ; and, owing to the superstition, or to the awe which the scenery inspires, they generally observe a profound silence while passing them.-Detroit Gazette.

A violent shock of an earthquake was felt in various parts of India on the night of December 31. "Persons walking were compelled to stop, and stand like one in a small boat, or a waggon in rapid motion. Pictures suspended from the wall by a single ring were set in motion like a penduluin, and birds in their cages were driven from their roosts and flapped their wings violently, in great agitation. The shock was preceded and accompanied by a noise like the roaring of winds, mingled with the rattling of a heavily laden cart over a rough pavement.There was nothing remarkable in the appearance of the heavens unless it was the unusual clearness of the atmosphere, and brilliancy of the stars.

A Missionary Catechism, for the use of children; containing a brief view of the moral condition of the world, and the progress of missionary efforts among the heathen. Published by the Yale College Society of Inquiry respecting missions. [This little work gives a concise but luminous statement of missionary labours, and dwells with much force on what remains to be done' for the conversion of the world. Missionary Societies, and those individuals who are in the habit of distributing religious books, would do well to promote the circulation of this valuble catechism.]

An Historical account of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina; by Frederic Dalcho, M. D. As

Extracts from a "Narrative of the Revival of Religion, within the bounds of the Presbytery of Albany. Published by order of the Presbytery."

In July or August, 1819, the Rev. Mr. Nettleton, visited Saratoga Springs, for the benefit of his health. Shortly after that time he visited at a house in Malta, where a few people were assembled together. And if we might express our opinion we would say, this little providential meeting was the blessed means of commencing the great work of God in Malta. From thence Mr. N. passed on to the Springs; but all was dead or dying there; the gospel had been long preached there, but with very little apparent effect. The circumstances of that place, so peculiarly unfavourable to gospel holiness, are well known to the presbytery; and those circumstances were never more unfavourable or influential, than at that time. This messenger of God had come to prove the healing influence of the Saratoga waters; but having had long experience of the life-giving influence of the waters of salvation, he could not rest day or night, until he had endeavoured by all means to bring dying sinners to prove their efficacy; and God was with him, and God's anointed servant placed there, was with him in sentiment, in love and in labour. At first

there were some found mocking, and others saying, "what will this babbler say now?" but God honoured his own cause. An invisible agency was operative on many an heart; pride and prejudice, hatred and hardness, ignorance and enmity, guilt and pollution yielded to its influence. The views and feelings, hopes and fears and affections of many were almost instantly changed. And with the exception of a few high-toned blasphemers, evidently left as a beacon on some hidden shoal, to be seen and known of all men, to warn them back from certain destruction; all the scoffers and sceptics, infidels and unbelievers of the place, were soon found mingling in humble undistinguished company with sinners of every other name, inquiring what they must do to be saved? In September and October the work was progressive, every day was fully employed by the people of God. The pastor of the village, and his helping brother, publickly and privately, and from house to house were engaged warning every man and persuading every man, in season and out of season, exhorting, rebuking and entreating; and the Lord was found every where present! Many were pricked in their hearts and forced to cry out men and brethren what shall we do! More than fifty were brought to rejoice in the hope of eternal life through Jesus

Christ our Lord. And although this number may appear but small when compared with the numbers that flocked to Jesus elsewhere; yet, let it be remembered, that the numbers from which they were gathered were very small. The permanent residents in the village are few, and the surrounding country is circumscribed and very thinly inhabited. There have been fifty-five added to the church; eigh teen adults baptized. The awakening continued until the commencement of the watering season in 1820, when it seemed to cease all at once. Some doctrinal disputation in the north part of the settlement had a very injurious effect. Sabbath schools are flourishing and very beneficial; monthly concert well attended; some few instances of recent conversion ; children catechised weekly; and as a fruit of holiness in the lives of those who have named the name of Christ, we would mention a female charitable society, which, amongst the acts of its benevolence, has sent down twenty three dollars in aid of the funds of your presbytery for the education of poor, pious youth for the gospel ministry. One of their number has departed this life triumphantly.

Your committee would next turn your attention to Malta, literally a moral wild. With the exception of a very small methodist church in one corner of the town, and two or three of God's children in another corner, there was neither piety nor prayer, no mean of grace nor hope of salvation. There had indeed, many years before, been a small church there, but it was broken down and in ruins; not a single member remained who had any claim to right or privilege in it. The pride and prejudice and ambition of rule, that broke it down, were still in existence indeed, brooding over the ruins of their own producing, endeavouring sedulously to raise them as a bulwark between sinners and salvation, and rejoicing in their long continued success. There had been several attempts made to introduce the stated ministration of the gospel, but without any encouraging effect. Such was the state of things in the fall of the year 1819, when Mr. Nettleton first preached among them. There had been one or two hopeful conversions in August; and in September and October, there were a few awakened. About the beginning of October, Mr. Hunter, a li

centiate from the presbytery of NewYork, visited the place, and his preaching and other labours of love were greatly blessed among them. Mr. Waterbury and Mr. Olmsted, from the theological seminary of Princeton and Mr. Armstrong of Moreau, were all providentially led to the place, and continued for some time to labour in their several spheres of action, with very encouraging success, so much so, that on the 26th of October, there was a little church collected and organized consisting of twenty-four members, mostly recent converts to the faith of Christ. Other ministers had preached occasionally in the place; but from the time when the church was formed, Mr. Nettleton preached for seven or eight months almost constantly among them, and his labours of love was highly rewarded by the Great Head of the church. From the very commencement of his labours, the work of the Lord's Spirit became more powerful, and rapidly progressive. It was but a little while until weeping and anxious distress were found in almost every house; the habitations of sin; the families of discord; the haunts of intemperance; the strong holds of error; the retreats of pharisaic pride; the entrenchments of self-righteousness, were all equally penetrated by the power of the Holy Ghost. Foundations of sand sunk out of the reach of feeling and deceived confidence! Refuges of lies fled from the eye, and fancied security from the heart of the unregenerated.

In some cases sorrow was soon turned into joy, but in other cases anxious distress continued long; it was deep, heartfelt and awfully pungent; and brought the distressed almost down to the gates of death. Under its influence, error lost all its alluring importance; and violated obligation, forfeited happiness, a long rejected Saviour, and approaching wrath, death and judgment, with the retributions of eternity, filled every heart, occupied every thought, and agitated every feeling. Often and anxiously was the inquiry made, "What shall we do ?" During several weeks, the awakening spread over different parts of the town until it became almost universal. Nor were the attempts so often and so offensively made to draw the attention to doctrinal disputation, very influential in stopping its progress. Every house

exhibited the solemnity and silence of a continued Sabbath; so profound was this stillness and solemnity, that a recent death could have added nothing to it in many families. Common conversation was rarely engaged in, while every ear was open to hear the gospel, every heart prepared to receive the tidings of salvation. There were some melancholy exceptions indeed,

but we shall not name them. The breath of the Lord rested on their

unholy influence, and it was wilted and withered and gone for ever. The holy one paralyzed their efforts against his anointed, and scorned their opposition to the spread of Messiah's kingdom. Within the year there were added to the church more than one hundred, and there were perhaps fifty others who cherished a hope of forgiven sin. Some of those who joined the church have been severely tried; but the trial of their faith has eventuated in the confirming of their hope and confidence in God. All who have named

the name of Christ, are giving good reason to believe, that they have rested on the sure foundation, and gained a dwelling in the ark of safety. There is no tendency to error amongst them, but a great and growing attention to the pure and simple doctrines of the bible. There were fifty adults bap

tized.

There were some special cases, clearly manifesting the sovereignty of God's grace and the freeness of his salvation.

[This pamphlet, which contains 51 octavo pages, gives an account of revivals of religion in many other places. Our limits prevent us from making

those extracts which we should other

wise wish to present to our readers.] The Committee in their Report to the Presbytery, state-"There are twentyfour churches under your care; and the spirit of the Lord has been poured out upon twelve of these, and upon the College. The additions to the churches, during the year 1820, as reported to the presbytery, amount to nearly one thousand four hundred. Of these there have been three hundred and twenty-four adults baptised! Surely "the Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.”

AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

New-York, May 11.

can Bible Society was yesterday celeThe fifth anniversary of the Amerilic notice the Board of Managers and brated in this city. Agreeably to pubOfficers of the Society, many of whom were from different and distant parts Delegates from Auxiliary Societies, of the country, and a large number of specially appointed for the purpose of attending the annual meeting of the Parent Institution, met at the Managers' room in the New-York Institution, at 9 o'clock in the morning. Upthe Hon. Matthew Clarkson, senior on the Board being called to order by Board was opened by the reading of Vice President, the meeting of the the 72d Psalm, by the Rev. President Day, of Yale College, Conn.

After passing through the ordinary the Board of Managers, with the Offibusiness of the meeting, at 10 o'clock cers of the Society, and the Delegates City Hotel in Broadway, where the from the Auxiliaries, proceeded to the for holding the meeting. At half past necessary preparations had been made 10, the Hon. ELIAS BOUDINOT, President of the Society, supported by Gen. Clarkson and Col. Varick, two of the the meeting was opened by the reading Vice Presidents, took the chair, when of the first chapter of Revelations, by the Rev. Dr. M'Dowell of Elizabethtown, N. J.

Letters from several of the Vice Presidents, apologising for their necessary absence from the meeting were of the meeting commenced by the then stated;-after which, the business President's Address, which was read for Foreign Correspondence. The by the Rev. Dr. Milnor, the Secretary Treasurer's Report for the past year, was then read by W. W. Woolsey, Esq. Treasurer, by which it appeared that the receipts of the year ending the 1st of May, 1821, were $49,578 84, and The Annual Report of the Board of the expenditures were $47,759 60.Managers was then read by the Rev. Selah Strong Woodhull, by whom we able and interesting document, and reunderstand it was prepared. It is an flects great credit on the talents of that very active officer of the Society. In

addition to the general and important collection of intelligence concerning the operations of the Society, and other kindred Institutions in other parts of the world, the following facts are stated in it. The Society have issued during the past year 29,000 Bibles, and 30,000 New Testaments-and they have received from the British and Foreign Bible Society, for distribution in Louisiana, 800 French Testaments, making in the whole 59,800, which added to the number mentioned in the last Report, make a total of 231,552 Bibles and Testaments, or parts of the latter, printed from the stereotype plates of the Society in New-York, and at Lexington, Kentucky, or otherwise obtained for circulation, since the commencement of its operations.

From the 30th of April to the 1st of May of the past year, there have been issued from the Depository 26,772 Bibles, 16,424 New Testaments; Indian Epistles and Gospels 50,-making in the whole, 43,246.-In the four preceding years, there were issued 96,314 Bibles and Testaments, and Indian Gospels and Epistles 788-making a total of 140,348 Bibles and Testaments, and parts of the latter, issued by the American Bible Society since its organization.

Among the Bibles issued during the past year, there were 155 German, 22 Dutch, 582 French, 10 Gaelic, and 1 Welch ; and among the Testaments before mentioned, there were 1508 in the Spanish language.

During the 5th year of the Society, there have been issued gratuitously, 15,242 Bibles and Testaments, and parts of the latter, valued at $9,447 84. In the course of the year, there have been added 32 new Auxiliary Societies, making in the whole 238.

After the reading of the Report was finished, the following resolutions were unanimously passed viz.

On motion of the Rev. Dr. Staughton, of the Baptist church, Philadelphia, seconded by John Griscom, of the Society of Friends, N. York.

1. Resolved, That the annual Report now read, be received and adopted, and that it be printed, under the direction of the Board of Managers.

On motion of the Rev. Mr. Truair, of the Presbyterian church, Cherry Valley, New York, seconded by the

Rev. Mr. Bangs, of the Methodist church, New-York.

2. Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Board of Managers for their persevering attention to the business of the Society.

On motion of the Hon. John T. Irving, of the city of New-York, seconded by the Rev. Dr. Morse, of NewHaven, Conn.

3. Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Secretaries and Treasurer, for their unremitted services during the past year.

On motion of the Rev. Mr. Matthews of the Dutch Reformed Church, in New-York, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Somerfield of London

Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be given to the President for his continued and watchful attention to its important interests: and that the society sincerely regret that his indisposition has prevented them from enjoying the benefit of his talents and services in conducting the whole proceedings of the present anniversary.

Each of the gentlemen by whom the resolutions were moved and seconded, addressed the meeting on the occasion with great force and effect. We shall not, however, indulge in any particular remarks on the character of the different addresses, as the Society have requested copies of them for publication. After the exercises of the meeting were closed, the Society attended to their ordinary business.-N. Y. Daily Adv.

From the Connecticut Mirror.

CAPE HORN AND THE STRAITS OF LE MAIRE.

It is well known to all who are familiar with navigation, that there is no spot, in any sea, more uniformly dangerous than the passage round Cape Horn. There are two ways of approaching the Cape-one is by passing round Terra Del Fuego, which increases the distance about 200 miles; the other is by going through the Straits of Le Maire, which is not often attempted, in consequence of its being but seldom free from storms which are rendered doubly dangerous from the want of sufficient sea-room. The weather being uncommonly fine as the Thaddeus approached the Straits, the