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uiining and othef works of industry bos
risen since 1818 from 200,000 to 1,-
000,000 pounds. In pottery-ware,
cutlery, jewelry, and glass, Prance
has made vast improvements since the
peace. The French jewellers work
ed up 3,500 pounds of gold, and 83,-
600 pounds of silver in 1818, an<) in
1825 no less than 9,020 pounds of
gold, and 153,000 pounds of silver.
In 7 years between 1818 and 1825,
the number of barge masters who con
vey goous on the rivers has risen
from 105 to 286. In the same period
the number of licensed voitures for
the transportation of passengers and
goods by land has increased from 6,
670 to 14,225.
The stamp duties and the taxes on
consumption have risen in the same
period of 7 year 25 per cent, and the
ectrois. or duties levied on commodi
ties at the gates of towns, have in
creased 40 per cent, though the num
ber of towns subjected to the impost
has been reduced from 2276, to 1349.
The prod'ice of the customs was
4 400,000?. in 1819, and 5,920,000/.
ir 1825. The revenue of the posts
increased in the same period from
$953,000 to 1 100,000. oth
er hand, the lottery, which is the de
ceitful resource of the thoughtless
and 'he wretceed yielded 872,000 Z. in
1820. and only 476.000 Z. in 1826.
But the most marvellous advances
have been imde in that art which
ministers to the wants of our moral
nature, and which affords the best in
de* of the progress of knowledge, ed
ucation. and mental activity.
Tn the 375 ye?rs from the invention
of printing to 1814, the productions of
the press in France had grown up to
4 K 6f>o 000 sheets per annum, and in
l"* years from 1814 to 1826, they had
increased from 45.600,000 to 144,-
500.000; in other words, the advance
lias been twice as great in these 12
years, as the preceding 375.
From the Eclectic Review
HOTTENTOTS—POWER OF THE
GOSPEL.
When Dr. Vandyerkemp collected
the Hottentots in the vicinity of Algoa
Bay, they consisted for the most part
of disorderly hoards, who had been
driven by oppression into a war of bit
ter hostility with the colonists; who
Still retain the wild indecent dress,
and all the lawless, immoral, and in
dolent habits of savage life; and who
had gained nothing from their acquain
tance with Europeans but some of
their worst vices In 1825, howev
er, Dr. Philip is enabled to describe
these same'people in the following
terms; —
"Many of the Hottentots have now
3ubstantial, clean, and commodious
houses, indicating a degree of comfort
possessed by few of the frontier boors,
and far surpassing the great body of
English settlers. The sheep-skin
caross, with its filthy accompa
niments, has disappeared, and the
great body of the people and of
the children are clothed in British
manufactures The people belonging
to Bethelsdorp are in the possession
of fifty waggons; and this place, which
was lately represented as the oppro
brium of missions, is at the present
Moment a thriving and rapidly improv
ing village. Instead of the indiffer
ence to each other's sufferings, and
the exclusive selfishness generated
by the oppressions they groaned under,
and the vices which follow such a state
of things, their conduct to each other
is now marked with humanity and
Christian affection, of which a beau
tiful line of *alms-houses (the only
thing of the kind in the colony,) and
their contributions to support their
poor, furnish striking examples. In
addition to their other exertions, a
spacious school-room, valued at five
thousand rix-dollars, in which the
youth are taught taread, both in the
English and Dutch languages, and ma
ny of them also instructed in writing
and arithmetic, has been erected at
the expense, and by the hands, of the
Hottentots. A church of larger di
mensions has recently been commenc
ed. Bethelsdorp, moreover possess
es the best blacksmith's shop on the
frontier, or, indeed, in the colony.-
Other trades, especially those of the
mason, thatcher, sawyer, &c. are suc
cessfully followed by many inhabitants
of Bethelsdorp. x The inhabitants have
besides, within the last two or three
years, raised seven thousand nx-dol
lars. by gratuitous contributions from
their hard-earned savings, to pay for
a valuable farm, purchased in aid of
the very inadequate retources of Beth
.jEfrdorp.
The people of this institution, who
were formerly burdensome to the co
lonial government, when Dr. Vander
kemp commenced his labours among
them, and in the condition of naked
savages are at this time in the habit
of paying in direct taxes, between two
and three thousand rix-dollars, and
are consumers of British goods to the
amount of twenty thousand rix dollars
per annum."
The description which has been
given of Bethelsdorp, would apply
with equal justice to the institutions
of Pacaltsdorp and Theopolis, though
labouring under similar restrictions
and disadvantages.
To the Editors of the National Intelli-
genctr.
Washington, Aug. 5, 1828.
GENTLEMEN-The enclosed sermon,
translated from the Arabic, and deliv
ered, I suppose by one of the Mufti,
I send you for publication, under the
impression it will afford to many of the
readers of your valuable paper, some
amusement, as well on account of his
singularity as its novelty. Its elegance
of style and lofty expressions surpass
any composition on so small a scale I
have ever seen.
Most respectfully, your ob't serv't
A MAHOMETAN'S SERMON,
DELIVERED AT ALGIERS.
The attributes of the Deity were
the subject of the Priest's discourse;
and, after some exordium, he elevat
ed his voice, and exclaimed:
GOD ALONE IS IMMORTAL!
Abrahim and Solomin have, slept
with their fathers; Cadijah, the first
born of faith; Ayesma, the beloved;
Omar, the meek; Omri, the benevo
lent, the companions of the, Apostle,
and the sent of God himself; all died
—but God, Most High, Most Holy,
liveth forever! Infinites are to Him as
the numerals of arithmetic to the sons
of Adam! The earth shall vanish be
fore the decrees of His eternal desti
ny; but He liveth and reigneth for
ever!
GOD ALONE IS OMNISCIENT!
Michael, whose wings are full of
eyes, is blind before Him! The dark
night unto Him is as the rays of morn
ing: for he noticeth the creeping of the
small ant, in the dark night, upon the
black stone; and apprehendeth the
motion of an atom m the open air.
GOD ALONE IS OMNIPRESENT!
He toucheth the immensity of space
as a point; He moveth in the depths
of the Ocean, and Mount Atlas is hid
den by.tlie sole of His foot! He breath
eth fragrant odours to cheer the bless
ed in Paradise, and enliveneth the pa
lid frame in the profoundest hell!
GOD ALONE IS OMNIPOTENT!
He thought, arid worlds were creat
ed; He frowneth, and they dissolve
into smoke; He smiteth, and the tor
ments of the damned are suspended.—
The thunderings of Hermon are the
whisperings of His voice! The rust
lings of His attire causeth lightning
and-an earthquake: and with the shad
ow of His garment He blotteth out
the Sun!
GOD ALONE IS MERCIFUL?
When He forged His immutable de
crees on the anvils of eternal wisdom,
He tempered the miseries of the hu
man race in the fountains of pity.—<
When He laid the foundations of the
world, He dropped a tear upon the
embryo miseries of unborn men; and
that tear, falling through the immeas
urable lapses of time, shall quench the
glowing flames of the bottomless pit.
He sent His Prophet into the world to
enlighten the darkness of the tribes;
and hath prepared Uk pavilions of the
Houri for the repose of the true be
lievers.
GOD ALONE IS JUST?
He chains the latent cause to the
distant event, and binds them both im
mutably fast to the fitness of things.—
He decreed the unbeliever to wander
amid the whirlwind of error, and suit
ed his soul to future torment. He pro
mulgated the ineffable creed, and the
germs of countless souls of believers
which existed in the contemplation of
the Deity, expanded at the sound.—
His justice refreshed the faithful,
while the damned spirits confessed it
in despair. - • .
GOD ALONE IS ONE?
Abrahim, the faithftil knew it; Mo
ses declared it amidst the thunderings
of Sinai; Jesus pronounced it; and the
messenger of God, the sword of his
vengeance, filled the world with that
immutable troth- Surely there is one
GOD, IMMORTAt, OMNISCIENT, OMNl
present, most merciful, and JUST,
and Mahomet is his Apostle!
JTEW ECHOTA:
r EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1828.
INTEMPERANCE.
Intemperance is the curse of mankind.
It spreads desolation in societies and fami
lies. It is the parent of strife, the cause of
diseases, and almost every species of mise
ry., To the Indians, intemperance occa
sioned by the use of ardent spirits has been
pernicious. It has been our shame in the
eyes of other people, and has planted the
common opinion, that the love of whiskey
is a necessary trait of the Indian's charac
ter. Though this opinion is erroneous, yet
the fact that intemperance is sadly preva
lent and its effects awfully great among the
Indians, we cannot deny. Among ns, it
has been a wide spreading evil. It has
cost us lives, and a train of troubles. It has
been an enemy to our national prosperity,
industry, and intellectual improvement.—
Even at this day, when it is generally coo
ceded that we are the most civilized of all
the Aboriginal tribes, we see this enemy of
all good stalking forth in triumph, carrying
desolation and misery into families and
neighborhoods. The murders committed
in this Nation, with very few exceptions,
are occasioned by intoxication. The only
two public executions by hanging originat
ed from the same cause. And what but
whiskey produces all our accidents, all our
strifes, fittings and stabhings?
It is to be lamented that ardent spirits
should have ever been introduced among the
Indians bv the white man, bat more so that,
at this enlightened age, our intelligent citi
zens and the intelligent citizens of
the neighboring states should encour
age this worst of all poisons,' by making
it a subjedt of trafic. But is it not ten
times more to be regreted, that professors
of religion should engage in this trade of
death? How is such conduct to be recon
ciled with Christian principles, and with
the doctrine of universal benevolence?—
Some of those who send whiskey here from
Ten. we are credibly informed are profes
sors of religion. How can they
kingdom come," and desire the universal
spread of the Gospel in heathen countries,
particularly among their neighbors, the In
dians, when they are sending death and
destruction in our ranks? If this paper
should ever meet the eyes of such persons,
we would solemnly warn them of the mis
chief they are doing. Are you not aware
that you are making a nation of drunk
ards? Are you not aware that you arc
causing deaths, murders, and a host of evils?
To our fellow citizens, particularly profes
sors of religion, who make it a business of
traficing in whiskey, we would say, what
availeth all our professions of patriotism
when we arc encouraging an enemy of such
notoriety ? What availeth our feeble exer
tions to enlighten our more ignorant breth
ren, when we are feeding them with coals
of fire, and strewing their path with dead
ly poison J To our Legislators and civil
leaders who have not scrupled to deal in
ardent spirits, we would say, what availeth
all legislative acts to prevent intemperance,
when some of our law givers are encourag
ing it by retailing whiskey.
Our Cherokee readers will bear with us
when we speak so plain upon this import
ant subject. It is a subject which ought to
occupy the attention of every citizen who
sincerely desire that we may become a hap
py and intelligent people. Intemperance
forms the great obstacle, and it is the hope
that the public sentiment of this Nation
may be aroused to the removal of this ob
stacle, that we freely bring this subject be
fore our readers. Something far more ef
ficient must be done than has hitherto been
attempted. The public mind must bear
upon this evil. Legislative resolutions will
effect but little, unless they are sustained
by the united opinion of the intelligent and
virtuous portion of the nation.
We would sincerely hope, while so much
is doing abroad to arrest the progress of in
temperance, the citizens of this nation will
not be inattentive to the call of their coun
try—the call is imperious—it cannot be mis
understood. The call is to the Christian,
and to the'patriot. If an enemy were to
come among us in a warlike attitude, and
commence, unprovoked,, a work of destruc
tion with our women and children, our
property, and with our most sacred rights,
what patriot is there who would counte
nance the enemy, and remain an idle spec*
tator? But fellow citizens, we hare an
.enemy among us, a far more dangerous ene
my, because itsprogress is unobserved, and
because it insinuates itself as a friend, but
mark ye, deaths by violence, deaths by dis
eases and deaths by accidents, sickness and
famine, profanity and indecencies, and a
host of other evils, are its trophies and tri
umphs.
We ook vrith fend anticipation to tfte ap
proaching session of the General Council.
We hope there will be sufficient patriotism,
and desire for the good of the Cherokee Na
tion among the members, to create acts a
gainst the introduction of ardent spirits.—
The subject is important. It will not be
unworthy their notice. Generations yet
unborn may bless them for the decided stand
which they may now take against the pro
gress of intemperance.
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From the Visitor and Telegraph.
LETTER FROM THE CHOC-
TAW MISSION.
[The subjoined article is an extract
of a letter, recently received at this
Office from Mr. Jewell, a Missionary
stationed at Emmajis in the Choctaw
Nation. The Choctaws reside in the
State of Mississippi between the Tom
bigbee and Mississippi rivers; their
population, is estimated at 20,000. —
The mission was commenced in 1818.
It has seven or eight stations. The
one from which oar correspondent
writes, is near the Southern limit of
the Choctaw country. The rapa
cious and cruel avarice of some of
our citizens of whom he speaks, mer
its the indignant frown of every friend
of justice and humanity—and that such
men should be members of the church
of Christ—should awaken Christains to
call on God—-and use the proper
means to remove this cause of re
proach.] His letter is dated—
Emmaus, Choctaw Nation,
July 23, 1828.
Dear Sir, —Perhaps I ought to
make some apology for having suffer
ed so long a time to elapse, since writ
in you, especially considering your
continued kindness in forwarding your
valuable papers for the benefit of this
station. I can however, plead no ex
cuse for the long delay, but the con
stant pressure of business which is up
on my hands, and the want of matter
that would be interesting. It would
be truly gratifying to me, would I in
terest you, as much as I am interest
ed by your useful papers; but, situat
ed as I am in the midst of a wilder
ness, there is little variety jof circum
stance to interest any person, unless
the Great Head of the Church should
condescend to bless our feeble efforts,
to the salvation of some of these chil*
dren of the forest; such an event would
no doubt interest every real child of
God, but alas, a labor of ten years in
this dreary land, we have hardly as
yet, been permitted to witness any
thing like a revival among the people
to whom we are sent. However, we
are not left without some evidence
that our labors are not in vain.
There have been several seasons of
more than usual inquiry in regard to
the things of eternity—at Elliot, May
hew, Goshen, and Ai-ik-hunnah sta
tions, and several souls at each of
these places have been hopefully
brought into the kingdom; and also
several united with the church at
Bethel, before that station was given
up; but most of these converts, were
whites and blacks, so that we can still
number few from among the natives.
When Missionaries see so little visi
ble effect of their labors on the people
for whose best good they have left
home with all its endearments; it of
ten suggests to tbem many solemn re
flections. They often charge the
whole to their unfaithfulness, incapa
city, and want of proper qualifications _
for the work—not unfrequently they
stop to compare the heathen among
whom they labor, with those where
other Missionaries are laboring, and
try to find some social difference be
tween them, which might operate as a
barrier against their receiving the gos
pel. At other times, when they wit
ness the Christian public, all awake
in behalf of some mission which is ve
ry signally blessed; they are then apt
to feel that the people of God almost
forget them, and the poor heathen of
their charge at the throne of grace.
But when we are enabled to rise above
every thing of a worldly nature, and
view God as a Sovereign, and feel
that his promises cannot fail, but must
be accomplished in his own time; it is
then, we can go forward with confi
dence, though we should seem only ta
be beating the air.
The anxiety of many of the citizens
of the United States to obtain the
lands of the natives, I think has an un
favorable influence on the cause of
missions among them; and besides,
many of the white people circulate •
reports among the Indians, quite unfa
vorable to the mission; but we have {
no reason to expect any thing better,
from people who contend that "might
makes right;" and such people are not
uncommon in this southern section of
thfe country. Were it not for the
prayers of the church, I should have
no hope that these Indians would
ever become evangelized, indeed I
should sooner look for their extermina
tion. If the United States "Commis
sioners, who are appointed to make
treaties with the Indians, have power
to depose such chiefs as they cannot
bribe, and then be permitted a few
troops to awe the rest into compliance,
I see not but the poor children of the
forest must be doubly entombed in the f
wilderness beyond the rocky moun
tains. If it were only the people of
the world who manifested such oppo
sition to the welfare of the natives, it
would be a matter of little surprise;
but when we see men (as we frequent
ly do in this vicinity) who profess to
be the sincere followers of him, who
freely laid down his life for the salva
tion of a ruined world, using all their
influence to send these perishing fel
low beings far beyond every state of
civilization, and far beyond the means
of instruction, we cannot but be aston
ished; and we are thereby often led
to exclaim in the language of the
Word of God, Surely "Righteousness
has fallen in the street, und equity does
not enter." But we do rejoice to learn
that there are some, even in the halls
of Congress, who can rise above a sel- •
fish policy and plead in behalf of suf
fering humanity,—Mr. Wood's speech
is a noble instance of this; may the
blessing of many ready to perish cpme
upon him.
But I have doubtless already tress
passed too long upon your time and pa
tience, I will therefore only add, our
sincerest thanks for your continued
kindness in forwarding us your papers,
for so long a time; we do sincerely
wish its continuance, although we feef
ourselves unworthy of so valuable a
donation.—ln behalf of the Mission
Family at Emmaus, I subscribe my
self,
Your very ob't servant,
MARS JEWELL.
Prom the New York Observer.
DESTRUCTION OP THE STEAM-
BOAT SUN.
It will be recollected that in our
paper of week before last, we copied
•an article from the New-York Enqui
rer, stating that the steam-boat' Sun
had arrived at this port on Sunday
morning, and immediately proceeded
with a large party to Coney Island;
that we rebuked the Editor of the
Enquirer for his remark, "Industry
must prosper;" and that we called to
these Sabbath breakers, "Take heed,
or we shall probably have to record,
before long, some terrible disaster,
which will make the ears of them who
hear to tingle." We now invite their
attention to the following article from
the Daily Adv. of Wednesday last, giv
ing an account of the total destruction
of this very boat by fire; and we say a
gain to Sabbath-breakers, Take heed!
He who commanded, "Remember the
sabbnth day to keep it holy," has all
the elements and all the ministers of
vengeance at his control, andean let
them loose when he will upon those
who obey him not.
The steam-boat Sun, belonging t»
Messrs. Mowatts, of this city, was en
gaged to cruise off Sandy-hook on
Monday, the Ist September, for the
purpose of towing into port such ves
sels as might be off the coast, and en
able them to arrive o y
clock on that night, at which time the
remaining sections of the Tariffgo into
effect. The Sun left the dock at four
o'clock A. M. and at eight was off the
Floating Light, about 15 miles out
side of Sandy-hook. Soon after, spoke
the ship Montano, from Havre, and
proceeded out to sea in pursuit of the
ship George Canning, from Liverpool,
which was then in sight. At 11 took
her in tow, and continued with her a
bout three hours; the wind was theij
blowing fresh at S. E. with a heavy
sea running.« The George Canning
proceeded to the city, and the 6teap»-