ers of duelling," how is it to be refused?"-Let this anecdote of TURRENNE answer them.

A young officer, of noble family, and, with the exception of the following instance in his conduct, of real worth, imagined he had received an insult from the Marshal, and demanded satisfaction in the usual forms. The Marshal made no reply to his challenge; the officer repeated it several times, but the Marshal still maintained the same silence. Irritated at this apparent contempt, the officer resolved to compel him to the acceptance of his invitation; for this purpose he watched himupon his walks, and at length met him in the public street, accompanied by two other general officers: he hurried towards him, and to the astonishment, and even terror of all who saw him, spat in the Marshal's face. Let us endeavor to form some conception of the grossness of the insult. The object of it was the great TURRENNE, a Marshal of France, and one of the greatest generals, that Europe has produced!-The companions of the Marshal, started back in amazement; the Marshal, his countenance glowing with a sense of indignity, seized the hilt of his sword, and had already half unsheathed it, when, to the astonishment of the spectators, he suddenly returned it to the scabbard, and taking his handkerchief from his pocket, Young man, said he, could I wipe your blood from my conscience, with as much ease, as I can your spittle from my face, I would take your life on the spot. Go, Sir

Saying this, the Marshal retired, in all the majesty of trium

phant virtue. The young officer was so much struck, as well with his manner, as with his vir. tue, that he did not cease, till he had obtained pardon of the Mar. shal. TURRENNE afterwards became his patron, and under such a predecessor, he became almost the rival of his fame.

REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM

SIR,

DEATH.

THE following example of escape from apparently inevitable death is so singular, that I think is deserves to be recorded, and cannot but prove acceptable to your readers.

In the attack of Manilla by sir William Draper, in the year 1762, captain Richard Bishop, of the marines, greatly distinguished himself by his intrepidity and professional knowledge; in consequence of which, he was by that general made governor of the town and fort of Cavite, the principal port in the island of Luconia. At this time there was in the neighborhood a Malay of extraordinary bulk and strength, and of the most ferocious dispo. sition, who had formerly worked in the dock yard, but had deserted, and having collected nearly a hundred men of like character with himself, committed every species of lawless violence on the persons and property of the peace. able inhabitants. For the appre hension of this man captain Bishop had long offered considerable rewards, but without effect; when, oneday riding out with a brother officer attended by about forty men, he saw this desperado, armed with a carbine, a brace of pistols, a

scymetar, and a dagger, issue out of a wood at a short distance, at the head of his troop. Instigated by a sudden emotion of resentment, Bishop determined to inflict on this man the just punishment of his offences; but being himself without weapons, he borrowed a pistol from the holsters of the officer who accompanied him. Thus provided, he galloped up to the Malay, and presented the pistol to his head. The Malay and his followers, confounded at this bold act of a single man, offered no resistance. The pistol missed fire; on which, Bishop, striking the Malay with it a violent blow on the head, knocked him off his horse. In the meanwhile the English troop, hastening to the assistance of their leader, and concluding him to be fully equal to cope with his fallen antagonist, pursued the banditti, who immediately fled, and both parties were soon out of sight. All this was the work only of a few seconds; during which, Bishop seeing the Malay stunned on the ground, alighted in order to secure him; or, if necessary, to kill him with one of his own weapons. No sooner, however, was he off his horse, than the Malay was on his feet, and began a desperate struggle with his rash assailant. It was the business of the former mere ly to employ his own offensive weapons; the latter had the double necessity of defeating their use, and of applying them to his own advantage. The Malay was singularly strong and active, in. ured to hard labor, and exerting himself in his native climate: the Englishman of much less muscular force, and that reduced by long privations, and by the

influence of excessive heat; but the disparity was in a considerable degree compensated by the energy ofjan invincible mind.

This contest for life continued for almost an hour, when at length Bishop, almost fainting with fatigue, was thrown on his back, and the Malay, kneeling on him, drew his dagger, and with all his force aimed at his breast the fatal blow. At that moment Bishop, exerting his last remains of strength, with both hands averted the point of the dagger as it descended, and changing its direction, drove it upwards into the throat of the Malay, who immediately fell down dead upon him.

Bishop, unable to walk, crawled on his hands and knees to his horse, which he found grazing at the distance of a quarter of a mile, near the spot where the contest began. He mounted him with difficulty, and was soon afterwards happily joined by his friends, who had chased their opponents into some dangerous passes, and returned, not without solicitude for the fate of their commander, whom they had so long left.

The victor carried away the spoils of his enemy, part of which, the scymetar and fatal dagger, the writer of this letter has more than once seen. The story was first related to him by captain Bishop himself, and afterwards fully confirmed by the late colonel Flint, who at that time served with captain Bishop in the island.

Your readers will naturally look with anxiety to the subsequent history of this gallant officer; and they will learn, with deep regret, that he was lost on

written for them by one of the most unfriendly of the traders, which contained several charges against Mr. Badger; the sum of which was, that the good people of Pennsylvania had sent a large sum of money by him to Sandusky for the use of the Indians: that the good people of Ohio had sent a number of cattle for them; and that Mr. Badger kept the cattle for his own use, and had never given them one dollar of the money.

His excellency on receiving the speech politely forwarded a copy to the society, requesting them to investigate the case.

The society had previously recommended a visitation of the missionary station by two members of the board, the Rev. Messrs. Thomas Marquis and John Anderson; on receiving the governor's communication another member, the Rev. Elisha Macurdy, was added to the visiting committee.

On the 27th of August Messrs. Marquis and Anderson arrived at Upper Sandusky. Mr. Badger and Mr. Walker, interpreter, met them here. Preached on the 28th, Sab. bath, to a large and attentive audience; preached again at night at the black people's town, they all attended and appeared seriously affected. On the 29th they had a conference with the chiefs who sent the forementioned speech to the governor.

The committee proceeded to Low er Sandusky to the missionary station, where they met with their other member, Mr. Macurdy. They spent a considerable time in viewing the various improvements on the farm, buildings, stock, examining the accounts of the mission (receipts and expenditures of money,) hearing the children repeat their lessons, and inquiring into the state of the mission generally, and what had been done for the Indians.

It appeared that Mr. Badger had employed all the means put into his hands by the society with care and diligence.

The accounts rendered of all monies and articles forwarded to him were fair and satisfactory.

While the committee was thus engaged, the celebrated Seneca prophet (Cornplanter's brother,) with upVOL. II. New Series.

wards of thirty chiefs and warriors, arrived at Sandusky, to counsel with the Wyandots and neighboring tribes on some of their national con

cerns.

Preparations for entertaining so many visitants, and for conducting the ceremonials of their reception, occupied the minds of the Indians so much, that they could not pay much attention to the concerns of the mission. The arrival of the great prophet, at the same time, encouraged the party, who were attached to paganism.

Their expectations of the beneficial wonders which the prophet would perform were bounded by nothing short of raising the dead.

These circumstances were most unfavorable to the business of the committee. Friendly Indians were in confusion, and the prophet's party were impertinent.

After much delay, the chiefs and warriors of the lower town, and Crane, with several chiefs from the upper town, met the committee in council. They stated all their complaints against Mr. Badger fully, and were made to understand his instructions from the society (as stated above in the minutes of the council at the upper town,) and the benevolent intentions of the society towards them in future.

The committee found their complaints to originate in misrepresentation and misunderstanding generally. Pains had been taken to persuade them, that the cattle and hogs ought to have been given to them to feast upon; that the hands employed by the society to labor on the farm ought to be employed solely in laboring for them and that farming tools should have been purchased for their use with the money contributed for the mission.

Another source of complaint was the nonfulfilment of promises. When these were examined, it appeared, that they already expected the full accomplishment of every thing which they had been taught to look for, as the ultimate benefits of the mission; and those advantages which were to be produced principally by their own exertions in improving the means afforded them by the society, they ex

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suspected to be a wizzard. They blamed him for making so many of them sick in years past. They told him, that if he would confess his sin in what he had done they would pardon him; but if he would not, they would kill him, and his soul would be miserable for ever. He replied their pardon was worth nothing, and could do him no good; that none but God could pardon sin; and he asserted that he was innocent of what they charged him with. But they would not believe he was innocent, and quickly destroyed the poor creature. Two or three of them held him, while the rest cut him to pieces with their tomahawks." Evan. Intel.

EDWARDS' WORKS.

WE announce, with peculiar satisfaction, an American edition of the complete works of that eminent divine, and excellent man, President EDWARDS,in eight octavo volumes, by Isaiah Thomas, junr. under the editorial superintendance of the Rev. Dr. AUSTIN, of Worcester.

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The editor of the English edition of these works, gives the following opinion of them: Although we do not consider ourselves responsible for every sentiment of the author, whose works we publish, we will nevertheless freely acknowledge, that were we to assume any such responsibility, or were we disposed to hold up the writings of any fallible man, as forming our standard of faith, we should not hesitate to give our most decided preference to EDWARDS and OWEN. In these authors we see the soundest principles united with the most fervent charity."

The Rev. Dr. J. M. Mason, and J. B. Romeyn of New-York, have issued proposals for publishing "the Christian's Magazine on a new plan." It is to contain

1. Essays on the CHURCH OF GOD

and its Constitution, &c. Under this head the principles of Presbyterian government will be exhibited and defended.

II. History of the Origin and Progress

of the AMERICAN CHURCHES. III. Sketches of the History of the CHURCH GENERAL; as it shall be convenient.

VI. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE ; comprehending,

1st. Official Reports, in so far as they

2d.

can be obtained, of the state of religion. Under this head will also be included correct information of any remarkable revivals of religion in any parts of the Christian church in this country, or in the old world.

Statistical Tables of the different sections of the Christian church. If such tables can be generally obtained, they will afford interesting views of the state of the church of the proportion which visible professors bear to the whole population, and of the number of ministers actually in service, compared with those wanted from the number of visible professors.

3d. Missionary Accounts, at home and abroad.