with hot brandy, and bottles of hot water applied to the extremities; with the application of volatiles to the nose, and temples. In about forty minutes a grumbling noise was heard in the abdomen, and the pulfe could be felt, though extremely languid, and warmth seemed gradually to diffuse itself over the thorax, but the arms and legs continued of a dead cold. In about an hour and half I attempted to get down warm broth by tea spoonfuls; even at this time there was not the leaft power of deglutition, and the attempt gave him great uneafiness. His extremities continued cold and motionless; he spoke incoherently. Mr. Silvefter intreated him to take a cup of broth; which he did not retain more than a minute, and from the inftant of his vomiting, he became perfectly fenfible, but had not the leaft recollection of having anfwered before any queftions. The hands and arms became warm, but it was fome time before his legs and feet were reftored to their natural heat. In two hours from the time of his being put to bed, and two hours and fifty minutes from the time of his drowning, we had the high fatisfaction of having this valuable gentleman reftored to the world. R. HALL. ANECDOTE OF LEWIS XIVth. you HIS famous Monarch was one day approached by a woman of low condition, who complained that fome of his foldiers had entered her fields in the night and taken away her cattle, in which her whole wealth confifted. "You must then (said the King) have been in a very deep fleep, that did not hear the robbers." "Yes, Sire, replied fhe, I flept very foundly, but it was in confidence that your Majefly waked for your peoples' fafety." The King, though abfolute and ambitious, had an elevated mind. He approved of her anfwer, bold as it was, and ordered her to receive ample fatisfaction. LETTERS. བཟླ22/ L E ETTER S. LETTER DLXXXIV. [From Mr. Adam Clarke, to the Rev. J. Welley.] Rev. and very dear Sir, A Guernsey, March 16, 1787. S in my laft I intimated my intention to vifit the Ifle of lars relative to the fuccefs of that voyage. My defign being made public, many hinderances were thrown in my way. It was reported that the Governor had' threatened to prohibit my landing, and that in cafe he found me on the Island, he would transport me to the Cafketts, (a rock in the fea, about three leagues W. of Alderney, on which there is a light-house.) Thefe threatnings being published here, rendered it very difficult for me to procure a paffage, as feveral of my friends were against my going, fearing bad confequences; and none of the Captains who traded to the Ifland were willing to take me, fearing to incur thereby the difpleasure of the Governor, notwithstanding I offered them any thing they could reasonably demand for my passage. I thought at last I should be obliged to hire one of the English Packets, as I was determined to go by God's grace at all events. Having waited a long time, watching fometimes day and night, I at laft got a veffel bound for the Ifland, in which I embarked, and after a few hours of pleasant failing, we came to the S. W. fide of the Ifland, where we were obliged to caft anchor, as the tide was too far spent to carry us round to the Harbour. The Captain put me and fome others on shore with the boat. I then climbed up the steep rocks, and got to the top of the Island, and heartily thanked the Lord for my fafe arrival. Being Being arrived I found I had fome new difficulties to encounter. I knew not where to go: I had no acquaintance in the place, nor had any invited me thither. For fome time my mind was perplexed in reasoning on these things, till that word of the God of Miffionaries came powerfully to me, “Into whatsoever houfe ye enter, first say, Peace be to this houfe,and in the fame house remain eating and drinking fuch things as they give." Luke x. 5—7. From this I took courage, and proceeded to the town which is about a mile distant from the Harbour. After having walked fome way into it, I took particular notice of a very poor cottage, into which I found a ftrong inclination to enter. I did fo, with a "Peace be unto this house!" and found in it an old man and woman, who having understood my bufincfs, bade me "welcome to the best food they had, to a little chamber where I might fleep, and (what was ftill more acceptable) to their house to preach in." On hearing this, I faw plainly the hand of the Lord was upon me for good, and I thanked him and took courage. Being unwilling to lofe any time, I told them I would preach that evening, if they could procure me a congregation. This ftrange news fpread rapidly through the town, and long before the appointed hour a multitude of people flocked together, to whom I spoke of the kingdom of God, nearly as long as the little ftrength held out, which remained from the fatigues of my voyage. With much difficulty I could perfuade them to go away, after promifing to preach to them the next even ing. I then retired to my little apartment, where I had scarcely reted twenty minutes, when the good woman of the house came and entreated me to come down and preach again, as feveral of the gentry (among whom was one of the Juftices) were come to hear what I had to fay. I stepped down immediately, and found the house once more quite full. Deep attention fat on every face, while I fhewed the great need they flood in of a Saviour, and exhorted them to VOL. XV. P turn immediately from all their iniquities to the living God. I continued in this good work about an hour, having received peculiar affiftance from on high, and concluded with informing them what my defign was in vifiting their Ifland, and the motives that induced me thereto. Having ended, the Juftice ftepped forward, exchanged a few very civil words with me, and defired to fee the book out of which I had been speaking. I gave it into his hand: he looked over it with attention, and afked me feveral queftions, all which I answered apparently to his fatisfaction. Having bestowed a few more hearty advices on him and the congregation, they all quickly departed, and the concern evident on many of their countenances fully proved that God had added his testimony to that of his feeble fervant. The next evening I preached again to a large attentive company, to whom, I truft, the word of the Lord came not in vain. But a fingular circumstance took place the next day. While I fat at dinner, a Constable from a perfon in authority came to follicit my immediate appearance at a place called the Bray (where feveral reputable families dwell, and where the Governor's flores are kept) to preach to a company of Gentlemen and Ladies, who were waiting, and at whose desire one of the large store rooms was prepared for the purpose. I went without delay, and was brought by the Lictor to his mafter's apartment, who behaved with much civility, told me the reafon of his fending for me, and begged I would preach without delay. I willingly confented, and in a quarter of an hour a large company was affembled. The Gentry were not fo partial to themselves as to exclude feveral failors, fmugglers, and labourers from hearing with them. The Lord was with mc, and enabled me to explain from Prov. xii. 26. the character and conduct of the righteous; and to prove by many found arguments, that fuch a one was beyond all comparison "more excellent than his" ungodly "neighbour," however great, rich, wife or important he might appear in the eyes of men. All heard heard with deep attention, fave an English Gentleman, so called, who walked out about the middle of the difcourfe, perhaps to fhew the Iflanders that he defpifed facred things. The next Sabbath evening I preached in the fame place to a much larger congregation, compofed of the principal Gentry of the Ifland, together with Juftices, Jurats, Constables, &c. The Lord was again with me, and enabled me to declare his 'counfel without fear, and feveral were affected. Surely there will be fruit found of this, to the honour and praise of God. Even fo, Lord Jefus! Amen! The next day being the time appointed for my return, many were unwilling I fhould go, faying, "We have much need of fuch preaching, and such a Preacher; we wish you would abide in the Ifland and go back no more." The tide ferving at about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, I attended at the Beach in order to embark; but an unexpected Providence rendered this impracticable. The utmost of the flood did not fet the vessel afloat, and though many attempts were made to get her off by hauling aftern, &c. all were in vain. I then returned to the town, the people were glad of my detention, and earneftly hoped that the vessel might fit fast, at least till the next spring tides." 66 Many came together in the evening, to whom I again preached with uncommon liberty, and God appeared more eminently present than before, giving feveral to fee at least "Men as trees walking." This, with feveral other obfervable circumstances, induced me to believe that my detention was of the Lord, and that I had not before fully delivered his counfel. The veffel being got off the fame night about twelve o'clock, I recommended them to God, promised them a Preacher fhortly, and setting fail I arrived in Guernsey in about twentyone hours. Glory be to God for ever! Amen. Several very remarkable circumftances attended this little. voyage. The relating of which I omit: from the whole of. which I conclude, that an effectual door is opened in that |