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war, and rendered important ser vices to his country.

In South Carolina, WILLIAM L. SMITH, Esq.

At Washington City, Hon. JOHN SMILIE, aged 75, Representative in Congress, from the State of Pennsylvania.

DIED, at New Haven, Dec. 6th, the Rev. BELA HUBBARD, D. D. Rector of Trinity Church, aged 73. Dr. Hubbard was born at Guilford, Aug. 27, 1739. He received orders in England, in 1764, and officiated at Guilford and Killingworth until 1767, when he was removed to Trinity Church in New Haven, where he continued his labors in the ministry until his death. Yale, 1758. At Salem, (Mass.) the Rev. NA-ded, about 40,000 each, the illustriTHANIEL FISHER, Rector of St. Peter's Church; aged 65. Harv.

1763.

At Charleston, (S.C.) Sep. 30, the Rev. JOHN MURPHY, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Hopewell: And on the 4th of October, the Rev. JAMES MCELHENNY, the other pastor of the church in Hopewell.

At Schenectady, (N. Y.) the Rev. CORNELIUS BOGARDUS, aged 33, Pastor of the Presbytrian Church in that town.

At Salisbury, on the 13th ult. the Rev. JOSEPH W. CROSSMAN, aged 37, pastor of the church in that place. -The loss of this pious, faithful, and judicious minister of the gospel, will long be felt and lamented, not only by the people of his charge, but by the church of Christ in which he was a burning and a shining light. Coll. Rhod. 1795.

At Limerick, (Maine,) the Rev. EDMUND EASTMAN, aged 40, pastor of the church in that place. Mr. Eastman was faithful in his professional duties, and a zealous promoter of Missionary Institutions. Dart. 1793. In Orange county, (N. Y.) Gen. JAMES CLINTON, aged 76. He was an officer of distinguished merit and ability in the revolutionary

In Russia, of the wounds received in the great and bloody battle of Moskwa or Borodino, fought on the 7th of Sept. in which the Russians and French lost in killed and woun

ous General of Division, PRINCE BAGRATION. After this severe action, Bonaparte proceeded to Moscow, the ancient capital of Russia, which was abandoned and set on fire, and three fourths of that beautiful and splendid city laid in ashes-Bonaparte entered Moscow, September 14.

of the Westphalian troops, of the At Mojaisk, Gen. COUNT LEPEL, wounds received in the forementioned great battle.

In England, his Excellency PHILAmbassador from the King of SarIP ST. MARTIN COUNT DE FONT,

dinia.

COUNT GUDEN of the wounds reIn Poland, the French Maj. Gen. ceived in a battle at Volentina

Slain Oct. 18th, PRINCE PONIAof the Polish troops under the EmTOWSKI, General and commander

peror of France. The attack was made by Kutusow, commander in chief of the Russians, on Murat King of Naples, commander of the French army north of Moscow and Gen. Prince Poniatowski. The latter was slain and Murat driven back with severe loss of men, and and 38 pieces of artillery.-On the 22d, Gen. Winzingerode drove the French garrison from Moscow. |

1813.

Donation to the Missionary Society of Connecticut.

Jan. Received of Messrs. Hudson & Goodwin, a Donation

of avails of Dwight's Psalms and Hymns.

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REMARKS.

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colonies; and have attempted to give a sketch of the lives of some of the principal civilians and divines. As this is a subject fertile in the most useful reflections, before it be dismissed, it will be proper to add some general observations.

1. The special Providence of NOR the purpose of enabling God is strikingly visible in the their posterity to form a first settlement of New England. correct opinion of the venerable The particular period in which Fathers of New England, and the settlement was made, seems to excite a laudable desire to to have been the only one in imitate their exalted virtues, it which it could have been accomwas proposed in our introducto-plished. Through the long reign ry Number," to take an historical view of the Puritans, previous and subsequent to their settlement in America; and to add such remarks as may be necessary to the elucidation of the subject."

of Queen Elizabeth, there was an uninterrupted struggle between the Puritans and the Prelates, and it was ever questionable into whose hands the national church would eventually fall. Thus notwithstanding the sufferIn prosecution of this design, ings to which the former were we have given some account of exposed, there appeared no suffithe rise of the Puritans in Eng-cient cause to induce them to land, of the causes of their se- leave their native country. The paration from the established church, of their removal to this country, of the rise and early progress of the several New England VOL. VI. No. 2.

accession of the royal house of Stewart, bred in the faith of, the Church of Scotland, produced such general expectations of

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a relaxation of the rigors of, advances to the accomplishment Episcopacy, that it was a long of the object.-In the year 1614, time before the nation could be | the Dutch, at that time the most persuaded that the oppressions of enterprising, persevering nation ecclesiastical intolerance would in Europe, took possession of be continued, much more, that Hudson's River, the most imthey would be increased. It portant station on the coast of was not, therefore, till towards North America, intending to esthe close of the reign of James, tablish permanent and extensive and in the early part of the reign colonies. They had resolved to of Charles, that the Puritans, make an establishment upon the generally, relinquished the ex- Connecticut, and had prepared pectation of a change in the sen- to take possession, the same seatiments of the government in son in which the Plymouth peotheir favor, and found that they ple sailed up the river, and bemust fly to other lands to enjoy, came, by purchase, the lawful unmolested, the pure privileges proprietors. But the good proof the gospel of Christ. In the vidence of God brought our fayear 1640, commenced the great thers to New England previous contention between the king to its falling into the possession of and the parliament, which soon otheroccupants, by whom it would produced the most ruinous civil have been shortly settled for far war. As the parliament espou- different objects than the estabsed the cause of the Puritans and lishment of the pure religion of exercised the powers of the gov- Christ. Any attempt to settle ernment, the oppression of the these colonies at an earlier periprelacy ceased, and the prin- od, could hardly have been succipal cause of their emigration cessful, since the nation had but from their own country, no lon- just attained to that spirit of enger existed. Had these events terprise-to those advancements occurred twelve or fifteen years in commerce and the arts, which earlier, the New England colo- are necessary for the support of nies, of such a character as they colonies. possessed, had probably never We notice the particular deexisted. The French commen- sign of Heaven in disposing such ced the settlement of Canada in characters, as commenced the 1608, and not long after took settlement of New England, to possession of some places on the engage in such a difficult, perilcoast to the eastward of New-ous work. It is not easy to conEngland. It was a very favor-ceive of a greater undertaking, ite object of Cardinal Richlieu, than that of a man who leads a who then managed the concerns of the French monarchy, one of the ablest statesmen that ever sat at the head of a nation, to possess the St. Lawrence and the Mississippi, and all the country enclosed by those rivers. And, under his management, that active people were making rapid

colony to a distant wilderness. The greatest transaction on historic record performed by a man, is that of Moses. But this he could not have done, he could never have attempted, without the special aids and promises of God. Next to this was the deed of Columbus. Of a similar

nature, are the cares, the anx- design, from the purest motives; ieties, the fears, the insupporta- many others were influenced by ble crosses, and the uninterrup- various inducements to lend ted labors, of those who attempt their aid to the same object. the establishment of colonies. During the long struggles beNone but minds formed for ad- tween the Papal power and the versity, growing stronger under Princes of the Reformation, the pressure of difficulties, as- through the influence of ancient piring to the highest objects enmity and the jealousy of rival and disregarding none, are equal powers, many of the most arto such a design. Such were dent devotees of Popery were the founders of the New Eng- led to afford their assistance to land colonies. The principal of the Protestant cause. In the them lived in affluence on the same manner, in the mysterious heritage of their progenitors, in providence of God, many perall the endearments of domestic sons of character and influence, tranquillity, heightened by the who could not be friends to the improvements of science, and great object for which New the cultivated taste of polished England was colonized, under life. Their comforts were not the influence of various persondestroyed by idleness and dissi-al motives, were brought to afpation, they were not languish- ford their most active exertions ing in the road of restless ambi- | for the promotion of the design. tion, or sinking under the ever increasing wants of unlimited wealth. In taking the direction of adventurers, who were to commence a settlement in the western wilderness, all these enjoyments must be relinquished, they must be exchanged for the heaviest burden of labor and trial. Every leader of a colony must expect to endure incessant toil and care, and that his utmost fidelity will be repaid with ingratitude and reproach. Under such circumstances, our venerable fathers cheerfully undertook the mighty task; they willingly left all the attractions of their country and their home, and devoted all their powers to the great object before them. Such characters were necessary for the work, and God disposed them to engage in his service,

While the good providence of God disposed the principal characters to engage in this great

Though few characters of this description migrated to this country, they were not less solicitous to advance the settlement.

It is a very singular fact, that, while the government of the nation, and all the ecclesiastical authority, were using their most vigilant exertions to suppress evangelical religion, and put an effectual stop to the progress of puritanism, and while the NewEngland colonies were formed for the express purpose of the promotion of these objects, they were suffered to proceed with very little molestation. The company that formed the settlement of Plymouth, having long experienced the severities of ecclesiastical tyranny, were fearful of forming a settlement in any the dominions of the British king, without a promise that they should not be obstructed in the free exercise of their religion, Frequent and earnest solicita

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churches. How unsearchable and holy are the appointments of God!

part of the country with such violence, that many of their principal stations were nearly depopulated, and many of the tribes almost annihilated. Had not God thus driven out the heathen before them, that little band, few, sickly, and almost famished, to human appearance, must have become the victims of savage cruelty. In 1634, the

tions were made to the royal court for such a permission. But as such a concession would not comport with the maxims of a The divine interposition,in fabigoted prince and a persecuting vor of the early settlement of prelate, it was never obtained. this land, was signally manifest The adventurers, therefore,com- in the removal and restraint of mitted their case to the protec- the natives. Their disposition tion of God, and they were not is naturally jealous, and almost disappointed. The succeeding every cause existed to excite companies, though many impor- their hostility against the colotant civil privileges were secured nies. This, however, was, in a to them by patent, could obtain great measure, prevented. Three no more than indirect intima-years before the landing of the tions that they might enjoy lib-planters at Plymouth, an epierty of conscience in the servi-demical disease raged in all that ces of religion. They hoped, indeed, that the God whom they served, would remember their wants, and that the distance of three thousand miles would mitigate the rage of persecution. The religious order which they established was directly opposed | to the sentiments of the government, and was such as they had long labored to suppress. But through the interference of va-small-pox made great desolation rious causes, in which the hand of God was peculiarly visible, they were left undisturbed, till their churches had become firmly established. ArchbishopLaud resolved, at length, to interfere, and subject the colonies to the same ecclesiastical order as the mother country. But his death soon put an end to the design. The longperiod of the civil wars, and the commonwealth which then succeeded, enabled the ecclesiastical institutions of the colonies to acquire such a consistence as could not easily be dissolved. That remarkable interval in the English monarchy, of which there has been no equal in ten centuries, was the occasion of the establishment of the gospel order of the New England

among the natives in the vicinity of the Massachusetts and Plymouth colonies. A little previ ous to the commencement of the Christian settlements, long wars had prevailed among several of the tribes, which had been attended with great animosity,and the severest acts of injustice and cruelty. These animosities continued, and proved an insuperable obstacle to a general union for the extirpation of the colonies. While many of the most artful and implacable savages were ever laboring to effect such a combination, their enemies would reveal their machinations to the English, and would frequently form alliances with them against the power of their ancient oppressors. Thus