E issuing a decree, that no one should | supported by children in the Sabhold an office under government, bath-school in Charlestown, S. Ca who was not a baptized Christian. rolina. The missionaries have They, however, did much to en- opened 2 other schools in this pa lighten the people, and had many rish, in the villages of Moolai and faithful ministers, the vestiges of Sittinkerny. Many seem anxious whose pious labours are still appa- to receive religious instruction. rent. They divided their posses- CHARLESTOWN, a town in sions on the island, into 240 parishes, Rhode Island, Washington Counin each of which a protestant school try (America), on the sea-coast, 19 was established. They also trans- m. S.W. of Newport. Here are lated and published considerable about 400 of the Narraganset tribe portions of the Scriptures in the of Indians, who have a Baptist Tamul and Cingalese languages. church and a school. The Society Since 1796, most of the island has for propagating the Gospel among been in the possession of the the Indians and others, in N. AmeBritish. rica, erected a school-house and established a school, in 1812, which has been maintained, with occasional interruptions, and has been highly beneficial to the na tives. CHARLOTTE, a town of liberated Africans, in the parish of St. John, Sierra Leone, W. Africa. In 1817, the inhabitants amounted to only 85. In 1823, there were 676. The Governor is appointed by the King of England, and not by the East India Company. For a considerable time the religious instruction of the natives occupied no part of the attention of their new masters. After the lapse of about 3 years, most of the schools were revived, and the Dutch ministers resumed the charge of their congregations; but these are mostly dead, or have left the country; and the people are now, in a great measure, destitute of Christian instruction, except what is afforded by chaplains and missionaries. It is a very interesting and important field for missionary labour. Et 13 Rimassee bound Trees an erally The dont 12 500 who The C. M. S., in 1819, sent hither Mr. Christopher Taylor and Mrs. Taylor, school-teachers, and Mr. John Jackson, native assistant The progress of education was pleas ing, and habits of industry have been happily induced. A school-house, 30 feet by 30, was built, and was used [See Amlamgodde. Atchavelly, as a place of worship, but was soon Baddagamme, Batticaloe, Butti- found insufficient. A Missionary As cutta, Calpentyn, Caltura, Colom-sociation was formed, and 6 native bo, Cotta, Galle, Jaffna, Kandy, collectors appointed, who faithfully Kornegalle, Manepy, Matura, Ne- discharged the duties of their of gombo, Nellore, Oodooville, Pan- fice. It having been suggested diteripu, Point Pedro, Tillipally, that produce would be received in Trincomalee.] lieu of money, 160 bushels of cassada were presented in the course of a few days. The amount of contributions, in 1824, was £26 68. The returns of the school, at the close of this year, were: - Boys' ritory e Arkan CHANGANY, or CHANGANE, a parish in Ceylon, about 2 m. N. of Batticotta. The American missionaries at Batticotta have bestowed much attention on the people here in preaching, dis-day-school, 57-girls' day-school, tributing Scripture tracts, and es- 73-scholars residing with their patablishing schools. In 1818, a rents, 20-adults' evening school, large school was opened, which is 48;-total, 198, Since that time, 158 their ale cons iring the a the ma llen cl Wands of made Mr. Taylor has died, but other labourers have been sent. At pre315 sent the church services, on Sundays and week-days, are regularly kept by Mr. Pierce, as far as is consistent with his lay character. He states, that about 100 adults attend on Sundays, and from 12 to 16 on the week evenings. The attendance has been much improved, in consequence of Mr. P. recently visiting from house to house. The numbers in the schools at Michaelmas 1826, were, boys, 94; girls, 52. ments, and cultivate their land. Many have large stocks of cattle, and raise an abundant supply of provision. About one-half of the nation are of mixed blood, by intermarriages with the white people. They are brave in war, and yet remarkable for their hospitality. In their dress, they have almost universally adopted the English habits, and are neat and clean in their persons. Their intellectual powers have been sufficiently tried, to prove, beyond debate, that they are not inferior to the whites in mental capacity, and that they are capable of receiving the highest improvement. The structure and regularity of their language evince, beyond a reasonable doubt, that their remote ancestors were refined and improved. The Hon. John Pickering, of Salem, Massachusetts, has, with the assistance of Mr. David Brown, a Cherokee, nearly pre CHATTOOGA, a settlement among the Cherokees, about 60 m. S.W. Brainerd, and 6 from Fort Armstrong. In 1820, Mr. Milo Hoyt, of Brainerd, opened a school for the natives, which was relinquished before the close of the year. CHEROKEES, an Indian nation, whose territory embraces the S. W. corner of N. Carolina, the N. W. part of Georgia, the N. E.pared for the press a Grammar of part of Alabama, and that portion the language, which will render of Tennessee which lies S. of the important aid in systematizing the Hiwassee and Tennessee rivers; kindred dialects of the Choctaw, containing at least 10,000,000 Chickasaw, Creek, and several acres. Its greatest length is about others. 250 m., and its greatest breadth about 130, from the mouth of the Hiwassee, in a S.S.E. direction, to the boundary-line between the Cherokees and Creeks. The climate is generally healthy, and the soil fertile. The population is estimated at about 12,000, exclusive of about 5000 who reside in the Arkansas territory. Those who emigrated to the Arkansas R., as well as those on their ancient grounds, have made considerable advances in acquiring the useful arts, particularly in the manufacture of cotton and woollen cloths. In 1816, they had upwards of 500 looms, most of which they made; and about as many ploughs. Many of their religious rites bear a striking resemblance to those of the Jews, and, some think, forcibly argue that the aborigines of America are the lost ten tribes of Israel. They believe in the existence of the Great Spirit, and can form no combination of words in their language, by which they can profane the name of God. They are said to have a tradition among them, that the Great Spirit has made provision for the recovery of bad men by promising his Son, which is yet to he fulfilled. By their intercourse with unprincipled white men, they had become, generally, divested of religious principles and moral restraints; but, by the introduction of They live mostly in log cabins, schools, their situation is rapidly not much inferior to those of the improving, both in morals and ciwhites in the neighbouring settle-vilization; and it is not chimerical their names. His congregation consisted at this time of 9 baptized adults, of whom 6 were communicants. A chief, and several natives, residing at Oochgeelogy, 30 m. from Spring Place, Georgia, the central point of the national Government of the Cherokees, having been converted by means of the missionaries at Spring Place, a new station was formed there in 1821. Divine service is attended in the house of a chief; and, in May, 1824, 8 persons belonged to the Society. In 1799, the Rev. Abraham Steiner was sent out by the United Brethren, to ask permission to establish a school in the nation. He pressed the subject in the national council, and was seconded by the officers of government, but was utterly refused. In 1800, he renewed his application, and was again refused: but, before the close of the council, two in- The Rev. Gideon Blackburn, fluential chiefs agreed to patronize under the auspices of the Genethe school, which was soon opened ral Assembly of the Presbyterian on land cleared by one of them; Church, instituted a mission among and shortly after, the mission and the Cherokees in 1804, which he school were commenced at Spring conducted in person, and with very Place. At this time no waggon- inadequate assistance and support: road had ever been cut in the terri- and within about 5 years, between tory, and no one was permitted to 4 and 500 young persons, of both own a waggon. The objection was, sexes, were so instructed as to be if waggons were owned, roads must able to read, with a good degree of be made, which would afford faci-facility, in the English Bible; were lities for the whites to come among them. proportionably advanced in spelling, WHAT estions 45 men Foute the tes mu ze bous They have now public roads, and have made astonishing advances in agriculture, domestic manufactures, and the mechanical arts; and have made a liberal grant of about 100,000 acres of land for a perpe tual school-fund, to be applied, under the direction of the President of the United States, to the education of their children. They have instituted a civil government, and their legislative proceedings are marked by integrity and patriotism. They have divided their country into 8 districts, or counties, laid a tax on the people to build a court-house in each of these counties, and appointed 4 circuit judges. Their incipient jurisprudence ap pears to secure the respect of the people. In 1824, the work of God was prospering-new instances of usefulness occurring from time to time. Brother Schmidt says, in a letter dated May 26th:-"On Whitsunday, one young person will be baptized, and two confirmed for the first enjoyment of the Lord's Supper. In this manner the Lord encourages us, and strengthens our faith. He also grants the children in our school to give us much pleasure. We have at present 13 scholars, viz., 10 boys and 3 girls; who all shew diligence and obedience. They all board with us, and, out of schooltime, assist us in our housekeeping. The girls cook and wash, and the boys are very serviceable in the garden and the farm." The missionary had recently procured 2 Cherokee children for their school, who were to be educated at the expense of certain friends of the brethren at Boston, and to bear bounde part Chocta there terled 1 long, and nearly the same in breadth. The population, according to the return of the United States' agent, a few years since, was 6456. In 1823, it was esti number, it is supposed, 300 are resident whites and negroes. Notwithstanding these encouCoraging appearances, however, it 9b is not to be disguised, that many things, still remaining among the several Cherokees, are greatly to be degplored. Much poverty and wretch-mated at only 4000: and of this Gredness; several gross vices,-pareticularly drunkenness, and an eroes almost total ignorance of God, his mea law, and the plan of salvation;— Pa need to be chased away, before the people generally can reach the proper standard of rational and Mimmortal beings. What has been the already done in the way of comBmunicating evangelical instruction, of though of inestimable value to Pra such individuals as have received asian spiritual benefit, and as an experiment of what may be done,-is yet a mere specimen of that benevolent agency, which needs to be extended, not only to every part of the Cherokee country, but to all the Indian tribes in N. America, and to all the heathens on the globe. [See Arkansas, Brainerd, Carmel, Chattooga, Coosawaytee, Creek Path, Haweis, High Tower, Valley-Towns, Willstown.] Like their neighbours, the Cherokees and Choctaws, they are considerably advanced in civilization. They are said to possess more than ordinary capacity for learning, are naturally good-humoured and affable, and exceedingly fond of mirth and ornaments. Their territory is divided into 4 districts; over which are 4 here. ditary princes, who are under the direction of a hereditary prince or king. The succession of these is in the female line of the family. Beside these officers, they have a chief counsellor and speaker, and, in every district, a chief warrior, with some other subordinate chiefs. These are all elective. They are governed by laws of their own; but almost all their regulations are very defective. They have, however, passed an act against the introduction of ardent spirits into the nation, which has produced a salutary restraint, and rendered the vice of intoxication less frequent than formerly. The spirit of civilization is evidently advancing, and they are more and more convinced of the importance of education, and of the necessity of a different mode of life from that which they have hitherto pursued. Their previous dependence for subsistence is becoming more precarious, and the only alternative left is to abanCHICKASAWS, Indians, whose don the pursuit of game, and to country lies mostly within the char- turn their attention to the culture 5 tered limits of Mississippi, but emof the soil. Such a state of things braces a small portion of Alaba-is peculiarly favourable to the inma; bounded N. by Tennessee, troduction of the agricultural and E. by part of Alabama, S. by mechanical arts, and the Gospel at the Choctaw country, and W. the same time. by the Mississippi; about 120 m. CHIAUW, or ZIAUW, an island belonging to the Dutch, in the E. Indian Ocean, situated near the equator, in E. long, about 128°. The Rev. Mr. Kam, of Amboyna, has extended his labours here, and occasionally preaches to large congregations. The King is a truly pious man, is much disposed to promote the spread of the Gospel, devotes much time to the instruction of his slaves, and has erected a large house for worship. During D one visit Mr. Kam baptized about 2000 persons. A school was established among his people by the Cumberland M. S. in 1821, containing between 20 and 30 scholars. The government of the United States allows 400 dollars annually to this institution. constitution of 1818, the Republic was governed by a Supreme Direc tor and a Congress. The former possessed all the executive power, but his acts must have the sanction of the latter. The government is, however, still in an unsettled state. Chili, though bordering on the tor rid zone, never feels the extremity of heat, being screened on the E. by the Andes, and refreshed from the W. by cooling sea-breezes. The fertility of the soil corresponds with the benignity of the climate, and is wonderfully accommodated to Euro pean productions. Chili is not in fested by any kind of insect, except the chiguas, or pricker; nor by any poisonous reptile. In the woods and fields some snakes are found, but their bite is not dangerous; nor d does any savage or ferocious beast excite terror in the plains. The chief rivers are the Maule, Biobio, Cauten, Tolten, Valdivia, Chaivin, Riobueno, and Sinfondo, which, with many others, rise in the Andes, and flow W. into the Pacific Ocean. The population is 600,000, exclusive of Indians. It is divided into the three intendencies of Coquimbo, St. Jago, and Conception.br St. Jago is the capital. The M. S. of the Synod of S. Carolina and Georgia also selected a station, in 1821, situated within the chartered limits of the Mississippi, about 50 m. from its eastern boundary, on an elevated spot of the dividing ridge between the waters of the Tombeckbee and Jazoo, 2 m. S. Mackintoshville, about 30 W. of Cotton-gin-Port, and 70 N. W. Columbus. This station is called Monroe. Eighteen months were occupied in clearing land and erecting buildings. In 1823, about 40 acres were under cultivation. In May, 1822, the school commenced; the average number of scholars, who are orderly and industrious, is about 50. Religious meetings are well attended, and several persons have hopefully embraced the truth. Local schools are contemplated in the vicinity. W egant c classica plain CHILI, or CHILE, a country of South America, extending, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, from lat. 25° to 45° S. from the desert of Atacama to the River Biobio. Its length is 1400 m., but it varies in Mr. Eaton, from the B. & F.s breadth from 140 to 340, to its S. S., became superintendent of eastern boundary, which is the great schools here in 1821. After succosta chain of the Andes. It was go-cessfully establishing schools on the verned by a Spanish officer, who British system, at Buenos Ayres, held the title of Captain-general of Mr. Thompson also proceeded to the kingdom of Chili, and was the this country, and was no less pros. president of the royal audience, perous in the objects of his mission. established at St. Jago and Con- He was followed by Mr. Heaton, ception. But, in 1810, a revolu- who arrived at St. Jago, the capital tion took place among the inhabi- of the country, Sept. 1821; was tants of this country, who separated favourably received by the Supreme themselves from the Spanish mo- Director of the government, and narchy; and, on Jan. 1, 1818, the was immediately engaged to superChili government issued a procla- intend a school for 150 boys. Anmation from the directorial palace other school, on a larger scale, was at Conception, declaring Chili and soon opened, in rooms provided by pans, its adjacent islands an independent government; and several more state, and for ever separated from were in progress to be established the monarchy of Spain. By the in the Literary Institution. Sthat of lern die uage, ed to b Borledge med me sities |