SUMMARY OF NEWS. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.-The United States Mail Steamship Baltic, arrived at New York on the morning of the 8th inst. She left Liverpool on the 28th ult., and made the passage in nine days, sixteen hours and fifty-three minutes actual time from port to port, being the shortest passage ever made, by one hour and fifty-two minutes On the 15th ult., the Turkish garrison of Silistria sallied from the town and attacked the Russians in their trenches. A severe battle took place, resulting in the total discomfiture of the Russians, who fled across the Danube, closely pur sued by the Turks. The slaughter was appalling. General Luders and Schilders, Prince Gortschakoff and Prince Paskiewitch, were severely wounded, and two of their Russian Generals were killed. The works of the Russians were destroyed, Gen. Schilder has since died of his wounds. In consequence of this defeat, the siege of Silistria has been abandoned, and the Russians are evacuating the Turkish Provinces as rapidly as possible. It is stated that their whole army will retire beyond the Pruth. It is decided that the Austrians shall occupy the Principalities. In their retreat, their sick were left behind in hospitals, and the Turkish authorities have given the most stringent orders respecting them. The authorities also give free passports to Russian surgeons left in attendance. Several important successes against the Rus. sians have been gained by the Circassian forces under Schamyl. A detachment of 15,000 men was attacked by the mountaineers, in the pass of Dariel and obliged to retreat with the loss of 3,000 men, cannon and a large quantity of ammunition. Urzugheth, a fortress near Batorim, garrisoned by 8,000 Russians, has been abandoned and taken possession of by the Turks. Schamyl was, in full march on Tiflis, with 25,000 men and 50 pieces of artillery. Anapa and Sonjak are now the only positions between the Sea of Azof and the Asiatic boundary of Turkey which remain in the hands of the Russians. The allied fleets in the Baltic have sailed for A large number of Russian vessels have been taken or destroyed by those of the British. Two divisions of the Russian fleet were at Cronstadt, and one division near Sweaborg. The Gulf of Finland was filled with small vessels of war. At the conference of Teschein it was decided that Prussia would not formally declare war on Russia, but place a portion of the Prussian army under orders of the Emperor of Austria. FBANCE. A conspiracy to assassinate Napoand 150 arrests made. leon has been discovered in the South of France, SWITZERLAND.-The blockade of Switzerland has been raised, the Swiss authorities having promised to dismiss all notorious and active revolu fugees into the interior, to lend an attentive ear tionary exiles from the country, to send other reto the reclamations of Austria, and to furnish the Imperial government, at all times, with a list of the fugitives residing in Switzerland. ENGLAND.-Sir John Bowring the British Envoy to China, has. been instructed to proceed im mediately to Japan and endeavor to obtain from that Government an opening to British commerce. on the same terms as those granted to the United States. * INDIA AND CHINA.-Dost Mahomed is again seeking the friendship of the English. Tranquillity was maintained at Nankin. Shanghai also was quiet, but disturbances had broken out at Canton. Á victory by the Imperialists was reported. BRAZIL.-The opening of the first railway in Brazil, took place on the 30th of the Fourth month last, in presence of the Emperor and Empress, and a large concourse of the leading persons of Brazil. BUENOS AYRES.-The first Constitutional Legislature met on the 15th of the Fifth month; presiding officers of the two houses were elected, and the oath of fidelity to the Constitution was taken by the Governor, the Legislature and the people, en masse. The city is rapidly improving. It is reported that Urquiza, intends to commence hostilities against Buenos Ayres, and has refused to permit the mails to pass through the Argentine territory. CUBA.-The American barque Grey Eagle has been seized at Havanna, on the charge of having landed 600 slaves near that place, on the 25th ult Only a small number of the slaves were rescued. DOMESTIC.-Casper Herman, master of the brig Glamorgan, has been convicted at Boston, of being engaged in the African slave trade. A most destructive conflagration took place in this city on the night of the 5th inst. It commenced about 10 o'clock in the National Theatre, Chestnut St. between 8th and 9th, and notwithstanding the most strenuous efforts by the firemen to check its fury, continued its ravages until a large number of the adjacent buildings were involved in a common destruction. The Philadel phia Museum was totally destroyed, all the houses from the Museum to the corner of Eighth and Sansom streets, and a number of buildings on Eighth and Chestnut streets were consumed or A large number of valuable greatly injured. stores were situated in Chestnut street between 8th and 9th, the owners of which suffered severely in the loss of property by the flames and the water poured upon them. The wooden cornice of the Girard House caught fire, and great fears were for a time entertained for the safety of that large es tablishment. It was, however, saved, though It is stated the Emperor Napoleon had intima- much of the furniture was injured by water. The ted to the Austrian Government, that the French loss of property by this fire cannot fall far, if at will interfere to suppress revolutionary move all, short of half a million of dollars. ments in Hungary and Italy, while the Austrian the actors of the National Theatre perished in troops are engaged against Russia. A similar the flames. His remains were found next mor declaration is also expected from England. ning, horribly mutilated, burnt and blackened. One of FRIENDS' REVIEW. VOL. VII. A RELIGIOUS, LITERARY AND MISCELLANEOUS JOURNAL. PHILADELPHIA, SEVENTH MONTH 22, 1854. EDITED BY ENOCH LEWIS. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY SAMUEL RHOADS, Price Two dollars per annum, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE or six copies for ten dollars. Postage on this paper, when paid quarterly or yearly in advance, 13 cents per annum in Pennsylvania and 26 cents per annum in other States. EXTRACTS FROM THE LIFE OF HENRY HULL. (Continued from page 691) The following incident furnishes a curious illustration of the manner in which some of the inhabitants of newly settled countries live; especially where slavery prevails No. 45. ing toward Georgia, it seemed very unlikely that I should be able to fulfil my prospect of a visit to Friends there. My mind was a good deal depressed, as I found I could not comfortably give up the prospect; but on the morning of the 21st, He whom my soul loves, and whom I declearness to proceed, although my companion was light to serve, condescended to open my way with absent and our horses not found. I felt my mind deeply bowed in reverence, and gave up cheerfully, in the full belief, that He who had thus far been with me, would still go with me; and although nothing but discouragement prevails as to the outward, yet blessed be his holy name, in his adorable mercy he never fails to help the humble. O thou who givest me this faith! I pray thee, keep me in the way I should go, and thou shalt be my God; I will not love another, nay, nor any thing this world affords, like unto On our way to Knoxville in Tennessee, we this trying time; thy love shed abroad in my thee, for thou hast dealt bountifully with me in entered a wilderness part of the road one morn-heart has been life unto me; and the discourageing, and having rode about seventeen miles, called at a spacious looking house for the purpose of getting breakfast, supposing from its appearance we should be furnished with a good meal; but we were disappointed, for on applying to the landlord, he said they should have to kill and dress a pig before we could have breakfast told him we could not wait so long, and would do without meat; upon which his daughter replied, they had neither bread nor meal, and must grind the corn before they could serve us. To this I objected, on account of the detention, and told her, I saw they had sweet potatoes growing, and if they would boil some of them for us, and give us some milk, we would make out a meal; upon which the black girl said, there was no milk in the house. We then concluded to go to the next inn, where we broke our fast, between twelve and one o'clock. I Near the end of the year (1799,) while on the way to South Carolina and Georgia, the following occurrence took place. During this time our horses strayed away, and my companion, Joshua Lord, accompanied by another Friend, set out in search of them. The rivers and creeks being much swollen by the long continued rains, we were very thoughtful how our friends would fare in the pursuit, and in look ments, which as a thick cloud hung round about me, are dispelled by the brightness of thy appearing-good is thy will, O! Lord. Henry Hull pursuing his religious service, was joined about ten days afterwards, by his companion Joshua Lord and the other Friend, who recovered their horses after riding more than two hundred miles in search of them. After noting his arrival at Charleston, South Carolina, he remarks:— We had a meeting with the few Friends resi dent here, and those from the north and east who board here during the winter; also one with the inhabitants more generally, both held in the house belonging to Friends. The crying injustice and cruelty of slavery, had frequently engaged my attention during the course of this journey; but never more than while I was in this place, and are frequently sold at auction like cattle. At where this oppressed race are very numerous, one of these sales I was much affected, in hearing a young colored man pleading his cause. aged father and mother, and his wife and child, were all mounted upon a stage, so that they might be seen by the bidders; they being about to be sold. The young man stepped up and stood by them, but was soon ordered down. He His ing of our vessel, aroused all hands out of their beds, I was favored to remain perfectly quiet in mine, expecting every moment to be the last, ere we were swallowed up. O, then, the most anxious desire I had was, that my dear connexions and friends might know how calmly and undismayed that in my late dedication I had not been allured by cunningly devised fables. I was renewedly confirmed in my mind, that "verily there is a reward for the righteous," and that the peace which our Lord Jesus Christ gives his followers, cannot be wrested from them by any of the ad said he wanted to be sold with them-but was told that he could not, as it was a sale to satisfy a mortgage upon the others, in which he was not included. He pleaded with very affecting and moving language, to show how hard it was to be separated from his family; but it was all to no purpose. When he saw that his prayers were un-I met death, and the comfortable evidence I felt, heeded, and that the others would be sold without him, he burst into a flood of tears, and in the anguish of his feelings besought them rather to kill him; for, said he, I had rather die than be separated from my family-upon which he was dragged off the scaffold and driven away. The company went on bidding, apparently as unaffect-versities of time. Although, from the greatness ed as though the auctioneer had been selling of the apparent danger, I came to the conclusion sheep, while the screams and prayers of the aged that I should not see my home again, attended parents, and the bereaved wife with her infant in with feelings of great tenderness of affection for her arms, went up to heaven in behalf of them- my beloved family and friends, yet hope revived selves, and especially for the poor young man, in the midst of the storm, and a belief that we who had been so inhumanly torn away from them. I should not be lost, in which my mind was cenBesides these victims to cruel and anti-christian tered in quiet reliance upon Him, who will asavarice, there was a large number more confined suredly do right. in a cellar, which were brought out and sold to different purchasers. Thus it is, that near relatives are often violently separated, never more to see each other in this world!!! This southern journey appears to have been ended by the visit to Charleston, for immediately after the foregoing affecting passage, we find the subjoined account of his return home. When the wind changed and the storm abated, the sailors had much to do to put our vessel in a trim for sailing, her bowsprit being sprung and the rigging and sails much torn. As soon as we arrived at New York, I engaged home, where I found my family well, for which, a passage for Poughkeepsie, and soon reached and the many preservations and favors I witnessed in this arduous journey, I am humbly thankful. His mind, for several years, had been deeply exercised with a prospect of duty, to pay a religious visit in the love of the Gospel, to Friends and others in Great Britain and Ireland; and in the year 1810, he obtained certificates from his Monthly and Quarterly Meeting, liberating him for this important embassy; and the Yearly Meeting of ministers and elders having also furnished him with the requisite credentials, he embarked for Liverpool in the sixth month of that year. Whilst laboring under the prospect of leaving his beloved home and relations, to fulfil this engagement of duty, he penned the ful-. lowing remarks, viz: In the early part of the second month, (1800,) I sold my horse, and embarked on board a schooner of about seventy tons burthen, bound for New York. We had a fine wind in our favor for about three days, when it came directly ahead, and commenced one of the most violent storms any of us had ever witnessed. There were seventeen passengers pent up in a small cabin, one of whom was a sea captain, who said he had been to the East Indies three times, and crossed the Atlantic many times oftener, but was never in so great a storm before. It continued six days and nights, and our vessel being tight and well balanced, laid well to the wind-though her rigging and sails had the appearance of a wreck when the storm abated. At times we concluded we should 2nd day of second month, 1810. In retire never see the land again-the sea beating over ment and under a solemn impression of mind, I us so violently, that no one could remain on deck; am led to look at the prospect I have submitted the helm was lashed, and the companion-way to my friends, which looks awful from its great door shut close to prevent our being overwhelmed ness, and my littleness, with the sacrifices to be with water in the cabin. Thus we passed several made, if way should open for me to go, having long winter nights, without any light-the jug a dear wife and children, for whose comfort in containing our supply of oil being broken at the life I am so desirous, that I am willing to exert commencement of the gale. The consternation my strength in laboring for their subsistence, both which prevailed in the night, when it was ex- day and night, if necessary. To leave these, and pected the waves would swallow us up, was great a circle of near friends and connexions, seems indeed-though at times a comfortable silence nothing short of forsaking all, I trust, for the prevailed. In common with my companions in Gospel's sake. I think no prospect of accumulat the voyage, I gave up all hope of ever seeing ing worldly treasure, would be an inducement home, yet was favored with resignation, and had for me to leave them and encounter the perils of no fear of death; and at one time, when the a voyage across the ocean. My home is confortterrible roaring of the elements, with the crack-able, and having lately commenced the interest Notice of ELIZABETH SMITH, wife of David Harris Smith, of Bradford, England, who died 7th mo. 3, 1853, aged 46 years. There are many stones in the Lord's spiritual are comparatively hidden ones, who, nevertheless, en-nent place, obvious to every passer by; and there hold important positions. They are known and regarded by the great Head of the church, and are in near fellowship with its living members. In this class may be ranked the dear friend above named. From early life she gave indications of the renovating power of Divine grace in her heart; and being deprived of the tender care of a beloved mother, when only about fifteen years of age, it was instructive to observe the manner in which she was enabled, as an only daughter, from that early age to her marriage, to enter into and conduct the domestic affairs of her bereaved father. In who surrounded her, for her kind and affectionate disposition, her humble and diffident deportment, her watchful care in all things to walk worthy of her profession as a member of our religious Soour high Christian calling, and consistently with She was beloved by the relatives and friends ciety. ing employment of farming, I have the consoling | prospect of soon being clear of the cumber of a multiplicity of business, in which I have heretofore been too much engaged; the profits of which, however great, would never induce me to engage building. Some of them occupy a very promitherein again. Oh! that the ministers of the Gospel in our Society may keep clear of the entanglements of the world, especially those that are inseparable from trade and commerce! Had I attended to the clear intimations of Truth in my own mind, I never should have engaged in them, but the Searcher of hearts knows, that it was not in rebellion that I gave up to the judgment of others in this respect. Through adorable mercy, I have experienced the condescension of Israel's Shepherd to be great towards me; and he hath at times been pleased to impress my mind with Gospel love, under the influence whereof I have endeavored to labor in the ability received for the good of mankind, that they might come to walk in the light of the Lord, to the praise of his great and worthy name. these services I have sometimes been at a distance from my home, for a considerable length of time, and found that I have served a good Master, his love sufficiently compensating for the privation of domestic comforts, and the endearing ties of nature; that now I think I can say as I have sometimes thought, when I apprehended the probability of a final separation being near, that there is no part of my life to which I can recur with so much satisfaction, as the time I have spent in the service of the Gospel. I am sensible that I have sometimes made misses in my serFor a considerable time our dear friend had vices, and was, I trust, thankful to be made senbeen in a delicate state of health. In the forepart sible thereof. It is a great work, and we had of the year 1850, her two youngest children had need to die daily, if favored to keep even pace, an attack of whooping cough: she took the com. neither too fast, nor yet too slow; and the fer- plaint, and it left a susceptibility of the lungs, vent desire of my mind in the present prospect which, ere long, excited serious apprehensions on is, that I may continue to be resigned to Divine her account. In the autumn of that year she had disposal, and if way should open, to go in that a hemorrhage from the lungs ; and the winter was littleness which prefers others to ourselves; for spent with her family, at Hastings. She passed surely I may say with Gideon, my father's family the greater part of the two following ones at Torpoor in Manassah, and I am the least in quay. The warmer atmosphere was congenial, father's house; yet there is strength in Omni- and seemed to have a favorable effect on her potence, and if he is pleased to separate me to health: yet she appears to have had an abiding the work, good is his will. Next to this is the impression of the uncertainty of her long consympathy and unity of the brethren; if favored tinuance here. It was evident to her family, with this, it will be a confirmation to the first :from her domestic arrangements, and her occaby one spirit are ye baptized into one body, nd also to drink together in the spirit," said the postle; that with sincere desires to do right, I ave again thrown myself as amongst my friends, rho, I believe will do what is best. is (To be continued.) my In the training of her children, and the conducting of her household affairs, she was anxious to avoid everything inconsistent with Christian simplicity, and the standard of Truth; and she had for some years acceptably filled the station of Overseer. sional remarks, that her mind was preparing for the change which was approaching; and, to her husband, she sometimes expressed herself more fully on this deeply interesting subject. In the afternoon of the 22d of Sixth month, she had a severe hemorrhage, which continued, with little intermission, until the evening of the A perpetual conflict with natural desires seems 25th. During this time she was kept in a sweet, be the lot of our present state. DR. JOHNSON. quiet frame of mind. She said she did not see how it would terminate, but that she felt nothing but peace; all condemnation was taken away, and When the best things are not possible, the she believed she should be accepted. ost may be made of those that are. HOOKER. During the few remaining days of her life, she had at times considerable difficulty of breathing; but it was instructive to those who had the privilege of attending upon her, to mark the peacefulness in which she was preserved, and the evident ripening for her eternal inheritance. She said, she had for several days been much comforted with this passage of Scripture, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee." She could now sleep but little, but dozing, now and then, she asked her husband if it was right for her to spend her time thus, when it was so short. At another time, she said to him, "Thou hast been anxious that I should feel a full assurance of acceptance; I now have that. All fear of death is taken away, and I have a bright prospect before me." She had great pleasure in hearing the Holy Scriptures read-they had always been very precious to her-requesting, at one time, to hear the 17th chapter of John. on earth. this death?" He assented, and expressed his belief that the last conflict would soon be over enquiring if she still continued to feel the sup porting presence of the Lord, and that Christ her Saviour was precious? She lifted up both her hands and said, "Oh, yes!" adding, so faintly as scarcely to be heard, "He is not wanting at this hour." From this time she gradually sunk; and about three o'clock, appearing like one going to sleep. the silver cord was gently loosened, which bound her spirit to its earthly tabernacle; and her sorrowing friends are comforted by the firm belief, that her ransomed spirit was permitted to join that glorious company who surround the throne, and sing the song of Moses and of the Lamb.— Annual Monitor. MEMOIR OF ALEXANDER JAFFRAY.* From the brief account we have of the early born at Aberdeen, in Scotland, in the year 1614. Of his youthful training he says, "My parents. though in every thing they were most tender. and evidenced much love and respect to me, yet not being themselves much acquainted with the great advantage there is in breeding young ones timely in the fear of God, and keeping them closely and diligently at their studies, in this they were some way deficient." "Yet the goodness of God was such that all this while he was watching over me, so that I was preserved from falling into any scandalous, known sin." On Sixth-day, 1st of Seventh month, she appeared so much better, that a ray of hope seemed to dawn on her anxious relatives that her time life of Alexander Jaffray it appears that he was might be somewhat prolonged; but, during the night, a change took place, which shewed them that it was ordered otherwise, by Him who cannot err, even in his most mysterious dispensations. On Seventh-day she seemed to be remarkably strengthened for the work which remained to her She felt that her day was drawing to a close, and said she had no desire to see the dawn of another morning. She was usually sensible of Divine help and support, while she had interviews with different members of the family, imparting suitable counsel to her children, and giving directions on various subjects to her beloved relatives. She made some touching remarks to her beloved and only brother, and, tenderly sympathising with her husband in anticipation of his loss, she said to him, "It will be a severe stroke to thee, but thou wilt be supported. The separation is only for a short time, and then we shall meet again. The world and all its concerns sink into insignificance at such a time as this; they appear to me as a heap of rubbish." In allusion to the evidence of acceptance mercifully granted her, and to the help vouchsafed to her for the discharge of these debts of conjugal, parental, and Christian love, to those whom she was about to leave, she remarked, that "it was not of herself, but of the Lord; it was all of grace, no merit of her own; O, no! all of mercy." About eleven o'clock she desired the doctor to be sent for, and took leave of him, expressing her satisfaction in what he had done for her. Not long after, she requested that her two elder children might be called, expressing her wish that all might be kept quiet, and her hope that patience would be granted her to the end; desiring those around to pray for her, that if it was the Lord's will, the time might be cut short. After this the breathing became more difficult, and continued so till about two o'clock in the morning, when she said to her husband, "Is not In his twentieth year he travelled through France, and there witnessing much gross eviland licentiousness, from which he was through "the goodness and kind providence of God" wonder fully preserved, though allowed "much liberty and a full purse," he afterwards remarks, "This hath many times given me occasion to think of recommending to my children not to venture upon such a way of travelling abroad, until they have first attained to some more experience, es pecially in the knowledge of God and the funda mentals of religion. Without this, to travel t France or elsewhere, as I did, and the most par of young men do, is to expose them, not only t the hazard of being tempted to all abominabl vices, but to be insnared in the abominable an gross errors of Popery." He was married very early in life, and remark respecting his deportment in this responsib position, "My ignorance of God made me slow in seeking to him, and unclose in my walkin with him, in my private conversation, and in my family; performing duties, whether in a mor private or public manner, but very seldom, an superficially, though I durst not omit doing them Compiled for the Review from his Diary, and account of Friends in Scotland by John Barclay. |