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.any Iheêp, which we dleèm:' il;:aböndance,;of
.ekcëïtent feodTor thofe kfcftd. animals in thè' moll negledxd parts ‘«tf
,tMs ifland, and they m ig h t in time prove a great advantage to the
.natives:, not only, b y fupplying their deficiency o f food, from which
many of them fuffer mnch^t p||j||||||buuh V 1 1 ■ i itl i j f f i i ii
they » e {fttangets'j ’farthough. they,#3?©' ®C$»e
jfidfiftriau&th&wmafcof their neighbours fcattered about this fea, far
ih¥gttster part öfitheir. time isfipent in idletiefs.. .sfTifiCi conjecture
SfeS^s;waeh''ftrength from the.leatóieft-fidefire; they exprefs for our
woollen elótheS', efpecialfy blankets / which induces us' to think,j .i f
they hadf the hfeterials,i ann the t e f t hint ;l^ïfi5’.ïa.x®ike ufeofi|^|s^i
they would foon ötóeavoaff .ta matmfenhne:.thena theinfidvesi ,
T he feil is every- whdie prolific; and cohfifts o f a fine rich mould,
Upon an averager about.fourteen ar fiftqshinéhès) deep, :fièe fromritohe^'
except né&rithè-beach,where coral rocks appear alfeverthel fudfeoö
Beneath this mould is # néd loamfaiïr ocrfi^ inchektMefeli' mBXtjia a
very firdaghhie d a y in fimaR quantities j arid infiohie^l*es>ha&f been
found a black earth, which ‘emits^a very-fragaratttTfiheM .yefemhlifig
bergatiSSti but it foon ©violates whetLcKpofedifeithelhir.. ’ : The! afr
is pure and wholéfcwtte; mach Iharper in the wmtiaithah we éxpcéfeeÜ
to have- found it* olp&rially' when the wind i s firran fheTfe^tlh^pdti
but for want q f a thermometer, Which happened -todbe
have nstfer been aMe toafcereaati its t r ie Rate.
But we mufi Conclude oar prefent account, libping dur next Will
contain fomething more interefting and encouraging to' our dear friends,
whëfë prayers WO earneltiy entreat in our fedialfj /fer fuidyinevec méh
in the world Hood more in need o f their afiiftance in this relpedbrthan
we do. Out work is great, our firengtbis fniall, very weaknefs itfelfi;
our enemies are crafty and powerful, but nöne we find fo dangerous as
thofe o f our own houfe, thpfe evil hearts of unbelief that are always,
ready to draw us from the God o f our ftrength, who-isi the rock o f our
falyatidh. But If- God be for as, who catt.be a^ainft' us)? He bids
us fear riot: and We have wot only the affurance o f his word, but
^lfae’A w . ^rf^nony o ft^ il^ ^ BM ic e^ that he is with us, and WiR
^even’leave us<n®f-foy#ESf^E Well then may!®' g o f^ i^ ^ divine
strength, i ejoicing in the profpe £ts - o f greater ti ibulation than we
have'-hith^FtO' experief^^^^atSipfefehfihayeJn V iew; .trailing him
that i i f c\u\irCora|ft^-fthitlhwc ^ a f f i le t tiled on\tos fuflain under
thc^blAnu ot, tho glbraoijs C iptun ^f/buWrh itum,twe Hull grotv
_fi'WgOriattd'fitcrilgt.ry’m d 'a t , ie ^ t l^ ^ ^ h o u g l^ m '^ ^ l f c ld more
faan. c%'q-uorj3psjhr®ugh Hun who hath k&cdMjs,,^ tnd gjvcn himfelf
fesfusvji*.-
^,7^ ie |P u f i’f .is now unmp©4ng.; ,-^We /feel allyhe|apgrljlh, thatds cori*
Xequent u^ n |^ ;feparati(^]^firigy(d^vho <Mpboii].nj^t^gerhgi;.|hy^ftich
^dsar irigl^^as, Jhall ^rtd^;&yhen-. thofcypfi^n'atU’re i'firall be for ever
oVBofides..©ur< > ^ ^ |^ tp ^ ^ ^ E an n h > ' ^ t efteem many.of
jorew^^cM^S-eh o^ f e ^ ^ e l f a m i f e with^P'nrfelves^
ah ok \\hom,'’ yb^rfihLS,^aisM-^|^ our^p^efexns»,-h^dy fon time and
eteynit-y,. wjg dfefite ^|reJfig'hjto '^e^fovereign & ^ ^ a ^ ^ t'aui5 fg.jaejpus
heavenly fa th e r )^gn4f(?lhC.,‘^ird'jof hisug-race*, £f< fip£p
hs*fi|x^-MKn^;andgivei jis. all an inheritance .among tihflri^that-
dandr-ified * hra.tigh -faith; which ,4s dn Jefusl Chiai^ ^ .Pb.mWelh.:^- -May
grace,-',m;p#eyj -.and -peaceh,^multiplied ,tofalf>wh° -Ipye ’ogr.-ILof d
^jadfl in^fincerity, ,and-.are feekiiigrthe..adyanceiftept-pf ‘bis kingdom'
and. glory-! Amen.
XongataWlo *Roads, 6'th, 1797. '*
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