kept in a body; and after a pursuit of several followed, the Revolution might have cost a days, brought them to action, and succeeded severe struggle. After James' flight, Dunin killing, capturing, or dispersing them. dee waited on William; but, meeting with In pursuing some stragglers into a morass, a cool reception, he speedily retired into he received several severe wounds, and nar- Scotland. His regiment was given to Sir rowly escaped with his life. One of his Thomas Livingston, who, however, was as wounds, owing to the carelessness of his much devoted to James as his predecessor; surgeon, in allowing the tent to slip into it, and when Dundee appeared in arms, these remaining unhealed for seven months, he dragoons were sent, among others, to attack returned to Ireland for the benefit of his na- him, under the command of General M'Kay. tive air, and there, by as great an accident as The officers of this corps were almost all jawhen it got in, he was relieved from the tent, cobites, and intended, with their men, to go and soon perfectly recovered. He according-over to Dundee the first opportunity. Creichly returned to Scotland, and resumed his ton was their agent in this treachery, and dreaming of rebels, and displayed his accus- found means to inform Lady Dundee of their tomed dexterity in catching them. intention.The General, however, got One of his enterprises is related in the en- some intimation of their design, and sent suing extract: Creichton and several of his companions pri

"I shall here occasionally relate an unfortunate ac-soners to Edinburgh. He was committed to cident, which happened this summer in Scotland. a dungeon in the Talbooth, and was examin"M'Donnel, laird of Cappagh in the Highlands, ed before the Council, in the hope of getting within eight miles of Inverlochy, was unjustly possess him to inform against his more important ed, as most men believed, for many years of an estate,

which in right belonged to the laird of Mackintosh. colleagues; but Creichton stoutly denied all Both these gentlemen were well affected to the king. knowledge of the plot.

Finding him obstiThe laird of Cappagh, after sowing-time was over, nate, it was given out that he was to be had gone that summer, as it was his custom, to make hanged; hut Dundee hearing of it, sent them merry with his clans, on the mountains, till the time of word," that if they hanged Captain Creich

harvest should call him home. But in his absence,

Mackintosh, and his clans, assisted with a party of the ton, or touched a hair of his tail, he would army, by order of the Government, possessed himself cut the laird of Blair and the laird of Pollock of Cappagh's estate: whereupon M'Donnel, and his joint by joint, and would send their limbs in clans, returning from the mountains, set upon the ene- hampers to the Council." The Council knew my, killed several gentlemen among them, and took Dundee would be as good as his word, and Mackintosh himself prisoner. M'Donnel had given Creichton was reprieved for the present. strict orders to his men, not to kill any of the army;

but Captain M'Kenzie, who commanded on the other After the death of Dundee, and the disper side, making a shot at one of M'Donnel's men, who sion of his forces, a more lenient system was was pursuing his adversary, the man, discharging his adopted; but Creichton's character as a despistol at the captain, shot him in the knee, who, after perate jacobite was so well known, that it was having been carried fifty miles to Inverness, to a sur- deemed prudent to keep him in confinement. geon, died of his wound. "Soon after, the Government ordered me to detach After remaining three years in the Talbooth, sixty dragoons, with a lieutenant, cornet, and stand- he was allowed, through the solicitation of ard, and to march with Captain Streighton, and two his friends, to remove to a private lodging, hundred of the foot guards, against the M'Donnels; on giving bail for one hundred pounds, and to destroy man, woman, and child, pertaining to the having a sentry to attend him. Some of his laird of Cappagh, and to burn his houses and corn. Upon the approach of our party, M'Donnel, laird of quondam companions being soon after arCappagh, dismissing his prisoners, retired farther into rested, he became alarmed, and, with the the mountains; whereupon we who were sent against privity and consent of his bail, escaped to him continued to destroy all the houses and corn, from Ireland. He settled in the County of Tyrone, the time of Lammas to the 10th of September: and with his wife, two daughters, and his father then we advanced toward the borders, to join the (who died two years afterwards), and made Scotch army, which at that time was marching toward England, against the Prince of Orange, who then in a shift to maintain them, by industry and manual labour, for twelve years, till his wife he made over to them what little property he died, and his daughters were married, when

tended an invasion."

What must we think of the Government

which could issue such an order!

On the expected invasion of the Prince of Orange, the forces were recalled to England, whither Creichton accompanied Claverhouse, now Viscount Dundee, who was one of the few who stood by James, even after he had deserted himself; and, had his advice been

had, and resided with them.

COAST OF CHINA.

From the Asiatic Journal. In the afternoon of the next day (SeptemMISSIONARY VOYAGE TO THE NORTH-EAST ber 12th,) a boat came alongside the brig, with three naval officers and a train of folTHE London Missionary Society, having lowers, who inquired of Mr. Medhurst his determined to make an effort to diffuse a name, country, and object. He informed knowledge of Christianity and of the Scrip-them he had come to distribute books teachtures on the coast of China, employed on ing the religion of Jesus, to communicate this expedition the Rev. W. H. Medhurst, oral instruction respecting Christianity, and who has devoted the last eighteen years of to give medicines to the sick. They inquirhis life to the Chinese mission in Batavia ed for the books, and took away a plentiful and other places in the Indian Archipelago, supply, stating that the superior officer of and acquired a knowledge of several dialects Wei-hae would have come off to pay his reof the Chinese language. This gentleman spects, but for the inclement weather. accordingly arrived at Canton in June last, On the ensuing day, the weather being but could meet with no vessel suited to his fine, the party prepared for another visit purpose till August, when he engaged the ashore. They put a number of books and American brig Huron for three months. The the medicine-chest into the boat, and provessel was of the burthen of 211 tons, manned ceeded westward to a distant village, which with twelve men, and armed with two guns they supposed to be Wei hae. They gave and some swivels. A few bags of rice were books on board the junks they passed, and taken on board, to be sold or not; but the landed amidst a crowd of people, amongst cargo consisted of 20,000 volumes of books whom they began immediately distributing on theological subjects, including some co-books. An officer, who had hailed them pies of the Scriptures. Mr. Medhurst took when in the boat, now endeavoured to prewith him an American (a missionary, we be-vent their advancing, first by entreaties, then lieve,) named Stevens, who has furnished to by taking Mr. Medhurst by the arms. They, the Chinese Repository a copy of his journal of however, pressed on till they came to the this voyage, of which the following is a re-village, where the chief officer (who had sumé:gone to visit the brig.) having landed from The vessel sailed from the Cum-sing-moon his junk, received them. He wore a blue on the 26 August, and in about a fortnight button, and was a tsan tseang, or sub-colonel. after getting out of the Lema passage, round- One of his lieutenants, who was the chief ed the eastern point of Shan tung promonto-speaker, assuming a stern countenance and ry, situated in lat. 37° 25' N., long. 122° 45' angry manner, a ked whence they came and E., and anchored in the excellent harbour of their business. Mr. Medhurst replied, that Wei-hae-wei, in lat. 37° 50' N.. long. 122° he was an Englishman came to do good by 12' E., which was the place proposed for distributing books and medicines. The of commencing their work. Not a sail was ficer then desired them to go on board a junk, seen, nor any movement, but that of sending that they might confer on the subject. Mr. off from the island of Lew-kung-taou (which M. insisted upon first taking a walk in the shelters the harbour on the north and north-town. The officers, thereupon, placed themeast) several loaded boats towards the town selves before the party, stating that the laws of Wei-hae. In order to remove all appre-of the celestial empire forbade foreigners hensions which might be excited at the ap-from setting foot in it. Mr. Medhurst obpearance of a foreign ship, the missionaries served that these laws could refer only to landed at a village on the island. Most of enemies, not to him and his companions who the people fled from the beach, but a few of came only to do good; and he proposed that the oldest or boldest remained, who, when they should discuss the matter in some house they heard Mr. Medhurst address them in over a cup of tea. The chief officer (contratheir own language, invited him and his ry to the advice of the lieutenant) proposed companion, into a house as the rain was fall-entering a temple hard by, whither the whole ing heavily. When told the object of the assemblage proceeded. Upon reaching the visit, they accepted, cautiously, one or two temple, Mr. Medhurst and his companion, copies of the books, alleging that few of the "finding none to hinder them, determined poor people could read. The house, like not to stop at present, but went forward, others, was built of granite, and covered over hill and dale, till they reached a high with thatch-work; it had neither floor nor summit, which commanded an extensive view seats, except the bed, beneath which was the of the country and of the Gulf of Chih-le." fire-place! It was soon filled with people, They returned to the temple, where the offiwho were in no wise uncivil. cers were awaiting them. It was a neat

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building, dedicated to the Queen of Heaven. Jusual with a watch-tower, attended by one The officers received the party standing, and sailor to carry the books, and proceeded dioffered Mr. M. the highest place. Tea was rectly towards the nearest village. At a brought in, and the object of the visitors was public threshing-floor at the entrance, they again stated, and accompanied by a short ex- were met by a large number of persons, with position of the principal doctrines of the the school-master at their head, to whom Gospel. The officers appear to have acted they announced their errand, proceeding to with urbanity; they said they were well as-distribute books, which were readily receiv sured of their visitors' friendly intentions, ed. As they proceeded over the hills to but their orders left them no discretion to other villages, the peasantry, who were dilipermit their intercourse with the people; gently employed in cultivation, greeted them that they saw no other objection to the dis- with cheerful words, and directed them on tribution of the books, which they had read, their way. Their stock of books was soon and which, though they differed in some re-exhausted, and they sent down to the boat spects from their own classics, yet contained for more. In these two days, the number of many good things. They offered supplies books distributed was 1,000 volumes of 100 of provisions, but these were declined. Mr. pages each. In some places they were reMedhurst declared that they did not comeceived suspiciously; at others the applicants to trade, which, he knew, was confined to were clamorous, and too eager to wait for the Canton; and that, "if the government is regular distribution. "Sometimes," says the really so absurd as to design to prevent good Journal, "we found them more ravenous men from speaking to their fellow-men, and for books, and sometimes also afraid to doing them any offices of kindness and good-take any at all; but this is nearly a fair samwill in their power, we felt it to be our duty, ple of the way in which we were ever treated notwithstanding any such prohibitions, to by the people, when free from the influence obey God rather than man." After some of the officers of government." In one of complimentary expressions in answer, the the villages, it is remarked, the urgency of conference broke up. the people for the books did not raise from

The crowd had now greatly increased, and, a just value for them, inasmuch as the choice on reaching the beach, the party determined was determined by the colour of the cover! to distribute some books amongst the people. During their absence, two junks, with a A basket-full was accordingly brought out of large party of soldiers, visited the brig; but, the boat, but an officer ordered it back again. learning from a card, which Mr. Medhurst As soon as it was opened, however, the had left on board, that he had gone on shore, crowd rushed suddenly forward, and, in spite the officers, who acted in a very friendly of the police, seized the books. way, contented themselves with examining In the afternoon of the same day, they every thing in the vessel, and taking away landed, with a fresh supply of books, on the some books.

ordered in-doors or into the fields.

island of Lew-kung-taou, where they met On the 15th they weighed anchor, and af with no impediment. They then crossed ter two days came into the spacious bay of the bay again, re-landed on the main, and Ke-shan-so, about forty-seven miles west of entered a village, passing from house to Wei-hae. This bay is formed on the northhouse, giving books and conversing familiar-west by the high and bold cape of Zeu-00ly with the inhabitants. The females were taou, and by the Kung-kung-taou group of shy and withdrew. In other places they were islands on the north-east, extending also several miles southward into the main land. The villages in Shan-tung are marked by It derives its name from the village of the clumps of trees. Many of the hills were same name, which stands on the west side, cultivated, and nearly all were covered with and which is a place of considerable business, a green sward. The villages are situated in being an open port, where many junks touch the temperate and fertile vallies between the on their way to the north. The chart of the hills of this most hilly country. The houses harbour by Ross is well executed, except never stand alone, but are built in clusters of that the eastern sand-bank, as laid down by from 25 to 500. him, does not extend sufficiently far from Encouraged by the favourable disposition the island. This bank was found to be very of the people, the missionaries resolved to bold, having seven fathoms at a few yards' visit the south side of the harbour, where distance, and a safe channel between it and they could discern numerous villages, and to the island from which it appears to put off. coast it round to the western side. They The whole coast of the extensive bay ap landed on a small eminence, mounted as peared dotted with villages of white-walled

received

houses in clusters of trees; whilst the skirts/the bay (where the books were of the town of Ke-shan-so appeared at the bot- neither too eagerly nor too indifferently,") tom of another bay further to the west. the brig was visited by several officers, with

In attempting to make a tour of the vil a large train, who conducted themselves with lages as in other parts they were opposed by the politeness, and left a card, importing that people, who gladly received the books, but re- they had come to pay their respects to the fused to admit the missionaries into their vil-** supercargo," and inviting him to meet the lages. One man said it was against the law for general of the district at Ke-shan-so, the enforeigners to enter their country; another man, suing day, "that he may suitably arrange an elder of one of the villages, impressed his matters." Accordingly, on the 21st Sepfellow-villagers with the belief that the for-tember, the missionaries complied with this eigners had come to take possession of the invitation. On landing, it was easy to see. country, and few ventured to receive any by the crowds and the bustle, that it was no books. Upon this, the party determined to common day. An attempt was made to keep push on to Ke-shan-so. Taking to their them waiting in the rain, on the pretext that boat, they passed a white tower, where a few some officers had not arrived; but, on Mr. men were on the lookout, and landed amidst Medhurst's objecting to this incivility toa crowd, who on hearing the object of the wards guests, they were conducted to the visit, and seeing the books, were so rude and custom-house, where two state-chairs were outrageous, that they overturned the sailor placed for them. During the long time they who carried them, and bore off the volumes were detained here, waiting the arrival of the by violence. The magistrates interfered, great general, Mr. Medhurst observing some and, in great wrath at the tumult, were pro- Fuh-keen people amongst the immense crowd ceeding to bastinado those who had been en-of curious spectators, addressed them in gaged in it; two or three poor fellows had their own language, which pleased them as been seized by the queue, preparatory to the much as it displeased the officers, who did infliction, when Mr. Medhurst came up and not understand it. Several hours elapsed beentreated, in a courteous manner, that they fore the audience was duly arranged, during might be pardoned. The officer coldly de- part of which time, the missionaries were sired Mr. M. to mind his own business; the allowed to walk about the town. The dislatter replied that it was his business to in-cussions about the ceremonies were brief. terfere as he had been the innocent occasion When they were told that it was the custom of the tumult, and he should consider the to "knock head" on coming into the prepunishment of these men a premeditated in-sence of such exalted personages, Mr. Medsult offered to him. The officers, at length, hurst cut the matter short by saying that he promised to release the men when he depart-reserved prostrations for the Superior Being ed; but, upon Mr. Medhurst assuming a alone, and that they should pay respect in bolder tone, and saying he would not stir till their national mode, as was customary to he saw the men released, the officers yielded persons of rank. They were then conducted in an instant, and became more civil. These to the hall of audience, preceded by heralds concessions, which are commonly imputed and horsemen, and introduced by two fine to fear, are more probably the effect of cour-looking officers. We now quote the Journal, "No one entered with us, but the paved way to the Next day they landed on the west side of temple was lined with twenty-five unarmed soldiers the bay, and passed through all the villages on each side, drawn up in the form of a semi-circle, in that quarter, being "every where treated These were beyond all comparison the finest soldiers with suspicion, yet not with distinct unfriend- have ever seen in China; of a size fit for grenadiers, and, for a wonder, clad in clean uniform. Behind the liness." At the entrance of one village, two altar, and in front of the gods, sat two officers, preelders addressed them: "we have seen your serving, as we approached, the most immoveable rigibooks," said they, "and neither desire nordity of limb, and muscle, and eye, looking neither to approve of them; in the instructions of our the right nor left. When we came to the threshold, sage we have sufficient, and they are far su- with a respectful bow. They returned it in succes in front of them, we took off our hats and saluted them perior to any foreign doctrines you can sion, by slowly raising their united hands to a level bring; we do not want your books: there is with their chin, and slightly inclining the head. the road-go." On their return to the boats of the attendants, of whom there were six or eight on this day, they observed, for the first time, a each side, then motioned us to take seats arrangwar-junk, which came from the westwarded lower on the left hand. The inferior officer held the right seat; he was the che-foo of Tang-chow-foo, round Cape Zeu-oo-taou. and wore a blue chrystal button. His attendants were The next day, whilst the missionaries were well-dressed. The officer who was seated on the left on shore, visiting the villages which lined hand was named Chow, and a tsung-chin, or military

tesy.

One

general; he wore a red button of the highest rank, money thrown away, to a tempt to introduce books and was adorned with a peacock's feather, and a string into China, for none except a few vagrants on the of court-beads. His attendants never spoke to him coast either would or could receive them; that the but with bended knee. The che-foo was the chief orders from count were to treat foreigners with kindspeaker and a lawyer-like examiner. His inquiries ness and liberality, whenever they came, but by no were directed entirely to Mr. M., and, as usual, re- means to allow them to stay and propagate their opin garded his country and object in coming hither. But ions. Accordingly, they had provided for us a liberal he proceeded much further, and extended his ques-present, with which they hoped we would be content tions to many other topics, making minute and judi- to depart, but by no means to touch at any other part cious inquiries. His enunciation was rapid and gut- of the coast, lest we might not be so well treated, and tural, and, had not only the peculiarities of the Shan- disagreeable consequences should ensue; that, as they tung dialect, but partook also of the court dialect. had treated us politely, in return we ought to treat Hence it was sometimes exceedingly difficult to catch them with politeness by touching at no place in Shanhis meaning, while one of his attendants, who also tung, all of which was under his jurisdiction." I spoke the court dialect, was perfectly and easily un- thanked him for their liberality, but, perceiving they derstood. I give the following notes of this interview meant to assume the air of benefactors, told them I in the words of Mr. Medhurst: He asked who this could not think of receiving anything without making Jesus was, and what was the meaning of the word some return. This they said could never be allowed. Christ, which he found in our books; which gave me "Among other inquiries they asked of what counan opportunity to explain the Gospel of our Saviour.try Mr. Stevens was, and when I told them from New Here the general interposed, with his gruff voice: England, the che-foo again struck off with a whole "How! do you come to China to exhort people to be new series of interrogatories. "What," said he, "is good? Did you suppose there were no good people in there a new as well as an Old England?" "Yes, as China?" "No doubt," I replied, they are good to also a new and an old world." I then related the dissome extent, but they are not all so; and they are all covery of America by Columbus, and the colonizing a ignorant of the salvation of Jesus." "We have Con- part of it by the subjects of England. "Under what fucius," said the che-foo, "and his doctrines, which government is this new country, and who is the king?" have sufficed for so many ages; why need we any fur- This gave me an opportunity to astonish them by dether sage?" "Confucius," I replied, "taught, indeed, claring that the country had no king, but two great moral and social duties, but he revealed nothing re-elective assemblies, and a president, all chosen by the specting divine and eternal things, and did nothing people, whose wishes were consulted in every thing for the salvation of the human race: wherefore it was that regarded government; that, after four years, the by no means superfluous to have another teacher and president is re-elected, or ano her is chosen in his a Saviour, such as was proposed to them." "In your place, and he returns to private life again. They opinion it may be good, but in ours it is evil, and asked what became of the old president, and whether, these doctrines tend only to corrupt the people, and on going out of office, he did not use his power to extheir dissemination therefore cannot be permitted. cite rebellion, and create a party in his favour. At We neither want nor will we have your books, and you all this news they could scarcely cease wondering. ought not to go from place to place distributing them. They inquired how I, an Old Englander, could so contrary to law." "What law, if you please?" I re-readily agree with Mr. Stevens, a New Englander; plied; "I have read the laws of the present dynasty, but which gave occasion to describe the points of similari do not recollect any against distributing good books." ty between the two nations, as well as our own coinci "That against the dissemination of corrupt doctrines." dence of views and feelings. Besides these and other Here they spoke so rapidly, and so close upon each topics, the che-foo described the reception or rather reother, as to leave me no chance to thrust in a word, jection of Lord Amherst's embassy, in order to show unless by violent interruption. When I thought of the small value attached to foreign intercourse by the doing so, at last, "listen," said the attendants, "to emperor. He also alluded to and inquired after the words of the great men;" so that, when I perceiv-Messrs. Lindsay, Gutzlaff, and Gordon, and seemed ed they would have all the conversation to themselves, well acquainted with all those expeditions, so far as I was not sorry to let the topic be changed. The che- the Chinese account could make him informed. It foo then asked whether the vessel was mine, what was was now dark, while yet the conference was scarce the price of chartering her, whether the money was closed. The same style of ceremony was observed on my own, or furnished by government. I informed retiring as on entering, and we departed on friendly him that the money was raised by a society of private but not cordial terms." Christians at home; that the same society was sending

the Gospel not only to China, but to many other parts The party now deliberated upon their ulof the world, according to the command of the Sa-terior proceedings,-whether to proceed furviour. They then asked where the books were made, ther to the west, or to return round the proand where I learned the language. I answered that montory of Shan-tung. Several consideramany of them were made, under my own inspection, tions induced them to adopt the latter course, at Batavia, where I hal picked up the language

among the Chinese emigrants. He then inquired the amongst which were the danger of exposure numbers of these emigrants, and from what provinces to a north-east gale, and the certainty that they came, and whether they all became Roman Catho- their further operations in the neighbourlics in foreign lands. I replied, that they generally hood must be much impeded, if not preventretained their religion, but that I knew little of the ed, by the interference of the government, Roman Catholics, as we had no connection whatever. They, therefore, relinquished their first inHere the old general interrupted the conversation, tention of going to Tang-chow-foo, and reand gave me his ultimatum: "he would advise me to

return to my own country as soon as possible, and tell turned to Wei-hae. On the 23d, they ran those that sent me, it was all labour in vain, and round the cape, and coasted the eastern side