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very limited extent. It is stated that the em- 

 Ijassy of Lord Amherst is still mentioned by the 

 Chinese, who say that it was fully expected, from ■ 

 the force he had with him, he would not have 

 suffered himself to be driven away, but would 

 have obliged the Cliinese government to accede 

 to any terms he chose to propose. 



The gentleman I have before mentioned, the 

 Rev. C. GutzlafF, is well acquainted with several 

 dialects of the Chinese language, which he 

 speaks with such fluency, as to be, when dis- 

 guised, taken for a Chinese : he studies man- 

 kind, and endeavours to spread the Christian 

 religion in a truly missionary spirit, so as to 

 conduce (which a pure religion necessarily must 

 do) to the happiness of the people : he also en- 

 deavours to effect his benevolent purpose towards 

 them, by distributing tracts relating to the sci- 

 ences of astronomy, geography, &c. written in 

 the Chinese language ; endeavouring, by an 

 admirable religious feeling of benevolence, to 

 promote the welfare of the people by spreading 

 a purer religion than they possess ; at the same 

 time cultivating their minds in other branches of 

 knowledge, enabling them to receive more vividly 

 the impressions of the divine Spirit. Would tliat 

 all our missionaries followed the same plan ! how 

 inestimable, then, should I consider their cause! 



