RESIDENCE OF THE MISSION AT BUSIIIRE. 
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We had thus recovered the Persian Secretary; but the mission soon 
suffered the less reparable loss of one of its own members. On the 
19th November, the Benares H. C. cruizer (which brought our tents, 
some of the body guards, presents, &c. from Bussora ) landed at 
Bushire Mr. Co a re, the Persian and Latin Translator. He had car¬ 
ried with him from Bussora a fever, which was gradually wasting him 
away; and after lingering out his few remaining days apparently with¬ 
out pain, he died on the last day of the month. He was a young man 
of whom all spoke well; his talents were promising; and his prospects 
in the world were fine. He was laid in the Armenian burying-ground, 
without a coffin; because plank is so dear and scarce at Bushire , that 
his remains would have been disturbed for the sake of the wood which 
had enclosed them. His corpse was escorted to the grave by the body 
guard and the seapoy guard, and followed by the Envoy and the gen¬ 
tlemen of the mission. I read the funeral service over him, amid a 
crowd of Persians and Arabs, who were collected to see the ceremony; 
and who seemed to partake the interest of the scene. Nothing excites 
a better impression of our character than an appearance of devotion 
and religious observance. If, therefore, there were no higher obligation 
on every Christian, religious observances are indispensable in producing 
a national influence. We never omitted to perform divine service on 
Sundays; suffered no one to intrude upon us during our devotions; 
and used every means in our power to impress the natives with a proper 
idea of the sanctity of our Sabbath. 
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