US 
Baptist Missionary Society, 
Sept. 1 
“will consist of 2000 copies, with an 
extra., number of 2000 New Testa¬ 
ments. 
3. In the Hindee , also, the last volume 
of tlie Old Testament was published 
nearly two years ago. The edition of 
the New Testament being nearly ex¬ 
hausted, and Mr. Chamberlain having 
prepared another version of the New 
Testament in this language, for which 
his long residence in the western pro¬ 
vinces of India, and his intimate ac¬ 
quaintance with their popular dialects, 
eminently fit him, the brethren have 
resolved in this edition to print his ver¬ 
sion of the New Testament instead of 
their own, as a comparison of independ¬ 
ent versions, made by persons long and 
intimately acquainted with the lan¬ 
guage, will be of the utmost value in 
ultimately forming a correct, chaste, 
and perspicuous version in this widely 
extended language. Of this edition 
of the New Testament, which is more 
than half through the press, they are 
printing 2000 copies. 
4, In the Orissa language the whole 
Scriptures have been long published. 
The first edition of the New Testament 
being exhausted, and the demand for 
this version still increasing, the breth- 
ren have prepared a second edition, 
which is novo more than half through 
the press. It consists of 4000 copiesr 
5. The last volume of the Old Tes¬ 
tament in the Mdhratta language was 
published many months ago, so that a 
version of the whole Scriptures in that 
language is now completed. Of the 
first edition of the New Testament, 
not a single copy being left, they have 
put to press a second edition, in a duo¬ 
decimo size. 
In these five languages the whole of 
the Scriptures are now published and 
in circulation: in the last four of them 
second editions of the New Testament 
are in the press, and in the first, the 
Bengalee, begun 26 years ago. the sixth 
edition of the New Testament. In the 
following den languages the New Tes¬ 
tament is published, or nearly so ; and 
in some of them the Pentateuch, and 
other parts of the Old Testament. 
1. In the Chinese language the trans¬ 
lation of the Old Testament was com¬ 
pleted several years ago. In addition 
to the New Testament,"the Pentateuch, 
the Hagiographa, and the Prophetic 
Books are now printed off. The His¬ 
torical hooks, which will complete the 
whole Scriptures, are in the press, and 
will probably be published before the 
end of the ensuing year. 
2. In the Shi/ch language, besides the 
New Testament, the Pentateuch, and 
the Historical Books are printed off; 
and the Hagiographa is advanced as far 
as the middle of the book of Job. So 
strong, however, has been the desire of 
this nation for the New Testament, 
that the whole edition is nearly distri¬ 
buted, and a second edition will proba¬ 
bly be called for before the Old Testa¬ 
ment is wholly published. Excepting 
the Mugs on the borders of Arracan, no 
one of the nations of India have disco¬ 
vered a stronger desire for the Scrip¬ 
tures than this hardy race; and the 
distribution of almost every copy has 
been accompanied with the pleasing 
hope of its being read and valued. 
8. Tn the Pushtoo or Affghan lan¬ 
guage, the nation supposed by some to 
be descended from the ten tribes, the 
New Testament has been printed off. 
The Pentateuch is also advanced at 
press as far as the book of Leviticus. 
4. In the Teiinga or Teloogoo lan¬ 
guage, the New Testament was pub¬ 
lished two years ago,and the Pentateuch 
is printed as far as the hook of Leviti¬ 
cus. This translation, however, when 
the Pentateuch is finished, the brethren 
intend to resign to the Madras Auxiliary 
Bible Society. 
4, In die Kunhuna language, the New 
Testament was completed above 18 
months ago ; and the Pentateuch is ad¬ 
vanced at press as far as the book of 
Numbers. As this province comes 
immediately under the care of the 
Bombay Bible Society, it is intended, 
on the completion of the Pentateuch at 
press, to relinquish this translation to 
them. 
6. In the Witch, or iifoaltanee lan¬ 
guage, the New Testament has been 
printed off these 18 months, in its own 
character. But, as the opportunities 
for distributing this version have been 
exceedingly limited, and they have 
little prospect of establishing a mission 
in that province, they have dismissed 
the pundit, and discontinued the trans¬ 
lation, till these circumstances, with 
those of a pecuniary nature, shall be 
more favourable. 
7. In the Assam language, also, the 
New Testament lias been printed off 
nearly two years, and the vicinity of 
this country to Bengal, rendering it 
highly desirable to proceed with the 
translation, an edition of the Old Tes¬ 
tament 
