God, in refpect to the appointment of a Miffio nary for this ifland: in respect to Antigua and St. Vincent's, all is as clear as if it was written with a fun-beam.

The Island of St. Vincent's is romantic beyond any thing I ever faw before. The hanging rocks, fugar-canes, cotton and coffee plantations, &c. make fuch a beautifully-variegated fcene, that I was delighted with it; but, I truft, did not lofe fight of the great Author of the whole.

Monday, January 15, we landed again at Rofeau (Dominica.) We intended being here yefterday, but were prevented by a calm. After breakfast we waited on the Governor, who received us very politely, and fignified his approbation of our plan of establishing Miffions among the Negroes. Afterwards we came to the plantation of Mr. Cherrurier brother to Mr. Cherrurier, one of the Leaders of our Society in Dublin. He expreffes his great defire of having a Miffionary fixed in the island, affuring us that he will readily contribute to his fupport, and encourage his ufefulnefs. I think the Lord will foon have mercy on this Ifland.

This evening we examined minutely that wonderful little infect, the Fire-Fly. It appears as if he had a real fpark of fire continually burning in his belly. We could fee what a clock it was in a dark room with the help of one of them.

Tuesday the 16th, we fet off for St. Chriftopher's, where we arrived on Thursday. On our arrival, we found that intelligence had been fent here from Antigua, of our intention of vifiting this ifland and a houfe was provided for us to lodge and preach in. Mr. Cable, a Mulatto Gentleman, a Printer, has fhewn us the utmost kindnefs and attention. A Mrs. Seaton also, a Mulatto Gentlewoman, has been very kind. The two laft mentioned, deeply fear God. One Mr. Bertie, a Jeweller, is likely to become a

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fincere friend

On Thursday evening I had a good congregation, confidering the notice given.

On Friday the 19th, we went with some recom mendatory letters to the island of Nevis, which is very near St. Chriftopher's: but it proved to all appearance the most useless as well as the most expenfive journey that we have taken. We were received politely, but every door feemed fhut against our ministry.

On our return to St. Chriftopher's we received an invitation to preach in the Court-house. Brother Hammet preached on Sunday afternoon, and I in the evening. The crowd was prodigious in the evening. Six or feven principal Gentle men of the town have invited us to their houses, to fome of which we have gone. Among the reft, was the Parfon of the parish. Our friends have rented a convenient house for Brother Hammet. A Gentleman in the island of Nevis, (Mr. Brazier, a Member of the Affembly) has sent an invitation to Brother Hammet to come over to preach to the Negroes. An illegitimate son of the Prefident of the Council of Nevis, has alfo given Brother Hammet an invitation to preach in his house at Charleston, the principal town in the island of Nevis. So that our journey to that island has not been fo fruitlefs as we imagined. We have lately feen a curious fish exactly like a land hedge-hog, but when dreffed, it eats as well as a turtle.

On Wednesday the 24th, we failed from Baffe-Terre, St. Kitt's, and stopped at Sandy-Point, a town in the fame island, where we called on one Mr. Sommerfal, a Gentleman of property, at whofe house Mr. Tunnel, one of our American Elders who took a voyage to St. Kitt's for his health, once preached. He promifed us that he would confult with fome of his friends in the neighbourhood, and with them endeavour to procure a proper place for Mr. Hammet to preach

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In the afternoon we landed at St. Eustatius, and were met by two black men, who afked us whether we were not fome of the Brethren (I thought they meant the Moravians, but afterwards found they meant the Methodists,) I told them we were of the same kind: then, faid they, if you will come with us, we will fhew you your home. I told them that we wanted to fee Captain de Lion; the Captain of the Blacks, to whom we had recommendatory letters. You had better, faid they, go home first. And accordingly they brought us to a very comfortable house belonging to a family of free Blacks, where we have been moft hofpitably entertained. Some ferious free Blacks had received intelligence, I find, from St. Kitt's of our intention to vifit them, and had joined together to bear the expence of fupporting us. In the evening a pretty congregation, without any regular notice, was gathered together: but being now in the dominions of a foreign Power Euftatius belonging to the Dutch)! thought it prudent to inform the people that I fhould not preach that evening, as I had not waited on the Governor: and yet, notwithstanding, we were obliged to pray three times, and fing twice, before they would go away. The Lord raifed up lately a Negro-flave whofe name is Harry (who was brought here from the Continent, and who was formerly a member of our Society) to prepare our way. Harry did fo grieve in fpirit at the wickedness of the people around him, that at laft the fire broke forth, and he bore a public teftimony for Jefus. The Governor came to hear him, and approved of what he faid: but in a little time the poor flaves were fo affected under the word, that many of them fell down as if they were dead, and fome of them would remain in a ftate of ftupor for fome hours. One night fixteen of them fell down in this manner. Then the Governor fent for Harry, and forbad him to preach any more under fevere penalties.

He

would

would have ordered him to be whipped, if the Fifchal or fupreme Judge, who was prefent at the fame time, had not obferved that he had done nothing worthy of corporal punishment. Harry has awakened about twenty fouls, who are willing immediately to be put into Clafs. There is alfo a black woman here who came from America, who loves God. The day after Harry's mouth was ftopped, we landed, to the joy of his poor little flock; and on the day we landed, the Governor was taken ill.

Thursday the 25th, we waited on the Captain of the island, who now represents the Governor, and on the Fifchal or Judge. The Fifchal told us that we must be private, till the Court had confidered whether our Religion should be tolerated or not. The Captain alfo ordered us to prepare our Confession of Faith and Credentials, and to prefent them to the Court on Saturday; with all which we complied. We have been fince informed that they were highly fatisfied with our Confeffion but they ordered us to wait till the next Court for an anfwer, which will be held on Wednesday in the next week. They could all fpeak English, except the Fifchal, and yet they would converfe with us only through an interpreter: this is, I fuppofe, the cuftom. Indeed, there is much more English than Dutch spoken in this ifland.

Sunday the 28th, a private meffage was fent me that the Captain and Council would be glad to meet me in the afternoon in a private house, to which the Captain of the Blacks would bring me; and hear me preach. I met them accordingly at the time appointed, and preached before them on 1 John v. 12. He that hath the Son, hath life. Our friend Captain de Lion tells me they were highly pleafed, and in the evening the interpreter of the Court fent us one of his black maid-fervants to be inftruéted and prepared for baptifm:

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baptifm: The really feems, in fome measure, to feel herself a finner.

We have seen here a moft cùrious fifh. It is Imall, but has two horns on the top of its head, two horns behind, and a tail like a paddle; its head and eyes are exactly like thofe of a hog. When dreffed it eats like the flesh of chicken.

Tuesday the 30th, I waited on the Captain again, to refolve two questions, 1. Why do you call yourselves Methodists ? 2. How are your Minifters fupported ?

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SECTION III.

N Saturday Feb. 10. I fet fail from St. Euftatius in a large Dutch fhip, and after an agreeable voyage of eighteen days arrived at Charlefton-Harbour. On taking leave of my poor Black friends, they heaped upon me fuch a quantity of feed cakes, fweet buifcuits, oranges, bottles of jelly, &c. that we had not confumed above one half of them on our voyage, although there were seven in the cabin to partake of them. Before I left St. Euftatius, I formed fix regular claffes; and I have no doubt but they are all (one perfon only, perhaps, excepted) at leaft deeply awakened and that one has evidently good deGres. If I had ftaid there one day more, Ι think I should have formed a feventh Clafs. Three of them I gave to the care of Harry, which, I expect, will foon multiply; two to our NorthAmerican Sifter, and one to a black named Samuel.

The Captain of our fhip read fome prayers and a portion of facred Writ to his people every morning and evening, and a fermon on the Lord's-day and though, I fear, there was no