went on board Captain Martin sent us a letter, in which he thus expressed himself:  ’My Dear Friends—­I cannot leave this place without expressing my thanks in a few lines to the worthy brethren who received me in so friendly a manner, and by their attention rendered my stay here so pleasant.  I regret that it has been so short, but it has been sufficiently long, to convince me that your labours have been crowned by a blessed success; this must animate you under many difficulties, to continue to devote yourselves with zeal to the service of our Lord, your great example.  One must be an eye-witness to judge of the mighty change that has already taken place in these Esquimaux, both in regard to body and mind.  It will give me the most heart-felt joy, to communicate this to his Excellency, the governor of St John’s, and also to bear testimony in England, to the happy progress of your labours.’  Next day, at 6 A.M. the ship of war set sail, when we, with our Esquimaux, ascended the height nearest the shore, and by signs took our last farewell of the crew.

“Continuing her course, the Clinker reached Nain on the 21st, where Captain Martin behaved in the same friendly manner.  He was frequently on shore at the mission-house, and likewise attended worship in the church.  On the 23d he invited the missionaries aboard, and shewed them the arrangement in a sloop of war.  His vessel was decorated with fifty flags of different nations, in honour of the commemoration of the jubilee.  The day after, he furnished a feast of boiled pease and biscuit, for all the Esquimaux living on the missionaries’ land, and was himself present at the entertainment.  The Esquimaux sat on pieces of timber, placed in a square.  Before they began their meal, they sang a hymn, ‘Now let us praise the Lord, &c.’ and at the close, ’Praise God for ever.’  All of them expressed great thankfulness for this condescending mark of the Captain’s good will; and each of them had a goodly portion of biscuit left to carry home.”

From Nain the Clinker sailed for Hopedale in company with the Harmony, on board of which were the superintendant Kohlmeister and his wife.  The latter thus speaks of the excursion, which she appears to have highly enjoyed:  “We had the pleasure to sail in company with his sloop [Captain Martin’s] to Hopedale, and had a most agreeable voyage.  He came twice on board the Harmony to pay us a visit.  As we approached Hopedale, the brethren and the Esquimaux not having received any account of the arrival of the sloop of war, were rather alarmed at its appearance, but we found means before we cast anchor, to send them word that all was peace and friendship, upon which the music began to play a hymn of praise, and the Esquimaux afterwards fired a salute with their pieces.  The sloop answered with the great guns, but the Esquimaux were determined to have the last word, and went on firing after the cannon had ceased to roar.  It was a calm night without moon, but the brilliant display