.sN. TUEsuAY MORNING, DECEMeEEs I. isai.
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meeting suited to the interesting and solemn &C.


caSion. The exercises commenced by singing a


hymn. Al appropriate P aver was then offered BY


Rev. Joshua Leayitt. After which, Mr.. Lewis


Tarpan, on behalf et the Committee, addressed


the Missionaries and the Mendian. In the con-


cl.son Of his address to the former he desired Nh


Jocelyn to read ior their encouragement. the


xci. Psalm. Mr I. then addressed The Mendians.


During his address which was delivered in simple


language. and with much feeling. the company


seemed deeply affected especially the Missionaries
and the Mendi4n-. The latter paid the most earn
est ana breathless attention to every sentence. At
the conclusion Cinquc rose and rePled-his re-
marks beirg Interpreted by kin-aa-and his patho-,
tenderness, deep feeling. and powerful eloquence
a,toni. he'd those present VINO had never heard him
before and it was deeply affecting scene 70 all.
Mr. I. then read to Cinque Farewell Address in
verse, written by Joseph L. Chester, one Of the
company. The steamboat having reached the
place of anchorage. OFF Staten Island, and being
about to cas-, OFF, The whole company kuelt while
Deacon Townsend. of Ncw-Haven, offered the
Lords prayer, tie Mendisns repeating each SEN
tence after him, as lhey have been accustomed to
do. The beuediction was then pronounced BY
Rev. Mr.. Andrews The bell rasg and an affecting
leave was taken fthe Mendians and the Mission
aries. The steamboat moved back to the city,
leaving their dear brethren and sisters TO pursue
their long passage acro,s the trackless ocean. At
dawn OF day, Saturday. Nov. 9th. the barquc
proceeded to sea with hne breeze. In ,hirn to
forty DAYS it is hoped they will safely arrive at
Sierra Leone.


The missionary family consists OF Rev. William
Raymond his wife, Mrs. Eliza Raymond, Mr.
Henry r. Wilson, and his wife, Mrs James WI
SON MIR. Steele is about thirly-three years Of age
was formeriya printer AID publisher. afterwards
a student OF Lane Seminary, and is now a regular
ly ordained minister. He lost his wife sometime
since. He is brother of DR.. John Steele, mis-
sionary physician ut Madeira Eas, lldies. He
has taken with him printing press font OF tyFe-
&c. Mr. r. is about twentysoyen, was formerly
of Amherst College, afterward. of oberin, then
a coadiutor of Rev. Hiram Wilson in Upper Can
ada. and recently the teacher of the Mendnns At
Pennington. He was 'ately ordaaed at Paterson,
~ j. By trade lie wagon maker, and Is
skilled ia the use OF mechanical tools generally
He has taken with him a lathe and complete set
of tools. Mrs Il. is n native of Nova Scotia
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson go teachers. They are
people of color from Hartford, Conn., MIR. w. is
a native of Barbados, and was tailor by trade
Mr.. and Mrs w go TO Africa, and are 10 be sup
ported there by the Union Missionary Society,
but are to be under the direction OF the Committee
who have the oversight of the Mendiun mission.


The bark Gentleman is Il thorough temperance
vessel, and takes neither rum nor powder to the
Coast of Africa. The continued contributions OF
the community ara earnestly requested To' 49,
mort Of the Mendian mission, and the prayers OF
Christians of all denominations are invoked tor
those on board the eark-ior the people OF Men
di-nnd fer tho success of thi, new and astonishing
mission Address funds TO Lewis TaPPan, corner
panovcr and E,xchaHee streets, New-f0rk City