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try, last autumn, in the person of the Rev. NIT. Badger. During the last winter, the three parties-the American, the Puseyite. and the Roman Catholc-have wagcd an open warfare amongst themselves The Americans, who had been first in the fell, only acted on the defensive; the influence they had already acquired among the Nesto- rlans, enabled them, without much difficulty. to maintain their position. The object of the TWO remaining parties, was to eject the Ame- rlcans, and to establish their own influence. lhey dld not act m concert, for their mutual enmlty equalled their hostility to the Ameri- cans. No means were left untried to effect thelr object. The agents of the Church of home received the earnest co-operation-in iact, became the tools-of the French politi- cal agents. Mir. Badger enjoyed the support of the British local authority.

 " A report began to prevail that the Ame- ricans were assisting the Nestorans to build forts iii tAeif mountains The ignorant in- habltants of the surrounding country, and thelr Governor, the Pacha of Mosul, readily believed the assertion. For some time, ac- cess to the mountains, from the west, was denied to the American missionaries Mir. Badger and the Romanists renewed their se parate attacks. Both had interviews with the Patrlarch, and both believed that they had established their influence. The suspicious of the Pacha of Mosul were excited. from both parties he received accusations against ther respective adversaries, tending 10 in- crease his alarm. Mir. Badger pointed out the danger of Roman Catholicism and French influence in the mountains; the French, in return, the danger of English influence. At length, the combination we have described was formed, and those alone who were inno- cent have fallen victims to the intrigues of men who announced themselves to them as ther only saviours--the ministers of Christ. and the teachers of civilization

 Strict justice compels us to state, that the Americans are, i'll this instance, without blame. They established themselves first in the mountains, and their efforts were success fully directed to the improvement of the in habitants, without any ulterior political de- sign. We believe that, had the Church of England zealously co-operated with them, as Protestant Christians, instead of opposing them, as heretcal enemies, the disasters we have described would not have occurred as it is, one of the most ancient and most inter estlng sects in tho world-interesting from it's origin, from ris language, and from the purity of it's Christianity-has been sacrificed to the religious quarrels of American Independents, English Puseyites, and French Roman Catho- lies.

 "The number of persons who have perish ed, has not been ascertained. The popula- ton was about 100000 Neither age, sex, nor condition, met with mercy. All were sa- crificed by the savage Turks :"