ABSTRACT
Singular situation.—Discovery'.— First peopled by the English, after having been neglected nearly a century.— Salubrity o f the climate exaggerated.— Inhabitants in creased during the usurpation o f Cromwell.— Why called Somer’s Islands.— Geographical situation.—Soil.—Pro ductions.— Employment o f the inhabitants.— Benevolenl Institution.— Humanity towards their slaves.— Poetical epistle descriptive o f Bermuda.— Letter from a naval officer, soliciting a Missionary to be sent.— Mission first introduced by Mr. John Stephenson, in 1799.— Impression made on his arrival.— Early progress o f the gospel.— Persecuting edict.—Mr. Stephenson committed to ja il fo r preaching.— Liberated on bail.— Tried, found guilty, and. sentenced to pay a f n e and suffer imprisonment.— Removes from the Island.— Consequent dispersion o f the society.— Arrival o f Mr. Marsden in 1808.— Unpro mising appearances.—Re-establishment, progress, and present state o f the mission.
