Missionaries at Serampore.

(1) p. i, Contents. (2) pp. 1-243, Enclosures in Bengal Secret Letters 2nd Nov. and 7th Dec. 1807, Missionaries at Serampore, Memorial from Dr. C. Buchanan. (3) pp. 1-5, Lists of Packets. (4) Translations of various pamphlets in Persian, Bengali or Hindustani, judged to be offensive to Muhammadans or Hindus and printed in 1806 or 1807 by the Society of Missionaries at Serampore, viz. pp. 9-21, Address to Muhammadans; pp. 126-33, ''Some Account of Mohummud''; pp. 149-52, Distinction between Christ and Krishna; pp. 155-61, The Forerunner of the Bible; pp. 163-203, Book called the Rise of Wisdom (in verse). (5) pp. 25-9, 81-6, 137-9, Lord Minto and Council to Jacob Kresting 1st Sept. to 5th Oct. 1807, Measures to restrain the Missionaries. (6) pp. 33-40, Examination of Rev. W. Carey by the Chief Secretary 2nd Sept. 1807. (7) pp. 43-4, 89-90, 145-7, Rev. William Carey to N. B. Edmonstone 4th Sept. to 20th Oct. 1807. (8) pp. 47-9, 67-70, 121-5, Jacob Kresting (Governor of Serampore) to Lord Minto and Council 3rd to 30th Sept. 1807, Readiness to comply with all requirements of the Bengal Council, even to the suppression of the printing of all religious books, including Bibles, at Serampore, but pointing out that for five years or more the action of the Missionaries had been the same and had given no offence to anyone. (9) pp. 51-3, Memorandum by Mr. Blaquière 6th Sept. 1807 on the mode of conducting worship in the house hired by the Missionaries in Calcutta. (10) N. B. Edmonstone (Chief Secretary). pp. 55-9, 141-2, to Rev. W. Carey 5th Sept. and 5th Oct. 1801, Prohibition of public preaching in Calcutta and of publication at Serampore of abusive pamphlets; pp. 61-5, to G. Dowdeswell (Superintendent-General of Police) and Magistrates for the Town of Calcutta 8th Sept. 1807. (11) Revs. William Carey, Joshua Marshman, William Ward, William Moore, Joshua Rowe and Felix Carey. pp. 73-9, to Jacob Kresting 8th Sept. 1807; pp. 93-119, to Lord Minto 30th Sept. 1807. (12) pp. 207-9, Rev. Claudius Buchanan to Lord Minto 9th Nov. 1807, with, pp. 211-43, a letter or memorial on the present condition of the Christian Religion in Bengal owing to the hostility of the Government towards its propagation.

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