with a party of foldiers from Kilbride, and next morning very early came to St. John's-kirk, and after fearching feveral houses there, he came to Covington-mill, and there apprehended Mr. Cargil, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Boig. Bonfhaw, when he found them, cried out, "O bleffed Bonfhaw! and bleffed be the day that ever I was born! what a prize have I now found, a prize of five thousand marks this morning." The foldiers marched with all speed to Lanerk, and put them all in prifon until they themfelves got fome refreshment, and then got horfes and fet the pri foners on their bare backs. Bonfhaw tied Mr. Cargil's feet under the horfe's belly with his own hand exceeding hard. Upon this Mr. Cargil looked down upon him and faid, "Why do you tie me fo hard? Your wickedness is great. But you will not long efcape the juft judgment of God; and if I be not mistaken, it will feize you in this place." This came to pals the next year. One of Bonfhaw's companions in fin being in a rage with him, ran him through with a fword. His laft words were a dreadful curfe upon his own foul, too fhocking to be repeated. "Mif-' chief fhall hunt the violent man to deftroy him."

They came to Glasgow in hafte, fearing that the prifoners would be refcued; and while waiting at the Tolbooth for the magiftrates to come to receive them, one John Hifbet faid to Mr. Cargil three times over, by way of ridicule, "Will you not give us one word more?" (alluding to an expreffion he ufed fometimes in preaching.) Mr. Cargil anfwered, "Mock not, left your bands be made ftrong. The day is coming when you fhall not have one word to fay, though you would." This foon came to pass, for not many days after, Nifbit fell fuddenly ill; for three days together his tongue fwelled, and although he ftrove to fpeak, he could not pronounce a fingle word, but died in great terror and

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From Glasgow the prifoners were removed to Edinburgh; and July 15, they were brought before the council. Chancellor Rothes, being one of thofe whom Mr. Cargil had excommunicated, threatened him with the torture, and a more violent death than ordinary. To whom he faid, "My Lord Rothes, forbear to threaten me; for die what death I will, your eyes fhall not fee it." Which accordingly came to pafs, for he died the morning of that fame day, in the afternoon of which Mr. Cargil was executed.*

* The day before the Parliament fat down, the Duke of Rothes died. When he faw his danger, he fent for some of his lady's minifters; for it seems that his own minifters might do to live with, but not to die with. Accordingly, Mr. John Carftairs, and Mr. George Johnson vifited him, and used great freedom in fpeaking to him. To whom he faid, "We all thought little of what that good man did in excommunicating us, but I find that fentence binding upon me now, and it will bind to all eternity." While Mr. Johnston was praying with him, -feveral noblemen and bishops were in the next room; one of whom said to the bifhops, "That is a Prefbyterian minifter that is praying: The devil-a-one of you could pray as they do, tho' your prayers fhould keep a foul out of hell." Duke Hamilton anfwered, "We banish these men from us, and yet when we come to die, we cannot die without them: this is melancholy work !"

While he was in prifon, a gentlewoman who came to visit him, told him weeping, "That thofe heaven-daring enemies were preparing a moft violent death for him, fome faid, a barrel with many pikes in its fides, to roll him in; others, an iron-chair red-hot to roaft him in." But he answered, "Let neither you, nor any of the "Lord's people, be troubled on account of fuch things; for all "that they will find liberty to do, will be to hang me up, cut me down, and then cut my old head off. And then, fare them "well; they will have done with me, and I with them for ever.” On the 19th, he was again brought before the council, when he was examined refpecting the excommunication. It appears, that a motion was made to fpare his life, as he was an old man, and to fend him a prifoner to the Bafs during life. This being put to the vote, he was caft by the vote of the Earl of Argyle, who doomed him to the gallows to die like a traitor.

Upon the 26th, he was brought before the judges, and indicted in the common form. His confeffion being produced in evidence against him, he was brought in guilty of high-treason, and condemned with the reft, to be hanged at the crofs of Edinburgh, and his head to be placed on one of the gates of the city. When they came to thefe words in the indictment, "Having caft off the fear of God," &c. he defired the clerk to flop, and pointing to the king's advocate, Sir George Mc Kenzie, faid, "The man that hath caused that paper to be drawn up, hath done it contrary to the light of his own confcience; for he knoweth that I have lived in the fear of God from my infancy. But that man, I fay, who took the holy Bible in his hand, and faid, that it would never be well with this land till that bleffed Book be destroyed, I fay, he is the man that hath caft off the fear of God." The advocate ftormed at this, but could not deny the truth of what he said.

When Mr. Cargil's fentence was announced with found of trumpet, he faid, "That is a weary found; but the found of the laft trumpet will be a joyful found to me, and to all who are interefied in the righteoufnefs of Chrift.

When he was brought to the fcaffold, he flood with his back to the ladder, and defired the attention of the numerous fpectators: and after finging the 118th Pfalm, from the 16th verfe, he began to speak to three forts of people; but being interrupted by the beating of drums, he fmiled, and faid, "You fee, we have not liberty to fpeak; but God knoweth our hearts." He then began to exhort the people, and to fhew them the comfort he had in laying down his life, in the affurance of a bleffed eternity, exprefsing himself in thefe words, "I am as fure of my intereft in Chrift, and my peace with God, as all within this Bible, and the spirit of God can make it. It is near thirty years fince the Lord made it fure to me; and fince that time, I was never out of an affurance of my intereft in Chrift, nor long out of his prefence. It is long fince I could have ventured on eternity, through the boundlefs mercy of God and the infinite merits of Chrift. It is true, death

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fometimes appeared fomewhat terrible, but now that is taken away, and death is no more to me, than to caft myfelf into the arms of my heavenly Redeemer. I have been, in my public miniftry, chiefly concerned in the great and leading truths of the Gofpel. And O that all the miniflers in Scotland had taken the fame method, then had there been fewer apoftacies. My foul trembles to think how little Regeneration-work there is among the ministers and Profeffors in Scotland. O the minifters of Scotland ! how have they betrayed the intereft of Chrift, and deceived the fouls of the people! They have fold the things of Chrift, and the liberties of his church, for a fhort and curfed quiet, which is now near an end. As to our profeffors, my counsel to them is, that they would look well to their own regeneration; for I fear, the far greater part of them have got that work ftill to begin. I am fully perfuaded, that this is the very Way for which I fuffer; and that the Lord will return glorioufly to Scotland; but it will be terrifying to many. Therefore, I intreat you, be not discouraged at the way of Chrift, and the caufe for which I am to lay down my life and ftep into eternity, where my foul fhall be as full of God as I can defire it to be. This is the sweetest and the most glorious day that ever my eyes beheld. Our enemies are now enraged against the way and the people of God, but ere long, they will be enraged one against another to their own confufion."

Here the drums beat a third time. Then fetting his foot on the ladder, he said, "The Lord knows, that I go up this ladder with lefs fear and perturbation of mind, than ever I entered the pulpit to preach. I am now near the gaining of my crown, which is made fure, for which I blefs the Lord, and defire all of you to bless him, that he hath brought me here, and hath made me to triumph over devils, wicked men, and fin. They fhall wound me no more. I forgive all men the wrongs of which they have done me; and I pray that all the Sufferers may be kept from fin, and helped to know their duty." Then having prayed a little pri vately, he lifted up the napkin and faid, "Farewell, all relations " and friends in Chrift: Farewell, acquaintances, and all earthly άσ enjoyments Farewell, reading and preaching, praying and be "lieving, wanderings, reproach, and fufferings: Welcome"Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: Into thy hands, I commit my "fpirit." Then he prayed a little, and the executioner turned him off while he was praying; and thus he finifhed his course and the miniftry which he had received of the Lord Jefus Chrift,

Sir Robert Hamilton gave Mr., Cargil the following character. "He was affectionate, affable, and tender-hearted to all fuch as he thought had any thing of the image of God in them; fober and temperate in his diet, often faying, "that is well faved, which is faved from the flesh." He was generous, liberal, and very charitable to the poor, a great hater of covetoufnefs, a frequent vifitor of the fick, much alone, loving to be retired; but when about his Master's public work, laying hold of every opportunity to edify.

In converfation conftantly dropping what might minifter grace to the hearers. Preaching in fedfon and out of feafon, at all hazards, ever the fame in judgment and in practice. From his youth, he was much engaged in fecret prayer, for whole nights together; in the performance of which, both in fecret and in families, he always kneeled quite upright, with his hands lifted up to heaven; and in this posture he died with the rope about his neck."

Thus died this faithful fervant of God, who had he lived in better times might have been wonderfully useful in his hand for for many years longer. How myfterious are the ways of the Lord, when fuch a man is fuffered to die fuch a death? And what abundant reafon have we to praife God for the privileges we enjoy? May he also give us grace duly to improve them to his glory and our own eternal good. So prays your affectionate Friend and Brother, J. PAWSON.

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AY 27. Fresh breezes fouth-easterly, and fine weather. The wea ther was now ferene, but unhappily we found ourselves unable to bear the fun's heat; many of us suffering a languor and faintness, which made life indifferent. We were, however, fo fortunate as to catch two boobies to-day; their ftomachs contained feveral flying-fish and small cuttlefish, all of which I faved to be divided for dinner. We paffed much drift wood, and saw many birds; I therefore did not hesitate to pronounce that we were near the reefs of New Holland, and affured every one I would make the coaft without delay, in the parallel we were in, and range the reef till I found an opening, through which we might get into fmooth water, and pick up fome fupplies. From my recollection of Captain Cook's furvey of this coaft, I confidered the direction of it to be NW, and I was therefore satisfied that, with the wind to the fouthward of E, I could always clear any dangers. After writing my account, I divided the two birds with their entrails, and the contents of their maws, into 18 portions, and, as the prize was a very valuable one, it was divided as before, by calling out, "Who fhall have this ?" fo that to-day, with the allowance of a 25th of a pound of bread at breakfaft, and another at dinner, with the proportion of water, I was happy to fee that every person thought he had feafted.

May 28. Fresh breezes and fair weather; In the evening we faw a gannet; and the clouds remained fo fixed in the weft, that I had little doubt of our being near to New Holland; and every person, after taking his allowance of water for fupper, began to divert himself with converfing on the probability of what we should find. At one in the morning the perfon at the helm heard the found of breakers, and I no fooner lifted up my head, than I faw them close under our lee, not VOL. XIX, August, 1796.

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more than a quarter of a mile distant from us. I immediately hauled on a wind to the N N E, and in ten minutes time we could neither see nor hear them. I have already mentioned my reason for making New Holland fo far to the fouthward; for I never doubted of numerous openings in the reef, through which I could have access to the fhore: and, knowing the inclination of the coast to be to the N W, and the wind mostly to the fouthward of E, I could with ease range fuch a barrier of reefs till I fhould find a paffage, which now became absolutely neceffary, without a moment's lofs of time. The idea of getting into smooth water, and finding refreshments, kept my people's fpirits up their joy was very great after we had got clear of the breakers, to which we had been much nearer than I thought was poffible to be be. fore we faw them.

In the morning, at day-light, I bore away again for the reefs, and faw them by nine o'clock. The fea broke furiously over every part, and I had no fooner got near to them, than the wind came at E, fo that we could only lie along the line of the breakers, within which we faw the water fo fmooth, that every perfon already anticipated the heartfelt fatisfaction he would receive, as foon as we could get within them. But I now found we were embayed, for I could not lie clear with my fails, the wind having backed against us, and the sea set in so heavy towards the reef that our fituation was become dangerous. We could effect but little with the oars, having scarce ftrength to pull them; and it was becoming every minute more and more probable that we fhould be obliged to attempt. pufhing over the reef, in cafe we could not pull off. Even this I did not defpair of effecting with fuccefs, when happily we difcovered a break in the reef, about one mile from us, and at the fame time an island of a moderate height within it, nearly in the fame direction, bearing WN. I entered the paffage with a strong ftream running to the weftward, and found it about a quarter of a mile broad, with every appearance of deep water.

On the outfide, the reef inclined to the NE for a few miles, and from thence to the NW; on the fouth fide of the entrance, it inclined to the SSW as far as I could fee it; and I conjecture that a similar paffage to this which we now entered, may be found near the breakers that I first discovered, which are 23 miles S of this channel. Being now happily within the reefs, and in smooth water, I endeavoured to keep near them to try for fifh; but the tide fet us to the NW; I therefore bore away in that direction, and, having promifed to land on the first convenient fpot we could find, all our past hardships feemed already to be forgotten. We now returned God thanks for his gracious protection, and with much content took our miferable allowance of a 25th of a pound of bread, and a quarter of a pint of water, for dinner.

May 29. Moderate breezes and fine weather, wind ESE. As we advanced within the reefs, the coaft began to fhew itself very distinctly, with a variety of high and low land; fome parts of which were covered with wood. Two iflands lay about four miles to the W by N, and appeared eligible for a refting place, if nothing more; but on my approach to the first I found it only a heap of ftones, and its fize too inconfiderable to fhelter the boat. I therefore proceeded to the next,