Wesley Corpus

Fri. 16.--I looked over Mr. Borlase’s “ Antiquities of Cornwall.” He is a fine writer, and quite master of his subject, who has distinguished, with amazing accuracy, the ancient Saxon monuments from the more ancient'Roman, and from those of the Druids, the most ancient ofall. Sat. 1'7.--I preached at Porkellis at one, and at Redruth in the evening. Sun. 18.--At eight, many of the French prisoners were mixed with the usual congregation. This was doubled at one; but still came nothing near to that which assembled at Gwennap in the evening. It rained all the time I preached; but none went away. A shower of rain will not fright experienced soldiers. Here I learned a remarkable occurrence :--A few days ago, some hundred English, who had been prisoners in France, were landed at Penzance, by a carte] ship. Many of these passed through Redruth, going home; but in a most forlorn condition. None showed more compassion to them than the French : they gave them food, clothes, or money, and told them, “« We wish we could do more; but we have little for ourselves here.”? Several who had only two shirts, gave a naked Englishman one. A French boy, meeting an English boy who was half naked, took hold of him, and stopped him, cried over him a while, and then pulled off his own coat, and put it upon him!