exertions here in the cause of a crucified Saviour, it employ, as its
mighty instrument the Bible, the entire blessed Bible; having
nevertheless always ready for distribution a certain quantity of
Testaments, the wishes of weak human beings being influenced by such
strange causes that it is probable that were it known at Madrid, or in
other places, that there was a dearth of Testaments, the demand for the
same would instantly become greater than for the entire Bible.

A few days since I received a communication from my correspondent at
Saint James at Galicia, old Rey Romero, whom I have mentioned on a former
occasion when residing there. The good old man has sent me in his
account, by which it appears that 115 copies of the New Testament were
sold at Saint James between the months of August 1837 and May 1838, at
which time the further sale of the work was forbidden, and 35 copies,
which remained unsold, placed in embargo. The balance of the account in
our favour is 950 _reals_ after deducting all expenses. I shall preserve
this letter with care, as I attach some importance to it. Who has not
heard of Saint James of Compostella, the temple of the great image of the
patron of Spain, and the most favourite resort in the world of benighted
Popish pilgrims? Nevertheless 115 copies of the pure unadulterated Word
of God were purchased there in a few months at the high price of ten
_reals_ each. I humbly beg leave to refer you to my account of that
remarkable place, and to hope that in the statement of proceedings in
Spain it will not be forgotten. 64 copies, it appears, were also sold in
the small town of Lugo, also in Galicia, and 56 at Leon, the capital of
the ancient kingdom of the same name, and which perhaps may be considered
as the least enlightened and most fanatic place in all Spain.

By advice from Madrid from Mrs. Maria Diaz, whom I charged with the care
of the property of the Bible Society in that place, it appears that there
remain unsold:--

Of Testaments, 962

Of Gospels in the Gypsy tongue, 286

Of ditto in Basque, 394

The quantity of Testaments would not have been so large had I not
recovered before leaving Madrid upwards of two hundred, which had been
placed in embargo at Santander and subsequently removed to the capital.
On a rough account, therefore, I should say that about three thousand
have been sold during the last twelve months in the interior of Spain,
for which I give praise to God wit