by him, and for his encouragement has promised him Thirty pounds per annum at his arrival, being sensible how much this place abounds with Indian Slaves and Negroes. This is the State of the Church in the City of New-York.

WILL: VESEY, Rector of New York.

LONG ISLAND.

In Long Island in the Province of New York, are three Counties, viz. King's, Queens and Suffolk county. Kings County, consisting of four Dutch Congregations supplied formerly by one Dutch Minister, but now without any by the death of the late Incumbent they are sometimes supplied by the Revd Mr Vesey where he finds all the English and some of the Dutch well affected to the Church of England.

A minister sent by the society to that County with some encouragement for a maintenance to preach and be a schoolmaster would be a great instrument of bringing the youth & others to the Church

Wm VESEY

In Queens County consisting of five towns divided into two parishes and endowed with £60, of New-York money per annum, each parish paid by a tax levied on all the Inhabitants in the County by Act of General Assembly.

JAMAICA. The parish of Jamaica in said County consists of three Towns, Jamaica, New Town & Flushing.

In the town of Jamaica there is a church of stone, built by a tax levied on the Inhabitants of the said town by an Act of General Assembly, it has a high spire with a bell, but is not furnished with pulpit, pews or utensils. The Church was built in the street; there is also a house and some land recorded for the parsonage, which was formerly in the possession of the Independent Minister, but now in the possession of the present Incumbent by his Excellency Lord Cornbury's favor, who has been the great promoter of the church in this Province and especially at this place.

In New-Town there is a church built and lately repaired by a tax levied on the Inhabitants by an Act of General Assembly: this Church was formerly possessed by a dissenting Minister,

but he being gone, it is in possession of the present Incumbent by his Excellency's favor.

FLUSHING. In this town there is no Church; whereas the other two towns are chiefly inhabited by Independents this is inhabited by the Quakers.

The Rev. Mr Urquhart, the present Incumbent, resides at Jamaica, according to the directions of an act of Assembly mentioning it as the parochial Church, and there preaches and reads Divine Service twice on the Sundays, for two Lord's days successively, and on the third Sunday preaches & prays twice at New Town and at Flushing once a month on the week days, and by the blessing of God, the Congregations in the respective towns daily increase.

HAMPSTEAD. The parish consists of two towns, Hampstead and Oyster Bay.

In Hampstead there is a Church, a house and lands for the minister, the people are generally well affected to the church of England and long for the arrival of the Revd Mr Thomas.

In Oysterbay there is no church, but a considerable number of people desirous of a Minister.

ACCOUNT OF SUFFOLK COUNTY.

In Suffolk county in the East end of Long Island, there is neither a church of England minister, nor any provision made for one by law, the people generally being Independents, and upheld in their seperation by New-England Emissaries. But there are several already well affected to the Church, and if one or two ministers were sent among them, supported at first by the society, it would be an excellent means of reconciling the people to the Church, and of introducing an Establishment for a Minister by Law.

WM VESEY.

WESTCHESTER: MR BARTOW RECTOR. Here is a Church built, but not finished, being neither glazed nor ceiled. The parish of West Chester is divided into four several districts viz. West Chester, East Chester, Younkers, and the Manor of Pelham.

There is £50 settled on the ministers salary by act of Assembly.

There is twenty three acres of land given by West Chester division for a glebe.

There is one Independent Congregation of East Chester, whose Minister designs to leave there, whose congregation upon his departure are resolved to join with the Church.

RYE: THOMAS PRITCHARD, RECTOR.

Here is no Church, but the Minister preaches in the Town house; the parish is divided into three districts, viz Rye, Bedford and Mamaronets.

There is a salary of £50. per annum established by Act of Assembly; the number of communicants are considerably increased, since the first celebration of the Sacraments.

There is an Independent Church at Bedford where the Minister designs to leave them, they are well affected to the Church, and it is hoped when he is gone they will be in Communion with her.

STATEN ISLAND, RICHMOND COUNTY.

The greatest part of the People in this County are English, and there is a tax of £40. per annum levied on the Inhabitants of the said county for a maintenance to the Minister, and it is very necessary and much desired by the people that a Minister should be speedily sent them with some further encouragement from the society who has at this time an opportunity of reconciling most of them to the Church.

WILLIAM VESEY.

ORANGE COUNTY.

In Orange County there are about 60 families of several nations who have no minister nor are able to raise a salary for one.

WM VESEY.

ULSTER COUNTY, COMMONLY CALLED ESOPUS. In this County the greatest number of people are Dutch, who about twelve years since, sent to the Classis of Amsterdam for a Minister; Mr Newcella being lately called home left them destitute of any person to officiate among them, which his Excellency was pleased to take into consideration, and has appointed the Rev. Mr Hepburn to preach and to read Divine