XXVill PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. 



Ari'KNDix E. — Final crrtificdtr of the Aiiieriraii coi'S'iiJ iiirnt <»i hoard the steamer 

 /'r/y/rr.s-.v Irene as she inis about to sail for \eir York. 



CONSITAR SkUVICK. T N ITED STATES OV AMERICA. 



Genoa, Jtaty. 



I. .William Henry Kisbop. United States consul at Genoa, Italy, hereby certify 

 that on December .'U, 1008. in my presence and in that of Dr. Alexander Graham 

 Bell and six other credible witnesses whose names are of record, the mortal 

 remains of .Tames Smithson were exhumed from the English cemetery on the 

 beii^hts of San Beniuno. at (4enoa. where they had reposed since his burial in the 

 ye.ir 1S2;>, and that they were ])laced. securely sealed, and under Lcuard in the 

 mortuary chapel of the said cemetery ; and that, on .lanuary 2, l!)(t4. tbey were 

 delivered, ac-ompanied by I^r. Graham Bell and myself, on board the steamer 

 Princess Irene, of the North (ierman Lloyd Steamship Company, to be conveyed 

 to Washington, D. C, United States of .\merica, l)y Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, 

 who had been especially commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution, of Wash- 

 iugton, to come to Genoa for that purpose. 



Given on board the steamer Princess Irene, about to sail for New York, this 

 7th day of .lanuary. ]!)04. 



[seal.] Willia.m Henry Bishop. 



United States Consul at Genoa, Italy. 



Appendix F. — Letter from Lieut. Commander J. H. Gihhons, C. »S'. Xari/, in 

 command of the li. H. H. Dolphin, delivered on hoard the steamer J'rineess 

 Irene, notifying your committee of the action of the Navy Department in 

 detailiny the I', .s. .s'. Dolphin to convey the remains of James SniitJison from 

 New Yorl- to Washin(iton. 



U. S. S. Dolphin. 

 New Yorl\ N. Y.. .January 20. 190-'i. 

 Sir: 1. I have the honor to inform you that the Navy Department has ordered 



the Dolphin to escort the Princess Irene to her pier at Iloboken, after which she 



is to I'eceive the remains of the late .James Smithson. 



2. The commandant of the navy-yard. New York, will send a tug alongside 

 the Princess Irene after she arrives at her pier, and lias made the necessary 

 arrangements with the health and custom authorities so that there will be no 

 delay in transferring the remains to the Dolphin. 



3. The Dolphin will anchor off the Battery and renuiin there until eai'ly day- 

 light of the next day .after the remains have been received on iio.-ird. when she 

 will sail for Washington, I). ('. In case you wish to acconiiiany the remains to 

 Washington I am authorized to offer you a passage on the Dolpliin. It was the 

 intention of the Secretary of the Smithsoni.an Institution, I'rofessor Langley, to 

 write to you in regard to this matter, so that you would receive the letter off 

 quarantine. 



4. In case tliere are to be any passengers for the tri]) to ^^'ashington it is 

 requested that they be on board by midnight of the d.-iy on which the steamer 

 arrives. This sbl]) can be connnunicated with by telegraph or telejilione by 

 addressing the dock dejiartnient ottice, pier 1. .\orth River, at the I'.attery, 

 where there is a comfortable boat landing. .V steam launch will be at this 

 landing at in1er\a]s during the day :ind night, the last tri]> leaving the ship at 

 11.30 p. m. 



Very respectfully. .1. II. Giiatoxs, 



Lieidenant-Conimander, T'. S. Nary, Commandiny. 

 I'rof. .V. Graham Bkli., 



tStcamsfii]) Pri)ieess Irene. 



Appendix G. — Remarks of Mcrainler dralnnu llrll at the fimithsonian Insti- 

 tution Jannury 2'), 19U'i. in handiny over lli< remains of .lames Smilhsoiu 

 to t^enator Frye as the representalire of llie Hoard of lieyents. toyether n-itli 

 the reply of Senator Frye. 



REMARKS OF A. (i. T.EI.L. 



Mr. Senator: I have the honor of handing over to the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution the moi'tal remains of its founder, James Smithson. fellow of the Royal 

 Society of London, England, who died in (ieuoa, Italy, on the 2(;tli of .June, 1829. 



