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night, to see the place, and the celebrated cere- 
monies at the Ascension. Direct to me as before, 
at Genoa: the letters go post free to M. Durazzo’s ; 
and he can send them after me to Paris, where I 
shall likewise get them post free. I may perhaps 
call again at Genoa, as it is very little out of my 
way, and I am warmly invited. 
Your ever dutiful Son, 
J. E. Smiru. 
Sir J. Banks to J. E. Smith, Milan. 
Dear Doctor, Soho Square, May 11, 1787. 
Many thanks for your letter, and the news it 
contains. I am very glad to find your travels pro- 
duce so much amusement to you. 
I have nearly finished Swartz’s herbarium,—a 
most valuable one it is; he is certainly the best 
botanist I have seen since poor Solander’s death, so 
that the addition I have received from him is im- 
mense. I am in hopes to procure his being sent 
out by the East India Company next year to Ben- 
gal. The Royal Society flourishes much. Herschel 
sent an account there the other day of three volca-- 
nos* which he saw burning in the unenlightened 
part of the moon, the largest of which appears 
twice as large as Jupiter’s third satellite, and he 
* Ina letter from Dr. Younge, dated Milan, June 22nd, he 
tells his friend Smith, “ Oriani thinks he has found out what 
* Herschel calls voleanos; he is at present in doubt whether 
they be really so.” 
