69 letter from Arcticus.- May 16, 
at home (Mr Laxmann’s) in making out charts of his 
country, particularly of the district from which he 
sailed. ‘ 
These were much in the stile of the Chinese*. He 
had saved from the wreck a couple of books; one 
he said was a sort of historic and geographic 
work, the other on religion. He spoke the Ruf- 
sian language to make him be understood, and seem- 
ed all that Lisippe describes him, for gentlenefs of 
character and manners ; in fhort his whole pleasure, 
when at home, seemed tolie in his pipe, books, and 
charts. Her imperial majesty has ordered him to be 
carried home at her expence, in a vefsel fitted out at - 
Ohotfk, and Mr Laxmann’s son is to accompany him, 
and to see him safe to Japan. You know the cause 
of the uncommon phenomenon ef seeing a Japanese in 
Petersburgh, as his misfortunes have been told in 
different languages, and most certainly in English. 
He sailed from Japan, in a vefsel of which he was 
proprietor, loaded fortunately with rice to supply 
himself and crew with food, during the incredible 
time his vefsel was the sport of the winds without a 
rudder, before he was fhipwrecked on one of the Fox 
istands, where he dwelt long with the Rufsians, till 
brought to Kamtchatka. Since his entrance into the 
empire, he has resided chiefly with Mr Laxmann at Ir- 
kutfk, together with his remaining crew, one of 
which only was here with him. During this visit 
of My Laxmann, I received, amongst some other cu- 
rious fofsils, mostly his own discoveries in Siberia, a 
specimen of green jade, transparent in thin pieces, 
* Ave any of these charts. preserved ? Could a copy.of them be got 
J hoyld deem it a particular favour ta have one. Edit. 
