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TRAVELS. 



A letter from Gorcc, dated 3d Mareh, J806, gives the 

 following information respecting Mr. Park : " We have just 

 received information from the interior, that Mango Park 

 has been some time on the banks of the Niger, but could 

 not build the boats as he intended, his carpenters being all 

 dead, together with all the soldiers of our corps (35 in num- 

 ber) who went with him, except seven ; who, with Mr. 

 Park, Lieutenant Martyn of our corps, and a Mr. Scott 

 an artist, have proceeded in canoes down the Niger ; a bro~ 

 ther-in-law of Mr. Park (named Anderson) went with 

 him, as surgeon, but died on the banks. They all left Go- 

 ree in April last. I saw the negro who brought the in- 

 formation, and have every reason to believe he is correct. 

 Should you meet with any of Mr. Park's friends, this news 

 may be acceptable to them. About seven weeks since he 

 was seen in good health." 



The counsellor of the mines of Denmark, M. Gicseke, 

 who lately returned to Copenhagen from his voyage to the 

 Faro Islands, has received permission from his Danish ma- 

 jes'ly to set sail for Greenland, where he will undertake a 

 mineralogical and geographical inquiry into the state of that 

 extensive country. 



LONGF.VITV. 



In the list of persons who died in the year 1 30 j, iji the 

 heptarehy of Pinsa^k, in Russia, five of them were 1 10 vear^ 

 of age; one of 1 13 j four of 120 ; one of 128 ; one of 130 ; 

 and one of the uncommon age of 150 years ! 



CHEMisxnv. 

 Mr. Parkes's Catechism, for the use of those who are en- 

 tering upon the study of chemistry, and which we an- 

 nounced in our Number for December last, is nov/ publish- 

 ed in one volume octavo. 



LECTURES. 



On Monday, June 2d, a Course of Lectures on Physic 

 and Chemistry svill recommence at the Laboratorv, Whit- 

 comb-street, Leicester- square, at the usual morning liours : 



A a d viz. 



