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land, the most valuable plant of the wliole cargo for the 

 pvirposes of rural and domestic oeconomy. 



Wc arc assiu-ed that captain Baudin will continue his re- 

 searches around New Holland ; that he is employed in col- 

 lecting geographical observations and natural productions ; 

 and that he will return in the month of .Tidy next year with 

 a more considerable cargo. As the different parts of this 

 new collection, during the voyage, will be under the care of 

 those who collected them, it is probable they will arrive ia 

 a good state, and that they will enable naturalists to become 

 better acquainted with the productions of this fifth part of 

 the world. 



RUSSIAN VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY. 



The two vessels destined for the new Russian voyage of 

 discoA-ery are the Nadeschda (the Hope), commanded by 

 eaptain-lieutenant Krusenstern, the chief of the expedition ; 

 and the Newa commanded by captain-lieutenant Lisjanskv. 

 Both these gentlemen are naval officers of distinguished 

 talents, and animated with the utmost zeal for promoting 

 the objects of the undertaking. Dr. Redowsky of JNloscow 

 has been appointed physician to the expedition, with a sa- 

 lary of 2000 roubles, and 800 roubles for his table. As 

 these vessels are destined also to carry an embassy to .Japan, 

 this opportunity will be embraced to send back to their 

 native country some Japanese separated from it by an un- 

 fortunate accident. In the year 1/93 the governor of the 

 province of Sendey, in Japan, dispatched a transport laden 

 with provisions for the maintenance of the trofjps in the 

 capital. In consequence of tempestuous weather this vessel 

 was driven from its course, and, after wandering about for 

 four months, was at length wrecked on the island of Na- 

 azky, which belongs to the Russian American company. 

 The governor received the Japanese who escaped, and who 

 amounted to sixteen persons, with great friendship, and 

 sent them to Ochozk. They were conveyed thence to Irkuzk, 

 where they arrived in the month of September 179-1, and 

 afterwards were removed to Petcrsburgh. At present 1,hey 

 amount to twelve, as four of them died and two remained 

 voluntarily at Irkuzk. They have learned to speak the 

 Russian language with tolerable facility, and four of them 

 have embraced the christian religion. The emperor has 

 given them their choice, either to return to their own coun- 

 tr)' or to remain in Russia. Only three have resolved to re- 

 turn to Japan, and one even of these will accompany the 

 eujbassy back to Ruseiu. Among the presents destined 



for 



