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camels in the garden, and that he thought they could he transported 

 to, acclimated, and bred in the United States. In this his opinion 

 coincides with that of Professor Owen, who thinks our experiment 

 practicable. Both of these gentlemen, as well as all with whom I 

 conversed in England, regard it with scientific interest, and many 

 measured its commercial advantages, if successful. 



I paid frequent visits to the garden, and the result of my researches 

 in it, and in England, may be summed up in a few words, as follows: 

 that the camel stands well the climate of London ; that it breeds in it; 

 and that a European can manage the animal as well as an Arab. 



With much respect, I am, sir, your obedient servant, 



HENKY C. WAYNE, 

 Major U. S. Army. 



Hon. Jefferson Davis, 



Secretary of War, Washington city, U. S. A. 



United States Storeship Supply, 



At sea, off Ischia, July 27, 1855. 



Sir : Continuing my report, I have the honor to state that I arrived 

 in Paris on the evening of the 20th June, and the next morning 

 presented myself to our minister, Mr. Mason, and delivered the let- 

 ters, to officials and others, with which I had provided myself before 

 leaving the United States. At the department of war I was informed 

 that General Carbuccia had recently died of cholera at Gallipoli; 

 that General Marey Monge was absent on a distant command ; and 

 that the 33d regiment of the line, which, under thie above named offi- 

 cers, had been particularly charged with the experiments with camels 

 in Algeria, was also on distant service, and that it was doubtful if 

 any of the officers engaged in those experiments were in Paris. I was 

 further informed, however, that if our ambassador would present me 

 to the minister for foreign afKiirs, and reqnest an introduction from him 

 to the minister of war, that I would, without doubt, be able to gain 

 access to the bureau of Algeria, and from its files or through its offi- 

 cers obtain perhaps some useful information. Calling upon our am- 

 bassador, accordingly, he undertook to put me in connexion with 

 Marechal Le Vaillant, minister of war, through the minister for for- 

 eign affairs, and accomplished it on the 3d of July. 



In the mean time I had made the acquaintance of Messrs. Jomard, 

 Maury, and others, gentlemen of science, with whom I discussed freely 

 the possibility of acclimating and breeding the camel on the continent 

 of America. The experiment was regarded by these gentlemen as of 

 doubtful result ; but their views were formed upon the camels of Africa, 

 and they had not examined the subject in connexion with the camels 

 of Asia 



Presenting myself to Marechal Le Vaillant, on the 4th of July, I 

 was questioned by him as to the object of my mission, and if that was 

 the sole purpose of my visit to the east; and was informed thatinstruc- 



