1845.] THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE. 493 



hideouK disguise In most instances he delivers his reponses, like Iho ancient 

 oracles, from some concealed place, and they are invariably fivorablo or othervviNs, 

 according to the value of the offering, which must bo previously deposited in some 

 designated spot, before lie will deign any notice of their inquiry. These offerings 

 are frequently of considerable value.] 



Rifle Pistol, made by Salola (or Squirrel) a Cherokee Indian, Sic.^ 

 From W. H. Thomas. 



Skin of an Ant Eater, from the river of Plate. — From C. Gantt, 

 Maryland. 



One of the Bolts to which Columbus was chained in prison at St. 

 Domingo; obtained by Purser R. S. Moore, U. S. Navy, in 

 \QAA.—From V. S. Moore. 



Box of Fossils from the Sivalik Hills, Himelaya Mountains, &ic. — 

 From Captain Proby Cautley, British Army, Bengal. 



Box, containing prepared Fish and other animals, &ic. — From G. G. 

 Flcurot, U. S. Consul, Martinique. 



Portrait (framed) of Wm. Wheelwright. — From Commodore J. H. 

 Aulick, U. S. Navy. 



Box, containing Auerhan and Aiierhenne, (cock and hen,) Tetrao 

 uragallus, of Westphalia. — From E. Schwendhr, U. S. Consul, 

 at Frankfort on the Main. 



Fossils, from Bedford, Pennsylvania, he. — From G. A. Hamill. 



The Military Coat worn by General Jackson at the battle of New 

 Orleans. — From General T. A. Bradley, in the name of a num- 

 ber oj citizens of Tennessee. 



Three boxes of Berber Ware. — From J. F. Mullowny, late Ameri- 

 can Consul, Tangier. 



Box, containing Ornithorvnchus paradoxicus, from Van Dieman's 

 Land.— Fro//j Lt. M. Hunt, U. S. N. 



Quadrupeds and Birds (forty-seven specimens) obtained by Capt. 

 Fremont in Oregon and California. — From Captain Fremont. 



Box of Oriental Coins, fee. — From J. P. Brown, Dragoman, U. S. 

 Legation, Constantinople. 



Specimens of Silk Plant reared in Charleston, South Carolina. — 

 Seeds of Melon of Casaba, Asia Minor. — From Dr. Joseph John- 

 son. 



Meteorite, fragments, h,c., which fell in 1839, in the Bokkeneld, 

 Worcester, Cape of Good Hope. — From Dr. J. Versfeld, by the 

 hands of Mr. Chase, American Consul, Cape of Good Hope. 



Lock of Hair of General Bolivar; fragment of the Flag of Pizarro, 

 the conqueror of Peru. — From J. C. Pickett, late U. S. Charge 

 d' Affaires to Peru. 



Eagle, from Texas. — From Captain McCall, U. S. Army. 



Box of Birds, Fishes, and other objects of natural history of Mexi- 

 co. — From Baron Von Geroli, Prussian Minister, Washington. 



Hotte, a remarkable insect, found at New Zealand. — From John 

 B. Williams, Salem, Massachusetts. 



