Humboldt's Letters. 79 



Raumer (Carl) has published " Crusades" crusades 

 against the geognosts. The Saracens are Leopold von 



Buch (your newly converted one), and myself. 



A. HT. 



And Sintenis at Magdeburg and the State's Council 

 at Neufchatel, "who have prohibited the deluge!" 

 And all that in the year 1840 ! Three comets are not 

 enough ! 



I received a letter from the Marquis Clanricarde, at 

 St. Petersburg, on the 5th of March, stating, "that 

 nothing was heard for four or five weeks from the expe- 

 dition to Chiwa. It is purely an attack upon the Khan, 

 whom they propose to dethrone, and to put his brother 

 in the place." You see that he wishes to appear very 

 tranquil ! What meek politics ! 





40. 



METTERNICH TO HUMBOLDT. 



VIENNA, 29ih of March, 1840. 



MY DEAR BARON Though I do not doubt that the 

 Crown-Prince, to whom I had the honor of replying to- 

 day, will inform you of my declaration, I refer you to my 

 letter to his Royal Highness. You will see that I have 



