238 Humboldt's Letters. 



How much I should prefer, however, to make a voyage 

 with you ! Mr. Bonpland presents you his respects. 

 Greetings and unchangeable friendship, 



ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT. 



NOTE OP HUMBOLDT, WRITTEN LONG AFTER. This letter to Cap- 

 tain Baudin, written on my arrival at Carthagena (from the Havana), 

 was returned to me, Captain Baudin not having touched at Lima. 



A. HUMBOLDT. 



BERLIN, Nov. 1846. 



139. 



HUMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN. 



SUNDAY, Feb. 21st, 1847. 



I DO not recollect showing you a very beautiful letter 

 of my brother, on the death of Schiller, dated " Home, 

 1805." It was discovered but lately, and will be pub- 

 lished in the next volume of his works. I inclose a 

 very amiable letter from Prince Metternich, received 

 this week, also a stiff and unmeaning one from Prince 

 Albert. Prince Metternich has published, at his own 

 cost, a splendid description of his mineralogical collec- 

 tion at Koenigswarth, having probably in view his 

 election to the Presidency of the new Academy instead 

 of Kolowrat. At the special request of Prince Albert I 



