FRANCIS HAMILTON (ONCE BUCHANAN). xxii 
As the state of Roxburgh's health did compel him to proceed to England from 
St. Helena, Dr. Buchanan therefore actually succeeded to the situation of Superintendent 
of this Garden. x 
- Buchanan’s tenure of office here was brief. His health, as he himself has 
explained, had been impaired by his long continuel exertions in connection with the 
survey. Не therefore carried out his intention of proceeding to England; and in a 
letter from Government, dated 10th February 1815, Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who in 
` 1817 was confirmed by the Court of Directors as Superintendent, was informed that 
Dr. Buchanan, ‘the Superintendent of the Botanical Garden, had intimated his 
intention of proceeding to England in the Honourable Company's ship Marchioness 
of Бу, and was directed to receive charge of the Garden from Dr. Buchanan until 
further orders. 
When applying for permission to return to Europe Buchanan at the same time 
asked for official sanction to take with him the whole of his co'lections for presentation 
to the Court of Directors. Не desired, in fact, to deal with the collections made 
during his Bengal Survey precisely as the collections made during his Burmese and 
Chittagong journeys had been dealt with. The only difference was that on this 
*oecasion he desired to take them home himself. Тһе Honourable the Vice-President 
in Council granted the permission asked for and everything had been packed in 
readiness to be put on board when on Sth January 1815 His Excellency the Earl 
of Moira, afterwards Marquis of Hastings, who had called for the papers connected 
with Buchanan’s application, made a note regarding the proposal which resulted in the 
issue of-the following letter to Buchanan from the Secretary to Government, dated 
31st Jannuary 1815:— т 
“The Governor-General having communicated his opinion to the Honourable the Vice-President in . 
Council that the drawings of plants ard animals which уоп have lately intimsted your intention 
of taking to England for the purpose of presenting them to the Honourable the Court of Directors 
are already the property of the Honourable Company, the survey on which you have been employed 
since your return from England to india having been undertaken - by their directions and at 
their expense, and delinealions of the animal and vegetable productions of the country being par- 
ticularly necessary as references to the reports on the several districts received from you, I am 
directed to desire that you will transmit the drawings in question to me for the purpose of being 
disposed of as Government may direct.” : 
1 From the use in this letter of the desiznation * Superintendent of the Botanie Garden'' it is probable that 
durinz the interval between 5th November 1814 and 10th February 1815 oficial intimation bad reached Calcutta 
that Dr. Roxburgh had gone beyond St. Helena and that Dr. Buchanan had in consequence definitely succeeded 
him. As explained in the text Roxburgh had himself intimated the fact privately to Colebrooke. 
2 Permission to return to Europe was accorded to Buchanan towards the end of December, as we learn from 
addressed to His Excellency the Vice- President of Council, dated 23rd 
a note by Sir George Nugent, Bart., ipe : à 
December 1814, in which Sir George signifies his intention of directing Mr. As-istant Surgeon Wallich, who was 
to remain at head-quarters in order. to tako 
under orders to proceed to Nepal for the purpose of joining the army, 5 
temporary charge of the Botanic Garden on Dr. Buchanan's departure. Wallich relieved Buchanan оп 24th Feb- 
ruary 1515. On lith December 1816, Wallich was directed to make over ebarze to Dr. James Hem. who on that 
date was appointed Superintendent by the Government at Calcutta. Hare did not relieve Wallich till э April 
1816. He was himself soon replaced by Dr. Thomas Casey, who on Tth December 1919 wat appointed Superinten- 
dent in place of Hare. Wallich was reinstated, by an order from the Court of Lirectors in London, on lst 
August 1817. 
