^^ OrT THE DEATH OF MR. ITUMBOLDT. 



Extract from the Piihlicifie. 



Paris, loth J me, ISOi. 



Tranflatlon. YOUR number of this day contains under the article Ham- 



burgh, an account of the death of Mr, de Humboldt. I have 

 reafons to doubt the authenticity of this article, and to en- 

 courag? the friends of fcience and of humanity. I know po- 

 (itively that Mr. William de Humboldt received from his bro- 

 Iher letters dated from the Havannah, of the 2Sth March, in 

 vviiich he informs him that in twelve days he (hould go to 

 Charleftovvn and embark for Havre, with the expe6tation of 

 arriving in Paris before the end of June. Your article of news 

 is therefore more than doubtful, and we may hope that the 

 courfe of events have not been fo unfavourable as to render 

 the unlimited facrilices and efforts of this illuftrious traveller of 

 no ufe to fociety. 



*^* Dr. Gibbes, the author of the note in queftion, will, 

 po doubt, have the goodnefs to mention his authority, when 

 he fees this. W. N. 



(t:^" From the extraordinary Number ofvahiahk Communications 

 this Months (eveni one of the Articles, Imt ihofe of Gay 

 LusSAC and Bak.thoi.di, being original) it has been necef- 

 fary to poftpone an excellent Memoir on Hauy's Syfiem, by the 

 ■ Abbe Briel, and a Paper by E. O. on iheCo7nputaiion of Tables 

 of Squares and Cuhes, both which, andfmie Abridgements and 

 Colleclions of interefiing Matter fmni the Phil. Tranfa6tions, 

 together with the Scientific NcjuSt will appear in our next. 



