1842.] Report of the death of Mr. Csoma de Korbs. 309 



of the money not willed by him, will be through the Austrian Am- 

 bassador at the British Court. In some documents I found his ad- 

 dress to be " Korasi Csoma Saudor." 



I have the honor to be, &c. 

 (Signed) A. Campbell, Superintendent. 



Note. — I may add to Mr. Campbell's interesting paper such confirmation as my 

 memory enables me to give of the opinion held by the deceased philologist on the 

 origin of the Huns, which with singular opinions on the Boodhist faith, constituted 

 his most favourite speculations. He on more than one occasion entered on the sub- 

 ject with me at great length, detailing in particular the Sanscrit origin of existing 

 names of places and hill ranges in Hungary: my constant request at the close of 

 these conversations used to be, that he would record these speculations. He invariably 

 refused, alluding darkly to the possibility of his, one day, having it in his power to 

 publish to the world something sounder than speculation. In proportion as I pressed 

 him on the subject, he became more reserved with me on these particular questions. 

 He seemed to have an antipathy to his opinions being published. I remember his 

 giving me one day a quantity of curious speculation on the derivation of geogra- 

 phical names in Central Asia. Some months afterwards, I had occasion to annotate 

 on a theory of the nomenclature of the Oxus, and writing to him, recapitulated his 

 opinion on the subject, and begged to be allowed to publish it by authority. His 

 answer was, "that he did not remember." His exceeding diffidence on subjects on 

 which he might have dictated to the learned world of Europe and Asia, was the most 

 surprising trait in him. He was very deeply read in general literature, independently 

 of his Thibetan lore; but never did such acquirements centre in one who made such 

 modest use of them. 



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Note to accompany a Map of the Isle St. Martin's. By C. B. Green- 

 law, Esq., Secretary to the Marine Board. 



It is some time since the annexed map of a Survey of the Island of 

 St. Martin's, south of the River Naaf on the Arracan Coast, has been 

 prepared for publication in the Journal. It is by the late Mr. Frederick 

 Bedford, who commanded a schooner employed on that Coast for the 

 prevention of salt smuggling. 



The survey of this and other islands and places on the Coast, formed 

 no part of the established duties of Mr. Bedford's office, but he under- 

 took them and executed them with a zeal and spirit that won for him 

 the good opinion of his immediate superiors in the province, and with an 

 ability which would assuredly have obtained him the future support and 



