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The last mineral is under examination, and will be duly reported on. 



From J. H. Batten, Esq. C. S. an assortment of ores of iron, copper, lead, &c. from 

 Kemaon, have just arrived while I am writing. These will also be noticed in more 

 detail in the next report. 



Geology and Mineralogy.— I have the pleasure of congratulating the Society upon 

 the recovery of Captain Herbert's Geological Map, as will appear from the following 

 letter, in reply to that addressed by our Secretary to Government. 



No. 582. 



To H. Torrens, Esq. 



Secretary to the Asiatic Society. 

 General Department. 



Sir, — In reply to your letter dated the 1st instant, I am directed to acquaint you, for 

 the information of the Committee of Papers of the Asiatic Society, that Captain Her- 

 bert's Geological Map, and the twelve colored Views of mountain scenery, referred to 

 by the Committee, were forwarded to the India House, under date the 1st February 

 1827, and that an application will be made to the Hon'ble the Court of Directors for 

 copies of the Map and Views, for preservation in the Asiatic Society's Rooms with 

 the MS. Report recently recovered. I am, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



G. A. Bushby, 

 Secretary to the Government of India. 

 Council Chamber, the 20th July, 1842. 



We have thus succeeded, I trust, in a public service of no small importance to the 

 cause of science, which I doubt not will be fully appreciated by Geologists in Europe, 

 to whom the remarkable phcenomena presented by the formations of India, are of the 

 very highest interest. 



I am happy also in being able to announce, that there is every probability of the 

 recovery of the Catalogue of Capt. Pemberton's valuable Bootan specimens, alluded 

 to in a former report; for in a reply received from Capt. Blake, now at Sepree, who 

 commanded the Escort, he describes so distinctly the book in which the notes were 

 kept, that there is little doubt it will be found amongst his papers. General Macleod 

 has again been written to on the subject, and I need not add, that we are certain of 

 his most zealous assistance in all things. Capt. Blake's reply is as follows : — 



Seepree, 1th July, 1842. 



My dear Sir, — I have had the pleasure to receive your letter of the 21st ultimo, 

 regarding the Geological specimens handed to you by Col. McLeod. I extremely 

 regret, that I have no clue whatever by which you would be able to assign localities 

 to the different specimens. Pemberton used to put down in a note book (with a parch- 

 ment cover which you may perhaps yet find) whenever he picked up, or broke off a 

 specimen, its locality, numbered it, the dip of strata if we happened to be amongst 

 stratified rocks, and whatever other information he thought useful. The loss of the 

 book vexes me much, for my esteemed friend took an infinity of trouble to make every 

 information regarding the unknown land of Bhootan as full as possible. I was hurried 



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