xlviii Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, [May, 1845. 



Neerlands Indie," qui existedejasept annees, et contientplusieurs articles interessants par 

 rapport a la literature Javanaise et autres branches scientifiques. A mon retour en 

 Europe je pourrai traduire et arranger en Anglais quelques articles de ma composition 

 traitant des Isles our de l'Archipel de la Sonde, etc. et je me trouverai heureux si apres 

 avoir 6te examines, ils pourraient etre places dans le Journal de la Societe Asiatique 

 a Calcutta, Enfin, Monsieur, je vous prie d'accepter l'assurance de mon respect et 

 consideration et me signe 



Votre tres humble Serviteur, 



Be. G. Melvill de Carnbee. 

 Calcutta, de 27 Mars, 1845. 



A Monsieur le Secretaire de la Societe Asiatique a Calcutta. 

 Monsieur, — Monsieur la Baron Melvill de Carnbee, officier distingue de la Marine 

 Hollandaise, chevalier de l'ordre Royal du lion Belgique et membre correspondant de la 

 Societe des arts et sciences de Batavia, se proposant de partir en peu de jours pour Cal- 

 cutta, nous profitons avec empressement de cette occasion favorable pour adresser a 

 votre honorable Societe les deux exemplaires ci-joint des 18 et 19 volumes des Transac- 

 tions de notre Societe, qui renferment des documens precieux pour la litterature orientale 

 Nous vous prions Monsieur, de vouloir honorer Monsieur le Baron Melvill de votre 

 bonte, et bienveillance et de faciliter, tant que possible, les recherches scientifiques qu' 

 il se propose de faire dans l'lnde Brittanique. 



Recevez Monsieur, l'assurance de notre consideration distinguie. 



La Direction de la Societe des Arts et Sciences de Batavia, 



Van Hoevei/l. 

 Lefecrehavie. 

 Batavia, le 2 Janvier, 1845. N. Myer. 



The Secretary stated that he had received from the curator of the 

 Geological and Mineralogical Departments, his note of desiderata, and 

 forthwith handed it to M. de Carnbee, and that he held now in his 

 hand that of the Zoological curator which would be forwarded with his 

 reply to the Society of Batavia. 



Read the following letter from the Rev. Mr. Long : — 



To H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary, Asiatic Society. 



Dear Sir, — When on a visit to Kishnagar last January, I was favoured with a view 

 of several pictures belonging to the Rajah of Kishnagar, three new portraits of various 

 members of his family, and among the rest of Rajah Krishna Chandra Roy, of whom a 

 most interesting memoir has been published in Bengali. 



The drawings are kept in a damp place and are rapidly going to decay. 



As one object of the Asiatic Society is to obtain rare drawings or portraits illustrative of 

 the history of the country, it would be a desirable object to obtain the loan of those por- 

 traits in order to have copies taken. 



The East India Company lie under deep obligations to Rajah Krishna Chandra Roy, as 

 through his friendly disposition towards the English, and his influence over various Hindu 

 rajas ; the overthrow of the tyrant Suraj ad Doulah was facilitated. 



Calcutta, April llth, 1845. James Long. 



