CAILLIE AND HIS TRAVELS. 
493 
Letter from the President and Secretary of the Society, 
to their Excellencies the Ministers of the Marine, of 
the Interior, and of Foreign Affairs* 
Paris, 28th November, 1828. 
MoNSKIGXEUR, 
The Geographical Society^ after having attentively 
investigated the efforts and observations of M. A» Caillie in 
the interior of Africa, has aknowledged him deserving of 
the reward promised to the first traveller luho should 
reach the city of Timbitctoo, setting out from Senegam- 
hia, and has decided that the annexed report should be 
communicated to Your Excellency, We hasten, Mon- 
seigneur, to address to you a copy* in behalf of M. Caillie, 
and we deem it superfluous to recommend him again 
to your favour. Perhaps Your Excellency may think it 
advisable to lay before His Majesty a statement of his 
services. 
We are, &c. 
Signed Baron CaviER, President ; Viscount 
Simeon, Vice president ; Girard, President 
of the Central Committee; Jomard, Vice- 
P7'eside7it ; De Larenaudierb, General Se- 
cretary. 
* See the report page 451. 
