'Profcjfbr camper on the Organs of 
was obliged to cut off the head and the other extremi- 
ties, and to deftroy the moft interefting parts for natural 
knowledge. 
I was very forry to hear the fate of this curious and 
uncommon creature, more efpecially as I had great reafon 
to flatter myfelf with the diffedtion of the entire animal 
as foon as it was dead. 
I need not remind any one of the particulars men- 
tioned by Mr. forster in the 2d volume of a Voyage 
round the World, p. 553.; nor of his rather too fevere 
criticifm upon the condudt of Mr. vosmaer, the infpec- 
tor of the Mufeum belonging to the hereditary Stad- 
holder of the United Provinces. Mr. vosmaer had, 
without doubt, no other intention but to preferve the 
frefh fkin of this uncommon animal fluffed, for the ca- 
binet of his benefadlor, and not the leaft malevolent in- 
tention to prevent the diffedtion of the other parts not 
neceflary for this purpofe: for, when, by a lpecial order 
of his Moft Serene Highnefs the Prince of Orange, the 
remaining trunk was fent to me, I found the organ of 
voice not in the leaft hurt, and quite entire, as it is ftill to 
my great fatisfadlion. After having duly examined, dif- 
fedted, and delineated the vlfcera of the breaft and 
belly, I have put it in melafles, in a fine phial, in order 
to preferve fo valuable a preparation, not only for my 
mufeum, but for natural knowledge in general. 
There 
