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success in reference to Persian, Hindustani, Turkish, &c., is a mere 
question of time. Why should you not in your Bibliotheca Indica 
edit some works like the Hadyqa of Senay romanized ? You can 
find men in the Madrassa, a system having been laid down, who will 
transcribe the text.—This year the orientalists will meet on the 24th 
September at Augsburg.” 
On the subject of Captain llavertfs work we also add the following 
extract of a Letter addressed to 31. Gar gin de Tassy, by 31. 
Nicholas de Khanikoff.\ 3Iember of the Lmperial Academy of St. 
Petersburg. 
Paris , February 13 th, 1862. 
“ When on my last travels in Central Asia, the Academy of St. 
Petersburg wished me to purchase Afghan Manuscripts for its Asiatic 
Museum ; and I took with me Captain Baverty’s Grammar of that 
language (the Dictionary and Text-book have been published since), 
for it was in vain to seek elsewhere for details about Pushto literature, 
at once so interesting and complete as his. I am much pleased to 
be able to say that his information on this subject was exceedingly 
useful to me in my search after Afghan works. At the same time, I 
often consulted, at Hirat, at Sabzawar, etc. etc., the Sirdars (Chiefs) 
and Moolahs (Priests) as to the correctness of the phrases and ex¬ 
amples cited by the Author, in order to prove the rules of his 
Grammar; and I was especially desirous to take their opinions on 
the way in which Captain Baverty explains the arrangement and 
conjugations of the Pushto verbs, so difficult and complicated as they 
are to unravel; and I am much pleased to repeat, that their opinions 
were very favourable to the conscientious and intelligent work of 
Captain Baverty.” 
The following extracts from letters addressed at different times to 
the President by a gentleman who has now been for some months 
residing at Mandaley, give some interesting particulars of the present 
relations between Burmah and Western China. The brief description 
too which they contain of such products of the former country as 
have been brought to him are promising for the advantages soon, it 
is to be hoped, to be derived from a freer access to the interior. 
