PROCEEDINGS OF 
304 
[ 1843 . 
D., President of Cuvierian Society of Wesleyan University.— 
From Dr. Barmtt. 
Philadelphia Gazette, 20th May, 1843, containing remarks on the 
Recent Comet, by S. C. Walker.— From Mr. Walker. 
Memoire sur le Systeme Grammatical des Langues de quelques Na¬ 
tions Indiennes de l’Amerique du Nord; Paris, 1838, octavo ; by 
P. S. Du ponceau, of Philadelphia.— -From the Author , by the 
hands of Mr. Nicollet . 
Abstract of Correspondence. 
Letters— 
To J. G. Flugel, U. S. Consul, Leipsic, May 11, 1843 : Com¬ 
municating copy of certain resolutions passed by the Institute, 
&c. 
To Professor E. Hitchcock, Amherst, Massachussetts, May 16, 
1843 : Making inquiries about the zygodon, by request of Mr. Hodg¬ 
son, &c. 
To George Gibbs, New York, May 16, 1843 : Making inquiries 
about the zygodon, for Mr. Hodgson. 
To W. B. Hodgson, Savannah, May 20, 1843 : Respecting the 
zygodon, &c., &c., &c. 
Letters and Communications . 
From A. Hammett, U. S. Consul, Naples, September 25, 1842: 
Respecting the way in which letters, &c., may be sent to him. 
From Chev. Lorenzo Blanco, (in Latin,) Naples, October 8, 1842: 
Expressing satisfaction at the reception of his work on the Hercula- 
nean MSS., and sending another work of his on the punctuation 
used by the ancients, &c. 
From C. F. Rafn, Secretary of the Royal Society of Northern 
Antiquarians, Copenhagen, November 19, 1842: Congratulates the 
Institute, &c., and will forward the publications of the Royal Society, 
especially those which relate to the early history of America. 
From R. W. Fox, U. S. Consul, Falmouth, January 30, 1843, 
(to Secretary of State:) With a box of choice mineralogical speci¬ 
mens from Cornwall. 
From C. S. Todd, American Minister, St. Petersburg, March ^ , 
1843 : Stating that he has received from M. Pierre ChicachefF, of the 
Russian Mining Corps, a map of Russia in Europe, and an essay on 
the geology of Italy, for the Institute. 
From Dr. J. C. Habersham, Savannah, April 13, 1843: Ac¬ 
knowledging letter and bulletins; commending the objects of the In¬ 
stitute, and speaking of the Georgia fossils, &c. 
From John P. Brown, Dragoman, Charge, &c., at Constantinople, 
April 12, 1843: Has forwarded to the Collector at Boston a box 
