368 
PROCEEDINGS OF 
[1844, 
Fi 'om Hon. A. S. Porter, U. S. Senator, Detroit, August 7, 
1844. 
From Henry O'Reilly, Albany, New York, August 9, 1844. 
From Professor M. Jacobs, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, August 13, 
1844. 
From Lieut. M. F. Maury, U. S. Navy, Washington, August 
15, 1844: Sending a bottle of fucus natans, presented by Capt. 
Bornin, United States Navy. 
From Henry McCormac, M. D., Belfast, Ireland, July 3.6, 1844. 
From Col. G. L. Thompson, Washington, August 17, 1844. 
From A. Thomas Smith, Chief Clerk Navy Department, August 
17, 1844: Acknowledging Secretary’s note, and communicating 
.copy of the order sent by the Navy Department to Com. Smith, on 
the Mediterranean station, to have the painting presented by Mr. 
Halsey to the Institute transported from Rome to CivitaVecchia, and 
thence to the United States, on board any United States vessel of war, 
the expenses to be refunded by the Institute. 
Letters and communications have been received also from the fol¬ 
lowing persons, accepting, and tendering acknowledgements for mem¬ 
bership, conferred upon them; expressing friendly feelings towards 
the Institute, and a warm disposition to aid its objects, and in many 
instances making contributions: 
Le Comte Leon de Laborde, Paris. 
Comte Daru, “ 
Baron de Barante, “ 
Vicomte de Cormenin, “ 
Baron Rendu, “ 
Baron Desnoyers, 44 
Comte d’Hauterive, “ 
M. Cunin Gridaine, “ 
M. Forster, “ 
M. Macarel, “ 
M. Orfila, “ 
M. Le Normand, “ 
,M. Sixdeniers, 44 
M. Pankouke, 44 
M. Troplong, 44 
M. Estancelin, 64 
Dr. Bixio, 44 
M. Isabey, Jr., 44 
M. Bar re, 44 
M. Camille Paganel, 44 
M. Girard, 44 
M. D’Audifret, “ 
M. Coffiniere, 44 
M. Hittorff, 44 
M. Durieux, 44 
M. D’Orbigny, 44 
M. Engelman, 44 
M. Dufresnoy, 44 
M. .Tazet, “ 
Capt. Edward Sabine, British Army. 
In answer to a resolution requesting the committee to which had 
been entrusted the management of the Scientific Convention of April, 
James Blundell, M. D., Westminster, 
England. 
John Hamilton, Dublin. 
Win. Railton, Architect, London . 
John Jay, New York. 
W. 01 and Bourne, Brooklyn, L . /. 
S. C. Donaldson, Baltimore. 
John Spear Smith, “ 
Robert Leslie, 44 
John L. Carey, “ 
J. H. Alexander, “ 
W. D. Newman, United States Navy , 
Corresponding Secretary U. S. Naval 
Lyceum, New York. 
M. J. Burke, Neiv York. 
John F. Frazer, Philadelphia. 
George Ord, “ 
Rev. Geo. W. Bethune, Philadelphia . 
Hon. A. H. Everett, Boston. 
J. H. C. Coffin, U. S. Navy, Washing¬ 
ton. 
Joseph Saxton, Philadelphia. 
Prof. James Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn. 
W. L. Atlee, Lancaster, Penn, 
Prof. W. A. Norton, Newark, Del. 
William Davidson, M. D., Glasgow, 
Scotland. 
William Carpenter, M. D„, Ripley, 
Surrey, England. 
