60. Geographical Collections. 
2d Section.—Architecture, MM. Blouet, Poireau, Ravoisier, and De Gournay, 
architect ; Vietti, sculptor. 
We are also informed that Mr. Lamartine, author of Poetical Meditations, 
intends going into the Morea, to join the expedition. 
This commission left Toulon the 10th of February 1829, on board the Cybele, 
in which is also embarked Mr. Theodore Mounier, formerly superior of the staff, 
and a literary character, who is going into Asia. This traveller, who has already 
traversed all Egypt, and a part of Asia, accompanied Mr. Pacho in his last 
voyage. 
By letters from Bory Saint-Vincent to the Baron Ferussac and to Mr. Lesson, 
we find that, by the 6th March 1829, they were off Navarino. Two or three 
journies from this place to Modon, gave them the most advantageous idea of the 
geological, animal, and vegetable productions. After spending ten or twelve 
days in the plain of Modon, to explore the environs, the bay of Navarino, the 
mountains which surround it, and the isles of Sphacteria and of Sapientia, it is 
Bory Saint-Vincent’s intention to establish himself at Messina, to examine the 
basin of Pamisus ; from thence he will pass into the valley of Eurctas, and explore 
the Magnus. He proposed going into the interior by the Ist of April. 
Russian Voyages in the Oural and the Altait.—Mr. Englehardt has examined 
the geology of the steps of Sarepta, and has sought for the ancient mouth of the 
Wolga, and the coasts of the Caspian Sea, when the last was united to the Black 
Sea. From thence he went to Orenburgh. He visited Southern Ural, or Oural, 
Slatovust, the iron mines of Kussa, those of copper and of gold in the district of 
Miass, those of copper of Poljakofisk, &c. &c. He has been partly accompanied 
by Dr. Hesse and Mr. Hermann. Mr. Ledebuhr has examined the Altai with 
Drs. Meyer and Runge. He describes his road, and speaks of the glaciers of 
Korun, of porphyry quarries near the sources of ie Korghon, of the neighbour- 
ing plateau, 7000 feet in elevation, of a glauber salt lake near Loktifisk, of mines 
af dioptase in the centre of the steps, &c. In the excursion which has been made 
to the very borders of China, they have collected 1600 dry, and 241 living plants, 
1341 grains, 700 animals, minerals, and antiquities. Mr. Ledebuhr is going te 
follow the example of Mr. Englehardt, and give us a description of his voyage. 
Humboldi’s Journey in Siberia—The Russian journals contain long accounts 
af the reception of his excellency, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, and his com- 
panions, Professors Ehrenburgh and Rose, in the universities which they haye 
visited. At St. Petersburgh, Baron Humboldt attended the examination of the 
pupils in the Academy attached to the Board of Works, in presence of his royal 
highness Duke Alexander of Wiirtemberg, and a brilliant audience. On the 
17th of May, he attended the monthly meeting of the Imperial Mineralogical 
Society, of which he is a member. On the 20th, he set out for Moscow, and, on 
entering the university, he was received by the rector and professors, and presente. - 
ed with the diploma of honorary member. In all the visits which he paid to the 
scientific establishments there, he was received with the greatest respect. 
At Kasan the same honourable reception awaited him, and the rector of the 
university gave him the diploma of honorary member. On the 8th of June, Ba- 
ron Humboldt and his companions left Moscow to proceed to Ekatherinaburgh.— 
Foreign Quarterly Review. 
Establishment of the New Colony on the Swan River, on the western coast of 
New Holland. Capiain Stirling, R. N. explored last year, in the ship the 
Success, the western coasts of New Holland, from Cape Lewin to the south-west 
extremity. From his report, founded on an examination of 500 miles of the 
coast, Government determined to form a new establishment upon Swan River, in 
@ spot situated at 32° 40’ S. lat. This river, which derived its name from the 
- great number of black swans which were found in it, had already been visited, for 
60 miles into the interior, by Captain Freycinet’s expedition. Captain Stirling 

