'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from September 1850 to June 1852. Edited by the Secretary. Volume X.' [‎106] (127/458)

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members to within two. The books, mups, charts, globes, &c., for the t{ Ross Testimonial,’'
had all in the course of the year been received, put in order by the sub-committee, the only part
of whose labours yet remaining to be performed was the presentation of their report. The
Society’s scheme of Tidal and Meteorological Research, planned in 1846, and taken
up with so much zeal and alacrity, and promising at one time such valuable fruits, had in a great
measure slept throughout the year. The Society had deemed it inexpedient to proceed in the
matter of constructing Wind and Current Charts, and on the munificent purposes of the Go
vernment of America becoming known, to assist them, if requisite, to the extent of 1500
dollars, the whole of the material collected had on its being received from the Society been
made over by the subscribers to Lieutenant Maury, of the National Observatory, Washington,
who had already written informing them that he had as much information at his disposal as
would enable him to construct track charts for the Asiatic sea, and make a commencement
with pilot charts and sailing directions: the subscribers meanwhile were exerting themselves
to the uttermost, to supply him with all the nautical information they could procure, abstracts
of logs having been dispatched for America by nearly every mail for some time past. The
publication of the Manual of Physical Research having been abandoned by the Society, this had
since been brought to a completion :—of 950 copies printed, 850 had been at once disposed of,
and the work was nearly out of print already. A much larger impression of the second part,
containing a manual of geological and mineralogical enquiry, an outline of the physical
geography of India, with an index to nearly all that was in print on physics referring to the East
would be thrown off to meet the demand. A large supply of Instruments for sale, such as were
not to be had for purchase in Bombay, had just been ordered—they would probably arrive about
the end of the year.
The large collection of Red Sea survey papers had been ordered by the committee to be printed
entire : so many of them had already appeared in other publications, and there was so much
matter of mere detail, interesting only at the time, that they would be re-submitted to the
committee, with suggestions for curtailing them. The accounts were now made up, and would
be placed in the hands of the finance committee for audit.
The following papers had been received in the course of the season, and had nearly all passed
through the press for the next number of the Transactions —
Researches in the vicinity of the Median wall of Xenophon, and along the old course of the
River Tigris. By Commander Felix of the Indian Navy.—Presented by Government, with a
letter from A. Malet, Esq., Chief Secretary, No. 2049, dated 17th May, 1851.
Report of the Survey of the Red Sea. By Captain Elwan, I. N»
Particulars of Captain Elwan’s 2d voyage, and continuance of the Survey of the Red Sea.
Meteorological Journal of Captain Elwan.
Sailing directions for the Red Sea. By Commander Moresby.
Account of his visit to the Bay of Tajoora. By Lieutenant Barker, I. N.
Memoir by Captain S. B. Haines, I. N., of the South and East Coast of Arabia, with
remarks on the Currents, &c.
Lieutenant Cruttenden’s report in reference to the wreck of the Honorable Company’s
Steam Frigate ‘ Memnon.’
A description ef the Arabian Coast, from the entrance of the Red Sea, to Lat. 15°3' N., and
Long. 50°43 E.By Captain Haines —Presented by Government, with Mr. Secretary Goldsmid’*
letter No. 1526, dated 28th April.
Letter from the Resident at Indore, No. 300, dated 26th February, 1848.