Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Some attempts, it is true, have been made of late years to supply the deficiency, especially on the part Of Russia, which has an obvious interest in acquiring a correct acquaintance with the districts along her southern frontier, Whether for the exten sion of science, of commerce, of influence, or of power. The whole amount of her efforts we can not well appreciate, from the very little conver sancy that exists in this country with Russian lite rature. According to a competent authority articles relating to northern and central Asia are of daily appearance in the periodical journals of Russia; and we have in the more important tra vels of Mouravief, M eyendorfl', and Tim kowaki, sufficient proofs of activity and intelligence at work upon either extremity of a long and important line. The commendable advance thus made by Russia from the north should be met by a corresponding movement from the south, and the government of British India, without being actuated by either illi beral jealousy or unworthy apprehensions, ought.

Some attempts, it is true, have been made of late years to supply the deficiency, especially on the part Of Russia, which has an obvious interest in acquiring a correct acquaintance with the districts along her southern frontier, Whether for the exten sion of science, of commerce, of influence, or of power. The whole amount of her efforts we can not well appreciate, from the very little conver sancy that exists in this country with Russian lite rature. According to a competent authority articles relating to northern and central Asia are of daily appearance in the periodical journals of Russia; and we have in the more important tra vels of Mouravief, M eyendorfl', and Tim kowaki, sufficient proofs of activity and intelligence at work upon either extremity of a long and important line. The commendable advance thus made by Russia from the north should be met by a corresponding movement from the south, and the government of British India, without being actuated by either illi beral jealousy or unworthy apprehensions, ought.