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land。 I can only say that if it were my fortune to have the opportunity�察�I would make the attempt�察�and should consider myself only to blame if I did not succeed。
In my last letter I informed you that I had procured myself an instructor in Mandchou�察�and that I was making tolerable progress in the language。 I should now wish to ask whether this person could not be turned to some further account�察�for example�察�to assist me in making a translation into Mandchou of the Psalms and Isaiah�察�which have not yet been rendered。 A few shillings a week�察�besides what I give him for my own benefit�察�would secure his co´operation�察�for he is a person in very low circumstances。 He is not competent to undertake any thing of the kind by himself�察�being in many respects very simple and ignorant�察�but as an assistant I think he might be of considerable utility�察�and that between us we could produce a version which�察�although it might not be particularly elegant�察�would be clear�察�grammatical and faithful to the original。 In the mean time I shall pursue my studies�察�and be getting every thing in readiness for setting the printers at work�察�and with a humble request for SPEEDY INSTRUCTIONS�察�in order that as little time as possible may be lost in the work of the Lord�察�I have the honour to remain�察�Revd。 and dear Sir��
Your most obedient and humble servant��
GEORGE BORROW。
P。S。 ´ My kindest regards to Mr。 Brandram and my other dear friends at the Bible House。 I thank you heartily for your kind advice in the latter part of your last epistle。 Do me the favour to inform Dr。 Richardson that I have followed his instructions in regard to clothing�察�etc。�察�and have derived great benefit therefrom。
LETTER�此�15th February�察�1834
To the Rev。 Joseph Jowett ��ENDORSED�此�recd。 March ´�察�1834�� ST。 PETERSBURG�察�FEBRY。 15 ��old style���察�1834。
REVD。 AND DEAR SIR�察 � Having forgotten in my last letter to say something which I intended�察�I take the liberty of troubling you with these lines。 But first of all I must apologise for certain slips of the pen in the Report which I transmitted�察�for it left me without having been corrected�察�Baron Schilling having called upon me just as I sat down to the task�察�and when he had departed�察�I had barely time to seal it and despatch it by that week's post。 There was in it�察�I believe�察�nothing of much importance which required alteration�察�but�察�if I mistake not�察�I had written�察�in the third side�察�vibebam�察�instead of VIVEREM�察�and unaparelled�察�or some such word�察�instead of UNPARALLELED�察�in the fourth。 Now to the point。
What is to be done with the transcript of Puerot's translation of the Acts of the Apostles�察�which I made�察�and which is now in my possession�拭 �The translation is in every respect an admirable one�察 �clear�察�faithful�察�and elegant。 It would not do to print it in lieu of Mr。 Lipoftsoff's translation of that part of the New Testament�察 �because the styles of the two individuals are so different�察�that to mix up the writings of the one with those of the other would only serve to disfigure the work�察�and Mr。 Lipoftsoff's translation is well worthy of being printed separately and entire�察�but I conceive that we possess a treasure in Puerot's writings�察�and that it would be a great pity to hide any portion of them from the world。 Pray communicate this hint to the Committee�察�and pardon me for troubling you。
I remain�察�Rev。 and dear Sir�察�most sincerely yours��
G。 BORROW。
LETTER�此�15th April�察�1834
To the Rev。 J。 Jowett ��ENDORSED�此�recd�察�May 16th�察�1834�� GALERNOY ULITZA�察�ST。 PETERSBURG�察�15TH APRIL ��old style�� 1834。
REVD。 AND DEAR SIR�察 � Upon the receipt of your letter of the ��21st�А �ult。 ��date omitted�В察�I lost no time in endeavouring to obtain the necessary information upon the points to which you directed my attention�察�and I have some hope that what I am about to communicate will not be altogether unsatisfactory�察�but I must first of all state that it was not acquired in a day�察�and that I have been obliged to go to many people and many places�察�which will account for my not having sooner returned an answer。
First�察�respecting the most important point�察�the expense of printing the New Testament in Mandchou。 I was quite terrified at the enormous sums which some of the printers to whom I made application required for the work。 At length our friend Dr。 Schmidt recommended me to the University Press�察�and I having spoken to the directors of the establishment�察�they sent me in the course of a week an estimate which neither Dr。 Schmidt nor myself considered to be unreasonable�察�and of this estimate I here subjoin a translation��
To Mr。 Borrow。
'After much consultation with the compositor�察�I have come to the following result concerning the Mandchou business about which you consulted me。 If the work be printed on as thin paper as that of the original�察�it can only be printed on one side。 Now supposing that the size is to be folio like that of the original�察�two sides will make a sheet�察�and the price of composition will be 26 roubles�察 �20 copecks ´ that is to say�察�12R。 to the compositor�察�wages 2R。 50c。�察�percentage to the printing office 11R。 60c。�察�making 26R。 20c。 The printing of 1000 on one side 2R。 50c。�察�percentage 2R。�察�making 4R。 50c。 Thus for composition and printing 30R。 60c。 for 1000�察�for 2000�察�35R。 10c。�察�for 3000�察�39R。 60c。 ´
Your very obedient servant�察�KORLER。'
In the meantime I had become acquainted with two German printers�察 �Schultz and Beneze�察�who being young men and just entered into business are very eager to obtain the printing of a work of such importance�察�which they hope will serve to bring them into notice�察 �as well as being advantageous to them in a pecuniary view。 The difference�察�as to the expense of printing�察�in the estimate made by these gentlemen and that of the University Press�察�will doubtless as much surprise you�察�as it did me。 Here it follows��
'In respect to the printing of the New Testament in the Manchou language�察�the undersigned oblige themselves to undertake the printing of the said work。 In the first place�察�as the Bible Society�察�and in particular their agent Mr。 Borrow�察�think fit to furnish the printers with the necessary types and paper�察�the undersigned offer to supply the sheet consisting of four pages with composition�察�clean and black printing�察�at the rate of 25 roubles�察 �paper currency�察�for a thousand copies�察�for two thousand copies�察 �five additional roubles assignats�察�so that the same sheet�察�only by a greater edition�察�amounts to 30 roubles assignats�察�thirdly�察�for 3000 copies in the above proportion�察�35 roubles。 Fourthly�察�we promise during the interval of a certain period to supply at the rate of three sheets per week。
SCHULTZ & BENEZE。'
You will perceive that the amount of this estimate is less�察�by more than one´half�察�than the amount of the other。 Schultz and Beneze's sheet consists of four sides�察�and they charge less for it than the printers of the University charge for theirs which consists only of two。 I should therefore think that upon this ground they are entitled to the preference�察�were there nothing else to recommend them�察�which�察�in my humble opinion�察�there is�察�for being young beginners�察�and not having very much to do�察�they are more likely to push the work forward�察�than a firm overwhelmed with business�察�from whom�察�whatever might be promised�察�a sheet per week is the utmost to be expected�察�by which much valuable time must be lost。 Dr。 Schmidt is acquainted with Messrs。 S。 & B。�察�and highly approves of their being employed。
Secondly�察�concerning paper�察�with which the printer has no concern。 I can as yet say little for certain upon this matter�察�which has been the occasion of no little trouble and expense�察�for I have been obliged to take no less than three journeys to Peterhof�察�a town about 30 VERSTS distant�察�where stands the paper rnanufactory�察�for there is no such paper as we want in the Russian capital。 In this manufactory they have about 50 STOPES or reams ��we should require ten times that quantity for only 1000 copies�� of the very paper�察�I believe�察�on which the Mandchou Gospel of St。 Matthew was printed�察 �and some of the workmen said that they could make as much more as should be required。 Concerning the price of this paper�察�I could obtain no positive information�察�for the director and first and second clerks were invariably absent�察�and the place abandoned to ignorant understrappers ��according to the custom of Russia��。 And notwithstanding I found out the director in Petersburg�察�he himself could not tell me the price�察�but informed me that he would inquire�察 �and speedily send me word�察�but as I have as yet heard nothing from him�察�I write lest it should be supposed in England that I am sleeping on my station。 I SHALL WRITE AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS ON THIS POINT�察�IN THE MEAN TIME YOU WOULD OBLIGE ME BY CAUSING THE ACCOUNTS OF DR。 PINKERTON'S EXPENSES TO BE REFERRED TO�察�for the purpose of ascertaining how much he paid per ream for this kind of paper。 I believe it to be extravagantly dear�察�at least five times dearer than good common paper�察�which can be procured for fifteen roubles per ream�察�and if that be the case�察�common paper must be used and the book printed in the common fashion�察�unless the Society be prepared to disburse thousands instead of hundreds�察�for if the work were printed on this Chinese paper�察�four times more paper would be required than if it were printed on the other�察�as five multiplied by four make twenty�察�the expense of paper would be twenty times greater。
Thirdly�察�respecting Mr。 Lipoftsoff�察�with whom I have of late had much conversation。 He has behaved very handsomely。 He has made an immense number of alterations in his translation�察�all of which are excellent improvements�察�and all these are to be at our disposal gratis。 He says that he cannot receive any remuneration for looking over the work�察�being bound to do so as Censor。 I shall therefore edit it�察�and have the supervision of the proof sheets�察 �which he will peruse last of all。 He having examined me in Mandchou did me the honour to say I required no assistance at all�察 �but should the Committee and yourself be of opinion that it would be advisable to procure a l