The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-20 00:00:00

RELZON!.

It was eighteen days from the commencement of
the operation before the colossal bust reached the
banks of the Nile; but no boat was yet prepared
to receive it. Belzoni, therefare,by way of y ass-
ing the time, engaged the Arabs to conduct him
to a cavern in the mountains of Guorsiow, where
was a sarcophagus which Drovelti, the ['stench
Consul, after a vans attempt to get it out, had pre-
sented to him. The subterranean adventure is not
quite equal in horror to that Auld by Mr. Letth,
though somewhat of the same description. The
cavern was entered by our traveller, two Arabs and
an interpreter.
0 Previous to oar entering the care, we took off the
greater part of our clothes, and, each having a candle, ad
emend through a easily in the rock, which extended a
considerable tenth in the snotostain, sometimes pretty high,
sometimes very narrow, and without any regularity. In
some peerages we mere obliged to amp tau the ground, like
crocodiles. I perceived that we were at a great distance
from the release', and the way was so intricate; that 1
depended entirely Cu the two Arabs to conduct tau out again.
At length we arrived at a large space, into which many other
holm or cavities opened, and after some consideration and
examiaslion by the two Arabs, we entered use of these,
which was very 'harrow, sod continued downward fur a lung
way,through arraggy passage, till we came where two other
apertures led to the interim in a hurl:moat direction. One
(lithe Arabs then said, 'ibis is the place.' I coati! HO
contrive how so large a sarcophagus, as had been described
to me, could have been talvo tleough the aperture, which
the Arab now pointed oat. I had ins duabt hit these re.
ceases were burial placer, as we esintinusity walked over
atolls and other bones but the irtrcophaeus could never
have entered this UMW; it was so narrow that 'on my
attempt to penetrate it I could not pass. One of the
Arabs,however, succeeded, as shit my interpreter, and it was
agreed that 1 and the usher Arab should wait till they re.
Wined. They proceeded evidesitly to a great distance, for
the light disappeared, and only a mormuritcg sound from
their voices could be distinvished as they went on.
" After a few moments I heard a loud noise, and the in-
terpreter distimily crying, " U mom Diem! soma Delo! je
suit perdu'''. After ninth, a profi'mud silence ensued. I
asked my Arah, whether lie had cc. r been in that place'
Ire replied, " Never." I could nut coreceire what could
have happened, skull thought the beat plats was to reamer, to
procure Is.lp limn the other Arabs. Areurdtagly, f told me
man to shew me tie way out again ; lint, staring at me like
an idiot, hr said he did not know the road. I tailed re-
peatedly to the interpreter, but received sir answer; 1
watched a Nag time, bat DU one returned, sad my situation'
was uu very pl t owe. I naturally returned through the
passages by which we had tome, and after some time I suc-
ceeded in reaching the place, whets. us I usentiuned, were
soapy other mints. It was a complete labsziath, u all

three plows bore a peal remssiblanee isterirbieis we qi
..Ifni entered. As last seei,ng One, which appeared to be lbe
right, we proceeded through it a bag way; bat by this lime
one candles had diminished considerably, and I feared debt
if we did not get onl soon, we altrinlil have to remain in the
dark : mean lime it would have bees daemons to pot one
oat to save the other, lest that which nese left shoald by
some accident be extinguished. At thin lime we were con-
siderably advanced towards the outside, sa we thought ; hat
to our sorrow we found the end of that rarity withrost any
outlet. Cionrineed that we were mistaken in stir emojectiwe,
we quickly returned inward., the place of the vantage en-
tries, which we strove In regain. not we were then as per.
picxed as ever, awl were both exhansiell from the sweats
and descents which we had been obliged to en over. The
Arab seated himself, but every moment of delay was don-
'trona. The only eicdirnt was In put a mark at the place
I nut of which lie hail just come, and then examine the caul.
lies in succession, by putting also a melt at their entrance,
so ape° know where we hail been. Unfortunately, our can-
dles would not last through the whole; however, we began
our operations. -
N 00 the second attempt, when passing before a small
aperture, I thought I heard the sound tor something like the
merit': of the sea at a distance. In rrinsequence I entered
Ibis cavity, and a• we advanced the sluice increased, Idll
could distinctly bears number of tioroa all as one time. Al
last, thank God, we walked out,anil In my no small sorrier,
the fist person I saw was my interpreter. blow he came
to be there I could not conjecture Ile told me, that in
proceeding with the Arab along the passage below, they
came In a pit, which they did out see; th tt the Arab fell
into St, and in falling put out boils vandlis. It was then
shat hr cried Mini Dieu! je star perdv!' as he thought
be Pisa should hare fallen into the pit; bat. an raising his
head, he saw at a great distance a gloopot of daylight, to-
wards which he alvsneed, and Buis arrived at a small aper-
ture. Ile then scraped away some loose nand and stones,
to widen the place where he came net, and went In give the
alarm to she Arch., who were at the other entrance. Being
all coneeriteit for She man who fell to the bottom of the pit,
it was their noise that I heard in the cave. The place by
which my interpreter Ent ont was instantly widened, and in
the confusion the Arabs did not regard letting me see that
they were acquainted with that entrance, and that it hail
rattly been Ant up. I was tint long in detecting their
scheme. The Arabs had intended to chew me the omen-
pingus, without letting me see the way by which it might
be taken out, and thew to stipulate a price fur the secret. It
was with this view they took me such a way mind about."—
.(pp. bl-54

On Ssturday, tl►e 9th instant, was committed to
Dorchester Castle, by the Magistrates at the
County Hall, sk man named Mares, of Piddle►-
town, for cruelly and inhumanly kneeling on and
beating his wife, olio is fir advanced iu inegnattcy.
A surgeon gave it as his opittiou, that she could
not he pronuericed out of eunger till af►er her de-,
list ry.
In the Court of Justiciary nt Edinburgh, Mon-
day se'tinight, • petition from D. Wait, accused
of perjury, WWI read, praying to be allowed to
bullish himself from Scotland, which was acceded
to; he was accordingly d►reeled to banish himself
in the terms of his petition, for the termer fourteen
years, front the Ist of Jasionul, under the usual
certification, and was then dismissed from the bar.
On Wednesday morning Aka Dempsey, late
private in the 13th regiment, was executed at Edin-
burgh, fur the mtuder of SIMPSON and PgartsoN,
at Greenock. After the rope WAS adjusted, he ex-
claimed, in a loud and distinct voice—Rl am inno-
cent of the charge against me and instantly &opt
the fatal sigual, and was 'lunched into eternity.

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BIRTHS.
On Monday morning, al SunAhansploa.plate, Easton.
square, Nits. George Clarke, of a slaughtrf.
(►u Nlitnitiy morning, in Charles sirres, Be►keley-square,
ihr Lady of J. DitiaArid, Ey. of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.
On Tuesday, the Iti instant, at lit. Awn.line.* Church.
Bristol, by the It. v. Edward GrinGehl, Minister of Laura
Chapel, Bath, the Rev. Henry Liens*, of Trinity College,
Cambridge, to Eosins, youngest daughter of the Rev. I.
Grinfirld, of Be. keley-aqisare, Bt istol.
?MCI'S&
On the 16th imtanl, 114 Clifton Wood, *Mot, at an ad-
vanced age, Levi Ames, Earl.
Ou Sunday not the I.7th hut. at his brother's lions.
in Lower flrovveniiv-sirret, utter a lingering illness of some
months, George teeing, Esq. of Broad street }holdings.
Extract from the Bombay Courier:—c' etre the 18th in-
stant, Colonel John GriflipAi, Curanraudaut of the 2J bistro.
lion of artillery at ilris Presidency—a man equally data-
guivberl hy an active benevolence and courteous demeanour
in private life, as Iv an honourable and meritorious career
of military dory. The society whirls now regrets his loss
can witness that he as, always the generous friend and pa.
iron of diatom, in what, vcr shape ii wet his view ; to know
calamity and to relieve it were ii. hum simultaneous acts,
our were his purse or exert ever refused to any scheme
whit h hail for its object the good of his fellow.crearsires.
floc/ups in *kith he so lung held a distinguished rank aunt
lament hint as a Cuinurauder jealous of their character fur
hornier mill discipline, a hich he SO couslansly upheld, and
`watchfully 'majors( slid provident Lc their interests 51441
their comforts. The sincerity and coastaucy of his friend-
ship shall live long on the memory of thoae who were for-
tunate is bring its objects. The fruits of mach estimable
endowments were the universal regard and respect with
which he was beheld is society ; bat we trust he ragout to re-
ceive a higher and more lasting rewired for kis good actions
than the geriniorsiess of our sorrow of Ilse panegyric Of our
friendship can bestow."

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