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PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS. MARCH 30.

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In the number of those persoos who had the ho-
nour yesterday to pay their court to the King,. were
remarked the Chancellor of France, their Excel-
lencies the Minister of State, the Marshals of France,
Prince d'Eckmuhl, Count Jourdan, Count de Via.
mend, and Duke d'Albufesa. The Count de Seze,
Peer of France, first President of the Court of
Cessation, the Marquis de Barbe-Marisois, Minister
of State, first President of the Court of Accounts,
&c. &c.

It appe a ►sthat the number of firemen hurt at
the burning of the Odeon is fourteen, some of them
in severely they are not expected to recover. One
of them, who had his *hull fractured by the fall
of a cornice, had an operation performed on him
by M. Dubois. He was trepanned in three plates.
As soon as the operation was performed. the patient,
who had lost the use of all his senses, suddenly
recovered them, and answered the questions ad-
dressed to him.

A letter dated Tangier; 27th February, says—
" The fripte which the Emperor of Morocco has
presented to the Dey of Algiers, went out of our
harbour yesterday. She has on board the Algerine
Commissionero Bentalen, and QS negroes, whom he
had purchased fur the Dey's guard."
Letters from Cadiz, received at Madrid on the
17th March, state, that the fitting out of his Ma-
jesty's ship the Deana, which was destined for
Lima, has been suspended. It is supposed that •
ship of the line, and • frigate of those lately ar-
rived, will shortly sail for the South Sea, to relieve
the frigates Le Venganxa and Le Emerald*, and
that they will convey some troops for Peru. The
latest letters from Mexico speak of the rejoicings
for the fall of Mina. An end, it is hoped, will be
soon put to the feeble regnant' of the hands
scattered upon ties high roads. The Pere Tor-
res, with his band, was on the point of (..ipi-
tulating, in surrendering the fort of San
Gregorio. That of Coporo had surrendered to our
troops, and a report ran that Guadalupe Victoria
was dead. We reckon upon the speedy and entire
pacification of Mexico.
The Duke of Bedford passed on the day before
yesterday through Paris, on his way to Switzerland.
His Grace stopped only for a few hours in this
capital.—M. Adair, a Member of the British House
of Commons, arrived at the same time at Paris.

A Pitskiug of the earth lately took place in the
detainment of La Meurthe. A phenomenon of
the same kind, and not less afflicting, has oc-
curred near Vic, in the department of the Cantal.
Thirteen houses have already disappeared, and
others ore threatened with the same li►te. The
road from Aurillac to St. Fleur is menaced with a
similar fate. It is already sunk in some places
snore than two feet. These events were less fre-
quent when the country abounded more with wood.

The Duke of Orleans, anxious to compensate
for the loss of the paintings which formerly embel-
lished the gallery of the Palais Royal, has given
orders for a supply of pictures from several of our
young arti►ts, and particularly to those whose pro.
ductions were so much admires' at the period of the
last exhibition in the Museum. Amongst those
whose talents are already the hope and 01111101CUt of
the French. School, MM. Abel. Pujol, and Her-
sent, merit a distinguished rank.
A letter from Caen mentions, that the skeleton
of a crocodile has been found in a quarry near
that town.
The still has become so rare at Paris, that when

it makes its appearance number' of the inhabi-
tants of this capital hasten to enjoy its genial rays.
.Yesterday, for instance. the Boulevards presented
• magnificent display. and the ()range Walk of the
Tliiiilleries was considerably thronged.
PARIS. MARCH 30.
M. 1361.Z0NT. charged by the British Govern-
ment to collect antiquities in Egypt fur the British

Nitie

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Nintentn, Iles inlaresset! the tanning letter to NT. 1
VIS'er!ITI, that it might be published in the Paris
.I,itirscils. When this letter arrived in France, the

illustrious writvr was no mom-,
PIMP vessel has brought intelligence of the
Count de FORBIN, who has left Cairo in good
health. He had not long arrived from Jerusalem,
and was ready to depart for Thebes. The Count
de FoartrN gives the assurance that the sands of
Upper Egypt and of Nubia will no longer be bar-
ren for the Museum of France.
The following is M. Ber.zoNt's letter :
" Cairo, Jan. 9, 1618.
" I have arrived from Upper

Egypt, and run preparing to return to Nubia, for
the third time.
" In my first journey to Thebes, in 1916, I had
succeeded in embarking on the Nile the upper part
of the famous statue of Memnon. This grand
wreck, which had lain for so many centuries amidst
the ruins of the palace destroyed by CAMQYSES, is
now on its way to the British Museum. It is a
colossal bust, of a single block of granite, ten feet
at height from the breast to the tap of the head, and
twelve tons in weight. Other travellers before melted
conceived the design of transporting it to Europe,
and renounced it only from not conceiving the means
of effecting it. The ;peat difficulty was in moving
such a mass for the space of two miles, until its
arrival at the Nile, whereby alone it could be con•
veyed to Alexandria. I succeeded in effecting it
without the aid of any machine by the sole power of
the arms of some Arabs, however ill qualified this
people, now sunk into the indolence of savage life,
may be for sack rude labours. As such has it been
the work of six months.
" From Thebes I went up towards Nubia, to exa-
mine the Great Temple of Vbstanbul, which is
buried more than double its height in the sands,
near the second Cataract. There I found the in-
habitants very ill disposed towards my projects, and
from whom I prepared to encounter some difficulties.
However, the season being too advanced, was my sole
motive in deferring this enterprise ro another time.
" In the mean time I returned to Thebes, where
I occupied myself in new searches at the Temple of
liarnack. There I found, several feet under ground,
a range of Sphynxes surrounded by a wall. These
Sphynxes, with heads of lions on the busts of
women, are of black granite, of the usual size, and
for the most pert of beautiful execution. There
was in the same place a statue of Jupiter Ammon,
in white marble. It was not until my second jour-
ney, in 1817, that I discovered the head of a
Colossus, much greater than that of Memnon. This
bend of granite, and of a single block, is by itself
ten feet from the neck to the top of the mitre a ith
which it is eriwned. Nothing eau be in better
preservation. The polish is still as beautiful as if it
had but just come from the hands of the statuary.
" After this I again took the road to Nubia,
where some severe trials awaited me. The people
of this country are quite savages, without any idea
of hospitality. They refused us things the most
necessary ; entreaties and promises had no effect on
them. We were reduced to live upon Turkish
corn soaked in water. At length by dint of pa-
tience and courage, after twenty-twa days perse-
vering labour, I had the joy of finding myself in
the temple of Yleautibul, where no European has
ever before entered, and which presents the greatest
excavation iu Nubia or in Egypt, if we except the
tombs which I have since discovered at Thebes.
" The temple of Vbsatnlnd is one hundred and
fifty-two feet long, and contains fourteen npatt-
meads, and an immense court, where we discovered
eight colossal figures, thirty feet high. The co-
lumns and the walls are covered with hieroglyphics
and figures very well preserved. This temple has
then been spared by CAssuvses, and by the other
ravagers who came after him. I brought some
antiquities Com thence, two lions with the beads of
vultures, and a small statue of Jupiter Ammon.
" On returning again to Thebes, I applied my_
self once more to discover what has been, from time
immemorial, the object of discovery for ell trey el-
lure of every nation—l mean the tombs of the Kings
of Egypt.
It is known that, independent of those tombs
which are open, there existed several under ground,
but no person has yet discovered in what place.—
Ily of observations on the situation of
Thebes, I at length found the index that should
lead me on the way. After various excavations,
succeeded in discovering six of these tombs, oils of
which is that of Apis, as it seems to he pointed out
by the mummy of all ox found there. This
mummy is filled with asolialtes. For the rest,
nothing that 1 can say (amid enable you to con-
ceive the grandeur mind magnificence of this tomb.
This is undoubtedly the most curious and the
most astonishing thing in Egypt, and which gives
the highest idea of the labours of its ancient inha-
bitants. The interior, front one extremity to the
other, is three hundred end nine fret, and contains
a great number of climbers and corridors. The
walls are entirely covered with hieroglyphics and
bas-reliefs, painted in fresco. The colours are
of at brightness to which nothing within our know-
ledge is to be compared, and are so well preserved,
that they swear to have been but just laid on.—
But the most beautiful antiquity of this place, in
the principal chember, is a Sarcophagus of a single
piece of alabaster, nine feet seven inches lona, by
three fiat nine inches aiJr, edlea and aimhout

equally covered with hieroglyphics and ear ved
figures. This large vessel has the soma, of
hell, soil the transparency of gloss. There eon hr
no doubt that when I shall bare transported it (3
England, es I hope to du. it Wilt Ite esteemed our
of the most precious anorceaur of our European
Museums."

CA I,AI. mAnctt
EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.

Tills morning, at four o'clock, three Englisl,
seamen, in a small boat, without sstils or rudder,
were thrown upon our coast. These men said thsl
belonged to an English brig, culled the Williart.
of Newcastle, burden 260 tons, crew 14 men.
laden with coals, and hound to Brest. The vessel
was wrecked about midnight. The mate was washed
off the deck by u sea, and perished.
The Commissary of Marine being informed
the ship had got among the breakers, on a hank,
which is only under ‘..strr at the sri tide', im-
mediately repaired to the !Tot, to enforce the neves.
save measures for sating ten of Oar crew who were
seen chuging to the rigging, strugOing against a
heavy sea, rendered doubly furious in consequence
of the wind blowing violently from the north.
A bout was got ready, and three courageous
French seamen, under the direct' of a pilot,
named Delpierre, embarked. They gained the
ship, after the most persevering and hazardous ef-
forts during an hour, and were fortunate enough
to liberate and land in safety four of these unfor-
tunate men ; on the ebbing of the tide, the sea be-
came calmer, and sonic Englishnien, in another
boat, went off and rescusrd the remaining six.
Every relief was afforded them, -by the direction of
the Commissary. whose presenoe had so ably en-
couraged the geuerour efforts made to rare them.
Tao much praise. cannot be given to Ilse pilot,
I M. Delpierre, and his companions, Charles Jot-
Mho, Joseph Glineur, and James Smith, Who
braved a death which appeared hievitable to save
these men, who, without their Hid, could not
escaped the danger which thseateued them. The
ship is totally lust.

PF.TII:SIIURGH, MARCH 4.

We are assured that the Emperor, wishing to
give the cossacks of the Don a proof of his appro-
bation, is going to appoint one of his august
brothers as their Eletinati, in the room of the de-
ceased General Count Natoli:

STOCK VOT.II, MARCH 10.

The King will depart for Nurivay nenneiliately
after his coronation ; it is expected to take place in
the beginning of ALoy.