The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-11 00:00:00

QA,MBRIDGE, JULY 10.

Our. readers may recollect, that in the descrip.
tion we gave some three months ago or the lid of the granite
Sarcophagu;, presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum. by Mr.
Belzoni, we alluded to the perilous, jounce which that enter?
prising traveller was about to undertake. We have lately been
favoured with ail:extract from a letter of his., dated the sth.of
May, at Fez, the capital of Morocco, to a Gentleman in this
University. We are happy to find, that Mr. Belzoni has.
commenced his undertaking with favourable auspices, and we
most sincerely hope that. he may be enabled to accomplish his
plan of traversing the great breadth of Africa. If he should
succeed in this Herculean task,
Nec vem Alcides finturo telluris obivit,"
he will leave the labours, of ell former travellers at an immea-
surable distance. We understand that his design is tirbt to
reach Tiuilinetoo. and' NM thence continue his route through
the heart of Africa to Sennaar. •He will then pass through
Nubia, and arrive once more in the huul of Egypt, the scene of
his memorable discoveries. The following is the extract which
we have been permitted to copy
thc•short letter .1 wrote to you from Tangier, dated the
10th of April, I informed you that I had gain ;4.1 pat m ission from
his Majesty the Emperor of Morocco, to enter his country as,
far as Pez, and that I had great hopes of obtaining his permis-
sion to penetrate further south. It stated also', uotwithstanti.:
ing the great , charges upon my purse, unsupporte,l as I am,
and relying entirely on my own resources, that nothing should
be left undone befirre I quitted niy attempt. I have now great
pleasure in acquainting you, my dear. friend, of
.my safe
arrival at Fez, after having been detained. at Tangier till a
letter had been forwarded trom Mr. Douglas, Britannic
Majesty's Consul at Tangier, to the Minister at Fez, to
obtain permission from the Emperor for me to approach
his capital. As soon as a favourable answer was received,
we started for this place, and in ten days arrived here in safety
with my better half, who, having succeeded in persuading me
to take her as far as Tangier, has also enforced her, influence
to proceed to Fez t but this, though much against her will,
must he her" NW: lA* ultra." esterday I had the honour
to he presented to his Majesty the Emperor, and was highly
gratified with his reception of me. He. was acquainted that
I had letters of introduction from Mr. Wilmot to the Con-
sul in Tangier, frOm Whom I received indeed the greatest
hoapitality?, and who did all 'in his power to promote rnY
wishes. The fortunate circumstance of my having known
the. Prime Minister of his Majesty, whilst in Cairo, on his
return 'iron Mecca to this country, is also midi in my fa-
vour; and though a great deal has been said against my
project by the commercial party, particularly from the Jews
of this country, who monopolize all the traffic of the in-
terior, ; obtained his Majesty's permission to join the
caravan, which will set out for I:lmbucton, within one
month. If nothing should happen, and if promises are kept,
I shall from this place cross the mountains of Atlas to Taflet,
where.we shall join other parties from' various quarters, and,
; from thence, with the help of God, we shall enter the great
r Sahara to Timbuctoo. 'Should I succeed in my attempt, I shall
add another ' votive ,akt' to the Temple of I;'oetune ; and if,
on the contrary, my project should fail, one mare name will be
added to the many others which have fallen into the River of
Oblivion. Mrs. Behold will remain at Fez till she hears of
my departure from. !fetid, which place is eighteen or twenty
dayrs' Journey from hence 6, and as SQOII as that fact is ascer.
tained she will return to England."
We shall look forward with much anxiety to the future ac-
counts which may arrive from this indefatigable traveller, and
if success can be expected in so difficult and dangerous a pre..
jeet, we may fairly say that it wip attend upon one who is in
every respect most qualified for the attempt.
11 Pallet is ti4o macs south of Pez..--f Cambridge Chronicle. )

A mysterious circumstance occurred in the
.
Green on Sunday morning. Abont one o'clock Mr. Duncan,
nkoeetspeerofof"thmee Humane .Sounlon
cietyg House, was awAltened with the
into the River, and, rushing
out with his life-preserver, be with mtich difficulty brought
to the shore a woman, apparently. in the last struggles. Havtng
laid her on the b;ink for a short tune, she began to breathe most
freely, when Mr. Duncan, being ninihexhausted,iequestod two
men, who had come to the river side, to carry the woman 'up
to: the house, when she should have recovered a little more;
and in the mean time he went in to get 'quit of his wet clothes.'
The men were apparently smiths or founders, in their work-
ing dresses, and in liquor» Being tartly in coming up with
their burthen, Mr. Duncan returned, and was surpnted to fin
that all the three had crossed the river in the boat, ont of which
the woman sprang nimbly, and climbed over the opposite garden
gate. The two men remained in the boat, and un theit I.eturn
Mr. D. questioned them sharply as to their proceedings, on
which they both fell on hint, one of them hitting him severely
on the back with a large stone, which forced hint to run for his
house, whither they pursued him, and attempted to break open
the door. Mr. D. upon this loaded a pistol with &filen shot,
with which he riddled one of their legs, after having in vain
warned them of their danger. Upon this they want otT, vowing
future vengeance. Mr. D. is of opinion that the woman hail
drowned a child with the knowledge of the men, and after-
wards, in a fit of remorse, had attempted to drown herself.-- 1
The river IsmenlinglYints been dragged all this morning, but
no child lfai yet teen tounti,—(Giorgare herald.)