The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-27 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

We have received a copy of Et Argos of the
.9-9th of May, a journal published at Buenos Ayres.
Though it contains no military intelligence from
Peru, we find in it articles which possess consi-
derable interest on other subjects.

A letter from Santiago, in Chile, gives some curious particu-
lars respecting a papal missionary who has visited that country.
,It is said--" The Republicans begin to view with some jea-
lousy Senor Musi, the Envoy from his Iloliness. They attri-
bute to his influence a sermon which has just been preached
here, and in which Republicanism was attacked, and the prin-
ciples of the Holy Alliance recommended. Much indulgence
has, however, been shown to the priest; for, though he was
banished from the capital, he stopped at a convent of friars,
where he has been visited nt all hours by the Apostolic Vicar.
It will perhaps appear to you, as it does to us, a remarkable
circumstance, that at the same time we were receiving the Ml-
nister of a great Republic, who came to stimulate us by the
'example of his nation, this preaching in the temple in favour of
principles hostile to the Republican system should be connived
at. This has happened in Chile ; but surely such a thing will
not occur any where else."
On this subject the Argos observes :—" Without denying to
this letter that credit which is due to it from the respectable
character of its author, we find it difficult to believe, that if the
Government of Chile bad obtained complete evidence of the in.
flosses exercised by the Apeetolie Vicar with regard to this ser-
mon or apology of the European continental system, that such
indifference as to the person of the illustrious Envoy would
have been shown.. We rather believe, although suspicions re
',peering the Envoy, not only in consequence of his character,
but of the manner in which he Wait introduced, are not wanting
since his arrival in this part of America, that the Government
of Chile has not Nit itself possassed of those legal proofs which
would have enabled it to speak as becomee an American autho-
rity, in any case in which the military or political trumpets of
the-despotic 'confederacy of Europe may be heard in America."
The anniversary of the Iluenoi Ayres Revolution of the !lath
of May, 11110, was this year distinguished by the preeence-of a
Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States, "Mee pritish
'trhinueedcertenentlhoeni2esatalliltainrteli2lictihn.gliObnegatlnielisttiolef
2C4otni;:ualnAdl ewneerreale.on
those days a grand diplomatic dinner wan given at the Govern-
ment-houee. Commissioners were appointed to receive and
conduct Mr. Caesar A. Rodney, the Aauerican Minister, and
Mr. Parish, the British Consul, into the hall of the Banquet.—
, ‘‘ Oid mortars, el grit° sagrado,'
As they entered a band of music played the national hymn,
cry.) The number present at this entertainment tyre first of the
toasts kept ea e company togethertill (Mortals, hear the sacred
kind jziven since the revolution, was 127. A long
,series of
two in the morning, when
they withdrew to another room, where coffee was served.
The President of Buenos Ayres gave the following toast—
" To the first nation ot.America, to its Honourable President,
James Monne and to Its worthy Representative, our guest,
Mr. Cosear Augustus Rodney—honour anti prosperity."
Mr. llonsresr rose.—As silence might he thought improper,
T take the liberty of claiming your attention for a few moments.
This is the second time I have visited your beautiful cOuntry,
being on both occasions commissioned by that distinguished
individual (whose health you have just drank with so much
applause) who presides over the United States with so much
honour and credit to himself. with so much advantage to his
world.
The and with so much benefit to the whole civilized
The first time I arrived here you received me with kindness,
anti with marks of joy. On my last arrival, charged to execute
the agreeable task of recognizing your Sovereignty in the most
solemn and just manner, my reception on the part of the people
and the Government was to me personally most grateful, and to
my country most honourable. When i recollect that this festive
moment is devoted to the celebration of that independence for the
preservation of which ardent prayers have been otTered up to the
Supreme Being, in whose hands repose the destinies of states arid
empires—when I see around me patriots and soldiers who have
supported that solemn act, both in the cabinet and in the field
—when I see heroes who have scaled the Andes, and won im-
perishable laurels in the victories of Chacabuco and Maypu,
my bosom glows with sensations which I am unable to express.
United as is my name with the commemoration of this great
and glorious event, I cannot but sensibly feel the personal ho-
nourconferred upon me. It is not, however, to me individual-
ly, but to the illustrious Government and the free people I re-
present, that the distinguished mark of honour is awarded, and
fee which I return my thanks. It surely never can be among
the high dispensations of I )ivine Providence, , that this beauti-
ful pert of the globvsitto t return"to its anctent-state of colonial
vassalage and servitude. Nol (lod and Nature have decreed
its freedom and independence. The statute you have erected
cannot be cast down from its firm pedestal by the power of ty-
ranny, though !tided by all the legions of the Holy Alliance.
Permit me to drink--" To the State of Buenos Ayres, the
load-star of the South the
to the Pilot who has weathered
auspices the anchor of Hope amidst the storms
of revolution ; and pros
the hurricane. Under her may the union of the other
provinces be accomplished, and may that union be perpetual."
The President.—" To his Majesty George IV., King of
Great Britain—to the illustrious and powerful nation he go-
verns—end to his Consul-General, our guest, Mr. Woodbine
Parish."
Mr. Perish.—Gentlemen, being not very familiar with the
Castilian language, I must solicit your excuse for my want of
words to than you as I would wish, for the honour you have
done to my country, as well as to myself personally. Never-
' theleas, I will offer you my sincere and repeated thanks. 1
have had the good fortune to be sent to this country as the first
public agent from my nation. You know that one of my duties
is, to collect information on the actual state of the affairs and
form of this Government, Every thing I have seen, every
thing I have learned, since my arrival at Buenos Ares, does so
much honour to the Government and people of this state, that
I can assure you with all sincerity, that my representations to
my Government will be consistent with whet I hope for—the
establishment of relations of friendship with this country, in
that mode imillorm which the progress of its excellent instite-
- dons entitles it to inahe face of the world. Gentlemen, with
your permission, I drink " To the peace and prosperity of
'Buenos Ayres."
Senor Rivadavia, by the particular desire of the President,
returned thanks to Messrs, 'Rodney and Parish.

THE LATE MR. BELZONI.

[From the Cambridge Chrpnick.l

We are 'at length enabled to lay before our
readers the interesting details of the illness end death of Mr.
BELZONI. It Is impossible to speak-too highly of the kind
attention which this distinguished traveller experienced from
the period of his arrival at Cape Coast &tie, to the moment
of his lamented decease ;—and the most pleasing and heartfelt
consolation must be derived to his affectionate widow and to
his aged mother, from witnessing such testimonies to his de-
parted merits.—Mr. Houtson, in his admirable letter to Mrs.
Belzoni, truly says, " that her loss will be shared by the wise
and good ;" and our readers will not perhaps be displeased if
we here present them with one or two passages from the recent
publication of the celebrated Champollion, the sagacious inter.
preter of those hitherto dark and apparently inexplicable sym-
bols, the Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
" Le Tombeau de Ramses Meiamoun existe encore dans la
Vallee de Biban el Molou k ; cette superbe excavation renter.
mait un Sarcophage dont le convercle de granit rouge avant dix
pieds de long, a it 6 tranaporti par Le Celebre Voyageur Bel-
zoni d'Egypte en Angleterre, ou it dJcore le Musee de l'Uni.
versite de Combridge. '
" (rest d'un tree beau manuscrit Egyptien hieroglyphigue,
rapporte d'Egypte par le courageux Voyageur Belzont."l-
La figure extraite de l'untles manuscrits Egyptiens rap.
port4s par l'indefatigable Belzoni."
Such are the epithets which foreigners apply to this lamented
traveller; and the more we reflect upon the extraordinary qua.
lities which he united in himself, the more cause we have to
regret his premature loss. When, indeed, shall we again find
sointrepid an explorer of the burning desert? lie has, how-
ever, done much to facilitate African researches, by his visit to
Fez, and we are confident that the route to Timbuctoo is prac-
ticable front that quarter. It must be remembered also, that
2001. is at this moment in the hands of the Moorish agent at
Tinibuctoo, to whom it was remitted by the Minister of the
Emperor of Morocco for Mr. Belzoni's special use. This sum
may be reserved for the use of some more fortunate traveller,
accredited by our Colonial Department; and on this, and on
many other accounts, we trust that a memorial which will
shortly be presented to Government by the widow of Mr. Bel-
zoni, will meet with a favourable attention. We now subjoin
the promised letters:--
COPY of a LETTElt_from Mr. HOIITIIOII, with an account of

Mr. BELZOWI'S death.
Sent to Messrs. Briggs, Brothers, and Co. Golden-square,
London.
Schooner Providence, off Benin River, Dec. 23, 1023.
(Deceived 16th of June, 1024.)

Messrs. Brine, Brothers, and Co.
GEN I. eat it X —lt is with feelings of the deepest distress that
I announce to you the death of your distinguished friend Mr.
G. Belzoni, who departed this life on the 3d instant, at Gain,
in the dominions of the King of Benin, on his way to Houssa
and Timbuctoo.—lt was his dying request that I should write
to you the particulars of his illness and death. I therefore pro.
ceed to relate them as circumstantially as my memory serves
me.--On the 30th of October, his Majesty's gun-brig Swinger,
arrived ratite bar of this river; her boats crossed the bar to the
schooner Providence, belonging to me, haVing Sir. Belzoni on
board, with only one servant and a Houssa man. Mr. Belzoni
brought letters from my friend Mr. Robertson, of Cape Coast
Castle, requesting my services to Mr Belzoni with the King of
therefore engaged
was
d to
Benin, enin, in getting his protection in the interior towards Houssa.
On Mr. B.'s A
arrninve, an
arrival I
d
wasdispatchingige
egthe Londonrequest
brig Francesl to
wait a few days until she sailed. In the meantime he went to
see the King of Warm, who has the command of the rivers and
creeks through which. we pass to Benin. On his return I bad
settled with the Frances Mine, and we left Bobee (where the
vessels lay) on the'23d of November. We reached Gat° on the
24th, a distance of 05 miles —the 25th Mr. B. employed in re.
ducing and repacking his trunks and apparel, preparatory to his
long journey. He seemed in good spirits, although rather
weakly in consequence of a slight bilious attack he experienced
at Bobee—he departed for Benin, distant 45 miles, on the morn.
ing of the 26th, and arrived there the same evening. The mode
of travelling is in a hammock slung to a long pole, and car-
ried on men's shoulders at the rate of four miles an hour-
-During the journey, Mr. Belzoni complained of a trou.
blesome diarrhoea—on our arrival at Benin I advised hint
to send for his medicine chest to (law, and in the
meanwhile to drink a decoction of the bark of the Guava
tree, which is regarded by the natives as an infallible cure
for the bloody flux or dysentery, but he preferred waiting
for his own medicines. On the morning of the 27th he seemed
still in good spirits. I waited on the King, and explained to
him the, objects of Mr. Belzoni's journey. I represented him
as an Indianian or Malay, who had resided long in England, and
was now on his way to his own country, but that he had friends
at Houssa and therefore begged his Majesty for his messengers
and proteelion as far as Rousse. Though much jealousy was
exhibited on the part of the King and his Nobles, regarding the
object of a white man traveling so far into Bush, I at last suc-
ceeded in removing their objections, and arranged with the
'King that his messenger, with the boatswain of my factory, and
nee,pf, my boys, should accompany Mr. Belzoni as far as
Musses and wait there until Mr. B.'s return front Timbuc-
tad.' alit!' brink letters front him to me and to his friends in
Europe, on the receipt of which I gave my written engagement
to atteke the King a handsome present, and pay his messenger
arc neling to the report the letters should give of his conduct--
This was tie plan I recommended to Mr. Belzoni when he first
enplaned to me the general object of his journey ; and he
now veined qnhe feral that I had, sacceeded so well, when I
intnniaraf him of the result of my negociation with the King.
—His 'Majesty sent for him the same evening, but he was too
unwell to see him- On the morning of the 20th, the flux had
assumed every appearance of dysentery; he had lost his usual
spirits, and told me the hand of death was upon him. In the
everting the medicines arrived, and he immediately took castor
oil and • some laudanum as frequently as the oil operated 'in
the night. On the 20th I advised a course of calomel com-
bined with opium and rhubarb, until a slight salivation should
be effected, but he declined it as too hazardous in his then
weakly state. He continued much the same until the morn-
ing of the 2d of December, when he begged of me, as a last
request, that 1 would send him down to Gato, and thence on
board one of the vessels at Bobee, in the hope of the sea-breeze
having a beneficial effect; to hich, though reluctant7y, lat
last consented. I had then, indeed, but little hopes. I ac-
cimiingly got the _ people ready, anti sent him off at eight o'clock,
accompanied by Mr. Smith, intending' to follow myself the
moment the hammock-boys should return to Gato. They
reached that place late at night. On the road the flux abated,
And on his arrival, Sir. Belzoni, although much fatigued, con-
sidered himself better, and appeared in good spirits. He at
some bread, and drank a cup of weak tea. Ile slept until four
o-clock, when he awoke with a dizzinese in his head, and a
coldness of the extremities • lie did not speak, but his eyes
chewed delirium ; he drank some arrow-root gruel, and con.
tinned in a weak state, suffering but little pain apparently, until
a quarter before three p. tn. when he breathed his last.
On the morning of his leaving Benin he called me, and de-
sired that in the event of his death, I should send the whole of
his trunks and packages, with the exception of his medicine
chest, which he wished me to accept, on board of the Liverpool
bug Caster, and then jointly with W. Fell, supeicargo of
that vessel, look over his various articles which lie had brought
out for payment of his travelling expences, .and sell such
as we might conceive would cause too much expense and
trouble in returning home ; and that the remainder of what
could not be sold, together with his wearing apparel, booka,
papers, &c. should be 'shipped on board the Caster, and
forwarded to your "address in Lon-don.' • lie then, with
much difficulty wrote a few lines to your house, which
I sealed up with his memorandum-book. He was about
to write to Mrs. Belzoni, but his strength failed him. How-
ever, he desired me to bear witness that he died in the
fullest and most affectionate remembrance of her, and begged I
would write to her and send her the ring
.which he then wore.
He was perfectly collected, and spoke with calm fortitude of
his approaching death as an event certain, and declared, when
he lied finished, that he wits satisfied, and committed his life
and spirit to the will of God.
I arrived at Gato the afternoon of the 4th. Mr. Smith had
already prepared the body for interment, and I went and ar.
ranged with the governor fur the ground round a large plane-
tree, under whose wide-spreading branches we dug the grave
six feet deep; it was finished at nine o'clock, when we com-
mitted his remains to the earth, paying every respect
the situation and time permitted. I read the Church of
England service (burial) at the grave, and at the condo-
sion my eighteen canoe-men, with Sir. Smith and . myself,
fired three willies of musketry ever the grave. The following

• The tomb of Rameses Meiammon still exists in the valley
of llibon El Melect, near Thebes. This superb excavation
contains a sarcophagus of red granite, whose lid, of the same
material, ten feet in length, has been transported to England
by the celebrated traveller Belzoni, and now adorns the Aiu.
scum of the University of Cambridge.—(lt was presented by
Mr. Belzoni to the ):itzwilliam Museum.)
It is from a very beautiful Egyptian Aranuscript of
Hieroglyphics, brought from Egypt by the intrepid traveller
Belzoni.
o„ of the Egyptian Manuscripts brought over by the in-
detatiguble Belzoni.

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morning I sent his trunks and packages down to Bobee, wider
the care of Mr. smith, to the Caster brig, and requested IVIr.
Fell to allow his carpenter to make me a headboard with the
following inscription. He kindly sent it up by return of the
canoe, and I placed it over the grave. I ought also to mention,
that the brig Caster, the schooner Providence, and the Ameri-
can brig Curlew, fired each several• minute gas out of respect
to the memory of him who had so lately been theirdistinguished
guest.
" Here lie the remains of G. Belzoni, Esq. who Was attacked
with a dysentery at Benin on the 20th of November, on his
way to Houssa and Timbuctoo, and died at Gato on the 'e.d of
that
everyt grave.
European,ave of thi ivnitLet
December, 1823. The Gentleman who placed this inscription
to be cleared, and the fence around it put in repair, if nccell-
- a
ng tinliilsesontetr,prising traveller, hopes
Thus perished this excellent man and Cwelil
elbrcaatuesed ttrhaevegllreoru,lind
the flower of his age, and in the fullest hope of success in his
attempts to reach those far-famed cities of Timbuctoo and
Houma, and of following to its termination the course of that
celebrated river, which have been the objects of so many brase
and enterprising men ; but in which, like our illustrious friend,
they have been uniformly unsuccessful'and unfortunate. The
route of the journey given to me by the King of Benin, emplora
22 days in journeying from Benin to lloussa ; near Nytill, 2 days
journey from Houssa, the Great Water (the Niger) is crossed.
The King's name is held in high respect even as far as Houssa
—I therefore had no hesitation in recommending tened the
his route
to Mr. Belzoni. On my arrival at Bobee, we of
packages, and succeeded in selling, at what we considered fair
prices,
antith to the
earticles,ootth' which haveloshiniciciyouure:l inclosed bills of sale; to
which,
ticulars. I have to acknowletlge the kindness and assistance
of Mr. Fell, who in this matter has evinced the interest he takes
in every thing respecting his departed friend—for so every one
telt disposed to esteem Mr. Belzoni on even the sliglitest se.
quaintance with him. Before his death, Mr. Belzoni exprois*
ed to me his sense of the attentions he had experienced (foul
Ur. Fell, whilst he was on board the Caster for a few • a,P+
during the time I was outside the bar settling accounts with Caa4
Williams,. of the Frances Anne—to him 1 have given elo
sealed up in a small box, and addressed to your care. H.°,
.deliver it according to your order, at Liverpool. We coos,o=re"
it unnecessary to look over Mr. Belzoni's papers, Abelbled up
the desk as we found it. I have inclosed to you a dilaing of the packages which have been transmitted by the Csir.
I have been thus particular in relating to you thyeowulfw°l:epOr
cumatances attendant on the last illness and death of thissis
complished and estimable man, because I feel myself in the EJ
tuation of Mr. Belzoni's friends, compreli ending, I believe, aloof
with his family, the lovers of science and knowledge in "el/
nation of Europe ; and I feel that should ha... .1. -
wished for every information.--Regarding the object' of
Mr. Belzoni's enterprise, 1 had during the hilt two or three_
years made much inquiry, and obtained some informna"!
which he considered of importance. Indeed, SO confident was,
I of his ultimate success, that had it been possible for rue to 1017
brought my commercial' affairs to a close in good time, I vi
4
have accompanied him as far at least as Houssa, withottt•
tion. You may, therefore judge of my concern at so oleFw_
choly a termination of his life and labours. I enclose a few law!
to Mrs. Belzoni, which you will have the kindness to forvit,v_a.
to her with the ring, and as the vessel which takes this vac"'
is on the point of sailing, I beg you will also send to her a coil
of what I have here written.
1 shall return to England, after an absence of five years, Via
America, and I shall wait upon you in London about this tom
a
twelve months. In the meantime be pleased to acknowledge°
me the receipt of' this letter, addressed to the care of MeeStr;i
Samuel l'arkman, jun. and Co., Boston, Massachussetts, Uni
States. I have the honour to be, with respect,

Your wont obedient Servant,
Jour;

COPY of a LETTERfrOM Mr. HOUTBOW to Mrs. Bri.zoXfo
Schooner Providence, off Benin River,
Dec. 23, 1823. •
MADAM—It devolves on me to announce to you an everl,
which will fill your bosom with the deepest distress—the deatn
of your illustrious and excellent husband, Mr. Belzoni, wilt!.
departed this life on the 3d instant at Gato, in the doinialone,e,',
the King of Benin, on his way to Houssa and Timbuctoo. I"
I attended him from the commencement of his illness, he rei
quested of me, as a last favour, that I would write to you, le'
assure you that " he died in the fullest and most aftectionite_
rpeanritei
cnularrsan
of his
s and
ilinsese nsdaynodu
dtehaeth, I ring
must thenrefer
wore.—Foryou the
of my letter to Messrs. Briggs, Brothers, and Co., which v/ ~.'
accompany this, as the vessel which takes it is on the eve el
departure.
It would be impertinent, Madam, in a stranger to offer ou'
solation to one whose spirit must be bowed down with grieflike
your's, on this melancholy occasion ; but I cannot forbear sal,
Besting, that your Sorrow will be shared and sympathised wit",
-the wise and good of every nation and language in the civilieel
world—and the name of Belzoni descend to the latest poste/LIP
as that of one who perished in the glorious attempt of extenda'g
the boundaries of human knowledge.—lt cannot be nnintevit'
ing to you to be assured, that I was an eye witness to the ilifai,c*
donate m inner he spoke of you, and of his family and Mee, e,st
and also of his pious resignation to the will of Heaven, III,1;„
the commencement of his illness to the close of his life:,,_ IX;
impressive conversation on those subjects connected WWI L''
highest int:rests of humanity, I shall not soon forget.
Trois,
That lie, who holds in his hands the destin ei of in ,is
may bind up the broken heart, and dry. the widow's tears
the constant prayer of, Madam, with much respect,
Your most humble and most obedient servant, _
(Signed) Joliet Hoax so'
EXTRACT of a LETTER from SIT. W. FELL, Superear 4
the brig Caster, belonging to Mr. ADAM 1101)630g, u.
Liverpool.
To Messrs.of the
Gentlemen-_I am extremely grieved to inform you (we,
Briggs, Brothers,
Ca.ster, off Benin Bar, Jan. 20, 1824.
death of your friend, Mr. Belzoni, which tool: piece et.i'e 0
in the kingdom of Benin, on the 3d of Duember, 1823.
____,..,imb. .1
you receive this letter you may probably have heard w—tb
reports conveying the distressing intelligence. lam serry.,,
confirm them, and to have to write to you on so nielauee;7,
an occasion. ' It becomes, however, my duty to (IE, eis
0
and to make you acquainted with the disposal coith
property since that fatal period. Early in the .11: the
of November Mr. Belzoni arrived in this River, wq"lissa
intention of attempting to penetrate from Benin to !hio
and 'fimbuctoo. On his arrival, I was happy to receive '3jr,
in this brig, where he remained some time, cePeetlleitar,
Houtson a merchant in this river, (to whom lie be" Sr
of introduction,) to go with him to Benin. He eis°l the
some few days in visiting Werra, the residence 0,,,T.,
King of IViiira, a town about 120 miles in. the rote ,5
illr. Houtson, having settled the mercantile afreire ;.mile
t,of
had detained him, set off with Mr. Belzoni, in I'll elsre
canoe, containing Mr. B.'s luggage, from Bobee, ", ~,led .031
where the vessels anchor, a complete marsh, and r°c"l`i mei
on the 22d of November. To Mr. Houtson's letter , dee
refer you for what passed on shore and the melanciol the.
tails of the 3d of December. Before Mr. Belzoni Icitt lete
nin, he wrote to your house, and shortly after, ids 11 40
ter to me ; mine is almost unintelligible, but he .nr:,,, sr-
me to join with Mr. Houtson in. disposing of vlll -0 it the
tides, which lie did not wish to be sent home, ,illwir,:vc en
proceeds to your house. This has been done, and st, std .e'
hoard the Caster 351 dollars, his property ; his tlesi':es' • I°
few more packages Lot disposed of, and his clot:cii;sk ne
ptiaoplear,s.olniatvoeuncocet
pb:e;enanlodohkeedgianyteo,hibsuftavaoreurisestelepdisin 111.) :, ‘,,1:•
hwHeaoslici ttc'scaotunhg:iiwinti
t;
ph!
uliersli. pot
rir ony
ivni il:airotiniicissu
lantieaar,em.cotsue.d medicine test he destre4. ~.r.
• Oslo his ', I
vent, a Iloussa man, (who turned out a worthless erO.Tor y, !II
escoenutareinoipngporlltlurn.itlielzoiii's Journal; and another ler. •
I have also on boxy; A on'''
aoar ti!i,_, )couildh4twviesla::::4:::
ing these pick is too valuable to be sent hom }lst 0 v,ef't tun'' r.
A
la! tri fettlUl
lam now eoin4 with this letter, I shall keep em ll', .`vcrrol•
wear, and which he begged might he delivered to his NV
~ vireo
his tender affection, and regrets that he was too weal', tit; ; slid
his last adieu. I have teen much hurried in writing, ""
have scarcely time for. more than to subscribe myselt,
Gentlemen, -
IV. PELL.
Your obedient servant, , be
The interesting nature of the above letters will, we br.-iievot; a
sufficient apology to our readers for the space tie hei'e
ed to them. rnrin,aG, odwhiweilli%liinrg,netoh:ntiitr
,v,iiiiiltit