The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-15 00:00:00

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NEW EXPEDITION TO AFRICA. ,

. His Majesty expressed his desire,.a.short time lance,
that an expedition should be formed to explore certain,
parts of Afiica, which border upon Egypt. The idea
was suggested in consequence of the successful re-
searches of M. Belzoni in the latter country ; hut the
object of the present expedition is of a different cha-
racter from the pursuits of that Gentleman, inasmuch
as it is the discovery, not of the ponderous monuments
of Egyptian labour, but of the remains of Greek and
Roman edifices, which it is conjectnred are scattered in
different parts of Libya—a country which those cele-
brated nations visited, and in which they established,',
colonies at several different periods, but which it is sup-
posed no Europeans have since explored.
The Gentleman, who has been chosen by Govern-
ment, with the approbation of his Majesty, to superin-
tend this expedition, is Mr. Beechey, many years Se-
cretary to Mr. Salt, the English Consul to Egypt, and
the constant companion of M. Belzoni in his late inde-
fatigible researches. The Lords of the Admiralty
have also afforded every assistance in their power to ad-
vance the object of this expedition by fitting out a small
vessel with a compliment of men, and entrusting the
command to one of the Lieutenants who were engaged
under Capt. Parry in the last Northern Expedition, and
the same Officer from whose drawings were executed
the engravings that embellish the account of that voy-
age of which the public are in possession. The vessel
is intended to sail round the coast and to wait upon
the expedition, which %sill only: proceed to far in the
interior as will be consistent with its safety, or allow
an easy return to the coast. The expedition will start
from Tripoli to the Bey, of which, a communication
has been dispatched from this Government to request
assistance, which will, no doubt, be afforded as it
has formerly been by that Power upon similar occasions.
Libya, the country about to be explored by our ad-
venturous countrymen, is that which in ancient times
contained the two countries of Cyrenaica and Marma-
rice. The former was called Pentapolis, from the
five great cities which it contained; one of which was
Beranice, or Hesperis, now Beraic, the spot where the
celebrated gardens of the Hesperides are generally
supposed to have existed. Not far distant from
Halve, or Barca, and Ptolemais, now Marsala. To
the east of the extreme northern point of the coast
called Thycus Promontoriutn, now Cape Resat, was
Apollonia, now Marza Susa, or Sosush, formerly the
port of Syrene, that city being situated a little inland;
it was founded by Battus, who led thither a Laced's,-
monian colony from Thera, one of the Cyclades; and
the kingdom was afterwards bequeathed to the Romans
by the last of the Ptolemies, surnamed Apion, and was
formed by that nation into a province with Crete. The
Expedition will explore the vestiges of it, which are
supposed still to remain under the name of Curio; to;
the cast of this stood toe fifth city of ancient Cyre-
naica, called Dm nis, now Derne.
South of Marmarica (before mentioned), which •nr,
countrymen will visit, and in the midst of the sands of
the Lybiau Desert, was a small and beautiful tapo re-'
imbed by streams, and luxuriant with ItrditAk.

stoodilie Temple, so celebrated in antiquitf,er ippiter
Hammon, said to have been founded by Bacchus, le gn-.
titude to his father Jupiter, who appeared to him, whets
perishing with thirst, iu the form of a ram, and showed
him a fountain. Here was the Eons Solis, whose waters
were cold at noon and hot at night. Here .also the eels-
brated ancient Oracle, so difficult of access throughtfie
Libyan Deserts, and which was consulted by Aletaialer
the Great after a memorable and dangerous joureey► the
' token of whidi, transmitted to posterity, is the rum's
horn upon the head of that Conqueror on numerous
medals.
The Expedition will in all probability be merged
three or roar years.

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LONDON:

SATURDAY &TENINO, SIMMOIR 15, 1821.

[From the Board of the Nem Eaglaild Wee Ihnies.]
PROM A CORRESPONDENT AT NRW TORN, ADC 38.

I bave to inform you that Capt. BOWS, of 4he brig
Amazon, arrived this morning, and bee 'lniiitglh papers
detailing the discovery of 4plot at ltio, by the Clovernor,
to overthrow the reigning Government and declare in-
dependence. He had so far proceeded uto imprOon
the Ring's son, who had been left there by the Royal
family. The Governor was arrested by the royalists and
shipped off for Europe. The packet he was on board of
arrived at St. Salvadore, the day the Amazon sailed.—
The people at St. Salvadore were so exasperated at him,
that they talked of bringing bins onshore there, and be-
heading him next day in the public square.

New York Papers arrived this merging to the 21st
of August, from which we extract the following :
(FROM A NEW TORE PAPIII4 AEC 291
OUR AFRICAN COLONY.

The Rev. Mr. Ephraim Bacon, who went out mane
of the Government Agents to the African Colon?of
Free Blacks forming on the coast of Africa, with Ins
lady and Mr. Peck, one of the Colonists,' the weist
from Baltimore to Sherbro', arrived here mem* fits
the Smoglie, from Martinique. They left Sims Low.
on the 16th of June, in an English weed }had to
Barbadoes, whence they prOceoded:krilasellakteiwt
Mr. Bacon retarned home in eeemeeetje• of 'iM its
health. We are pleased to state the egeeinkle be*
pace, that the Agents has. eilllmied 1111 pereltese of
a tract of laid fros the satires estimated at Mitres,
30 to 40 miles square, situated la the slyer Et. Mites