The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-10-20
THE FINE AIRS AT ROME.

a letter from Rome, dated the 10Th of Ian Tul,,
addreiied to correspondent OF the writer at AK and
lately printed in the Magazine Encvclopedioue, oh
ierves that the Cardinal Borgia is FULFILLING Def
crptive Catalogue Of the Coptic Manulcripts now
IN his Poiieion, the number of which amounts tn
three hundred This Catalogue is the production of
the learned ZGga, editor of the well known work
upon Obelfks. The author does not content bi,nlef
with giving note upon each of the manulcrpts he
hkewiie nerts long fragments of the text with La
TIN tranilation IN the margin He has now arrived at
the forty third manufcrpt. The Vatican Library
had comfortable number of fimar manuscripts, all
or winch have been removed by the French The
CARDINAL little before the arrival of the French at
Rome, had fortunately cauied exact copies to be ia
ken of them, and with thofe his Catalogue will COM
nlencs under the title of Goddess Memphtci
Next to theie follow fuch as have been found in
the cities of Syrene, 1hebes &c. We find here not
only Bibles, Acts of Councils, Acts of the MARTYRS,
but kewiie hiltorioa Treaties of different countries
and number of memoirs relating to the fine arts.
The Pope ordered comfortable lubterranean re-
eaTches TO be made at Ohium during Tie winter and
pring Of lat year, which have led TO the difcoverv
OF ieveral fine atues. The immoderate heat of the
hummer having interrupted the career Of hefe labours
the Government has employed the workrnen lkelv
to prove equally uieful They are now buy in the
employment icite of the city, in removing the earth
and ruins which cover the bates of the moi coDGde
rable and important monuments flch as the Coli
iGun, the Arches of Titus, Of Severus &c Sc.
his abouT will produce the fame effect as that which
took place relpeGting the Column Of Traan, urdet
sextus V. The pedelal Of that column was buried in
the earth, but afterwards expoled 10 view and
large foie was contracted, paved and epoircled
with wall, which eealer or gallery was made
for the purpoie of making the tour of the column
Already part OF the haze Of the Arch of Septmus
Severus IS open to view, and they have diccovefed
Tome Pedeitas OF columns, decorated with ba reiefs
OF great beauty The iuperintenlance of ills under
taking is aligned the celebrated Canova, the fcnlp-
tor. This artif is well known for three beautiful Ra
tues--Perleas an Atheta, and fIiercules, which
the Pope has calle1 to be placed in his Nfuftrn--
Pereus Is repreiented at the moment when he has inn
cut of the head of Medufa, and hands in the niche.
where the Apollo of Bevidere was placed.
The preien Pope fhews every inclination, as Fat as
MS iiender revenue will permit, to encourage the
arts Csuova's Peijeus has been placed in the Mu-
ieum OF the Vatican. EngraviDSs have beiides been
made OF number Of ancient natucs and bas relsfs
hieh have hitherto been neglected. The fubterrs-
neOus reiearches at Ota 80 with comfortable fac
eeis beides number Of pillars, ltatue and piece,
OF Moiaic work, 500 coins have been found chiefly
bronze and for the moa part Of ihe times OF Iiaan
and Adrian among them two very rare ones Of
PertinaI. Architecture, it is efo expected will re-
ceive rich aceelion from the antiquities Of the Gne
sge in the deovery Of Tome Of thofe very rare por-
phyry Zones, near Antico
New rcfearehes have alto begun TO Ne made At the
foot Of the Capitol, AMI lie Trumphal Arch Of Sep
tinlus Severus At the depth of twelve feet the bd-
ics Of me pillars have been laid OPEN and are dcover-
cd to be adorned al around with the moi beautiful
5as reJieis. Similar felesrches have been begun a.
round the Temple Of Faufina, aud other parts Of the
Campo Vaccine. Among the foreign artihs az PIE
| tent reideut in Rome, the Danilh astuary, Thro-
wadon, has peculiarly diltinquiaed hnfef, asd is
likely to prove dangerous rival to Cauova He has
| Deen there for the aG fix years, and has in that
time tent feveral finall pieces INTO England but his
lar work chiefly etabliihed las reputation as great
irt Thispiece is jaon, large the life at the
| moment he has got polleGion Of the golden fleece ;
md it is looked nponas one Of the mott beautiful pie
| -es Of fcupture in modern times He has now be-
gun upon the fame figure again in beautiful block