Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-17
[FRom TIE LONDON LITERARY oszrrr

FROM THE LONDON LITERARY GtZETrg.
antiquities disc0rered at 4 Uism0R. Some
ancient monuments, IN Il very great STYLE,
have been lately discovered at Avignon.
I'm digging up the ground III the square
on winch the town hall stands, they found
magnificent columns, buried fifteen feet
below the surface. Numbers of people
are attracted by curiosity to view them,
and the excavations are continued with
great activity. This city preserved no
remaiuS OF It's ancient magniticence.
Since what period have these been hn-
ried in The ground Perhaps since the
time that Domi'us Encbarbus, in the
year 6i9 of the Roman republic, destroy
ed the Yrndalium, fine city ofthe Gauls,
irom the ruins of which arose Avicnio.-
The Celi,ck academy will here find sub
iecis for cVpious and earNcd disserta-
tons.
Winerdlogy (Netherlaads. M. Drapi-
er, has discovered amber IN the village of
Iraviores, three leagues from Mons. Ii
Is found in clayed soil, III pieces from
the size OF grain of miiet, To- that of IA
hazel nut, at The depth of one, two, three.
four, aud five feet. The layer ofcay lies
IN AN immense bed Of sand, in which
there is not The smallest trace of amber,
which proves that The formation Of il is
very recent, and that il has been effected
merely ~ the clay, probably by the de-
composition of some vegetable substan-
ceS strongly lmpregnatPd with resiR NJ
Drapier has not been able. noiwIihsiand-
ing all his researches, 10 discover any
trace OF ihr',tgetablc which NAV have
contributed 10 The formation of the resin.
The workmrn, who make flooring tiles of
this clay, had long observed the amber
III II, and took The greatest care 10 sPpa-
rate il, because the amber, burning when
they baked The lilies, left intersiices, which
caused them 10 be rejected by their en,-
pioyers. They had also observed thai
this amber, when burning, emitted par
tIcular smell. like incense; and they old
II To The clerk OF the parish, who used ii.
instead OF incense, IN the church II is
of il beautiful color, and as transparent AS
can be wished. The yellow amber is gr-
morally found only on the shore OF the
sea, particularly of the Baltic, IS h,ch rem
ders Nj. Draplers discovery the more in
teresting.
from the London CouI'isr of NayI61
The morning Chronicle of ihis day.
IN one Gifts leading paragraphs, saws -
we understand that an Order has been
issued from the liorse-GuardS, for every
officer belonging to Regiments now in
Canada, 10 JON their respective baital-
ons, notwithstanding any previous leave
Of absence obtained
After making inquiries of The proper au-
thorues, we can assure the public that
the above is Sc totally false and Unbound
ed" There is no intention of issungany
such orders, nor is any necessity for them
contemplated by his Nlajesiy's Govern
ment. The relations Of this country with
the u. States never stood on more friend
ly footing.
We have felt it our duty thus par,icu-
larry 10 notice the above paragraph. as
there arc persons on the Stock Exchange
who circulate the most gToundiess ac-
counts TO deprcss the Funds . iiIl respect
tos India and The United States, but par
ncuidsiy with reference to the lalier.
These persons have no doubt, imposed
on the Morning Chronicle.