Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-16

had escaped from this terrible scene, WneTe
hat just made my military debut.
From the Oriental Magazine.
On the Conquest Of Peru and Merico By
The MonguLs
In brief sketch of some of the leading the
cries Of the biologists, given in our pages Sc
veral months since, especial attention was bes.
towrd on that maintained by Mr.. Ranking,
by whose WARS and Sports Of the Monguls and
Romans our remarks were principally elected.
The object of that work was to prove that no
bones of any fossil animal had yet been found.
except in situations in which il was probable
that they had bfen placed by The hands ofmar
Against this view Of he subject we advanced
mum, rous objections, which appeared TO us
conc iusivc; and the view we then took has sine e
recei,ed additional confirmation, from the
discovery of aIest Ivy which antedluvian comes
may he at once distinguished from those Of
more recent deposition. The forthcoming
part Of the 'TranSac' ions of the Geological So.
cety' will contain an account Of it, by PROBES
sor Buck and, ard as it would be obviously un-
fair to anticipate the. publication for which it
is designed by its distinguished discovrrer, We
content ourselves with stating that it is most
simple and easy OF application, and that its GER
taiury is such, thai, with scarcely an exception,
it will discriminate between bones from Ro-
man tnmbs and ,eose usually attributed to
diluvian origin.
Bot it is not our intention again to wander
through he intrio acies OF geology. To that
subject we adverted only for the purpose Of in
t, oducing 10 our readers recen. work by Mr..
Ranking, which, has sprung up out OF the in
quiries which formerly occupied his attention.
Aware that ZONES of The Asiatc elephant
baI hpe. n rcd in
unknown to, and apparently unconquered Ell
tner by Romans or Monguls, Mr. Ranking felt
that powerful argument against the theory
he supported might BE- thence deduced. He,
however, requested that judgement against
him might be deferred until he should produce
evidence that a connection had existed between
the Monguls and America sufficient to account
for the appearance in that continent Of the an
'mals which formed so important portion Of
the pomp and power of those mighty conque-
rors of the East. In his Historical Resear-
chcs on the Conquest Of Peru, Mexico, Bogo-
ia, Na,chez, and Talomoco, in the thirteenth
century, by the Mongals, he has endeavourcd
to redo m his pledge He considers il highly
probable that portion Of the Asia,ic troops,
despatched by the Mongul emperor Of China,
Shi ten, for the subjugation Of Japan, had been
carried across the Pacific Ocean by the tremrn>
dous storm which scattered and destroyed that
vat armament; and that the few who were
spered from the fpry Of the tempest had ar
rived in Peru, having at their he ad the COM
mander oflhe expedition, Mo ko, whom Mr..
Ranking recognises in the first Inca, Mango.
! I've arlies. traditions Of the Peruvlans, as re-
lated by the uncle If Garcilasso de la Vega,
himself of The royal blood, refer TO an invasion
Of their country by giants, Of whose cruel y the
moss drea dful tales were handed down from !
la her to son In the dest ripion of this terri |
bic race, Mr., Ranking finds an exagge rated |
accoun Of the elephants which accompanied !
tie Asat'c expedition The giants were at
length destroyed by The vengeful wrath Of the |
gods, heir bones alone being left unconsumed |
pride aid rapine After their deatruc ion,
Their app AIRED on the banks Of The Lake ] nia-
ca man nd woman If ma estii form, Nance,
OH VII m the additional. came of Capac was al
forwards conferred by his subjects, and Coya
ia"a. iheAe extraordinary visilers repre-
sented themselves as chi dren Of the Sun and
Moon, scns i'll ply for the miserable condition
oil mankind, TO rec aim them from their sa, age
lives, aud impart u tenn the comforts OF CT
'IiIzauon Their'reception was cordial: they /
"ett Immediately recognised as Legislators
and sole governors; and after building the city
'f Cuzco, laid the foundation OF an empire,
which vas extended BY succeeding lncas over
he whole Of Peru If
In confirmation of the Mongul origin of the
meas, Mr.. Ranking quotes abundantiy from
he works Of many 0f the visi,ers Of America, 4
aging equally under contribution the produc- {