Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-11-06
From tIle Na:iona, GczStr..

From the Na;inna! Gczgft.
We hdy, caused the following article 20 he tra-s,a-
ted from the Paris Jow2uy Gev Dcn,eS of the lttl ut
Is Cannot Ia! % prove Interesting to the Republic of
Letters.
! Egv''ia" ,qaiiguti"s--C1n t,!e ID Of August du-
ring the sitting at AK OF the academic Society of
that city Nj. Sal,r read report conccrniur disco
very Of the highest Importance made by H. Carrpol-
lion tho younger.
This sayaIt celebrated OH account CT his -ro-
found knowledge Of the hicrog1ypic suicucc has
been charged by his government with mission, the
object o which Is 10 explore the f Egypt,
rhIch hitherto have been rather described than ey-
planned. lie associated himself with NJ Rosellni a
learned antlpuurl his pupil in the science of hero
fElypiucs Both great fIaste 70 repair TO Touor us
the day ofthcir vessels departure is fixed have been
able Ia devote very little tinc to the examination of
II. Sailors Egyptian collection 9'wo days scarcely
s'ced 90 examine and take drawings Objects yet
unknown.
I Some years aru. ten or twelve Papyr,,s were
bought, together With collection Of Egyptian anti
Gn'i"s' from native Seaman Of that country con-
tanning principally prayers or rituals more or less
ten@Ire which had been deposited IN case; Of num-
mics contract for the sale of house made in The
reign Of ono Of the Ptocnics, may be seen on one OF
them s!sn three rolls united together written in sep
nrate GciHCiIc characters, which as is, well known
were appropriated to civil usaees
VI: Ciiunpoon loudly manifested his estonisllmcnt
ana iSI 10Y, when upon inspecting the first of these
S'fncsnIy v"luninous rolls he recognised its con-
tents TO be the TSfo, tie cn,,l,ui.rjts Of Scyo,;,s
h"teSrS, cullcd also Scihos or Sctosis and csoosis
IL Which the most crcunstuntial details are given of his
con7,icStS and countries, that he travcrsi1 and OF
the force and composition of his armies
The manuscript ends with the declaration &c The
historian who after making known his titles certifes
tina. hc wrote IN the ninth Yc1r Of the yr;1 of Scsoy
t''F i'ho"ses, King Of hiocS, Inn combat the arm
III the oriental style.
II should be remarked that The ainiL pcrr iudicntcd
ny tue writer is the that Diodorus Of Siciv de-
slrnatcd az the epoch OF rsostrs return to F,cypt
! no 81 ware l,t,r
doubt tie Investigations TO which NJ ChamDoon is
about to devote hnlscfin Egypt and he promises at
MS reiurn 10 LIZ 1t upon linen i'll order prevent its
destruction, and to make complete translation of it.
which at length will clear up thus important reriod Of
ancient htstory.-Tis epoch is near TO the time Of
lnSEs and III al probability the great Sesostrjs was
he son OF the King who pursued the Hebrews to the
borders Oft the Red Sen. Pcrhaus also he is rho c.no
a. .Egyp'us who forced his brother Dapars' or Ar
mas to take refuge in GrCccc, because he had AZ.
t,Inptcd III Ills ascuce to Obtain possession OF the
throne.
Upon the SANG iua.rsGr;pt Of Which VIC Inv, st
spoken, after intervening bonf space another
composition commences entitled Praises TO The ,coI
, "1"" '4mrnn1ergo7 Some leaves only, which are
separated by intervals end marked by numbers COM
pete tins roll, and form the commencement OF tn, his
tory contained III the Srcnad Of these Papprvs II
might be cUniecturcd. il seems TO us that this ANON,
ncngon was king before Srsostris. since the author
wroc IN otthe last year Of the lattcrs reio
Ai;S prcSumptlcn may 0so be inferred from the ac-
An|'WcdTcd custom Of representing, in the I,nyptan
monuments, after the principal parsonage, the tirure
OF MS father, ana sometimes that of his grandfather
Finally, tic successor ofsScsostrs bears in Hero5ot,e
the name Of P{eron in D1t1orus that of Scsost,7s IT.
and in 'i4r'lO that Of Ra7socc= or Jao;.cs whilst
lis father is called ,9,oenaphis or 7apnnGph Il nor1c
%:iich resembles the which is supposed 10 lave
been read IN tho manuscript
Not'.ar roll ;Foats of astronomy or netroIoqr or
more proper 0t both thcso sciences l. has rot vet
been examined. but i is easy to rcsce that 1t will he
0t great interest. II must disclose the observations
Wach taG already been made in those remote tiury
ana likewise the system Of the heavens such as IL
had h"' conceived 70 BE- by the Egyptians and ChaI
deans, the first nations probably who ever occup;ar
themselves ;:ItiIths subject.
\ description Of Il little Ggarc Of bufalt which va
comprised aGcug he objects purchased from the T.
9ypton, which appears 80 have been found arnoup
The three rolls, should be annexed to the FOREGOING
details. !. represents man on his knees whose
ch'5 IL" Erld being fifteen iincs. lie is lc3ninr
upon sncci"s Of table whose top is in the form of
d"sll tie hands, (Which have been broken placed
upon It, ought 10 be II a writing position. Upon the
front "f the desk is engraved the derce Of Scycstris
and on the back Of the figure on pLgf bu,d is rca1,
II herogiyPhlc characters tho Of the persona oe
with tnc titc % singer 0nd f,icpA If Sceosf,,;s
ne figure vas drawn for Il. Ch1npolon, before he
Ind seen "a" Po5y,7.r.
TINS dls"nr"rr cau1ot fi,totlrrw vcr., r-cft Iig1,t
90; religious and prsG0 antiquities. II. |
4 TFC: FISH STORY.