Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-16

| In the Newark Daily Advertiser Of the 18th inst,
is article beaded ga curious relic found in Ohio.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Parsons, who communicates the discovery
Of the block of Limestone, Qhe curiosity referred to-
states that the name Of "Lous Vaquard, la Franc, is
engraved The stone, and also in three places 1888.
He observes other stone of the like quality is any.
where to be found in that vicinity.
Ancient stones, fully as curious, if not more so
than those by Mr. Parsons, were discovered, more
than a century ago, by French exploring party sent
out from Canada by the Chevalier Beauharnois. The
expedition intended TO the continent 10 the
South sea, in order TO ascertain its distance from Ca.
NADIA, then French colony, and to find out what ad
van,sges light TO Canada or Louisiana, from
communication with that ocean.
The expedition Sc, out from Montreal, under the
charge Of NJ. Ferauder and went as far West as the
lakes, rivers, and mountains, which fell in their way,
would permit. As they advanced in the country, they
times Of land free from wood but covered,
for many days journey, with tall grass. In many
of these fields, burrows visible, which seemed to
be formed by the plough, although il is we'll known,
that the inhabitants of North America could not cult
vate the land IN this manner, nasmuch they had
never used horses oxen instruments of husbandry
When they had arrived Westward, beyond where
any European had been, the. found in place in
the woods and again in large plain, great pillars Of
resting each other. The pillars consisted Of
one single stone each, and the Frenchmen could only
suppose from their appearance that they were raised
by human hands. Sometimes they found stones Of
tina, kind formed into a wall-~hen this occurred,
they could find no other sorts OF stone
They could not these discover any characters or
writings, although they made dgent search. AT last
they met with large stone, like pillar, and in il a
small stone fixed which covered on both sides
with unknown characters. This alone (Which was
about foot of French in length and between
and inches broadly they took from the pillar and
ried TO Canada, whence it sent TO France TO the
Secretary of State, the Count Muacenas What be.
came Of it after, it is not known. Several of the Je.
suits no saw The stone AFFIRM that the letters il
Taaran characters, and that, comparing them
together they found them perfectly alike.
The people Of the country in which the pillars were
erected could give account when or by whom they
erected, who wrote the characters, what kind OF
letters they were, and in what language they were
written. On these points Nj. Verandier could obtain
no explanation. All they could say, was, that the
stones had been in those places since time mmemora
The places where the pillars were found, was near 900
miles West Of Montreal.
The object Of the visit to the South Sea was not OBJ
tanned The people sent on the expedition for that
purpose took part in the between distant Indian
nations, which put a stop TO every effort made to ad-
vance further towards the sea.
| The above is taken from the travels OF Professor
Kahn, of Sweden celebrated Naturalist, and pupil OF
Linnaus, whose travels translated into English
By Mr.. Foster. He set out for North America IN the
year 1857, and, when in Canada, received from Nj We
rand,e The commander OF the expedition 10 the South
Sea- what he has related; and il repeated to him BY
others, who eye witnesses OF every thing tina
happened on the occasion.
Mr. Foster, the translator Of Professor kalms book
is of opinion that the letters found the stone by NJ
ferandIer Tartar characters, and gives his rea
for this opinion AS they drawn from hIstorl
cal facts they appear disclose the orig of those ma
tons in South America who may probably have con
strucied those splendid ruins which have been go wei
and SO happily described by Messrs. Stephens ane
Norman.
Trenton, N. j., May % 1913.