The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-29
RESEARCHES In EGYPT.

The Boston Transcript publishes the following in
teresting items derived from the private correspon-
dence Of Mr.. GlIddon received by the last steamer
Dr. Lepsius with the PrUs-isn commission was
expected st Phila-l-t Catarset-by the end OF Au-
gust hs'i terminated those invaluable explorations
Of Ethiopia thai have redu ed the tabled ant quty of
Merote Monuments to intelli gible limits-commepc-
log about the 18th Dynasty, or 700 Is. G They had
opened one Of the Ethiopian Pyramids and found a
ie~ unimporiant relies OF m dern date. The Prus-
sians will remain some SIX months at Thebes to re.
inspect known hlerogyphIcsl data, and to make such
correctots and additions a. will probsby leave no.
thing above grouJd undetermined. When Tbebes
na. been satisfactorily concluded they viii descend
% Caro-, and excsyste Hehopos, where the rise of
The alluYisl soil has covered immense remains Some
inc next year tie party will proceed 10 syria and
thence 10 Asia Minor TO search Tor the tablets record
mg The hsisic victories OF Sesostrs three Of which
e known 10 xist
I he Russ an government had commenced il. Ia.
oor among the tombs around the Pyramids OF
Memphis. They VII copy Egyptl monuments
along the Nile up TO the ID cataract Mons. Prisse
gentleman WHO has resided eighteen year. IN
Egypt The last tn OF which have been devoted L,
monumental researches, has brou hit the bass re-
ief OF the famed genealogical chamber of Karosc
to fars, and presented them to the French govern.
m"nt he scene IN Oh chamber represents Tbot
mes Nv. (Rosellial's Chronocgy-B G.. I740) Of
lerng to nifty eight Of his Pharsonio pre- ec.s.or.
the arrangement OF which IS yet mystery unsoly.d
As the reward OF the labors Of Mons. pris.e tn.
munihcent French government !. about TO send b,n,
back to he valley Of the Nile TO prosecute M. bie
roglyphcal explorations for three y-ars-and n.
was N London when the Acadia left, max ng prepa-
rstons. ff
The French Royal Academy has proposed a gold
medal Tor the best dissertation on the Dynasi,es "a
.Nan,do, VII oh will excite the keene.t com,.,;,;o,,
among hiercglyphcal -svsna and great will be IN,
laurels OF time, who comes in aoond-best
The syro-tgyp,an Society Of London /. in 6,,l
activity, about to publish tablets inscriptions. &c
&c. '
The profound s,nalosue, HieroloQis, and ,n;v.r
sally erUdne scholar, Birch of the Hr,,,.h uns,,,.
corresponding secretary 10 the Arcfse og;o,I inst,
tute OF Rome, had completed his researches ON IN,
Language and 'ortfngs of the Egyptians and II Len
sus ana fsu her have the honor OF esta bshog ba,
may be termed tho organic laws" of human pro'
gress ~ The art Of writing, 70 Birch will be the .;,
Of determining the various age, of its advanc. !,
Egypt IRON The earliest pictorial sign to the inrodu,
uon ana exclusive adoption Of purely alph ,b,t,1
character such we now use.
Mr. Osborne, OF Leeds author of IN. GA ,,;a..,..-
Of Egypt Illustrative OF the sacred scrip,ur.,
progressing with his researches int, e,rv h,.ut'
cal geography IN elucldsiion Of the Mosaic reeor,
Ihs ,ubject has long formed the private .,udv =,
MT. Uliodon, who informs US that IL omen. x..,'
irooden held OF inquiry into ehnoIogy bistor, ana
&c grathy. Mr. Glddons oocups,ioos cor,n., ~ s"o
to aefer the publication Of his own .x,er.v, III
ions OF hIerogllph'oal names with the I0,b ch.n,s
OF Genesis Offering strange confirmation. Of ~.
science ana accuracy OF Noes, and he cordially ba IL
curi,us field. ''"''J
MIR. Booomi having accompanied Moh,mn.d Ana.
TWO sons 10 'hsr visit to Paris was expected IN Lon