Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-12-10
VOL. XXV.--NO. -.
EGNIT1AN ANTIOUTrIEs


j Nj lcrsius, Of whose discoveries in Egypt under the
auapecs e hc prtssan Governments we published mo-
tee tue daysago. (says the National nolligcncer) re-
turned 10 Botln early III the past summer, without tho
loss 81 any ii ms eght companions. letter from Hum
bold at ierhn In Mons Jonard, gives the following
statement Il the results Of the expedition, full than
any winch we have heretofore published
"inlGcen hundred magnificent drawings from thous-
ands 81 sketches taken on the spot. and all the
scripts Lave already arrived here. Two vessels laden
with tie monuments themselves 10 sail fon Egypt
IN April NJ. iorsus brings with him fragments Of mon
un"ais utall dynases, imn the fourth OF Maneo down
10 the linumes and of the Roman Emperors below Car
acalla dIwn 10 he'.us these original monuments,
Nlth lbe names ut the fourth, fifth and sixth dynases
from two umuAHd torhree thousand years before our
era, will io oi great mpor ance in new Egyptian Mu-
SCUM, for every thing bel re the invasion Of the kshos
Is very rare even At furin, at Paris aud at London
ss nothing 10 you of the two brilliant DEGREES. copied at
PMlr. because believe NJ Ampore has copies 10
YOU Tn collection 81 images and inscr plions found in
the country 81 the aneut copper mines Of the peninsula
oi Sinai, bearing the o Chcops. is of the greatest
Importance. Plaster easts from W -Megara--tho IL
usrllos and eomre'c plans 81 the Labyrintha colos
sal ram from Monnl Aarga with the image and inscrip-
Ton Of mlenaph,s -Aeanon-thc large stones Of tho
Nrlamafe Of Senueh with the emblem of Amencmha-
Mnl- proving that Loco years ago the height OF
The rNcrm 1hnse countries - feet higher ilan il
nov ioor sepulchm chamber. from the plateau Of Gizch,
belonging iaf back the fourth dynasty; colossal
hust ul ituus i the eighteenth dynasty. poiilos Of A.
mcnoph = and Of MINES Ncanar, hundred Of bricks with
daea and five larse historical phpyri. like those of
I'm ia Museum, areireasurcs which ought To BRING
among us.
M isIsias before beginning his preparatory Eryp
tan studies al Turn, n Pisa al Rome. at Paris aud
london, had occupied himself wholly with the study OF
Sansrrt. Greek the Euquhan tales and the phloso.
ply olhuRuages Such philosophical tastes had Undue
al hm IN his journey 10 collect complete matcrals-. lat,
on The ton9aa language 81 the blacks of the interior,
Il, The Nuha hugua0o. hlch had never beiure Loon
Nu9un, he has brought huWc twenty or moro sunus and
TRANSACTIONS pm the fables of Ioknun, (known 10 I'm.
glish readers as Ipal = tbcs.) and some TRANSACTIONS
Il III Thousand AMI one yats. which Nubian had
translated ron Arabic into the Nuba language; an 3D.,
The ea language, spoken between Tho Nub an Nile and
Rid sea hy the Rsehm trites. This is branch Of tho
eioaI GmIly 81 Caueaso As'ac languages, allied To tho
rl,a,ul tun Il the Ethiopian idom # Mere NJ I.ep-
las uso, h,sdes the Greek aud Snac Inscriptions
same nErru Ethiopian iuser pons, found even in tho
pyramids II Aofec lhesn are III unknown Alphabet
=#meumasa ittls analogous IN Greek characters Tho
Dlao 0euttht Be-. lmgNage viii facilitate the inter
n. atleu al hcm. The study Il this de pamcn Il Ian
Wrec important 10 the history Of our race is allied to
Jlr eujpus researches e NJ Roses now dropoman at
Cuustanl9ol L. whom tie King Of Prussia sent to reside
In two Aoar4 IL The valleys Of Caucasus that he mint
seek There III the language 81 the Oscteslhc origin Of tho
hlo gennalle lauch and III the la2a Il Mngelien tho
ogla Il the Ihlrau or 6rsan lnnch which belongs
the 5ueuaac Il unc on his NJ Il, SEES is Il brother
VI the Ind .ulst WHO lately died at London He will
mabe h5 mothers place perfectly good by the extent
u pmlogel acquisitions and the v.yac,y of his ~.
nus,