The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-28
Mr.. Gliddo ms Lectures.

This gentleman had an increased and most fash
ionable audience on Saturday evening, to listen to
his third and concluding lecture on Pyramidal His.
tory. This subject has been most interesting one
and has attracted the closest attention. and called
forth the universal appreciation of Mr.. G's hearers
1t has evinced the great erudition of the learned
lecturer, and has shown the great passion he feels
for his subject and the close researches and intense
application to which he must have devoted himself
during his long residence in Egypt.
The pyramdal era. he stated, was so lost in the
dim obscurity of the past, that the glimmering of
the commencement cannot now be dscerned yet
from evidences not to be dsregarded, the arts and
sciences must then have been highly cultivated At
an early age the Hykshos or Shepherd Kings from
the East invaded Egypt, and ruled from the days of
Abraham TO those of the g Pharaoh which knew
not Joseph This Pharaoh reigned in Egypt
about 1900 years B. C. and expelled the Shepherd
Kings. The period commencing with this king
known as the era Of the restoration under the 18th
dynasty, and lasting to the invasion of the Persans
B. C. 525 years, has an almost perfect monument
tai history Mr.. Gliddon thus divides into several
periods the history of Egypt 1st The anti-hstori-
cal period. I'd, The Pyramidal period. 3D. The
period of the Hykshos. 4th. The period of positive
illsloTy commencing louu d. u lie pyramids
Were broken open and their contents desecrated by
the Hykshos, which induced subsequent kings to
order the burial of their bodies in tombs at Thebes
Mr.. Gliddon then related the history of some
strange discoveries made in tombs of private per-
sons, adjoining those regal tombs and pyramids
coeval with the erection of each particular pyra-
mid and tomb, and described at length pictures and
ulptured works found on their walls. Some found
by Lepsils in opening l06 tombs, powerfully por-
tray the manners and habits of the Egyptians as
far back 5000 years B. c.
Mr.. Gliddon, after dwelling for some time on this
subject, which he appeared as unwilling to leave
as did the audience, reverted to the next great
wonder of Egypt. Lake Moeris. 1t was situated
he said, in Lower Egypt, and in that part named
by Queen Arsinoe in the time of the Ptoemies, the
Fayoum. 1t was with much difficulty that the site
of this tar-famed work has been discovered After
some various opinions on the subject the question
was at length definitely settled by the discovery of
M. Llnant In the upper part of the valley of the
Fayoum he found dyke, which, tracing to the
end, led him to the remains of its bridges sluices
etc This excavation received the waters of the
Nile when filled to overlooking. The Egyptians
thus preserved for cultivation 375 900 acres of land
near Alexandra, where owing to the decay and d.
lapdatlon of this immense work only sc 900 acres
are now of utility.
Mr. Gllddon next alluded to the Labyrinth We
are likewise indebted to the researches of NJ Ii
nanl for the discovery of the site of this ancient
curiosity. 1t was built upon the borders of Lake
tloerls. near the brick pyramid of Howard Dr.
iepsItls visited this place, and percevng an area
OF 600 feet in length covered with columns, etc,
excavated innumerable pedeslals, covering large
halls, and by removing partitions and pillars, was
rewarded by the discovery of the great Labyrinth
of 5000 chambers, so highly spoken of by IIerodo
tus. By cartouche found in one of its chambers
it was discovered that the Labyrinth and the adj
Joining Pyramid We're built by one and the same
king. The Labyrinth doubtless designed for
his palace, and the Pyramid for his tomb. Lepsius
is of opinion that King Taumerre, the founder of
the last of the SO pyramids, and who reigned about
1000 years B. c., was the builder of this celebra-
ted Labyrinth.
Mr., Gliddon made many more remarks and re-
verted to several important facts in the history of
Egypt and its pyramids and other wonders, but the
length to which we have already drawn our arti-
Gle, precludes the gratifying of our wish to give the
public synopsis of the whole of Mr.. Gliddon's
lecture. There is, however, yet a chance for
those who wish to hear him on this subject, as he
repeats his Saturday lecture this evening. Tomor-
row he commences his lectures on Mummies. and
Will present new illustrations, curiosites of anti
guilty, etc, and advise those to attend who ran
appreciate rich Intellectual treat.