Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-24
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The Hungarian Regalia.

IlCuldr account OF the recent discovery OF tne
royal insignia Of Hungary:
1t was fully shown at the outset, by Audi
tor T. Won Karger, that Kossuth first took the
insignia to Alt Orsova, but being unable, with
any due degree of security, to conceal them
there, he took them to the Hercules Baths at
Mchadia. Finding, however, still less oppor
tunity to hide them there. he returned forthwith
to Alt Orsova, placed them in the house Of
certain George Theodor and finally, by the
assistance Of trustworthy persons, forwarded
them at night, across the Czerna, toward the
Wallachian boundary, on horses bought for
the purpose. 1t was also rendered certain,
that companions Of Kossuth, had purchased on
the same day, at Alt Orsova, tools for digging,
and had, at night, left for the Czerna. The
winter on the lower Danube having come on
very early, and covered the earth with snow
foot in depth, no search could be made for
some months in the ground about Alt Orsova,
and when in April, 1850, the snow and ice
melted, all traces Of any excavation had disap-
peared, and further research in this quarter
was prevented, and the attention of those en-
gagged in it turned to another part Of the king
dom, by the shrewdness of the Kossuth party,
who secretly removed the private marks and
signals to a different place.
' Early last spring Karger was ordered to
devote himself to the task of seeking the chest
in which the insignia was deposited. He
started on the principle that the secret could
have been impaired to but few persons in order
to attain to any degree of security, and that
they must have chosen some point which could
be easily found again by them or by their mes
sengers, even upon the lapse Of years and
further, that they could have crossed the
Czerna by only one way, and that the place of
concealment must be beyond that rivera
region affording but few places suited to their
object Although pretty thorough knowl
edge of the surface of this territory had been
gained previously, most thorough and careful
examination was once more begun. This
lasted several months in all weathers, and
even throughout the clear moonlight nights of
bush, tree, broken branch, stone, rtt or scratch
in the earth was noted, the same spots were
passed over and over again by those engaged
in the search, sometimes in one direction,
sometimes in another, now leaving the spot in
despair offnding the clue, and yet, as if called
back by some higher power-says the Austrian
writer-returning again to the search. The
result of all this research was the conviction,
that the tokens of the place Of concealment
must be found in some peculiar conformation
Of the earth or hills, or in some peculiar tree
or trees
Karger concluded finally that the desired
sign must be sought among the trees. Now
began anew careful examination of the entire
wooded district, and at last in solitary spot
almost hidden from the eye, and not far from
an old road untraveled for the last fifteen years,
which once led to Wallachia, was noticed a
clump of trees in which many branches had
been Topped off or partially cut, and which, on
the whole, presented somewhat the appeance
Of having been trimmed with some special OBJ
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ches found entangled in the thorns, bushes,
and in the branches of other trees, belonged
to the trees in the clump, which showed that
those could not have been trimmed by the peas
antry for fuel. In process ofthese examinations
an elegant watch key was found and an axe
handle, which indicated that a man of the bet
ter classes had assisted in the work. This,
taken in connection with the light and friable
soil, the peculiar position Of the trees, com
pletely covered with creeping plants, the soli-
tory position of the place, and yet its proxim-
ity to the Danube on the one hand and the
Turkish-Servian boundary on the. other,
awakened in Karger's mind feeling Of the
highest confidence that the place was found.
He had instructed not to begin the work Of re-
moving the earth until he had unmistakeable
signs Of having found the right place but he
was now so sure that on the 9th Of September
last space of twenty square fathoms was
marked out, and men set to work examining it
by digging bitches at intervals of foot and a
half, which were to be extended in each direc-
tion across the gore enclosed here in the bend
of the river Allion, on which the clump of
trees stood On the 9Th of September, at 8 IA
o'clock in the morning, a man at work in the
prolongation of the second ditch, struck some
thing which gave metallic ring, and a little
later well locked iron box was exposed, taken
to place of safety and opened by. force land
the Austrian tyrant had once more the Crown
of St. Stephen in his possession. y. .,t..4