Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-10-25
The Hungarian Regalia.

covery OF the royal insignia Of Hungary,
from which We draw the following
sketch.
at was fully shown a, the outset, by
Auditor T. Won Kargcr, that Kossu,h
first took the insignia to Ait. Orsova, but
being unable, with any due degree OF Sc.
curi,y, to conceal them there, lie took
; them TO the Hercules Baths, at Mehadia.
, Finding, however, still less opportunity
, to hide them there, he returned forth.
with to Alt.Orsova, placel them in the
house Of certain George Thcodor, and
finally, by the assistance Of Trustworthy
persons. forwarded them at night across
} the Cserna, toward the Walachian
boundary, on horses bopgb; for the pur.
pose. Ii was also rendered certain that
companions of Kossulh ha purchased
on the same day, at Alt. Orsovs, tools
Tor digging, and had at night left for the
Czerna. The winter on the lower Dan.
ube 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 meltcl, all traces Of any excavation
had disappeared, and further research in
this quarter was prevented, and the at.
tention Of those engaged in it turned to
another part Of the kingdom, by the
shrewdncss Of the Kossu,h part, who
removed the private marks and signals
to differcn, place.
"Early last spring Karser was order.
ed TO devote himself, TO the task of seek.
ing the chest in which the Insignia was
deposited. He started on the principle
tina; the secret could have been impart.
ed to but few persons in order to attain
to any degree Of security, AMI that they
must have chosen some point, which
could be easily found again by them or
by their messengers, even upon the
lapse of years; and further that they
could have crossed the Czerna by only
one way, and that the place Of conceal.
ment must be beyond that rivera regi
on aaorlng but few places suited to
their object. Although pretty ,horouyh
knowledge Of the surface of this terri.
tory had been gained previously, a most
thorough and careful examination was
once more began. This lasted several
months in all weathers, anil even
throughout the clear moonlight nights of
July and August. Every uprurned clod,
every bush, tree, broken branch, stone,
rut 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 de.
spa'r of finding the clue, and yet, as if
called back by some higher power
says the Austrian Understanding a.
gain 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 confor.
nation of the earth or hills, or in some
peculiar tree or trees.
charger concluded finally that the
desired sign mus, be sought among the
trees. Now began anew a careful ex.
animation crthe entire wooded district,
and at last in solitary spot almost hid.
den from the eye, and not far from ar
old roal, untravelel for the last fifteen
years, which once led TO Wallachia, was
noticed clump Of trees in which many
branches had been loppel Off or par
tally cut, and which on the whole pre-.
sente'l somewhat the appearance of hav.
Ing been trimmed with some special oh.
ject in view. Next i, was noticed that
branches found en,anglci in the thorns,
bushes, and in the branches Of other
trees, belonged to the trees in the cIusnp,
which showed that those could not have
been trimmed for the peasantry for fuel.
In process of these examinations an ele.
CANT watch key was found, and an ak
handle, which indicated that a man of
the better classes had assisted in the
work. This, taken in connection with
the ligh, and friable soil. the peculiar po.
silion Of the trees, completely covered
with creeping plants, the solitary posi-
ton Of the place. and yet its proximity
TO the Danube on the Ole 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 been instructed not
to begin the work Of removing the earth
until he had unmistakablc signs Of fhav.
ing found the right place; but he was
now so sure that on the 9th of Septem.
ber last, space Of twenty square faith.
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