The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-12-24
THE HUNGARIAN REGALTA.

The oifeial Tt@rstlr Z,i,urg gives particular
account of the recent discovery of the royal insE.
MIA Of Hungry, the following summary Of which
d taken from the New York Tribune:
II was fully shown at the o0tsd by Auditor T.
Won Karger that Kossuh first took the insignia to
Alt-Orsova but, being unable with any degree OF
security 10 concell them there, he took them 10
he Hercules Babs at NTehala. Finding, however,
stiH less opportunity t, hide them there, he re-
turned forthwith 10 Al-0rsova, placed them in
thc house Of certain George Theolor, and Gnally,
BY the assistance of trustworthy persons, forward
cl them al night across the Cserna toward The
Walachian boundary, on horses bought for The
purpose. II was also rendered certain that COM
panions Of Kossuth had purchased on the,same day,
At Alt.Orsova. tools for digging, and had at night
left for the Cserna. The winter on The lower
Danube having come on very early, and covered
he earth with snow foot in depth, no search
could he made for some months in the ground about
Alt.Orsova, and when in April 1880 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 engaged in il
turned 10 another part Of the kingdom by the
smewlness Of thc Kossuth party, who secretly re-
moved the private marks and signals TO different
place.
Early last spring Karger was ordered 10 devote
himself to the task Of seeking the chest in which
the insignia was deposited. lie started on The
principle thst the secret could have been impair.
led to but few persons in order 10 attain 10 any
degree of security, and that they must have chosen
some point which could easily be found again by
them or their messengers even upon the lapse Of
years, and, further, that they could have crossed
The Cserna by only one way, and that The place Of
concealment must be beyond that river region
afording but few places snited to their object.
Although pretty thorough knowledge Of the sur
face Of This Territory had been gained previously,
most thorough and careful examination was once
more begun. This lasted several months in all
werthers, and even throughout the clear moon.
light nights of July and August Every upturned
clod, every bush, tree, broken branch, stone, rut,
or scratch in the earth was noted, the same snos
were passed over m over again by those engaged
in the search. sonnet mes in one direction. some
times in another, now leaving the spot in despair
Of finding the clue. and yet. as IL called back by
some higher power, (says the Austrian wriler,)
returning again to The charge. The result Of all
this research wds the conviction that the tokens Of
the place Of concealment must be found in some
peculiar conformation OF the earth or hills, or in
peculiar tree or trees.
Kargrr 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 owe. and no; far from an old road I'M
travelled for the last fifteen years, which once led
to Wallachia, was noticed clunp of trees in
which many branches:had been Topped or partially
cut, and which on The whole presented somewhat
the appearance Of having been trimmed with some
special object in view. Next il was noticed that
branches found ehtangled in the thorn bushes and
in branches of other trees belonged 10 trees in the
cIump, which showed that these could not have
been trimmed by the peasantry for GAe In pro-
cess Of these examinations an elegant watch KEY
was found and an axe handle, which indicated that
man Of the better classes had assisted in the
work This, taken in connection with the light
and friable soil, the peculiar position of the trees,
completely covered with creeping plants, the soil.
tary position of the place, and yet its proximity TO
the Danube on the one hand, and the Turkish
Servian boundary on the other, awakened in Kar.
gers mind feeling of the highest confidence that
the place was found.
He had been instructed not 10 begin the work Of
removing the earth until he had unmstakeahIe
signs OF having found the rght place; but he was
now so sure, that on the 9th Of September last a
space Of twenty square faihoms was marked out.
and men set to work examining il by digging bitches
at intervals Of foot and half, which were 10 be
extended in each direction across the eero enclosed