Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-05
Archaeological Discoveries m IN. Month
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csvation Of all that portion was
completed about The middle Of the
same month. We then commenced
ON the south side Of the Acropulis.
above the theatre of Bacchus, a
quarter where nothing had as yet
been done.
Te The north Of the Parlhenen
were brought to light various relics
OF the seulptor's art, as arms, heads,
etc, belonging, sone If them, tu the
Parthenon, others to voiive offer.
ings, ard IN particular a pedestal
on Which stood the statue Of Nep-
tune, who was represented IN the
act following The sea water, which
he had made to how in the hollow
Of a rock This cavity we found
un the spot and cleared II Of earth
1t is cut out IN the natural rock,
aud widens towards the bottom.
A this point the ruck of the Aero
polls is leveled of, and here IL was
that Minerva stood, disputing with
Neptune ne to which of them should
give the name to the city Beside
her was the olive tree in stone, n
part of which we found here some
years ago, and have IL preserved
IN the cabinet Of antiquities IN the
Acrupolis.
On the south eide IT the Aero
polls the objects discovered are the
trunk Of female statue, the half
Of a lion, the head Of a griffin, two
pedestals IN their original position,
which, as their size indicates, pro-
baby supported figures in group (;
also a pedestal that bore the statue
Of Calusoftiius--so named In the IN.
scriptiun OH the base-in honor of
whom IL was erected by the demos
Of Athens.
IN addition ~ the above men
toned discoveries 90 the Acrupulis,
seventeen sepulehfal columns with
inscriptions have been found in the
city, aud deposited In the Archaic
logical collection In the St5a of
lIadrian.
In the quarter Of the Pnyx, held
anciently by the community ol The
Leukiades, found among the ruins
Of a siatuary's shnna small statue of
Minerva, half finished. and wrought
in close imitation Of the geld and
ivory one that stood IN the Paflhe-
non, having a tunic that conas to
the feet, and an wgis at The breast,
with the head Of Medusa upon il,
the right hand raised and opened,
az II to grasp a spear, aud the lett
holding at the foot uf a shield, on
which ia represented The battle Uf
the Titans close by the shield q
serpent (perhsps the Ereethenian)
is raising his head, protected by
Minerva. Some figures family done
on the pedestal represent the birth
" Pandora. as did the original
statue in the Pattlenon, according
to the testimony OF Pausenius.
X. = PtrrAEis.
Superintendent Of Antiquities.
Athens, Oct. 10, isbg.
WAR A MASSACHUSETTS EpiroR
Thinks The people of Virginia
aud other sections oi the South, in
their ill-feeling toward the free
States. talk Of establishing manu-
factories and direct commercial
communication with Europe for
themselves. IF such should be the
effect of the late foray--as unfor-
tunately it will not be---there
would be great good come out of
evil. The dissolution needed by
the South Is not of the political
union Of the States, but one that
shall give them greater independ-
epce In their industry. Let them
manufacture cloth, and shoes, aud
hats, LET the cotton Of the South be
worked into fabrics where tgrows,
the iron be laid in rails over the
soil beneath which Il now rests, the
gold of the Caroliuas aud Georgia
be melted aud wrought in those
States, the wood of Texas be turn
cd into the new built factories of
that vigorous common wealth, while
the timber Of Florida and Virginia
is made into ships TO all from and
to their ports, IL so tie South will.
II Ia such a diversity of pursuits