New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-22
Egyptian EsierosIyphis,.
IuaoarAgr DIscoyames by LErsrr.

IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES BY LEPSTUs.
TIE London Athenmum publishes Tie following
extract from letter written by NJ. Lepsqs, under
date Of 2lst April 1865, giving al account Of the
discoveries lie has recently made in Egypt:
Onlelymr Port Said, Que OF the engineers Of
the I7tAuus tyil me that he had seen O short time
before d Greek inscription III San which ! very
soon found out, 1t was the corner only Of an in
sCHpu0n The body Of'whch was still covered
with masses Of cid rubbish.
A port Of this as well the rubbish had by
accident ta' II Iwn twelve or fourteen DAYS be-
lore We arrived there and had revealed the corner
OF tile inscription employed some boys to clear
che rest OF tue stone from the rubbish which law
above and had the good fortune to discover it to
be great bIngu1l inscription in a perfect state
o. preservation me heroEtyphicol Inscription
has tAlrty-scygu, the Creek no less than seventy
six, lines Of considerable length in small letters
CONTAINING much more text than the inscription OF
Rosetta.
il is also found that the denote Inscription on
the monument was ordered to be added BY the
priests ION q stone or brass STEELE in the sacred
writing the Egyptians and in Greek characters"
THIS is unfortunately wanting; but it is evident
now precious the other Two texts, every word Of
Wlla.I.s periet ily leEiOLe from the beginning to
the end, must be for hjeroglyphcal studies. The
contents Of the inscription not less Interesting.
It is dated the 9th year the 9TH ADelnus-lT Tybj.
OF the reign OF Euergates I.
The priests Of Egypt came together in Campus
to celebrate the birthday Of guergatea l. on the
9Th dos and lis assumption OF the royal power
on the 18th Of the same month"; when they passed
the decree here published. They euumerate all
the good deeds of the king, amongst them
the martt of hl9ing recovered in mill,
tary expedition, tie sacred images carried
of in tJIlacr times, by the Persians and order
great houors to be paid in reward for his ser
vices.
One of these rewards is a feast to the ceebra-
ton in honor of the king aud queen on the day of
the rising or coming forth peyr) of the Shau Tor
crowns Of Isis, which the priests call the first day
Of the year, and another honor is a second feast
of tie same gods, introduced every fourth year
between the EpjgOmeua and the first Thoth, in
order, as it is clearly stated 10 avoid henceforth
the inconvenience that some Of the great feasts re-
lating to the summer were, by the wandering of
the civil year celebrated ia the winter and others
in the summer which belonged originally to the
winter,
Thus we have the whole theory of the two
years-one in use amongst the people, the other
known by the priests, | had stated in my Chro.
no0gy, and against which a new theory had been
started by Mr., Brugsch, in his nevertheless inter
esting " hIatcriauXN As the stone was not exca-
waited by NJ Marctte, whose kind reception and
whose full permission to study and to work in the
Museum at Bulaq | have to acknowledges | am
sure that it is entirely with his consent that | shall
publish this important inscription soon as posi-
Bile after my return to Berlin.
At the sthmus found a series of Persian monu-
ments OF the time Of Darius, to commemorate his
work of the canal between the Red sea and the
Nile; two Of them hitherto called Scraps
by the engineer of the isthmus. 1t IS remarkable
that on one Of the blocks near Shatuf made
known by NJ. de ROziere, Of the French eXpedi-
ton, the name of Darius is written in cuueilorm
characters, but i'll CarOuChC of entirely Egyptian
form.
NJ Marietta, at whose order, on the request of
NJ. de Lesseps the blocks were laid open, will
publish these fragments in the July number of the
Revue ArchGologque.
Lastly have to tell you that | believe we found
the ruins of Hauaris (AVaris) on the spot were we
pitched our tents for a night in the neighborhOod
of Potassium, and where it had been always ex.
pected to be found
REGALIA AND GLADIATEUR.-It was anticipated
that the English celebrity, Regalia and the French
horse Gladateur, would come together at Bath, in
the race for the Beaufort cup, but as both have
been struck out their engagements the public will
be disappointed. The public are.Very anxious to
see the mette of Gladjateur tried again this year,
as he excited 50 much admiration and astonshment
last year that his very name is suggestive of vic
tory. They have desire to learn whetherage has
added to or detTaCted from the powers of the
horse, while not few would clear up all doubts
as to whether the hero Of the triple event was
favored by fortune or not, in his succession Of
brilliant Victories
1t is but natural that the French horse should be
regarded with envy and that many should be found
who was jealous of his fame. 1t has been boldly
inslnuated that his success last year should be at
tributed more to good fortune than to any qualities
of real merit. 1t is scarcely necessary to say thai
the record furnishes no substantial base for these
oplnions-On the contrary, 1t gives color of en-
durance to the fame OF Gladatenr, and warrants
us in asserting that the winner of the two thousand
the Derby and the Goodwood Cup of 1865 is emit
tied to rank as the peer of West Australians and
farther, that it will be many years before such an
other horse will make his debut upon the English
turf
These doubts and speculations make the desire
more earnest to see Gladiateur, in his four yeaI
old form, contend with horse able to give, al
least, an air Of responsibility to the performance
The friends of Regalia claim that he is the equa
of Gladateur, yet they somewhat oddly insist thai
the Oaks winner shall carry fourteen pounds less
than the ilIusrious winner of the several events
last year. Ii we mistake not, Count de Lagrange
is ready to make the concession demanded be
lieving, as he does, in the superiority of his horse
One reason given for the withdrawal of the
Frenchman from the contest for the Beaufort cup
is that he is now undergoing course of physic
therefore not in condition for a race that nigh
introduce him to most formidable rival.
1t is stated that he will not appear in public
again until the EPSON meeting, where it is very
probable he will measure strides with Regalia
AS the latter Is engaged for the Cup. the rumol
prevails that the French horse also will become
competitor for this trophy. The public are eager
and it is to be fondly hoped that this event ma!
bring the two rivals together. The race would at
tract much attention, and turfmen would be ablt
to form more correct opinion in regard to Gadi
ateur. 1t would clear up the lingering doubts ant
allow US to judge whether or not the reputation
of Count de LaErange's horse rests upon a soil
} and enduring basis-fSportsman' Oracle.
partisan poper says d" 1t is a mistake tina