, 1870-06-19

A most interesting story comes to ua from
the Island Of Cyprus through 4 letter tosthe
Boston Adrer:sser, from Athens, IN Greece;
city Of Golgos, the birthplace Of tho stole
philosopher Zeno, the field wherein BAEnabas,
The companion Of Paul, lsbored aud died. and
tho Scene, according to Shakespeare, Of the
tragedy Of Othe!lo and DesdemonA, Among
the tombs o. hi. 1n4t city haEe been found an
extensive collection OF Greek, Roman. and
1T Larnaca, on tho Island Of Cyprus The
Consul is General L. ?. di Ceanols, who wss an
officer in the Federal Army during the late WAL,
ard who was appointed to the position he now
holds by Mr. Lincoln. The correspondent OF
the Advertiser tells us that General Cesnol.,
GUS to lis arrival At Cyprus, and who was
member Of the Archaeological Society Of Turin.
his native city, stopped for few moments
one day IN 1867. while taking drive with his
family, At tho house Of 3 peasant in Dali, the
ancient Ida1ium. The peasant told him TINT
he bud a secret TO divulge-that, vhilo ooking
for some stones 10 be used in the cousthuc-
tion Of his house, he had e1humed two vases.
Az natives are forbidden to make excavations
without ftmAn, and AS 4 hIman would
cost more than he Was able TO pay, tho peYs-
ant buried his vases and said nothing. As
soon az General Cesuola s.w them he recog-
nized them - rare and beautiful specimens Of
Ph9nician work. He hastencd to obtain
frman from the Turkish Government, and
opened more than nine Thousand toubs. The
result Was large collection of curiosities,
consisting Of marble xnd limestone statuee,
statuettes, and vases, antique Greek siaes-
wars, bTonzcs, Crusaders' and oriental aIms,
and ornaments Of gold, silver, md engraved
atones- These were readily disposed Of to the
Rritisll and Berlin museums, Mr.. Lepsius OF
Berlin, taking over six hunt1rc vases.
E1ated with his suceesa, General C. resolved
k-A = -
which Venus is said 10 have emerged from the
sea, and hundreds Of temples veEc there dedi~
Gated to her Worship. Especially 1t Golgos
there Was very beautiful temple, mentioned
by Iheoa;tus and Casullus; bat Engel in his
work on yprus (vol- !. P. LIS: and vol, ., P.
~ sa!' as ,aa ths spm p9ia1 Of Ggos & Il not
the modern town Of Atieno Is bailt
Of the remains Of kone ancient tenn
pie A few years slnce Count dc Vogue VAS
1T Cyprus. and excavated near Akcno, hoping
completing his object. General Cesnol. re-
solved 10 mako another hiAl. On the side OF
hill be dret found tombe. After digging eix
or eeven days the works Of art which had been
Phnnician, suddenly became Greek and Ro-
MN. and were found three feet below the
se1es es be dssf 9sgad .gsn .h. 81 1ns ans
Of Ph@nician ars- Tho occupants Of the
island had al chosen tho szzne site for their
cemetery, only that the Grecks and Romans,
coming list, had buried their dead above tho
remains at the Phenicsaus- On approaching
tha foot Of the hill, tho spades Of bis WORK
men struck the foundations Of an old wallr
and 10! intide the wall, Ill around tho valley,
weEe rows Of statues ol Life size. etatuettes,
and colossal statues, brunzes, heads, bas-re-
offerings. Besides settling the position OF an
Gent Eflrra and thna making csnnt1ihntion