New-York tribune., 1876-11-20
DOM PEDRO AT TROY.

Extract from letter rom DR.. Schltemdnn In IM London
Times under date OF Dardaneiies, Oct H.
Having been officially requested by the Turk
accompany His Majesty Dom Pedro H. to the Troad,
left my excavations at Mycen@ on the 9th and arrived
sunday the 18th inst, at 6:30 a. NJ by the Austrian ian
steamer Aquia Imperiae Of which Capt Tereg Is the
commander in company with Her Majesty the EMPRESS @
the Comtesso de Barra the Visc0nde de BON ketrO tne
Comte de Gobineau now French Embassador at
German scholar, whose occupation is to assist the
Emperor in his scientific researches The Impress
not being able to stand the fatigue OF long rides
and the Cotesse de Barra descended here at the
house of Mrs BTun where the Austrian Consul Mr
Xanthoponlus had prepared apartments ior the eNteu
visitors. had the honor OF accompanying the Emperor
and the res s O s PaTy X e horses sood
ready for all Of u.s. The GoveInorGeneral OF the Aren't
pelago had sent his hrst drag0man ahd potea agemt
n Didymos as well as colonel ana captain, az VII, "en
eight gendarmes, to accompany His Majesty ln seeing
His Majesty remarked that were II not Tor ths current %
the ava of the scamander would long since nave smut
sthmus. Having ef TO our right the tumuli when the
tradition Of antiquity indicates as the tolnbs OF
which has at present but little water, 1t mol
having rained here for ten months, ana WehI
showed TO His Majesty the ancient bed oi the Scalnader
now called Kaifatli-asnak ana the sun very utcp
ancient bed of the SmOis, now called Dnbeksou Which
formerly flowed here 10y rght angie INTO tne Sc.i &
der whereas having been made TO Dranch o, unto
several channels To serve numerous Waerhllis, IL ois
immense aud always npassaDe sWhnps, AZ @ I'm
His Majesty examined my excavations WIN ihc VoiS
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tons from the HAD" which he appears To know almost
entirely heart All the in LEGATIONS which Homer gives
for the topography of Ium present III MS mind
and he found that on tine whole the situation OF issark
agreed with them but IN his opinion, the Two iaIee
springs, the sources Of the scamander' tue one
with hot the other with cold water, at whch
Hector was killed by Achilles, were necessary 70
establish identity. And these two springs OF not
and cold water from which the Scamander originates
exist not here, hut az distance OF 90 miles, near the
summit of Mount ida, the Emperor was RELUCTANT 10
give at once his decision 10 the Identity 0i Hissark
with the Honeric Gium | am quite az a loss tO say
which astons ned more, the Empcrors deep learning
or his really wonderful memory. WIN rcfcrence 10 the
dispute as the existence OF what CAL the Scfdl
Gaze had no difficulty Ina showing 90 His Majesty tlat
passage to the OF the gate really exists and at
IL blocked up. not by wal of stones, but Oy Tue run
bish which had lett ia sitH merely IN order 10 prove
te large mansion 20 the north OF the cate OYER
laid by pOsteriOr prehistoric palace because htu
been afraid tuat statements would OtherWlse meet
with ncrrdny. When aftcrward We came 70 ihe sacri-
neal altar showed To the Emperor the rmnahis oi s
peesta of uubunt bricks, which had been destroy Dy
the Winter rains, the remnants OF the large sap Wilh
which covered, and which had been broken by tne
villagers a. well the large sacrncal stone, cur our III
form uf crescent which had been rent asundcr 10y the
and ay now on the ground half buried IN tne ruDDl;h
H Mae-ty was very Indignant at the VANDALISM Vi the
present Trojans