New-York tribune., 1876-04-22
DR. SCHLIEMANN'S EXPLORATIONS N
SICILY.

DR.. Schlemann sends to The London AHenGun
hi, first report of his excavations the site Of the old
Carthazinlan city OF Motye little Island now called
san Pantacc off the port OF Asrsala on the western
coast OF Sicily The island, which Is small and na and
sbout two miles from th. Shore is only u miles IN cir
c,lmfercnce. Dr. schomann thus describes il;
II 4, covered with vineyards, celebrated Tor their de-
irons vine snd nhabted by 10 families OF peasants
which, by contnlai iuternarrasoS have al become
closely related and constitute now, 10 speak only ono
iars fany This island the site Of the powerful
SssIv Of ia edfces and tse wealth Of its inhabitants
sat fragments Of pottery, the ruins OF two gates and
the remains OF tAo oircutHal, are no" tue only
monuments ez Of 'Gs 5sya espGGS" s5s y,aS SG o
Syracuse, the eldor Dionysus wao attacked II
W. s ss ne fer}V entn9alt Was used To- tne arst
hs s.ms revolution As 700 ycars later Was produced
powder. Tn gigantic engine OF destruction 80
frightened the Csrthaginlan general, Himiicon, who
had with large feet to the assistance q
Motyc tuat he returned To Carthage and left tue doomed
ciy 70 its Tate Tne lnhaOltsns neYeftheless M
10 mako he OC defense and Tor long tue baied az
tho eKorts ol the yrant, who became 40 cIsPcra'ed
thai. nj last he succeeded In Et0rnlng te place. l
put to death tie whole population without difference OF
sex age ana crucihod AL the Greeks who were 0uhd
fore Motye fell again into hands of the Carthagni:
but it appsafs that IL was only partly rebuilt an
aftervarG entirely abandoned, its now inhaDtaAs
having bean transferred to tie new city Of yOacuh OF
wGicl M'rsila marks the slte. , ,,,. -,
BY tne desire of 3 BonsaI, the learned Minister VI
Public Instruction. and In the interest OF science, have
made archaeological ressGroaeS MOtyc for one week,
with nineteen wOrknen hs result being prove that tue
houses were built OF s-dred bricks Joined with cement
found the southeast the RUNS on
arge hOuse the walls Oi which consisted partly o brok
partly OF stones Joined with cemsnt and latcr3octed
Dy square columns 6l2 feet high, most OF which were
nionOllths, and showed remnants OF the stueco Tlm
Hnlcn they had boon covered. 40 found there
and where fragments OF muchdecays Dorio columns
porous stone but none OF them ia Sifa All tae hOus
floors Of layer Of stones joined with cement anu
covered vita very thick layer OF chalk
Ths Fragments OF pOgtery are OF two hinis, rough
unpantCd PAbuician and pan.cd Creek, WLIcn Iatsot
sploniidy made, and seem TO belong u tHe Do.t
cpocn OF the mic art. All made on tke pOtses
leaves doubt that A0tye did not exist Tor Dhs
time. This IA also confirmed oT the sna accuulaVn
Of household remains. If the sSn h2I Dat oAlNu 4VI
century thc dcpth O these ruins would sheN dRsieht
proportions. may nj the reader thsi 1he dep Vi
the artificial rubbish at Troy amounts 10 % ieot -
| found no yostigo OF iron. Bronze AffonheauS "ip
found hers In great abundance they are Ol Two Ans'
some in the rm OF small, very pointed ~ 'Hus'
three sharp edges and have three pa S - a.
To make extraction from thc wounds impossolei lHo
others la the fonn OF miniature ~ncss. ihs iViihc
Justly attributed 10 the SYrhcusan3, hcncdl AtIVH
heads BENG constantly found At SYRACUSE tho iatIi az
copper nails and number OF copper c9!Ds 4i
which, however, only three or four are IL q tOlei5''
stale or preservation.
Dr. SoAsmaun in conclusion, denies statement "n"A
Is repeated, We believe By Nc Wendell Philips, IN '
lecture on The Lost Arts"
may add that POlyaenuss statement that the CaI'Ia
ginans communicated from tnls western ceast Ol o,I
with Carthage by means Oi sort oi tFlegiphe 10 &
aud kud OF telescope, calied by hin +" StOpf@' ~
PHYSICAL ImpossblIty, for the distance u loo miss s
account OF The OF the globe, neither tle AIs
coast be disceEed from herr the sicllsh oV.
Africa. Ii would be dlneren, II bOth Mot!o '"'
Carthage were 10000 feet high.