, 1880-05-21
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.


| A report III the London Times of April 10
snys: A lecture WIS delivered on Wcdnes-
dny by Prof. 4. Marlettr, N. A., before tic
members of the Crystal Tatace Conlpany's
School Of Arts, Science, and Literature ~,
"rhe Remarkable Dlscoycryo Of the Scrapeunl
Of Memphis" by The brother of tic lecturer,
now hts Exccllcncy Nfnrlcttc pnsl,a. Aftcr
son,o introductory observations, the lecturer
proceeded to say tint II. Marietta cngerly
volunteered to follow tho track of Lord
l'rutll,oe, after wnr.ls fourth Duko OF North
cumberland, md Of Tattan, to collect for
Frnnca what Coptte and Syrtac manuscripts
I'M, cscnpel tho investigation at tho two
great English, travellers, and, after inquiry,
tho French Government did not hcaItnto 10
accept Ills services. Iii August, 1850, the
young savant left France for Egypt. III
Alexandria llo was surprised to find lying
III tic gardens of European residents n great
number Of sphinxes III limestone, covered
with ancient Greek Inscriptions. lie was
informed that they lia.t all como FROM Snkka-
rall, the site OF the ancient Memphis and had
bcen found III ttlu desert nlNl l,u concluded
that they could not but l,e connected with
EKyptlan snilctanriSs. Ul reaee'(i,g cnIro,
August1 Alarlgtto plneesl llllselE III c0niln,i-
Mtcntioil with 1.tliant ley. WHO volunteered TO
guido him T.. his expedition. Having visited
isS ii tho n,i!lst Of Which they stalat, he pro-
ceeacl Il, Sakknrafl. md. willis awulting tho
arrival OF his friend he mnden Typographical
survey Ut tho necrnmlis. llu Hurposed re.
fur years. ,ile remembered 4 passage il
Strabo. In which tic ol4 gcograplier, who
wns born sixty years i. e., spOke Of TIC Ser1l-
pcun Of Memphis he!ng paceal Mt. tho en-
| france of the Lybun Desert, nIld being cOn-
stahtly threatened with invasion from the
sand.
Soon afterwards his foot struck against
| what proved to be Iitlntlon table ScMlptured
hoSr il Ct a oyhtAps hay1t M Ms @ cdcs Il nS% E sR M
tho tomb Of Apis which must contain So
lnany scientific treasures could not be fur
OF, and l,e deterlnincd to seek for the Sern-
scripts was Ktyen up, nnd lii I ers.llt md
Apis, rs old rs tho worship OF tho divine
bull, Ind two homes, In ono OF which, he
Where % lie reposea aitor ' bis ieati, anlcr UNI liz
name uf OsOrnpts or Serapis. !1U wns pre-
pared to find tho Inter rl,lnlerea Of It's
treasure, as 1t was. BY the early Christians.
archaeological aud histoflcal trelssi1y, whicIl
wnH fur more! valuable. than nlly amount of
silver and gold. lle commenced Ills labors
IL the desert with n se0rp Of fc1alIs. sonlo
OF tic, salMl. x second sphinx sooi,
rewarded their labor, mid others
followed to the number of twenty-onc., They
! formed Il few OF tlInSb which constituted MI
avenue nf Hphinxns 1T tho Iniltlt1 of Il vast
necropolis. The avenue wouMl its crooked
way between ynst funeral monuments. Tho
labor .ontallMl might be gathered, from tho
fact that while tfe spl,lnxca first discovered
face, the others were found ut q deptl! Of Ie-
tween sixty md seventy feet. AT Inst tho
1S5th sphinx was brought to light Mt n spot
wlere tlle 81 avenue turnGd @ to the right At nj,
on vigorously. In spite of enormous dIllicul.
ties, which tho lecturer detailed Mt sunle
length. One day olovel Of the laEorers wcro
buried under MI avalanche ct sn,sd, and were
tho neghborlng Villages ordered that alI sup.
fellaha wero forbidden, to worjs for him,
hit III spite Of these and various other iii I'll.
cst authorities In Cairo to desst, which l,e
dlsrcgnrdet, te persuver0tl. After tho 14lst
sphinx }lnh been secured. Il spnclous dF0n0H,
paved with fine tAestone4s. wis discovered
c!Dyen Greek statues ut poets, philosophers,
md law gtvIrs, Atlu 1t stripped the explorers
why. lie determined OH y now departure
and sooh cae ~ Na On shspf asE td te roy
", tho Inst but. two Of, the Indigenous
wcle9me Indication to tho young explorer
Tint lio was ol' l., tho rightt trick; but The
A'nt@it n.of.A w WY H'ss az '.t't w tt'ho
new direction. lie tiid 10 y the west, aud
t%o qt'!er !insp Giapes weFG sise9ysfea t pnG t ~
Ihe inter %t.s T.. .cltlsy; II. t!lc fMrincr stoo!!
statae 9t APIS IN st1no ,,l WIN the solnr dlse
before % i;ls hnriss; . i!!e statue, beiore Which
AiaSander tllo Great, Gleopntra, and Cirsai
must llAvo passed. ntiM w!llelt must !lnye
witnessed tho Inst soonl, rites OF tho tune
Tnls Of APIS, was now ~ on5sct Of ntlnira:
tloa at ule Louvre. tAiohE DDth sitteS 9f
paved causewny ran n Will s!x feet high
q go sie cnIGssa Tpe sc ~
animals; \ peaeock, six feet high, carrying
natfs sI;it @I;t slp't gSfIc ta teaek lihsss
nil led BY chil,lrcn--a plltrnlx with 4 w01naa's
hea;t, ilol,s witl. strai,go fHcsS; ali SAMPLES
ceIyett ceIt by the Greek mind.
The work Was carried on n most trying
clreun!staliceg. All sorts .nt lr,pcAlinents
were thrown III the way Of the lntefatiKnblg
AIslneoloElst, bug they sere Ent aver, ILlnll
o'hcnls arrived from Ca!r0 Will. prohibitions
which l,e contrivGd to Disregard. When his
lnb4rH were fountl to je crowned Will sue
cess, tho EEyptlnll authorities claimed tl0l!
fruit; but tie monuments ha Ind discovered
II IL, i.fx