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which were in a very thriving condition, 
when he was seized by the troops of 
this adventurer, and carried off to the 
capital of the province. These barba- 
rians not only destroyed the plantations 
of M. Bonpland, but they massacred 
some of the Indians who had attached 
themselves to M. B., from the urbanity 
of his character and his prosperous lit- 
tle establishment. After being kept in 
the quality of physician, or rather pri- 
soner, for some period at Assumption, 
the capital, he was sent to another dis- 
tant district as inspector of some com- 
mercial arrangements between Peru and 
Paraguay. It is yet hoped that this 
eminent traveller may be able to finish 
the botanical labours of his journey, and 
return to Europe. The French Go- 
vernment have used considerable exer- 
tions to procure the release of this gen- 
tleman; and the brave Bolivar has also 
used his utmost efforts with the Para- 
guay Governor for the same purpose. 
Diorama at Paris.—The French pa- 
pers speak very highly of a Diorama 
representing the interior of Rosslyn 
Castle, which will, of course, find its 
way to this country as soon as the no- 
velty begins to abate in the good city. 
Medals found in France.—The ex- 
cavations for antiquities, at Famars 
were resumed on the 23d of August 
in the orchard of the chateau. The 
most interesting discoveries made in 
these buildings were, a small statue of 
Minerva in bronze, clasps of the same 
metal very well executed, and two ivory 
combs of curious workmanship. On 
the 25th of September, a very precious 
discovery crowned the labours with a 
degree of success beyond the most san- 
guine hopes: At the foot of the main 
wall which encloses the Hypocausta, 
discoyered in 1813, there were found 
two bronze vases filled with silver me- 
dals. The first, of around form, and 
coyered with a bronze patrea, contained 
3,920; the second, of a more elliptical 
shape, and furnished with a handle, 
contained 2,658 : and 3,377 were found 
in a third vase of an elegant form, and 
which was preserved whole. The total 
number of silver medals is 9,955. These 
coins, which were in excellent preser- 
vation, are from the age of Augustus to 
that of Constantius. A considerable 
number, especially the more recent, are 
as brilliant as if they had just come from 
the mint. It would be difficult to fix at 
present the value of this treasure; we 
can however state that several reverses, 
mentioned as rare by Mionnet and 
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other authors, are in great numbers. 
This is considered to be the most im- 
portant discovery of the kind made in 
the department of the north, 
To the above interesting notice we 
subjoin the following, extracted from 
the Petites Affiches de Valenciennes of 
Saturday, the 9th ult. :— 
A second important discovery has just 
taken place at Famars, at the moment 
when the shareholders of the excavations 
spontaneously doubled their shares, On the 
7th of October, at ten in the morning, four 
vases of terra cotta, filled with silyer Roman 
medals, were discovered at six paces dis- 
tant from those found before, and at the 
foot of the same wall. The first contained 
1,065, the second 1,923, the third 1,412: 
these three vases were of red earth, with 
only one handle; the fourth, a very large 
one of an orbicular form, contained alone 
5,115 medals ; total 9,515; which added to 
the 9,955 found on the 25th of September, 
make the astonishing number of 19,470 sil- 
yer medals found at Famars in less than 
a fortnight. What hopes: for. the future! 
One of the red vases is_ perfectly whole. 
The medals of the last discovery are larger 
than those of the first; they are all radiated 
heads ; among them are the effigies of Bal- 
binus, Pupienus, Gordianus Pius, Philippus 
senior and junior, Otacillia, Severa, Traja- 
nus Decius, Herennia Etruscilla, Hostili- 
anus, Trebonianus Gallus, Volusianus, Ca- 
rinus, and others, with a great variety of 
different reverses. The partakers in the 
excavations at Famars are informed that the 
distribution of the lots of medals will take 
place next week. 
Egyptian Sarcophagus. —It is an- 
nounced, that there has arrived at 
Marseilles a magnificent. sarcophagus, 
brought from Alexandria, and found in 
the ancient sepulchres of Memphis, near 
the valley of the Pyramids, .in a well of 
more than sixty feet in depth. The 
lower part of this monument is eight 
feet long, about two and. a half high, 
and three and a half at its greatest 
width. It is covered with a number of 
hieroglyphics, mythological figures, and 
symbols, executed in a superior manner, 
in ingrailing. This large and superb 
piece weighs. more than 3,000. kilo- 
gramms. The lid, the workmanship of 
which is not less .remarkable, weighs 
nearly as much. The two parts, placed 
in different, conveyances, were imme- 
diately sent to Paris.. The body is of a 
deep green, resembling the colour of 
bronze, marked with spots of a rich 
dark red... Besides these spots, -uni- 
formly spread over it, the lower part is 
variegated in three or four places, with 
broad stripes of bright yellow, like that 
