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morning, the spire of the beautiful 
cathedral at Rouen was struck by 
lightning.—This being market-day at 
Calais, we went into the market: the 
fruit-women had long gold ear-rings, 
with necklaces and crosses.—Went to 
the church, to hear Mr. Elliott, an 
Englishman, play the organ: in this 
church there is a statue of St. Lawrence 
holding a common gridiron,—he was 
roasted alive on one.—At half-past 
ten we went on-board the Talbot 
packet: the night was very dark, and 
the wind high. We bade adieu to 
France, and at eleven were under 
weigh. There were only fifteen pas- 
sengers on-board, all of whom retired 
to their beds, but very soon after the 
effects of a heavy sea were felt, and 
all on-board, I believe, suffered dread- 
fully from sickness. We had a tre- 
mendous gaie of wind: the dead- 
lights were put out, and all the casks 
of water were thrown overboard, to 
lighten the vessel. 
_ Sunday, 15th.—At five in the morn- 
ing we were in sight of Margate. I 
was then so ill that I could scarcely 
imove my head from the pillow. I 
must speak in praise of the captain, 
who never left the deck all night, nor 
did he drink any thing : L was informed 
of this by alady on-board, whose hus- 
band had remained upon deck all 
night, and witnessed the danger we 
were in, which was at one time so 
great, that they thought of calling up 
the gentlemen to assist.—The person 
who attended in the ladies’ cabin was 
also extremely civil and obliging.—At 
Gravesend, two Custom-bouse officers 
eame on-board, and examined our 
baskets. At twelve o’clock we ar- 
rived at the ‘fower.—The steam-vessel 
consumed five chaldron of coals in the 
voyage from Calais to London. 
Thus ends a nost delightful journey 
to Paris, with sensible and agreeable 
companions, who were always kind 
tome. IT was likewise fortunate in 
having good heslth and fine weather 
the whole of the time.—I left London 
on the 16th of July, and returned on 
the 15th of September, 1822: being 
absent nine weeks. | 
——_ 
Flor the Monthly Magazine. 
LETTER from M. CAILLIAUD to the 
CONDUCTOR of the ‘“*REVUE ENCY- 
CLOPEDIQUE.” 
N my refturn to France, in the 
course of last monih, I took no- 
tice of some articles in the work of 
Incorrect Statement of M. Belzoni. 
[Deent; 
M. Belzoni, and in a passage of M. 
Raoul Rochette, in which 1 feel my-+ 
self interested. I find the details and 
designs published by M. Belzoni so 
different from those which I made and 
copied on the spot, that he must, I 
think, have executed then from me- 
mory. This suggestion occurs, also, 
when I advert to his topographical 
plans, and to that of the ruins in the 
Valley of the Oasis. The publication 
of my journeys thither has been very 
carcfully superintended by M. Jomard; 
and the architectural designs, reduced 
to an exact perspective, are exhibited 
with the greatest fidelity, though with- 
out embellishments, which were unne- 
cessary. M. Raoul Rochette is mis- 
taken, in conceiving that my journal 
applies the name of Berenice to the 
ruins of Sekket. I hayve,indeed, pub- 
lished in my work a letter of Mr, Salt, 
addressed to me, wherein he at first 
thought (Oct. 8, 1818,) that this posi- 
tion might have been. the. city of 
Berenicé: his letter, moreover, is, an- 
terior to the journey of M. Belzoni to 
the Red Sea. Even at that. time we 
had no occasion to become acquainted 
with his discoveries, in order to prové 
that Sekket is not Berenicé. 
Tam not alittle surprised that M. 
Raoul Rochette, whose. penetration 
has discovered that I am not suffi- 
ciently copious in my mineralogical 
details, is unable to ascertain. the 
crystals which I have brought to be 
real emeralds; he seems to think they 
may be tourmalines, as being, found 
in the same gangue. ‘The general qua- 
lity of these emeralds has not been 
set. forth in my work as the’ finest; 
some are of a dark green, of the variety 
of Peru; but in geueral they are of a 
pale green. 
The dimensions of the monuments 
of the Oasis, contained in my work, 
were laid down from measurement ; 
the plain sides remove all doubts as;to 
their distribution and dimensions., An 
English voyager has herein made 
some mistakes, placing certain  co- 
lumns in the Temple of KL Kharge, 
not to be found there. Ido not won- 
der at his not observing the distribu- 
tions that lie near the sanctuary, as in 
his plan he has omitted the escalier, 
by which we ascend to the temple. 
M. Raoul Rochette can only disco- 
ver in the work of M. Belzoni a 
single temple where I have placed 
oihers ; and the design of that of Sek-. 
ket bears litile resemblance, I allow, 
to 
