EXCAVATIONS AT XANTHUS. 13 



having been drowned when bringing stores on 

 shore from the Isabella, a little schooner at- 

 tendant on the Beacon, which had been sent 

 to the mouth of the river to land necessaries 

 for the use of the excavating party. 



Captain Graves remained at Xanthus during 

 the four following days, occupied with his officers 

 in ascertaining the weight, &c, of the antiquities 

 proposed to be carried away, and the means of 

 transport. The result was unfavourable as re- 

 spected the Beacon, which proved unequal to 

 the task, the expedition not having been pro- 

 vided with sufficient means, and the ship not 

 being large enough. Nevertheless, as the work 

 so far had given a promise of rich treasures, 

 should the excavations be proceeded with, it was 

 resolved to continue the operations until the 1st 

 of March. And the result proved the wisdom of 

 the determination ; for the greater part of the 

 Xanthian marbles, now in the British Museum, 

 were brought to light during the interval, and 

 carefully cased to be carried away by ships pro- 

 vided with sufficient means ; a duty which was 

 afterwards performed most efficiently by the 

 Monarch and Medea. During the two months 

 in which the excavations were carried on, Sir C. 



