The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-02-24

its women they never mix with society out
of their palace indeed, the greatest ladies
Of Persia are these who 60 out the least.
When lady leaves her house, she takes
her train of maids and eunuchs, but is never
theless accompanied by several spies and
old women, appointed by her husband to be
near her person on these occasions. When
ever woman of rank goes into the town,
which rarely occurs but at night. she pre-
ceded at the distance of a hundred PAGES by
a number of horses, and is followed by
a similar patv, both CRYING out Con-
roue! Turkish word signiiying pr0ba-
ton and forbearance, and on such an &C.
casior implying that every one must retire.
This cry is much feared in Persia, where it
is obeyed as soon as they had notice Of the
plague. F,unuchs mounted and bearing long
slaves, march between the troops ard the
lady striking at any one who may not have
retreated. This chastiscment is inflicted BY
them with mere or less violence, according
to the rank OF the female they are conduct
ing: should she be enc Of the Shah sSeraglio,
it may cost a man his life to be found i'll the
way, within the space between such pro
cession and any point whence it may be OBJ
served. The most ancient authors agree,
in neye. having see in Georgia any enc mark
ed with smallpox. The seraSllos of the
Shah have always received their chief sup
ply from the Georgians and Circassians,
whose women are celebrated tor beauty.
The parents Of these victims have themselves
offered their daughters Cor sale; and as the
price depended on beauty, every method
was tried to prcscryc II thus avarice invent
ed the art of innocuation; since which dis
covery the small pox has ceased its rayascs.
De la Motraye mentions having seen y Tins
country old women employed 10 innoculatc,
who performed the operation in very SIM
pie manner"
III eceount oftie CYtpaad T9-per &c !3atyi-
on, @aith reflections thereon.
My reader n,rst needs have curiosity to
see some aeesuatef Il City and Tower which
employed All the men in the world for y
wears in building: the scriptures informs us
that the walls Of the City were built 81 brick
instead OF stone; and cemented with glute-
nous slime or bitumen, brought from city
in the ncighborhood Of Babylon, called IS or
Hit, which binds more firmly than mortar,
and soon grows harder than brick or stcne
itself. They we're years in mailing ard
burning these bricks, each Of which WIS 50
cubits long, and thick. The whole city,
which stood on d large plain. consisted Of 80
streets, each Is miles long, whereof % went
one way and rs the other, di. city Crossing
each other at right angles. Ihc walls were
every way prodigious; they we're in thickness
81 feet, and in height $50; These walls
were drawn found the city in form Of an OK
act square. In eycIy side Of this great square
were % gates, that is 100 in all, which were
OF solid brass.--,h lie walls were surrounded
on the outside with a vast ditch inll OF wa
ter: Benjamin lew Of 'rudcla, i'll his time
rary, written in about the year OF our LORD
Il70, tells us, THAT ne was upon the place
where this city formerly stood, and found II
wholly desnlate and destroyed. Only some
ruins Of Nebuchadneazar's palace was still
remaining, but men were afraid to go near
them, by reason ot many scrpents and scor-
pions that were then in tho place"
AS for the tower, il was built OF the same
materials as above mentioned, and was 10000
tathoms. or II miles hight consisted OF
square towers, one above The ether, gradual
" descending in breadth, which, with the
windiRg of the stairs from top 70 bottom, ~.
the outside, gave il resemblance O! d PR
amid.
This is Babylon The glory Of kingdoms
The beauty OF the Chaldean cxce,lency Bat
alas, how is she fallen Fallen from The
height ii masnificence into the abyss Of con-
fusion What was once the object Of ui.i
Versal admiration is now spectacle IF as
constituent and horror.
Ike palace where majesty sat enthroned
like some terrestrial deity, is an heap Of rub
bish, no longer distinguished by an air OF su
superior elegance. but BY stronger and more
melancholy marks Of departed dignity
Where the MOBILES Of that sumptuous court
traiied along thu marble pavements with
their robes Of purple aud embroidery; there
the crested snake Kisses, or the fierce inyep-
omed adder glides.
How changed is tie hospitahle hall, and
how disgraccd the room Of state The FIRST
afforded constant and cordial reception to
the welcome guests; in the last, the great
king gave audience 20 his cringing, his ador-
ing yasSals. Now thornS oyerrun the Cir
conference, and dcsolation sits in the
threshold Of them both.--Where are the
roofs Of IVORY, painted with vermillion, and
adorned Win sculpture The ratlieut rays
whose lamps Of FURNISHED silver, pendant in
many blazing row, yields light as from an
other SKY Swept from Their foundations,
They lie clotted with dctiling Girr, or clash
ing bfiars. Music no longer polls her har-
mony through tie wide and extended apart
mem; but the night owl nesting in some
clefts Of the ruins, screams her harsh and
poitentous dissonance. icy no longer leads
up the sprightly dance amidst the lustre Of
that artificial day; but tie solitary bat fits in