The New York herald., 1851-09-27


Of Essr-Hsddon - the king by whom they had
been transplantsd. Many Of the drawings and in
scriptions which have been recently brought by Mr.
dayard nom MinevSn Tasss .etes 70 tae son OF
MIA, and Armenia-though, as his arms never pene-
trated to the westward, he has been unnoticed in
Scripture history, and under the son of this king,
who is named Saracus or Sardanapalus by the
Greeks, Nineveh seems to have been destroyed
One of the most interesting matters come ,ted
with this discovery Of the identity of the Assyran
kings is the prospect, amounting almost to GER
tainty, thai we must have in the bas reefs Of Khor
sabad and Koyunjik representations from the chisels
Of contemporary artists, not only Of Samsria, but
of that Jerusalem which contained the Temple of
Solomon. have already identified the Samari-
tans among the groups Of captives portrayed upon
the marbles of Khorsabad; and when shall have
accurately learned the locality Of the different bas-
not doubt but that shall Be able to point out the
bands Of Jewish maidens who were delivered to
Senna,herb, aad perhaps to distinguish the por-
traiture of the humbled hezekiah.
P.S.-lt will be seen that in the above sketch |
have left the question of the Upper Assyrian dynasty
altogether untouched. The kings whom have
identified, and who form what is usually called the
Lower Assyrian dynasty, extend over period from
about &c. 740 to 600. Antecedent to Shalmaneser
there must have been, think, an interregnum. At
any rate, although Shalmaneser's father seems to
Of connecting his line with the Upper Assyrian
dynasty. or that dynasty, we have the names Of
about fifteen kings; but have never yet found
nor ndeed DO expect to syn
their chronology. Implicitly as l believe in the
honesty, and admirng as do the general accuracy,
of Herodotus, should be inclined to adopt his limi
tation Of $40 years for the duration of the Assyran
Empire-a calcula lion which would fix the institu-
ton Of the monarchy at about BIC. l,l26 and would
bring down the date of the earliest marbles now in
the museum to about BIC. 1000. But, at the same
time, decline, without further evidence, commit
ting myself to any definite statement on this
subject.
The Public Debts and Standing Armies OF
the European States.
From the Kolner ZeitungJ
The paper money now in actual circulation in Eu-
rope represents a value of l,26I, ,423, $50 dollars.
The total of the pablo debt is by far larger; il
amounts to 1885,, ,os6,OOO dollars. Great Britain,
half of this gigantic burden, viz, 5,0O0,0OO,O00
dollars. The British army numbers l29, 900 men;
the fleet is composed of 67S vessels, with $4,000
guns. The detail of the debts and armies of the
other European States il as follows
Spain-Debt, 81 ,300, 900 900; army, l60, 1000 mem
feet, so vessels, with 72l guns.
Austris-Debt, 81, 100 100000; fleet, l56 vessels
Gncludipg gunboass,) with 600 guns
Russia aud Poland-Debt, S733 100000 army,
1oo, ,Ooo men; fleet, It's vessels and 40 gunboats,
with 1000 guns
The Netherlands--Debt, s73I, 600 900; army,
$4,000 men feet, I25 vessels, with $500 guns.
Prussia-Debt, $ls0, 900 army, l2l 900 men
(war footing, 1000 men;) feet, AZ vessels and
sphuUs rrsneenDe5s, Deb 1ss 900 ooo army s5es
men feet, 32S vessels, with 5000 guns.
Belgium Debt, $l65, 0O0. 600 army, 9O,OOO men
feet, vessels, with 30 guns
Portugal-Debt, $l60,000,000; army, $4,000
men; feet, SO vessels, with 700 guns.
Papal States $l20 100000 army, $1,000
men fleet, vessels, with "a guns.
Sardinia-Debs, sl20, ,00O, 900; army, 49, 900 men;
feet, co vessels, with 800 guns.
Naples-Debt, $l00, 100000; army, IS, 900 men
feet, Is vessels, with 49, guns.
Bavaria-Debt, $s2 0o0, 600; army, 81 900 men.
Denmark-Debt, $4,000; army, 10000 men;
Saxony-Debt, s43, ,50O, 900; army, $4,000 men.
Turkey-Debt, 4O, 900 600; army, 100000 men;
fee:, Go vessels, with 800 guns.
City Of Hambutg-Debt, s3i,0OO,00O; army,
Grand Duchy Of Baden--Debt, sss, 900 600; army,
$4,000 men.
Hanover-Debt, CSC, 1865, 900; army, q, 900 men.
Wurtemberg-Debt, S2s,OO00O0; army, $1,000
Greece-Debt, s25, ,OOO, 600; army, $500 men;
feet, "a vessels, with l3l guns.
Grand Dutchy Of Mecklenburg. .Schwerin-Debt,
$40 GOO 600; army, 400 men.
Grand Dutchy OF Tuscany-Debt, 100000 900;
army, IL, 900 men; fleet, 10 vessels, with Is guns
City Of FrankfOrt-Debt, s7,OO0,OO0; army, 300
men.
Du.chy of Brunswick-Debt, s6,sOa,OOo; army,
5000 men.
Grand Dutchy of Hesse- Darmstadt Debt, So
100000; army, 1900 men
iSies'oi"' AAoeoe-Deoe, So,oVV,VVV, "rmy, ii,VV
City of Lubeck-Debt, 90, ,O0O, 900; army, 49O men,
Dutchy Of Saxe-Weimar-Debt, 100000; army,
Dutchies Of schleswig and Holsten-Deb., sl,-
1000; no army; no navy.
Dutcby Of Anhslt Dessau and Koethen-Debt,
81, SOC, 600; army, 700 men.
City Of Bremen-Debt, s3,OOo,OOo; army, 500
Dutchy Of SAKE COburg C Go.ha- Debt, s2,556,OoO;
army, 200 men.
Dutchy Of sa1e-Meinin gcn-Dcbs, s2,5oO,ooo;
arTr, 400 men,
Datcby ofNas,au Debt, $1,000. 900; army, $500
Dutchy Of fPama-Debt, q, 100000; army, 5000
men.
Duschy of Anhalt Bernburs-Debt, $500, 900;
Dutchy of saxeAltenburg-Dsb sl,sOo,Ooo;
army, 200 men.
NoIway-Debt, 81 100000 army, 2s,seo men;
feet, l60 vessels, with $50 guns
Grasd Dutchy OF Oldenburg-Debt, sl,20O.000;
army, 600 men.
Landgravste of IIessc IIOmburg Debt, $4,000;
army, 800 men.
Piincipaliiy Of schwa rrburs- Rudolstadt--Dsbt.
Principally of Schwarzburg- -Sondershausen =
Deb, SIC, 600; army, $50 men.
Danubian Principalities No debt; annual tri-
bu:e to Turkey, 3,OoO,oOO piastres; army, o,soO
servia-No debt; tribute, 100000 piastres;
army, 1900 men
sw.den.-No debt; army, $4,000 men; feet, $40
vessels, with2 400 guns.
Dutchy Of Modcna.-No debt; army, 8 500 men.
PrinciIality Of Lippe Detmold-No debt; army,
so men.
Grand Dutchy OF Mecklenburg streltr.-NO
debt; army, eco men.
princiI atty Of Reuss.-No debt; army, 7i5 men.
Principally Of Lippe- e-Schaunburg No deot;
army, $50 men.
Piirerality Of waldek.-.No debt; army, $50
men.
prinepality OF Lichtens.ein debt; army, 90
men.
sm all number Of when only is in actual service.
Rtpablc Of san Marino No debt, and no army
miscellaneous.
SIR WILLIAM rARkE expired st his scat, Dunaly
In the county Of Sligo, on the lst inst, after pro
traeted illness, aged %. He, for many years. filed
the ofice Of Deputy Lieutenant and Justice Of the
It ace for the county OF sligo. and WAS formerIv