Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-02-05
Mlsrellameous.
Remarkable and Startling Dis
c0veries i'm flse East.

DISCOVERIES OF THE RUINS OF THE
n TOWER OF BABEL.
0 lr,om the Boston Evening Trayeler.]
3 BElRur, Monday. Dec. 8, 1856.
: EDlroR OF rHE TRAvsLEa:--Iti is near
ly two years since tha. informed you
{ readers Of The grand and instructive dis
|. cvsriss in ancient Ninevah, made b,
Mr.. Place. the French Consul in MosuI
Following up the ancient researches o
Mr.. Bolts and Mr.. Laysrd. he brough
TO light monuments of.hat long entomet
city, which equally amazed and delight.
ed the world. A man of genius and en-
thasiasm, he was encouraged by his sue
cesses-to extend his researches, which he
now closes with an achievement, which
if his opinions shall be verified. will add
I imperisha5le lustre to his name The
! Tower OF Bable was supposed to exist
only as a Biblical Souvenirs thing OF
, memory and rot oil substance. And, in.
deed. 10 many who contemplate il only
In lis audaci:y and folly, 1, seemed a myth
or . fancy only of Oriental imsg ginstive-
ness or superstition. Besides. no local
ity was assigned to the structure, except
the great plain Of Sh;nar. and no debris
or ruins rrmained as the proof of it's ver-
liable reality, ire
How surprising, then. rs discovery
il discovery it shall provs-that Titanic
structure. whose base was laid in the
earth yet soaked with the waters of the
flood. and whose summit was designed
10 pierce the very heavens! And why
not discovsred7 Nineveh has yielded up
Its secrets after burial of long centu-
'sies. Babylon. once the glory Of the
Chaidesn's exeeilency, has opened her
gates ngain, il rot to her Persian besieg
ere, a; least TO the living generation. of
oil races. and in her cylindrical books
offers her history to the worlds insp.c.
lion. What remained for discovery ia
the wreck aud ruin Of the old world, but
Babel. that mighty tower which was de-
signed TO pierce the skies and defy sec.
ond deluge! II il seems too much for
belief, what should be thought incredi-
ole. whea Nineveh and Babylon are
brought back to the land of the liyin,
by sort of resurrection, and their mon
umsnts of art are travelling through the
nations to amaze and deligh, mankind.
Besides, there is provIdsnce to be
traced in these discoveries. They serve
not only to arouss but to instruct; thew
not only crafty the curiosity, but estab.
iish beyond all doubt and controversy
the verscity and Inspiration Of the Sa.
cred Records. The light Of pure Christi.
naay begins TO beamupon the early seats
of the human race; il is meet lha, il
should be me. BY the lights OF the remo
test antiquity.
The substance of the information
which has just been circulated relating TO
the discovery OF the rower of Babel. /
will give in few words. expecting soon
to receive fuller details. al the sa me time
remarking that the French Consul. Gene. |
raj of Beirut. Mr.. Lisseps. has received
various curious articles which were
found in the tower, which hope soon to
see and describe. | think my hand, If
not my heart. viii fairly trembte, If once
il takes hold of the shovels, the troweIs,
and the hods used by those old mssons
and builders sf
The viliuge of Ar5ela. so famous in
history for the decisive battle fought near
il by Darious and Alexander, is only
few days journey from Mosul. to which
Me. Place, wearied with the monotonous
wonders Of Nineveh, set on with his sc-
,ustomed enthusiasm in search of ne w
discoveries. ina region cele ebraled in clss-
'ical history On his way an incidsn,
secured which proves 10 what degree
be statements of history respecting the
ocaliiy sse the simple truth. The sscor;
II Mr.. Place dismoanted when they I,
cached the Il ED Of Arbels, following
he example of the Consul. who wished
o study the battle field; and This be vas
bliged to do standing. ss Turkish Ell
ue:le permits no to remain seated
. his saddle. Soon. however, he mount
d sgain. in order 10 scour the plain, and !
he Escort did the same. except a single
'ufk Of enosmoss proportions, who fol-
owed on loot, pufipg and bathed in I
~eat, Mr.. Place. pisyipg him for bis sad
light, sssked him if be did this because
e preferred walking TO riding. .sss1 IA
"By no means" ," replied The Turk; Ont i
, N unable 20 fsmoun. my horse, because
psed the hep Of stone "a order to re.
lin my stiuup. ssd who can fnd sin a
e stone in all the plain Of Gingernel- In
-, eefzp fHte t71f1}s II
(: <sf7b 1'nnf5 cfF afns51 efE sra. r.
Nov ii is we'll known that Darius en-. Il
Ioyed 400. .oJc men for many dsys nlo