The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-17

hHRyI, Dec. 8, 1859.
speJy two Year, s,nce that in'or med your read
era Of the grand ard Instructive discoveries In ancient
Nuevsh usSe by Mr.. Place, the French Consul Ia NO
sui Following up the researches Of Mr. B,tta aud Mr.
embed chy, which equally amazed and delighted the
world. man Of gerius and enthusiasm, he wns en-
ssuss by h% 70 snnd n %,ss ss
opinions rhal be verified, will add imperishaoe luslre
nii name The Tower OF Babel WAS supposed TO exist
cry az Biblical souvenh-a thing of memory and not
oi subs,spce. And, indeed TO many who contemplated
htnly in ~ audsci'y and folly seemed myth or
inrcy oily OF Oriental magiuatveness or supersVton
pefides no locality was assigned 70 the structure excep
the great plain Of Shnar and debris ruins remained
as the proof Of It's veritAbe reality.
How eurprisipg then. It's discovery, II discovery IL
,hsn prove-tbat Titanic structure, whose base was
laid in the earth yet soaked with the waters OF the
hood, and whore sun init was designated 70 pierce
the very heavensl And why NOT diecovere3 uneven
has yielded s secrets after burial OF long centures
Baby lon once the glory or the Cbadeaus exoeliency,
has opened her gates again-f not 70 her Persian be
,egerr at least to the living generation Of all
In her cy Under boots Oilers her bhtory to the worlds
inspection What remained for discovery In the wreck
and ruin Of the Old World but Babel that mighty tower,
which was designed TO pierce the ikes, and defy SO
tergeH II seems too much for belief what 81 ou'd
brought back the land OF the living by sort of resur
rection, and their monument Of art are travelling
through the pa,iops to amaze end delight mar kind
Beuides there providence 10 be traced in these die
coveries They not only but to instruct
they 10. only crafty the curiosity but establish beyond
all esuht and controversy the vsrac and o.
10 beam upon the carly sests Of the human race;
meet that should be met by the light OF the rem oes
antiquity.
The substance Of the information which has Just been
circulated relating 10 the discovery Of the Tower Of Babel
Will give In few words, expecting soon TO receive fulhr
Seails at the time remarkng that the French Oon
tu General OF Beirut Mr. Lesseps, has received various
curious articles which found In the tower which
my heart will s.iry tremSe once il takes hold Of the
sbovels the rowe and the hods used BY those old ma
sons and builders.
csve battle fought by Darius and Alexander Ia
Only few days' journey from Mosu to which Mr. Place,
wearied with the monotonous wonders OF Nnevsn SCI
OF with bis accustomed enthusiasm IN search or new
discoveries, IN region olebraed in classical history
On hi: way Incident occurred which proves to what
degree the statements of history respeo ing the LOCALITY
mounted when they reached the field Of Arbela, fol-
loving the example Of the Consul who wished - study
tie battle field and this he obliged to do standing
Turkish etiquette permits no one to remain seated
in his saddle Soon, however, be mounted again, In
order to ,cOur NE plain and the escort ao me s same o
lowed on foot putting and osthed In sweat. Mr. Place,
pity ing him for his sad plight asked him he did this
"By no means, replied the Turk; but AN unable to
remount my horse because need the help Of stone In
order to regain my srrup and who eau lind single
Now II s we'll known that Darius employed three hun
bred thousand for many days in leveng this plain
~ e centre M o old
battle Geld Of Arbea rises hill Of colossal dimensions
whose objec. the party vanly copestured thinking
night be a tomb, or s triumphsl monument, or more
likely both. Unfortunately they had not time TO examine
It, nor the appliances neces,ary for exploring H..
Passing on Nj, Place and hi. party ct length dscSv
vertsble remains Of the Tower Of Babe the wonder
of wonders. and the grandest spectacle which the
eyes Of men contemplate in this ago Of the
world. The proud tower. which was bull. in den
Of Heaven and aimed to pierce the very skies has
Iost IN The scur,e Of ages it, cloud Ieschins elevation
bot the two which remain 80 high that they may be
seen for City or sixty miles around. The base OF the
tower qusdrangusr, and each eide about six hundred
feet long. The tower maee Of bricks Of the purest
clay and Of vhite color, which ID little shaded with
yellow tint Under clear sun, and ~ whole, this an
blending Of coors which sets the painters pallet t
defiance Before being baked the brick had been cover
cd with characters traced with the accuracy Of the hand
OF q wrtnr master. Near the top Of the letters the
straight strokes adorned with foushes resembling
he head. e. nails All wa; neat rssTsr sp az snce
oAllgrsphy Affirm toAt the fathers OF the human race
wrote better hand than their children.
Another curious tact arrested the attention o. the
exploring party. The sacred record runs thus;-"Auo
Il came 10 pass ss they journeyed from the East
,n,t they found plain in the valley o, snins,, And
Co 10, let make brick, and burn them thoroughly and
they had brick for sope or instead Of stone and slime
bad they for mortar" Modern sceptos may ask, where
could these builders obtain all this bitumen for vast
Quantity must have been demanded to meet the wants OF
80 mary uowes. tbs . singular coincidence that MT
Place discovered fountain at small distance from the
tower, whose flow IN such abundance n aimoit
form river The stream would force It's way into
river the vicinity, did not the people hasten TO stop
gully wait I'LL the Gre Ia extingushcd for the want or
sment Thus the Old fountain attn pours out inexhnus
these old Builders In their vst enterprise Bumcn also
ADDS 10 The durability o. bricks, as well Is firmly oon
soldstes them 10 masonry Could anything be added &c
6ons in Aisyria become Biblical oorolaries, and new
proofs are never wanting Of old truths
Among the Interesting discoveries OF Mr.. Place were
IN rold. silver
ard also upon . metal now unknown, and which has
somewhat Of the appearance OF ivory II has b.en sub
mted 10 he experiments OF an intelligent methurgs
arj its qualities viii ,oon be seertaned.
Some very curious photographs. taken By tue exper
ton, completed their abors, one OF vhi,n was Of lhc
ruins OF the palace Of the famous Queen semirams. Th
ancient monument, situated on tho height OF mountain
rasci by the hands OF men. overlooks the awful sell
, sV tines Isrsep ,bsn AXE ceuevs.
nh not strange that a gentleman who had seen and
handled Of the articles brought from the Tower OF
Babel by Mr. Place should be excited ~ be says he w1
IL relation 10 archs illogical take the liberty 10
norm you that have just seen the Oldest things OF TIC
oid World Indeed DO NOT know that should be more
turpDod By seeing the fragments OF the ark ITSELF Fancy
70 yourself tt have asI touched and held In my hane,
ard turned asd turned assn In every way, litilo NOR
ccsu Of The Tower o; Pabel This vinket OF moulded
cl.y Illustrated and baked by the Of Noah, has
pared from the plain Of shnsr 10 the chapel OF ~
Mtsmn, and the fruit 81 The strokes OF the hammer 10
sol 70 whom am Indebted for sight At this precious
little rer about which cluster 90 many grand souvenirs
VII only atd THAT your resSers .sh 70 obtain sas
nci and sccursie idea Of the region referred to- In which
lies tho hattie nsd o. Arbes and the plain OF shinn,
they should oren their alas ard survey the country be
tween Motul On the ngris. and Lake Van, southessi
Of Noun, ArsTsi. u vas very natural that the sons OF
Noah, descending from Ararst shesld commence their
agricultural labors IN ihe fertile and vel wstcred plan
If Sbipsr lyirr 10 The cart where, In terrible renem
brsnce Of the food they vanly aud impiousy attempted
work which should protect them from the recu renee
of the disaster Recently. met Engliah gentleman
Major Frszsr, Who belonged 70 the star OF General WI
hans. the hero CT kns Who with three or four other
Fnshshmen, had gsined the ru OF Mount lrsrat-
the frat feet Of the kind snoe the children OF Noah d.
sctndtd from H. Thus, by singular coincidence sbou.
the same tine, the sscred summit Was reached where
the ark res,eo and the tower discovered which was
erected on The plain ~ ~ base.
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