Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-24

pine. Two hundred and fifty of this band
carried goldcn vases. aud four hundred nf
them vases of silver. Three hundred more
carried silver vessels made to keep liquors
cool. There were likewise several tables,
six feet in length, and supporting a variety
of remarkable objects. On one was repre-.
ecntcd the bed of Scmclc, on which were
disposed several vests, some of golden bro
cadc, others adorned with precious stones.
The expedition of Bacchus into the Indies in
another ear. whore the god was represented
by statue eighteen feet in height. and
mounted upon an elephant, lie was arfaycd
i'll purple, ami wore Il golden crown inter
mixed with twining ivy and pine leaves. a
long thyrsus of gold was in his hand and his
sandals were of the same metal On the
neck ot the elephant was seated satyr. above
seven feet high, with q crown of gold, formed
in imitation of pine branches, nni blowing
kind of trumpet made of goats horn. The
.troppngs of the elephant were of gold and
his neck WIS adorned with n crown of that
metal shaped like the foliage of ivy. After
this troupe appeared a long train Of chariots,
twenty -four Of which were drawn by clc-
rhdnts.' sixty by hc.Soats, twelve by lions,
six by oryges, species Of goat fifteen by
buff.ocs, four Ivy wild asses, eight by ostrich
CO, and seven by stags.
On each side of these were three cars drawn
by camcs. and followed by Others drawn by
mules. Some nf these eamcls carried three
hundred pounds weight of incense; others
two hundred of saffron, cinnamon, iris. and
other odoriferous spices. At little distance
from these marched band Of Ethiopans
armed with pixies. One body of those carried
six hundred elephants teeth; another two
| thousand branches of ebony: n third sixty
cups of gold and silver, with large quantity
of gold dust. They were succeeded by q
hundred and fifty men supporting trees to
which were fastened species nf birds and
deer. Cages were also carried, in which
were parrots, pcacocks, turkey hens, pleas
ants, and a grcatnumher of Ethiopian birds
lhc procession was gracel with several
thrones of gold aud ivory. on one of which
was large diaden, of gold and mn another
| a horn of the same metal. "A third support
ed crown; and n fourth horn of solid gold.
On the throne of Ptolcmy SDter, the father of
the reigning prince, was q golden crown
| which weighed ton thousand pieces o. gold.
In this procession wero likewise three hun
dfcd golden vascs.in which perfumes were to
he burnt; fifty gilded altars, cncompasscd
with golden crowns. Four torches of gold
| fifteen feet III height, were fastened to one of
these affairs. There were likewise twelve
| gildc'i hearts, one of which was eighteen feet
in circumference, and sixty in height; and
another was only twenty-five feet and half
! high. Nine Dclphic tripods of gold appeared
next. six feet in height and there were six
others, nine feet high. The largest of all
was torty-fve feet high; on which were
placed several animals in gold, seven feet and
la half high, and its upper part was encon,-
passed with a golden crown formed Of tho
fuliagn of vine leaves. Three thousand two
hundred crowns of gold were likewise carried
IN this procession, together with consecratcd
CROWN of one hundred and twenty feet most
probably in circumference it was likewise
adorned with profusion Of gems, and sur
rounded the entrance into the temple OF Bor-
| nrcc. Fhcro YVES also another golden egis.
Several large crowns of gold were also sup
| ported by young virgins richly habitcd. One
OF these crowns was three feet in height and
twcnty-fnur in circunilorencc. I'm this pro-
cession were also carried golden cuirass,
| eighteen feet in height and another Of sii-
ver twenty.seven feet high, on which latter
was tho representation Of two thunderbnlts
of gold. cightecn feet in length an oaken
crown embclishcd with jewels twenty gold
en- bncklcrs sixty-four complete suits Of
golden arn>or: two boots of the same metal
tour and half feet in length twelve golden
basins: great number of nagons ten large
vases Of perfumes, for the baths; twelve ew-
ers; fifty dishes aud II large number of ta-
heS: dH0t these rcre Of 9oA. There were
likewise. FIVE tables covered with golden COB
let's; and q horn of solid gold, forty-fve feet
in length. There were likewise four hun
'ired chariots laden with vessels and other
works Of silver; twenty others filled with
golden vessels and eight hundred more ap-
Epropriatod tothe carriage Of aromatic spices"
The athletic c%ercises continued several days
after tins imposing pageant. The victors on
that Occasion were presented with forty
clowns, twenty of which were estimated Mt
22io talents, which, is equivalent to 81 ,672. 900
Internal strife and the Moslem power Mt
length effected the downfall of Alexandria,
and tho, victorious banner of Muhammed
waved proudly from it's citadel. Amrou the
officer of Omar, said that it was impossible to
enumerate the beauty and wealth Of this fa-
nous city. We will not weary the patience
Of the reader by dwelling further upon the
cost and splendSr of tho many temples, pala-
ces. cenotaphs, and nonuments that graeed
the cities of ancient Greece and Rome We
shall also pass over in silence tho beautiful
hanging-gardens of Babylon, f.i,! the great
temple OF Delus-the wealth of which. in
golden vases, statues, eensers, dups. and vcs-
sells, that pertain to- sacrel-rites. amoante to
tho enormous sum of one hundred million
dollars.
Experience teaches us that the means nee
4sgary to tho support of large armies arc very
great Emsiand has not yet recovered per
haps viii never frccavcrl-from the heavy
debts iBearFed during the brilliant but,dnfof.
tanatS adrpiBistration of the elder Pitt. The
arspies Of Greece and Rome were always
bnuntiHgIy supplied with money Qnd proyis-
ions. Tho amount of corn consumed by these
vast erpies Of mon and horses was ihn,onse;
yet Sardinia. Sicily, Fhrace, Egypt. ard AZ
pica. were eqaai TO the task Of Supplying
them, From BySantiInp saeepy. wear were