'Narrative of a journey to the site of Babylon in 1811, now first published: memoir on the ruins; with engravings from the original sketches by the author: remarks on the topography of ancient Babylon, by Major Rennell; in reference to the memoir: second memoir on the ruins; in reference to Major Rennell's remarks: with narrative of a journey to Persepolis: now first printed, with hitherto unpublished cuneiform inscriptions copied at Persepolis: by the late Claudius James Rich, Esq., formerly the Resident of the Hon. East India Company at Bagdad. Edited by his widow.' [‎277] (420/474)

JOURNEY TO PERSEPOLIS.
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commencement of the disease make it amount to
1800 persons.*
September 24^.—Another day of public supplica
tion, but the effects of it had much degenerated from
the ceremony of the other day, and had more the ap
pearance of a crowd of idlers. There was in one
place a temporary pulpit erected for a field-preach
ing. Great crowds of women were strolling about. ^
I observe in the gardens here a jesamine, which is
now in flower, of a lilac colour; they call it Yas-
meen i Kebood. I have never seen this species
anywhere else.
One of my grooms was taken ill with the cholera
last night. It seems to be of a mild kind, as he is
still alive, and Mr. Tod even entertains hopes of him.
The poor fellow died about noon. Poor Seyid
Ibrahim, my calioon -bearer, is now taken ill.
September 25^.—Seyid Ibrahim is recovered.
Another groom taken ill yesterday afternoon, an
a woman was brought here at night from the neigh
bouring garden of the Tchehil Ten, affected with
cholera. She was far gone in pregnancy, but she
recovered, as did the groom. There is now a
police-order cried about the town, desiring no one to
use the verjuice, lime-juice, or any kin ° a '
when they are attacked, as it has been found to be
deleterious. They still, however, adhere to their
. Shirauz contains 5000 ^ which
at seven to a house, which I v^lligent
a total of 35,000 souls. M.rza Ah Akber, howev ,
and well -informed young man, allows en