'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in reference to Major Rennell's remarks: with narrative of a journey to Persepolis: now first printed, with hitherto unpublished cuneiform inscriptions copied at Persepolis: by the late Claudius James Rich, Esq., formerly the Resident of the Hon.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.' [‎279] (422/474)

JOURNEY TO PERSEPOL1S.
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Baba Kooy was a chief of dervishes in Shah
Akher's time. This tekia was once a favourite spot
for people to come to who wished to obtain holy
abstraction of mind, but these devout times exist no
longer. There is one dervish residing there at
present.
September 29^.—My friend, the Persian painter,
was with me yesterday evening. He says he can
reckon up 1340 people whom he knows personally,
or knows of, who have died since the commence
ment of the disorder. This would make the total
number exceed 2000 considerably.
September 30^.—The mortality still continues:
it appears to be yet about thirty a-day.
Aga Baba Khan is gaining great popularity by
his conduct on the present occasion, and indeed
he seems to deserve it. He distributes money and
provisions among the poor, is active in preserving
order, and in going abont comforting all classes
of people. Indeed, his remaining in a
the other great men ran away has of itaelf delighted
the people, though it has rather surprised them, 01
he is repnted to be a very timid man: however he
seems to have ronsed himself on this occasion. 1 he
Prince has become exceedingly nnpopn ar from his
desertion of the town; every one talks of him openly
with ridicule and contempt.
I rode this morning to the Takht. Kajar by
i if ^Viirauz The architect has
the finest garden about Shuau .
availed himself of a promontory of the tall wh eh
at the back of the garden to erect his hmlding.