612 
Jation, of the Shat-el- Arab, “the. river, of 
Arabia,” roll.on in onenoble flood;to.the 
Persian Gulf, seventy,miles south of 
Bussora., The, name, of. Phrat, or Ka- 
phrates,, Josephus; describes as derived 
from words denoting fruitfulness, .or dis- 
persion, and eithenapply to thejhistory. of 
this river,,..Its course comprehends, an 
extent of fourteen, hundred miles, but its 
width, varies considerably during solong 
ajourmey... , ; 
SUSA,.OR SHUSHAN, | : 
My next object of research was Susa. 
‘Major Monteith had visited that spot.a 
few. years, before, in company with Mr. 
Macdonald . Kinnier;.and, his, account, 
communicated to me at Tabreez, when 
laying down my, route for the south of 
Persia, redoubled my curiosity to inspect 
the same remains. But having, been 
obliged to relinquish all in that tract.of 
the exasperated Arabs, as well asin their 
ranges on the banks of the Euphrates, I 
must,connect the chain of my narrative 
by, .retrospections from, the information 
of my. friend, ‘ 
The.ruins of Susa, in themselves, pre- 
sent) an; appearance. not at all unlike 
those of Babylon, being a succession of 
similar mounds, covered with fragments 
of bricks, tiles, &c.. and, stretching over a 
space ef country to the extent of ten or 
twelve miles,,.Of these mounds, two 
stand. pre-eminent, and of enormous ex- 
panse; one being in) circumference. a 
mile, ,aud); the other nearly two; their 
height measures,about:150 feet. They 
are composed, of huge masses of sun- 
dried bricks,,and courses of burnt brick 
aud mortar,.and stand) not.very far from 
the banks, of the; Kerrah, or Kara-Sou ; 
from, whosejeastern shore the vestiges of 
this famous, capital are yet traceable 
nearly to; the banks.of the Abzal, ap- 
proaching the town. of, Desphoul..,. The 
people ;of, the; country distinguish, these 
two great, mounds, by, the namesof the 
Castle, and ,the. Palace; and at, the foot 
of, the; langest appears,a little dome-like 
building,, under,,.which travellers, are 
shewn the tomb,of..the, prophet Daniel. 
A. dervise resides there, impressed with a 
helief. of its peculiar, sanctity, and, who 
points to, the graye of the inspired,son -of; 
Judah, with as.much,lomage;as ifjitibe- 
longed to one. of his.own most-respected; 
imauns.., ‘Though covered by,/this mo-! 
dern,structure,) no, doubt.is held, by, Jew; 
Arab, or: Mussulman,,of the,great anti- 
quity of, the tomb, beneath; all, bearing 
the same tradition, that it; indeed.con- 
tains» the, remains, of; the. prophet. 
Prideaux caltulates.that he died.at Sasa; 
Sir R. Ker Porter's Travels in. Georgia, Persia, Armenia, §c. 
some time.inithe thied on fourth year: of 
Cyrus's) empire overthe Babylonians} of 
w greabage; having! been pladedoin'o- 
vertiment there by that’ king?°atid the 
same ‘author remarks, that “Jos ‘pus 
mentions a famousedifice built by, aniel 
at 'Susa, in ‘the ‘manner pandas: le, 
Which, thé Jewish historian adds, was, re- 
maining, in, his. time,.. and ,had.-been 
finished with, such, wonderful, art,that 
even then it seemed as freshiand beauti- 
ful as if only newly built. Within this 
edifice, he continues, was the place 
where the Persian:andyPacthian kings 
used. to. be burieds and, for/ihe sake of 
the founder, the keeping: ofsat amered 1 
mitted to one/of the ewisly natiéh, even 
at thatday...[tihmust beodbseérvedothat 
the copies of Josephiusnowextantdo.ins 
deed place’ this buildingyin: Kcbatanarini 
Media; but St2d erome, :whovalso gives 
an account: of it; arid! professes:to dooso 
word for wordoutof Josephus; places it 
in Susa in Persia;avhich makes it! plain 
that the: copyef Josephus lie quoted had 
it sow Andes that mostcdikelyeis the trae 
reading ; for Susahaving been witlimithe 
Babyloniam empire, (before it cameyinto 
the possession’ of Cyrusy)!the! Seriptures 
tell us that Daniel! sometimes resided 
there; anda common tradition*hasiex= 
isted in those parts forages, that Daniel 
died in that city, and:there théyshewrhis: 
monument ‘unto ‘this day.) |The sitevof 
this once noble metropolis ofthe ancient 
princes’ of Elamisisnow a mere wilder~ 
ness, given up»to: beasts /of prey pnowhu~ 
man being disputing their reign; except 
ing the poor dervise*who keeps*wateli’ 
over the tomb. of ‘the: prophet. 10’ The 
friend to whom Iam indebted for ‘the’ 
outlines I subjoin,:passedthe night wn 
der the same protection, listening'to the 
screams of -hyzenas, ‘and the) roaring: of 
lions, » wandering © around) “its? solitary 
walls. hoiealMte 6 199 
RECOLLECTIONS & REFLECTIONS, 
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL, °°" 
ae as Connected with 7 
Op UBLIC’ AFFATRs,’ 
oe 5 Witte et 
“THE REIGN OF GEORGE Tit. 
capa (BXJOHN NICHOLLS, Es@si! oh uoe 
Member.of the House.of Commons in:thell5th, 16th 
2 Mad Laur Papliaments of Greut Lpicleng ; , 
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[Mr. Nicholls ‘having published ‘a second 
“Volume-of "his Recollections; aiid his en- 
-ifire work being the result of fits per- 
isoual observations during along poli- 
tical fe; we considerita duty to present 
our 
