Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-07-04

IFou' tde VI o. the battles aud positions oil
@rnies n these times it is difficult 10 account for the
n'ghty numbers stated having fought; where could
I'eI be drawn up? The numerous kings of the Ca
ulanies and other people who dwell in the mountains,
tae nils And towns and fought against Israel answered.
probably aud force 10 the great sbrcihs Ut the
Ar o of the present day, who d.y ell in and around He
tror un % :hc south ut If, and in the plans AMI noun
t..us Of Syria. The rich and beautiful PLAN of fsdra
lon IS tic most spacious area ia the country, aud was
the thc2ro % battles; AND the plain Of Jcrco
next 81 extent; but when read that many huudrc eds
81 thousands % men fought around Mount Eph ann,
and other scenes in this country tempted to won
der n'v tine confined valleys and open places one ira
verses con'd have contained them. The numbers given
some commentators observe must have been enor-
mDusly enlarged in ranscrbin or translanr from the
orig al II such multitudcs were gathered together
hills, wales and streams would disappear beneath their
feet and who would be left to bury the hundreds of
thousands of the lano The hosts of the Niiantes or
Arabs might truly he termed Gas the sands the sea
Shore" as an Arab camp with its camcls tents and
horses, looks ten tunes really is; but
the armies OF Jutea were all infantry, and Villages
cottages, and towns must have been drawn into the yor
'eN OIL battle IRON the astonishing population Of al parts
OF the land. 1t may be SAID, that their engagements
were disorierly and without union like those of other
eastern nations; and being mostly udiscipncd armies
called out from their laIours and avocations
us was probably the case; but the most close deadly
aud well sustained combat only account for the tr-
nlendous slaughter
On the same evening we left St Johns and returned
~ l"e CITY ooe morning we had an audience Of the
eO'eFtor: TIE apartments of the palace entered
were not handsomely furnished How inviting the area
VI the temple, with It's palm trees lookedit was ius;
eencath the palace windows women often wall, tnre
and meets the from every eninence as if to tan
!aZe the unfortunate Christians, whom it is forbid
zen. While with the governor an elderly
well dressed Jew entered and Frustrated himself be-
fore the chief touching the Garth with his forehead and
presenting HIN Vlth gold lowered fall of rich
swcetncat which his eXCceucy commanded 10 b, riv
en- to us to make Of 4 loud noise BEING hear,
without four or hive 'oiiiers entered, dragging in
Nubian, and had behaved i'll aud srurrlel yinl,ntl,
They hell hin by the arms and legs, while the COVER
nor sciHng kind of baton, with a knob of lead AZ
lhe eni OF 1t, struck hin eight ten violent blows
on the body, avoiding howeyoE, the vital part: the
poor fellow cried out dDiTl in rood carur... If W..
not very credtablc exhibtDn.-Ti.is Governor is
subject to the PAcha Of Damascus, AMI scatter.
Ell boties OF soldiers arriving To 1in in the
war. We had met solitary Arab occasionally on
horseback with an immense lance, on his vay to the
cy. At the southeast of Zion in the vale Of Jeosha
ph1t ticy say tie gardens nf solomon stood and also
the sides Of the hills nd Joining thar of OIvet T,
was not bad though rather confined site for them
the valley here IS covered with rich vercure divided
by hedge into number of sinai! gardens 4 unc,r,
looking village stands The rocky side of The hill above
Not single palm tree to be in the whole
tory around where once every cmincnce was covered
with thnn. The roads leading to the CITY are bad
except u the north, being the route To Damascus but
the supplies % wood and other articles for building the
temple, must have by another wav than t,e mar
and direct from JAZZ, which is impossible for bur
dcns OF large size, from the dril5 ana rocks am LET
III from
Tc to Acre. were probably used. The Turk who is chs
al the guard that keeps watch The cut.ace of the ga
cred church, waited two three times; he is =
very fine and iignhed looking man, and insured ~
entrance at all hours, which permission we avaicd our-
selves of, to pass another night amidst its haIlow
scenes, with interest and pleasure but little diminished
We chose delightful morning for a walk 10 Bethany,
The path leads mp the s'ie of Ovet b, ., very r3v
which Saviour is said to have descended in liz ,,
entry into Jerusalem. At a short distance are he ruins
of the village Of Bcthpagc and half mile further j.
Bethany. The distance Is about two miles from the
city. The village is beautifully situated, aud the .,iins
Of tue house Of Lazarus still sIoivn anu do c,cJ
to the good fathers taste.
On the right OF the road is the tomb Of Lazarus cut
0ut OF the rock. Carrying candles descended zen
twelve stone 7ps to the bottom Of the cave in H. q
rnt tie of the floor Is the tomb, few feet deem and
Large enough to admit body only Several rorsnns
can stand nyenlony III the around the tomb So
that Lazarus, when restored did uat as some sr,oso
descend from sePuchrc cut out OF the wall but rose
out OF the grave, hewn IN the floor of the groo The
light that enters from above docs not find its way To- c
bottom the fine painting in the Louvre of this reslrec-
ton, probably faithful i'll representing it by torch
light It's identity cannot be doubted the position of
Bethany could have been forgotten and this :
the only sepuchre in the whole ncirhborhood 1t is
delightful Sunday afternoons walk to Bethany: afteT
crossing the Mounts, he path passes along the side OF
hill that looks down into wild and long valley in
Which few scattered cottages. The view iu.t
above the village is very magnificent as it embrace.
ne Dead Sea, the valley anu river Of the Jordan and
its entbouctWe into the lake.
GA the descend OF OliYci, IS shown the spot where
Christ wePt over Jcru,aein tradition could not have
selected more suitable spot. Up this ascent David
went when Inc fled from hbsaIom weeping And did
jew wish TO breathe bis last where the glory of his
Rand ani fallen city shInl meet his departing razc
he would desire 10 be laid The summit OF the Mount
Of Olives
TIE condition of the Jews in Palestine is more in
secure and exposed to insult and cxacon tI,an i'm
Egypt aud Syria. from tie frequent ayycss and m,
Pre,alve conduct oi the governors and Chiefs These
distant Pacnacs under the control of the Porto
and ~ Egypt the subjects OF AIahmoud enjoy more
equitable AMI quiet government than in any other r., #
of the cmPire There is little national feeling or On
titu,iasm among them; though there are some cxcep
lions where these exist IN intense degree. I'm the
city thev appear fearful and BUNDLED for The con.
tempt n which they held by the Turk, is cxces
sive and they often 90 poorly clad to avoid exciting
susplcion Yet is interesting sight TO meet with
Jew wandering with his staff in bis hand and a ven
cradle beard sweeping ms BOSOM i'm the rich and ;rt
plains OF jericho, on The sides Of his native mountains
on The banks Of the ancient river Ki,bon ,yfcra