The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-07-04

Wis the theatre of some battles ; 4
the plain Of Jericho il next in extent
but When we read that many hun
dreds af thousands OF men fought n
round Mount Ephraim, and other
scenes in this country, one is tempt
ed IN wonder, how the confined val
leys and open places one traverses,
could have contained them. The
numbers given. rs some comuhcnta.
tors observe, must have been en0r-
mously enlarged in transcribing. or
translating from the original. If
such multitudes were gathered tegc.
thef. hills, wales. aud streams would
disappear beneath their feet, and
who would be left tn bury the hun
dreds Of thousands of the slain The
hosts of the Mechanics or Arabs
might truly be termed - "a the sands
On the sea Shore" AS an Arab camp
with its camels, tents and horses,
looks ten times as numerous as it
really il but the armies of Judea
we're all infantry, and villages, cot
tages and towns must have been
drawn into the vortex Of battle, from
the astonishing population of all
parts of the land. 1t may be
said, that their engagements were
disorderly and without union, like
those of other eastern nations and
beng mostly undisciplined armies.
called out en- maSSe, from their la
borS and avoc ations. this WAS pro-
badly the case bnt The most close,
! deadly, and sustained combat, can
only account for the tremendous
slaughter.
On the same evening we left 81. Johns,
and returned 10 the city. One morning
We had an audience OF the go,crnur the
apartmenis al the palaces we entered, were
not handsomely furnished. How inviting
the area OF the temple, with ia palm trees,
looked 1T was Just beneath the palace
windows women often walk there, aud
il nrcts the eye from every smlne0ee, AZ
If lo taotalize the uniortuuate Chrlstian-
10 whom II - forbidden. While we were
with the governor, an elderly well dressed
jew entered aud proslrHted himself b. fore
The ehlti, touching The earth with his lufe-
head, aud presenting him wit. gold now
cred vase full ofa rich swcctmtat which
| his exerllency commanded 10 be given rs
To make use OF. II WAS rather a drgradng
scene for the jew. A loud noise being
! heard without, four or five soldiers entered
! dragging IN another, who was "A kubi "a,
and had behaved III and struggled violent
iy. They held him by the arm, aud legs,
while the governor seeing Kind Uf baton,
| with a knob Of lead NJ iis' rud OF IL, struck
him eight ~ ten violent blows on the baby
avoid NJ. hoNrvcg, the Vlld parts lh"
poor fellow cred out amour IN good rarli-
rsi il aas not very crcdh"ble pXHibltloa.
Tn governor Is subject 10 tue Pa.A1 OF
Damasens and ,catiellng bodies Of suidi-
ers were arriving 10 JON ~ the war We
had mel SOLITARY A,ab occasionally on
horseback, with an immense lance, on his
way IN the city. Al tie southeast Of ~
On, In the vale OF Jchoshaphat, they say
the gardens Of Solomon Stood, anu also On
the sides Of lhe hill adjoining that Of Oil
vet l. WIS mol bad, though rather Il
confined site Tor thcm--the valley here ii
covered with a rich yerdnre, divided by
| hedges into number Of small gardens. a
mean lpoIsing village stands Oh the rocky
! side of the mil above. Not single palm
! tree il To br seen IN the whole territory n
! round, where once every cDuence VAS co
pcred with ihem. The roads leading to
the city are bad, except To the uortU, beng
the route - Damascus but the supplies ui
wood and nfhrr ARTICLES for budding the
| temple, must have come by another way
! than the near aud direct Our from Jafa,
/ which is impossible for burdens Of large
! SIZE, from the defles and rocks amidst
which il Is carried the circultuus routes
! by land from Tyre aud Acre were proba-
i bly, used. Thc Turks who is chief Of the
! guard that keeps watch at the entrance of
/ The sacred church, waited on us two OF
/ three times hc - very fine aud diguiGed
! looking mtu, and Insured 40 entrance at all
| hours, which permission we awaited our
selsrs Of, 10 pass another night amidst it,
haIlpprd scenes, With interest and pleas
IRE but little diminished.
We chose a delightful morning for a
walk 10 Bethany. The path leads up The
side of Olset, BY the ,ely way which our
Saviour is said 10 have desceu'lrd 10 his
last rntry into Jerusalem. At short dis
lance are the runs OF the villgr Of Beth
pbase and bali Il nie further is Betha-
/ by. The distance is about two miles from
tie city. The village is beautifully sltuA-
ted aud The ruina Of the house Of Lazarus
are still shown, aud do credit 10 the good
/ fathers' tastc
On the risht of the road is the tomb Of
! Lazaius cut ont of the rock. Carrying
candles, we descendcd ten or twelve stone
steps TO the BUTTON of the cave; in the
middle ofthe ndor is the tomb, few feet
deep, and large enough to admit one body
only. Several persons can stand convent
rntly in the cove around the tomb, 20 that
Lazarus, whrn restored, did not AS some
suppose, descend from n srpuichre cut out