Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-03-25

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took place; aud Indeed it was necessary
Having quilted the palace fortress of the Tmir
we returned To the town of Dali Camar To wal, till
the roads should becOme paSsablc by the nirtipn al
the snow. Our lodging was a small room in the
Khan IN the upper story; several merchants occupied
the adjoining ard they set ont their uoods for
sale during the day-' - in the court below This
part OF Mount l. re was very ba rem and rrno
gy, and the nous. rrSc in ridges on it, sides
There are great number of Dru ,cs in and aro,ud
's place. he belief and some of the rites of this
singular race are but impsrfectly known. They
are hnc and healthy-lookiug people: particularly
many Of the young women, who have a commission
as ruddy It's those of the Highlands Of Scotland
The buses never allow intemaniigcs with stran-
gers AMI not unirequently marry their sisters and
daughters Several of their small houses of ,vur-
shIp are scattered over the mountains but no stln-
ser Is "h"Wcd To enter. Ii Is computed there are
.Ighty converts on various parts of the mountain
Armenlau. Catholic, Greek aud Maronite: and tb,.,
are often placed an Stuntions OF extrao binary beau
y. /, has been obscr, cd by some that the syrian
coast Is very subject to iovcrS: but il is Iiilrml,
perhaps To mud line of county more h;,l,,v and
attractive than that i,om rripo 20 Ace. Inrv =.
has declared the climate to be the NEST ,aluatious
that size has evrr resided in. Having waited i'm vain
tof ten days. and the weather hcing worse instead
OF better, we resolved TO bend our course toward,
Palestine; and. having procured horses, arrived ON
the evening OF The following day at Siaon again.
we i'sSc tir evening very pleasantly In the aplrt-
meats "i Monsieur T. an Italian merchant vino I'm,
fCsIu'" mere several years with his lady--a drea-
~ Sltu"uoh Tor an Intelligent mau for what eli
maze On scenery can atone or the want of socicty-
la thr1c days more. the weather became fine: and
we lett the town with small pleasure beinn inn
patient I" proceed, after many delays. Soon al
Ter sunset we came more to the pHic of T., re
""U ihui'u warm welcome from the rviian family
Wh""l we had become acquainted with an our iii st
VISIT They were all seated on the floor ro.ud tine
supper table parents, sons, aud daughters. and we
let no objection to Join The party. How teliohr,l
was an animated scene like this--tllc soft cushion
and the pipe after long and lticuno journey, No
traveller IN the East, accustomed tn the INDULGE II,
"n1 natural posture of Sittin. aud rerninr there
WIZ ever WISH tn see 1t chair table again. Con
tiung our Journey, were late on the follo,,j np
gay lew milcs ON Acre, aud were obliged 10 sion
ut al Aiah village on a h and entering the rude
dirty klIan found ii filed with the nhabiIant. ,,bo
were ranged as thick as they could be cramned ON
the Moor, with their backs to ttu wall and yer,,
W"uth hIlcd with pipe. \ ii.c was bIiZins hps i.
Paf III ire middle; but the place looked so s,,s-
'''""S ana un'hviting that we at a loss whe-
'oe' l" remain or not In short time tine Sheick
stepped up anu ciViy invited lodi &c in hi house
winch we very gladly acccdrd to- His residence
was close to the aud that we nipht NOT an
lf"'ch to" near the persons of his women. he CON
quoted us To neat aud lofty apartment ii few wards
H"" we mouse; the walls and piia,s were white
"d'"e", ana some mats Sp.ead over the floor. He
ASKED II ms women should prepare d rrpast for MS
"ri we chose to dress it ourselves On our prefer
rine the former, in about an hour "A ve.v decent meal
made It's appearances round which we all assembled
The aneick, to do are honour, took up the choicest
Pec'N at meat with his fingers and placed them be-
lore me- l" nave declined eating them would have
gwen o"ehce. Alter supper TO entertain us he pac-
ca 'H MINUS ca. ''is Anccs and broke out into a most
stunning and d'scordant song, and thca got up and
went Though ali his prayers and gcnulexioms with
much Appearance Of devotion. We soon, however,
lay do"nIo rest, tree from any intrusion OF sound,
save the dashine Of the the rocks beneath our
dwelling.