Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-07-04
TDe Constitutional gs4Dtg.
From ne LondO" .Nt,c ,Wonthiy .Nosasine for .Ugy.
LEFTERS FROM THE EAST.
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JERUsALHM
me coni.ned situation OF tleity is redeemed by tho
n'gnihccn' ve'v uanN parts of command the Dead
'e', sn' '"c hgh mountains ot Arabia Peta, form
ing us eastern shore. ia, view is towards the south
eas, over The Naiicy between tl.c hills of Judgment
and these adjoining DHe
Ilr sron" and commanding position of Mount Z;cr
cosd have been die only for fixing the capita
OF 1ndaa III SO extraordinary and announcement sua-
non very tnany parts OF the coast aud the interior af
ofu lar more favourable site point OF hcaulv anC
ti'h'y or Tor the purposes OF commerce. The CITY q
on was often subject To scarcity of water the foun
tam oil SLOAN aud another the side, with ti,s
orurN hearon, being the chief supplies without t.e
wars hitt'ie latter, probably possessed little or 40 wa
Ter dorihS The summer heats was rec koneI as
memorable act in one of The kings, that he made poo
'u CONDUIT winch are sill called lieZcilah, and are
at 'be cbd o lie eastern valley The whole commas
OF the ancient city, according ,Josephus, was only
tiy tirce iilrongs, so that extension of half mile
along The PLAN of Jeremiah to the north would give it
S '"c,ent SIZE and IN great measure il is prubabe
ITS ancient position. Tie present circumference is No
doubt correctly stated by Maundreil 10 be two miles
anu hai Josephus distinctly states sslle old wall
Weht southwark, having its bending the fountain
Saoan, and the fountain in the side of Zion is not &,
without the present wall. Again the historian saws e
old wall extended northwaId to Il great cne,l and
passed by the sepuchral of the kings . which
caNcrns or to'nbs of the kings are now above half 4
e without the walls to tic north the plain of Jcrc-
iiai Butthe small valleys which divided the interi-
VI oi Tue ola CITY are now hcd np and any of the Gle
vatiohs ieveed The Whole surface of the hills on rhch
Jerusalem and Ms temple stood, OF which Mount NIori
cannot now be distinguished were, doubt much lof-
ucr formerly, or else ie hoiows beneath have been
party hiicd up The latter, it very probable has
surrounded bv .lccn v,iln,s MI - $50 - nc
cices belonging 10 them both sides they are every
where l'nrHesabie" This description docs not apply TO
'he rre"cni appearance ot either; prccipces either
steep or difficult existing.
| But altlo' the sl, ri I.,us,i.,, ,r,s 40, .;
lis very singular situation the brink of rugged hills
encicied by deep aud "l! valleys, bounded BY emnen-
added to It's numerous towers and ,s,,l - 49, 49,,
given ii a singular and rIaa;,,,, ,,o,,,;Gr,o ,l
possessed by any aiber ,,it,. ~ ~ iI N' ''
The most nleosino Il, t,,r, j.; 49,, -" , -,
city, is the valley 9f JI,,,'h, p;S "o4''. ',''
gale of St Scphar ynu Ia..ani MAJ, In 70 ,t ~ -,
of the kcdron; a bri,}pc leads o,cr he ,r. ~,t 49,
bed it must have bce;, 4 very narrow t,n,!ol I'm ~
ter a rapid stream On the I,f i 9, rrott, i,.rI.,n
ly fitted ,ip and cal!cJrLc t,,h az TI W; Oh
though i; IS well known .le bc,I,or diJ ne , t;
cd near Jerusalem t3euce s,,.,r;t Lo "a -
hill, by long and heavy shower of rain we zero Io
to take .leIt,. I,cna,,I :, Jl r,, " eIe si'u
few steps BEYOND The KcJ,,n Won .o 70 5h
of Getlsemane of all gardens I'. most ininre , |
halIowed; but now r.emccted and fpc.,or 7, en-,
rounded BY kind of low hedoc but the soil i b,ro NO
vcrure grows on it, save six fine venerable olive tee
which have stood here for MANY cert,r;os rrh;s,
is at the foot Of Ovct, and is beautifully situatcd ,on
look up and down The romantic valley: cosc h.;,J
rise mountain be- fore Won :rc tho III ,r ,I
| Cty.-Wiile lingering here II OF o,ino "a IL,
for it is not trt,na C,nfsi,, ro...s ~, ,i, y
row and tiisuay r,IsI,es ON lie ;,,,.,r;,o 49, a.
Rcdeener was betravp.I ,,,d Gniai IN C'a t
the loved ioIe.Uenro ito s,, ; 'i ,'|' :,
AEcnnt of Olives: it is a beautiful lii. tl,c ,y, The
Psalmist ehc mountains orn,,,,j Ir,saI, ;, , ,
be literally apDlied .s nom, zr, ,.;,l; - ~ - Ivy
OF Arabia. it is v.rdapt and covcrcd i, .o ,
with olive trees From the summit yon c',o, ~, i;
rabe yc,y of the CITY. # is bo,oat ..oi !! - " +,
looks witt, its valleys arounJ il cvnc,It ~ -
ma.-Its mobile tcrn1Ic Of Cl,,sr a,,I l,ro - - =,
with palms lis narrow, streets rn,ous naj,cos . ,
ers, are ali laid ont before Won nc con Iy, no ~
pies and Corfu in Leicester souore On 1io s,,,;,
are the remains ola church bniIt h., tIo E IT,
Iena and in small cdiGce con.ainiro ono I,ro -,.I
lofty apartment is shown the rrint of 1bc Ioet G,t
of Christ, when he took his leave of cor, RIO IT.
Tiers should have placed il nearer m Bcthan, i, r
TO accord with the account oiyen ne in Scr;,,,- L,
il answers the purpose OF drawinr crowds of ,r, &,
The SPOT. Descending Oliyct TO tbo narrow, lie, ~,
Jcusa plat YOU soon come TO the piIar of Abel :,
has very antique appearance: and is ncasin o;o'
in the valley; il is of a yellow Stone adorned Gil Iii
columns formed into three STAGES and terminates j., -
cupoIa.
! The tomb of Zachorias aIio;r;nc i sor,o ;,,