Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-21

for the holy land YOU Judge from this fact: II l.
customary Cor old men, when retiring from ousi-
ness, 20 make their properly 10 their ciiaden,
wing for themselves the least possible support
during their lives and TO embark for Palestine to
die All the houses are buili Of sort OF brick and
Flasiered white; there is little wood about them.
we never have fires as at Cons,antinopie. They
have open squares in their centre, and corridors
running round them. The streets are not large
enough TO admit cart, and 1t is with dithculty
one san ride through them. But this II wise; Tor
il is great defence agains, the intense heat which
we suffer in summer. Until you come to this
country, you cannot fully comprehend what the
scriptures mean by the shad0to OF high rock,
a cooling stream in a thirsty land. we have
no springs OF water, and that which make use
Of is, { ON immense cisteIn, that receives Gil
the rain water from the terrace OF the house Eve
~ house has one OF those, without which we
would be eight months of the year and not drop
OF water from earth or heaven. You can now
conceive how Joyous the Israelities when
Moses opened the rock from which gushed streams
of water.
BArIIs.-These are not of water, but of steam
vapor A large reservoir OF water Is heated Ia
the room, under which is the fire. have been TO
one, but shall never go again. entered avery
warm close room, having previously undressed.-
My attendant made me sit down on the stone floors
which very warm; soon perspired. and then
was directed TO lie upon my back. Two boys
then began TO work my flesh, bread Is kneaded,
| which is called Scanipooring. They then drew
my limbs until they all cracked; but the operation
was pleasant. They next put gloves OF hair cloth,
perfectly soft, with which they rubbed my whole
person, and rolled from large quantities of scarf
| skin. Soap was then put on my head, but it got
| into my eyes, and then you may suppose, that,
blinded with soap, and sutfocaed with heat,
! made some efforts TO escape. However, l sub
| united 10 the full operation, and then dried
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was then conducted to an apartment, while and
my attendant recned for half All hour, drank col-
lee, and then took leave Of the bath, forever,
| myself. Every house sufficiently large, has one
of those baths-our's is beautiful The ladies
use them often that their flesh becomes soft
asjeily This, and their early marriages, them
to look wretcheily at the age of thirty. The
Basbaw's daughter of ten years, lately married
| to the Asa's of sixteen
RELIGION. You can read better account of
! this in Nartindae's, Bucks, or Woods Theoo-
| sIcal Dictionary, than can give you. When
arrived here, the great fast, called the Ranlaz an
| had commenced. This lasts for one month, dur
| Ing which, the Mahommedans are not allowed O
eat, drink, or smoke, from sunrise to sunset; at
which time the palace gun announces the hour OF
eating. After the Ramazan, the feast of Beiram,
conn. ences, when aims distributed, and the
people devote themselves 10 games and reiocings
1 Tor three days. The Moschs very plain in
| THEN structure, as becomes houses of vorship-
| They lighted by large numbers OF small lamps
suspended from the root. They have small pulpit,
but seats. The Musselmans leave their shoes
| at the door, and while in the Mosch, continue 10
kneel or sit on the floor. When they pray, they
turn to Mecca, Daniel did tors ards jerusalem:
! and whenever the hours OF prayer arrive, they
PROSTATE themselves, in whatever place or about
whatever business they may be. There are FIVE
times OF prayer in the day. have these
people praying the road side, and in various
| situations. They call US Christians dogs; go tina.
you perceive they consider themselves as profess
ing the true religion. have yet visited the
Bashaw, which hope, however, 20 do shortly. /
will hereafter describe him.
High ihroae ofroy1t s.a'e,r rich
srith Bar5nTic PsGTIs oHd gold"
During residence here oil iour months, have
had an opportunity OF proving the salubrty of this
climate may call that salubrious which does
| not induce violent levers or epidenics. The
plague p" hch pTavails occasionally, is generated
in the Levant and Constantinope and imported in
ships But, as this occurs ia periods of ten or
twenty years, it is likely TO happen during nv
residence: if II does, it Is not dangerous as the
yellow fever, or its various types, which some
times ravase our country sea ports, for there is
no Injection OF the atmosphere, and it is only
communicated by cOntagion, which may easily be
| avoided. But this climate does certainly affect
Europeans more than the natives for all foreigners
subject TO acute headaches, immensely large
bo;ls, Sc.
Our Consul has several years been afflicted with
head aches, that occur every three or four days,
and are so intense that he cannot leave his bed
during .helr-continuance The consequence is he
visits France often he possibly can, where
he is relieved from them. | have experienced no
m"lady, but mild dysenery and cutaneous erup-
tons. But the luxurious mode of living among
the consular families and their consequent mac
tion is sufficient 10 Tor much of their ma
ladies'.
The occasion Of writing this letter is furnished
by vessel that was brought 10 this port By the
piratical crurzers OF Aigieis supposng her TO be
good plize. The Regency mas been at war with
Spain tor some time, and her cruzers visit every
vessel they meet hoping TO fLd her Spaniard -
10 guard against detention by these bandit,i who
are always at war with nation or other a
Mediterranean pass is always provided which is
exhibited when visited by the cruzers This yes
sci was bound from Curacao to Marseilles and
when within sixty miles OF that port was visited
found without this pass, snd brought in here
The Captain Is a native of Boston, but has become
citizen OF Curacao, Dutch Island. lie is
young man, seeking his fortune, which at present
consists OF this vessel. expressed great sympathy
with his situation, which would have been distress
ing if his property had been confiscsted. In for
mer times this would have been necessarily the
case but the character Of these people has been
gradually ameioraing, since their chsslisement by
our squadron, and the subsequent peace. After
considerable delay and arguments, with some me-
naces, The ship was restored 10 the Dutch Consul
aiier the case was explained to the Bashaw
This was the fret visit which have made TO
his Highness, the Dey. had expected to find
rude ierocious looking Turk, as incapable of ap-