Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-23

sed as Glowing with milk and honey anu the ,i,,,a
honey" may be- sI united with he locusts which
arc eaten IN many parts Of The cast. For the benefit
ot those who would the dish, we are cnnbled tn
state. thai they IRE the beet csCcm-d, when tried
with spriuhing of salt
There are few streams in Palestine except period
real iortonis that pour down from che hid, and The
Jordan itsrlt can hardly bc caleb a river. Wells,
therefore, are valuable ur On hc Scriptures ii'y
many times mentioned Tney are large reservoirs.
crravated ana walled m, Tor the use OF travellers,
and nono bll the paehow hls a pump II RS own.
Jerusalem 10 described Il sm.ll walled town
booking Ike th' rOnu3e monuments Il n. Ccmelry IA
Are desert. The state oIsoclety upon n plr with
the exterior of the city. few Wild Arabs. Turks,
miserable Jews, and not more happy Chris inne COM
pose IN, inhlhi;an,s. Thcre are u few cuinm,rl
ties ofmouks who still lngcr round the of the
Saviour and a self devoted band of Jews still watches
amid pliage and peril the coming ola Einc and the
rebuilding oil the tcnplc. This people ~ ntieyiblc
in their faith; 'st-ncclt"d generation Tncv in
s;ruct their children in the mysteries OF their faith
that youth Will freely ofer his neck the scpm
ctar IT 1t be the instrument, of mlrtyrd this Is but
passive courage, for not ono ofthcni would strike
blow Tor civil ibcry, or the redress Of his Crevous
wrongs OF Jerusalem late traveller remarks, that
1t has not ore symptom ofehcr 'commercc, comtor,
happiness IL Is, oil course mo- favorable ~ cuigra-
Ton. though there are always some late arrivals OF
Spanish, and Italian monks.
The topography ot jerusalem is obscure. there s
not remaining ves'Igr of Jew. sh times and the
very boundaries OF the old CRY arc disputubc. Tho
holy places and abundance OF relics indeed she W.
?.
They show however, with exultarlon a grot trnt
was the residence of he prophet J"rotn all and she
IN the rock that his bed 4 mole Is also exhb-
tied where the same prophet was kept by Z.iekiah.
A stone is shewn under which Solomon ia buried:
the monks also point tho house and he very room
where our Lord was held in custody. and where Pc
ter denied him
They shcw also the way that was travcrscl 20 the
crucifXOn. The Holy Srpnlchr- IS supposed 10 e
under the church of that This hurch thought
10 contain the stone ON winch the angel sat who
nounccd the resurrection of Mary Magdaeu and 9th
crs. The evangelist says that the scpulchre was
hewn of the rock but the present sarcophanus rs
n Greek marble. On mount Calvary the monks
shew the hole made in the ground by itself
md the rent made by the earthquake IN the rock
In this rent they say also, that the head OF Adam
was found. Tue chasn, however, is genuine, and
runs IN intricate w'ndngs TO an unknown depth.
There are IN Jerusalem few ma Iutactures but OF
beads aud relics, and The trade IN these ~ thrvlnr-
cargocs sent to Italy Portugal and Spain. a
bcncdctlon passed upon them the Church Of the
Holy Sopulchrc and this gives them their value, or
currency. There is nohng give any Importance
20 the city bu the MahOmctan and Christian Pilgrims;
vet wall might b. raised about It OF the bones OF
the zeaios who died in Palestine rescue, or to de
fend, the Holy Scpulchre.
Lieut.. Sands Mid X Il. Robinson, DIR. w.
Johnson, aud Md W. III. Pendeton, have arr we'd at
New York from Brazil. having been sent home in
consequence of being concerned in the duel. which
Or II. w Ba-sct was killed.
HALFAx, y c. Der 81
The Ro1note trnde-Wc are enabled to ) ac. for
the Information OF those who are disposed 20 send
produce down 10 Norfolk, that the has, within
the last cIgh; days risen very bold heigh. and
is now in excellent order tor navigation Boats arc
arriving laden with dry goods, groceurs &c. for our
Merchants and ready 20 axe any return cagoes that
may be offered them-every thing. IN fact, begins 70
put the appearance o. hustle aud business. An
increased amount ofc1Plts, has been brought this
place during tho last f'w w"ck-, ana liberal prices
bind -. ..
sell ,dvanta geousy IL market and rcceiv" forth
with the neeqJuL IN tn shape Of gold silver Their
more portable representative Bank nues Should
he think, however, that the Norfolk market iDld
out at any time better prospect, h" can d, po-
sit his cotton, g. 10 be put board
nf boats they arrive. and he ImmeIlcly iurni h
ell by BIZ agent here, any IF uur merchants, with
q kin:s of groceries on as -c0t toms Nor
folk or Petersburg Yes VIC assert II, from The best
Information derive the sub ec,. that grocc-
ries can b. had her" on terms the mos advantageous
ever before If red IN this market and equally rs
cheap N he above nam If 'nwnS-lni We invite
our friends from the upper To- test The tr",
Of his assertion. Great rX.rIons h1v" been made
to render Halifax acceptable ia the farmer, either
ns a market place of deposit for his produce on
it's wav to Norfolk good wharf nearly compile
ted which will enable boats to land WITH grc1tcr ease
and expedition than Neutrality-suspicious. arc also
being erected lone already completed on the banks
of The river prevent the expense ofdrayag", and
every assistance and facility wall ,e offered by those
engaged in tho busIn -, cXpc1ItlnG the ranspJr-
tatiou of produce and tin torw riding goods con-
signed to this place for persons different parts OF
the country We 700 promise Our readers that II the
ADvoc ATE or rather is conductors, can keep above
board" they shall. at all tunes, b. duly advised OF
all changes IN the market, as wei. # such other
facts may relate in any way To their interests.
l.licocIie.
Jerrlious CiycVmSi1Hce.-A gentleman, who has
for mnny years been Engaged ~ mercantile pursuits
~ the South Sea- and who has boon ahs'u' from 'l.
t1,,, y ff-DI NNtv Ncuf
last wre and ne learned that be could not proceed
to Boston before the ensuing Monday, he wrote o ',
wife and requested her repair INN 'drtoy to New
husband who had inst returned from -cpcn year
voynge with mn ample fortune 'ho frui, of his 'uhaurs
and priyaticae. Afw hours n't"r writing his ettor
20 his wife H. found th,t lt would not be Necessary
for HIM to make any delay in New York, and me &C
cordinpv took passagr ON board ofthr steamer Chan
ccllor Livingston The wife received the lo.tcr of
tho husband, in time to take Go" steam hoa' stage NJ