The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-08-23
aksERrEp CRY.

&C. al"n aos. ! rrlrAratrd Cry and Is
s;,us,sd in The Esl!ry Of EdSn' near the
Dea5 Sea. ..- ~ !.
- w;,aia . nalnr.i smPlshessre at
.. :, ,bsee niles IN circumference.
-.,ompas.ra On al siies BY rugged
s.~sn',,0, 6re or six hundred ieea an
-, Tb, = hole 81 This area Is n"~
-, AZ rv,n.. dwelling houses, palaces.
-. and .rluaphal arches. all pros
,,,,. ,oS,,llsr in und'sIlnguIsh~hle e"n-
f0.,,a TIE sides Of tie maintains are
-, ,mos,h. in q perPend'cuisr direction.
snd ilisd si.h long and continued ranges
Of IErlliag houses. temples. anu s'hos.
errass,sd with vast labor o0i OF ihe s"''S
-. aud uh,le their SUBMITS present
N.,.,s IN her wild.sI and savage iorm.
,b,;r h,s.s are adorned with all the beauty
Of ARCHITECTURE and art. with columns snd
on,ti-oes. and psdlmeais. and rangers al
ro,ti,Ier,. enduring As The m"nnlsIns "ui
orwl;cb tb,y are hewR. and fresh. IS II
~. wo,k Of a generation scarcely yet
son. hy. Na,h'pg can be h"er Than The
sm,n,nse rueky rampant which snrl'ses
,he ri,v. Srong. firm and inn"Eseie IS
..,ure i.seli. II seems 10 der'de Ihe walls
Of cities, and the PUnny ior"hea''ons OF
.L,ifpl engineers. The only access IS By
rl,mberiHg over he aal III stone. prarIi-
cable only in one place. or by an entrance
ths n,ns, ex;rs"IdlRsry that na;afe. IN
her widest freaks. has ever framed.
The ioiliesl portals ever raised by The
hands of man. ihe pr1udesI monuments
NJ architectural sill and daring. sink
INTO insiEuieance BY The comparison.
In il. perhaps. the most wonderful object
IN ,hs world, except the ruins "f the cay
IA which il forms tie enhance. BARK
hard. had been sccossed. Immediately
noon his ealfy. BY large party Oh
Bsdouins, aaI had been suffered 10 IT.
main but very shorl time. expected
a sc.ae nl snue KIND. hal Al the enhance
OF the rliy there vas NOT Creature io
dispute our passage; lis portals were vide
onen, and We passed s,"ns tie siTran
dawn into The AREA. aid siiil n" man came
10 appuse Us. We moved 10 Ihe extreme
end Of the area; aud shen Ia the seI Oi
dismouniing at The fo"s Of the rock on
which stood the temple thai lad con-
s,antly faced Us. we saw one solitary
Arab struggling alnng without any appsr-
enl object, . mere wsDderrr among The
ruin; and il il not an undressing iaei
INA. this poor Beduuin vas the only liV
Ing being We saw in the desOlate city 0i
Peus. Af.er gazing ii Us for few mo-
mems from distance, he came towards
Us, and in few moments vas sitting
down to pipes aud coffee with my cOna-
Iaaions.
Among tie ruins is circular theatre.
Icul out ii tie solid ruek, containing 80
rows of.ests. and capable Of holding 5000
people. Although the iront pillars have
fallen. We, The whole theatre. says Mr..
SIetens. is 10 such state Of preservation
thai " il the tenants Of the .nmbs arount
could once more rise into life, they nigh
take their places nn the seats. Where
he eIrlalms. are We, inhabitants OF thu
desulae cnyl We, who 0nre sal an ia,
seals Ol hi. lhealrs, the Young. the high
born, the beautiful and brave; who QUO,
rejoicrd in your riches and power, snI
lIEc5 IS II there vas no grave! where arr
ye nOs! Even the very t0mbs WHOSE
open d"nrs are stretching away IN Ion,
ranges heiare the eyes ul Ihe wanderin.
traveller. c1nna, reveal your doom. You
dry bones ne gone. The rubber ha
invaded your grave. and your very ashe
hare been swept a~sy to make room 10
he EsGdering Arab uf the desert"
81 No Descriptions without the aid u
plates. can gave an adequate conception
Of The runs OF this snut!erial city
Sufficient NAV be gathered from the pre-
ceedlng account, 10 convince every reader
that PrTa was once pnpulnus, wealth.
and luxurious city. adorned with temples
srchss aud thes,resi aud that il was Tor
thousand years utterly forgotten, and III
lis nov destitute Of single lnhabiian'
The must interesting and inporIan
consideration connected with ths CITY Is
that its ruin is a distinct ful6lnen, Of III
snsisRI prophecies. Jeremiah. Isaiah
Anus. Joel. Obadiah. aud NJ aIachi, hav
snuouneed tue desolation OF E,lum, an
zone Of them ~ language which mo'
graphically describes the situation {
Pera, - in the clefIs Of the rocks" an
a"!he height Of the hill" Mr.. Steven
saya And all the terrible drnuncii
lions agains, the land Of ldumea, HI
flhe' and the inhabitants thereof, &" lh
proud city among The rocks doubtless {,
ils eKu4 ordinary sin.. was always mari
ed as SUBJECT Of extraordinary veng
snce. " have sworn by myself. sail
The Lord. that u ,zrsh The strong or 70
hhed city, shall become a desoIs,ion,
reP'osgh aaG waste and a curse. aud a
t'e cities thereof shall be perpetual vast
In. will make thee small among the he
ihen. aud de.pised among men. Thy 10