Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

(from the GioLc
By letter from Marseies we learn that The irlghte
United States Capt. Wilkinson, reached there on The
18th Of November having on b"nrd Gen Cass Minis.
TER to France, his family, and suite They arrived al
Aahon about the 25ih October in the Constitution. and
performed their quarantine at that place They then
embarked board the u. States, and arrived at Mar
settles in that vessel.
We understand from correspondent that the cruise
Of the Constitution has been most interesting one, and
that few vessels have passed along greater line OF
coast in the time. She LETT Nurseries the Begin
nnp nj Nav and sailed from there tn Gcnna, where she
touched thence to Lsghnrn, where The party landed.
mud pocreded through Pisa, Florence and SIENNA 10
Rome, examining whatever remarkable in that m"si
interesting region in the latter city they were present
ed 10 the Pope, whose mild and unassuinng manners
made very favorable impression upon all The party
From Rome. they travelled through the Campngnn,
the seat ni malaria and Of DEATH to Cva Veccha, and
there re embarked board the Constitution They then
sailed Palermo passing in sight of The Liparl Islands,
and after remaining three days at The Turner place, they
sailed round the western end of Sicily cnasting the
Island and having fine view Of tie ancient city ot
Aurgt num- Grgent. and Of its celebrated ruins,
and reached Malta From then they sailed for Greece,
and passed for DAVIS along its shores 10 Athens,
where they landed Here they were gralird with eS-
cursnns in all directions round the city, particularly to
the Bay t Salams and with presentation 10 The young
king and qne"n.
From thence some Of the party performed journey
through EruSis. the mountains which separated
A,lica and Buna, the great plain Of THEMES, reach
ing the nt of the mounlans al the city OF flasa me-
orabIe for the defeat of The Prrsans. Extensive re-
mains Of Ibis city yet exist, which were exporrd as
well AZ the site If This great battle yet easily Identified
by the little river Asopus and 10y he tumulms IN which
the dead buried From thence they went to leu.
cirin and thence the ancient city of hsspr, one OF
the earliest in Greece, and thence In Thebes. Then
through The very heart of The country by the city nj a'
arius The fnunlrn ut Lpthe, and the field ct Chrr"nTa
to Delphi and thence the GuIf Of Cornlh. and dawn
The ismus and the city, and also to the city ut 81
cyon On lhp other side of the sthnus they again found
The vessel and sailed to Cape Colonna and Marathon
where they landed.
From here they proceeded to the island Of Tenrdos,
and landed on the plain of Troy, where they spent The
ilh of July They then sailed up the Oirdan"ss into
the sea Of Marmora and 10 COnsantInople and then up
The Busphorus the Black Sea. The plague was so pre-
rapnl hare that their time and excursions were very
much Limited. Hence they proceeded TO Solo, ana lien
passing the Greciun Archipelago, tuuchng al Dp''S,
lIey reached Syra and then went 10 Gambia. Tn Ancc
to aff the ancient Joppa, where they landed and went
Jerusalem. From this point they made several
excursions to Bethlehem, the Mount of Olives, IN"
loInbs Of the Kings and of the Judges, to Jericho the
Jndan, and the Dead sea, and other places and alter
Interesting residence Of several days, they dplTt'
ed and travelled by Rama, Beri, Nabous, Ue ancient
Samaria the plain of Esdraclon and Mount iermnn, 10
Nazareth. Hence by Cana, passing near the foot OF
Mount Tabor, and the of the miracle OF the
loaves and fishes, they arrived at the city Of Ioerus
on the lake of Gailee.
f-uin here anng the lake shore by the tounlain OF
b. rsada and the site of The ancient Caperneum ana
leaving to their left the old city of Saad to the Jordan
which they crossed ut Jacobs bridge They found ms
whole region had suffered exceedingly from an earth
quake the preceding winter. Tibeuus and Satad hav'
ing been utterly destroyed. They continued along lie
highlands and passed immense numbers OF Arabs, en-
camped in The putriarcha style, with their ames ana
hncks They estimated that they saw, almost at one
view 5000 cameis They arrived at Damascus, and then
crossed the ridge of ancient Lebanon to Babrc and The
range Of Lebanon the cedas supposed by many to he
the remains OF the forest fiom which The TIMBER vi solo,
mont temple was taken.
From here they wen, 10 Trpoli in Syria, and re EN-.
barked and sailed for Berout Then they passed along
the coast in boat for the greater convenience OF land
ing and sailed to Sidon. From there they made an ex'
cursinn into the ridges of Lebanon to visit Lady Hester
Slanhope and the emr prince of The Druses They were
received with great kindness by Lady Hrster aud found
that their character Americans passport To her
attention. They continued on TO the country ot the
Druses and very hospitality entertained, but found
that the ernr unfortunately absent They then re.
turned aud sailed 10 Tyre and then to ST. Jean Acre
and Caphas
Here they assembled Mount Carmel, and then taking
horses they proceeded along the coast through the mag
nfcent RUNS of CGsarpa, to Jofa, where they again
found The ship Then they sailed 10 Egypt. landed al
Alexandria, were presented To Mehemet Ali, passed
along the canal entered the Nile (hen ut its height
and reached them. Here they had an interview with
lbrahim Pacha, e1amned the city, and visited the site
Of HelinpoIs, On. They then wen, up To The pyra-
ids of Saccara and then to the great pyramids OF Chi
zeh After this they returned 10 Alexandra, and sailed
for Cyprus made excursion into the interior of the
island, and then sailed ~ AahOn.
Oar correspondent informs that the whole Journey
was performed without any unfortunate accident
Correspondence Of The Nae York Commercial .7drertiscr
PARIS Dec 9Th, 1887
In Paris, every thing goes on quietly The number
Of Americans here at present is much smaller than it
was last year. though more considerable Than we had
expected sr. Cass and his family returned last week
from their Mediterranean excursion Mr. Walsh and
Professor Ticknor will spend the winter here. Mr. War.
weeks longer, before they leave for Italy.
meeting of the Geographical Society, in the Hotel de
Vile. II was the second Of the two public meetings
which that important and interesting society holds annu.
ally. MIR. Gu'zot presided ard opened the meeting
with most appropriate address He is certainly of
the most remarkable in France. He is the most
mature statesman and at the time of the |
greatest philosophers of this kingdom His industry is
untrng. was delighted TO hear rim pay we'll me. |
rlted Tribute to the Importance of missionary efrs
wing bearing upon The advancement of science |
There magnanimity in holding up this view, a |
grand public occasion in Paris.
To-day have been to the Hotel des invplles to see
he funeral honours bestowed upon the memories of
General Danremonl and those of his companions who
ell with him at Constantine The church of this great
establishment filled to overlooking. We received
ickets through the kindness of the minister OF war
Gen. Bernard. The service commenced precisely al
welye o'clock, and lasted untwo a ca,afalque was
rec,ed Immediately beneath tho srca, dome OF the