The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-31
JERUSALEM.

The present city, with It's churches.
mosques. houses. gardens. and iorm6ca-
ions. lay extended Immediately below.
and the eye took ia al a bird's-sye view.
every house aud street, and almost every
yard Of ground. These was certainly
very imposing, and the appearance Of the
ely. with us domss and cupolas. and the
H,inares of the mosques. j.. from this
point Of view. quite magnificent. The
first objects which strike the eye are the
,so magnificent mosques occupy ing The
cite Of Solomon's Temple. The one on
ihs north side is the celebrated mosque
III Omar: that on the south is the Mosque
III Akss. They are close to that por,isn
81 the city walls which immediately
bordess on the Mount Of Olives; aud with
The courts. parIicoss, aud gardens attached
n Them. they occupy fpurth part OF thu
whole place. and present most imposing
sppeTance. The town risrs gradually
above these. and the most prominent
obiee; beyond Is the Church Of The Holy
kepGlcLre, with It's two domes Of striking
ssisei; lie one being white. and the other
.Inost LIsek. Here and there q lofty
loser or .apering minarei rises above
.he gloomy stone houses Of the natives.
af these The lofty tower or minsfei said
10 be hsill an the site Of the house az
PLATE. with rs galleries and Saracenic
decorations. appears most prominenily 10
thstye, and the minarcts OF ben lsrael,
Of The Seraglio. and the one paid to be
placed an the si,e OF Herod's palace.
Most Of the private dwellings were
covered will low iomts, and nv inlrlIi
gent cieerone pointed out 10 me the
different Churches and converts, and
long range Of stone buildings suimonnsed
by small cupolss. which he said was !
college Of ,lersishes. Altogeiherihs cir,
- sern from the summit Of the Mount Of
Olives. uils be ranked as one Of The finest
If Oriental cilies IN lis external ssnec,.
4 long Inns Of bat,lrnented walls. with
their inaers and gates. extends The whole
gay round the Town. and siew Expresses
and other trees throw mp their lrafy
branches. and the porlicoss and gates Of
Che masqae', After The surpriss aud
admiration which this prospect ., fiss.
ns'ur4lly excites has subsided,. HE bare.
rocky and desolaie sspccI of the surround
'pg country. and ,be Solitude aud silence
81 The city itself. most foreibly al,rac, lIic
attention. Neither IN the sireels, q, the
ea'sways, nor along tho rocky mule
ltarkslssjihg tllerefrom. isthere augig oi
lie OF anImaiipn. Some solitary woman.
With her wstef pitcher. climbing tie
srsqgy eminsnce. or more sl9wly moving
pilgrims, are alone seen. The eye. on
closer scrutiny. discovers large tracks,
III open and waste ground within the
saiif. and many 4 ruined house and
allspicsisd bnilling There 10 none Of HE
hnslIe and animation ordinarily percep,i-
he about lares Town. No moving
crowds Traverse lie public ihoroughfare.;
me ear strives in vain 20 ra,ch the noise
agi hum Of large city. for such s,
sppcsfs 70 ba;--ai i strangely and sadly
silent. The noise ~ the whip, and the
nD'ss o. the wheel', and Of The praucins
befses' and q tue jumping chario.s." are
no longer heard IN Jerusalem. IL we
search Tor some earriage road, or rrea,
public tborUughfarc leading from me
provinces into the city, we shall discover
nnilling beyond narrow rocky mule path
winding along the valley. anu among The
opposite PERCEPTIONS elrs attuns. We see
Il" luinria"' foliage aud vet'I.u, gardens
"a'"fsi ny Fann,hs sire :tns, a. a. NJ