Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-03
Our Arabian Visiters.


Ries Achmed Ben Ahmed, his officers and crew,
leaves to-day for home, with all the pre-
sents for the Soldam of Muscat snugly slowed away
in the I" Sutanee." El-Allah protect them. The
beautifully white cnamelled pleasure boat has been
encased in tin box, closely and strongly soldercd
together, so that not drop of water touch it.
Since these Arabs have been in this country they
have received every attention and kindness. They
have every thing, visited every where, had all
kinds of presents showered upon them, their vessel
put in complete repair and been permitted 20 turn
their faces to the east and pray three times day.
What they have seen has not apparently much s.
tsnished tken. 1t does seem in their nature to
be surprised at any thing. They have been pleased
with the attention shown them, and that is all They
would talk and smile, show their white teeth, ard
turn up the white of their brilliant eyes. The only
thing that surprises the Americans is that the Arabs
not more surprised. We believe that if they
were blown up sky high by the explosion Of pow =
der magazine, and landed safely the Battery,
they would only stroke their boards, throw their
eyes to heaven and thank El-Aah in the most qniet
manner possible. The explosion would not astonish
them-they would consider it part of the perform
ance, the sailor did when blown up by the Magi-
clan fireworks.
The Arabs are singular of people. Before
the of Mahommed they were Sabians; the Per-
SLAMS, Magians; who, whether they sought the
diation OF the planets and stars, endeavored to
reconcile moral good physical evil by the exist
ence of two opposite principles, appear to have
agreed in the immuable and eternal truth Of great
first cause. The Sabians are commonly called by
travellers Christians Of St John the Baptist. The
Magians, Guebos, Gours, and on the western side
of India, Parsees.
In the earliest times, the Arabs prded themselves
the purity and copousness Of their language, the
poignancy of their wit, and the unrestrained elo-
quence of their compositions. Their generosity was
unlimited, and the same hospitality which prac
tsed by Abraham, and celebrated by Homer, is still
renewed in the camp of the Arabs.
The propagation Of the Mohammedan religion ef-
fected wonderful change, not only in Asia, but in
Europe; it contributed nothing however, TO the adj
vancement Of science. The prophet seems to have
inspired his immediate successors with the
sity of keeping his disciples in the profoundest
state Of ignorance, and to this political motive we
may attribute the orable destruction Of the Alex
andrian Lbray, which served 20 heat four thousand
baths, for the space Of six months. In tins dsstruc
ton ORIGINS Hexaplar was consumed; a work more
valuable than all the of the East and which,
had it been preserved, would have explained many
obscure passages in the Sacred Sc riptures.
Philosophy and science met a protector in Haroun
al Raschd, the hero Of the Arabian Nights and the
CORES pondent Of Charlemagne and under the reign
of his youngest son, Al Mamon, il burst forth with
increased splendor, but his memory viii not escape
the charge ofextreme barbarism for having destroy
ed the original books he procured TO be translated
The language Of the Arabs, although one Of the
most ancient has had the fate Of other living Ian
guages, which have been spoken through many ages,
and by the inhabitants Of different provinces and
countries, remote from another. Ii has sradu-
ally undergone such alteration, that the Arabic
spoken and written by Mohammed, may now be res
gsrdcd as dead language.
The old Arabic language is, through all the East
just like Latin in Europe learned tongue TO be ac.
quired only in colleges, by the perusal Of the best
! authors.
NEW MovEMENr.-It is stated in the Madiso-
nian hat MIR. Poinsett has ordered 500 men into
| the Florida service, either upon his own or Mr..
Van Buren's responsibility, and given the command
20 General Read, in connection with the governor
Of that territory.
A bill to add Fifteen hundred .men to the standing
army in Florida was rejected in Congress.
MAGsAMrsIrr-we are informed BY passenger
who board the mail boat, during the late ac-
cident between Wilmington and Charleston, that
| Hon. DIXON IL. Lewis retused 10 enter the DOsts
until all the other passengers had been saved, being
well aware that excessive weight would endanger
the lives Of his fellow companions.
| POPULATION or MAssAcHUsETTs.-In1 1880 there
were 6l0 400 ishabitants Now there are us, 592.-
This sereat increase considering the emigrating
disposition Of "them Yankees"
THn D'HAUrvILLE CAsE.-The further considc-
ration Of this has been postponed to the 18th
| instant.
THr STEAMBOAT CoScussIoS.-It is stated IL
the Charleston Mercury that by the late conclusion
ofthe steamboats, North Carolina and Gov. Dudley
between Charleston and wilmingto Mr.. CHM, o
Louisiana, and MIR. Dawson, OF Georgia, were botl
much injured, the former by the conclusion, ano
the latter by leaping from one boat to the other.
DoUBrrUL.-The Montreal Herald Of w cdnesda,
last says, ga report was current Yesterday ia wei
informed circles, that his Exccllency the Governor
General intends to proceed TO England without de
lay. This report comes frsm good authority"
SHAMEFUL Connective have been informed
that the premises Of Mrs. Raymond, foot Of 6ls
street, were entered by three Of the keepers o
guards al Backwelrs Island, on Saturday evening
named John Gallagher, James King, and VIM. over
stock; and that they shamefully insuted the board
ers without cause. II they did so, we hope the.
will be dismissed immediately
LOUISIANA ELEcrIoN.-We have at last some
thing definite from the third congressional district