Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-18

!. ..,lv ho.r. on horseback, 10 ride through
~ntsnsivs grounds, planted with the choicest Ivy
trees and other produce ssse S.oa;ss :" -sav
propvietors, their boundaries are merely row o.
f,ses or rrtter Of water The Persian mode Of ann
gationis iagenoas and csmplete their soh most pro
digsl their peaches, melons and grapes Of mayor
unknown to Eurepe. Then they have the olive
grounds, very extensive, and the luxury on norse'
back Of inhaling tho blossoms (Which are very eva
nescent) in thicket oftlowsrs Iii may 90 sayl 'or
miles around asd IL must be felt to Be undsrstooc
do lsvc to re vel in the Persian gardens. WAT
there to be compared to these living emolems
tulip and snuff sp the fragrance Of the violet whs
an indesc ribablc pleasure which art can never ~
ford. can even disssct q bramblo, and discover
beauties in its r~PuIsive branche'and no ingoreus
niant ether since il was once solicited to become
some sovereign Of tn. forest. ! had never sach
concsp tion OF Eden before. where all things sm'.
led, II is Gust mary Ia form parties and TO spend
days in the gardens, pitching teAt SC but this is
unnecessary, since the night air gives no humidity
Give pana bad or sixpence 20 the proprietor
you may rema in HE garden aliday and choke yoar
self with fruit which forms much Of the summer
food of the Pertains. The Prince had other large
gardens near Tsbree1, his occasional resort, but
more particularly for that Of his household Per
sian "Reminiscences in the Monthly Magdzins.
A CoUar ANEcDorE. zone Of those girls, called
the Lotus, is rather celebrated character at the
Court Of Lahore. Ranjset Sing received her with
the tribute from Cachemre about two years ago,
when she said to have been very beautiful. He
fell vslently in love with her and fancicd that his
affection was Violently returned. One evening,
ia the of conversation wi Monsieur Ventura,
an Italian officer in his service, when'the girl was
dancing before them, he made some remark upon her
attachment to him, which he declared was purely
and too strong to be shaken by any Of
fers Of advantage or AFT cton she might receive from
other quarters. Ventura was ;ncredulous; and Run
jeet Sing highly indignants this doubt OF his pow
ers Of attraction defed him to seduce her, and pro-
missed TO put obstacles in his way, further than s
puating that she should be placed in the customary
secuslOn Of his After several polite speech
a. on part Of Ventura upon the mprcprety Of his
attempting to rival his Sovereign, the challenge wa:
accented and young lady Immediately
to the Royal Seraglio, with every precautoa to en-
sure her safety.
"shat.pssr. described these, i; in Dead pssa."0Ha
And e hi; day from a. vssiss e. e Verona
They are 50 in the Punjab. certainly, fer
had eight and forty hours elapsed the hsary old
lion Of Lahore was aroused from his happy dreams
Of love and asSt.oa ~ the nsiEsnGs .n;' h; ~.
self deserted aud that the lovely Lotus had, nothing
10TH been trassPlsnted from her Royal lovers gar
den to the isliaas, where she was then blooming in
all her native bsauty.-Osternc'e Court and Camp
Of Runjeet Sing.
M. Guizor, THE FRENcH MI-IsrE s.-Atthe Lord
Mayor d nner, At the Mansion. house, Monday,
NJ. Guixot, the French Ambassad who 10 said to
speak very excellent English, on the heal Of the am.
bassadors present. being drank spoke nearly as fol-
lows =" Ais excellency desired to return bis warm
est thanks and the thanks OF the French people, and
he believed, he might add Of the whole Of Europe,
aud OF civilized America for the compliment that had
lust been paid. In Zines gone by, the general
prevail nee Of had made the reunion Of foreign
at the London civic basquets less numer
Gus, perhaps, he might add less harmonious than in
these happier times Of peace OF all the nations Of
Europe, none were more anxious to extend and i'm
prove the relations OF peace and good will with the
English than the French. And II, upon such an oc-
scasioD, he might conclude with prayer il would be-
that the Gve-and-twenty years Of peace which had
lately blessed the two great nations might be extend
ed TO period that should reckon nothing short OF
halfa century. cheerng)
Dreadful Persecution of the Jews Mt Da-
mascus.
From the Journal des Debats, April 25.
We continue to receive the most affecting details
respecting the persecution prevailing at this mo-
ment in the against the Jews and the suffering
inflicted On those accused Of having murdered the
priest Tomaso, at Damascus. There is every rea-
son TO suppose that the sufferers have been the VIC
Tins 81 some odious machnation, Invented Tor the
purpose Of levying heavy upon them, and per-
haps upon the whole community, by exciting lana
tclsm and hatred against II. The -dusfrsan O6scrc-
G declares that the bones found in the sewer OF the
Jewish quarter were bones Of animals, as will be
seen from the follow ing extract:
ssO6icial accounts from Beyroot, OF the 10Th
March, rectify the details Of the Smyrna journals,
published in paper Of yesterday, respecting the
pretended murder Of Father Thomas, the prior Of
the Spanish convent at Damascns the fact Is nowiss
proved, and the pcrpetrats,s OF the deed are not
discovered. The medical men and surgeons,
charged by the local authorities with the examina-
ton OF the bones found in the sewers Of the Jewish
quarter, have declared that the bones must have
been there long time, ana were bsnes OF animals.
If the persecution Of the Jews at Damascus as sew
eral letters affirm, from the repeated assertion
that the Jews eat Christian blood at their passover,
this merely proves that centuries cannot destroy
opinions repug to human pature, which are con-
trary the letter of the Jewish law, and which, IN
this instance is still more void Of probability, as
the murder Of Father Thomas took place in Fcbru
ary, whereas the Jewish passover Is in April"
The following letters from Beyrout, addressed to
M Lehzer, President Of the Pekidim and Amarca-
lin Of the communes Of the Israelites of tho Holy
Land. at Amsterdam, prove how harshly the Jews
have been treated:
"BEyRour, February 20.
g Your brethren at Damascus are much to be pitt
ed. Father Tomaso, a capuchn, and keeper OF the
convent, disappeared on the 9th with his man-ser-
that has been made. The whole town was in tunut
Turks and Christians wanted 10 murder the Jews,
and fire their quarter because IL was supposed they
had murdered Father Tomaso. Infamous reports
were in vented, and several Jews were bastinadoed
and put Il the question Several Of the elders
thrown into prison, and the Pscha declared that
msnv heads should fall. if the monk not found
in forty eight hours. Not single voice raised
IN behalf OF the Jews. sincerely hope that Father
vent some direful crimes. y. KfLBEE."
BryRour, February "a.
81 had the honor Of writing to you the 10th
inst, respe cting the murder Of Father Thomas, at
Damascus. ] ueferred to the letter which M. AL
fendcry wrote you; but having letters Of the 9th
from that town this morning, hasten TO communi-
cate their contents to you. f.
sThe Israelitss at Damascus are charged with be-
ing implicated in the murder; but IL appears that