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


trees or gutter ofwater. The Persian mode o. srri
cation is genous and complete, their soil mot pro-
digal, their peaches, melons and grapes OF naro'
unknown to Eurepe Then they have the omse
grounds, very extensive, and the luxury on morse
back of inhaling tho blossoms (Which are very eva
nescent) in thicket offlowers Ofl may SO say! IIr
miles around, aud IT must be felt to be
do leve to re vel in the Persian gardens. !" "S'
there to be compared to these living empems :" e
nune magnifceuce. loan explore the streans -:
tulip. and snuff up the fragrance OF the vio'et WIN
an indies cribabIc pleasure which art can never !"
ford , can even disssct brambe, and discover
beauties in its rrpusive branche'-ano no 'nEoI
plant either since it was once sohciteo 10 oec""e
some SOVEREIGN of tn forest mad never ssch
concs ption OF Eden befo-e where all Things sni-
led" II is Gust mary to form parties and TO spend
DAVIS in the gardens, pitching teat, &c Dut 'hh Is
unnecessary since the night air gives no humidity
Give n I" mana bad" eixpence 20 the proprietor,
YOU may rema in his garden all day and choke yoar
self with fruit, which forms much OF the summer
food of the Persians. The Prince had other large
gardens near Tsbreez, his occasional resort but
more partic uarly for that OF his household Per
sian "reminiscences IN ,.he Monthly Nag dzine.
Cousr ANEcpoTE .-t-One Of those girls called
the Lotus, is rather celebrated character at the
Court of Lahore. Runieet Sing received her with
the tribute from Cachemre about two years ago,
when she was said to have been very beautiful. He
fell vialentIy in love with her and fanced that his
affection was as violently returned. One evening,
in the of eonve rsatIon wi Monsieur Ventura,
an Italian officer in his service, when'the girl was
dancing before them he made some remark upon her
attachme mt to him, which he declared was purely
and too strong to be shaken by any o.
fers Of advantage aft cton she might receive from
other quarters. Ventura was incredulous; and Run
leet Sing highly indignant at this ooubt OF his pow
of attraction, deed him to seduce her, and pro-
missed put obstacles in his way, further than s-
puaIiag that she should be placed in the customary
secus,On Of his After several polite speech
on the part of Ventura upon the improperly OF his
attempting to rival his Sovereign, the challenge
accepted and the young lady Immediately transferred
to the Royal Seraglio, with every precauton to en-
sure her safety,
Shakespeare described the sex in Desdemona
a S,t en rS y' T Suspect to vTSa
Such matters may be probably the same
They in the Punjab, most certainly, for
had eight and forty hours elapsed the hsary old
lion OF Lahore aroused from his happy dreams
Of love and affection By the intelligence that ais
guards were fAithless, his harcm violated. and him
self deserted and that the lovely Lotus had, nothing
10TH been ssplanted from her Royal lovers gar"
den to the Italians, where she then blooming in
all her native beauty-Osberac'c Court and Camp
Of Runjea Sing.
NJ. GuIzoT, THE FRENCH MI~IsTE s.-Atth Lord
Mayor d inner, at the Mansion house, on Monday,
NJ. Guizot, the French ador. who Ii said to
speak very excellent English, on the heal Of the
bassadors present being drank spoke nearly as fol-
lows - dis exceencv desired to return his warm
est thanks and the thanks of the French people, and
he belle we'd he might add of the whole Of Europe,
aud Of civilized America for the compliment that had
lust been paid. In times gone by, the general
prevail nee OF had made the rc.union OF foreign
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 im-
prove the relations OF peace and good will with the
English than the French. And If, upon such an oc-
scasion, he might concade with prayer II would be-
that the fve-and-twenty years OF peace which had
lately blessed the two great nations might be extend
ed 10 "A period that should reckon nothing short Of
halfa century cheerng)
Dreadful Persecution Of the Jews as Da-
mascus.
From the Journal des Debats, April 70.
We continue TO receive the most affecting details
respecting the persecution prevailing at this mo-
ment in the east against the Jews and the suffering
Inflicted on those accused OF having murdered the
priest Tomaso, at Damascus. There is every rea-
suppose thai the sufferers have been the vic
tins Of some odious Vaccination, Invented for the
purpose OF levying heavy tax upon them, and per-
haps upon the whole community, by exciting lana
ticism and hatred against it, The austrian O6scrc
e declares that the bones found IN the sewer OF the
Jewish quarter we're bones OF mails, as VIII be
seen from the follow ing extract:
'1Ohicial accounts from Beyroot, OF the 10Th
March, rectify the details Of the Smyrna journals,
published in our paper OF yesterday, respecting the
pretended murder OF Father Thomas, the prior OF
the Spanish convent at Damascns the fact is nowise
proved and the perpetrators OF the deed are not
discovered. The medical men and surgeons,
charged by the local authorities with the exanina-
ton Of the bones found in the sewers OF the Jewish
quarter, have declared that the bones must have
been there long time, an were bones oil animals
If the persecution Of the Jews at Damascus AS sew
that the Jews eat Christian blood at their passover,
this merely proves that centuries cannot destroy
opinions repuguant TO human pature, which are con-
trary to the letter Of the Jewish law, and which, IN
this instance, is stil more void Of probability as
the murder OF Father Thomas took place in Febru
AIRY, whereas the Jewish passover Is in April"
The following letters from Beyrout, addressed to
M Lehzer, President Of the Pekidim and Amarca-
liza Of the communes Of the Israelites of the Holy
Land. at Amsterdam, prove how harshly the Jews
have been treated
"BryRoUr, February 90.
Your brethren at Damascus much to be pitt
ed. Father Tomaso, capuchin, and keeper OF the
convent, disappeared on the 9th with his man-ser-
want and has been found, in spite of the search
that has been made. The whole town in tusuEt
Turks and Christians wanted TO murder the Jews,
and fire their quarter because il supposed they
had murdered Father Tomaso. Infamous reports
were invented, and several Jews were bastinadoed
and put to the question Several OF the elders were
thrown into prison, and the Pscha declared that
many heads should fall. if the monk not found
in forty eight hours. Not a single voice raised
m behalf OF the Jews. sincerely hope that Father
Tomaso his servant may be found, IN orderto pre-
vent some direful crimes. y. kfLBEE"
"BryRour, February u.
Z" | had the honor Of writing to yon the 10th
inst res pc citing the murder OF Father Thomas, at
Damascus. I referred to the letter which Nj. Al
fondcry you; but ha wing letters of the 9th
from that town this morning, hsstea TO commun-
cate their contents to you.
"The Israelitss at Damascus are charged with be-
ing implicated in the murder; but il appears that
every perquisiton hitherto made has produced no
result Nevertheless most Of the heads of the prin
cipal Jewish families have been Imprisoned, and
thouyh their houses have been narrowly searched,
nothing to criminate them has been discovered.