New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-09-13
For The New-Yerk Tribune.
A Letter from Armenia.

A Letter from Armenia.
From DR.. GRANT Author of The Lost Tribes CT Israeli
Dfy Dear Sir In less than six weeks from the
time left America l was upon the shores OF Asia
Nearly two weeks of this time 1 spent at interTne-
date places, including six days in London two in
Paris, one each in Halifax, Liverpool, Marseilles
and Malta, and some hours each at some OF the
ports of Italy and insular Greece. My tour through
England and France was too much of a tying one
Cor me IS take more tsan 6irds-eye new OF Inc
ten thousand interesting objects which met Eay VI
sion, but an impression is left not soon TO be e'aoe
The same is true of my gmPses OF Italy, WIN i'e
far-famed metropolis, (for had distant 'i'" "
Rome. with her ST. Peters and Coliseum from 'te
decl IS f. s,c,,,.rN and Of the smoking crater OF
Vessyiu.-then threatening a now erupt,oi-'"e
loft;cr snov-copped summit OF ttna, and the scene
az p,urs ,.ovases and siiipwreck, the passage OF
Seyl,a and Charybds, the G:ecIan Archipelago.
e,r or. IF France would only cxpend for railroads
a ,i,ie of what the mad project of fortying Paris
Is likely her, and remove the useless innpe-
dments occasioned By passports, i, would re quite
easy to go from New-York 10 Egypt, Syria OF Con-
siantiuoplc in less than month. The proposed
extension Of English steam navigation through the
Mediterranean and Black Seas, will help the mat
ter, bu, it will be possible make the pas
sage via Gibraltar with the expedition which would
be uvailable through France, if there were only
railroad from Calais, Douegne or Havre, 20 Mar
settles. The speed OF the French steamers, which
ply once in ten DAYS between Marsees and Con
stantinople, might also be very much increased by
more powerful engines and they might spend les
time at Lcghorr, Cvita-V echia, Malta and SYRIA.
a, this last place The line connects with branch 10
Alexandria, and aNother to Athens. These steam
i. L.. Il G.r
passengers
arrived AT the metropolis Of Turkey in less than
ten months from the time left ii, having been by
sea and land more than fifteen thousand miles
within that period, including from four to FIVE thou
sand in the United States. More than eight thou
sand Of the whole was by steam, power which, it
nas we been said il bringing the ends OF the earth
together doubt not but the facilities 1t affords
Will vet be greatly improved. Fatal caslae, may
produce slight local reyul>ions but they will only
lead to improvements and caution They can never
check the 0aarard march Of modern skill and en-
terprise
What mercful providence that | did not get
ready To embark in the President, "a [ hoped 10
have done for you were that was DESTROYS
to have gone in her if l had got my book on the
Lost Tribes through the press in season 50 that
work was probably means OF saving my life
Such proyidenccs should check any undue inpa-
1ience When obstacles thrown in our way.
have often found them designed for good in these
lands. where re have constantly large drafts upon
onr patience This is commodity OF which the
traveller in the East should lay in large supply;
and he will dc well to add 10 good stock OF pru-
dence and courage, which ara by no means ncom-
patiblc with each other. Cautious, yet told, Is
good maxim for one in my situation.
From tue haste with which FASTENED away from
rny native shores, some may draw the inference
that NV attachments are ali in the old world, and
that | have little to bind me to the new Bur,
truly. America never seemed 50 dear to me as 1t did
ON returning to il after years Of absence and never
was my heart more closely attached TO it and the
dear objects OF affection il contains, than at this
moment, or than when l was making all haste to
tear myself away And now, as look back upon
the exalted privileges of our highly favored country
from the midst of the deep moral darkness by which
| am surrounded, a Respondent halo seems to en-
circle them all.
ayes, my native land, love thee
But trying as it to part with all held dear
in the land OF my birth, with blessings which those
who remain at home know not how 10 prize
would not return but at the call OF duty. Dark and
forbidding as is the moral aspect of this land-and
it seems doubly so when conrasted with that have
ust left trust that brighter day will yet dawn
upon it; and we'll may | rejoice in the privilege OF
doing something 10 hasten it on-oi toiing and
suffering in so glorious an enterprise. The views |
have taken Of rrophcsy and the signs of the times
in the last par, of my late work, encourage me to
persevere through every obstacle. But | regret
that | could not devote more time to spread out
my views more fully before the public and make
Them more clear and explicit. 1t is subject that
should be carefully studied in the light OF opening
events of Providence. These Eastern lands are
Yet to be the theatre of great events. The presen,
attitude of political affairs in the East seems like
calm preceding the tempest. There is no proba-
bility that the Eastern question, it is called, Is
finally settled some of the most enlightened judges
say it is farther than from being settled. The
whole of Europe may yet be involved in IL In The
mean time, the British empire shows signs OF con-
vulson at her extremitics, now making spasmodic
effort 10 restore her waning power, and then eX-
tending her hands for foreign aid. But little con-
fdence is felt the efficiency of the present Sultan
who much addicted the pleasures OF the harem,
and is sand 20 be running his already weak constitu-
ZION. Nulttudes of the votares of Islam are look
ING upon Mehemet Ali and lbrahim Pacha as the
conscryators of their faith, while mutitudes more
perhaps the great majority-are anticipating rs
downfall. While on my way TO this place Tell IN
company with two Moslem Deryishes, who told me
that the demolition of their government and religion
would take place within from three TO i've years
Aagree that great events are Fastening aud
ull the signs OF the times in these lands especially
intimate that the period is approaching when the
Lord shall rise to shake terribly the earth, and pre-
pare his own way.
The LAW OF RIVER NAvlGATIoS.-We find
reported in the Cincinnati Gazette trial in the
Supreme Court of considerable interest and inlpor-
lance, especially to all concerned in any way in
river navigation. The material facts of the case