The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-14
Correspondence of the Herald.l

Ifdoes n me CIdssics-Seu CLIO moving By Steain-
The Colossus Of Rhodes ami old ass-Rnights Of
81. John aud Horrible DIassacre-Smyrna and
Scenoy--Fhgs and Fun-Heqddrcsses OF the
Smyrna Ladies ConStaafiaopie--1 The Turkish
Nary-Ship Bnilaing-1He Stare Dla,fa-Cu-
rious Worshifping-M Madness of The Turks, and
their Piay-liopements Of Ee Sudan an Slate
A IW'kish Coquehe-Coptesy Of the american
Embassy Thanks and 7hunder-D Dancing orer
Grares, SC. &c.
We have now arrived to the last scene of the fifth
| act shall leave here tomorrow for the classic
land of Greece.
In my previous letters | described what / consi-
dered most likely 10 interest you in Egypt our voy-
age up the Nile 10 Thebeo, and the cataracts-our
journey on camels over The zdeser TO Suez-our
visit to Mount Sinai and Mount ST. Catharine-our
travel through the land of Edom to Petrea--thence
to Hebron and Jernsalcm-our excursion TO the
Dead Sea and River Jordan--the City of Nazareth,
the Sea of Genezareth St. Jean d'Acre, Damascus.
Boalbeck, and Beyrout.
day or two after arrival in the latter city,
we had the pleasure of learning that the steamboat
which had been discontinued for the last two months
had arrived, and to proceed direct to Smyrna
We accordingly left Beyrout by her on the 25h
March The boat was provided with library and
was very comfortable. The cabin appropriated to
ladies', was occupied bv the women of the harem of
Selim Pacha, and consisted of four blacks and two
whites, guarded by two or three eunuchs They
came on deck during the voyage but had their faces
| entirely concealed by shawls The weather was
charming, and the nextmorning Cyrpus the avorite
abode of the Goddess of Beauty, hove in sight We
| anchored OIL Larneca, but as we came from dis
trict infected with plague we were not permitted to
land.
We arrived at Rhodes on the 2Sth; the Colossus
Cone of the wonders of the world no longer exists
II Is supposed 10 have been about I25 feet high and
to have stood on two rocks at the entrance of the
harbor about 90 feet apart, so that the small vessels
| ofthose days could pass between its legs 1t was
thrown down by an earthquake Sc years after il was
built, in the year 672. Nine hundred wears after
wards II was sold 10 Jew for old brass who loaded
| nine hundred camels with it. The Knights of ST.
John, after being driven from ST. Jean d'Acre, came
here and remained until 1910, when they surrender.
| ed to Soyman, and established themselves shortly
after in Malta. Having received an invitation from
| the health officer went on shore, accompanied
| by guardano, and walked through the Street of
the Knights 1t was very desolate and on each
side the palaces of the knights, with the coats
of arms of the different nations represented by them
| in marble, over the doors and windows AT the
upper end of the street passed through fine old
| gateway, once part OF the Church Of ST. Johns and
| near these ruins the council chamber of the
| knights The bitches and defences appeared very
| strong, and observed many marble bullets in the
streets OF large size, remains of ancient ammuni-
| ton Over the central gateway of the harbor was
marble mitch, below which were three statues two
of them females. AT the square tower was the spot
| where the last gallant defence was made
| On the morning Of the Both we left Rhodes and
in about twelve hours were off Cos, surrounded by
| islands in every direction, rather mountains
rising out of the sea. The next morning at break
fast time we were of Scio, the scene of the horrid
| carnage in 1922, when only about 1000 Greeks out
of population Of IN, 900 escaped, and about fifty
merchants were hung up at the yard arm. In the
afternoon we reached Smyrna, situated at the bot
| tom of bay about 80 miles deep, and good har-
top of lofty hill are extensive ruins OF ancient
fortress and to the right of this is Turkish burial
| ground, with forest of lofty Cyprusses towering
| above it. There were two French ships of the line
In harbor, two war steamers, several Austrian ships
| ofwar, and many merchantmen. As we were to
| be quarantlned thirteen days, we made arrange
ments tor the occupation OF a new house near The
| lazaretto, instead of that gloomy building. Our
table was supplied by an innkeeper of Smyrna, and
we found ourselves very comfortably as well as
beautifully situated. Our party consisted of Lord
Butler, MIR. Morris, of Ireland, the Rev. Mr. Wood
year of England, the Hon. Messrs de Grey, Mr.
Frazer of Canada, Mr. Austin and Mr.. Bush of
New York AT one corner "f the piazza waved the
| American flag we had on the Nile, and on the other
| the Engishljack. We had the privilege ofwalking
out, accompanied by the guardiani, and amused
ourselves by practising at mark with PISTOLS pitch
| ing colts, reading and playing cards.
| When our quarantine was completed, made
| some pleasant excursions in the neighborhood of
the city. We visited the citadel, which is situated
on an elevated position, from which the view isvery
fine. II is the Acropolls of Old Smyrna, and the
ruins are extensive. We passed through the extern
| sive cemeteries, shaded with the gloomy cyprus,
and rode to little solitude called the baths OF Diana,
| near which there is an immense sycamore The
| bpa1 dress of the SmyrnIOte ladies' =
We started on the 18th of April in the Austrian
steamer for Constantinope, and again found the
women of harem occupying the lady's cabin We
| reached Mityem at about midnight, and were off
| Tenedos at ten in the morning. We entered the
Dardanees at about noon, and at PM. were OPP
poslte Sestos and Abydos
| We hear recalled that fatal night,
Leander, when the well known light,
From Sesos's turret piercing,
The welcome signal gave
Twas HERDS hand that from the steep
| Lighted thy course along the deep,
| Der Hellespont's wild wave.
Inflated youth, that wave ran high,
Destruction srniled-no aid was nigh
| The " alter was thy bed.
Thy much loved Hero wept in vain,
| Then threw herself into the main.
To seek thee with the dead.
| The straits here are about and half or two
miles wide. Lord Byron, when he initiated the
feat of Leander swan from Sestos to Abydos,
which is much easier than the reverse as Sestos is
some distance up, and the current in its favor
None of the ruins of Abydos remain, but at Sesos
| there are some very large walls on the heights.
| AT about eight O'Clock OF the morning of the
18Th we arrived at this city, the approach to which
is beautiful in the extreme and well merits its high
| reputation. We passed around the seraglio'pon
cceded to the Hotel de Bellevue in Pera, the OPP
| poste side from Consantinope, which town is oceu-
pied by Franks who are not allowed to reside in the
latter city. We went to the top of the tower of Ga
lata near our hotel, which is very lofty, and on
commanding situation, from which one of the most
beautiful scenes in the world burst upon our view
The lofty mnarets of st. Sophia, and the other i'm
mensc mosques, piercing the skies to the
height of 300 feet. The light caiques were crossing
the Golden Horn in such numbers as almost to
look like bridge of boats At one end of It were
aectamong which was the 'Mahmoudie of 40 guns
and ioOO tons burthen: she is 212 feet long and 62