The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-14

Voyage 10 Various Ports in Il. urOpe, Asia
and Africa, In the Mediterranean.
An expedition of novel and deeply interesting
| character, ia IN contemplation and Will sail
| from this port about the 10th Of next month
| To the tourist, or man Of business it will afford
aa opportunity TO blend business with amusement,
and at such moderate cost as a visit TO Of
| springs or watering places during part Of the
summer months would amount 10. Several
have already joined with view TO form
pleasure party, or business party, to go on this
tour, which will turn out deeply interesting The
ship will leave this port en- the day noticed above,
aud will first touch at the Azores Western Isles
and then proceed TO Gibraltar, Malta, Athens and
the Grecian Isles, and Consantinope from thence TO
Tenedos and the r uins Of ancient Troy, thence
Smyrna, Scio, Samos, Rhodes, Cyprus, Tyre, IL
don CsSaria, and Joppa, where the vessel will re-
main a sufficient time enable passengers to visit
jerusalem; then return down the Mediterranean,
via Egypt, Trpoli and Syracuse, and will probably
extend TO Mesina, Naples, Civia Vecchio the sea-
port of Rome thence to Corsica, Elba, Leghorn,
Genoa, Nice, Marsees and Barcelona, touching
for supplies at Tangier and Madeira, and taking
the southern passage across the Atlantic, making,
| if desired brief stop at Charleston, s. c to land
passengers and their effects and thence to this port
The obvious advantages presented by such
contemplated tour too manifest TO every reader
| and doubtless large and pleasant party will be
made up for such an expedition, This pleasing
tour will probably occupy seven or eight months,
and to the virtuoso, the man of trade, the lady or
gentleman, must prove source of strong attrac
ton. The enviable pleasure to be derived from
such tour affords such ample food for contcmpa-
tive enjoyment, even in the studio, that makes the
very reflection gratifying. What mind that has
drunk from the font Of the "Pierian spring" but
must glow with satisfaction on visiting the classic
land where Homer wrote in a sublimity of style,
bold ore rofua o" language that has fascinated
the mind of every scholar from the earliest ages,
and lived through centuries amos, contemporane-
Gus with the Bible itself. What classcally educa-
ted mind forget the parting OF Hector and
Andromache IN his sixth book Of the Had What
ancient modern poet painted their heroes
and herones-the brightest creations of fancy-in
such a beautiful living drapery as the Had and
Odyssey of Homer. The reflection brings us back
to the happy days of our childhood, our boyhood,
when with Jealous rivalry we used TO fight for
first place in our class. Then the numerous asso-
Citations connected with classic Greece and
sunny Italy," the land where Byron died
martyr to his love of freedom-the land that
gave birth to "Chde Harold" the land of the
Maid of Athens" and then sunny Italy, where
Horace and Virgil, and Caesar wrote--t brings us
back TO the bright and happy, and unclouded days
Of our boyhood, when DO not dream Of the
difficulties the uphill, Hercuean abors which we
require TO push our fortunes IN the world. Ina
CINE tour through the Holy Land-,he scene OF the
labors-the divine mssion--the crucfxIon cf Him
who died on the cross for the sins Of men-who
preached peace and good WILL and harmony, and
charity, ard brotherly-love between man and man
not the wickcd-,he foolish-the idle--,he silly
unmeaning dissenssns of party. Who can touch
at Elba or Corsica, but must pause, ponder and re-
fleet on the towering, unexampled, astounding ca
reer of the mighty Napoleon who sleeps in the
land where he rose from being plain officer to be-
come Almighty Emperor and held the desnes Of
the nations Of the earth in his right arm! Who on
this tour, or even while rejecting this expedi-
ton, that must not thnk of Columbusl The
whole expedition IS taking eagle flight that takes
In at coup d'GR, passing view OF ancient
| and modern history. A select, Intellectual, plea
SAINT refined, party of ladies and gentlemen, on such
| tom, twill imbibe associations from it that will
furnish for future one OF those green spots in the
waste of memory to which the mind always looks
back with peasurabls epjoyment-an era, an epoch
| in life which has charm for the old when they
| look back upon it. To such party we wish every
| enjoyment; and they will doubtless bring TO the
new world at their return, some of the treasures,
| the gems the pearls, of the old I; when shall
have the pleasure TO see them return here in the
spring fully ireighted with the thousand and one
rarities and commercial articles which this ship
wilbring. During the voyage much valuable COM
| mercial and other information may be acquired !;
also, highly Interesting cabinets of curiostes, &c
may be collected. This pioneer expedition, pro
ected for the purpose Of opening new avenues tor
trade between the old andnew world will doubtless,
be OF profit well as Of pleasure to the pas
| sengers, all Of whom, besides being provide with
every possible comfort and convent nee to be found
on board Of ship, will be allowed to take with
them the cruise round, certain quantity CT saea-
| bic goods to dispose OF, by barter otherwise,
which privilege, If improved, will probably yield a
profit sufficient to nearly quite the price of
passage.
| TuERIoTs lNPnLADsLpHIA-Therc will probably
| be no more rotng in Philadelphia All was quie,
at the last accounts, and the troops we've returning
| to their homes
| From Philadelphia Times and Chronicle May al
There or two facts connected with the burning
OF the Catholic Church. which strike home to the heart
the American and Philan'hropst The bell OF st Angus
tines which melted and fell in the the burning
church, was the old bell which frs; chmed musica peas
TT the Declaration OF American the daw
ing OF freedom. political and religious upon this Union
The parsonage back OF ~ AugustiDcs, Mt the time
Of the cholera, given to the city for hospital aud the
Rev. DR. Hurley deceased attended person at the
bedside of the sick during that dreadful Several
of the Sisters Of Charity also attended sn' minserrd to
the sufings Of our citizens The ply scians attendant
at that time were Drs Burden and Jackson
The Baltimore papers of yesterday persons
have arrived in Baltimore from Philadelphia Of hem
In distressing condition. having been beaten and robbed
OF all they possessed in the world One idow with
her two children. here whe had lost her house
furniture and all she had except the clothes she escaped
| in
We are informed that the Sisters OF Choriy have
ed with the Orphan children TO the st Johns Asylum in
Chestnut above Twe III street and that the
OF ~ Charles Boromeo Seminary have also returned 10
their studies at tina e-tsblishmrnt