The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-09-04
a. Ne Cincinnati Chronicle
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vory FIRE AT JERUSALEM
snIlAs !. an account ola curious GER
.' Y. e,.st Christians at jerusalem
jerusalem, by the same pen which
1000 ~, II the Pilgrimage OF the
l r.,,.al.n, and has been kindly fur
II publication in the 9 Chronicle ro. J..
Y NJ 0.F, Friday Greek Easter was the
y. y D # he Creek Holy Fire You are
s,.,.me, thatihe Greeks pretend that
.n"s.I return of their Easter fire de-
' Maven into the Holy sepulchre'
'"hieb fell upon the Apostles on the
$4,000. and that many thousands as
C,om ali the countries, where the
VA prevails, to witness the maricle'-
II number Of Pilgrims were es'ima-
soOO i number much. less than usu-
',I,d. bat they were therefrOm within
ceramics in Africa; and from the fro
H.. Of northern Siberia. Being ex-
,~D,ious to see the miracle, we obtain
i..;on ,,om The the monks Of the Latin
whs,e we lodged, to go into the gal
NE Latin church, and accordingly re-.
,otbo asanctuary, 'ata an early hour, and
I. beipg soon after opened, we were
conducted BY the soldiers in company
u other Franks, to the Latin church,
NE Pilgrims were permitted to enter;
no our stand ID one Of the large win
opening above the rOtunda, we could
iii that passed below. In a short time
IOe crowd Of Pilgrims was congregated
he church-every individual bearing in
d from twenty to fifty, or more, small
Males, bound in a bundle and painted and
according to the taste, or ranks, of the
"a circle was formed about six feet
The centre ofthe rOtunda-quite round
Dulshre-walled on each side by the al
bid living mass-and the Introductory
mmsnced. Some boys jumped into the
Ind began tc sing a chOrus,in ArObic-
ender the Sultan MISUNDERSTANDING
fercely clipping their hands, and in a
/ they were joined by two or three hun
all ages, from ten years up to sixty
bly,, the whole Of them running leaping.
clapping their hands and shouting
perhaps than their Pagan ancestors eve
bring their Bacchanalia. Some woulC
with both feet upon the shoulders o
and Selling them by the hair, cOmpe
20 round the circle with them on thei
Sometimes four in a square woult
pon the shoulders Of four others, ant
banner run around the sepulchre. 9th
gning themselves dead, would be rolleC
sheet and borne around, amidst tn,
Ind mock wailings of their companions
frantic exercises continued more thar
hs without the least cessation or abate
Until it was announced that the time 70
raCle approached. Some FIVE or ST.
3 each bearing the picture Of a saint
ben sent forth, one by one, out of tn
chutChSto b. borne in procession, il
the patriarch, around the sepulchr
hen each one came out, a savage strug
light ensued amongst twenty or mol
ZACH wishing ic be the bearer of it. A
me last one was handed out, and whill
Rere lighting for it with the fercenei
The aged patriarch of Jerusalem, no,
lnsly, came out, bearinga large cross, an
9 upon the arms Of two Of his BISHOP
PPoFt, walked three times slowly roun
pDlchFe, followed by a number of prizes
a0leln robes stiff with gold; then sen
10P'ests into the tomb to assist at Il
E he returned into his church.
soldiers that had been in the churt
l ne day, vainly endeavoring to repre-
degree the fury of the insane crow
u'a with the utmost precipitancy, and
quickly ensued that mocks description
could not have been less than fife,
'nu persons, each with his torch in han
% light it at the celestial flame, al
ne blazing candles were thrust out fro
g''' IN the sepulchre, one general shO
'sns me building, and each seemed
WIN the strength Of despair to light
~s. nom the pure FIRE Of heaven. o
'S,1e : bunch Of candles as they car
OmD' and endeavor to force his W
'ne dense mass 70 the Greek churt
patriarch and nobility were standin
"oulo grasp him by the clothes, tear
's' rob him Of his candle, and b
would hold his torch d moment
I'm light his BY it, another would thr,
~ enc and strive to light his o,
N0Sld throttle each other and fight Ii
INV, Du' lFesh supplies Of the "HOly FIJI
issue from the sepulchre and
W from one to another. u
WI w ~ torches were all in a-Aame' 7
nj. ssa scarcely draw a picture ofh
n =, 0eAtiul that which was now D
I'LL upper part of the building '
N 1. al'k black smoke, which rolled
NM. pen dome al from the mouth
IN u S''OW, amidst the lurid light, co.
i Il nv deiuded wretches kissing
III D,.,sS III. candles, crossing themsel