New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-19

discovered the runs OF D4lllluEs = III t't4lN
cat stones-the foundation walls alone remaining,
and a line Of iow vs. running down 70 the
rsvlne near Il was rude canal. There were
many remains Of terraces. Here Cosil-an
thought that he had found the ruins OF Gomorrsh.
Sounding cautiously along the coast, they passed
the extreme point Of sdgm which Is a broad
Fat msrshy delta coated with salt and bitamen,
and soon after discovered on its eastern side
lofty, round pillar. apparently detached from the
general mass, at the head Of deep, mario" ana
abrupt chasm. Proceeding 70 the shore To exam
he this new phenomenon, they found the beach
soft shiny mud encrusted with sat, and az short
distance from the water covered with saline irag-
ments and blesks Of bitumen. The pillar was OF
solid salt capped with carbonate o; lime' cylndri
cal Ia front and pyramidal behind. The upper
part was about 40 feet high. resting 90 al ovs Pc
destal from 40 70 GO feet above the level OF the sea
A similar pillar is mentioned By JosePhus by Gle
ment Of Rome, and by Irenaeus. who DO not hes
rate 10 express the belief Of us being the identi-
ca one into which Lots wife was trsnsi9rmed.-
Lieut.. Lynch with more modest reserve con-
cents himself with describing what he saw but
offers no opinion the subject
The southern shore presented desoate mud
Cat, terminated BY range Of lofty bills
"On one side. rugged ann worn was the salt noun
tain Of -duin Win ~ conspicuous pillar, ~hicn re-
minded W least Of the catastrophe 81 the PLAN On
tho other were the Oiv and barren cls oi ya ia one
of the cave. Of which the fugitive Lot found shelter
To the south extensive fat lnters"ctel uy s1S
y.h drains with the high hills of kdom -ein alrAHns
he salt plain whore the IsTaeltes repeatedly over
threw their enemies and 70 the north, ws- The calm
and ruouoness sea. curtAned win pAlfir Wi-ll
while many f4ihoms dep m the SHINY nlun 'eneaiN u
lay embedded the ruins Of the d. iaied ctr- ol 7luoA
,nd Gomorrah. The glare OF hghi was DAnong 20 ,n'
aye and the atmosphere difficult OF respiration No
bird famed with ts wing the auenuaied Ar through
which the sun poured h- scofching rays upon me
mysterious element on which we Heated ana "h'cn
alone of al the works Of it Maker, contains no hVing
thing within H.
Lieut. Lynch very properly named the northern
extremity of this peninsula Point Costigan,' and
~ southern one Point Molyneaux,' as tribute
to the memories of the two gallant Ensllshmen
who lost their lives in attempting to explore this
sea.
Tie party spent twenty-five days on the Dead
sea. during which time they had carefully sounded
II through its whole extent determined its geo.
graphical position. taken the exact topography Of
its shores, ascertained the temperature width
depth and velocity Of its tributaries collected spe
cimens Of every kind, and noted the winds cur
rents. changes of the weather and all atmospheric
phenomena
After an extensive tour in Palestine and Syria
which is described in a forcible and interesting
manner, the Expedition returned to this country
in December last little more than year from
the time Of its departure.
Our thanks are due to Lieut.. Lynch for the graf
ifcation and instruction we have derived from the
perusa of his very able volume, which bears the
most emphatic testimony to bis diligence, energy
| fertility of invention, and devoted fidelity in the
| conduct Of the expedition. as well as TO the mo
desty conscientiousness, and religious humanity OF
| his personal character. 4.
| NARRATIVE OF THE LATE EXPEDITION TO THE
DEAD SEA, FROM DIARY ~ on % THt Parry
Edited by EDWARD +. MoNTAGUE Pm.adeiphia' Ca
rey Hart
This is a superficial and commonplace narrative
| Of Lieut. Lynch's Expedition 1t Is wholly IN
worthy the honor of print and we are surprised 10
see it with the imprimatur OF the highly respecta-
| bic house by which 1t is issued. r
| KALOOLAH: Az AuroBlocRAFHY o. JONATHAN Ro-
| MFR Edited by W. ;. MAYO, NJ. d. Newiofk
| George 7. Putnam
| The contrivsnce by which the Editor explains
his relations with the hero of this autobiography is
the least dexterous thing in its composition. II
we were disposed 10 be critical on such tascinat-
| ing specimen OF literary art, we could point out
some impossibilites in the superstition on which
| Mr. Jonathan Romer is said to have indted his
history, and to have conveyed his manuscript into
the hands OF the cool, impartial editor. He Is
moreover betrayed into several slight anschro-
nisms, as when he makes Of some popular
slang phrases that are of more recent origin than
| the alleged date Of the memoirs, and in discuss
| ing the nceties of military language some five
wears ago aludes to General Tay lor's famous bat
te.cry at the victory OF Buena Vista. These,
however, are triies which notice only 10 ex
press our wonder that they should have escaped
the consummate skill In the management OF de
tails which is everywhere visible in the construc-
| ton of the work. Ii the writer is surpassed by
Sw III and Irving in the plausible introduction OF
his romance he is fully equal to them In the air
ofdow might honesty which pervsdes It's progress
While IN vigor and richness OF Imagination, he is
decidedly their superior.
Jonathan is the son OF a Nantucket shlpmsster
sud was predestined from his birth to life Of
strange adventure. Left an orphan at al early
age he gets taken To a school near the forest Dor
ders of New. York, makes an incursion into the
| wilderness with bsck-woods trapper instead Of
passing the vacation at home, kills three Indians
with his own hand as if they had been 50 many
squirrels, finishes his education, becomes medL
cal student falls into scrape In procuring sub
| iect" is obliged to make himself scarce, seeks re
age in the City OF New York, bat bounded b.
officers Of justice, and meeting friendly skipper
whom be bad know in his fathers service, accept,
ais invitstion 10 90 with him TO sea. This voyage
IS the commencement Of the adventures, which
decide the color Of his future life. although the in
clden,s in his previous history are sufficiently
wonderful and exciting TO form the ground work o
a good novel. aud are related with 10 less graphic
| .orce than the subsequent events which bring as
alto scenes Of more than oriental eachsnlment
HIS eventiui experiences on the ocean, the marve-
Gus escapes by which bis valuable lie is repeat
edly preserved, his pilgrimage In the greatAfricar
desert, the complicated tissue Of adventures
which terminate in his becoming the husband Of
the beautiful KaoolAh, and the Secretary Of Wa
| 10 her father, African monarch OF white com