Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

TIE DEAD SEA EXPEDIrlON-lN-
TERESTlNG LErTER.-The Washington
Union publishes the following very Interesting
Letter from Lieut. VIM. F. Lynch under whose
command the perilous expedition 10 the Dead
Sea was co successfully prosecuted:
To the Editor Of tie Union.
Win ,hc consent Of The Hon. Secretary oil the
Navy, | beg leave, through your columns, TO re-
deem a promise have maize.
When the small party, just returned from The
Dead Sea, first entered upon IFS waters, us MEM
bers came, one aud all 10 The CONCLUSION, mat
having taken what o,hefs tailed 10 accomplish
the honor OF the American name was al sake,
and mat il wee better 10 Gle like them Than re.
turn unsuccessful.
On The evening Of the 9Th day, however, on
the Southern STA we we're prosliated by tie bot
ba., OF a s,moom. sweeping tom the desert Of
Arabia, which Vas i,loued by five days oil in
tense and stilng heat. On The afternoon OF the
l4tn day, on The coast Of Moab, 10 our surprise,
We were greeted ny oepu auon OF Carunans
from Kerak the Kc jah Moab OF the Bible.
The Joy OF tins people al meeting US, was IN
bounded They caressed US, brough, Us water
and leoan, (suur milk all ihey had, and some OF
them spent nearly he v hole night huntins wild
boar wherewith to Ieeae US When loid that
our forms oi worship IN America were different
from theirs, hey repi,ed: VIVA, matters ia
CHRIS. died for all. DO you not believe IN hint
When told that We cid, they said: Then wha'
are forms before God 2 Tie looks 10 The heart!
We are bfo;hersr' And brothers hey continued
70 call Us 10 he las.
We c ud not trace their origin, but conclu-
ded that they are etncr The de.cendan's oil one
of the !, 81 / ibes converted TO Christianity, who,
in the Businesses Of the riountans, had escaped
the Nohomme an alternative OF "the Koran or
the sword, or the crusaders under The Christian
Lord Of Kerak. They number about ! 50 la
miles, and live in the town, The only one now
left, III the once populous country OF Moab
Within The wal ) are also the huis oil loO Nus'
lin families, AID outside are The black tents oil
the fierce tribe Kera Keych, numbering 73O
fighting men.
The Christians gave Us an invitation to visit
their town about seventeen miles distant ~ Inc
IN untains; but, whhe Hospitality urging US TO
go, they noi conceol The perils Of the visit;
for the, confessed they were ou,numoered and
overswed, aud IN an emergency would not dare
openly 10 assist US.
l determined however, TO accept their invi
tation ut all hazards; for II was evident mat,
unless recruited b, a more brac'ng atmosphere,
we must inevitably PERISH. In TINS OPINION Inc
lamen,ed Mr.. Dale concured with me.
val not tire YOU with an account ci Inc WISH
of the lreacheIy WI vhic0 we were lnfeaieh-
ed, and our return, IN hNtle.arfay, win me nos
lille Sheikh as pfisohef-hut slinpy express my
conviction. thai. boz Tor the timely information
gwen by the Christians, we should never have
seen our boats again.
These pyor Christians are much tyrann'zpd
over by Their Mnslim neishbors. Their only
place OF reirear when urea eued win violence
In tneir litile cell oil church. whicn can scarce
" hold twenty families. Their account, which
in its narration bore The impress.ot truth, seems
confirmed by he circumstance that 10 me centre
of their liz IL church ther Is well, Whicn sup
plies them with water until their provisions are
eYhaus,e,, or The restless nature OIL lher persecu
tors takes iheru elsewhere. ne uoleci Ol all
their hooes is 10 build church sufficiently large
10 hold all their wives and children; for with al
their ip TOLERANCE he Muslims respect the house
of Him whom they call lisa, the Prophet Of
the Christians"
The tuundai ion and part OF the walls OF .
church have been built tut the work is dlsconlin-
urd from the want OF means-the slIocco ana lht
locus, having swept their harVes's Tor seVefa
years. They gave me an appear 10 the'f Cn,'s
tai, brethren in America, winch | promised I,
deliver. With maIy apologies Tor lis phraseolo
cy they begged III, 10 write u out more fully lol
them, bul prefer sending II forth IN rs own SIM
plc and touching hrevuy. will onlv aGd, tina
ir,ie should be given and thai dlscrcety. al dill
fereul times, so as not 10 excite The cupidiy q
The MusIi,ns. The Board OF Foreign Mission:
a, New York will cnnbless receive what may
be given, and forward il either 10 their brethren II
Beirul or to the Anglican bishop al Jerusalem
for distribution. One cent from each humane
person in this land ofchaIi,y will be more thar
Sufficient
APPEAL
By Gods favor: May il, God willing, reacf
Amerit a, and be preserved 10 our Christal II
brothers, whose happiness may The Almighty
God preserve: Amen.
S642 BEOoAd.
We are in Kerak, few very poor Chris
tians, and are building church
We beg your Excellency TO help US IN tol'
undertaking, for we are very weak.
The land has been unproductive, and visited
by the locu.ls for The last seven years.
The church is delayed in not being accom-
pli.hed, for want oil 'unds, for are few
Christians. surrounded y Muslims.
This being all lha, is necessary to write te
YOU, Christian brothers in America, We neee
say no more.
The trusters in your bounty
ABDALLAH EN NAHAS, (Sheikh.)
YAKOB EN NAHAS.