The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-11

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Besides other impedimenn, the river was
obs ruc.ed by numerous seirs, built by the
Arabs 10 divert the water into the frequent
small channels cot fDr irrigating their fields.
Ii wns not eesy TO pass these weiss without
d TOW, as tho natives Insisted on the gap
made ior the boat beii 9 built up again. In
one Instance the masonry was 81 thick and
high that the boat had TO be lifted 0ver.--
In addition to this there was uneasiness re-
specting The cattle and baggage, which,
writes Lieutenant Molyneux. 'wefe fIe-
qoently obliged 10 diverge TO considerable
distance from the river; bat capital fellow
that we hired at Tibsrias as guide sssisa.
ed US greatly in overcoming, all our diff
culIies.' By and by sbeik and four
Bedouins stopped the party, snd demanded
600 Piaslers Tor free passage across his
territories; but after some alteration, a
compromise was effected for a third of the
sum. r-e...y q a. sgi
In this way the travellers proceeded, OPP
posed no. only by natural obstacles, but BY
the fierce and rapacious character of the
nstives. In some places the river was so
rocky and shallow, that il was found deslTs-
bile 10 transfer The boat again for time TO
The ca els backs. On this occasion, oh.
serves the LieutensnI--'From q hill over
viii our road lay | rad a very fine view
Of tie whole valley, with its many Arab
campments, ell made Of The common
cUsrse black camel. hair cloth. Very large
herus # csmels were to be seen ia every
DIR cIion stalking about upon the apparent.
ly barren hills in search OF food. The
yorden he'd sPlit into two streams OF about
equal size shoftly after leaving FL Buk Ok
and its winding course, which was marked
by luxuIiant vegetation. looked like g gan-
lie serpent twisting down the valley. Ar.
Ter forming an island OF an oval form, and
hboui five or six miles in circumference. the
Two branches OF The Jordan again unite iR.
ne lately above an old cuIiously formed
bridge, marked in the map as Jisr Mejamia
On encamPing in the evening, an interest,"
ing instance oil ssgacity is recorded By the
Iesder. i was much interested, he writes,
during the night, in observing the e1traor-
binary ssgscity Of the Arab mares, which
are indeed LeGuiful creatures. The old
sheik lay down to sleep, with his mare tied
close to him. and twice during The evening
she gave him notice Of the approach Of foot
steps By waking round aud round; and
when that did not awaken him, she put her
head down and Weighed. The first party
she notified were some stray camels, and
the second some OF our own party return.
ing. The Benisakhers generally ride with
a halter only, except when they spprehsnd
danger; and then, the moment they take
their brides from their saddle bow, the
mares turn their heads round, and open
their mouths to receive the Bit nr
For the next few days, so frequent were
the disputes with the Arabs, the bargain
ings with new escorts, that the Lieutenant
was almost driven mad Sometimes the
BedOuins would go Off in body, thinking
TO frghten him into terms; but the party
were well armed, and could command o
certain degree Of respect. So tortuous,
too, was the river, that, as We are Told, lit
would be impossible to give any account OF
the various turnings;' and the leader was
obliged to ride continually between the boat
and the baggage, 10 ascertain the relative
position of each; railway whistle which
he lad with him proved very useful in ma.
king signals. The expedition, indeed, wa.
almost Ike moving an army in an enemy.
cOuntry---nOt only looking out for positions
where We could not be taken by surprise,
but snxiously looking out also for supply.
ing our commissariat. With the lhermom.
eter ranging from SO to 40 degrees, this
was no enviable task.
On tie 30th Of the month, il having been
found impossible TO satisfy the eIoTbitant
deusnds OF the Arsbs. Lisut. Molyneux
determined on proceeding without az escort
and after the place OF rendezvous was
reached by the mounted party, continues:
We, as usual, stuck Toby's spear in the
ground, it'll the ensign flying on it, az o
sign for the Oat TO bring up, intending to
proceed as coon as she arrived. The las,
time had seen her was from the top Of the
western cliffs; she was then nearly abreast
Of us; and notwithstanding the windinss Of
The river. as the water was good. and a.
she had four men to pull and one to steer
Grant, Lyscourb, Winter, with the guide
We had brought from Tiberias. and the man
had engaged by the foad.) ! expected
her arrival in about an hour The boat,
however, did not arrive; and the Lieutenant
becoming anxious, sent out scouts TO look
Tor her, but they returned unsuccessful,
Meantime he had taken up secure posi-
tlon with his psriy, aud eventually deter
mined On going in search Of the missing
crew himself; but being ignorant Of the
language, Toby offered to 60 in his stead,
The Lieutenant then pursues. After most
anxiousls awaiting his return for an hour,
he came back full gallopio inform me that
he had found the boat; that she had been
attacked; and that he had learned this pain.
10, Intelligence from the guide and the other
Arab, WHO were now alone bringing her
down the river. fony Toor fifty men had
on the banks on each side of the
liver, armed with nluskets. and commenc.
ed their attack by throwing stones at the
boat, and firing into the water close to her;
and after they thus terrified the men. they
all wsded into The river, seized Upon her.
and dTsgged her 10 the shore. Lyseomb.
who drew pistol. was knocked into the
water by o blow OF stick; and having
goI the boat on the shore, they robbed the
men of all their arms and ammunition, took
heir hats, and let them go. they also
robbed the two Arabs of their aims, and Of
most Of their clothes, and threatened 10 kill