New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-26
syria. tGrecian Archipelago,) Oct

Paros. Paros and Naxos retreated beyond each
other, far to the East the low shores of Delos
rose in front, with Mycone still farther of, and
the hills Of Tinos blushed IN the sunrise over
the nearer coast of syria. We doubled rocky
cape and entered the harbor, Just as the sun
shine reached the top OF the mountain-cone on
which the old city is built. The brilliant white
Of the fat Oriental houses, whics rise tier above
tier up the craggy steep, contrastod finely with
the soft morning sky and the perfect ultramarne
of the water il was something more than
sunrise to me; it was the dawn OF the ORIENT
During a day and a half that we have been
living at anchor here, have become quite as well
acquainted with the city as desire. It's Oriental
character holds good IN every respectful fair
ness without and all filth within AS far as
have explored, it has but one street, which You
enter on landing sort of bazaar, covered with
ragged awning and occupied by the principal
merchants The rest is a wilderness OF dirty
lanes, barely wide enough for two persons to
PASS each other, and spread for more than
mile along the mountain side. You ascend and
descend between walls ust too high to prevent
Your seeing anything, and after much labor,
come to a halt in vile little court, breathing
anything but balm, or perhaps on the fiat house
TOD of some astonished Greek. Then YOU return,
picking your steps with much trouble, and try
another course, but the twists and turns, the
steps here and there and the cul.de-sacs so be-
wilder you. that you finish by finding yourself
iust where you did not wish to go. | tried the
experiment twice, and after looking IN on the
domestic arrangements of half the families IN
Syra gave up the attemp,
The new town, which contains upward OF
"a, 900 inhabitants, has grown UP entirely WITHIN
the last twenty years. The refugees from other
islands, during the Revolution, first built their
huts on the shore, and afterward the harbor, on
account OF It's central position in the Archipela-
20. was made the stopplng-place OF the French
and Austrian steamers. II Is now Greclan ma
val and quarantine station, and has an extensive
and increasing commerce with the other ports OF
The Levant The town atpresent exhibits every
sign of prosperity except cleanliness. The quay
rs crowded with sailors, wearing the sem-Furk-
ish dress Of the islands, and the traffic IN fruit,
wood fish, grain spices and tobacco, IS carried
on with great lriskness The Shop.keepers are
y,
mechanics who ply their several avocations IN
their rough way look too cheerfully industrious
10 lack work. In the shlp-yard | counted ten
vessels 1.-TWO OF 800 tuns) on the stocks besides
number of small craft Several large and hand
some edifces are gong up, in addition to the
many one-story boxes which the common people
rnhabit noticed spacious church. which has
been lately commenced. The workmen were
grouped in the open nave, cutting the beautiful
marble of Tinos INTO comices and mouldlngs.
went on shore yesterday with the baritone
of our Italian company, TO visit Greek family
OF his acquaintance. We found al home an old
lady and her daughter, who received us very
cordially, and Immediately brought Us Turkish
coffee, with little jar Of ounce ELY. They
spoke no language but Greek, the rich, unctuous
flow OF which is not less sweet to the ear, though
less crystalline IN accent, than Italian Both
ladies had regular and agreeable features and
their manners had a native grace which hardly
expected to find in such a locality. In the even
ing visited the rooms Of German club, where
was RECALLED with late AHgemeiae Zeifung,
and a Turkish pipe four feet long.
i rose before sunrise this morning and went
OIL shore, to make the ascent OF the lofty peak
which rises behind the town. Escaping from
the tortuous lanes OF New syria. | crossed
narrow plane to the foot of the old town, which
rlses like an immense sugar loaf, at the opening
Of deep and rocky glen. Here, there are not
even lanes, but only steps from the bottom OF the
town to the top, up which the asses, laden with
very old, and raised on arches IN many places
where there is rot soil enough TO hold them
For a while climbed the fatiguing steps without
losing the way. bui finally went astray on the
house.tops and surprised the inhabitants.
bare.legged boy looking down from the next
house above me. shouted San Giorgio :"
nodded M head and with spriRg he was be-
side me, and went caperlng up the steps as
guide Three or four other urchins followed,
snd when we reached the Church OF 81. George
which crowns the sharp top OF the cone, had
SIX attendants. The glen below ne was hiied
with long array OF women with waterJars on
their heads, and boys driving laden asses, gong
20 and from the fountain behind the town. !
pointed to the fountain and then to the peak
which lifted rs marble crags high above Us, aud
made signs 10 the hoys that they should accom-
pany NE Their Wild black eyes sparhled as
sent, and The issses Of the red caps nuttered IN
hewind as they leaped DC Sn the rocks We
q, breakneck rare into the bottom OF the glen.
the shevy sides Vi which were aboroasly FORM
ed into terraces planted with figs, oranges and
vines.
My SIX guides took a path which led Up the
bed OF winter tsuen, I'll il opened on the
bare sides OF the mountain. The sharp masses
g roeA, q which j, was composed, were tcan |