New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-13
LECTURE.
TRAVELS IN THE EAST
BY LEONARD BACON, DID.

BY LEONARD BACON, DID.
A meagre audience assembled in the Tab
ernacle on Friday evening to hear the first of a
series of lectures by Rev. DR.. Bacon, Of New-Ha-
ven. Il was announced that he had spent
thiIteen months travelling in the East and, at the
request of friends here, had consented to embody
the results of his observations in a short course of
lectures.
The Rev. gentleman commenced by saying that
nowadays the Iectuser was not only expected to
teach but to entertain, and he greatly doubted if he
could combine the two requisites. People want to
feel amused and find that they have been instructed
without knowing it. He went on to speak of the
numbers of Americans that travel. It would be easy
to colecta thousand in Paris and thousands in the
Italian cities at any time But the American is never
atralized never feels at ease but always means to
pu up stakes and 80 home, in any other than his
country. DR.. Bacon told a story OF Yankee in
Rio JaneiIo who, when asked why he did not re-
turn to his own country said that he thought he'd
wait awhile and the country would come down
to him.
met upon the Mediterranean steamer. At Malta he
found an English propeller bsund for Beyrout and ON
board was another party OF Americans from Virginia.
He highly complimented a gentleman and his wife
from Monticello going to Jerusalem to found Bap-
tist mission. Az BeyrOut they parted, but met a few
days eT in jerusalem. There he just escaped en-
eounteIine a lady from New Hampshire, whose &C.
centricites should long since have persuaded her
friends to treat her as insane She has been often
furnished with the means of leaving Jerusalem, but
she always gets back Had she lived later she might
have been Bloomer at Womans' Rights ConVen-
tions. But she was born too soon Sbe is a female
preacher, and her glory is having preached before
Congress several years since In Jerusalem other
Americans encountered and among them a
Californian From them we heard of Secretary
WebsteIs letsrs to the Austrian minister, and with
an enthusiasm hardly credible at home. DR.. Bacon
heard afterwaId OF the remark Of refugee settled
in Damascus, upon this letter 81 have no malice
against Mr. Mann, but wish the AustTans had hung
him. for it would have been the last act OF the house
n 70 AT mo fnf1u
began to be felt even there.
In two weeks we were again at Beyrout, and by the
next steamer came another party of Americans
among whom was a Presbyterian clergyman from
Brooklyn and at little party in BeyroHt there were
80 Americans It was like home, except the orien-
tai costume of the servants 1 knew no more of
American travellers until months later in Censtan-
tinople upon the beaten track Of travel. 1 wish by
these details to indicate how great the throng of
Americans is in those regions, and American tfav-
eleIs have done more toward Calculating the East
than those of any nation. DR. B. referred with hioh
praise to Mr.. Stephens and DR.. Robinson and Dr.
Eli Smith. DR.. Robinson he characterised as one
whose learning commands the homage of learning
everywhere. Then came DR.. Olin and DR.. Durbin,
and. not to speak of all, Lieut. Lynch's Dead Sea
expedition must not befoTgotten which confers more
honor upon our country than many bloody battles
could have done Alter him we may well have such
a traveller as DR.. Wainwright to give US the poetic
and picturesque aspect of that land. These great
numbers of Americans in the East strike the mind
something prophetic, the limbs of life stretched
upon the body of DEATH like the prophet upon the
child. The American missions in the Turkish EN-
He spoke OF the great Quantities of wool that come
to US from the eastern regions of the Mediterranean
Coast, which we repay with rum frem Boston, and
clocks from Connecticut. With all our duties we
can't keep those Arabs out of our market
DR.. B. advised those who mean to travel in the
East and who wish TO reap advantages TO be intel
lecually prepared. Ifyou go for what it is you go
on boOtless eIraRd. The scenery is as fine else.
where, and the accommodations great deal better.
DR.. Bacon said that he often felt the need OF being
better posted up Yet every one who goes, even
unprepaIed, will probably return somewhat i'm
proved. The American who thought the Black
Sea humbug, had evidently learned something.
He referred to the means of travel There are
steamers OF all kinds upon the Mediterranean. But
wherever steam is, the American does not feel very
faT rom home Dr. B. did not visit Egypt and ex-
pressed his regret that he was never upon a camel
The pieasantest way OF making the tour Of Pales-
tine is TO comedOWn the coast from BeyIOut 10 Mount
Carmel then strike in TO Jerusalem, through the
central country to Damascus, and over the Lebanon
to Beyrout again. Good accommodations may be
had if YOU win accommodate yourself to your ac-
commodations. You hire horses and mules at BeY-
rout and also men, whose profession 1t is to pnt
Won through. Unless your eye-teeth are cut, how
Ever it is hest to put yourself in the hands Of man
and make a contract for the whole tour The own
er Of the goes with you, and takes care the
animal You must have mules TO carry your bag
gaee m YOU have asinge trunk lit 10 balanced the
ot6erside by a sack OF stones. You take your own
lodgings and cook Many provisions, such as fowls
and eggs you buy upon the road Sometimes you
can gel sheep as he stands so centsis a winding
mice for a sheep. horns, wool and all. However,
gave more than that for mutton in many places, and
sometimes could get no mutton at all.
You start from Beyrout with your tent, and bed
and bedstead. fon If you sleep in house wo to yeu
as long as you live you will feel uneasy in the
remembrance. We found it necessary to get per-
init for our men TO carry arms. Most travellers
carry arms themselves. We met party at Jerusa-
lem, one of whom-a delegate to the Peace Con-
press, believe-cauied huge horse pistol and
picked the flint at every village, noplng to es-
cape without any violation of his peace principles.
Dr.. Bacon did not carry any offensive weapons, and
looking back upon the time is rather surprised that
he is now here. We are constantly liable be sad,
to be brought to by the Bedoueen and ence, among
some ruins long man with long gun grasped my
sons bride, and only driven away by the oatns
of the dTsgoman. You will also be stoned and Of
course hOOted at bat the latter unless you unoeI,
stand Arabic is not very annoying. Dr. bacon sSle
that one cay he was walking upon Ms zion, at 1e-