New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-03
-.oM NETWORK TO NINEyEH'
XXXVII.
,r SMALLER TEMPLES OF NUBiA-REruRNro
Ssb EGYPT
XXXyII

.he NIGHT before reaching Wadi HAM, (ao'u'
70 rsbrenheis-think Of that, ye who are belo"
-.xo st home y affected me more painfully una" 49,
a.. hastings had endured in Soudan. BY uo'o,
,los;ng six coats of skin, was now so nara ill"
.o,perv. that like Anthony Van Corlears INC y.
seeted rays from it. might have Plerced o'o"
,oush skin of crocodile. My irame
.,eened in heat that had our fuel 'a,ie"
-.;0tt have drawn" my tea. by huggins tue ~
had been so bathed ana 'oii0O
-. .no ,,r Ind so constantly, WIFI eacn '"''
~ Is A., .howered upon me his burning pap
ee'"N's Uay' ,oe 70 regard myself as one OF ms
"si', ."'' 1ntstives. and TO fancy that,
speo'"' INF. there was sort of nmbus or
Vne'e ..orud me. But those few drops OF ram,
s.e STONY mountains, quenched at once the
- If nv outer surface, aud the cold WINDS
CIV" s,lowed never ceased blowing till they ex-
sme even the centAl fires. was like an
.r:a;ort comet, snuhsd out of existence aud made
'.lu;,s 70 some frozen planet. NY frame was
$50 - 18th pains, which turned into misery the
- Incidence of the Nile. | had no medi-
Ion, hrf nut my philosophy into practice the
s,;a,.ts Of Nubia, said, has given me this infic-
49, therefore the country must supply the reme-
Co I sent the rais ashore ia search Of it. ii
=. hack with cup of oil which shining
s.usbter of the land was about bestowing upon
A., crispy tresses, and | drank it with heroic
9Th in the efficacy Of my theory. was not dis
.ooo;oted and on the third day sat once moro
IS. ,up in the bow Of my boat, trying to regain
Che efluence had lost
The scenery Of the Nile below Abou-Simbel is
,.,y beautiful The mountains recede again from
A.. hank and show Themselves occasionally in pic
.,,.oue peaks The shores low and rich aud
a.. Groves of date-trees most luxuriant. The
-o.,ber wa, delightfully."- calm and warm, and the
Nls Though swift. ran smooth and shining as the oil
os his own castor-bean fields. During the sweet,
nu;et hour before and after sunset, we foated
down through the lovely region about Bostan and
T,eshka. Three tall peaks of dark-brown rock
rose inland beyond the groves of the beautiful
JbreeIDe PALM whose leaves, longer and more slen-
der than those of the Egyptian date-tree are
gracefully parted at the sidcs-half of them shoot
ing upward in plumy tuft, while the other half
droop around the tall shaft Of the tree. The boys
worked during the second night with undated
force awoke as the moon was rising through
black clouds, and found the lofty crags of lbreem
exchanging us. We swept silently under the
base of the nights, which, in the indstinct light
sppsared to rise four or five hundred feet above
us. BY sunrise, o. date-groves of Derr, the cap
ial of the Nubia sOuntry, were in sight, and we
we're soon moored beside the beach in froRt of the
town. Derr stretchesf for some distance along the
phore and presents an agreeable front to the river
A merchant from a boat near ours, brought me
Two small loaves of delicious Egyptian bread. lie
had been in Soudan, and knew how such bread
vOula relish, after the black manufacture Of that
country.
An hour afterward my boat ran to the eastern
bank TO allow me to visit the little temple OF
Annals. This temple stands on slight rise in the
sands which surround and entirely Overwhelm it.
II consists only Of a low portico, supported by
eight pillars narrow corridor and the usual three
ehanbers-all of very small dimensions. The
,culptures on the walls are remarkable fer the ex-
,ellent preservation of their cOlors. The early
Christians, who used this temple for their worship
broke holes in the roof which admit sufficient light
ior the examination OF the interior. Without
Knowing anything of the hioroglyPhic inscriptions
on the temple, / should Judge that it was erected
BY some private person or persons. The figures
making the offerings have not the usual symbols
Of royalty, and the objects they present consist
pnncipally of the fruits of the earth, which are
hsaped upon table placed before the divinity.
The eolorng of the fruit is quite rich aud glowing
and there arc other objects which appear to be
cakes or pastry. While | was examining the CEN
trd chamber, heard a sound as Of some one
sharply striking one of the outside pillars with
stick. 1t was repeated three times with an inter-
vabetween, and was so clear and distinct that
imagined it to be Achmet, following me. Called
but on receiving no answer, went out, ana was
not little surprised TO find no person there or
within sight. The temple stands at consdera-
bic distance from any dwelling, and there Is no
place in the smooth sands on all sides OF 1t where
man could hide. When mentioned tins cHcum-
stance, on returning to the boat, Achmet and the
ns Immediately declared it to be the WORK oil
din, or afite, who frequently are heard among
the ruins. and were greatly shocked when relns-
ed to accept this explanation.
Beyond Derr | entered the mountain region VI
!ranite. sandstone and porphyry, which extends
II the way to Assouan. As approached NoroS-
10, which is only about twelve miles iorther' 'ne
outb wind increased till it became genuine
hansen. almost plotting out the landscape
nth the clouds of sand which it whirled from the
,cesses ofthe Bibau. We were obliged to creep
long under the bank till we reached korosko,
here we ran up to the same old landing at
,hich stopped in December last The bank was
light feet higher than then, the river having fallen
hat much in the meantime. There was the same
house. omen on the riverside, the same old Turk
fitting within. thu dark sycamOres shading the
ank, the dusty terrace with the familiar palms
ossing their leaves against the wind the water
nil, the white minaret at the foot Of the noun
ain, and, lastly, the bold, peaked ridge of DJebel
iorosko behind. There was the very spot where
ny tent had stood and where first mounted n