New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-15

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We o. G;,our Dagh, 10000 feet IN hight'
su..nara1 in the northeast. The streams VIC
sPP1I - 1ned with immense trout A Drown
hnJ,aboo ran across our road, out "heu
neuseJ him with the end of my pipe, roiiea
t .cu.nI INTO an inpervious ball OF pricAies;
.f,ar turning the head of the gull, the roau
ooon o.. Of ~ the west, and entered narro"
wv te,ween hills covered with thick copse-
pa Here we came upon an ancient gateway
I'LL lava stone. which bears marks OF great
=. II is now called Kara kapn, the
!. pidct Gate" and some suppose II 10 have
been one of the ancient gates OF Cillcia-
Revond this our road led over high, grassy
blIs xitbout a sign of human habitatlon, to the
mined Khan of KOord Kodiak, where We rested
,bree hours. The weather was intensely hot
snd sultrv. and our animals were almost crazy
from the attacks OF large yellow gad-hy In
the afternoon We descended TO the first Cllician
nIsin. which is bounded on the westby the range
If Durdun Dagh As We had now passed the
most dangerous part OF the road, we dismissed
the three soldiers and took but single man
with US The entire plain is covered with Wild
fennel six 70 eight feet in hight, and literally
blazing with its bloomy yellow tops Riding
through it, could barely look over them, and
far and wide on all sides, spread golden sea,
out OF which the long violet hills rose with the
loveles effect Brown shining serpents, from
four to six feet in length, frequently slid across
our path. The plain, which must be % miles
in circumference, is wholly uncultivated, though
no land could possibly be richer.
Out of the region of tennel We passed into
one of red and white clover, timothy grass and
white oats The thistles were so large as 70
resemble young palm-trecs, and the satisfy OF our
gardens grew rank and wild At length We
dipped into the evening shadow OF Durtun Dagh,
and reached the village of koord keni, i'll his
lower slope As there was no place for our tent
on the rank grass of the plain or the steep side
of the hill. we took iorcible possession OF the
winnowing-foor, fat terrace built up under
two sycamOres, and still covered with the chan
of the last threshng The kOOrks took the
whole thing as a matter of course, and even
brought us felt carpet to rest upon. There
were many fragments of pillars and capitals OF
white marble built up in the houses, showing
that they occupied the site of some ancient VII
LACE or temple.
The next morning We crossed Duriun Dagh
and entered the great plain of Cilica The
river Jyhoon. the ancient URANUS, which rises
on the borders of Armenia. sweeps the western
base Of the mountains II is a larger stream
than tie Orontcs, with a deep. rapid current,
flowing at the bottom Of a bed lower than the
level Of TIE plain In three hours We reached
Nisss. the ancient Mopsuestia, on the right
bank Of the river There are extensive ruins
On the lett bank, which We're probably those OF
tie former city The soil for some distance
around is scattered with broken pillars, capitals
and hewn stones The ancient bridge still
crosses tie river, but the central arch. having
been broken away, is replaced with 4 wooden
platform. The modern town is q iOrlorn place,
and all the glorious plain around II is uncultl-
waited. Tie view over this plain was magnIl-
iccnt uHbOundcd toward the sea. but oh the
north sirdcd b. the sublime range of Taurus,
whose great SNOW fields cleaned IN the sun. In
the afternoon we reached the old bridge over
the Jyhoon, 1T this place. The eastern bank Is
occupied with the graves of the former lnhab-
itants. and there are at least fifteen acres Oi
tcmbstonos, as thickly planted as the graves
can be dug. The fields Of wheat and barley
along the river are very rich, ana al present the
natives are busily occupied in drawing the
shcavCs on large sleds to the open thrcsh!ng-
floors
The city is built over low emnence. and is
four tall minarets, with q number of pflm-trees
rising from the mass of brown brick walls, re-
mind me of Egypt At the end oi the bridge
We were met by one of the Quarantine officers,
who preceded us, taking care that We touched
nobody in the streets, 10 the Quarantine build
inc. This land quarantine, between syria aud
Asia Minor when the former country is free
from any epidemic seems most absurd thing.
Here We are obliged 10 stop three days aud u
half TO be purified, before proceeding further.
Lately, the whole town was placed in qEaran-
tine Tor five DAYS, because Turkish Bey who
lives near Ba.as, entered the gates without be-
ing noticed, and was found in the BaZaars. The
Quarantine building was once palace ot the
PaShas Of Adana, but Is now IN u hal-rulned
condition. The rooms are large and airy, AMI
there is Il spacious open dlyan, which affords
ample shade and cool breeze throughout the
whole day Fortunately for us, there are only
three persons here, who occupy Il room distant
from ours The Inspector is very Obliging
person, and has procured Us table and two
chairs. The only table 10 be had in the whole
placc-a town OF $1,000 belonged
10 an Italian merchant, who kindly gave il for
our use. The physician of Quarantine, DR..
SPAGNoLO, Is II Venetian refugee, and formerly
editor of La Leg0 ifdiiGHd. a paper published
in Venice during the Revolution lie tells us
thar. except the Princess BELGIoIoso, who
passed through Adana or her way 20 Jerusalem
We are the only travellers be has seen for eleven
months The Princess is expected here in few
days, on her way 10 Tarsus. where she will spend
some time as guest of the Sandman Consul.
Tomorrow the gates of Quarantine will be-
opened for us. and We shall resume the road "a
1aIsus, the Taurus. and the central regions OF
Asia Minor. BIT.
CALIFORNIA.