New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-08
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that NV friends are collect'ng "i "'''
r'e ,eon;res an explanation, thatyon
~ s.r,;.ly find in the date OF this letter. avn
-" 70 20 Jerusalem. by a long route, when
.'.-.vsr that know Of been traversed by any Eu-
...cean traveller. From the nor.h o' "''' ''',
- g, from the Black Sea- am slowly descending
.,,oush the ancient provinces OF bitnyha' "a''a'
Canradoeis. and Cilicia, to the southern re-
-. If SYRIA and Palestine. have just ACCOM-
sbed one-third Of the way, and this Truro Aas
an aatter myself, the most painful and 'e'''"
ri, the whole journey.
From Saffan Bolo crossed the hufdish W
fans. called Bazendur Daghda tbazenaui VT"
ta;,s, and reached the little town of Tcherkcs .Ee
lent Autinopoiis. Nothing remains OF tie ,'o
H. On except some broken pillars and stones as
cod over the surrounding country. The ne"
:. ressubles every other Turkish village.
ell and pcturesquely situated, showing on very
, civ at some distance, you are dlsasreeaoy
sa.cked upon entering, at the sight OF the mlsera-
a.s and dirty looking novels winch compose IL.
10 rive Won an idea Of the architectural style OF
.a;s and os all Turkish towns, will only relate
t;.,le accident which happened to me the very day
as INV arrival at Tcherkess. Hardly had ex-
changed compliments and salaams with our hospi'
fable friend, the old Mutt of the place, when was
,ammoncd to attend the sick bed of a high person
acs. nearly related to the Mutt Though night mad
beaun, and the streets were IN dep'orabic con
d;tiop. I could but bend to necessity and start on
INV medical errand, preceded by servant bearing
n lantern, which he kept very near the pavement
81 rider to prevent from putting my foot IN one
of the numerous holes, yawning at every side.
mt on, keeping for the same reason my eyes m
,tlv fixed upon the ground, when hard blow
inst nv head reminded me that this part OF me
ian reauired some attention. On looking up,
, the roof of house just hanging before my
NE "Well,n said |, al have seen enough OF Icher-
ksss and it's habitations and streets, where II is
necessary to take Of your feet and head at the
same moment" The most agreeable view OF the
.5.ace was the sight of it's two fine large khans,
afey w.s safely seated ON ,ay saddle for my de-
parture.
i n, ri dreadful accounts of the
rs.su ru,c int...~.- ."iicS ana mere Is the
piace to remark that Turks in general are always
ready to fnghten you out of any travelling scheme.
There is snow, ice, mud or there is heat burning
sun and southern winds; there are robbers, want
Of accommodations, want of hospitality, and you
are threatened with the bitterest calamities SO
that YOU are inclined to consider them as the most
eowardly, idle, good for nothing set cfpeoPle to be
met in the world. But when you have conquered
all these objections, and expressed your steady
determination to proceed, no more is SAID
upon the subject and every help is afforded to
you. The moment of departure, however, is likely
to shake the 6rmness of your purpose. The whole
place comes forth to contemplate the great event
Of your starting for the land Of unknown dangers.
The guards, or Zappeties, who accompany you,
set out before, powerfully armed and almost buried
under coats and pelisses, if they were going to
Siberia. The dogs howl as you pass the children
scream, the women kiss their fingers to you, and
the men commend you to God for protection. All
this makes a weakening impression upon your
mind, and you feel you are doing something that
none Of those remaining behind you would dare to
undertake. But once out of the place and in the
desert, far from the reach of men, your Turkish
attendants become models of patience and forti
tude. Nothing tires, no roppresscs, nor discourage
them. Does the rain snow threaten to sufocate
or drown you do you ask anxiousy about shell
ter; there is none for some hours, they cOolly
answer, but these hours will soon be passed. Doe
your horse slip, and tumble, and fall he will ge.
up again, they say. And if he should not get up
Well, somebody must walk a little, that's all
They are insensible to fatigue, suffering cold heat
hunger ..and desire of sleep. Never undressing,
never lying down but upon the bare ground, with
their cloak for covering never eating anything but
coarsest bread and boiled barley (when such
dainty is to be found \; never drinking anything
but the cool water of the spring, they are as COM
posed and satisfied as when you first saw them at
their own fresides. Yeh 1iiah is the charmed
sentence from which they derive strength and equa-
nimity. And, indeed, without being either Turk
or fatast, or hypocritc, the name of God, and the
expressed reliance upon His will, come very often
to my lips since have left the quiet shelter of nv
home. Ii cannot be otherwise when YOU think of
the many dangers which surround you, and from
which you have no possible means of preserving
yourself. What if the wind raises this ocean of
snow, and buries you under its moving waves
What if the rain falls in torrents and leaves YOU
in the midst of newly formed marsh What, if
your horse refuse to proceed, and abandon you far
from all habitatonsl What, if robbers plumber
you, and leave you without even cloak upon the
arid plains, or the still more arid mountains
What, il the villagers, of whom you ask shelter for
the night and provisions, shut their doors upon you
and refuse you any help! What, ifyour strength
forsake you, if illness takes hold of YOU and
stretches you upon the cold and damp earth No
money, no f,aaa, no protection can be of any
use to yon in any of these cases, and You must
turn for aid to the powerful Being whose out
stretched hand is not further from the desert
than from the abode of men. And when YOU
think Of the many accidents which might happen
to forlom wandcrer through these barbarous
countries, Of the many doors opened for him
to ruin and death, you feel really as much aston