New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-15
LECTURE.
TRAVELS IN THE EAST
BY LEONARD BACON, DID.

BY LEONARD BACON, ID u.
A meagre audience assembled in the Tab
ernacle ON Friday evening to hear the first of
series of lectures by Rev. Dr. Bacon, OF New-Ha-
ven. 1t was announced that he had spent
thirteen months travelling in the East and, at the
request of friends here, had consented to embody
the results Of his observations in short course of
lectures.
The Rev gentleman commenced by saying that
nowadays the lecturer was not only expected to
teach but to entertain and he greatly doubted II 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 IL would be easy
to collect thousand in Paris, and thousands IN the
Italian cities at any time. But the American Is never
Naturaized never feels at ease, but always means to
pull up stakes and home In any other than his own
country. DR.. Bacon told story OF Yankee In
Rio Janeiro who, when asked why he did not re-
turn to his own csuntYy, said that he thought he'd
wait awhile and the country would come down
to him.
He gave some personal details Of the Americans he
met upon the Mediterranean steamer. At Malta he
found an English propeller osuud Tor beyrouv, ana on
He highly complimented gentleman and his wife
from Monticello, going to Jerusalem TO found bap
fist mission. Al Beyrout they parted, but met few
DAYS after IN Jerusalem There he just escaped en-
counteriDg a lady from Ne Hampshire, whose &C.
centricities should long since have persuaded her
friends to treat her as insane. She has been often
she ALWAYS gets back Had she lived later she might
have been Bloomer at Womans Rights Conven-
tiOns. But she was born too soon. she 10 female
preacher, and her glory is having preached before
CoppTess several years since. In Jerusalem other
Americans were encountered, and among them
Californian. From them we heard of Secretary
Websters letters 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 Austrlans had hung
"A hoo Ia fnff ho hon
of HapsbuYg !" showing that American influence
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 Presbyterian clergyman from
Brooklyn and at little party in Beyrout there were
30 Americans. Il was like home, except the orenta'
costume OF the servants. knew no more OF Amer
lean travellers until three months later in Censtan-
tinOple, upon the beaten track of travel l wish by
these details to indicate how great the throng OF
Americans 10 IN those regions, and American tIay.
elers have done more toward Calculating the East
than those of any nation. DR.. b. referred with high
praise 10 MIR Stephens and DIR. Robinson and DR..
Eli smith. DR.. Robinson he characterized as one
whose learning commands the homage of learning
everyw where Then came DR. DIN and DR. Durein,
and. not to speak of all, Lieut.. Lynch's Dead Sea
expedition must not beforgoten, which conters more
honor upon our country than many bloody battles
could have done After 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
as something prophetic, the limbs Of lfc stretched
upon the body OF death, like the prophet upon the
child The American missions IN the turkish Em-
pire herald the return of life into that dead realm
lie spoke OF the great quantities OF wool that come
to from the eastern regions OF tue Mediterranean
| Coast, which we repay with rum from 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 cap advantages from the tour,
to be intee ctually prepared yoa go for what is.
YOU 90 on bOotless Grand The scenery Is as fne
ELSEWHERE, and the accommodations great deal bet
ter. Dr. Bacon said that he often felt the need OF be-
ing better posted up Yet every one who goes, even
unprepared, will probably return somewhat i'm
| proved. The American who though. the Black
Sea humbsg. had evidently learned something.
! lie referred to the means OF travel. There are
| steamers OF all kinds upon the Mediterranean Blu.
wherever steam is, the Anne rcan does not feel very
| far from home. DR.. b did not visit Egypt and ex-
pressed his regret that he was never upon camel.
The pleasantest way OF making the tour OF Pales
tine is to down the coast from Beyroutto Mount
Carmel then strike In TO Jerusalem, on through the
central county to Damascus, aud over tue Lso mon
| TO Bsyrout again. Good accommodations may pc
| had II you will accommodate yourself 10 your ac-
| commodations You hire horses and mules at Boy.
rout, AID also men, whose profession It is TO pus
| YOU through. Unless your eye teeth arc cur now
ever il is best TO put yourself IN the hands Of man
ard mahe a contract for the whole tour. Inc own
OF the horses goes with you, and takes care OF the
animal. You must have mules TO carry your Dag.
gage you have afsingle trunk i, to balanced ontae
other side By sack OF stones You take your o xn
lodgings and cook. Many provisions. such as fowls
and buy upon tne TOiO oouciihos yoV
car gei sheep as ne star 30 ceDtsis ssindnng
| price for sheep horns wool and all. However,
gave more than that for mutton In many places ana
sometimes could get no mutton al ak
You start from Beyrout with your tent ana pea
and bedstead. for If you sleep In house NO 10 yea
| ss long as you live you will feel uneasy In the
remembrance. We found 1t necessary to get per
nit for our men to carry arms. Most travellers
! carry arms themselves. We met party AZ Jerusa.
lem, one OF whom-a delegate 10 the Peace Con.
gress 1 believe-cauied huge horse pistol, and
Ia ,.t ~ will. n aS-
cape without any violation OF his peace principles
DR.. Bacon did not carry any offensive weapons, and
looking back upon the time Is ra!her surprised hat
he IL now here. We are constantly liable, ne SAID,
TO be brought TO by the Bedoueen and once, among
some RUNS a long man with a long aun grasped my
tons bride, and was Only driven away oy tue oatns
OF the ursgoman. You will also DC stoned ana OIL
course hooied at bu. the latter unless you under.
stand Arabic 10 not vcry annoying. DR.. bacon sald
that one cay he was walking upon Mt Zion at Je-
iusalem, and met a black maa. Is seemed 10 MN
that he bad never seen a black man before. rms
one positively anu SUBSTANTIALLY black, ana MS
son took up stone and hurg 1t at Dr 6.s party.
A few words may be gwen 20 tns impression maoe
by those Eastern countries upon the American mina
The first is that OF antiquity Next. the sense OF
decay ard progressive ruin In contrast win our
growth. In America there Is no such taing AZ
Gecay and ruin. Another impression is tnai oil
baIbxrism, mean ignorance AID unsAuitolnsts,
the want of civil order and oreaDlzsuoa ana
of all the arts OF le tbs hard for as to fancy inc
po,s o. n ls.s and tent and knife and rags
and goats But what has he OF the good things OF
this life what shelter, what comforts The power
" and RAGS OF Ireland are what exist all overIne
Turkish Empire. Yet these are the runs OF civiii-
zston now passed forever. The reasons OF all THIS
impress themselves upon an observing mind. Inc
first 10 the want Of Government to protect persons
and property, and that is the definition Of laoeIfy-
There Is another difficulty. which is the want Of
Religion to sanctify the affections and stimulate the
Intellectual faculties. Thar Mohammedsn Religion
hangs over The East lke blast OF death There Is
n eat da,l nf nd m tail al ah,ut
East, but it's sli . myth. l should like to write
book about Turkish romance, II had The time. l
think somebody has written such book" The
Romance of the Hareem." In q Turkish town
you see a man carrying home . small piece OF
meat for dinner. He has no stores at home, ana
why Because his wife weuld steal It. she does
hn M hA and