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

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exbale the most fetid doors Near the town
are the ruins of castle built BY Godfrey OF
Bouillon. We marched directly down TO the
sea-shore and pitched our tent close beside tne
waves. as the place most free from malaria
| There were dozen vessels at anchor III lne
road. and one of them proved 70 be the Ameri-
csn bark Columbia, Capt. TAYLOR. We TOOK
skiff and went on board, where We were coIa'-
ally welcomed bv the mate In the evening the
captain came tOour tent, quite surprised 10 nu1
two wandering Americans in such lonely coz
per of the world. Soon afterward, with true
seamsn-like generosity, he returned, bringing
! lar of fine Spanish olives and large botue vi
nickles which he insisted on adding to our sup
Mics The olives have the choicest An1aiusi Tau
Favor. and the pickles lose none OF their rel'"
from having been put up III New OK.
THE road from ScanderOOn 10 this place hes
mostly along the shore Of the gulf at the ioo' oi
Im: Daob and il reckoned dangerous on ac-
count of the maraudng bands Of KoordS who IN
| fest the mountains. These people, Ike tne
! Druses. have rebelled against the conscriptlon,
and will probably hold their ground with eqlai
success. though the Turks talk locdiy Oh iu'au
potbeir strongholds. Two weeks ago, the posi-
was robbed about ten miles from >cahderooil'
and Government vessel now lying az dhciioi u"
the bay, opened cannonade on tne piunucloie'
before they could be secured. IN consequence
of the warnings of danger II everybody moc'h'
we decided 70 take al escort, ana therefore,
ws;ted mon the commander of the forces, with
! the frman Of the Pasha Of Aleppo. A convoy
oftwo soldiers was at once promised us, and at
sunrise next morning they took the lead OF our
caravan. 49,,
I'm order 10 be more formidable in case we
should meet with robbers We put Oh our
Frank pantaloons which had no other effect
than 10 make the heat more int0lerabe. BIT
We formed rather fierce cavalcade, SIX armed
men in all. Our read followed the shore of the
bay. having q narrow. uninhabtcd fiat covered
with thickets of myrtle and mastic, between
US and the mountains In one place, we skirt
ed the shore for some distance, under bank
twenty feet in hight, and so completely nantled
with shrubbery that small army might have
/ hidden in it, There were Guleys at intervals
! opening suddenly on our path, and We looked
! up them. expecting every moment 10 see the
! CLEAN of a Koordish gun-barrcl or TurcOman
spear, above the tops OF the myrtles.
/ Crossing prOmontory which makes out from
| the mountains. We came upon the renowned
plain of Issus, where DARIUs lost his Kingdom
TO ALEXANDER. On a low cliff Overhanglng the
sea there are the remains of a single tower Ot
gray stone The people in ScanierOOn call It
"Jonah's Pillar" and say that it marks the
spot where the Nineyite was cast ashore by the
whale. This makes three places on the Syrian
coast where ,IOSAH was vOmlted forth. The
plain of Issus is from two Ia three miles long,
but not more than half mile wide. il ia
traycrscd by little river supposed to be the
Pinarus which comes down through trcmen-
dous cleft in the Akma Dash. The ground
seems too small for the battlefield of such ar
mes az were engaged on the occasion II ls
bounded on the north by low HILL separating
il from tie plain OF BaaS, and it is possible
that ALKxiNDER may have made choice of this
position. leaving the unwicldy forces of Darius
TO attack him from the plain. His advantage
would be greater, on account of The long mar
row form Of the ground, which would prevent
him from being engaged with more than small
portion of the Persian army, at one time. The
plain is low rOsoate with blooming oleanders
iut almost entirely uncutivated. About mid
way there are the remains OF an ancient quay
iutting into the sea.
Soon after leaving the field OF Issus we reach
: ed the town of Baias, which is pleasantly stu
ated on the shore, al the mouth Of q river " hose
course through the plain is marked with rows
of tall poplar trees. Balas was celebrated iiijy
years ago, as the residence of the robber-chei
kUTcHUK ALI, who for long time braycd the
authority Of the Porte itself He was in the
habit of le'ying yearly tribute OF the caravan
to Mecca, and the better 10 enforce his claims
always suspended two or three OF his captiyes az
the gates OF the town, a day or two before the
caravan arrived. Several expeditions were sent
against him, bur he always succeeded in bribne
the commanders, who on their return 10 Con
stantnople, made such representations that
L 4 Il
ceived one dignity after another, till finally he
attained the rank of Pasha Of Two tails. This
embOldCncd him 10 commit enOrmities too great
to be overlooked and in 1912 Ba as was taken
and the nest OF atrociouS land pirates broken up
knew that the town had been sacked on tins
occasion, but WAS not prepared TO find such q
completepcure OF desolation. The laceis sur
rounded with a substantial wall, with two gate
ways On the north aud south. 4 bazaar, covered
with Il lofty yaulted root OF stone runs direct.
through from gate 10 gate, ana there was still d
smell of spices in the air, on entering. The
massive shops on either hand, with their 0per
doors, invited possession, aud might readily be
made labitable again. The great iron gates
leading from the bazaar into the khans and
courts, sill swing on their rusty hinges. We
rode into the court of the mosque which Is sur
rounded with light and elegant corridor sup
ported by pillars. The grass has rs yet but par
tally invaded the marble pavement, anda stone
drinking-tIough still stands in the center
urged my horse up the steps and into the doc
OF the mosque. Ii is in the form of Green
cross, with dome in the center, resting on four
very elegant pointed arches. There is an elab
orately gilded ana painted gallery OF wood over
the entrance, and the pulpit opposite is as vel
preserved as if the mOiiah had JUS, left it, Out
of the mosque We passed into second court
and then over narrow bridge into the fortress
; The moat is perfect, and the walls as complet,
as if just erected. Only the bottom is dry, and
now covered with thicket OF wild pomegran
ate trees. The heavy iron doors OF the fortress
swung half open, as We entered unchallenged
The interior is almost entire. and some OF the
cannon still lie buried in the springing grass