New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-12

shed the company for three hours. | happened
to have book Of Shaksperean views, which pur-
chased in Stratford-on-Avon. The picture Of Shak
sper gave the Kashifan Shekh great delight, and
the former considered the howell in which the poet
was born "yery grand" The church in Stratford
they thought marvellous building, and the mer-
chant confessed that il was greater than Latta
Pasha's palace in khartoum, which he had sup
posed to be the finest building IN the world.
Yesterday morning the Shekh proposed going
with me to the remains Of temple, half an hour
distant, on this side Of the river: the place, he
said, where the people 6nd the little images,
sgstes and searabei, which they brought to me in
great quantities.. Afler walking mile and half
over the sands, which have here crowded the We
g.tation to the very waters edge, We came to .
broad mound OF stones, broken bricks and pottery,
with foundation wall Of heavy limestone blocks.
along the western side. There were traces oil
doors and nitches, and on the summit Of the mound
the pedestals Of columns similar to those Of FL
Berkel. From this place commenced waste Of
ruins, extending for nearly two miles towards the
northwest, while the BREADTH from east TO west,
was about equal. For the most part the buildings
entirely concealed BY the sand, which is SLED
with fragments OF pottery and glass, and with shin
ing pebbles jasper, agate and chalcedouy. Half
mile further, we struck another mound, Of
greater extent, though the buildings were entirely
level with the earth. The foundations OF pillars
were abundant and fragments of circular limestone
blocks lay crumbhng to pieces in the rubbish.
The most interesting object a mutilated figure
Of blue granite, of which only huge pair of wings
could be recognized. The Shekh said that all the
Frank travellers who came there broke of piece
and carried it away with them did not follow their
example. Towards che river were many remains
of crude brick walls and the lund was scattered
with pieces of excellent hard-bumt bricks. The
sand evidently concealS many interesting objects,
| saw in one place, where it had fallen in, the en-
trance to chamber, wholly below the surface.
The Arabs were at work in various parts Of the
plain, digging up the sand, which they flled In
baskets and carried away on donkeys. The Shekh
said il contained salt, aud was very good to make
wheat grow, whence | infer that the earth 10
nitrous. We walked for an hour or two over the
ruins. finding everywhere the evidence that a largo
capital had once stood on the spot. The bits Of
water-jars which we picked up were frequently
painted and glazed with much skill. The soil was
in many places wholly composed of the debris Of
the former yeIlings. This was without doubt,
the ancient Napata, of which Diebel Berkel was
only the metropolis. Napota must have been ono
of the greatest cities of Ancient Africa, after
Thcbcs, Memphis and Carthage. felt peculiar
interest in wandering over the site Of that half
forgotten capital whereof the ancient historians
knew little more than we. That so little is said
by them in relation 30 it is somewhat surprising.
notwithstanding its distance from the Roman
frontier
In the afternoon Achmct with great exerticn,
backed by all the influence of the kashif succeed
led in obtaining ten piastres worth of bread. The
forner sent nae the Shekh of the camels, who fur
nished me with three animals aud three men, to
Wad Halfa, at ninety-fye pastres apiece
They were to accompany my caravan to Anbu-
kol, on the Dongolese frontier, where the camels
from, Khartoum were to be discharged | spent
the rest of the day talking with the Shekh on rs-
hgious matters. lie gave me the history of Christ,
in return for which | related to hun that OF the
Soul Of Mohomet, from 10000 years before the
Creation of the World until his birth, according to
the Arab Chronicles. This quite oyercame him.
He seized my hand and kissed it with fervor, ac-
knowledgng me as the more holy man of the two.
lie said he had read the Books of Moses, tho
Psalms of David and the Gospel Of Christ, but
liked David best, whose words flowed like the
sound of the rumarra, or Arl1 flute To Illus
trate il. he chanted one OF the Psalms in q series
of not unmusica cadences. lie then undertook
to repeat the nnety-nne attributes of God, and
thought he succeeded, but | net ced that several
of the epthets were repeated more than once.
The north-wlnd increased during the afternoon,
and toward night blew very gale. The sand
came in through the door in such quantities that
was obliged to move my bed to more sheltered
part of my house. Numbers OF huge black
beetles as hard and heavy as grape-shot, were dis.
lodged from their holes and dropped around me
with such loud raps that was scarcely able 10
sleep. The sky was dull and dark hardly star
to be seen, and the wind roared in the palms like
November gale let loose among the boughs of q
Northern forest. Ii was a grand roar, drowning
the sharp rustic of the leaves when lightly stirred,
and rocked my fancies az glorously as the pine--
In another country than Africa should have pre-
dcted rain, hail, EquinOctia storms, or something
of the kind, but here went to sleep with posi-
tive certainty of SUNSHINE on the morrow.
| was up this morning at dawn, aud had break
fast by sunrise nevertheless, we were obliged to
wait long while for the camels, rather the pes
tiieTous kababish who went after them. The new
men and camels were in readiness, as the Camel
Shekh over the river 10 that all was right.
Finally, toward o'clock, everything was in order
and my caravan began to move. felt real regret
at leaving the pleasant spot, especially the beauti-
full bower Of palms at the door Of my house. When
my effects had been taken out, the Shekh called
his eldest Saad, his wife Fatma, and their two
young sons, to make their salaams. They all
kissed my hand, and then gave the old man and
Saad my baekslsh for their services. The Shekh
TOOK the two gold medjids readily, without any
hypocrtjcaI show of reluc lance and lifted nv