New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-22
LECTURE.
THE EAST. BY DR. Bacon.

THE EAST. BY Dr.. Bacon.
The second Lecture of his c0nrse was
delivered on Friday evening at the Tabernacle BY Dr..
Bacon. After some general remarks upon Syria, he
proceeded to say that he considered Aleppo more
beautiful than Damascus. IL 10 the chief city Of
Northern, az Damascus is Of Southern, Syria The
beauty Of Damascus Is that Of the gardens in which
it 10 uncovered: that Of Aleppo Is more imperial.
1t stands upon the apex Of pyramid-like hill and
rules the country, as ths castle OF Edinburgh eona-
mands the town below.
The Doctor went to Ain Tab, which 10 never visit.
ted except by missionaries, and never BY Americans
until last April 1t is Q beautiful city, w you ap
proach t. girded with its cemeteries that alwsys
surround an Eastern city. Here American mission
ares have settled We cannot shake hands, Tor We
ere, according to law, Infected Bot the Govern
msnt il very trusful OF missionaries throughost
the East. At Ain Tab the Doctor performed quarsA-
tine, and was subjected to the outcry ofthe Mushn
He rode toward them, for they knew II he touches
them they were subject to ave days quarantine:
He said that he had nothing to say Of the success
the missions at Ain Tab, but he greatly praised shs
character of the people under their influence. l@
these people are lazy and will not work Thf
Gins 70 the old methocs ana hence there 10 sssdF
retrograde motion. A few centuries since. Oamae
Gus surpassed Enslana and Belgium, bot inc Ess
way In Ain Tab there was, however, coItos
gin at work-the only one in Asia Minor.
Two days journey brinss the traveller iron Al
Tab to the Euphraies-nver 80 imposins IN Assocs
tion--one OF the rivers OF Eden, famous shils an
our great streams we're unknown. CrossIns ms, We
enter the realm OF Q more shadowy antiquity Tlsy
crossed in q very clumsy manner the horse $500
into the river and u expected 10 eumo mo az ~
and the boatma an threatened revenge. lie ioJlrede
Young woman by fIrtiRs rope IN nef face, aud -
committed TO jail Il being essush 70 hear ons sos
there N il il only the right SIDE The Doctor ana-
vsrd presented friendly Shshh with IL lDso-foee
matches, az instance Of friendly feeling, whiA
wa NEST arasi0usly received -
The Euphraies rises ffom two sources Ia Armenia:
II miles above the Persian Calf 1t unitss VITA ~
TigrIs, and IL navigsbls TO buss0rah The Bnta
Government caused Il 70 De navgated with sssnen
to BIZ. The length q the river 10 more sasn - -
miles little longer than tie Ohio. The Tigf1 AZ
rises in Armenia, and 70 Bsgdsd for eoss
of 20 tuns The eountry between the rivers 10 Mess
potamia II has great resemblance TO Our wes'sn
prnies. This country Vas never sssjecset 70 sss
Romans. The present population II ponoois. IL
doctors party was exposed to robbers, bat eseaP@
without any ssyieus collision. He described DspS
kir % one OF the anest Turkish towns thence ~
descended the Tisris 70 hosul. The raft is usos =
inflated goet skins. They are arranged plA'oon-.nx
Along, then poles Of the size Of bean poles are lss
and upon them the luggage IL placid. Thsy hsd -
forward RATS, but the Government had employed "a
the material, for the Turkish Government sas ~
ing soldiers 70 Bag ed. Away they went. hJvsva,
over the Tisris There Vas never any Other nsnsZx
ton upon this river. No steamer could ever ssce.
IL. Il II the swistest rver. and it, bsnksafe me ms
PICTURESQUE the doctor had ever seen. 30 - To-. s
kinsyeh and Assyria appear at two very dhefeD
parts OF the old Testament. They belong 70 Amr
hams tradition. Fnst they are mentioned 70 IN n,
esis, then in the second book OF kiRgs fm ".
described the scriylufal accounts OF Nias'en~
Modem Assyria was destroyed about 2 Sc yssr
ago. The ruins of A.syria are sharactsristic. ~
look ss II natural end not made BY art from ~
Gays Of XsEorboa IL has been supposed a1 - -
mounds were ruins Of ancient cities. fDefe ~
four principal mounds which may be ssssa ~ -
angles OF q psralelosrsm = ~ miles square; "
Bacon described Mr. Layard's excsvxtiols ana ~. ~.
cesses, and the effort Of the French Consul - ~
sui who took the hrst honoTs Of the Nineyrh disey
cries. Or. Bacon closed BY an account o. his ~
visit to the ruins opposite Mosul, which L=J arc "
described.