New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-25
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY SEPTEMBER g. 1852.

In waking among he n, we received kind greet
ings even where, and every one who was ssa'ed
rose and rmained standiog as we passed. Tns
women were beautiful, nth spightly. intelligent
faces, quite different from the stupid M.hometan
women, who, being taught they have no souls,
lose what promise Of one they might have had.
The children were charming creatures, and 50 ne
Of the srls Of ten or twelve years were lovely a.
angels. They came timdly to our tent, (which
the men had pitched as before, under two superb
trees beside fountain,l and offered US roses and
branches Of fragrant white jasmine. They ex'
pectsd some return, Of course, but did not ask it
and the delicate grace with which the Offering
was made was beyond all pay. Ii was SUNDAY,
and the men and boys, having nothing better 10
do, all came to see and talk with US. | shall not
soon forget the circle of gay and laughing villa.
gers, in which we eat that evening while the DARK
purple shadows gradually filed up the gorges, and
broad golden lights poured over the shoulders OF
the hills. The men bad much sport in ducng
the smaller boys to come up and salute US. There
was one whom they called "ths Consul" who
eluded them for some time, but was finally caught
and placed in the ring before us. "Pea:e be with
you, o Consul | said, making him profound
inclination, may your days be propitious may
your shadow be increased" but | then saw, from
the vacant expression on the boys face that he
was one Of those harmless, witless creatures,
whom ct one cannot quite cal idiots. " lie is an
unfortunate he knows nothing; he has no pro.
tectoI but God" said the meu, crossing them
selves devOuty. He took OFF his cap, crept up and
kissed my hand, as gave him some money, which
he no sooner erasped, than he sprung up like
startled guzell,, and was out of sight in an in.
slant.
In descending from Eden TO the sea.cOast
we were Obliged to cross the great gorge
which spoke. Further down, its sides are less
stee p, and clothed even to the very bott I'm with
magnificent orchards of mulberry, fig, olive, orange
and pomeersnate trees. We were three hours in
reaching the opposite sid, although the br adth
across the top is not more than mile. The path
vas exceedingly penlous; we walked down, Lead
ing our horses, and once were Obliged to unload
our mules to get them past tree, which would
have forced them off the brink Of a chasm several
hundred feet deep. The view from the bottom
was worderful. We were shut in by sleeps Of
foliage and blossoms from two TO three thousand
feet high, broken by crags Of white marble, and
towering almost precipitously to the very clouds.
doubt if Melville saw anything grander in the
tropical gorges Of Typee. After reaching the
other eide, we had it'll journey Of eight hours to
the sea through wild and broken, yet highly
cultivated country.
Beyrout now thirteen hours distant, but
BY making forced march we reached it in day,
travelling along the shore, past the towns OF
Jebei the ancient Byblus, and Jooneh. Tho
hills about Jebeil produce the cebrated tobacco
known in Egypt as the Je5elee, the praise OF
which could not help singing during my voyage
up the Nie. la spite Of friend Greelsy's anti
tobacco areun ents, land I acknowledge their
force have not been able to conquer this agree
BILE weakness. But think that even he, could
he take two OF three vhifis from nv chbouk,
would temper his rproof to the softness OF the
fragrant smoke. The test Of true yebelee is, that
it burns with q SLOW, hidden FIRE, like finder, and
causes no irritation to the eye, when held under
it. Near Beyro the mulberry and olive are in
the ascendant. The latter tree bears the finest
fruit in all the Levsnt, and might drive all other
oils out Of the market, il any one had enterprise
enough to erect proper manufactures. Instead Of
this the oil of the country is fly prepared, ram
cid rom the skins in which it 10 kept, and tho
wealthy natives import from France and Italy in
pr, ference 70 using it. In the bottoms near the
sea say severr fields Of tho taro plant, th' cut
ti,sticn Of which had supposed vas exclusively
confined to tho Islands OF the Pacific. rhere
would be 10 end to tho wealth Of Syfia were the
country in proper hnhds.
But this letter il running to the compass o.
volume. | leave tomorrow for AatIoch and
Aleppo, and further as God wills. B 7.