New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-30

There is a route from DuoGs:j,, to B,gdad
across the De,ert, by way o. Palmyra, but lis
Iuely travelled, even BY = natives, except when
Inc caravan, are SUI .ciently strong to Withstand
he attacks Of the Bsdouns. The traveller Is
obliged to g> in Arab costume, to leave his baggage
behind except mesgre scrip for the journey, ana
10 vy f;om $500 70 900 for the cames and escort.
IN. more usual route is TO come north~ard TO
,h;. c;tv. then cross to Mosul and descend the
Tiens-a journey Of four or five weeks A'teI
,.s;vh;ug Ali the advantages and Disadvantages o.
undertaking tour Of such length as would be ne
sessary to make before reaching Constan5'nopie'
decided at Beyrout to give the fascinating he'ds
II travel in Media, Assyra and Armenia, and taHs
a rather shorter and perhaps equally interesting
route from Aleppo to ConstaDtinople, by way OIL
Taysus. Kopia, (the former Iconiuml and the an
eient countries Of Phrysia, Bithynla and hF''a'
The interior of Asia Minor is even less known 70
n. than the Persian side Of Asiatic Turkey, winch
..of late received r,o-e attention from travellers
and az shan traverse it in its whole 'ehg'" "ou'
SYRIA IN the Bospborus, may hod II rep'e.e wiz"
- Green fields aDd pastures new, WHICH SHAH IT,
nav me for relnquishng the first and more am
S,,;ous undertaking. At least, have go much
reason to be grateful for the uninterrupted soOu
health and good lack have enjoyed during seven
,-,ontbs in Africa and the Orient, that cannot oo
,she,wise than content with the prospect oeiore
me. oo.h u,v ar.
ry,eA Beyrout on the night Of the 18TH N.Y. a''
somnspisd by Mr. Harrison, my companion
through Palestine. Francois, our classic crsgo'
man vho,e great delight is to recte Homer by
a.. %. side, is retained for the whole tour as we
have found no reason to doubt his honesty OF
.ha;tv. Our fret thought was to proceed to
ALppo by land, by way Of HONS and iiamAn'
vhepee there might be a chance OF reaching rat
m,rs; but as we found an opportunity OF ensag
81. an American yacht for the sail up the coast
A was thought preferable to take her, and save
time She was neat little craft, called the
"American Eagle" brought out by Mr. smith,
sur Consul at Beyrout. 80, one fine moonllt
night, we slowly crept out of the haTbor, and
amer returning volley Of salutes from DcnetTls
tlot.l. ran into the heart Of thunderstorm,
vh;,h incurred down more rain than all had seen
FIR eight months before. But our ras, Assad, tthe
y;o, was worthy Of his name, and had two good
Christian sailors a his command 30 we lay IN the
snmped little cabin and heard the floods washing
eur deck, without fear.
Tn the morning we were off TIipOll, which is
even more deeply buried than Beyrout in its
grange and mulberry groves, and slowly waited along
the hold mountain. coast, in the afternoon reached
Tsnrs. the Ancient Tortosa mile from shore
M the rocky island Of Aridur, entirely covered by
town. There were dozen vessels lying in the
harbor. The remains Of large fortress and an
s;ept mole prove it to have BEEN place Of con-
siderable Importance. Tartus is a small old place
On the sea shore-not so large nor so important 10
APPEARANCE as its slaDd-port. TIE country be-
hind is green aud hily though bat partially cult
vstsd, and rises into Debel Ansairiyeh which d.
yides the valley Of the Orontes from the sea. 1t is
n lovely coast, especially under the flying lights
and shadows Of such breezy day as we had.
The wind fell at sunset, but by the next morning
ve had passed the tobacco. fields of Latakch, md
were in sight Of the southern cape of the Bay of
Suediah. The mountains forming this cape cul-
inmate in grand cOncal peak about 5000 feet in
height called Djebel Okrab. At 100 clock, wa ted
along by a slow wind, we turned the point and
entered the Bay Of Suediah, formed by the EN-
bouchure Of the River Orontes. The mountain
Aeodland Of Akma Dagh, forming the portal of the
Gulf Of Scanderoon, doomed grandy in front Of Us.
across the bay, and far beyond it we could ilst
distinguish the coast Of karamsnia, the snow
etpped range Of Taurus.
We were all day getting up the bay, and it
seemed as il we should never pass Djebel Okrab,
whose pointed top rose high above long belt of
Beecy clouds that girdled his waist. At sunset
We made the mouth Of the Oiontes. Our lion of a
Captain tried to run into the river, but the chan
mel was very narrow, and when within three hun
dred yards of the shore the yacht struck. We
had oil sail set, and had the wind been a little
stronger, we should have capsEed in an instant.
The lion went manfully to work, and by dint of
hard polling showed us OIL and came to anchor in
deep water. Not TIL the danger was past did he
open his batteries On the unlucky helmsman, and
then the explosion Of Arabic Oaths was equal to
brOsdside of9i FOUNDERS. We lay all night rock
ing on the swels, aud the next morning, by firing
number OF signal guns. brought out boat, which
TOOK us OF. We entered the mouth of the Oron.
hes and sailed nearly mile between rich wheat.
meadows before reaching the l,ndiog place Of
Suetiah-two or three uniDhabited stone huts.
With three OF four small Turkish craft, and health
officer The town lies mile or two inland, scat.
tered along the h'l side amid gardens so luxuri-
ant as almost to conceal it from view.
Ihis part Of the coast is ignorant of travellers
and we we're obliged to wait half DIV before
We eouif ind enough OF horses to take US to An
soch, twenty miles distant. When they came
they were solid farmers horses, with the rudest
gear imaginable. | was obliged TO mount astride
eta broad pack saddle with my legs suspended 10
coils OF roPs. Leaving the meade VS., we entereda
lane OF the wilde st, richest and lovelest bloom and
soisse. Our way was overhung with hedges of
pomegrMate, myrtle, oleander and white rose,
blossom, and occasionally with ounce zig and
eafoo trees, laced together with grape vines ia
fragrant bloom. Sometimes this wilderness of
soor and odor met above our heads and made