The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-03
The VsthIn M, Vt Suez

W. end il one Of the French newspapers q ek.
Changes tie following details this part Of Africa which
il ambi.oasy looked for by the English govern
r-si,t. The translation viii be interesting to o.
readers.
From cai-o TO Sue, there i about th'.y hours of
verse II nerciandiss ragons day and tAe l-ors.
pns. little less. Cairo ami suoz communicate by a
rouc; sixteen stations have been established for it
change horses These stations all square buildings OF
single story with court yard in the centre They re
sefnbe the oA1es of Switzerland The traveller dying
with thirst and oppressed b. fatigue perceives them with
real JOY, for ic is always sure Of andg there good
s.oot Of water drawn from the Nile. They are Away,
provided with necessary ccafpr.S.
The desert begins at the gates Of Cairo. After
tecne It, no verdure i, mat except mi ,erable herb
two three solitary trees One OF Tie latter olu aud
large sycomore, at ebor midway i the object Of great
veneraticn among the l5edouin,. All the pilgrims Of
Mecca suspend heTe portion, OF their wardrobe t.
obtain prosperous voyage ia iaypt number Of these
trees is Iae. to whicn the people attribute marvel.
lois virtue. II Is the tree unier whose shade Il Is
said Joseph aad Mary rrroscd il is the thai
Of tie Island Of Rhodes, not far from Cairo. which has
the property Of removing ha~rennes from women To
soil the entire route after leaving Cairo is hard a-
stony, 50 that if il 10 designed 10 build railroad hero,
there viii bc nothing 70 be apprchended from the uoyu
sands II you'd be suppose that the desert j.
etcraai plain The ronte Is rayerscd b. range oe
small hills, which oaer to thc c.r point. O yieHhe
passage q single bird e'oce the heart for / i proof
that living nature has penetrated into this valley G.
death.
Now anD again raraTan passes; the camel, adya1co
With equal step. after another loaded with tho
treasures of Indiasioca coffee. mother Of pearl FROM
the Ped Sea- gum from Arabia and African ivory. Tho
caravan l. saluted with Saau aleikam,r and every
thing becomes still again. You once more master Of
the solitude for no one there TO dispute It with you
save tie ngunary lyena, which watches il the gloom
the tired camcls. When traverse, this OF SAND
the imagination excited by the heat OF the day and the
profound calm Of the night is pleased in eyo,ns strange
forms thus, TO NC, chateau appeared TO rise from the
midst Of the sand lis window, resplendent With fantastic
light
We walk towards the lig already re approach
ing the walls but perceive that they the eleqrl p,
buildings After Journey OF two nights and day
arrive Suez This little city is supported by navigation
aud transit The nhabita FOR the most
part sailors Of the Jor and its neighborhood The pgri
mage Of Mecca produces particularly, great benefits 70
it: but this year the greater part Of the pilgrim
have gone hy land TO kosscir There about thirty
Erropeans settled in this city Who engaged in the
sit TO India. Suez Is surrounded all sides Is the
desert and provisions must therefore be brought 10 i
from great distance. The water drank there has yery
disaccabe nlrS taste The traveller who as from
the Nile cannot sccus.om himself to H. ana the French
is also right in saying that the water o. Tie Nile i
fur from champagne.