New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-26
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1853

now to be occupied BY pieasure-seeking party
81 Franks. The crowd were jealous to kis.
the hand Of Mr. Rassan, az hs had done 80
many favOrs for their tribe by bis Consular in
reference in their behalf As bis protege
| also came in for a large share Of this sort Of
honor, and was glad when the exhibition of it
closed. We all dined together, seated on the
ground in Turkish style. and native dishes were
never so acceptable to me before.
This village is the residence of Hussein Beg
the political chief Of the Shiatani, and we we're
hcDoTed with bis presence, attended by his sub
ordinate officials Ny medical services were at
once called into requisition. The English Con-
sui farms this village jointly with Hassien Beg;
that is, they pay the government taxes and fur
Dish funds for the cultivation Of wheat and cot
ton and receive certain share of the produce.
Several little streams wind their way among
the bilocks, and il was pleasant to see the YER
dure Of spring in the dyness Of autumn. A
fine fortress Of stone stands above the town on
the spot famous for the butcheries OF Raven
douz Beg. The houses are all built Of sun
dried bricks and covered with mud, never more
than one story high, and differing from those Of
the Arabs chiefly in the general neatness yisi-
bic within. Cleanliness is q prominent feature
IN their religion, and in this respect they put 10
After a good nights rest | took an early
morning walk by the side of the chief stream that
runs near the village and enjoyed there the first
time for six months the inyigorating breath
Of a morning among mountains Tobacco, the
true Virginia stock, was spreading itself among
fg and mulberry trees, and men and women
were performing their morning additions /
looked in vain TO see any Of them kiss the first
,f tla ria ard 10 a
ing forth their fOcks,-Rachels we're bearing
their water pots to their houses; no hum Of cot
ton mills and iron-wOrks disturbed the quiet and
peacefulness of the scene. It was a spot and
an hour for enjoyment such as one seldom finds
in the hustle Of ChristendOm, or the wilds Of
Assyria. Ny lungs, so lately struggling hard to
throw off the feverisb element in my blood here
inhaled the best medicine for debility which the
world affords. New scenes fresh air, cool water
from the dancing brOOk-here was the tonic for
Ivy wasted frame.
After good breakfast saken on the nice mud
floor, we visited the reception room. This was
a soft of open porch at the entrance Ofthe Khan,
with raised platforms on its sides. over which
Mrs r. lad spread some Persian rugs. The
dionitares of the place arrived, and, after va
riOus saaams, betOOk themselves to their ever
lasting pipes Kaly0Ons and nargelehs are the
constant quantities, as the algebraists say, among
the worshippers, as well as among the
Turks of Stambhl.
Kawhal Svok, one of the priests of the sect.
entertained us with sundry descriptions Of mat.
tiers in COnstantinOple, having resided nearly
wear IN the family OF Sir Stratiord Canning
His account of the balls and shows he attended
ut the capitol was quite as humorous as his de-
scriptOn Of the appearance his own wife made
when decked out in a silk dress presented her
bv adv Canning Ii is sin for the fezedees
to have their clothes open longitudinally at the
neck. and this dress had to be cut in that part
in the shape OF the new moon. Slvok went to
Stamb6l as the deputy OF his tribe TO try with
British help to secure for his people the substi-
tuition Of pecuniary compensation for the con
scriptOm of the Sultan. With the usual delay
If Turkish officials the question was decided
against the granting the privilege in spite Of
tie religious scruples Of the iezedees about be-
ing forced to 90 through the Moslem prayers
enter a bath-eat lettuce-wear blue clothes
and be exposed to the danger of having tho
name of their beloved Sheitain uttered IN
thouphtlessness and disdain. You can see how
conscientious they arc from the fact that they
give as one reason FOR not wishing TO learn to
read. that should they learn they would be
obliged 10 meet frequently the name OF their
deity in Arabic and Syrian books! They will
not utter a word having the radicals OF SheRdH,
and will rather suffer death than renounce their
religion. They profess 10 venerate Christ and
Mahomed but il is probable their regard Is
exhibited only TO secure the good viii OF their
peiphboIs | shall at future time give some
Ieasons for believing them a rtmnant OF the Sa-
beans, and if ] have opportunity after some
further acquaintance with them, shall Try 10
illustrate the nature OF their religion, It's origin
and changes ia progress of time, the admlxture
Of foreign elements in IT, and the relation II
bears Ia the religion Ofthe Assyrlans as embodied
in the sculptures exhumed IN the valley oil the
Tieris AZ present have only to report the
incidents of an excursion 10 their great les
tiyal.
Convent about three hours west of Baadri, and
Mr.. Rassam volunteered TO accompany me. We
first called at the house of Hussein Beg, the
Prince described by Layard as one OF the hand
soonest men he ever saw, and sat down upon
some rugs spread for us around the fountain
in the center of the apartment supplied by Wa
ter from neighboriug spring and fringed with
INDIGENOUS grass Wewere invited 20 breakfast
vitbbim bur preferred TO see him with twoothers
ofhis honored guests dip from common dish oil
lebben. or sour milk with their wooden spoons,
and fiji their mouths with hsndfulls of rice and
onions. Coffee was served US, and the chief
then prepared TO accompany us. Ten oil his
customary attendants followed us on horse
back. with their long spears, girdles full of dag
gers, gay kerchiefs and white shawls One OF
them wore his black locks curled and hanging
down over his ears and neck-as fne sPec!-
men of the dandy species as ever trod Broad
way. The heads and breasts of the horses were
hung with gauay trappngs, and | felt quite hap
Nv 20 be thus honored by the sovereign OF an
tmperinm ia imperio. We crossed brook IN
which a score of women were Whitening the
loose trowsers and cloaks of their lords, and as
cended the fort-crowned hill, while the people
of the village ran TO their house-tops 10 ENJOY
rho strange sight of their chief escOrting a