New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-12

I CODed tlere more tlAn t0gF years, ,n,srines
ne that out of ninety men whom be brought
! with him, he had Only lest two.
/. ! rode through the bazaar in the native par.
OF the town. The principal commodities were
coarse cotton StuAs dates, sugar spices anl
bad tobacco | diSmouuted at a small coGsc
I shop. but both the coffee and the na-ghieh were
so iutolerably bad that gave them 10 the
! nearest native A large crowd of Arabs collected
around me. and the most intelligent of them
/ asked me the news from Damascus and STAN
/ bOul They said there had recently been war
| in Yemen ami that Shehh HoSSayn was now az
/ the head Of the tribes Leaving the town,
returned 20 the western side of the peninsula
| and visited the Turkish Wall. which IS the main
defense OF the place, on the land side. The
/ Rock of Alden resembles that Of Gibraltar IN
| being attached 70 the main land BY narrow
strip of sand, but instead OF presenting an un-
broken line OF precipice. as at the latter place,
the hills form a crescent, with the cOncaye side
toward the north The points of this crescent
are connected by powerful wall, further pro
tected BY deep mOat and slipping glacis, and
the nights at each end are crowned with bat
cries. The Arabs are admitted at gate st the
western extremity, where they must deposit
their weapons before entering. Immense sums
have been expended on these Notifications,
| which, though far from being completed now
afford perfect security against foes BY land
The value OF Alden as naval station has been
much exaggerated Ii has been called the
Gibraltar of the East" perhaps with reason,
since, like Gibraltar it can be OF no use without
affect. At present, il could scarcely be called
impregnable, but we're il so, might readily be
starved into capitulation. as Gibraltar might bc,
If England should lose her naval supremacy.
Navprflalass sfafiOn nnf ba var.
land route its possession is of the utmost import
ance to England. and IL belongs 10 her geogrs-
phioaIy as the Fillibusters say. The tortihca-
tons are most admirably planned. The skill
and genius exhibited in their design impressed
me far more than the massive strength Of Glib
raltar. never felt more torcibly the power of
that Civilization which follows the Anglo-SaxOn
race in all its cOnquests and takes root in what
ever corner of the earth that race sets its foot
Here. on the farthest Arabian shore, facing the
most savage and inhospitable regions of Africa.
we're Law, Order, Security, Freedom of Con-
science and of Speech, and al the material adj
yantages which are inseparabe from these.
Herein consists the true power and grandeur
of the race, and the assurance of its final SUI
premacy.
The population of Aden, which was little more
than 900 az the time it was acquired by Eng
has almost ruined Mocha and the other Arabian
ports on the Red Sea, having usurped the great
er part of their commerce. lie is free port,
aud the native merchants are but too willingto
transfer their trade 20 IL. thereby escaping the
burdensOme and indiscriminate duties exscted
by the Turkish Government. The resident
merchants in Mocha, lIodeida and Ddda have
petitioned the East India Company 10 establish
Customs at Alden, but without effect
The Achilles took ON board 800 tuns ofcoa, and
az half past nine in the evening fired her signal gun
for the passengers TO come Oft. One young lady,
however, remained nearly two hours longer,
the steamer waiting solely on her account. Less
consideration was shown TO luckless native,
who had fallen asleep in one of the boats and
was not observed until we were under way lie
was Immediately thrown overheard, and left TO
take his chance of reaching the shore, which
was half a nile distant. There was collierly-
ing about hundred yards off, but he would not
be be able to get on board OF her so late at night,
and the forcing him into the sea, Under the cir
cumstances. showed a most criminal disregard
of human life.
Yesterday some mountains about hundred
miles east OF Alden were in sight; they were
our last view of Araby the Blest We were
from fifteen To twenty miles distant from the
Shore and the loveliest tints of violet, lilac and
rose color concealed its sterity Since leaving
the Red Sea, the temperature is o few degrees
cooler, the thermometer showing so at night
and g 10 So at noon The Indian Ocean il
calm and peaceful, the violence of the north
east monsoon being over, so that, although il
blows in our faces, il only reireshcs our nights
and moons We take our meals under an awning
on deck and some of the passengers prefer
sleeping there. Where this Open-air life is
possible at sea, long voyage IL endurable-
otherwise, rather thousand miles Onl land, than
hundred on the waters
MONDAY, Dec. 81
This morning, the cessation OF the monsoon.
the sultriness OF the weather, the appearance of
the clouds and the arrival OF dove on board,
denote the proximity ofland. 1t is the last day
of our voyage, and tO-night-preeisely month
since embarking at Gibraltar-I hope 20 set foot
on the soil of India. We are all heartily re
jOiced at the prospect, for our life on board has
become very tedious Ii is now the ninth day since
leaving Alden, which is only 66i miles from
Bombay-s trip which one of our steamers
would make in six days. Besides this, We are
already short of coal and shall barely manage |
10 get into port with what is left. The Achilles,
consuming 80 tuns of coal, has only averaged |
1870 miles a day. remember that Rowland & |
Aspinwalls steamer Panama when limited 10
Is tuns day, made the same number Of miles |
during the voyage from Panama TO San Fran |
cisco
Our fare is so much better than We had on |
board the Haddington, that We do not complain. |
The coffee and tea, however, give evidence Of |
astonishing skill, for | never imagined il posi- !
BILE that these beverages could be 20 badly made. |
The passengers are often quite unable TO dis
tinguish one from the other On the other |
hand We have capital bread the baker being
Chinaman, who keeps secret bis manner Of pre-
pairing it, The curry is genuine, and would |
compensate for many deficiencies in other re- |
spects As this dish may not be familiar 20 all |
your readers, should state that il consists u |
fowl or mutton, prepared with peculiar
sauce and eaten with boiled rice. The art Of |
maxine IN a. rho ssuce the tollowiDO being only L