New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-25
FROM PALESTINE.
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PLAINS or SHARON, Jane Is, 1855.

~,is sor,try. the more familiar we become with
Ma climate. seasons and productions, the Ian
.r.se. manners and customs, and religious ira
S;t;o,, Of the people, as connected with its his
tsry and geography, the more wildly are We i'm
messed with its dstinct likeness 20 the descrip-
items and variations in the Scriptures respecting
Il. Ttis fact may be realized abroad By tae 10
crease OF books OF travels, Journals aud descrlp-
tisps, AID multiplied sketches and paintings OF
he sacred scenes, and the interest With which
these productions, great and small, are received
By an intelligent public Here in Palestine ne
yearly Increase Of trdyelers-ihe distinguished,
the learned, and the pous AID earDest inquIfer-
sotN itl standing political troubles deter many,
demoDEr rate the sams. The fragmeutary ruias
that eth remain, rnefTsced by the footsteps OF
time and the wasting iArOads OF bigoted Zeal and
superstition, possess 3 collateral interest, and
may not be disfeg4rded, while the Original uR-
sontrOvefted geographical points and Localities
Of Bible note should be cherished as sncient
wsy.mSrks Of its uDerfiDg truth a brlet re-
view Of the outlines Of it's chart embraces existing
scenes Of the most thrilling and sacred import
ance Here ia "Eapbrates,' near which the Gar
den Of God was planted b. himself Here He
brOn and Marnre," wnare Abraham, the trend
the chosen OF God built an altar, TOrshiped, re-
ceiyed The promises, aud buried. Here -
." Horeb and Sinai, " the Mount Of God, where
his presence was manifested 10 men-ehere ne
rave his written law-a perfect compendium OF
love 10 God and love 10 man whose completeness
and divinity must be forever acknowledged BY IN
telligences capable Of perceiyiDg right and wrong
Here also is Jordan, whose impotaOus tide stood
still at the presence of the Ark Of God. The
plains Of Jericho, the mountains round about Jeru-
salem the Mount of Olives "still before IL on the
east :" the Valley Of the Son liinnOm, anl Je-
hosopbat, Bethlehem, ADathetb, Bethel, schech-
em, GAIA, Sharon, and Joppa by the Sea Mount
Carmel, also, where Iii jah pray ed looked Tor aud
brought his answer from the sea, has stLl lts pro-
InontoTy rising from the shore, with Lebanon and
IT'S remains Of ancient and unequaled cedars
These are not sculptured ruins, human chisellngs
whose date and style Of architecture may be ques
toned.
JERUSALEM, Friday, June - 1850.
Once more am in 8" the Holy City" around
whose ancient ruins cluster thousand sacred
memories. Notwithstanding the sad associations
Of the past pensive JOY fills my spirit, as again
retrace the footsteps Of "the man Of Sorrows
Again stand on Oliyet sit beneath the hoary
shades of Gethsemane, and visit the remains of
Bethany. Once more at Siloas fount, in the deep
gorge beneath Mount Zion, rest awhile, where all
around, in caves and dust, sleep the innumer able
dead. Prophets and kings and heroes, martyrs
and prosecutors, sll in silence wait their retrbu-
ton On the 18th inst, at Z. NJ l left our little
family and quiet home in the orange plantations
near the sea- and with two attendants horse, and
two donkeys proceeded across the plains east
ward, toward ksmlah. Wepassed Yazo0r and
number of smaller native villages, half hidden
among palms and olive trees. Numerous piles of
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and women were engaged with their cattle tread
ing out the grain After battling little before
Yazoor and kamlah for sketchng, we arrived be-
fore sunset at r., and received q kind wei
come from our friendly native Consul Mr.. MOurk-
hous. He has a commodiOus house with hne ter
races from which we had a delightful prospect of
oriental scenery. On the south side little dis
lance from the town, surrounded by groves OF
olive trees, rises an ancient aud lofty tower
Nearer the domes and roofs of dwellings, converts
and minsrets are interpreted with palms, and
surrounded BY olive trees and gardens; while the
beautiful plains, spotted with groves and villages
and nocks and herds extend until the gray noun
tains of Judea rse in the shadOwy distance. At
o'clock in the morning we pursued our way, grad
uay nearing the mountains, which seem ID to re-
cede as we approached them Wheat and barley
and dora Ia kind of CORN covered the plains.
The thirty days fast Of RaInmadan occurred this
year in harvest time, and many Fellahs deferred
their work until its conclusion. On this account
there is now general turnout from the villages
10 gather their grain. The arabs OF the mountains
also sow on the plains and we rode miles where
thhy were harvesting, on each side OF us-men,
women and children, camels, doukeys and cattle.
In one place near the mountains, we supposed
there might have been, at low estimate, two or
three hundred Arabs near the road. on each side.
As there were but one German and one Hebrew at
tendant with me, unsrmed, we were entirely In
L. had asir misc 70 hu
far from receiving an insulting word, number of
times they hailed US in the most friendly way,
praying for Peace upon yOu'-some of them,
having before received medicine, Immediately
recognized us, we also met at these times poor
Jews on their way down TO Jafa to seek employ
pent with us. They would not be convinced that
We were unable, from narrow means, to increase
our number, and continued their journey. One
was an aged and respectable man, relative of one
Of the principal English proselytes, who, with the
others, was entirely destitute / mention them
TO Illustrate the safety Of the road for defense
hess Jews. In one place we met an old man who
was nearly blind, on foot aud alone, feeling his way
with his staff toward Jafa Just before arriving
in jerusalem young man passed us. having ,caiked
all the way the same day from Jafa since daylight.
The vineyards on terraces aud in the ysles looked
unusually hOuriShing, and we noticed many old
terraces rebuilt and planted with vines and FIGS.
On arrival We found lodgings in the kind family of
converted Jew OF our acquaintance Since which
we have diligently employed cur time in fulfilling
the request Of few dear friends IN the United
States, who have desired of us faithful mementOs
of this vicinity: Flowers from Gethsemane, olive
branches from 0liyet aud Bethany stones from
Betht hem, with sketches of the most interesting
points Since we left Jerusalem in the Spring of
1858, there has been decided Improvement in the