The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-21

the Temple. "The generations of forty cen
said Napoleon to his army, "are looking dow
the battlefield AZ the Marmeuke cavalry
the desert thus, in his soul stirring procfa|
stimulating his fatirued soldiers TO be led Of
tory, The great pyramid was complete
years before our present era, aud has lived
the interesting histori ,al changes Of Egypt
ly four thousand years it has watched the
up Of dynasties, age after age. OUTLYING u
OF its kings-the burial Of Philip, OF AL
and Of CleOpatra-the invasion Of the Rom
under Caesar, of the Turkish host under 81
lin, in 1917, and of the French in 1893, wi
years after were expelled by the English-o
the peasant prince, who founded, in 1906,
Gent dynasy--astonisking all who have b
since it's erection, and will yet stand to asso|
toDs yet unborn. The oase OF the pyramiy
some twelve acres Of land, and it ID estima
it consumed SIS 900 600 cubic feet Of stone;
can estimate the lavish waste OF lite caused
vanity of man, in erecting so preposteroQ(
costing years of labor aud thousands of men
crafty the egotism of prince. who
ame means might have made portions OF thI
blossom as the rose
The American Consular agent at Cairo is [
who speaks most Of the languages Of thd
nent. These sub-C0nsuls receive their app0il
rom the Consul General at alexandria
Tomorrow shall see something Of rail-,
cling in Egypt
JAFFA, SYRIA, April II,
Sensations after a Journey to Jerusalem q
IN Sysia-1he City Of Jafa-Pcopis M
Hay The american Uniueysahts-Rez|
the Holy Tombs-Mount Of Olires and .he
The arabs and the Missionayies--Az|
ment and Incidents.
/ have been to jerusalem, and have n
again, delighted and Disguised; deighteI
revelling in the ha!lowed associations Of
ages-disgusted at the utter desolation of
Ny ride was TEDIOUS, my lunch bad, my her|
footed and sore backed.
There is no such thing as comfort in Syn
yet, SO long as time lasts pilgrims will be ind
by visit to the Holy Laud. In forty COD
steamer, the Tancred, reached this sncierI
near where Zebedee fourished nong the lsl|
and Paul lodged with Simon among the q
where Egyptian commerce was Graded, whI
crossbow, the javelin and the arquebus were
the Crusaders, and where Napoleon's ensmi
material for their abuse Twas on the beach Will
said lie coolly shot down thu prisoners who srrr|
on condition of their lives being spared--shos d
cause he had no food, and as prisoners they must
and also visited the Armenian convent, where
serted that he poisoned his wounded soldiers, 70
them from falling into the enemy's hands. Tho
serious charges may be true, but friendly and
writers differ. The fertility that winds itself ahos
Ia f~.
renness about Jerusalem. After leaving the piet
half orange-shapcd site OF the quaint old tcwI
walking Jour horses through the soft, loamy roth
On either side by the cactus or prickly pear, An
TABLE fence-ater the odor Of the orange and thI
trees is left on the shore, and the luxurant groves
den from the vew-after gailopping over he pi|
fore you get to Ramch, fertile with the wealthy
of Indian corn, OF mllet and OF Syrian barley-Ad
have rode through the valley OF Sharon, admir-
butterfly beauty Of the wild poppy, occasionally
wiih what, ! suppose, was the "lily Of the valle|
looking In vain TO find the :" rose of Sharon, their
you have wandered about the old stone towers d
leh, with ito Armenian convent, now shu, 70 all BID
lies, and partaken OF the cheese. pairing accomnI
OF the Tn Com ular Hotel, ut Aston House prices
Geas fatten and vermin gloat upon your carcasI
you have mounted up the ancient tower, wh\
retraced your steps 70 resume your journey. rsdid
through fertile hills and valley, where gre.n nel
olive plantations and cactus fences form the cl
uaction-after these are past and the garden pd
your journey is completed, prepare yourself to b.
shocked al nature void of rennemeat, at scenery
nudeIcss and dreary features sLArtlc you into a
nent. The pleasant paths OF The morning toward
ing verge into one, and II Is now that you begin u
iand whist II Is 70 make a tour TO Jerusalem.
from among some d the Australian ranges, ID
NJ Df | Xag
amazed at the strange appearance Of the count
really never before saw mountain desert. "a
loot uath Tor II WIS nothing more, for carriag
NOT lass through those ravines no more than ashAI
the Jaila bfeakers-for miles our way WAS over 4
deep mountain passes, down rugged heights, dsI
o man much more - beast, ald up the mountaatl
again, only 10 lind worse beyond; naught med
yc but rocks-ro;ks on the plain and rocks
mountain. and rocks IN .eryeuing--an iilimit.bIe
ocks-your vision tires itself 70 sleep at gazing
ireeess, fow erless mountain path. But you are
with renewed vigor when you at last reach the 4
the little patch II olive trees, unde- whose
branches Arabs aud Turks and tue Christian u
have rested for reireshment for years and ye
some OF the trees patriarch. hard boiled eed
chicken and some barley bread our dragornao, d
magic process, which ! shalt PROBABLY discover wi
bills are paid, has always in readiness, which 4
SYRIAN oranges ana the cold water whi;h the ~
oren bring you expecting tqacksheesh, giTes ]
ample rspast
our half way station was alive with Arabi
Turkish caTavans-sn encanpment OF some cue
anu nifty pcrsopa-xhoie families bound on sol
reciticn TO the Holy CITY. Distributing the rem
our lunch among the poor little fapla.ng ohiidre
showed their gratitude by haunting Us for b.iashs
ccntin Ied our journey, but no better rcad ava
The path became more and more irregular, tho u,
regions more and more desoatc; the whole COZ
blastcd with the palsy, No matter where
under the scorching sun-rocks ut the base OF the
mountain, and rocKs wler we reach the SUNNI
after hour we ride through the almost impenetrable
ness Of rocks.
Our faithful Abraham, accustomed TO ouch
shows evidence OF fatigue. My companion rom
good bor -eniaD coca ionally walks TO rcrt his
limbs, and there ARE portions OF ny body bhsHr
III. toituring jumping OF the Turkish saddle. "
range OF mot tains more, teraced with rucI to ht
peak, only one more, and Jerusalem, the central
city, burs,s out from the mountains that enclrcle
psTenty but few rods tn but the rods arc nni'
lirst view N sublime, and your memory rs TAX
leoIhpg II again. little more than days ~
the Loss little less than days ride from The
H. the ancient salem VI tie East. the Jebus Of the
Canaan, the Jerusalem q the Israetes, who sub
unaer the stripliag who 80 dexterously used Il
against the chief Of the Phstines. AT n brook,
village ON sur way. the spot was pointed cut wheI
ton marks the meeting OF David and Goiiah.
children Of the Saxon mother Jerusaienis as.ocia
romantic events. In early days Il was the battle
almo.t every race. David conquered 1.-THE Gu
destroyed 1.-THE Jews rebuilt IL. About .he sans
that Confucius ~as stereoiypiDg his remarkable
morA upon the Chinese mind, King Herod was Q
ing his military chest IN ornamentng his capital.
quarters Of century b, fore the Christian era, the
coIqueror, Titus saw tie glorious solomon 3 u mp
led before his victorious army. Other changes
qucsts, Of whirlwnds OF earthquakes, the
Constantine and Of JuliaR-rapldiy followed.
magnificent IN history, where Persian genera
Greek kings, Christians and inAsels, Turks an
fen,c hosts all shonc triumphantly in their turn,
frey Of Boon, in the last year of the eleventh {
raised again the banner Of the cross. Attn ugh
ago since pored over the sparkling page OF pee
SEPARATION wherein Torquato rasso,i in his "Jerusaer
cred, took out his patent for immortaty-the 60
scrirfinna frcslen as 4 renect-ihc lirntrax.ted