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

ard BANKERS here but the Greeks manage to secure the
cream OF the trade. In pay ment for British ant Eu
ropea mar uiac articles, WOOL cooI aud wheat are
shipped ana since war; prices for grain have ruled lin
ports and exports keep along tosether An American mas
been here for SOM time bdying wool of Boston house,
but Nth tn. duty In the states 1t must be up hill ~ok 10
make it lucrative. With this exception, country Is
not represented by Consul IRON New Hampshire
An obging gen leman, whose capacity Is equal to the
duues which be is called upon 10 perform
Inc Hotel Bellevue Is the most respectable public house
have found since Leaving Neutrality-suspicious. 10
Gated inside the and Well conducted The other ho
tel the suburbs, where our Consul resides Lord AID
Lady Port Arlington our fellow pa engers from Jnppa,
give that the preference but prefer the They
bound 10 Damascus, and then 10 Jerusa GA. The
lady who IL wiling 70 undergo the a,iguing aad danger
Journey the mountains u Palestine, where the
mou tain torrent forms the iootpath and the syrian
shepherd and hnsbandnan carries muskst, catass
pair Of pistols for protection against the bandit Be-
aoun, 10 get view OF ahccn, ruins ANA molly TEMPLES
deserves more credit than she viii have awarded ny
those who have no Flea u tho difficulties 70 DE encoin-
tered Pour OF us early in the morning. started Tor ne
slsge OF the Druses, situated on the summit OF tho
mouhtain-a three hours ride We We're well mounted
at collar each and reached Bhet Marie IA tms 70 ca
Joy our lunch The from the great elevation was
grand in the extreme. Back OF us, olh'r mountains,
overlooking the Clouds their peaks wnte with snow tue
entire year. looked down upon rockbound valley once
fertile with the industry OF man oaWafa 70 .ne et wa
the ROAD TO Lebanon where the twelve old cedars nav
"utved more than two Methusalehs on tne risn, lew
orchards su SHOW the occupation oil the inhabitants OF
Tue mOunians-orchards OF zig ana lemon and owe trees
front Of Us, step by step mountain over mountain
terrace Of mammoth hills some red with SANDSTONE,
green with forest pine more fertile thaa
the rest, bearing eyid nee OF careful cutvaton Will;
others were Us desolale rock and could make
be-weIe spread before as aud AT the base OF ali,
Bcyrout the CITY, the suburbs the scattered habltons,
,he orange groves the mulberry plantations the patches
OF grain and the pasture lands-lorming a panorama
strkDgy picturesque and farther on the waters oil the
MedileI ranean losing itself in the horizon
The Iruses fearful that We should see their wo
but God tCrbidthe appearance Of the matfon OF
the harem with concal unicorn shaped head dress,
three feet high enough TO discour the most
romantic How can these people make themselves 50
hdeouss On the other point OF the mountau We found
the Of the Marharnobs, another religious sect
About OF the holy fathers out 10 snow as
the ruins OF the ancient temple which was worth seeing
but infinitely preferred the luxurious magn!hcence Of
the wild mountain scenery. On our nay back we
ueirous trying experimeI path another way and
We were soon repentai OF our wandering When look
back t. the descent oat wonder that am here TO-
day was the only OF our party, save the urago
mar that od not d,sEca, anc having accomplished tue
ieat willing TO back morse any where IN Syria.
Our visit 10 ey rout Is well ned, for We are here In
to witness eventul period in Turkish city,
European ba-giveh by tue Pasna the first ever known
SINCE the Hood What hexf rerhaos an evening party
cd; why would not have missed the entertainment
Tor Turkish dress Some say the ball piven III order
the circuInci,ng Of the Paha's Chill
dreu Most likely that, and Celebrate the news Of
peace die birth OF young Napoleon for the cannon
from the tort have flashing throughout tho day.
bali. past eight was the cards. but We were in good
time houl later The road u the Seragho was lighted
ny le torches IN iron basket on the end OF ten loot
the the night rhc glare Was Dazzling, and tue
VI Arabs and Turks watching the strange scene
gave wlidnrss to the p ,sure not easily portrayed Ar
llving the palace, resembling more country hotel
Turk hat and oat 10 European style, giving
Us, however, an Arabic NUMBER. The Tuskish AID de
camp ushered into the presence OF his Hghness with
european tesy. The Pasha, standing ad MS Minis
tiers, gave a European shake Of the hand The the
bano-he very that down with from Alex.
anariawere playing European IL evident tue
French hav the management Vi the enteranment for The
most trlp & Western customs were observed
Lurn hair alarnn nd
European table, on winch were packs Of European cards
The opposite provided with European ssgars
and in n closet you were shown where you could get
kui opcsn drink. One almost forgot mat the bal was
gwen by Turkish Passa save the dress Of the few
turks present the oiLaty of the evening the society
OF laci,s-go there but twenty to come two hun
geutemeu-you could hetuIy realize that you
being enter tanned by a AusseiIlan
The Issh led OIL the bali ia promenade with the lady
Of the Engih Consul AMI here for the first time, the
iasba seemed out of his element The Lady WAS EN-
bsrrassed by his clumsness tbs hung down by
hs side like pair of tongs, and his movements showed
anything but grace The dancing was confined only 10
lew the other guests found amusement N segars and
cards. Most Of the guest from Europe. America
England iairly overshadowcd by foreign NOUS
,aches their voices drowned by toe ncessant rat
Ting OF foreign tongues. Among those present the
late Austrian Consul ut smyrna 10 whom Captain lngra
ham gave Lesson in international sw the subject OF
koszta and his naturalization paprs. As the evening
away Ice aud sherbet were b. ought IN, and
cake handed round-al Europeanized In glancng
about the high arched room | accidentally the
blus hing Of fair ung gr looking down from the
circular windows Ut the top of the hail. upon thu
dancers. She that was observed and dsap
peared My curiosity was excited Tor the my stery that
surrounds the harem always attracts our ! was
right IN my conjecture, for Ia examining more mnutcly
the several windows from retired spot fair faces
all sides peering down upon ussomc very beauti-
full. Although not u poking man. my scrupes might
have been overcome II the beautiful Georgian whose
eyes seemed alive with curiosity, had been among the
dancers. Never before had these young girls
many foreign face. and thukicg their hiding place
from the el eyes OF the frank, they gazed down
upon W with interest too intent to single out those who
were observing them.
When Will the march OF intellect raise the Turkish
daughter from her Illuminating debasemen 10 position
worthy OF her sexs Not TILL the hereditary pfeudces Of
their have burst their prison bars, and civilization
and morality have hghcned VI the darkened chambers
ftheir mind ] did not remaia to supper, but from
these palaces you cannot but be struck the clumsy
mixture OF magniicence and meanness, spendor and
squaor-an inlaid floor Of beautiful polished wood or
mosaic maj blc with napooard implanted ana
walls unpapered-money exhausted without taste
beautiful ornaments in tie basement and broken win.
dows in the haA bouaoir IN the interior, and I'M
Inhabited, undy app, without Every about
a Turk looks unwashed, sipshod and shabby. part
of the entertainment was ,he exhibition OF tho Paha
chdrenfour beautiful boys, about ten years cacn all
dressed In blue under the charge Of cunich backer
than Al lean funeral.
BeyIout once An extensive commercial port and is
rcb in old associations fom the richly laden argosies OF
days gone by % the English fleet that Il their sixty
eight FOUNDERS Ia the fortress years SINCE Beyrout
has kept her name from being erased from the page Of
history.
FROM Bcyrout VIC went 10 Iarnaka in the Island OF
hours stoppage OF the STEAMER enables you walk
village to wit tbs Greek cathedral which not attract
i've the Catholic. 10 wander about the old town
and the Bazaar. II requires powerful imagination 70
revive my interest in this wrcched, miserable old place
history, however, has managed to keep It's name from
tnkng, telling Us thtre once noble city peoped
by brave AMI warlise racc-a city made noted oy the
doa,hbed OF canon, the distinguished Grecan general
Ny having been the birthplace # the philosopher
lero. few cotton bales and few SACKS OF grain same
on board freight II this Il specimen OF the island
u Cypress am glad II Is only port OF call Paphos
am told has more 10 recommend It; for this the
volupuous home Of Venus, where she her hun
cred affairs after she from the Tho beauty and
easy virtue Of the women 81 Paphos have given hstor
cal remcmbi The frail fair In all lands Is aca
Cypian. In Glide Harolds ancestral hall,
Paphian girls were known TO sing and smile.
Paphan girls and Cyprus vine spoiled May ancient
general, for The IA tOkeaton &c Uotn wa, oftm-s too
much tor Roman virtue. shakesperes fancy have
been under their influence when he pictured Otheo,s
courthp, Cassios reeing through the Bazaar, and
lagos midnight wanderngs. | could imagine
they could take place any whe,e else well Cyprus
IL may have been beautiful place its day but now
although II produces the finest cotton Ia the Ieyant