New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-25
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BEyR0UT, -----, 1857.
IN INV arrival here nearly three days ago, had
IA extreme pleasure to find that Monsieur Tonson
+ had come again. and you may be sure was wei.
oo,s russt and need not to knock twice at the door
& Is healt 4 months parting from home-news
bexess marvellous appetite for letters
Ina now for some account Of these long journey
h lsxs We left Jerusalem, having been detained two
dsys there by storm, our baggage was sent forward
sary in the morning; but we, having been promised
7 Nv gentleman resident in Jerusalem, an admission
Y with him to the Mosque Of Omar, repaired by his
directions before A. NJ to the Babsitte Mrium (Bab
uans ate) there to await admissions for such is the
fanatcisns Of the Moslems in regard to this ancient
temple, that guard Of soldiers from the Pasha is
necessary and of this we had an illustration whilst
waiting. Standing near the gate, an eyileyed fol-
lower of the false prophet approached US with harsh
words, threatening gestures, and ordered us to go
away. refused, having as much right there as he,
but as crowd began to gather on the ladies account
We moved away. Thus we waited hreakfastless and
expectant until midday, when learning that owing
to TIE gentleman having largely increased the party,
the order for admittance and guard could not be OBJ
tanned We Eleft Jerusalem, and after five hours
riding reached our TENTS which were pitched at aspot
called Ell Beer Or the Well II was pretty camping
ground, small grassy spot, the rocks rising precip
tonsy behind the tent to height Of thirty or forty
feet in front, deep torrent now nearly dry at the
side Of the large we'll and opposite hill terraced to
the top with groves Of olives hanging its steep side.
The sombre blue Of olive orchards is promi-
nent characteristic in much Of the scenery of Pales-
tine. It Is yet truly q land Of oil olive" Rising
long before the sum- succeeded in getting mule
teers started at little after a. NJ, and with them
rudged slowly on for about three hours. when, reach
Ing village called Singel we turned from the road
70 visit Seil1n the site Of the ancient Shiloh It
built on bill surrounded by bills still higher, and
overlooking narrow valley. "A small ruin, broken
columns with Corinthian capitals, lying within the
enclosure and few mounds Of stone, gray with age
and grass grown, are all that remains Of the city
where ages the Ark Of God rested, and which was
the censer Of the tribes Of Israel The same after
noon We visited Jacobs well, (now choked with
ones) and the tomb pointed out as that Of Joseph,
and then passing between the mounts Gerizin and
Eba assembled the former "a rather arduous task) to
the ruins Of the ancient temple of the Samartans,
which crowned its summit Immense masses of
stone and long ranges Of foundations durable as the
solid rock Of the mountain, STILL after the lapse of
centuries, attest its former grandeur and extent
The view is very extensive to the east over the val
ley through which we had travelled all day, and
which often traversed by Christ and his disciples
now for the most part cultivated and ri with crops
of grain over against us, the frowning front of
Ebal, the mount Of cursings and to the south, the
beautiful but narrow valley in which lay the town Of
Nublous, WHERE under the olive trees, we this night
pitch tents It is the ancient Shichem or Sychan
It was . gala day, and as we approached the town
we passed many groups Of women and children,
decked in rainbow colors, with henna. stained fingers
and eyebrows disportng among the groves Of olives
gay and pretty scene But fear you will never
have patience to get through with this, and will
close with kind remembrance to all.
Yours, truly, W*******