Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-11-25
P-alestips-oitv a y,as-Ln American woman.

It was in one OF the beautiful French boats
that I first approached the Holy Land AFTER
a pleasant run Of twelve hours we reached the
time-honored city Of Jsfa. The ancient mar
Dor, where Solonon's ships rode IN safety IL
now filed with sand, aBd IN some places, fsr
Inland. Is covered with the orange, eitron,
pomegranste and pslm-tree- This har5or
could Be excavated at very little cost bat the
Turk lives for to-day, and takes no thought for
The morrow ; and so We were obliged TO anchor
about q mile from the shore, exposedto The full
force Of the winds and waves, with very weak
holding ground.
At a short distance from TIE l~anding-plsee lie
a reef Of rocks, to which It is said that Andro-
neda was bound when rescued BY Perseus from
The see-monster, ard, to make the story true.
the very iron ring to which she wss secured lie
still shown to the wondering pilgrim fore
taste Of the many wonderful stories which the
traveller viii be obligedtO listen to in this won
derful land.
JsFs, from its situation on a high bluff, ex-
tending into the sea, has a very picturesque
appearance when viewed from the deck OF the
steamer, but the charm Tsnishes the moment
ne traveller touches land. Passing through a
dangerous passage Just large enough for one
boat be comes to an old, rickety wooden plat
form sb ut fifteen feet square. and this is The
principal and only wharf Of the modern city Of
Jana. On this wharf is a motley ssssnbiage
OF hsif-naked Arabs, ragged Jews, Greeks,
Armeniaus, and all Of that dirty genus, strug-
CLING, pushing, swearing, and altogether max
ing a clamor such as IL is impossible for any
one not accustomed 10 Arab impetuouslty even
to imagine The devoted passenger innoeently
stands Up in the boat, and, before he has time
to ponder upon his awkward appesrance, lie
seized by the legs, the arms, the tail OF his coat,
or any part Of bis body which presents a con-
Vsaient handle, and PEELED, showed, iostled and
-f=rnE ~ nuH- F-rrm - ~k-na - - J..
Tie already crowded platform ; sundry splashes
q the water convey to him the gratifying in
teiigence that some Of his prosecutors have
been lostled Cf the platform BY bis sudden
landing, and be takes a grim satisfaction IN
tier struggles and screams. Fighting his way
through the crowd, the stranger finds himself
IN q narrow street, Tedolent OF decayed vegeta-
5iss, onions, salt fish and garlic, and is iGme-
tistely beset by an ~insolent crowd, clsnoring
for bGekskeesh, a word which, IS II il the first
70 greet bin on his arrival, will accompany
him like his shadow till he leaves the cosHtTy.
The streets Of Jsds are disgustingly filthy, aud
90 narrow that it is with difficulty that two
horscmsn Ecan pass each other. Placing nv
sslf under the guidance OF the accomplished
M~ohamme1, my dragoman, / passed through
disgusting avenues, mounted inuumersble steps,
which are the streets running east and west,
and finally arrived AZ the "JeEs' Hotel" Of
which the least said is the soonest moHded.
had hardly time to perform the necessary
toilet processes when / was Informed that an
American resident wished 10 see ne. Il was
Mr. Charles Saunders, an American missiOna-
~, who has resided in Jsfa for years After
some conversation he invited me 10 his house,
which is situated upon the highest point Of the
bluff before mentioned, and c0mmaB . an eX-
tfnsive view Of the sea andt he shipping, which
latter consisted Of ore small schooner lsding
with rags, 10 which the country is exceedingly
prolific. Here | was introduced to Mrs. Saun-
ders, who was occupied in dispensing medicines
to the sick poor, a large crowd Of whom were
besieging the door as we entered. I wish !
csuid give you an idea Of the lsbOrious duty
which this most talented lady has undertaken.
Leaving q comfortable home, she has come to
Palestine for the sole purpose Of doing good.
Her iab0rs have been most abuHdsHtly blest-
for 20 dipl9matized physician ever had more
decided success. Her fame has spread far and
wide through tie country, and patients flock to
Der from Cairo and Damascus. she has been
offered immense presents in gratitude fer her
cures; but, true to the cause she ssrvss, she
accepts nothing but thanks. She il most re
vered BY The Inhabitants Of Jsfs, scarcely a
family Of which city has not had cause 70
bless her. She informed me that she had been
obliged 10 limit the number Of her daily pa
tients to fifty, &c her strength was not Sufficient
20 enable her to attend properly to all who sp-
piled, amounting daily to a hundred OF more.
The Influence OF each q woman, with her op-
portuUities OF intercourse with al! sorts and
conditions Of people, must be immense. Mr..
Saunders has made great progress in the Ara
bic language, which all the members Of his
family speak huently and be now conducts
bis weekly meetings wholly in that language.
On The following day / had the pleasure of
meeting Dr.. G0rhsm, our excellent Corsul,
who is now in Jsds, engaged 10 f~erreting cut
the perpetrators Of the outrage on the family
Of Mr.. Dickson. The Court Of Jsf4 had ar
rested Eve men for this outrage, but, as the
Court at Beirut was not entirely satisfied as to
the guilt Of all Of them, q committee had been
sent 70 Jafa 70 investigate the affair more
thoroughly, and il is as q member Of this CON-
mittee that Dr.. Gorhsm is now employed.
DR.. G0Thsm, throughout this obscure case,
has had to contend against the fanaticism and
corruption OF the Turkish authorities, and /
an sorry 20 say against the impetuosity Of bis
own cUuntTymen, who, one would have thought,
ought to have supported him.
The court at jerusalem is notoTiOHsiy cor
rupt, and both IL and the Psshs fsna.icallV op-
posed 10 Christians Il OF course would have
been the extreme Of feily to have had the trial
at Jerusalem The court a. Jsfa wac not
to try such case. There remained
nothing, therefore, but to send the prisoners to
Beirut, which "a the supreme tribunal Of the
country ; and the arrival OF the American
Consul, Mr.. Johnson, was most opportune.
As Issid before, d committse was sent to Jafa,
and a. The lime Of my arrival, DR.. GoTham
was e. gaged night and day. DR.. G.. is about
forty years OF age, and is a most accomplished
gentleman, OF great talents and fascinating sd-
dress. he speaks most Of the European Ian
gusge 6ueatly, and is a highly finished scholar.
He lie greatly esteemed b. all classes here, and
the worder 10 me lie that a man Of his abilities
should be willing TO busy himself 10 such an
obscure corner Of the world.
A few dsys since I accompanied he Consul.
at his invitation, to a place about two miles
from Jsfa, where it was suspected that som
Of The property belonging to Mr.. Dickson had
been concealed. We started on horseback az
about nine in The morning our way was over
the glazing sand the sun poured fercely down
and for tbres-quarters Of an hour we had a
perfect representation OF the so often described
g passing Of the desert - We at length. well
sc0rclst, arrived a. the place L was q house
which bad been lately built at great expense
BY Mr.. PhiiibeTt, The French Consul at Jsfa;
bIs, ewing to the insufficient foundation, the
walls had fallen down during the heavy rains
OF the last winter X was in one Of the lower
: il remaining, that ore Of The crimi-
uais, now in prison Al Beirut, had been found
arrested.
On our arrival it was found that still anoth-
er portion Of the wall had fallen down directly
over the place where the property was suppos-
sd 10 Re Forty men were soon engaged to
this rubbish, and in the mean time the
Of Jafa, AyOub Beg and Mohedan
Efendi, Che committee from Beriut) arrived.
Pipes and coffee were served, and all were anx-
i0gsiy awaiting the result, when, much sooner
Than was expected, q joyful cry was heard. and
bags were discovered at the bottom Of The
excavation. Tie committee, Dr.. G5Eham and
he Governor Of Jaia examined the contents Of
.heBe bags, and many articles we're clearly /
Identified as belonging to the family Of Nj.
Dickson.
Great was The rejoicing. a neighbor quick
y furnished The material for a repast, oranges,
pomegranstes. water-melons, cheese,
made from the milk Of buftlOes, and bread 10
round, thin cakes about a foot IN diameter,
plisble as leather but much more palstsble.
company squatted in a circle on the ground.
little needing the absence of knives, forks
and plates, did ample justice to The vian6s.
a course Of the inevitable pipes and cof-
Ne again mounted and proceeded to the
Rouse wnere The outrage was peTpetTsted. Il
g situated Ia a most lonely spot, far from the
cad, and seemed solitary and melancholy in
be extreme, apart from the melancholy TRACE
Iy Of which It bad been the scene; and here,
urroHnded BY the most abandoned race Of Feo-
lie 10 the world, the Dickson family had lived,
believe, seven or eight yssrs. What power
Vi motive could have induced them thus to
i've NJ 2 comfortable home 10 New England
M come to this desolste and wicked country?
conscientious motive, no doubt, to contrib
re 20 the salvation Of the doWncast Israel" ,
at which, viewed 10 the clear light Of CON-
ION sense, must be called BY its right name,
lnaticism and fool-hardiness. :
Thrilling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of tbs {
BritiEh ship Eastern City. :
Mr. John Fowler, a cabin passenger on board i
ie Eastern CITY. furnishes a graphic account 1
7 the burning Of that vessel on the passage
Liverpool to Melbourne, South Australia.
Casters City was d ship OF 1865 tors
arden, and the properly Of Messrs. Balnes & {
O., Of Liverpool. She was commanded BY
apt. JohnstoHe, and had a crew Of forty-ssven q
including officers. She left Liverpool on 2