New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-29

Previously ted us that h knss every step q 10
rosa.
We paced through the gap behind A1os, an
then turned eastward into the heart Of The wild,
barren mountains. 1t was no road bat stcny lsa
der. which We trsyersed, and any animal bat Gre
tan mule would have broken his mech in The Arst
h.Y nile. We kept along one Of the spurs Of Ida,
near The hne Of snow, through dresy wilderness,
fer two hours, when we reached tho ne1t village.
II was miserable foriorn place, and the lance 10
tween the houses we're 20 deep in snow that We
impossible to pass through them. We lsasnsd,
however that there was another place, called A.
tsralia three or four miles further, and determined
- push on. Upon hearing this announcement hsSJi
Bey, whose whining love-plaints had alresdy been
scaled out Of him, became desperate. III forbid
you." he shouted ~ Francois; "Ihsve charge Of
the Beyzadehs, and they shall stop here" We
hsshed, turned our mules' heads, and went 90,
whi.thrs Looking back, after we had gone Aaf .
mile, We ssw the Hsdji and the baggage mules TO-
lowing US in sad, fupereal procession. Alter cress-
ing another ridge, long, cheerful valley, spriakled
with groves Of noble oaks, brought rs 10 Aserakis
THE Little Star" but more appropriate rans
would be 1.-THE Little Dunghll."
We went into the captains house. The Art
room Was stable, containing two asses and fosr
PIGS Through this We reached q small, window
less dep, where two Of the ancient Muses. were
baking bread, while 9 sick man lay upon floor,
under heap Of thopy flrze. The women seemed
angry at our intrusion, and sent Francois b seeh
other lodgings, but he soon returned, saying skst
- % oh 1va
The captain, who was very anxious that We shoud
stay, gave his commands, end the tragic Muses. ur-
nediately became comic, in their cheerfalaess. We
gave some advice TO the sick man, who hal vc-
lent cold, with some fever but the women sa'd;
"It is no use giving him nythine; if he don't get
we'll he will de-" They baked their bread in .
ANAL oven, heated with dry broom and furse. Ito
neshbor came in to witness our dinner, and par
take of our caviar, which was an unheard-of del
icacy in those parts. Taey were lively, good
humored set, but had the same fatal inability 10 N
swer question. l asked one how far il wss 70
Hsrscleon, but he answered that be had never hen
there in all his life.
We were now, fortunately within an easy days
journey Of this place, and when yesterday morning
dawned with lowering sky, but without rain, We
encountered no opposition from our guard and II
tendants. The road led over Wild mountain ridges
for some mAes, when we struck upon tho basissko
drosos or Royal Road, from Rhishymnos to this
place. II 10 an old Venetian way, roughly paved N
parts, 20 that the rugged mountain aide 10 prefered
by the mules. At last, from ridge at ths foot Of
Stromboh, conspicuous conical peak, We Jaw tho
sea again, and the warm, green plain Of Gambia ~
ing far below u.s. To the southeast, out Of tho
plain rose the dark isolated mass Of Mount Juktas,
the sepulchre of Jupiter. Behind %, under Ne
caves Of the clouds, gimmered the SHOWS Of IA
his birth. place. The remains Of the tomb Of ~
Father Of gods and men" who Wa worshiPed u
Crete a. late o. the eighth century arc stil 70 %
seen on the summit Of Jultas-a parAllelcran Of
| hewn stones eighty feet in length.
Eleven days of continuous rain had given ut
surfeit 'of Cretan travel, beside which tho mosE-
tain roads were becoming impossible, and 10
streams too high to be forded. therefore ~
nounced my project Of visiting the ruins Of
Gortyna, on the southern side Of Mount IdA. In
Il emseves, the remains of tho ancient city are ~
significant, but in the adjacent mountain thsrs b
an excavation known all over Crete ~ I" Tho Lab
yrinth." We know that the famous labyrinth con-
structed BY Dsdalus w~s in the vicinity Of Cacs-
sus, the site of which il about three miles from this
city, and plainly visible from ito walls There arc
numerous caves 10 the neighboIDs hills which may
have given rise to the tradition; but the labyrinth Of
Gortyna is undoubtedly work Of srt. II 10 Of
great extent, and the exploration Of il 10 work Of
some danger, owing to the number and intricscy Of
the various passages. Tho English engineer se
Rhthymnos, who explored it by means Of . bag 81
chaf, which he scattered a. he went eonsders It TO
have been quarry. The natives are frequently BE-
widered and lost in it, and hence they never enter
it without fear. This place exhibits certainly III
the characteristics Of the fabulous labyrinth except
its location. On the latter ground, believe anti
quaries reject it entirely. The symbol on tho
coins of Gortyna is Europa and the bun, wAils
those of Cnossus have groundplan Of tho labyrinth
on the diverse. ! procured one Of the latter 1t
Ax0s.
have Just learned that splendid saro,phagos
has been recently exhumed near Herspetrs Cthe
ancient Hieraptyna), on the southern shore Of tho
island. The sides contain bas.reEefs representing
the combat for the shield Of Achilles. II WAS ct
Arvi, near the same place where the sarcophagus
with the triumphal procession Of Baeehus, now in
the Museum at Oxford, was found. II would b .
very easy matter says my informant TO get posses-
sion of this interesting relic, and smugsle II out Of
the island. mention this fact for tho benekt Il
those specially interested in such matters. BIT.
The RAILROAD WAR.-TA Erie Pal DsratsA
ssys On Thursday evening lest large AID respect,
IL -k.-z Al. a Hsxko so&k mad