New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-12

shsmefully.
Leaving the forest :. lat, we entered The deep
,bropt gorge Of ihe Eiymanibus .Di spent TIE
uigas IL {. lonely kasn IN :he wood, high on tne
uouu laih ,ide. Il was. long Days jodrnsy thence
10 Ka.yryis, over tae backbone Of ETJmanthn'.
This is tbe main lice Of communicative between
tbe Gulf Of Corb'b and the south Hes'srn potion
Of the Pe.oporHesDs TIE King aud al bis minis
ters hsye Travelled r. the peOPe have set literally,
burdrsds Of petitions in regard 70 IT, yet NOT s,-
tsry dIa,bms % far az could lesrD, Ga. ever been
expended on Il Near the khan there ia swlH
mountain stresm which freq1early GUS of COMMIT
oie.toD for days. 4 good bridge oves !. could De
built for 10, 600 drschmas; the poor people Of ire
neigaborboCd have raised among themselves nearly
hall tie amount, ys. 81 thsir cl,nor and enIreaty
cspnos pr cure the remainder.
Kalsvryta is situated al the sssterr end Of high
mountain b.si), which discharges iis waters lnto
the kGtaJo,src (cahon) where les tee msnastsry OF
3egaspelion. Over II towers the snoVy head OF
CyIene in which are the fountains Of The Siyx. It
is bOsy, picturesque lItle place, With better
houses than ore usually hDds N the country towns
There vas no knan but the Chief Of POhce directed
Us 70 house where We obtained q1Arters. As 1t
nsd second story, chimney, and ANAL gia'' w'n-
doWs, We considered Ovrselves luxlrousy lOig9d.
IRE nett day We went no fur,ner than Megsspehoo,
tso bours distant, Our youngest 0goyai, Perez es,
gss quite III, fIom the effect Of Lent. he hsd
eaten nothing but bread, olives ano raw Onions dur
ipc the wbole trip. a single good meal would have
cured him, bU. believe he would sooner have died
than have eaten meat before E.ster Our most re-
fused 10 drink wine, because he Rad once brought
,oad of fsn from Lala 70 Kslayryta in one day. aod
is certain be would never hsve accomplished It, If
be lad bot strictly observed bis fasts at the proper
time. What has Christisaiiy become Is 1t, as
understood and practiced By one-6alf OF CnriSten-
dom, nucn better than the ancient Psganisml
Entering the gorge OF Meeaspeliou, We had sue
cession of grand moustau pictures, toe naked rocks
rising high overhead, almost TO the very clouds,
while there vas barely space between their bases
for the Kasvyts River. we saw the monastery,
far up on the mountain si5e stuck against the face
of tremendous cliffs of dark-red io.k. A lot 9 and
steep sscent leads into the smphltheatric hollow
which il oyerlOOks, The buildings being hidden from
vieE by projecting spur until you are close upon
them. It is certainly one Of the widest aod most
singular places in the world The precipce, which
is nearly five hundred feet perpendicular is hol-
lowed out al the bottom ntO three crescent-saaped
cayerns, penetrating ninety feet inso the rock. In
front Of these a massive wall, MI!y feet high has
been built up, and on the summit Of the wall, snf
the rocky foor Of the topmost cavern, are perched
the chapes and dormitories Of the m0nks-for al
the world ike lot Of swallows' nets. of all FORMS
coIors and Dimensions. The mountain slope below
the mon asery is terraced and devoted 70 gardens,
of which every monk has a separate oDe, AMI there
are nearly three hundred when they ara all at home
The staIcases and passages in the interior of this
bive are mostly hewn in the solid rock and so dark
and latyrpttire that you must have candles and
guide.
The monks-to whose pety will testify, since
/ saw how dirty they were-receiyed us rather
codly, but did not refuse Ia room, nor prevent
Francois from cooking bit Of mutton. They hur-
red us of to ihe church, suppo,iDg that we must
be impatient to behold the portrait Of the Holy
Virsin, sculptured in very black wood, by ST. Lake
timself II the portrait be correct, she was very
ordinary person. / prefer, however, to throw the
blame on St. Luke, whose pictures are quite as
hideous as this bas.relef The Toorss of the monks
we're in harmony with their persons. All the off.l
of the monastery is thrown out OF the wndows, and
hes 10 heaps at the foot Of the wall, whence It's ef
iuvia rice to mpgle with the incense IN the chapels
above. The most spacious part of the building Was
the wine.cellsr which was well stored. There was
no temptation 10 stay and witness TIE Easter fes-
tyitjes-iIdeed We were too anxious 10 reach
Athens Two Euglishmen, however, who had ar
rived before us, were spending every night in the
church and sleeping in the daytime. The mono!oDy
of the nasal chanting 10 something terrible aid how
they endured il Elk hours night WAS beyond my
comprehension.
So We left MegssPslion On msgaio SatdtOn Great
Saturday, in the begioniDg of rain. Our path
climbed the mountain behind the monastery, and
followed the crest of long ridge running toward
the Gulf of Cornih. Clouds were above and be-
low us, and wild, black abyss of storm hid both
C, lene and the gulf. There mountains were thckly
clothsd With frs, the frat We had seen 10 Gree,e.
The most oi them were young, but here and there
rose few 6ne, tall trunks, which both War and
Pesce had spared. The Appearance OF this region
slowed ceuchsIyey how cay it would be TO re-
.tore the lost forests Of Gr-ece-aud through them
the lost streams. After four or i've hours up add
down paths go difficult tbs: they would nave beeo
very dangerous with horse, uuaccusiomed 70 sueh
travel we reached the hamlet Of Akrsts on the
coast, WEI sore and hungry.
crowd Of village lders collected about the little
,fop where we stopped To breakfast, AID throoged
IN 10 see ma eat and 70 ASK questions. They 3 81