New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-16
THE EAST.
TIE HOLY LAND.

Correspondence OF Inc Lobaop Dsi'y Vows
JERusALTn, Dec. y, 1883.
7, uon,5 No. reouire much research into books OF
,raves in Palestine TO perceive how universally they
designate this city melancholy, fororn, silent, py
other epithets denotng that II IL located " lar from
bumanty's reach" IL would not require much re-
search now to discover that within couple OF years,
but especially within couple OF months, !" hiiS pc
come In proportion 10 its size and population, one OF
the most stirring cities that can be met WITH
The trade within is largely augmented since me m
fax. ever increasing, of Russian pignns but the life
and hustle are be- really found outside the walls 10
he north and west, where the country has suddenly
changed ts aspect, and presents an ant-h smonnt OF
ndustry where hundreds Of men-peasants OF Inc
ard with a few Maltese Ionians and Afreans-are
EMPLOYED in raising walls preparatory TO the numerous
edifces designed by Russians, Armenians, and native
merchants; and this, again, tells upon remote d!s-
lapces where the lime ia beng burned, ana inc Nils
denuded of yerdure supply the kilns. All day long
the explosions OF blasting rocks resound as thougn the
walls of a citadel were being besieged the plugs fly
ing M into the air each with stream OF tre like
rocket.
Beside those enclosures the works in progress con-
sst of wide road being made to the ancient Convent
of the Cross now Greek clerical seminary, nearly
two miles dstsnt from the city, ana sun1y small forts
being erected by the Pasha along the Jafa road TO be
occupied by the BASH. Bozouk for insurng the general
safety The first is close 10 the north west corner
of the wall the next OF larger SIZE, is built Just on
the spot long endeared to pious minds by being una.
from which the view Of the Holy City first obtained
in that directon-a sad combination OF 1evotod feel
ings with the riot of uncontrolled soldery but more
thar this land in mentioning IT, let II not De tnougnt
that we are pleased with the admAture OF WI" Is
Iudcrourl. the Pasha has caused the tower 70 be
pa,pted over with black paint--a stone bnlldlng
painted in order 10 render It more fearful IN Lne eyes
of the peasantry and thus becanse the BIN BASIN OF
the regulars has assured him that in France, Germany,
and England all the great Notifications are thus col
ored for the purpose of soaring the enemy Certainly
il is fearful object, even going step beyond the vile
taste Of withdrawing the fine ancient gateways OF
I,,;lt hy Aulin he
recently expected Wei, of the Snl,aD III August last.
The idea of painting fort for the purpose OF inspiring
terror smacks greatly Of Chinese taste.
The Pasha rides out every afternoon, to visit TINS
fuperea outpost and 10 enjoy Tho animation Of the
works around u.s. especially watching with lynx-eyed
jealousy aganst any approach progress being made,
or buildings that might be undertaken, by Europeans
Tie advantages be has achieved OF late over the Arabs
near GAIA by diplomacy, WI hout bloodshed, have
been been msgnifed in CoDstantinople-Fren news.
papers into &c series OF glorious victories" and he has
mulcted them Of about 1000 in compensation for
their previous pundering of the peasants.
When he announced to the shekhs of villages what
he had cone, and asked advice as 70 how he should
employ the money, they all, with two exceptions,
wished to have the money divided among them, rather
Than have il gpent III useful works for future protec
ton To which his Excellency rejoned For shame !!
" do YOU not know that am your father, and know
" bert what is good for you ~ so he set 10 work III
constructing these petty towers along the .sle road TO
Jerusalem. far enough from the Arabs. We snail see
whether the Bash- Bazouks will not prove eminent
punderers as the Bedouns, and whether they Will not
run away from their detached forts az coon as any o'
the latter appear before. The Pashs has done
wonders in Selling and biDlsbing 70 Cyprus or Con-
stanuope the old bellgerent sheikhs OF Hebron and
the Bssd Arkub and in completely disarming the
peasantry He has not, however, punished the
Taaneii who, uear Bethlehem last year, slew one OF
the best Aeas of The Bashi- Bazouk in open fight with
numbers on each side, almost within sight Of the
Pashas tents. Neither has he done anything yet 70
detect and punish the muIderers OF Miss Greasy; nor
does he in any way modest the Jordan Arabs, who
have recently been acting AZ they please about Jericho
and who have all their stores OF grain there.
In the late dispute of monks 1t Bethlehem about
placing a slab oil pavement which had become broken
frcDt Of the sacred manger the matter was settled
mpartially by having Turkish officials 70 place the
stone III presence of Latns and Greeks
Within the city rents are rising 10 irgbtu extent,
viz. 20 double, treble, or even more OF their rates
year ago. The poor are suffering exceedingly from
this Gauge, and benevolent persons are desrous OF
seeing houses built for them outside the citythat is,
if the Turks will allow it; for, alas the almshouses
designed BY Sir NJ. Monteiore are still arrested by
heir authority.
Our weather has hitherto remGined very pleasant,
but the cold has set in, though yet with bright
sunshine all clauses of people are crying out for rain.
The peasantIy, owing TO their improvldent hnbits,
are now without seed-cOm for the season, having
scarcely any barley last time, and the wheat bar
vest having been unfortunate On the former OF these
accounts they compelled 10 sell their draught ami
mails for blowing at very low prices and on the latter
account, they everywhere beseechng the loan of
mt Dey, offering interest OF BIN OF wheat at
the next threshng floors, for the present of sove
reign-amounting III value 10 hundred per cent, for
ex montbs
From the two reasons together il il feared that
little will be sown, the neXt harvest will be very deti
cient.
should aleo mention that men are wanting too, fen
many are tempted by the high wages for building en-
pIoyment about Jerusalem TO leave their felds, and
this will bring evil results the pubic in general.