The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-07-03

We left 81. Jean d'Acre late in the afternoon
OF day in June, for Tyre, and as the distance
between the two cities is cnl, thirty FIVE miles
II may ne reached in dsy but in order IN rem.
der the journe. less fatiguing. We Travelled oclv
sonie tw Give mil, during the afternoon. and en-
( cainped for the night at the base OF the noun.
ts.s which bound The plain Of Acre on the
north We pursued the line Of the ancient paw
Ell way o er the plain, numerous traces Of " hch
are ,ril visible OF the route: but the ro,d has
not been used for wheeled carriages tor centuries
past. 50 that the preseIt inLsbitan,s. who have,
no doubt. just cause Of complaint against their
/ government on scco upt OF the exhorbi,aut taxes
levied upon them can find no fault With their
! road assessments, tor Judging from what could
see. their roads ate r.yer repsir.d As the in.
terror trade of the country is carried on here, 10
/ II Is eveiNwtere else IN the east, by caravans,
expensive roads are unnecessary and their con.
struCuou tas l"rg >,icc been abandoned
cur route lay al no great distance from the
coast, std ~ were ,!iher within eight Of the
sea during the whole afternoon or within hear
irg OF it> mighty surces On tie souit side Of
'he travelled ~sv for some extent are 20 be sccn
hundreds uf arches which support the ancient
squednet of Acre. Upon toe western q clivi.
Ties oi the moGntains -: Gslilee several rural
villages and ancient rims ie In fgll view, pre-
Seni'is "a the tourist picturesque and pleasing
scene
We resumed our journey on the following
morning, aud passed over the rugged cliffs O.
Mount Basen Naahat. and numerous other noun.
tain ridges, following Zach other in succession
and jntsing out into the sea. The bride path
over them Was no better that those We have met
on our journey through Judea and Sanlaria, and
one Is at loss TO conceive how the vast armies
/ Il antiquity ever made their them with
Their heavy engines OF war. The probability 10,
indeed that their arms, provisions AMI munitions
oi war with their sicx aud disabled troops, ~ere
conveyed along the coast by their fieets.-
| Ne know that Alexander the Great Was thus at.
tended, ard such must have been the case with
the warriors before his dav when moving down
the coast Of Asia Minor aud SYRIA as far, at least
as the pains al AcIea From thence no difficult
~ exists III the Nay ot marching an army over
the plains a Acrea and Sharon, and thence thro'
the desert 10 the Nile.
The mountain ridges between Acrea and Tyre
are fifteen miles in ,XteRt over which We travel
"a in one day. ending with thu T,risn Ladder
"a Il IL calied-one Of the most difficult aud dan.
gerous passes on the whole routs. In appeared
/ To me on the first view | obtained of il, like q
narrow seam or cork. in the side OF the noun.
tain. not wide enough To admit Of persobs pas-
sing through on foot; but as We approached il
nearer, ] found il 10 he y dugwav. cur m the side
a perpendicular cliff through solid rock, ard
gradually rising to point nj least three hundrOd
feet above the sea Numerous large caverns are
worn into th. rock beneath the bed of the road.
ny the ceaseess dashings OF the surge for ages
/ against IL, mixing the road almost contnaOus
arched way for several miles. IL is fearful to
look upon, and were it not that the road is eunk
into the rock so as TO leave protecting wall on
the outside, lev persous would be found possess
ing nerve suflicien, to pass il on foot, much
le-s on horseback. We did
! Before descending the hill we halted some time
nj Its northern terminus, where We gazed Tor the
first time upon Tyre. with its extensive plain on
the land side, and its beautiful bay on the south
side Upon the wide bosch the ancient mariner
OF Tyre, before barbors were constructed drew
their coas,ing vessels, 10 order u protect them
from i!jurng asapsa 9 9s f; xss the usual practice
Of the Phenieans as well a. ,ha, si all the other
maratme nations at that perief. The mighty
| feet OF the Grecians thus secured on the
! Phrygan shores during the ten year. OF the Tro-
Jan war, - appears from the following lines Of
Homer. respecting Ulysses return after deliver
ing Chryseis 10 hei father. ] give them in
Popes translation:
/ - fsron ia. beach they haul their bs'k 70 Lind,
/ { ihe g cooked keel tes the yeiow sand
Then isrt. VIE = st'. tc e s'ovg tie sind,pg hay,
! ihe aairs am EMS IA ming 81 ~" feet iay."