Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS READING.
AN ADVENTURE IN THE HOLY LAND.

AN ADVENTURE IN THE HOLY LAND.
Those of our readers land they are manyl
who remember the Rev. DR.. John LeyburD,
for many years the favorite pastor of the Tabb
street Presbyterian Church, of this city, will
be interested to learn that be has recently
met with quite romantic, bet exceedingly
unpleasant adventure, in the Holy Land
For some months past DR.. Leyburn has been
engaged IN making tour of the old world.
and arriving at length in Jerusalems, started,
on the 26th of December last, upon visit to
the Dead Sea and the river Jordan. He was
accompanied on this trip by Mr.. c. F. Low.
of Minnesota; and they were attended by On
experienced dragoman, and, for guard,
mounted Arab sheik, and another Arab on
foot. On the morning of the 9th, when
they were riding up the valley from the Dead
Sea to the Jordan, they encountered two sus-
picious looking Arabs, with one of whom
the sheik pretended to transact some Glove
charming" business. ..3
About an hour and half passed away,
and both gentlemen had bathed in the Jor-
dan, and were lingering upon its banks,
when suddenly the attendants jumped to their
feet and gave the alarm of the approach Of
robbers. Not twenty steps off row Of lam
ces glisteued over the tops of the bushes, and,
in another instant, party of savage Be-
douins, armed to the teeth, confronted the
little party Aiming their lances point blank
they rushed directly towards them, and it
seemed that their doom was sealed. to be
massacred on the spot. The party, however,
stood firm, in the very face, as it were, of
death, and the robbers perceiving that they
would make no attempt to escape turned
aside their lances, and leaping from their
horses, rushed upon them, stripping them,
without ceremony, but rather with demoniac
ferocity, of money and clothing.
Mr.. Low attempted to defend himself
with revolver, but it missed fire, and most
fortunately, for had it accomplished the pur-
pose of his aim, the blood of the Bedouin
would have been avenged with his DEATH
He was stabbed in the cheek, in the rencon-
tire, and overpowered. His clothing, with
the exception of drawers and socks, his
money and gold watch, were taken from him,
and the dragoman and DR.. Leyburn were
stripped of all but their underclothing.-
Luckily, DR.. L., by the advice of friends,
had left most of his yaluables and money in
Jerusalem for safe-keeping. The foot-guard
had taken to his heels the moment the alarm
was given. The poor muleteer had scarcely
rag left upon him.
The robbers gave back to the sheik his
clothing and trappings, when he put out for
Jericho, as be said, to bring soldiers, the
robbers having disappeared. The muleteer
followed, and, says DR.. L., ''Mr. Low, the
dragoman and myself, with donkey, an
umbrella and hat, were all that remained"
In this plight, they made their way in the
best manner possible down into Jericho
Their Joint loss was between six and seven
hundred dollars The intelligence of the
robbery spread like wild fire, and the Pasha
being put in possession of the facts, promised
speedy and uncompromising vengeance
The robbers were nine in number, and tho
two suspicious Arabs first spoken OF wero
doubtless their Petersburg Pa.) Erp.
THE PROSPECT IN ITALY.-The French
feet has left Gaeta, with the exception OF
single vessel, and tomorrow the short arms-
tce concluded between the belligerents will
expire At the same time, the Moniteur has
revealed the lest move of the imperial game,
and informs the world that the Emperor Ma.
poleon yields at length to the representations
of the British government, reproaches OF the
British people, the Indignation of the Italians
and the silent disapprobaton of his own sub
ect Gaeta almost impregnable from the
land side, will probably be reduced in q few
days by vigorous operations from the sea.
The incident of Ancona is, in all likelihood,
about to be repeated, and the king of Naples
will have the honor to share the fate OF
an ilustrious French general. But who can
say that the Emperor Napoleon is about to
carry out The policy to which he is so often
pledged himself? If interference ceases at
Giaeta to recommence somewhere else, if the
Bourbon be allowed to fall only that some
other equally unpopular claimant may veS
the distracted country, then the gain will
have been but little.-Fr0mMeL London Times
ofJan. Is.