The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-05
An Adventure in the Holy Land.

Those of our readers (and they are many
who remember the Rev DIR. John IeyDurn,
for many years the fayorite pas TOT Oh Tue ia1 ',
street Presbyterian Church, Of this city, VIII
he interest ted TO learn that he has recently met
with quite romantic, but exceedingly nh-
pleasant adventure, in the Holy Lano. TOT
some months past DIR. Leyburn has oeeh en-,
gagged in making a tour of the old woritA anu
arriving at length in Jerusalem, siartet, on
the 2oth Of December last, upon a visit TO the
Dead Sea and the river Jordan. he was nc
companied on this trip by Mr.. Z. +: Low, Oh
Minnesota and they We're attended by an ex-
perieneed dragoman, and, for guard
mounted Arab sheik, and another Arap on
loot. On the morning OF the 2ith, Wneh tney
were riding up the valley from the Deao s,sii nea
TO the Jordan, they encountered two suspi-
cious looking Arabs, with one OF whom the
sheik pretended to transact some "love-eharp'-
ing business.
About an hour and half passed away, and
both gentlemen had bathed in the Jordan, ana
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 q row of lances ghstened over
the tops of the bushes, and, in another in
slant, a party of savage Bedouins, armed 10
the teeth, confronted the little party. Aiming
their lances point blank they rushed diiec tiy
towards them, and it seemed that their doom
was sealed, TO be massacred on the spot. Ihe
party however stood firm, III the very face,
as it We're, of death, and the robbers perceiV
ing that they would make no attempt TO escape
their horses, rushed upon them, stripping
them, without ceremony, but rather with de-
nloniac ferocity, of money and clothing.
Mr. Low attempted 10 defend himself Win
Il revolver, but it missed fire, and most fortu-
nately, for had it accomplished the purpose
OF HE aim the blood OF the Bedouln would
have been avenged with his death. lie wac
stabbed IN the cheek, in the rencontre, and
ovcrpowered His clothing, with the excep-
! ton Of drawers and socks, his money and gold
! watch, we're taken from him, and the draso
| man and DR.. Leyburn were stripped OF all but
| their undercIothing. Luckily, DR.. j., by the
| advice Of friends had left most of his Naiua
| bles and money in Jerusalem for safe-keep
| inc. The foot. guard had taken to his heel:
| the moment the alarm was given. Inc pool
mueteer had scarcely rag left upon him.
| The robbers gave back TO the shelk M
clothing and trappings, when he put out fol
Jericho, az he said, TO bring soldiers, the rob
bers having disappeared. The muleteer fol
lowed and, says DIR. L., MIR. Low, the drago
man and myself, with d donkey, an umbrella
| and hat, were all that remained" D" In this
! plight they made their way in the best man
| ner possible down into Jericho. Their join
| loss was between six and seven hundred dol
lars The intelligence of the robbery spreat
| like wild fire, and the Pasha being put IN pos
| session OF the facts, promised speedy ant
uncom promising vengeance. The robbers wer
| nine in number, and the two suspicious Arab
| first spoken of Were doubtless their spies
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