Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-06-28
Correspondrntr.
No. %.
ATHENS, GREECE, }
May l1th, 1861.

tur last letter lett our readers IN the Holy
City, where the spiritual has been exhibited
in its highest dcvelopcmcnt. We now are
where the intellectual has stood prominent
over all cities, For are we not in the home
of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle? y few
words about our journey.
We left Jerusalem on the 18th Of April
party of three Enghsh, three Scotch and
three Americans The manSsr-of tray cling
j. may be explained for tho benefit Of those who
are not posted on the subject. Cur party
y hires man who has the titlc at DfdgomsH
lie speaks English hires horses, muics and
tents, buys all of the food and secs that It i,
well cooked. and for all Of this the price va
ries with tive size of the comIauy and tae
wants Of the travellers. Some pay ten dollars
,Icr day for each person. We paid five dol
lars, our journey To last thirteen DAYS rest
ing on the Sabbath at the Sea Of G4iilca.-
Our route embraced the cream Of thepromised
Land. 1t one tune YOU know the whole OF
il flowed with =" milk and honey" VEGAS
sed BY Bethcl. Sailora, Jacobs Well at >hac-
hem, Slmaria, over the Plain Of Esiraepn,
the battle ground of nations, and rested for
awhile at Main, Endor Sbuuem, Nazareth,
Tib.rias, Carmel, Tyre and Sidon, WIN !;
at B,yr5ut On the evening Of the 9th Of
April where We were glad to change the tent
for house life We bid adieu to the ancient
style of travelling, aud the Holy Land with
its soul-strrins associations, thankful 10 that
Providence which has protected Us from dan
gers seen and ,msecn We feel that the pc
culiar charm of Oriental travel was tale
told" We were sorry to give up Damascus
yet it was necessity.
Beyrout is lcautiiuliy situatc1-hl- n
population of - 900 or more. The houses
wear European appearance, and the gar
dcns with abundant iolmse, give cheerful
look to everything. 1t was here tbat Titus,
after he had destroyed Jerusalem, came t.
celebrate the birthday Of his father Nc-la-
sian. q Kindlng associations start up a
every view fer here the Phmnieian, the
Greek, the Roman, the Christian aud Cru
sader haee been = Every wave taat foam,
along these shores once heAycl beneath the
ancient arg9sies.
From BeyrJut we take French steamer
for Smyrna, touching at several ports on the
Syrian coAst--we - within one diy Of Aa-
tioch and four hours OF 1arsus. We
touched at Rhodes, AMI saw the ruins II
what belonged u the Knights Of St. JOHN
passed near Trogylium aud PAtmos Of Bi-
ble interest-Ilal.cornosse and Samos Of
classical renown, and on the morning Of the
sixih Cay from ,yroat, VI steamed into the
harbor OF Smyrna, where we remained two
days for another steamer. SmyrnI has been
called the most prosperous city .. the L.
vant-it has population OF id0 '09e-car-
ries on an extensive commerce. Ii is from
here thatcxcellent fruit is obtained. \ rail
way has bean opened lart Of the way t.
Ephesus. and will be c)mEl,tcd in u short
time. In the city YOU see the majority OF
the people wearing the Frank dress Baca
Of tie city, on an aeropoiis' are the ruins OF
an od eas,ls with Warb!e columns scattered
.,teat. your feet. The view from tins peiht
.ssssrt ,ypassed. The deeF blue sea- the
III 'enery AMI clear Le4sens, steam
u In rs coming in and going out. rn2ll
at anchor, are objects which
gfake an agreeable picture
HAk4Tto Greece ii takes thirty hours
lssf Vi, k,r, touching at Syria. At half
ha,na@ We passed Cape colomne,
On alshbN narblc columns which once
- @oaoe 'og bull: in honor Of . the
= r., st WY Asian saii.a Very soon the
In land OF etw'sce cane clearly in sight,
y. 81 iast as mn = setting our steamer
o. q anchor in the Praens. the seaport
pss,ns, with the Aeropois and Partheaon
-few. although five miles distant. 1t
ysrY sauaps sight and after the prclimina-
, 9o' abOr, ~, Custom House, passport sc.
-c..,s.iap find ourselves in carriage
~ tisore than all know that We
4 Slas At tSld week in - the home
Y ,if. 81 pf ,iiere Demos.henes and Paul
Inc res' heir voices have been heard.
IL g s,"y[ ye of Greece. mother Of arts
N"SkN- a IN hers"eet recess
u ~ laliye grave Of Academic,
&cnt, where the Attic bird
Hk2zEa u -warbled notes the summer long"
snas.ss ,ated in the central plain Of
ig iaSs1 Ei4ountains of Parnes, Pen
'niAg Settus and Argalos not far dls-
u itEfhs. Acropolis, Of which every one
sead, is craggy rock, rising $50 feet
~ the plain, with fat summit 1000 feet
and 500 broad.
Y q stas on this summit that Athens was
iSe1 1853 years B. C., if one can credit
biology,
~ the iscropolis are the remains of those
t<sX1ings which have been the admiration of
the world for more than 1000 years. The
Parthenon, +" the finest edfce on the finest
site in the world, hallowed by the noblest
recollections that can stimulate the human
cart" 1t was a temple built and dediea-
ted to Minerva, the patron divinity of Ath-
ens. Ias marble looks as fresh as though
= ca!ssions he aaarrics to-day and stand
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