The New York herald., 1865-01-02
News Il osm enc Holy Land.


News q om the Holy Land.
VIssr TO TEE MOSQUE ~ MISUNDERSTANDING
- TEE INTDnioR-rHB cssOfAPds, OR TONES,
~ ABRAHAM, fsARAu, JACOB AND LsAH--rRs
70 1ss Iprros or nm rOxp<x ,Hn Bod
A. during recses visit 10 Palesene, had a oppoF
tuay = examining The interior the long hiddss
3sasy ~ Hebron some account or wha really contains
h.u = sss . s.sn
n.ecs y ssd dsnsers-ai,srded toe Prince q Wales
tDit - lt02 Will be glad " contrast Them with che cir
I'M. sasrdsd % :: sssa; . ven II future sspl0,sss
Whsa a cOnstassinopIs / obtained through our En-
e s. css ! 4 y: re:
seses % ~ the holy places In that NY, ana 70 ebaia
*: = Y ~: Ice:
Aal v ny hopss eu for the exsrtoss Of NJ. Moore,
- escssl there who used ai his influence y lndccs
lsvs avaisd much bss FOR ne Character Of Izsss
Sssss, ses pssssss Governor q Jerusalem. He pro.
Iis ssnssqusucs isn Tor Hebrsa .. daybrsak on the
~ ~ 0csobr, accompanied BY oncsr Of biz house,
- vas warned that Night noi b successful. only
- Aowsd iurtve glance a. the interior We reached
vsr Sc sssss ana see what our proscs were AZ soos
nad auisned ny breski.ss ! ooJd psroeivs great
snssas e ,as nnsosans = sns poo ss,Sw M sns town
De y pay thsr respects 70 the Quarantine build
~ ssa .ss ss: - Is S
ssas eamsa places bssa sxohanysd, shs Governor
= "a VA is ns.aSs sour:s S's' ana W
. Pssssseed toseshss 70 The Pool whs wss introduced
:; % .nss sSs :sss: osoa .e q r.sa
ssssn s:y ir.: and e
Uo1sh having passsd they marched a'ng with 10.
sss.a srsvs posslSls the dreumsiauess but
sssle ess hslp ssns sxosssvey amusd :. The pos.oe
go ths salsan 60 70 tbs mosque N sase q Constants
ssyas . fsw weeks before. and herb fousd nyssli
plspsss ana nearly as numerous. i The drsssss and
ssosasoos my cortsss were not sorich or spleadid
sa: e. sp = S s.S pof: % S.sns.
saevsd by body N say.sses and ofcs bearers Of Al
esse then the principal Inhabitants, While walked BE-
ss:sn We aevsrnor and BIN Bsshi, ~ sFowd bringing
sssssd si shs solitude which wss ssoroed the oOcs-
= 4, rssks ana among others soho, burnt iss bounds
pssssd, and they did net cheer tnsy at least CAB
. ssssr 1osr q the mesqus was received By the chei
nee.sh ana al The officials of che sanosisry On my way
th: stair. ,hsy were careful 70 point ou. . me all that
oey thought Of interest," One stone IN particular, said
- nonsn. forgot 70 mark i down either twenty
= tbs door Of ihs mosque vas ssktd 70 take on my
ess Which gladly did fssIisg for re nrst time secure
fhs srt glance Of The court yard on entering osr.
Sny dmapponting u y surrounded on snrce sides BY
~ buildings wn0ny destitute of acntoCtufh orna-
Int and without even . respectfully moulding; extsr
na1y they are OF stone, but intsrIEy tho walls and
Voofe are plastsrcd and whItswashed.
u Two very small chambers In tpese buildings are
paoed the cenotsphs OF Abraham and Sarah The real
S0es-m they sxst-are d course In the cave below
- Moor Those which are sbewn covered with cur.
asus Of SILK green and red respectively richly embroid
- Win gold They are however, very much faded.
never could have been either rich or 90 beautiful
cesign ~ that which covers the oEb OF Neby Daoud
ssrusalsn. Like the building which covers them and
- sncss which surround the coavt tls csnotapbs
snsss By Easvei MAk ibu Ralseun, the Sultan or
S1{ps, in Is2 Aegira. A. D. 1891
naying satisaeA myself rsrardIns these, I at last
sssea tns threahod of the mosaue and few seconds
mosa 70 reveal ~ histery. It's trusader's church.
Duh sHer the sixth crusade. a. ID 1878. Inc clustered
v-tncre are twelve shafts 70 esch--snd the form OF
vauh o. the roof prsciuass the ides Of ts belonging
sne nrst Kingdom OF Jerusalem. n We lake 1860
nssn date, cannot DO many yeas from that either
y. Toe length from the door 70 The altar IN seventy
ses, The width ninety see IL consists OF
~, wmh csrsssory, supported ~ three very irregu
csy spaced pnintet arches; and beyond the nave on
sser hand, low aisle the wall of which 10 den.
ei With shs old Jewish wall Of ths hsam. the roof 10
pointed vault o. inerssctag arches the form ssiver.
lily prevalent In Italy In the thirtsenth century.
Inc most beautiful thing the mosque 10 the popit.
according 20 Cunc inscription on H. II was originally
naae ior mosqs NJ AskaIon and nnithed 10 A. H. 4el
- " IDsl. III am Indebted 10 the extracts from Ma.
someoss authors, contained In . bvochys published by
Dr kosen Inc Prdasisn Consul a. Jsruasm for several
these dates They ere amply oou nrned BY the archi
nctneJ And tradition says was broight here by Sals.
s~ tnere similar pulpit in the Lkss ~ Jsruaalsn.