The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-10

barracks and headquarters From my window looking
sycarnorc-under which, while admirinS lie beauties.
Kleber was assassinated by one OF the na'ives
antovtv X ths account passengers crossing the 18TH
mus when obliged TO soourn In the county moon VI
ten days awaiting the Of this class Of Visitors
find mvsef Obliged TO spend twelve days to await the
departure Of the steamer for Bombay British India
fortunately on morning after my arrival In the
oitv made the acquaintance Of American gentleman,
Mr. Charles Wilson, from New Orleans This gentleman,
NAV add has spent years in visiting all parts or
tha Rss Introducing an invention OF his own-the art
of cooring photographs bya chemical process.
Having planned our days work, we ~ once secured
the hotel about ten O'clock drove Immediately 70 the
summit upon which stands the citadel Alghting before
lofty wall entered massive arched gateway where
we were obliged to put feet in pair of ungsnly
slippers In these shufed through into large open
court paved with the fine oo p1shss stands Mhs
tain covered by DOME supported on
series Of columns about fifteen feet in height and the
the faithful perform their abluDns before saying
their prayers. While admiring the beauties of
the fountain about dozen Mosems were bathing their
and north sides Of the walls OF the court are number OF
piazzas. On the east stands the mosque OF Mehemed
ALI the aabaster mosque, which is entered by large
clock tower Viewing the mosque from the court, in ad
dton general architectural beauty four beautiful
white mnares rise from each corner Of them TO
immense height In the centre is massive cupos,
rounded by several lesser ones and number OF small
minarets Entering the immense doorway the beholder
Is deceived by the gigantic proportions OF the exte
ror In looking upward the cupoas from their great
height and gttering with artistic arabesques in red,
blue green and gold surpass all description, and with
the addition OF various colored lights, admitted by
the rays passing through stained glass and prisms
The scenic effect of this deception exceeds even the deli
cate skill of the arabesques The walls OF the interior
OF Egyptian alabaster, the color OF ecnmc dc nse
with beautiful waves Of smoke, giving pleasing RELIEF
.en e ss % is' niche Of the finest
aabaster towards which all faces are directed when
praying to Allah and his prophet the noors o. p .ne
mosque are covered with the richest turkish anu fer
sian carpets of beautiful fabric and color suspended
from the cupclas circles and crescents and not more
chandeliers, in which, during evening ceremonies,
glass lumber with a lighted taper is placed In one
of the interior marble monument 10 Menemeu
Ali During our visit there about hall dozen en-
gagged in worship.
Leaving the mosque and crossing the court passed
through gate out upon the citadel walls From this
giddy height the behoder has magnificent view 81
Cairo and the country adjoining. The immense S'ty
with its miles of fiat roofs here and there reis,ea ny
the cupolas and minarets OF three hundred mosques
beautiful palaces and gardens groves OF SYCAMORE aca
cas and groups Of palm, all lay at ycdr see.. In Inc
distance runs the wonderful Ne WITH is ierte banks
its fields of growing crops and thousands of iaboring
sfclahs - while FIVE miles beysnd resting upon the
yellow back ground Of the e and Seaan anS
tn1 a ~ The right the Pyramids OF Abusir and
Dashur, the ruin. OF msmp"''' are 'an'y os'n-
Fniownr tho e.er wall to the left and between the
court of The n>sque and the palace is the spot from
which the ldameluke Emin Bey leaped his horse
over The a1 into the ghtful depth below, escaping
i've ef f of his companions who by the orders OF Me-
htsied All were attacked in the court of the citadel
and all put the by the Arnauts thus completing
the destruction of the Maneuke rule in Egypt.
Within the citadel walls is palace and garden belong
ng the Vccroy, but seldom occupied The building
is small but luxrously fitted up The greatest attrac
ton of the interior the baths, which built Of i'm
mense blocks of alabaster
Returning across the citadel court AZ the entrance we
disposed OF slippers and thence walked to Jussufs
well close by 1t Is by some called Joseph s well but
this is CT the best authorities completely deny
any association with the history Of the dident son Of
Jacob The well, including the two shafts, IL two hun
dred and sixty feet in depth. The water raised from
the lower shaft by number of stone jars strung on an
endless rope run over huge wheel and arranged to
empty the water into large vessel hewn out OF solid
rock; by the repeated the water Is raised
to the top of the upper shaft and emped into trough
The whole machine is worked by several buocks at the
mouth Of the well.
Returning to our carriage we drove to tho mosque of
Achmed Thu ZooIoon the oldest in Cairo built $40
The edice rs of immense proportions but much dilapi
dated 1t TO be the rendezvous OF beggars TOR
the visitor dares enter II without good supply
Of bakssh' TO sppease the opportunities OF the filthy
rabbe After driving to the mosque a. uan Hasana
intolerable heat of midday
About three O'Clock ia the afternoon resuming our
visits drove Immediately to the palace and garden OF
5hoobra These the most beautiful in all Cairo Pay
Ing small entrance fee 10 few lazy Arabs at tho en-
franco, we passed within the walls At once we found
ourselves in the midst Of Of unparalleled beauty
Before and either side tapread picture OF /
ns lie s al ,n s Sea a cass
tide lined with long rows Of vases Of marble |
md alabaster including pedestal, about three feet
,ases flowers of every gems color ana from all
,lmes The perspective Of the avenue Leading to the
main entrance of the place autiful enough be the
highway to the Moslcm paradise. Between the ave-
nucs which at angles large sPac covered with
labyrinth Of walks and an mimic collection OF plants
md shrubs exotic and indigenous In one corner OF
he garden Is an enclosure for animals. i caught /
glimpse Of several nimble gazees with their peculiar
he flowers There was also an ostrich less shy which
approached as we came up. 1t was beautiful bird,