New-York tribune., 1867-07-29

iOus TO get away. He led him out IhougI,, a qu qd
of the citv where the destroyer had already pSseu
od IN Gc;r ronte Law this particular street. 1t was
so stre,yn with the dead and wounded that, guHe S
he would he knew bis horse lScI & re teTTbIe and
rct fo assist would have been TO insure death loL
himself and Hassan, though KIND hearted la1, @ N.o
no bcro But the most narrowing Slght OF All VIZ
~ doGs pDawing with teTOclOus eageIness Ino
Lodies of the dead and even III some Instances COM
nletinp the work of the merciless sword. ;4
I'm fbe great mosque Of the Omeyades, OF as II IS
o,, called of "St john a sCOwling inspection Oh
onr sinners was made lest by some negieCV our ui
holy tread should pOllute the sacred temple, a man an
stood holding aside the screen that look niBnG 10
taken at the sO-called tomb of st. john, allowing
lie turbaned gaZeTs to lnger but huIIylng US M IN
patiently away. Like almost all the alCleR@L @
lures of the East it has long passed lts age O OtaS
The Oriental cOloTing is faded; the paVements are
suuken the mosaics crumbhng and dropping rom I
the walls Its lofty hight the majesty OF lts hlsnty
columns its immense DOME mustCOntnue to impress
the bebolder for centuries to come. For any exam
inatiOn in detail we were not peTlmtted 10 iHlseis
but were hastened away, because said the gulde, ol
an approaching funeral procession we sIdyeu lons
enough however, TO get look at the Greek InsIllP
ton that ignorance has permitted TO remain an noeo
years over one of the beautiful portals; my LIZ ~
dom o Christ is an everlasting kingdom, ana NY
throne is established fOreve1mOre." we tGunu has- nus
san waiting in the porch with his arms fuu OF Doos
and shoes and we followed hln up nIg 6f tLe
10 the top of tic tall minarct 10 eGt Nlem va IN Io
city. We took our stand IN the lltIle ElileiS H. -
ming outside the tower, where the muezZn S'auni az
early morn, with his message ior Ihe pe"prj
"prSver is better than sleep! Awake ana
nIay:s and again at noon and night the
same voice falls upon them win =, "oI ',tt ~ ~
greatGod Is 6p onSSrG From eSt Sf @ the picture was
lovely indeed for the long line OF mudc9lOieu, IN.
dov,less walls seen from the street. no longer snuI
out the real beauty OF me cy pu SUIT cor and
dens The varied color of the roofs the domes ana
minarcts gStenng in the sun, the clustering tops OF
the khans the gardens smiling IN all the beauty OF
lime the tossing palms the sparkling waters OF the
ALBANIA the distant stretch of desert SAND, ana aIr
the snowy SUBMITS of Lebanon-it was, indeed
After long gazing al the landscape, and waiting
for the procession that did not come, our steps were
led toward the bazaaTs whereNit nowhere else, lne
Frank is of receiving most courteous sautaloii'
So many times have Eastern haZaars been described
that will not dwell upon them here Every one niS
seen-with his minds eye, at leS-the lQhg rows VI
little rooms, lining each side OF way haue sauoWy
and cool by awnings stretching from ROOF 10 TOoI'
and stored with treasures of costlest fabrics iohl
Eastern looms, of shawls and mantles ana SILKS, Oh
Jewels that rval the stars in spendor OF perfumes
that make breathing an exquisite denght OF sduucs
heavy with embrOideries of gold OF SWORDS whose
! shimmeTng,makes one shlyer; Ihey are al nSlc'
Up and down, in'and out, at these sIadOWy Coiluo
YOU may wander all day long, hndlng nucl Ihai Is
! beautiful, and much that is wearSome aud diS-
gusting ,o, NAV
! are in il now" said the guide. To ride ITS Whole
length did not require many minutes: can seG ~
now, plainly as then-can near as PLAINLY r Ie Si
ter of the horses feet upon the pavement Inc scel
is as narrow as il Is straight, and too slippery 1o any
straight and narrow path TO be. There are plenty
Of windowless walls plenty of small stores crowded
for some reason ont Of the hazaas perhaps because
their slender stock required plenty OF daylight 70 De
seen plenty of dirt, plenty Of small boys stnul4
with glass ars of rosiest sherbcs and coolest ices al
the corners Of the streets ices frozen with the SHOWS
of Lebanon too plenty of vailed women, of ragged
| or naked children. of commonplace MuSSulmen. ii
ANYTHING marks the street, II Is the association we
bring TO it-nothing whatever in the place itself
The House OF Auanias is q chapel, OF course we
| might have known il would be a chapel and IN
charge of a snuif-taking Latin priest, who ratiled
| his KEYS in way that said backshceSh there was
daub of an ataT-pieCe, set round with fadCd paper
roses. and OvEThung by dripping candiGs-Just m mtno
visit to impress ones mind with suitable cnOtlohs
! WbCrewith TO visit the spot of Sauls conversion
] Come nigh to Damascus" is cOYCnenuy vague so
we had been shown various places on the way as the
/ supposed spot. j think the guides have one near
/ every gate The gate out of which HaSSan leo us lS
genuinely Eastern IN It's plcturesqueneSs' ana couu
accommodate any number OF Judges u tney choSe l
| These days to sit within IL. Along the broken wal
we are shown the highest point chOsCn for no earthly
reason except that il is the highest, where Iau es
! capped from Damascus by being let down III basket
The baskets are large enough here even IN these da
! 10 render the same sort of service If required
Not many rods from the gate Is a little i0Ot-path
! over which a broken rock has formed a natural
| bridge somewhat after this manner: The cuth
once level With the lStnH3s 'Q6tw26h the upper
part of tho rock and the ground Is large enough Tor
man to crawl through. Ihe miracle makers believe
that the bridge was formed at the time of Saus con
! version, and by some curious connection which
| cannot trace. believe that the man who crawl.
beneath il Will never be afflicted with any disease o.
| the spine. Those already diseased come in great
numbers and are supposed 10 20 away quite cured
wondered what would be it's effect upon people who
are said TO be A" without backbone