New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-02

had no money when ho started ont rs prophet
hut now he is in reasonably comfortable circum
stances. and his colonists arc reduced TO poverty.
The first crop of the cooniss did not return them
even the seed they put III the ground. This year
they raised what is considered in Syria avery good
crop-seven bushels of wheat to the acre 1.-THE natives
had sowed two bushels Of seed to the acre they had
10 save two bushels ont for next years planting,
rents and taxes took rather more than the balance,
and SO 10 fortunes were made. In Palestine tine
Government takes One-fourth of the gross yield OF
the field the landlord from whom the farn'is rented
takes oneffth of the gross yield and what IS LETT
must be saved for seed Foreigners must rent land,
they cannot own it, The coonist who raised the best
CROP this year lost $500 on it, lie thinks if he had
raised better one it would have bcggared him.. IT.
rigation would make the rich plain of Jafia yield as
tonishing crops Of wheat but at tho same time ~
thorns and thistes seven feet high and, therefore,
IN the whole it would be unwise to irTigate, even
one had the facilities for it.:
For one wear, under the flaming sun OF Syria, the
colonists have struggled along, moneyless, dsap-
nointed dsheartened, and hopeless. The prophet
treasurer, Adams, has had to support them most OF
clad 10 get rid of any that leave him, no doubt ana
they are glad enough to get away from the hthy
thievng, miserable horde Of pauper Arabs thar nave
weary months. Poor Adams himself has suffered
mnch. Orr Consul at Jerusalem has been obliged
to imprison him twice 1or various reasons ms aos
new road have Tumbled sore and sighed Tor the
hesh-pots of America; his crops have come to nangh
ing him in his season of affection, would deprive HIM
of the poor consolation of getting drunk He has had
harder of luck than almost any prophet that ever
lived because In addition to his mere ordinary sui
ferjntrs lie has had the humiliation Of seeing all his
prophecies go by default. 1t cannot be otherwise
than disgusting to prophet when his prophecies
don't fit the almanac. -.
The Quaker CITY has now become an emigrnntslip
for fanatical pilgrims from the Holy Land. What Is
to be the next chapter III her eyentful history =
What have said about the Adams expedition l
got from the Adams refugees themselves and have
no doubt il is entirely correct. The names OF those
who are passengers by the Quaker City are as ioi-
lows: . -, x,,, W.,
Mrs p W. Tabbatt, +. A. Tabbntt Miss Drusllla Ward,
Moses W. Leighton, Mrs Nancy 5. Leighton, ~ H. Ltsh'
ton c. w Ames, H. Corson. Misses d. T., and L. CofsOh'
Leonard COrsOn, Mrs. G. NJ. COIson, MIS- e. H. Nltnl
Il ~ Wlhan l.. X. Emerson, John a. Brisooe, MIS-.
Charlotte A. Bf1scue Misses Lizzie g. and Julia BTcoc,
Charlcs T.. Burns. Mrs Lucy W. Burns, j. d. Aincs ana
wife, A. Norton and Wife, l.. Merton l. e. Norton T. nor
tom L. r. Norton. r. T. Emerson, Mr.. Rogers ana vic.
About half of tho above list pay their own Way.
The other half are provided with funds raised for
the purpose by various United States Consuls IN the
Levant. The refugees propose TO 80 by ,LIgll5h
steamer from Alexandria 10 Liverpool and thence
homo to America. MAHh Twain