New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-14
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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Eew-York: Harper s. Brothers
"A. Maegreeor the lone vOyager, who has padded
= the Seine the Rhine, the Danube, the Baltic, the
~ lawrence, aud we don't know how many other
,svers and seas. comes TO us with fifth or sixth
,.,a,ne of his adventures. We cannot discover that
sra is any falling off in his enthusiasm for his in
,cryeniently original mode of travel, OF that his
faculties Of observation have grown duh from mueh
exercise: while the regions visited in the present
narrative possess their own independent interest
Starting from Port Said, Mr Macgregor FIRST pauui''
through the Suez Canal aud on the Red sea- '",i'
slthOngh keenly feeling the indlgmty done - -
canoe, he goes by rail to Cairo, and dlSpott ~.
on the Nile This field is soon exhausted, hoWoNoI'
ne longs for more exciting navigation 35s,
Beyrout. the canoe is transported WIN many &c.
,.l,ses over the range of the Lebanon anu MI
ua.,-re,,or epbaTks on the head-waters Oh inc
aha,o and Pharpar. rivers of Damascus AI'er
-, shooting of rapids and plunglng through
.oryea he reaches the city, and continues MS en-
.,oration beyond. to the Ateibeh marsh, ana tIe
rr:,.,'ah Lake in which the waters are lost. His
.-soDnt Of this region is and curious, although
ae makes no discoveries of any importance.
tser visit to one of the cities of the Hauran, the
sapoe is re-transported over the Anti-Lebanon en-
barked on the Jordan near its source, and Mr. Mac
rregor makes a very thorough exploration OF the
i've as far as the Lake of Gennesareth, including
.hat lake and the Waters of MerOm. A brief voyage
on re small river Kishon completes his narrative
h,ch is throughout. a three-stranded story of the
wonderful canoe Rob Roy, Of Mr. Macgregors own
,etssnal experiences including bis meals and night
tiers. and the regions through which he passes.
becomes little weary Of the canoe before all IS
and of adventures which are not always either
, ,rtant or picturesque, but the reader sees many
e &hinRs aad many old ones in a fresh light. Mr..
Is greQor's style is goodnatITed and garruous; he
~ he kaask OF communicating multitude Of de-
~ without becoming dull.
We quote a passage describing his exploration
snong the marshes of papyrus around the Waters of
Nerom
Next day was devoted to a strict examination OF the
r,rthern side 81 Merom and very turning into
oe OF the deep bays in the papyrus noticed sensible
current in the water In moment every sense was on
padfe-srohexl entered what proved to III He mouth Of
Jord AT THE place the papyrus OF the richest green
and unright two walls either hand ard so close IN
is forest of stems aud dark recurving halr,hke tops
above that bird can fly into IT. ana tue very rev dek
thai Abound had wandered in ny swimming through
ebnks below, pOweress to get wing Tor Iisng ana
While ther apPngs ataied the Jungle ana ta ne sGS
from the intruder, the birds themselves were enurey IN
visible though only few yards from me all the time Iu
they we're safeenongh nom me OF Any osntI LOT
IN part could get the point OF the Rob Roy 10
enter three feet into the hedge OF TINS ruloas noag
The Jordans mouth is 100 feet WIDE andi is entirely
EAST The river thus enters the lake atthe end OF prom
eunfy papyrus and understand that this pro
lecon by the plants growing better where the
than in the still parts that the walls or
green prolonged by the current itself once
pd the cOrDcr, and entering the actual river, II II
A. ficrfnl sight indeed. The graceful channel wsDds IN
sweeps long straight reaches IN perleet rtHoee
ODeineSs with soft beauty OF lts OWL recovering
n the nrst excitement OF this important discovery,
bout recording al its features In n metlod1cai way
of course by counting paddle strokes as slowly
ated the stream, then by noting the bends right and
rd my book, and the few tributaries that entered or
tlif side and that On the west, one Joined which /
might easily have mistaken for the true channel, but
happily recODectlng my sketch made IRON the noun
tns knew that this the west ends IN nothing
INVENT steadily up the other Presently a strange
Dolse Of the foliage and approaching cautiously,
focnd two great falcons OF watereaghs feedlnR On
somCthug in their nest slet The Rob Roy a. once
beat 20 quarters" hut when her crew attempted 70
- c nd out rushed the male bird and screamed and
v lied about debanttha discretion the bet
Or part OF velor" and the nest was left aeone.
tiny sparrow like birds lowered here and there
the papyrus tops and two OF three divers swan
yard so IN the Open and then and went out o
aaght; the solitary silence of the place alpOS
painful, and IL begO feeling OF when nothing bu
glad no other man was heren0t from churlish jealousy
but for his sake too, who might wish TO enjoy th
eeeHe-iCt him aSO but free from me- ana at som
other time. Tue paddle in new places Is best enJoye
nlopc, Just a. the nshng ROD OF the exciting tale
The channel narrowed and the current sharened,
double strokes about 1000 yards, and comics
that here almost about 10 RETURN from vS,u
unaccOunable fear, WEAKNESS presentinnt that
90 have gone eway from life and light outside and I'm
- 4 time. Very often since have relOiced that moro
IN cry came. and determined at least To rest and
fhiak before returning The Rob Roy chung TO the shady
channel, aud then long and glorious peal OF
thpnder rolled atbwart the sky.