The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-12-28
LETTER FROM THE HOLY LAND.
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Beyrour. Syria.
November 10th, 1878
DEAR BROTHER: -Evcry thing is still
moving along in the same old manner here.
only We had 4 slight mishap 10 orr ma
chinery. The crank shaft Of the engines
broke Al So. nn the 3lsi utim. 1t took
about forty hours IL &c, in running order
again. but got ii arranged so that the ship
would run at the rate of six To seven knots
per hour, which We consider good for
broken engine. We have not repaired i,
permanently Is yet. Are here since the
Bird instant, awaiting orders from the Navy
Department. We may yet new shaft
before long that will take about month
in port at a good shop, and they are rather
scarce in this section of the country.
| wonld prefer most any work on shore
TO gcing 10 sea-. According tn the school
books. you would think that 4 sailors life
was happy and an easy one; but would
advise any of my friends never to try it,
Then some people get SEA sick every time
they go ont AID the sea is rough.
| have seen what many peopls have
spent their fortunes almost To see, viz the
Holy Land, or part of IT. | have seen the
principal part of Jerusalem Brth-ny and
Bethlehem. The latter city is where our
Saviour was born. | saw what was sup
posed TO be the spot exactly: there is q
church over ii. ! SAN the Virgins tomb:
there is grand church built over il also
4 Greek church. The mosque of Oh,nar L.
worth visit Of itself. | SAW the rock
where Abraham offered up his son Isaac.
In tue side Of the rock marks as of
large man hand. supposed To be made by
MaroInet, ho held the rock a. it was rails.
ing heavenwari. Near it is \ larg. shield,
supposed to have belonged 10 the uncle OF
Mahomet | judge i; would weigh two
hundred pounds. | WAS In the garden of
Ge; ss-maue where the olive tree 81 i'll stands
The disciples sat and slept there while
Christ was IN the ginr'n nf Agony. | saw
specimens Of the tools III tuiiu,c which
were used IN tor;nrin. CHRIST when lie WAS
nailed ON the cross. In this garden there
are fourteen pictures of Christ A. he was
carrying the cross up on Mount Calvary.
Jerusalem stands on Ncunt Zion and Cal
vary. drank water from The well Of Jacob
or Jacobs we'll. Was M inside nf the pill.
lar of Absulem. Saw Zachailail's tomb
Was III the different bTryiug grounds-the
Jews, Christians, Turks aud O. eeks. Saw
the Jews waiting for the restoration of the
city nj Jerusalem. W. visited the church
of Ascension ON the M,urt of olives
There is a foot. print there in A rock, sup
posed Ia be the last that Christ left on
earth. From the top of A tower near bv
we could see III. Dead Sea in which IN,
Jordan cmpties. but had not time To 90
there. The country around the Holy Land
is about as rough rs G;ilIip's rocks and ont
towards Warburinu's. but still ynu can on
On horseback. They have the hest and
sur,., footed horses that | ,v,re saw ,hou.h
ruc uf our PARTY Of eirht cot on,. fail and
Luri his ,houId,r and en-, his head sl,gb,lv
Ll,; il all rIpLt now
We stopped at the best hotel that .Jerusa.
lerl can afford. tn, Mediterranean I On,
a few Utrl. relies from rhere made nj civ.
wood such AZ small ,rn...s and ,igar bnld
.rs We Y.ut fLrr. fran, T.u, ,l,r, az
ar Il milo. nm hn,x.b,cl II mad, ,h.
yh,l.. marry ,,.,,y .,r, M, b.;,,,- ,,,oJ a.,
r,d;rg ny.rl,,d I w;sL ,,,, .,,,,l5 -,
hen vi,b M an that ,,;, y,, ,,,,,,ri a.,
Inv IN. .ipbts ,f Tho Oriental c,,,r,rr l.,
/ We had only i f.w ~. no.. a.. c,,,,I5
have gone to the Dead Sc. 7, hav, view
. az !, and tax. , hath, in - ,-,,. I, :.
:,p,ossihI, f,r = n.,x,p ., si,,L ,L.,a =.
IN. water * &, 81. AND h,,v,r, S,,a or
our officers bath.d ,h.,, and ,b.y aid
| sank To their waist
! Well, Dory. | am glad the yellow fever
has not got up into ynur part of the conn