New-York tribune., 1883-03-11
GOING TO EGYPT.
ppov VENICE To ALEXANDRIA.

ern breeLes blows the song says. or the boras'
as the Adratc sailors have tdescend from the iyro
Lose Alps ropes stretched from posi- 10 pos. III
the streets for the ambulating population To cihR
to- lest they should be swept out oil town or nto 'no
narbor No vessel at the wnarves OF al anchor
darus to quit her moorngs until the Bora mas spent
its fury aud thus it fell out that although my
bey,b Was secured in the steamship veneta. of the
Peninsular and Oriental Line and was assured by
a printed manifesto of that autocratc company
that the ship would leave Venice punctually at 10
a. m on the 10Th of January, the said vessel was
not visible to the naked eve at the hour dictated
@No" said Slgnor the agent, In reply TO inqories'
She sheep of tree tousant ton, but she cannot
cot no more out Of Trieste unteel ze wind sail no
moro blow himself. No. NJ. NJ, re viaggiatorl sail
get themself to Alexandra by 20 TanJore." lhis
new arrangement was Of little consequences to any
one except perhaps the officers and crew OF the
Tanjorc who. having only few hours before re-
turned from Alexandria, were most of them being
Itaians looking forward with great delight to the
ioxs of the Carnival which commenced on the CON-
ing Sunday. But the Indian mail must be met on
that day at Brindsi, SO sailors and Festival
must yield to that imperiOus contract; therefore,
about 4 D. ,n the Tanore, with her sorrowing crew,
slowly steams out between the muddy shoals which
guard the tortuous channel into Venice
The Tanjore is q venerable vessel, but wde ana
commodious, and as speed is thing not suffered oY
the traditions of the p. and o. Company, the Tan
lore having all the modern improvements Cof twenty
YEARS ago is considered to be still the fastest boat
in the service Moreover. since the 1lth OF
last June an historical interest has been tackled 10
her hull, as she was appropriated by Admlrai Sey-
mour on that date to serve as an asylum 1or the
refugees of Alexandra during the lombard ment.
The stare-rooms of the officers literally bristled
with warlke trophies of that tremendous achieve
ment of the English Navy, and pixies Remingtons'
and pieces of ex ploded shells which nearly struck
the Tanjore" were exhibited with great PRIDE ana
valiant satisfaction. In the pale warmth OF the
january sunset the FACADE of the Ducal Palace as
sumes a coral complexion, and the tall campsnlles
of beautiful Venice recede aud diminish until en-
firely botted out 10y the dominating masses OF the
far distant snow-topped Alps. For moment or
two the big red orb fires the oozy shoals with glory
and ont we 20 into the sunlight and the tumult-
nous sea- as the cang of the dinner bell browns the
soft chimes from the nearest island.
At table we number about thirty. The captain
is a native of Erin, short and stubby, but with
lofty nose After the siege of Alexandria he dstln-
gu,shed himself by leading band of his own men
IN the salvage of the wrecked city, and be was hon
orably noted for his good service On his right sits
the tou,ist's guide philosopher and friend" Mr.
Thomas Cook. lie knows every inehe EUROPE
and Asia. every yard of railroad. and probably. by
this time every tie and sleeper From his depot IN
Ludgate Circus he dispatches the tourist with
continuous round ticket in any direction giving
him in that ta.isman conveyance by road, RAIL-
boat cab, diligence or donkey, and hndlng hlm
with bed and board in every town or hamlet where
he may stop. The name OF COOK Son appears
ubiouitous for let the traveller descend in never
so remote q spot there springs up an agent, with
the magic name of that firm braided upon his fore
head to render him in various qualities of broken
English comfort and assistance. Mr. Cook is &C.
NAL person of large experience. who speaks OF the
world as one or the minor PLANETS, which ne mas
chartered in the interest of the adventurous public
In cont radstinction to Mr.. Cook there Is clerical
gentleman opposite who has taken to circumnavi-
eating the globe in his old age. He is man OF
large family; his sons and daughters have been
long since grated on other stems and planted out
some In Egypt some in Australia, some IN the
United States 80 that he is now going upon pious
circular pilgrimage to the various family shrines
Crosainc the ST. Gothard I observed him coled
mn In a corner Of the coach and set him down as
Genoese father until in the heat of a discussion
with an ignorant conductor of Chiasso. a somewhat
expansive oath escaped me, when the old gentle
man suddenly calculated: g Thank Heaven here
is some one who speak English at last" There
is barrister with more spectaces than nose, going
out to regulate a new court OF law in Cyprus. and
outward bound, with the conviction that Egypt Is
an oyster each shall open for his advantage.
Atdawp on the following day the TanjOre enters
the harbor of Ancou u. and the Arch of Traian and
the great dome of St. Siraco on the cliffs above it,
stand out clearly cut and coldly beautiful Then the
yesstl ploughs on way, another fifteen hours to
Brindisi. the "jumping-of place" for the East.
Here the Romans fitted out their triremes for con-
Quest: a thousand years after the Crusaders en-
ions of messages OF peace or business are dis
patched every days to the ends OF Asia and to
tho autpodes. The haroor is we'll protected,
although the shores are not lofty. the town itself
being built on the highest ground between two
arms Of the water. The most prominent object at |
tracing notice is q column Of white marble stand |
ing beside its ruined fellow on a little emInence |
near the quay. 1t may have formed part of tho |
facade of temple a MONUMENT of some descrip- |
ton, out the inscription upon jhe pedestal is com
parauvey modern and the style OF the capitalize |
acanthus leaf entwining gods and cnDds-indl- |
Gates late period of ART. Never we're The hands of
tiDe and vahda seen more closely combined |
TO wreck the beautiful than these clipped |
channelled and ragged remains II he churches are |
OF little beauty and interest with one exception
that of San Giovanni, which stands in back slum,
surrounded Dy squad cottages and heaps Of rub |
bish. This building Is octanguiar. or Was so until
partly destroyed the eleventh century but enough
Of IL Is left TO admire yet-the Byzantine uorch |
with columns le0nlne pedestals, the curious |
doufle roof, the loOphOled windows ana the an- |
ceuI frescoes of the interior 1t has been carefully |
cleaned, restored and Is Intended for municipal |
museum. Across the neck of land formed by the |
arms of the hsrbor series OF vast gates, walls OF
bitches aud fort6cations extend in various states
ruin and decay, but the CASTILLO itself az the north
end has been set in good order and converted into
prison Tor long term convicre From lofty walls
you look down into quadrangles where gangs OF |
men arc promenading in chains, for this is Sunday |
and work is suspended. The words +" Casa dscp- |
lima over gloomy door Indicate the dark cells,
but the warder informs US that corporal punlsh- |
ment Is abolished in the prison. Everywhere pre- |
vail cleanliness and order, virtues doubly mani |
fest after the riot and fish Of the town itself |
while away down, in the deep moat, superb kit
chen garden blooms already, aud lines OF lemon
trees glitter with golden frult.
Returning to the wharf, we find that the steam
nli han froIa Irio hnai al