Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-26
THE PALESTINE PARTY.

Departure From Exypt-ssBlues,s on che Hue Medlterranean-Vie of Stromboli-Sardinia, Corsica, Mar seilles. Lyons, Etc.-The Cretah In- surrection-Arrlval In New York Farewell Observations.
 NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, March IA, 1890. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 On the day of our departure from Alexan- dria for Marseilles the weather was cool and delightful. The broad streets and European aspect of this ancient city. after our wan- derings in many strange lands, proved ex- ceptionably attractive and homelike. For the first time in our travels we were able to board the steamer with using the small boat manned by swaggering, swarthy and swear ing Turks or Arabs. Even at Liverpool we were compelled to take lighter in order to disembark at the Handing stage" on our ar- rival from America.
 Massive docks with derrioks, tramways and other appliances of modern civilization de- noted alike the presence and plastic hand of our steamer as she lay securely moored at the pier, with 8 variety of oriental wares and curios for sale. Some of them were sold at | rates so ridiculously low as to excite the sus- | picion that they might be stolen goods. Turkish canes, convertible into pipes, for a franc, nineteen cents; the fez or red cap 1 commonly worn in the east for similar sum, equal in quality to those purchased else where on our journey for three times that amount. The most amazing bargain was 6 set of two necklaces and pair of bracelets composed of minute shells-four distinct pieces-which were urged upon us at the nominal price of one English shilling, ol twenty-four cents, for the lotl
 Finally our steamer got in motion and tho small army of psddlers disappeared. It wal French ship, of the Messiariges Maratims company, the same one in fact that conveyed our party from Jaffa to Port Said at the en trance of the famous Suez canal. Since ships of this line spend from one to two days at each landing to receive or discharge freight, we had visited all the points ir Egypt covered by our itinerary at Port Said Ismalia, Cairo and Alexandria, and yet re stunned our homeward passage on her.
 Hitherto the Mediterranean had presented placid and lamb like appearance. Nov she disclosed another and more repulsiv' phase of character. Before we were vel out of the bay the sea became exceedingly ohoppy. The regular steamer had beer taken of for the season and much smaller one substituted, which rolled like an empt, bottle. Much of the journey was of thu same description. Soon most of our compa ny were in their berths either seasick or to' qualfnish to notice objects of interest or dis cover any charm in the sonorous dinner bell The sea was blue, but they were "bluer than the Mediterranean by far.
 A portion of the deck cargo consisted Q twenty-five hundred live quails caught il Egypt in nets. They were being taken t. Paris to gratify the gastronomic instincts o that mercurial, polite and pleasure lovinl people. Much caution was necessary il moving about on the small steamer whel she rolled to avoid being thrown on the tol of long line of fourth class passenger sleeping on the deck on beds brought b. them for the purpose. It is the poorest ac commodation furnished, the passenger bring