| EGYPT. |
| CHAPTER I. |
| Approach to Egypt. Plague in Alexandria. Determination to visit
Cairo and the Pyramids. Boghaz Bey. Canal of Mahmoudieh.
Policy of Mohammed Ali. The abject state of his subjects,
and his apology for it. Night on the Canal. First view of the
Nile. Angelina’s opinion of it. | Page 13 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Boats on the Nile. Our enjoyments on the river. Water of the
Nile. Villages. Ovens for hatching chickens. Egyptian bricks,
and case of the Israelites. Singular costume of the females.
Thievish boatmen. First view of the Pyramids. Stupendous
undertaking of Mohammed Ali at the Barage. Approach to
Cairo. Moonlight scene. | 25 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| Cross to Boulac. Splendid hospitality of the government. Our
cavalcade. Kindness of Mr. Gliddon. Description of his house.
The Baldac. | 44 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Visit to the Governor of Cairo. Court of the Mamelukes. Their
massacre. Schools in the Citadel. Court of Justice. Palace of
the Pasha. View from it. The “City of Tombs.” A human
monster. Plain of Memphis. Heliopolis. Mosque of the
bloody baptism. Joseph’s Well. Mint. Manufactory of Arms.
The Citadel. “The Lions.” | 50 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Visit to the Cotton factories. Iron foundries. Palace of Ibrahim
Pasha. English garden on an island in the Nile. Stables of
Ibrahim Pasha. Arabian horses. Bazaars. Slave market.
Madhouse. The maniac butcher. | 67 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| Preparations to visit the Pyramids. Audience of leave with the
Governor of Cairo. Visit of the ladies of our party to the Sultana.
Description of the Harem. | 77 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Visit to the Pyramids. Their diminutive appearance as we approached.
Effect when we reached the base. Pyramid of Cheops.
Visit to the interior. Pyramid of Cephrenes. Belzoni’s forced
passage. His successful researches. Large stone enclosure east
of this Pyramid. Tombs adjoining on the west. Dine in one of
them. | 84 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Some interesting facts in our own country in connexion with these
Pyramids. Pyramids of Micocatl in Mexico, and of Quanhuahuac
and Cholula. Their history. Notices of a deluge, and confusion
of languages, in the picture writing of Mexico. Pyramids
in the Polynesian islands. “High Places” of Scripture. Temple
of Belus. Universality of this kind of structure explained.
Our western mounds. View from the Pyramids of Ghizeh. The
Sphinx. Visit to the plain of Memphis, and to the Military and
Naval School at Toura. | 96 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Rest on the Sabbath. Visit to the Pasha’s summer residence at
Shubra. Exceeding beauty of the ground. Lake, and sports of
the Pasha. Pic-nic in one of the Kiosks. Pear tree from the
Pasha’s place of nativity. Brief history of Mohammed Ali.
Departure from Cairo. Regret at parting with Mr. Gliddon. | 112 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Return to Alexandria. Ruins about that city. Pompey’s pillar.
Cleopatra’s needles. Modern improvements in Alexandria. Arsenal.
Harbor of Alexandria. Rail road to Suez. New law for
protecting the people. Presentation to the Pasha. Description
of his person. | 119 |
| SYRIA. |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| First view of the coast of Judea. Anxieties as we approached.
State of the Country. Recent Rebellion. Investment of Jerusalem.
Character of the Natives. Earthquakes. Taking of the
City. English and American Missionaries. Death of Mrs.
Thompson. Defeat of Ibrahim Pasha. Re-capture of the City.
Conscription. Strange conduct of our Consul at Jaffa. He is
dismissed from Office. Jaffa. Large clusters of Grapes. Eastern
Story-tellers. Gardens and Watermelons of Jaffa. The Cactus. | 129 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| Start for Jerusalem. Appearance of our Cavalcade. Djerid play
near Jaffa. Plain of Sharon. Night ride. Ramla. The Cadi’s
theory about Earthquakes. Beth-Horon. Entrance to the Hill-Country.
Aboo Ghoosh. David’s Brook. First view of Jerusalem.
Difficulty in getting accommodations. Greek Monastery.
Distressful night. | 146 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Morning view of the city. Glance at the localities. Question with
regard to the place of the Crucifixion. Its practical nature. Scene
usually sketched in the mind. The event probably more humiliating
in its attendant circumstances. Traditions forced upon the visitor
to Jerusalem. Their effect on the mind. Danger of such visits
to those who will not separate truth from error. “El Devoto
Peregrino.” Dr. Clarke. | 167 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Localities in Jerusalem that are certain. Valley of Kedron. Mount
Moriah. Valley of the Cheesemongers. Mount Zion, its ancient
limits. Present remains of its northern boundary. Line of the
“Old wall.” Acra. Gate of the Gardens. Limits of the city at the
time of the crucifixion. Bezetha and the wall of Agrippa. Monument
of John. Whither our judgment, unassisted by tradition,
leads us as regards the place of the crucifixion. Rocky Knoll. Not
called Mount Calvary in the Scriptures. Tradition. Conclusion
to which all this leads us. Circumstances and scene of the crucifixion.
The question with regard to the spot of our Saviour’s
burial. | 179 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| Commencement of our visits. Hospital of the knights of St. John.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Reputed tomb of the Saviour.
Marble sarcophagus. Effect of this visit on us. Question whether
this is the real tomb, or only a representation of it. Removal
of the floor two centuries since. Greek chapel “the centre
of the world.” Origin of the various incredible traditions.
Charity to be exercised. Cave where the cross is said to have
been discovered. Fissure in the rock. Tradition about the head
of Adam. Calvary. Holes for the crosses. Another fissure in
the rock. The humiliation in the tomb, and resurrection. | 202 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| Dimensions of the Modern City. Ground within the city, and in
its environs. Its picturesque appearance. Continuation of our
visits. Via Dolorosa. Sentence of the Saviour from Salignatius.
House of Veronica and Picture of the Napkin. House of “the
Rich Man.” Arch of the Ecce Homo. Pilate’s House. Mosque
of Omar. The Locked-up Stone. Pool of Bethesda. Place of
Stephen’s Martyrdom. The Golden Gate. The Emperor Heraclius
in a dilemma. | 222 |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| Valley of Hinnom. Potter’s field. Singular properties attributed
to its earth. Will not act on the citizens of Rome. Gloomy
character of the valley. Job’s well. Pool of Siloam. Fountain
of Siloam. Periodical in its flow. Stones and columns belonging
probably to the court of the ancient temple. Monuments of
Zachariah and Absalom. Tomb of Jehoshaphat. Burial-place
of the Jews. Valley of Jehoshaphat. View of the Mount of
Olives, Plain of Jordan, and the Dead Sea. Garden of Gethsemane.
Tomb of the Virgin. Tradition about her death and
ascension. | 233 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| Visit to the Mount of Olives to procure olive root. Cabinet work
from it. Attempt, by a Fancy spell, to raise up again the ancient
city of Jerusalem. Its appearance. Fortifications. Towers.
Royal palace. Stupendous wall supporting the Courts of the
Temple. Outer Cloister. Solomon’s Porch. Court of the Gentiles.
Inner Cloister. Gate called “Beautiful.” Court of the Jews.
Court of the Priests. Altar. The TEMPLE. Its dazzling
façade. Noble entrance. Skill of the Architect. Vestibule.
Grape-vine of Gold. The Sanctuary. Its furniture. Holy of
Holies. Effect of this place on Pompey. Walls of the edifice.
Stones of amazing size. Frame work of the city. Villages and
gardens around. Effect of the contrast between the Temple and
Mount of Olives. The millions coming up to the Passover.
Their Hymns. The Roman army. Titus takes a view of the
city. Events foretelling its doom. The horror-stricken prophet. | 251 |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| Visit to Bethlehem. Well of the Star. Monastery of Elijah.
Rachael’s Tomb. Plain of the Shepherds. Town of Bethlehem.
Character of its inhabitants. Church and Cave of the Nativity.
Traditions. The Turpentine Tree, &c. Manufactures of the
Bethlehemites. Tattooing. Country northward from Jerusalem.
Cave of Jeremiah. Hill of Bezetha. Tombs of the Kings. Dr.
Clarke’s subterranean Chapels. Ancient quarries. Tombs of the
Judges. Thorn from which the Saviour’s crown is supposed to have
been made. Difficulty at the Gates. Yaoub and the Soldiers. | 279 |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| Departure of the first party. Mohammed Ali’s firman, and alarm
of the Governor. Sickness of Mr. M. and Mr. Nicholayson.
Trials of Missionaries. Their general character and qualifications.
Moonlight view of Jerusalem, and reflections. Arrival
of the second party. Interview with the Governor. Visit to Bethany.
Departure from Jerusalem. | 294 |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| Accident on our return. Visit to St. Jean D’Acre. Also to Tyre.
Prophecies respecting Tyre fulfilled. Visit to Sidon. Lady
Hester Stanhope. Her letter of invitation to us. Visit to her
residence at D’joun. Beirout. Missionary families at Beirout.
Striking feature in the Protestant Missionary operations. Their
schools and printing presses. | 308 |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| Party to Damascus. Ascent of Mount Lebanon. The roads.
English carriage. Scenery of the mountain. Its inhabitants.
Maronites. The Druses. Aaleih. Horns worn by the women.
Princesses of the mountain. Beautiful night scene. Bhamdoon.
Plain of Coelo-Syria. Anti-Lebanon. Characteristic of Americans.
A dilemma. First view of Damascus. The great plain.
Gardens. The city. “Street that is called Straight.” St. Paul. | 324 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| Late fanaticism of the people of Damascus. Change. Mr. Farrah’s
house. Agreeable disappointment. Costume of the natives.
The Cobcob. Mr. Farran, the English Consul General. Visit
to the palaces. Palaces of Abdallah Bey, &c. Official visit to
the Governor, Sheriff Pasha. Handsome reception. Promises
of the Pasha with respect to Americans in Syria. Mr. Farran’s
beautiful country residence. Bazaars. Damascus blades—not
to be had. Departure from the city. Night at Mr. Farran’s. | 341 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| Sunrise on the plain of Damascus. Mountain Mosque. Superstition
of the natives of Damascus. Mountain course of the Barrady.
Tomb of Abel. Fountain of Rosalyn. Toils of travel.
Comforts on the road to Pompeii. Ruins of Balbec. The great
Temple and its courts. Stones of prodigious size. A gem in Architecture.
The circular Temple. Gleanings with regard to
their history. Pasha of Balbec. Marshal Bourmont. Cedars
of Lebanon. Town of Zahle. Night in our tents on Lebanon.
Attack by the natives. Return to the ship. | 360 |
| CHAPTER XXV. |
| Sensation produced by the Delaware. Effect of this visit on the
cause of Missions in Syria. Service on the Sabbath on board,
and the crowds attending. Crowds attracted by this Ship during
her whole Cruise. Appearance of the Ship. Her effect on the
Visitors. Progress of free principles throughout the World. The
cause of Humanity secure. Our own Country, and its Prosperity.
Adieu to the reader. | 382 |
