Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy CityJones, George
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Excursions to Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Balbec From the United States Ship Delaware, During Her Recent Cruise: With an Attempt to Discriminate Between Truth and Error in Regard to the Sacred Places of the Holy City
Jones, George
Middle East -- Description and travel
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.
We found, that during our absence the ship, having taken in water, had
changed her anchorage, and was now lying abreast of the city, and but
a short distance off. A vessel of her class had never appeared along
this part of the coast before; and on her arrival she immediately began
to attract observation. A few of the citizens visited her, and found
no difficulty in getting admittance on board: they carried news of
this to the shore; other visitors came; her fame soon spread far and
wide; and in a short time she was all the rage. Mr. Chassaud’s house
was thronged by applicants for tickets of admission (the impression
having gone abroad that they were useful), and the street to it was
so crowded, that it was often difficult to get along. He computed the
number who visited the ship here at 40,000; but, although this was
perhaps above the reality, it was still prodigious. Some persons came
two days’ journey simply for this purpose; and the city was thronged to
such a degree, that provisions rose to double their former price. They
came, old men, women and children, Druses and Mahommedans, princes and
laborers: all seemed to be seized by the mania; and, until the day of
our leaving (the 11th of September), there was a constant throng from
early in the morning till dusk. Such a sensation had probably never
been produced here before by any object of curiosity.
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