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 ERRATA. The Reader is requested to make the following corrections: Page 105, line 12, for “ten” substitute one hundred. 106, “ 14, “ “case” “ cause. 111, “ 13, “ “are” “ were. 114, “ 2, “ “water” “ lake. 153, “ 22, “ “extensive” extreme. 155, “ 26, strike out “thirty miles from Jerusalem.” 159, “ 27, for “whirling” read wheeling. 311, “ 29, “ “filled” read piled.