A Few Herbs Grow In The Fissures Of The Rocks, Which
Are Scarcely Sufficient To Keep From Starving Half A Dozen Horses, The
Property Of The Present Miserable Inhabitants.
There are several wells
of good water in the neighbourhood of the ruins.
To the S.S.E. of the
Deir, at an hour and a half’s distance, stands a single pillar about
thirty-five feet high, the base and capital of which are like those of
the Deir. No inscriptions are visible. At a few yards from the column is
the entrance to a spacious subterraneous cavern. I passed this spot on
my way to the Deir, and purposed to examine the contents of the cave on
our return; I returned however by another route.
We left our friendly Kurds on the following day at noon. At taking my
leave I told the chief that I should be happy to make him some
acknowledgments for the hospitality shewn to me, whenever he should
visit Aleppo. He excused himself for not having been able to treat us
according to his wishes, and begged me to send him from Aleppo a few
strings for his guitar; which I gladly promised. These Kurds have been
for some time past at war with the Janissaries at Aleppo, which prevents
them from going there.
On our road back to Mohammed Ali’s tents, through Bokatur and Immature,
we met halfway a poor gypsy, or as they are called here, Kurpadh; these
Kurpadh are spread over the whole of Anatolia and Syria.
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