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"Child of Destiny," the future Emperor of France, was so 

 completely foiled. It is famous, too, as the scene of the last 

 desperate but useless struggle of the Knights of St. John. 



St. Jean d'Acre once boasted of its handsome structures, 

 uniting the grandeur and massiveness of ancient Gothic 

 architecture, with the light arabesque work of the Saraoen. 

 All its fine public and private buildings were battered down 

 and nearly destroyed, during the siege by Ibrahim Pasha, in 

 1632, with the single exception of the white marble mosque 

 of Djezzar Pasha, which is of a quadrangular form, and 

 surmounted with a beautiful cupola supported on pillars 

 brought from the ruins of Caesarea. The cube-shaped houses 

 are mostly built of stone, with flat mud roofs which form 

 agreeable promenades. 



(4.) The members of the exploring party, consisting of 

 Lieutenant Lynch, Lieutenant Dale, Passed Midshipman 

 Aulick, and eleven others, petty officers and seamen, landed 

 at Haifa with their baggage and equipment — not forgetting 

 the two boats — on the morning of the 31st of March, and 

 encamped by the sea-shore.* The Supply then sailed for 

 Jaffa, the ancient Joppa, and the seaport to Jerusalem, from 

 whence the " military chest" of the Expedition was for- 

 warded to the British Consul at the ancient capital of 

 Judea. 



. Horses having been procured from Acre, the party com- 

 menced moving from their encampment on the morning of 

 the 1st of April. But the xArabian steeds seemed to be con- 

 scious that the day was a privileged one, and so determined to 

 fool their new friends " to the top of their bent." The boats 

 were secured upon the trucks, and the horses duly har- 

 nessed ; but when the word was given to start, the latter 

 showed off all their fine points with perfect delight, except 

 that of go-ahead-ativeness. They kicked and pranced, and 

 foamed and reared, but not an inch forward would they 



* In addition to the above, Henry Bedlovv, Esq., and Dr. Henry J. Anderson, 

 joined the party as volunteers and rendered efficient service in conducting the 

 scientific examinations made by the Expedition. 



