SS& CLARKE'S TRAVEL,'^ 
distinguished by the presence of the afflicted monarch. I fir 
should be urged, that this subject is too crowded, it is only so 
in description ; a painter, by the advantages of perspective, 
easily obviates every objection of this nature. Haste and 
tumult are, in a certain degree, the requisite characteristics of 
such a representation; and these a judicious artist would 
know how to introduce. Milton, as a poet, and Le Bruyn, as 
a painter, might have done justice to this most stupendous 
theme; nor would any one despair of success, who should be 
told that the genius of our northern minstrel, or the pencil of 
a West, was exercised in the undertaking. 
The view of Jerusalem from this eminence is from east to 
west. Toward the south appears the Lake Asphaltites, a no¬ 
ble expanse of water, seeming to be within a short ride from 
the city; but the real distance is much greater; and the 
journey thither was at this time attended with such imminent 
danger from the Arabs, that it was no longer attempted.* Lofty 
mountains inclose it with prodigious grandeur, and resemble, 
by their position, the shores of the Lake of Geneva, opposite 
to Vevay and Lausanne. To the north of the lake are seen 
the verdant and fertile pastures of the Plain of Jericho, water¬ 
ed by the Jordan, whose course may be distinctly discernedo 
For the rest, nothing appears in the surrounding country but 
hills, whose undulating surfaces resemble the waves of a per¬ 
turbed sea. These were bleak and destitute of wood, and 
seemed to be without cultivation. However, this cannot be 
ascertained by a distant view : we often found that mountains, 
which, when remote, appeared like naked rocks, were, when 
we drew near to them, covered w ith little terraces, like a series 
of steps, and abundantly productive. At a short distance 
from the summit, we were desired to notice the famous im¬ 
pression of a man’s left footf in the rock, which lias so long 
% Mr. Seetzen.a roost enterprising German traveller, who is now exploring the 
Interior of Africa to the south of Abyssinia, has since succeeded in traversing the 
eastern borders of the Dead Sea. The intrepid Burekhardt, communicating this in¬ 
telligence to his friend the author, in-a letter from Syria, adds the following judicious 
remarks : “ It has become a conviction with me, that travels in these countries, if ex¬ 
tended beyond the great caravan roads, admit only two modes to ensure the travel¬ 
ler’s safety. He must either travel with a Pacha’s retinue, to ensure his safety by 
an imposing appearance, and by never ceasing presents; or else he must throw him¬ 
self, as an object of compassion, upon the mercy and good natured disposition of the 
natives. Any half measures cannot fail to expose him to embarrassment and dan¬ 
ger.” 
| Mons. De Chateaubriand (Trav. vol. II. p. 49. Lond. 1811.) says, it is an impres¬ 
sion of our Saviour’s left foot, but that the mark of the right was once visible. Ber¬ 
nard de Breidenbach saw the impression of theright fool iB. 148&—£7 PBA.ESER'mr 
^vsgnQrateTBi.'’ Vid. Peregrinatio Stacr&J3prr. 1430* 
