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kind treatment which himself and family received from the 
monks during his stay in Nazareth. We saw also the name 
of an American gentleman who appeared to he a most inde¬ 
fatigable traveler in the East and throughout Europe. Very 
few registers that I saw any where were without his signa¬ 
ture. I saw it on the ruins of Baalbek, and on various other 
ruins ; and met with no minister, consul, traveler, dragoman, 
or guide who was not acquainted with him personally or by 
reputation. Among the Arabs he was generally known as 
my Lord Willoughby, a mistake that doubtless originated in 
the passion for titles displayed by his dragoman, Emanuel 
Balthos. I also frequently met with the name of a much- 
esteemed traveling companion from Boston, who, doubtless 
from the same cause, was remembered throughout the East 
as the Prince of Wales. Not only do I believe that this will 
be news to both of these gentlemen, but caution all travelers 
who may come after me through that land of metaphor not 
to misconstrue the fact in any way should they find it reported 
that General Sir John Brown, of the City of Magnificent 
Distances, accompanied by the Prince of Wilmftigton and Lord 
Captain Bullfinch, had just passed ; but to attribute it all to 
our dragoman, whose passion for display in matters of this 
kind is perfectly incorrigible. 
It is recorded in the register of the Latin Convent by a Mr. 
Alwyn, of Quebec, some six or eight months ago, that he was 
robbed and cruelly beaten by the Arabs near Djenin. I had 
heard of the affair in Smyrna, and now read it in his own 
handwriting. It appeared that he was traveling through 
Palestine accompanied only by his dragoman. Three miles 
from Djenin he was attacked by four Arabs, who dragged 
him from his horse and beat him with stones and clubs till 
they thought he was dead. The dragoman made his escape, 
and it was supposed he was an accomplice of the robbers. 
Mr. Alwyn found, upon coming to his senses, that his skull 
was fractured in several places, and he lay for some hours 
unable to move. At length some traveling Arabs passing 
that way took him to Djenin. The Sheik refused.to let him 
have a horse to take him to Nazareth, without an assurance 
