OR A SKETCH OF THE TRAVELS AND MINISTRY OF ELDER ORSON HYDE, Missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, TO GERMANY, CONSTANTINOPLE, AND JERUSALEM, CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF MOUNT ZION, THE POOL OF SILOAM, AND OTHER ANCIENT PLACES, AND SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE EAST, AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS, WITH A SKETCH OF SEVERAL INTERVIEWS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH JEWS' MISSIONARIES, ETC., WITH A VARIETY OF INFORMATION ON THE PRESENT STATE OF THAT AND OTHER

The circumstances which gave rise to this mission of Elder Hyde are quite peculiar and extraordinary; and in an American publication are thus described by himself: "Something near eight years ago, Joseph Smith, a prophet and servant of the Most High God, did predict upon my head, that I should yet go to the city of Jerusalem, and be a watchman unto the house of Israel, and perform a work there which would greatly facilitate the gathering together of that people: the particulars of which it is no

Trieste, January 1, 1842. DEAR BRETHREN OF THE TWELVE, As the blushing orb of light from his eastern temple sends forth, this morning, over Alpine heights, his streaming columns of golden brightness to greet the earth with a happy new year, welcome its arrival, and crown it with a celestial radience, I might be justly charged with ingratitude towards a gracious and merciful Providence, and a want of generosity and reciprocal kindness towards my brethren, did I neglect to acknowledge the kind aid

Trieste, January 17, 1842. DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS AT NAUVOO, I have just written a lengthy letter to the Twelve, and sent it by way of Elder Pratt, in England. In that, and in a former one written to him from Alexandria in Egypt, is contained an account of my mission to Jerusalem. I feel, however, as though I wished to write a few lines more on this the last day of my confinement on ship board, where I have spent the last fifty-six days: six days in the harbour of Alexandria—twenty-two days o

[Footnote A: This letter and the following are of much earlier date than the two preceding, and have either wholly or in part appeared previously in the Millennial Star .] Alexandria, Nov. 22, 1841. DEAR BROTHER PRATT, A few minutes now offer for me to write, and I improve them in writing to you. I have only time to say that I have seen Jerusalem precisely according to the vision which I had. I saw no one with me in the vision; and although Elder Page was appointed to accompany me there, yet I f

Jaffa, October 20, 1841 DEAR BROTHER PRATT, Yesterday I arrived in this place from Beyrout, and just as I was about to start from the American consul's in this place to Jerusalem, at a most enormous price, a company of English gentlemen rode in from Jerusalem with many servants all armed, and they were to return immediately to Jerusalem, and I can go for little or nothing comparatively speaking. I have only time to say a few words; but through the favour of heaven I am well and in good spirits,