Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-07-16


ted Ike the paw Of cat, shook the wall 10y
reiterated strokes, after the manner of the
ancient battering ram, and tore out and
pulled down the stones which II had loos
Cncd. Simon de Moniort had constructed
cat, bit the wide bitches of I.avaur pre-
vented INN from bringing IT near enough TO
the walls. The crusaders. under the orders
OF Monttort, labourcl INCREASINGLY 10 fill up
the ditch whilst the inhabitants Of Iavauf,
who could descend into ii by the subterra-
mean passages, cleared away each night al
that had been thrown in during the day. At
last Monitort succeeded in Cling the mines
with f!&'ao and smoke, and thereby prevent
co the inhabitants from passing into them
Inc bitches were then speedily filled: the
cat was pushed 10 the foot Of the wall, and
IFS terrible paw began TO open and enlarge
the breach. On the day Of the finding Of
the holy cross, the Sd Of May, 1911, Mont
tort judged the breach to be practicablc.--
he crusaders prepared for the assault. The
bishops, the abbot Of Courdic,l, who cXcrci.
sod the functions of vice-laeatc, and all the
priests clothed i'll theirp ontilcaIhabits. giyinc
themselves up to the ioy Of seeing Tie car
mage begin, sang the hymn, ''Tcni Creator.
The knights mounted the breach. Bosis-
lance was impossible; and the only care OF
Simon &c Moniort was to prevent the cru
!saders from Instantly falling upon the in
ihabltanis, and TO besecch thcm rather ia
make prisoners, that the priests of the Il
wing God might not he deprived of tAcir
promised Joys. every soon continues the
monl; Of G'aux Ccrnay, ':thov dragged out
IoF the castle AnorY the lord Of Montreal.
and other knights, tn the number Of eiof.
~. The noble count ordered them to be
hanged upon the caliows; but as soon as
Anmcry, the stoutcst among them, was hang
cd, tho gaiio"s fell; for, in their great haste.
they had not we'll fixed it in the earth. The
count seeing chat this would produce great
Idciay, ordered the rest to be massacred
and the pilgrims, receiving the order with
the greatest avidity, very soon massacre
them all upon the spot. The lady of the
!castlc, who was the sister Of Amery and al
execrablc hereto, was, by the counts order
thrown into 4 pit which was filed with stones
afterwards, oar pilgrims collected the innu
rnerable heretics that the castle contained
md duIecd them 0|ire 7pith the almost joY'
Open hostii.ics had not yet commenced be-
tween Simon dc Montfort and the Count of
I'ouIonso, bat they followed immediately on
the taking Of i.ayaur. The refusal to send
provisions to the besiegers might serve as a
IprcteXt, but name was wanted for attacking
those who were communicated The cas-.
tie Of MonGoyre was the first place, inmedi
ateiy belonging to the Count of Toulouse
before which the crusaders presented them.
selves; and being abandoned, it was burned
and rascd from top 10 bottom by the soldiers
| Of tho church. The castle OF Cassero aGor.
dcd them moro satisfaction. as ii furnished
human victims lor their sacrifices. It was
surrendered on capitulator; n,sd tic PILGRIMS
9e's|ng ni7rLp sirtV herci;c2, bu,,,7ed fkcm zrih
infinite joy. This Is always the phrase en-
.pioycd by the monk, who was the witness
and panagyrist of the crusade