The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-02-27

CONQUEST OF JERUSALEM BY TIE CRUSADERS.
On the 9Th OF June 1899, the Christian army
encainped before the city. Is tie, deserliUn, and
disease mad lrghtlully thinncd its ranks of the
seven hundred thousand fighting men who bad
! marShailed in the plains of Bitiiynia there re-
manned, exclusive of the garrison left in the con-
| quersd cities, scarcely twenty two thousand fit
tor the field. The pious zeal of tho crusaders,
| however, had survived all the vlcissiiudes of
! l!elr long and tollsonle march. When they b G.
le!d the haloWed city from aiar, the vanguard
uttered shout, which, rolling backward on the
INC OF march, was echoed by the whole host
the more deVout manifested ,leir rapture by
kneelng down in the dust and shedding tears OF
Joy and many barred their feet approaching
the sacred walls. The Counts OF Flanders and
Normandy pitched their tents TO the norhwurd
OF the city, ncur'the church erected on the SPOT
where Stephen the proto martyr died. Godfrey
and Iancred erected their standards on the first
swell on Mount Calvary--and Raymond of Tou
louise occupied position to The south of Mount
Zion. On the fifth day of the seige the crusaders
made furious attack and amid q storm of ar
rows and fire balls, burst the first barrier and
a;roYe to surnount the walls by escalade. The
want OF engines to batter them down, and ladders
to scale them, rendered the assault Hborlive and
t!Ie crosses We're driven bacW with shame and
slaughter to their camp. This defeat WAS fol-
lowed by grievous scarcity OF provisions and
water; ana the excessive prIvatons which scar
city occaoioned, overwhelmed the whole army
win suffering and anguish. 80 extreme was the |
thirst OF the soldiers, who vainy sought for water
IN the Stony ravlres that scanned the country, that
they dug holes in the ground and pressed the
damp clods to their lips TO moisen them. On
the 10th OF July, the army again advanced TO the
assault. Through the eXertIous Of Godfrey and
Raymond, some Gcnocse mariners from Jutta
constructed two huge movable towers of timber
brought to Sichem, place 80 miles distant, and
rolled them with great labor to the fortiications.
were made TO extend from the top
of these turrets to the batement and when The
sun rose on the beleug Ired city, they were seen
crowded with chosen warriors, eager to graphic
hand to hand with the MosIem foe. Raynond's
tower was burned to ashes by tho fire which the
beseiged hurled against it, but the Count Boui-
was constructed. Armed Ills an archer Godfrey
posted himself on the summit, and for cousd-
cradle time his bowmen alone maintained the
battle. bat at the hour" says the Chronicles, ,
'Wlen the Saviour of the world gave up the ,
ghost, warrior named Lotol,Ie, who fought in !
Godtrey's tower, leaped the first upon the ram .
parts. He was followed by Gucher-tle Gui-
cher that vauquished the lion; Godfrey was tho !
third, and all the other knights rushed after ;
their chief. Throwing aside their bows and az j
rows, they now drew their swords; at the sight 6
Of which the enemy abandoned the walls, ran i
Down into The city whittier the soldiers of Christ :
with loud shouts pursued them" AZ three in I
he afternoon, the standard of the cross waved 4,
II triumph over the walls, and, after -four hun S
lred and sixty years OF bondage, the Holy City ii
1aSsed from under the Muliomet0n yoke. +
The victory thus hrayely won was furnished Il
~ the terocity of the conquerors. Al who s
showed the smallest disposition to resist were +