The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-01-31

Augustus had returned to his paternal king
dom; and was occupied more wisely, if less
glorious, in fixing himself more firmly on his
| throne than any king, who had sat there
since the Great Charles. Richard-who had
reluctant to depart, fingered with his bold
islanders as long as any hope remained; was
now captive in the dungeons of the mean
spirited and vengeful Austrian. None of
that ordly expedition yet remained in the
land, which the most superstiiious now scar
cely hoped to win, except the Templars and
the Hospltallers, whose vow permitted to
them neither peace nor truce, so long as In
fidels possessed the city of the Tomb
Three years had passed, and more land
from the first glad tidings, which reached
France Of their triumphant debarkation, of
their first mighty victory, no ship arrived,
but brought reports proving that Brian de
Latouche had well made good his boast TO
Adelaide de Montemar. At Ascalon, it was
his lance that bore Iconum's Sedan from
the saddle-before the leaguered walls of
Acre, it was his sword that won Zamor, 'the
good horse that never failed his rider the
choicest Of that breed of Yemen, emphatical-
| ly styl ed the winged, in single fight from
the the proud Prince of Trebizond, who lost
his charger and his life together! And when
! the axe ofEngland's Lion Heart had dashed
| the gates of that same city into atoms, for
cling lis way through heart Of oak and bars of
steel, as though they had been reeds and
pasteboard, it was the foot of Brian de La
touche that pressed the threshold, second to
Richards only. Nay more! When France
had treacherously fallen from the league,
| though still few of her best warriors tar
red 10 win them lauTels under the flag Of
their hereditary tOe-when, after having re-
lieved Jat1a, that most unequalled hero, suS-
| tanned with seventeen knights, and three
hundred archers, the charge Of sixty thou
sand Turks, and grasping his lance, rode
turiously along their front, from the right to
the left wing, without meeting an adversary
vino dared encounter his career twas
again the hand of Brian de Latouche that
couched his spear by Richards bridlearm.-
Nor, when his fame was at the highest, did
he forgot his plighted wCrd-whenever he
coUched his lance, his CRY was ''Adelaide de
Moutemar!"-tl at the cri di guerre alone
a hundred Of the boldest mussulmen would
draw Their reins in terror-till, as the youth
had boosted, each knight of the Cristian host
had heard the fame, and judging of the
beauty by the exploits it produced, had will
lingly admitted The pre-eminence of her,
whose charms and constancy were backed by
so strong an arm, and a heart so dauntless,
as those Of Brien de Latouche.
Three years had passed, and more, when,
in a gloomy evening in November--on which
the winds sullenly wailing through the over
cast and cloudy SKY, were whirling the sere
leaves from every tree-a stately knight,
followed by four attendants-two of them
negro slaves, with caftan, scymetar, and tur-
ban! two, Christian men-at arms, in plate
and mal!-rode YEARLY along the rocky
path, which, following the vallY Of the Lig-
non, leads TO the Mountain keep of Euguer-
rand de Montemar, the chastelain of lssen-
geaux.
The night was tall powerful figure, sheathed
cap-a-pie in armor of linked mail, partially COW
cred by the white surcoat of crusader. lie sat
with perfect grace, on superb blood-bay Ara
bian, sixteen hands high, at least, and powerful
enough-unusual such stature is, among the
generally slight couTsers of the east-to bear
lnightin complete panoply, throughout the lon
gest day that ever spent in battle. ct light
as was the saddle, and all the corresponding hous
lngs, heavy battle-axe OF steel, magnihcenty
wrought with carvings of Damascus, was sung
on one side ofthe pummel, while from the other
was suspended, as if to balance 1t, yet more
ponderous mace of similar ma teral, workman
ship and decoration these, the dagger at his
belt, we're the only offensive weapons which the
rider bore; for of the esquires, in addition 10
his own arms, carried the long lance and heater
shaped shield of the knight; while the other led
coal-back Andalusian, fully barbed for battle, to
whose steel saddle was attached, beside the usual
mace and battle axe, his long two handed broad
sword. The face OF the warrior as also his strong
hands, were bare, for his casque and gauntlets
hung with his battle axe at the saddle-bow, while
his head was protected only by low cap of scar
let cloth, with long dropping plume, leaving his
s.rongl Unmarked and noble features, exposed to
the eye, in which there might be read strange
tales Of pride, and energy, and passion The
mouth was Swallowed BY thick blach moustache,
which quIvered, as it were, instinct with life, at
every transient emotion, while. to complete the
picture, deep scar crossing the forehead, and
narrowly missing the right eye, gave an express
sion OF additional sternness to a countenancel
which in spite of It's fierce and audacious charac
ter could not be looked upon without both admit
ration and respect The age of this formidable
person, was probably not more than six or seven
and twenty, although exposure to the fierce suns
of the East, while it had burnt his natural COM
plexion to almost negro blackness, had given him
the appearance OF being several years farther ad-
vanced toward the mid Of life.
''That is the fortress, Amelot, he said, in
deep, sonorous tones, "that is the fortress
we shall be there anon-the ascent turns alb
ruptly beyond that mighty chestnut, which
has not yet lost all its leaves"
"And in good time here comes a wood
cutter, Sir 3rian'' answered the man-at-
arms, fayorite esquire, whom he had address
sed. s'Were not best inquirer
''Inquire what?p retorted the knight. tin
quire what, fool, what?'' he once again re-
peated, as the esquire, little encouraged by
his manner, hesitaied to speak out.
"Whether the Chastelain be at the fort, =
at length he faitered out.
"Whyl where else should he be, thon
dolt?' returned his master. .He hath no