The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-04

orthodox christians ascribed an infusion Of the
holy spirit. The iirst efforts Of this molly bsAd
was directed against the Jews In the trading
were numerous and rich, much so az to excite
the cupidity and avarics Of the crusaders, and at
the cities OF Treves, Mentz, and other places many
thousands OF the unhappy people were pillaged and
the christian bishOps and many ofheir clergy inter-
posed on behalf of the prosecuted Jews, and many
OF them lost their lives in the humane endeavors to
dened ruffiars. After leaving France, the crusa-
ders were compelled TO traverse an interval OF 600
miles, the wild and desolate countries of Hungary
and Bulgaria Both nations, although they had
imbibed some knowledge of Christianity, were
then in the most savage state, and the slightest
provocation, all their native ferocity rekindled
and returned. But ample provocaiion was afforded
them by the disorders Of the crusaders. The
Greek project OF Bulgaria commanded regular
force, and, at the call of the King of Hungary the
eighth or tenth of his martial subjects appeared in
arms. Their policy was insidious, and their re-
taliation on those piOus fanatics was bloody and
unrelenting. About third of them, and Peter the
Hermit amongst the number, escaped TO the noun
tains of Thrace; they afterwards made their way
to Constaltinople The Greek Emperor received
them kindly, and assigned them quarters in Con-
santinople, and advised them to await the arrival
Of their brethren. For while they remembered
their faults; but no sooner were they revived by
the Inequalities they received from the Emperor
than their passions for plumber were again infamed
neither gardens, palaces, nor churches were safe
from their depredahons; they robbed and plumber
ed all alike, and afterwards sold the fruits OF their
rapipe to the very people whom they, a short time
before, robbed. For his own safety, the Greek
Emperor had to pass them over to the Asiatic side
of the Bosphorus, and there assigned them station
which he urged them to keep; but their evil
genius impelled them to desert it, and to rush
headloDg against the Turks, who were in possess
sion OF the road to Jerusalem, under Solyman.
Peter the Hermit had withdrawn from the camp to
Constantinope, and his Lieutenant, Walter the
Penness, who was worthy of better commander,
atte mpted to restrain the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the herd
of savages, but without success. They separated,
IN quest of booty, but they themselves fell an
easy prey to the arts of the Sultan. He spread
rumor amongst them that one of their bands had
taken his capital, by which he tempted them to
descend into the plain of Nice, where he over
whelmed them by the whole force of the Turkish
army, and their bones only informed their con-
psnions of the place of their defeat. OF the first
crusaders, 10000 had persisted before single
city was rescued from the indes, and before their
eraver and more noble brethren had completed
the preparations for their enterprise. Mr.. James
then gave brief and graphic sketch of
the histories of Godfrey of Bouillon, and the
other noblemen that took conspicuous part in the
crusade, and concluded his lecture with an ac-
count of the capture Of Jerusalem by the Christians
under Godfrey. For our own part, we think this
lecture, both as to matter and manner, one OF the
most interesting delivered this season, and so the
audience thought too, for, at the conclusion of it,
Mr.: James was greeted with several rounds Of
APPLAUSE,