The weekly union record., 1864-05-14

that they should recall them ard shu,-them up
in the vessel. They. then, hearing the Qaeens
command mounted on top of tie mast. and
called them with loud voices in their language:
and they, as if they had been human beings
sll obeyed. and obediently returned into their
cages"
The first days attack of these flying Monitors
on the heleaguered city was not. therefore q
distinguished success. The author derives
lesson from it, which We do not translate, but
recommend 10 The students Of present history.
1t fills whole chapter, Of which the title is
"Exhorta,ion addressed BY the author to the
Christians, setting before their eyes the great
obedience which these grifins, brute animals,
rendered to those who had instructed them"
The Sul'ans may have well doubted whether
their new ally was quite what she had claimed
TO be. She felt this herself and said to them
"'Since my coming has caused you so much
injury, | wish that it may cause yol equal
pleasure. Command your people, that they
shall sally out. and We will go TO the city
against those knights who dare to appear before
Us, aud We will let them press on the most severe
combat that they can. and |. with my people,
will take the front of the battle
The Sultans gave command at once TO all
of their soldiers who had armor. that they
should rush forth Immediately. and should join
10 mounting upon the rampant, now that these
birds were ENGAGED again. And they. with the
horSemen, followed close upon Qaeen Calafia,
and Immediately the army rushed forth and
pressed upon the wall but not so proSperously
as they had expected because the people of the
town were already there in their harness, and
as the Pagans mounted upon their ladders, the
Christians threw them back, whence very many
of them were killed and wounded. Others
pressed forward with their iron picks and other
tools aud dug fercely in the circuit of the wall.
These were very much distressed and put in
danger BY the oil and other things which were
thrown upon them but not so much but that
they succeeded in making many breaches and
openings. But when this came to the ears of
the Emperor, who always kept command Of ten
thousand horsemen, he commanded all of them
to defend these places as well as they could.
So that to the grief of the Pagans. the people
repaired the breaches with many timbers and
stones aud piles Of earth.
"When the Queen saw this repuse, she rushed
with her own attendants with great speed 10
the gate Aquilena, which was guarded by
Norandel* She herself went IN advance of the
Others, wholly covered with one of those shields
which we have told you they wore, and with
her lance held strongly in her hand. Norandel,
when be saw her coming, went forth 10 meet
her, and they met so vehemenily that their
lances were broken in pieces, and yet neither
of them rell. Norandel at once put hand upon
his sword. and the Qleen upon her great knife,
of which the blade was more than palm broad,
and they gave each other great blows. At
ouce they all Joined 10 melee, one against an
other al 81 confused ard with such terrible
blows that il was q great marvel 10 see it
and if some of the women fell upon the ground,
so did some of the cavaliers. And if this history
does not tell in extent which of them fell, and
by what blow Of each showing the great force
and courage Of the combaants it is because
their number was so great and they fell so
thick one upon another. that that great master,
Hehsabat. who saw and described the scene.
could not determine what in particular passed
in these exploits, except in few very rare
fairs, like this of the Queen and NorandeI,
who both joined fight you have heard"
1t is TO the great master Helisabat that
grateful posterity owes all these narratives and
the uncouned host OF romances which grew
from them. For. in the first place, he was the
skllful leech who cured all the wounds of all
the parties of distinction who were not intended
TO die; and, in the second place, his notes fur
nish the memories pour serriT, of which all the
writers say they availed themselves. The
originals, alas are lost
The tumult was so great that at once the
battle between these two ended. those on each
side coming TO the aid of their chief. Then
tell you, that the things that this Queen did
in arms. like Staying nights, or throwing them
wounded from their horses, as she passed au-
daciouSly forward among her enemies, were
such that it cannot be told nor believed that
l., IL,
And as she dealt with so many noble knights
and no one of them lett her without giving her
many and heavy blows, yet she received them
all upon her very strong and hard shield.
"When Talanque and Maneli saw what
this woman was doing, and the great loss
which those OF their own party were receiving
from her, they rushed out upon her and struck
her with such blows as if they considered her
possessed. And her sister, who was named
Loa, who saw this, rushed in, like mad H.
onness, TO her succor, and pressed the knights
so mortally that, to the loss OF their honor, she
drew Cala6a from their power and placed ber
among her owu troops again. And at this
time you would have said that the people of
the fleets bad the advantage. so that, if it had
not been for the mercy of God and the great
force Of the Count Frandalo and bis compan.
Many fell dead on both sides, but many more
of the Pagaus, because they had :he weaker
srmor.
Thus" continues the romance, "as you
have heard, went on this attack and cruel bat
tie till nearly night. At this time there was
no one OF the gates open, excepting that which
NornaDdel guarded. As to others, the knights
having been withdrawn from them, ought, of
course. to have bOlied them; yet it was very
different, as will tell you. For as the TWO
Sultans greatly desired to see these women
fight, they had bidden their own people not to
enter into the lists But when they saw how
the day was going, they pressed upon the
Christians SO ferecely that gradually they
might all enter into the city, and as it was,
more than a hundred men and women did en-
ter And God, who guided the Emperor,
having directed him to keep the other gates
shut. knowing in what way the battle Jared,
be pressed then SO hardly with his knights,
that, killing some, he drove The others out.
Then The Pagans lost many Of their people. as