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solved upon clearing tho Eastern hlediter-
rnncnn Of its Christian defenders. Doth par

lNlEatll Vi lis tHItsk3Flll uEbtIhllEfA notH pAl.
ties rrrphrcd for war II t0ntrnncc.
The Knights set nhntt their preparations
with grllnnest determination. Tilpir l'cautf-
f',l Island. which Ind bccli st}etf the fnvar-
s 50 ptre, an.i. tic country So smiltrg,' was
t,,rlird to n desert Forests. .weru burned,
Eartaems sst5oyGl sverylimE !ASsriiice,l
nnl domestic al,!ihats. Tho wells md springs
were poisoned. Nothing WAS lcft unlonS
TINT might anl'oy md tltsconeort their enemy.
Rrhs Rn tS sSt ~ 81 Of nbn no s2 3 wS saeSrate tS'e
saint, tia Nfoslcm iiect hnvo In siRht, IN al1
there came 400 vessels, engaged ~ transport
Ing tho Turkish army Of zoo coo men, el, with
ciliMcry, ansl provisions,
Tho assault began within q fow Days, bMt
vas conducted :. Ia1g'!idly TINT On lle 2.elt
self, with his boiys,,ard Of Mameinkes,
Joined the bcsicging forces. Tho ensuing
four months was II repetition OF tlo siege at
l4*0, sny1 that the asaailants were far moro
s Viz az fs%ist s% asf u s{S Ssoy e a s
| the benntyh 0f Rfoltcs.
Tllo Incidents Of tho siege rond Tito a ro-
mnflee. Cannon Of tho m0st enormous cnll-
present day will see canno,l-balls made If
| grAnit three feet iii diameter. such rs wnre
| hurled BY thousands ngninst the walls dnring
| that Siege. a,Ml along the shores Of tho Bos-
phorus are tho Eltrs. lOnE since abandoned,
used III tint memorable stcgc.
| Tho amount OF mining atlt counterminlng
Wns almost incnlculnble. As nlllcll effort wllR
male underground us nhovo it.. One corps
q Go.ooo men Ind bsen imported from 1'alia-
drEn and llusnfn, skillful Sappcrs NIL! miners,
and the nttllast skill Ut engineering on the
part OF ttle knights WIS necessary to .1neGt
t'GSo mn IN their suhterranean operations: i,
The Port OF Rhodes, 0llce famous Tor its
Colossus, long since f1len and taken AWAY,
| was la'Nl-lockesl ninl protected by two inns-
sive towers. planted with heavy ARTILLERY,
Co'osstiss (Xpoila) had stood. Some remnants
Of streets n1d rainpnrts, With their 0!l name,
and dwellings Of tho. Knights, with their
c0ats-of.arnis III relief over their doors, may
!anding;pjacc Of the Turks was on ~ cast;
The walls around tho city were double, and
strengthened with thirteen very lofty towers
mud five fortressos. The, Knights were I'll"
I Wolttonrd out accordingly. THO French (liar-
ing tllrce LdnUncs} wero on the east, facing
t!lo. headquarters, Of tic Sultan; next, on
iaItls, .'then tho English; than. NavaIro.
historian, '.'pnt first III l,arutIlooa. rs tav-
e qe' he most mnst stsesSS sa, % the ias aaeks
portions intrnstea 70 tho last four. nations. :,
Month after month, With no nsl from tue
European .ktl.xs, who were too much ex-
lIaustel with their own auarfcls to send sue
! cor to tho Knights, the Siege went OIL. Pro-
| Visions were exhausted. Mcdtglcs fntled.
Ammunition ran low. The Rhotian won,en
took fl,ll part III tho siege, many totllng tho
arl1lor of SHIN solt1lors, othera distributing
bread, wine, md water. A Acknowledgement FROM
the ttllConllted pile Of c0rpscs outside perSAd-
ed the city. The citadul defended by tho Ell.
glisll was finally captured, a1ld cyury olle OF
the defenders slain. The l0sses Of tho enemy
were horrible. Finally the last defense WIS
battered down, and "wlso would might tnke
Rhodes" The WalIsbeinE broken, the knights
were drawn up foi thu last TING, expecting
In tho final assault to 6H slain to tho lust lnnp.
But ut this supreme moment propositions
for surrender were made, by which party
first cnnnot now be asccrtaincd. The his
tOrian from whom we nsu quoting attributes
It to the Sultan, in whose brenst tho thinks
It WAS the work of God" Solymon hna a
flag Of truce lioEstcI from church outside
tho town Dec 10, l5:.s33, a,,u on tic tst day Of
January, 15oas}, the 1rnnl Master, with the
remnn1lt OF his forces and tho native Rhodians
with their few effects. altogether filling !lfsy
vessels, sailed nWny frnn, Rhodes. "'Thus
Into tho llnllda Of tho int!tlci."
hon A[onRIs, Masonic Writer,