National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-04

Tended Island Of ferbeh. At first he is only toe
successful The island is swept with FIRE and
sword, the unprepared enemy slaughtered without
mercy, and the only daughter of their principal
chief, fokdsh, cruelty outraged by Juan de La
Saera bravest and worst of the proigate cavaliers
OF Spain. Watching moment when her captor'S
attention is diverted from her. the foriorn girl
| snatches up dagger and stabs herself to the
heart, invoking with her last breath the vengeance
OF God upon those who profaned the service OF
heaven with
THE DEEDS OF HE'LL
FROM this point onward the shadows of coming
destruction gather ever darker around the doomed
most. When word was brought to Yokdah of
what had CHANGED, he answered naught, hui
grIpped the hilt of his cimeter till the blood
started from his fingers. Then his lips moved, bu.
no man visit what he spake; howbeit, they might
wen guess By his look that it BODIED no good to
then OF Spain" The bereaYed father had not
long 70 wait for his vengeance. As if heaven itself
had doomed them. the Spanish veterans, flushed
Win their easy victory. relax their wonted yigi-
lance and give themselves up to the widest excess
OF dehauchery. Like lightning from clear sky
destruction falls upon them in the midst of their
iancled security. Two smaller detachments scat
tered through the outlying villages. are cut off to
man, and Yekdah's fierce swordsmen. with their
thirst for vengeance still unslaked, sweep on
wand to attack the main body, which lies in the
town Of Jerbeh itself
AT DEAD OF NIGHT
the SpaniaSds are startled from their drunken
sleep by the yell Of Allah Akbar r. God is vic
torious, and instantly the whole town is one
whiri OF struggling figures and tossing arms and
blazing torches and flashing weapons and hellish
upTcar and mercileSs butchery. But such COM
bat is toouneQual TO last outn,imbered and UMPIRE
pared and baseiy abandoned by their pusfliani-
NOUS leader. the invaders are soon driven pell-
nell down 70 the shore, where the battle cul-
inmates in a scene of horror worthy of Dante:
The Christians, being put to the worse, flung
themselves into the sea, thinking to fly unto their
ships; but even thither did the infidels pursue
them, raying like savage wolves. Thus was the
fight wased in darkness amid the waves of the sea
"a thing unthought Of heretofore
AND WITH SUCH RAGE
did they grapple one another that many sank and
were drowned thus locked together, refusing to
Quit their hold. Many also were slain with the
sword, and many more, being borne down by the
weight of their amor persisted miserably. OfaH
that has been in the town, none escaped and last
Of all died Juan de La Saera himself whom Gods
vengeance suffered not TO live. For when he had
well-nigh gained the ships a Saraeen grappled
him; but Yokdah, the chief cried aloud Harm
him not; keep him for my own prizep And by
the force of many he was taken alive, and was
dragged back to the shore. Then the infidels, the
battle being ended. gathered the heads of them
that were slain and built them into tower; and
Saera when he had endured many and grievous
torments. such as none but Saraeen wit could de-
wise, was beheaded, and his head laid on the SUM
NIT of the pile by Yokdah, their Prince as being
fitting crown for such monument"