The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-12
KNIGHTS OF MALTA.

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long at Malta. Whep internal dissensions
threatened he order with utter ruin Al
1 private quarrel arose between a Fieren-
| tine and d French Knight of Provence.
! In duel, to which it led, the Italian
Killed the Frenchman, upon which the
French knight pretended the FloTentine
/ ha1 used foul play. fell upon him and his
frsenus. sword in hand. Rstreafing be-
! fore superior numbers, tAe Italians took
/ Sanctuary in the palace of theirpatrou
/ the Prior of Rome, but before they reach
ed that place of safety several OF them
were severely wounded. Maddened By
1 tins outrage, more tnan sixty Italian
Knights, or laymen, rushed from the
| Prior S residence, attacked the Knights
l OF Provence, and soon provoked genu-
/ inc engagement with the French Lam
Euages TO make the struggle aoont
/ even the Knights Of Arszon and Castillo
| joined the Italians. Night fell on a scene
Of carnage, and the darkness Of it WAS
horrible, illuminated by flashes Of artil-
lery and musketry.
II was not without the greatest DIM
Guilty that the Grand Master put down
this civil war. The vengeanee he after
wards took Of the leaders Of this mad
affair seeHAa TO have been sulici-
entity severe, for twelve knights we're
degraded and expelled according
TO he prescribed rule Of having their
| Knightly robes torn from their backs in
pupiic, aid many others (the number is
nowhere mentioned3 were put into sacks
aud thrown into the sea- AFTER the fashion
ia which the Turks dispose Of their un-
faithful wires. These events. with other
| crosses, shook the health of the sturdy
| old L'lsle Adam. but what carried him TO
| his grave Is generally reported to have
been the suppression of the Order III
England aud the seizure of all their es
taies by Henry VIII He died In August.
1884 aad the knights, rot without rea-
son. inscribed on hts monument H lie
Jafet E{ctrfE E'ortui1Hc.1
To describe all the exploits of the
Knights OF Malta would be 10 write a
history OF ta5 maritime wars of the Med
iteranean, for during more than century
/ they shared IN nearly every great naval
battle fought by the Christians against
Mohamnedans. Their galieys acc0la-
panic the famed ex 9sditi0n OF the EN-
peror Charles Y. to Aigiers and Tunls:
they made many descelts on the African
coast By themselves. and for many years
the Knights, By keeping ia check the
MOhaumedan Corsairs, were Of essential
service TO the Caristian world
The suitans Of the Turks, so far fr6nl
leaving their old enemies unmoieste0,
nlade several desperate efforts 70 drive
them out of Malta, as they had been
driven out of Rhodes. TIE most memoir
called .Tne Great Siege Of Malta. y took
place in 1865, when La Vaiette. worthy
successor of L Isle Adam, was Grand
Master OF the order, and '-Solyman the
Magnificent the conqueror of Rhodes,
was Sill on the 1nrRisa throne.
The Turkish hsei appeared off Malta on
tie 18th Of May. It consisted OF 80 res
sells. us well as galieys asa galliotx. haF-
ing on board $1,000 land forces, Jsnszaries
auu Spanes. ali picked men, L was
closely followed by many transports,
which carried heavy artillery. the horses,
more lad troops ammunition and pro-
visions. To oppose this force La FaEetEe
could only muster 700 knights aud $3.50
soldiers; hut the Qualifications, though
not perfect, were aire ldy excellent and
t1klug their posts npoa them according
10 their languages. as they had done 81
Rhodes, the chivalrv of Europe deter
mined 10 defend them 70 the last The
Turks effected landing at St Thomas
Creek, sometimes called the Ladder
Port A swarm of Barbarians
separated from the main body
20 pillage the country, and more
the Christian soidiery. The Grand Mas
ter 1t first permitted this fighting be-
yond the walls ia order to familiarsze his
men to the horrid cries and manner Of
firing OF the Turks, but husbandiug his
men ne soon put stop to it, and kept
close within the different fortresses.
r. G. Van Antwerp was Ia Brook lyn
twice last week. lie says be Is interested
in real estate ..He is looking after
Land. y
Do not forget the Cammanaery at Eliza
bethpcrt next Saturday.
The Degree Commandery viii soon be
instituted Send IN your names, conDan-
What has become of P. c. CLARK. is he
losts We miss his merry laugh. Come
around, p. G.
Ii is said that P. c. Antwerp is going
INT
looking for Land !,
Companions going to ElizabethDort on
the 18th should meet at No. Exchange
/ Place at half past seven D. m. sharp.
Train leaves at forty-three minutes past
seven. Bring side arms
Damon conferred the Black at the last
cory0cation.
Companions intending to attend church
services with Alpha Cofnmandery this
evening will meet at Companion Fosters
house, No. 59i Pallsade avenue. Bring
side arms. aprons and white gloves.
Committee on supreme ComEaapdery
meets at No 8 Exchange Place on Sunday
next. Very important business will be
transacted, and every member is re-
quested to be present Meeting to be
called at halfpast two p. NJ.
Philadelphia has organized Jersey
| City Pilgrimage Club for the purpose OF
attending tue meeting Of the Supreme
CommaDdery in this city in a body. Over
500 knights will leave that city in full
pilgrims dress, and will be novel at
traction in the parade in this city. Com
/ panions, secure your uniforms and meet
them as the founders of our ilIustrious or
der met the pilgrims at Jappa.
The Degree Commandery will soon be
organized. Red Cross knights who have
not signed the charter list should DO so at
once.
A new commandery is under way Ia
| this city. Companion ID. Foster is the
hustler, and he is hustler for fair.
All the communicates in this city are
| doing work.
| Damon Commandery will soon have a
uniform division. p. c. Steup is at the
head Of IL and says 1t Is sure 10 come.
A drill corps will soon be formed by the
uniformed mem oers OF this city, SO as TO
make good appearance when the SUI
preme Commandery meets. Companions.
secure your swords belts and caps, and
make it hummer.
p. G. Steup is always ready to work
aud talk Malta A few more like him
aud the order would stand second TO none
in this country.
p. G. Van Antwerp always attends
Malta conversations when he can and is
willtRng 10 take a hand in when asked.
Companion Gould of Damon is a true
knight OF Malta; He never kicks.
p. b. RappleFea is the fisherman Of
Damon ank a kicker.
Caslfasf, General I{arrfar ~ Tasuox, L.