The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-28

sion OF Malta. the island was then in n
slate very diffeFeut from the splendid con-
dillon In which the Knights lett it. There
was only one town III the isia1a called
''Cetta Notdbllo fn0w Citta Necchia}. but
which WIS miserable, desolate place.
partially sfrroun led by n mouidering
wall: there was only one f1itfess St.
Angelo, and it was partly IN rufus, while
the whole of its artillery consisted OF one
small cannon, Two falcons aud a few iron
mortars Tue entire population amounted
only 10 IL, 600, and they were very poor
and wresenea, owing to the bafreaness OF
the soil, and tie frequent descents or the
Barbary GorsaiIs. VINO frequently car
ried off the inhabitants of the village In
10 slavery. There was Il great deficiency
both of wood and water, and for fuel all
the poorer classes used thistles or COW ref
use dried in the SUI Against these dis
advantages. however, there RENAME rs
a set of two spacious end excellent sea-
ports, capable Of sheltering the largest
fleet, and numerous small bays, or coyes.
we'll adapted for the lighter Ralleys and
rowboats OF the Order, which could be SO
stationed as to Issue from all points. The
smaller island of GOA, separated from
Malta by narrow channel, WAS much
more fertile, the rocks where they were
broken into cliffs above the sea, being
covered wieh good soil 1t cOatafnad
about 5000 Inhabitants, who were dis
re rset Ia villages. The island was bauly
fortified, having nothing but a weak
castle built on the top of hill. towards
which the natives ran on the approach OF
the Algeriues or Tunisians.
Altogether, this was but bad ex-
change for the fertile and beautiful
Rhodes, with the rest Of the Sporades.
but money and energy soon made 1t an
impregnable retreat; palaces aud splen-
did towns began TO rise up. and the geo
ably suited 10 the Knights cruises
against the Turks and Barbary Muors.
L'isle ADAMS first care was to strength
en- tie castle OF ST. Angelo and to
build church and q hospital The gal
leyS OF the order continued to be as sue
cessfui as they had been at Rhodes They
surprised the city OF Modem, iii Moria, and
which we lind enumerated 800 Turkish
women and girls. Tine prcctice of the
Knights did not differ from the improper
one of the MOors and Turks, for they
made slaves OF all such OF their Mussul-
men prisoners as were not rausonled for
large sums of money or valuable goods
and the treatment their captiyes received
ives quite rs harsh as that which the
Alaerlans melted out TO their Christian
prisoners. This was surely not Chris
tianiike, nor was 1t the way
70 put an end TO such
barbarous usages, but il accorded
with the spirit and philosophy OF the age.
Not long after their piiiage OF ModoF. the
Knights, acting with the imperial fleet
under command of the celebrated An
drew DorIa, storned aud took Carson,
and while the great Turkish feet was
away cruising in the Arehipeiago, they
had the holdness 10 propose with Dora
to force the Dardanelies and plumber Con
stantinopie, which was In very defence
fafc rot of he
tan, as he and his army were then en-
gagged in Hungary. But for the Vent
Iians, who refused 10 join II, there can DO
but little doubt that this expedition
would have succeeded and that Doria and
the Order would have repeated the ex-
pluit OF blind ola Dandoio
Alpha is making preparations to attend
church July ~.
The blue was exempliaed in Alpha on
Friday night Bluemen Master Builder
next Friday night.
Damon Commandery had an interest
Ing meeting on "Wednesday evening.
Visitors were present from all the COM
manderies.
Committee on Reception of Supreme
Comnandery VIII meet at z. C. SLuep's
July at haif-past D. IN.
Over fifty companies have signed the
charter list for Degra Commaudery.
A number of companions OF Damon
nave ordered uniforms.
2. q. Stuep is a worker for the order.
It wants more Ike him.
Damon has candidates for its next
meeting
WhaJ has become of P. C. Clark o.
Robert Bruces Come, p. c., let US see ol
hear from you.
Every member of the committee of Me
Cllutock Cemmandery was at the meet
ing at Damon "Wednesday night.
AJau t4f,aa t.of - = flOflffta Haffvar hi
messages 10 his sonimandery. Attend *
business, p. G.
Deputy Commander Jones was at Nc
Clintock last Saturday night
Alpha Commahdery is making arrange
on July II.
When Captain General Berrian takes
command the companies will obey.
! ALPHA worked the Malta and Blue OF
Friday night.