The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20

maud Of Chatillon and certain others who like him
had violated the treaty and massacred Mos
lens during the truce When. subsequently inc
Castle OF Tiberins was captured and the WIG Oh
Raymond Of Thpoli fell into the hands OF Saiadin.
she was sent 10 her husband with every marx oil
courtesy and respect No woman was insultcd;
no child was hurt When Saladin bescigcd Jeru-
salem he sent for the principal inhabitants ana
spoke TO them az follows: Il know. as you do tha'
Jerusalem is holy place. do not wish 70 pfoiane
IL by the eGuson Of blood. Abandon your ram
parts and shall give you a part oil my treasures
and as much land az you can cultivate. The
Crusaders repealed the generous offer. lrritated
by their refusal, Saladin vowed that he would
avcnge upon the city the butchory that had been
committed there by the comrades and soldiers oil
Godfrey Of Bouon. After the Siege had lasted
for while. the Crusaders lost heart and whincd
Tor mercy "iu tho name OF the common Father OF
Mankind" Tho Sultan's kindness OF heart over
came his wish to iuflict retribution. The Greek
and Syrian Christians within Jerusalem received
permission TO retain the full enjoyment OF their
civil rights, and the Franks and Latins who wished
TO settle in Palestine subjects Of the Sultan were
allowed 70 do 30. All the combatants within the
city were TO depart with their women and children
within forty days under tho safe conduct Of the
Sultan's soldiers. and to bctakc themselves either
10 Tyre OF Tripoli. Their ransom was nxed at
ten Syrian dinars (alout 800 for each man. B
dnars for each woman; and dinar for each child.
On failure TO pay the stipulated ransom. they were
To remain in bondage, This however. was mere
ly nominal provision. The Sultan himself paid
the ransom for 10000 people, whilst his brother
Saphardim released 1000 more Several thou
sand others were dismissed by Saladin's clemency
without payment OF any ransom whatever. The
clergy and the people were suffered 10 carry away
all thrtr xrtf tha Loot
ton. Several Christians having been observed
carrying on their shoulders their feeble and aged
parents friends the Sultan. touched by the spec
tacle, distributed goody sum 70 them in charity
and even provided them with mules TO carry their
burdens When Sybiila, the Queen of Jerusalem.
took leave OF him. he respected her unhappiness,
and spoke to her with the utmost tenderness She
followed by number Of weeping women
carrying their children in their arms Saladin.
affected by their prayers, restored TO the mothers
their sons and to the wives their husbands, and
promised to treat all who remained in his power
with kindness He distributed liberal aims among
the orphans and widows and allowed the knights
Hospitalers, although they had been in arms
against him. to continue their work of tending the
sick and wounded and Of looking after the Chris
tian pilgrims Shocking was the contrast presented
al the time TO Saladin's humanity by the brutality
exhibited toward their coreligionists by the near
est Christian princes Many Of the Christians
who left Jerusalem" says Mills went TO Antioch
where Bohemond not only denied them hospitality,
but even stripped them Of oil they possessed
They turned back into the Saracenic country
and were well received" Michaud gives some
striking details Of Christian inhumanity TO the
cxiles from Jerusalem Repulscd by their broth
rem of the East they wandered miserably about
Syria many dying from grief and hunger Trip
oil shut its gates against them and "one woman
urged by despair cast her infant into the sea-
cursing the Christians who refused them succor.'
The followers OF the Cross showed themselves as
incapable of honor as of compassion Saladin
set at liberty Guy de Lusignan on his solemn
promise that he would Immediately leave for
Europe. No sooner. however, did this Christian
knight recover his freedom than he broke his
pledged word, and, collecting an army from tho
debris OF the crusading forces and new arrivals
from the West laid siege to Ptolemais, otherwise
known as Acre