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2 superb manner in which it was decorated. Isabella was really deserving of all these marks of respect, nut only for her sincere piety and the extraordinary virtue with which her noble heart was endowed, and her great zeal for our holy faith, but also her charity and tender compassion which prompted her to devise many comforts and conveniences for the sick and wounded; in was her greatest delight to assist and comfort her soldiers ; she had large and commodious tents arranged for them, which were unanimously called the Queen’s Hospital. King Ferdinand, seeing the pride his nobles took in adorn ing their encampment, had some appre hensions lest they should lose their ardor for the approaching combat, and relax in military discipline, so necessary for suc cess. But his apprehensions were quite groundless. On the contrary, they showed themselves more chivahic than ever, always anxious and ready to fight for their country. The protracted seige was irksome to them, as they ar dently desired some occasion to display their courage and loyalty ; indeed, so long had it continued that the encamp ment rather resembled a great military city. Numberless artisans, from differ ent places, resorted thither to display their merchandise. There were helmets and cuirasses elaborately wrought, of polished steel, inlaid with precious stones, glitter ing swords from Damascus, together with a choice variety of arms of every description. Aurora was just pouring a Hood of golen light upon the earth, ting ing the distant mountains with a rosy hue, when a band of Moors, fully armed and mounted on splendid Arab steeds, dashed with great speed towards the camp. One of them, named Tarfe, noted for his extraordinary skill in arms, and great audacity, rode near enough to the Spanish camp to send his lance a great distance within, till it quivered in the ground at the very entrance of the Queen’s pavilion, then, spurring his horse, was out of sight before the aston ished Spaniards could see from whence the weapon came. He soon overtook his oompanions, who with him exulted at the success of their insulting deed. The Spaniards having removed the lance found upon it the following laconic in scription : “ For Queen Isabella.” This bold and daring act enraged the Span iards so much that they resolved at once to avenge the insult. Don Ilernan, who was a true knight, at once remarkable for his piety as well as bravery, formed a plan of making a secret nocturnal in road upon Granada, and destroy by fire some of the principal buildings, and then, in the confusion which would naturally ensue, escape without detection. Every one agreed, as all were interested in de fending the very name us their loved Queen, for most willingly would they have given their lives for her. Don Hernan soon collected a small band, as courageous and resolute as himself. On the night appointed, they set out, guided by a converted Moor, who was acquainted with a subterranean passage under the river Darro, leading into the heart of the city. Full of ardor and excitement, lest their plan might fail, they reached Gra nada about miduight, guided by the sil very beams of the gentle moon. Not a sound was heard except the soft music of the falling spray from the many mar ble fountains in the public squares and gardens, and the rustling of the leaves, as they played in the gentle breeze, which swept over the silent earth. They walked with cautious tread through the lonely streets, until they arrived at the principal mosque. Here they paused, and Don Ilernan, as pious as brave, knelt down as if to implore the powerful pro tection of the help of Christians ; he then drew from beneath his mantle a scroll of parchment, on which was inscribed, in characters of gold, “ Ave Maria this he fervently pressed to his lips, and then rising, nailed above the front entrance of the mosque ; after which they proceeded to the Aicaccria. Here they again im plored the powerful protection of Mary. But, unfortunately, Don Hernan had for gotten the firebrand; it had been left at the mosque. Knowing it would be unsafe to return, he was in a great perplexity what course to adopt; but, fortunately, they had brought with them some flint, when, just as Don Ilernan was striking it to obtain lire, they were warned to take flight, as the Moorish sentinels were heard approaching the spot. They immediately departed, and were soon far out of reach o. the enemy. The Moors were aston ished the next morning to find such un mistakable evidence of a visit from the foe, nor could they account for the mystic 1 rious manner in which it had been con ducted unknown to them ; they were still more enraged on seeing their mosque profaned, as they considered it to be. While the Moors were trying to unravel this strange affair, the Christian camp was rejoicing at so glorious a victory Queen Isabella returned sincere thanks to the Mother of God for her powerful pro tection ; she ever showed Don Hernan signal marks of esteem and approbation, (both in public and in private,) and raised him to the highest dignity in her army. He ever afterwards, before engaging in any great combat, prayed to our Blessed Lady who had so signally preserved him from such great danger. Isabella also conferred on him the glorious title of the Madonna’s Knight, of which he was far more proud than the most illustrious titles earth can give. Tradition still cherishes the remembrance of this event, and tells us that after the conquest of Granada, he transformed the mosque into a church, where, at Mary’s shrine, an eager throng prostrated themselves in thanks giving for the great victory, and for the triumph of the Cross over the Crescent, “ THE VALLEY OF DEATH/ 5 In Kinglake’s new volume on the Cri mean war is a graphic and minute de scription of the charge of the 600 at Ba laklava. He thus describes the ride, and Cardigan’s appearance : The pace for some time was firmly governed. When horsemen, too valor ous to be thinking of flight, are brought into straits of this kind, their tendency is to be galloping swiftly forward, each man at the greatest pace he can exact from his own charger, thus destroying, of course, the formation of the line; but Lord Cardigan’s love of strict uniform order was a propensity having all the force of a passion ; as long as it seemed possible to exert authority by voice or by gesture, the leader of this singular on set was firm in repressing the fault. Thus, when Captain White of the Seventeenth Lancers (who commanded the squadron of direction), because “anx ious” as he frankly expressed it, “to get out of such a murderous fire, and into the guns, as being the best of the two evils,” and endeavoring, with that view, to “ force the pace,” pressed forward so much as to be almost alongside of the chief’s bridle arm, Lord Cardigan cheeked this impatience by laying his sword across the Captain’s breast, telling him, at the same time, not to try to force the pace, and not to be riding before the leader of the brigade. Otherwise than this, Lord Cardigan, from the first to the last of the onset, did not speak or make a sign. Hiding straight and erect, lie never once turned in his saddle with the object of gettiug a glance at the state of the squadrons which followed him ; and to this rigid abstinence —giving proof, as such abstinence did, of an unbending resolve—it was apparently owing that the brigade never fell into doubt concerning its true path of duty, never wavered (as the best squadrons will, if the leader, for even an instant, appears to be uncer tain of purpose), and was guiltless of even inclining to any default, except that of failing to keep down the pace. * * * But although he rode sing ly, and although, as we have seen, he rigidly abstained from any retrograde glance, Lord Cardigan, of course, might infer from the tramp of the regiments close following, and from what (without turning in his saddle) he could easily see of their flanks, that the momentum now gathered and gathering was too strong to be moderated by a commander; and, rightly perhaps avoiding the effort to govern it by voice or by gesture, he either became impatient himself, and drew the troops on more and more by first increas ing his own speed, or else yielded (under necessity) to the impatience of the now scattered squadrons, and closely adjusted his pace to the flow of the torrent behind him. In one way or in the other, a right distance was always maintained between the leader and his first line. As before, when advancing at a trot, so now, while flinging themselves impetuously deep into the jaws of an army, these two regiments of the first line still had in their front the same rigid hussar tor their guide, still kept their eyes fastened on the crimson-red overalls, and the white near hind leg of the chestnut which showed them the straight, honest way— the way down to the mouths of the guns. Wc take much pleasure in acknowl edging the receipt of that handsome and valuable weekly, the Banner of the South, edited by Rev. A. J. Ryan, and published at Augusta, Georgia. Father Ryan’s poetical gems render this paper exceedingly attractive; the editorials are ably and interestingly written; and, as a literary paper generally the Banner of the South lias no superior in the country. Terms, S3 a year, in advance. Address L T. Blome & Cos., Publishers and Proprietors, Augusta, Ga.—Sweet water {Tena.) Forerunner In a family Bible in Connecticut this record is to he found : “Elizabeth Jones, horn on the 20th of September, 1785, according to the best of her recollection.” The Late Thos. D’Arcy McGee. The following poem was written by t he late Thomas D’Arcy McGee, when quite a young man, and shortly after he was exiled from Ireland for his participation in “the Rebellion of ’43.” It is in memory of a gen tleman who will be remembered by several of our citizens, as a resident of Augusta, and a relation of a lady now residing here: “MEMENTO MORI.” To the Memory of Nicholas S. Donnelly, Esq., of New York, (who died of cholera while on a visit at St. Louis, M 0.,) May 18th, 1848. I. He sought the South in his early prime, ’Ere half the worth of his heart was known— While yet we thought—oh, how many a time ? By the light of his life to guide our own. § IL He went where “the Father of waters” rolls His united waves to the gulf of the sea— Where the Pestilent-Spirit was showering souls Into the lap of eternity; in. Like a mower it swept the tropical South Os weed, and flower, and fruit, and thorn: The vested Priest, with the prayer in his mouth, It took, and the infant newly born; IV. The bride at the altar it breathed upon, And the white flowers fell from her clammy brow; And the hand the ring had been just placed on Blackened and fell like a blasted bough. V. But of all the Pestilence gathered in, The noblest heart and the truest hand, And the soul most free from stain of sin, v Was thino, young guest of th’ Southern land. VI. In him the fulness of manly sense, With the Christian’s zeal, were finely blent; While a tender, child-like innocence, The charm of love to his friendship lent. VII. And he is dead; and pass’d away, And we have bow’d to the chast’ning rod; In holy earth we have placed his clay; His soul rests on the breast of God. vm. Yet still sometimes we think we hear His quiok, firm step and laughter shrill; So Fancy cheats the accustomed ear, While the Heart is bent to the Maker’s will. IX. Rest, Brother, rest, in your early grave; Rest, dutiful sun, our dearest and best— In vain have wc prayed your life to save, But not in vain do we pray for your rest. M. New York, June, 1843. MORE ABOUT THE BATTALION FOR THE POPE. Gen . Tevis gets the Papal Benediction — Father Franco , a Jesuit of the Civilita Catholica, will sag Mass for him — Splendid Picture of Things . The following rose-colored letter has been addressed to the Westminster Gazette, a London Catholic paper of high stand ing : Sir—Your readers may be glad to learn some further particulars in connec tion with the new regiment now in course of formation for the defence of the Holy Father and his small possessions against the attacks with which he is still menaced. The formation of this new regiment, “ Les Chasseurs Americainsf is due to the perseverance of Gen. Carroll Tevis, of the American army. Shortly after the battle of Mentana, an offer had been made by Gen. Carroll Tevis, and two friends, to undertake the formation of a regiment, men to be supported and armed by money collected on this and the other side of the Atlantic. This offer was not, for the time being, accepted. Gen. Tevis then applied himself to the collection of funds for the use of the Government of the Holy Father. 11 is efforts were soon successful beyond his hopes, and money flowed in weekly. The General again applied himself to the task of obtaining the consent of the Holy Father to the formation of the new regiment. For this purpose he placed himself in constant communication with General Kanzler, the Papal Commander-in-Chief and pro- Ministcr of War, whose devotion to the Papal cause and to the person of Pius IX. is so well known. Eventually, when all the details connected with the pro posal had been laid before his Holiness, and explained fully by General Kanzler, the permission sought for was granted to Gen. Carroll Tevis. The general de tails are as follows : The corps to consist of 1,000 men re cruited in the United States. Term of service, three years. The officers and non-commissioned offi cers to have served in their own army in as high or higher rank than that which they shall hold in this corps. All appointments to bo made by his Holiness. No names of either officers or men to be proposed to his Holiness which have not been previously submitted to and ap proved by the Bishops and Priests of the Dioceses and Parishes in which they reside. The arm to bo the same as that of other regiments, viz. ; the Remington rifle and sabre bayonet. The name of the corps to he the “Chas seurs Americainsf to be under the com mand of Gen. Carroll Tevis, with the rank of Lieut. Colonel. These give an idea of the new corps, which, it is hoped, or at least a part of it, will arrive in Rome by the middle of Oc tober. Their uniform will be light bluish grey tunic trowsers, and cap with green facings, which will distinguish it from the Zouaves, who have red facings. On the 21st of May Cardinal Barnabo addressed a circular to all the American Bishops on the subjects, urging them to give all the assistance in their power to the movement, and especially their super intendence in the selection of men and officers. On the 31st of May Gen. Carroll Teris was honored with the fol lowing letter and blessing from the Holy Father ; “ Dib3o Maii, 18C8. “ Benedicat Te Deus et benedicat illos qui bona voluntate et arnore huic S. Sedi libenter et spontanei arma surnunt pro defenßione ipsius S. Sedio et pro gloria D. N. J. C. “ Pius PP IX.” Fortified with this blessing, Gen. Car roll Tevis at once received his final in structions from the Minister of War, and started, by mail, for London, on his way to New York, where he will arrive in the course of the present week. Within the last few days a telegram dated from Rome, has appeared in the morning journals to the effect that, in consideration of the disapproval of the movement by the American Government, the whole thing has been abandoned. No faith, we must hope, can be placed in this, as it is highly improbable, and more especially as the telegram bears no official impress, and gives 1,200 as the number of the corps, whereas it was strictly limited to 1,000. Had the source of the news been official, this mistake would hardly have occurred. Before his departure from Rome, Gen. Carroll Tevis received a letter from the well-known Father Franco, the senti ments it contained being such that I can not abstain from giving you a translation of it. It is as follows : Civilta Cattolica, Casa degli Sorittore Piazza a Bobgo, Nuvo 66. Rome, 30th May, 1868. My Dear General ; Not feeling sure of .seeing you before your departure for America, I desire to offer you my best wishes for a safe journey and happy suc cess. You can scarce imagine what inter est my colleagues and I take in your en terprise. Ah ! if we had under the Hag of St. Peter, last October, 1,000 brave Ameri cans, what great things we should have accomplished ! A single company of cru saders was at that time looked upon as possessing the force of a whole battalion. When the 5,000 Garibaldians had taken prisoners the heroic and brave defenders of Monte Rotondo, consisting of merely two companies and a half, and that only after they had fired their last cartridge, you know wo looked upon this loss as serious ly as if the army of the Holy Father had been deprived of the services of a whole corps of very great strength and importance. And, now, it is not so much the 1,000 bayonets the more we desire to have, as 1,000 devoted hearts to testify to the world that the cause of the Holy See is the cause of Catholicity. Tell our brothers on the other side of the Atlantic, that it is not merely a question of guarding a slip of ter ritory so small that it would not add a single star to the American flag; but, tell them it is for the defence of one of the suc cessors of St. Peter, and to secure the in dependence of the religion of Christ ; that, to accomplish this, it is necessary to save Rome from the tyranny of the Italian Gov ernment, and to deliver the ifoly Father from the menace of the stiletto. You will remember how they boastingly glorified themselves in their journals on the organ ized attack on the Vatican Palace, to take place on the 23d of October last, and how sincerely they regretted the miscarriage of their concerted plan. Never, since the time of the Crusaders, has a question of such grave importance arisen, in which re ligion and human civilization are alike compromised. Make your countrymen un derstand this ; Europe does understand it, and, but for the action of the revolution, the question would have been now solved. We have seen not only Catholics but Pro testants assisting the Pope. All honorable men amongst the Protestants of Holland, Germany, and England, applauded the young Zouaves, who, with the Papal colors living from their hats, passed through the different towns, declaring aloud that they went to defend their “ Father 1 from the encroachments and the tyrannies perpe trated by the revolutionary spirits, with the connivance and under the protection of the Italian flag. Even poor Italy, chained down as it is, has contributed its quota to the gallant little army of Bt. Peter, besides a subscription of six or seven mil lions francs. 1 >id it depend on me, I would, without hesitation, be satisfied to give you as your companion and co-preacher in this crusade, the honorable M. Guizot, Protest ant as he is. I would, above all things, that you should explain to the Catholics of the United States that no local interest can however great, for a moment compare with the all importance of saving Rome and the Holy Father from the horrible slavery ot the Italian Government. Ah, if you only thoroughly understood the or ganized brigandage which they call “ Gov- ernment”—if you could paint it in its t ruo colors, I believe that the people of th. United States would cry out with rage and would, with all their power, help ‘to crush an infamy so colossal. What would honest Protestantism say, did it know the history of this self-styled Government that robs its citizens of its goods, and that drives out into the street, without shelter or bread, the Priest, the Religious, the Sis. ters of Charity with their sick, and the orphans—and for the sole reason that it requires money, and takes it from the weakest ? What would it say of a G ov . eminent that, after seizing all this wealth managed in a few years to become bank rupt to the extent of three milliards, to ruin commerce and agriculture, and cause a famine in a country where real poverty was hitherto unknown ? What would they say of a Government that during a e.»n tiuued peace shot down its citizens by thousands, crammed its prisons, and burnt and sacked its villages ? I tell these tiling to those who desire to see the Holy Father compromise with Victor Emmanuel. Yc-s tell these, and still more horrible facts, anti you will be within the truth. But mv letter grows long, and I must cease, more especially as I know my Franco-Italian must be annoying to you, who speak and write Italian and French at will. Prav give us news of yourself, and tell us that you have met with a complete success, such as the Holy Father wished you in the brief address to you. I shall not forget you in the holy sacri fice of the Mass. Believe me, dear General, yours, (Signed) P. Jean Joseph Franco. I am, sir, your obedient servant, B. C. M. ALLOCUTION OF *OUR MOST HOLV FATHER, PIUS IX. DELIVERED IN SECRET CONSISTORY ON june 22, 1868. Venerable Brethren :—Wc should never have imagined that, after the convention agreed to, nearly thirteen years ago, be tween us and the Emperor and Aspostolic King of Austria, to the great joy of all well-minded men, we should be obligedto lament upon the miseries and serious misfortunes which, by the machination of evil disposed men, now afflict and annoy, in a deplorable manner, tiie Catholic Church in the Empire : Austria. In fact, the enemies of or,; divine religion have been unceasing in their efforts to destroy the said conven tion, and to do the greatest harm to tL. Church, to us, and to this Apostolic See. On the 21st of December last, the Austrian Government passed an odious law, to be carried out and strictly observed in every district of the Empire, even in those dis tricts where the Catholic religion exclu sively prevails. That law establishes free liberty for all opinions—liberty of the press, of all faith, and no matter what confession or doctrine; it grants to th members of every confession the rightc: establishing public schools and colleges, and members of every confession are al lowed to be admitted on the same footing with the sanction of the State. Although we felt great grief on being informed c: the fact, and wished to raise our voice against it, we, nevertheless, gave proof 1! forbearance, and we deemed it aivisuM then to keep silent, chiefly supporte 1 by the hope that the Austrian Governme:' lending a docile ear to the just complain of our venerable brethren (the holy pa lates of Austria), would return to mo. wholesome ideas, and adopt a sound-' determination. But our hopes have b frustrated. In fact, the same Govod meat, on the 25th of May of this pns year, issued another law which com; all the subjects, even the Catholic *im the Empire, deciding that all sous ! of a mixed marriage must follow the ligion of the father, and the daughter that of the mother; and that, under s * years of age, they must follow in stray path of their parents from ’h - faith. Moreover, the same law suqpm entirely the validity of the promise > vd the Catholic Church, with reason : with greatest justice, exacts and pr< - absolutely before the celebrati n of-’ marriages It makes apo-daey - civil law, both as regards the ' religion and the Christian ivlL' 1 - rally; it suppresses all authority 1 Church over cemeteries, and ■ at; : ‘ bound to allow the bodies of h a dm. buried in their Churchyard, if not any of their own. Mon ' same Government, on ike - m of May, of the pr.’sent year, . tate to promulgate a law -a which entirely cancel > all tin- 1 agreed to in the convent; m alluded to ; this law restores th' Austrian laws, w ieli ar< c in laws of the Church ; it admit confirms, that form of man condemnable, called civil u or. ■ the authority of any eonfo.-m : v-. refused the celebration of the i on grounds which are not an valid or legal by the civil : x By this law, this same Govern. ; M suppressed all the authority and.*’” '■