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ELRERTON. George Inskcep, Esq. P M. DUB LIN, Laurens, VI. B. Coleman, Esq. P Vi. LOUISVILLE. Jeff'n, John Bostwick.Esq.P.VT. M iLLOR YSVILLE, Wilkes. Asa Hearing, Esq. P M. WAYNESBORO', Samuel Sttirges, Esq. P M. LAURENS. S. C. Archibald Acting, Esq. WEIGHTS BORO', Q. L. C Franklin. Esq. MO VTIC ‘L r ,O. Greene D. Brantley, Esq P!. CARN'r SVILLE, Henry Freeman, Esq. P. M. SALEM, Clark, Raleigh Green, Esq. P. M. THE Cnus ADE^ Extracts from the History of the Crusades, for the recovery and possession of the. Holy Land. Fiv Charles Mills, London, 1820. Af'er the des!ruction of thp second tem ple, paganism became the religion of Je rusalem ; but in the fourth century the banner ol the cross triumphed over polv thi im ‘1 hpn the star of I®lamismTose in the ascendant; and for three ages the holy city was subject to the Arabian and Egyp tian caliphs : from these it was wrested hv the Seljuk Turks ; but, after various vicis situdes, Palesfine again reverted to the Egyptians, A. D. 1094. Jerusalem, wheth er in a slate of glory or abasement was es teemed sacred by the Christians. A reli gious curiosity prompted people to visit those places which the Scriptures have dandified, till it was imagined that there was some peculiar holiness in the very .ground ot ; and consequently the habit of visiting Palestine became strength ened. Restless guilt hoped that pardon might he procured by the pains of pilgrim agp, and the sacrifice of prayer, in a land which seemed pre-eminently favoured by the Deity. During the fourth century, Christendom was duped into the belief, that the very cross upon which The Saviour suf fered hurl hern discovered ; that a living \irlno pervaded its substance, of power to heal- all diseases, bodily as well a mental, and that it had the marvellous property of never diminishing, whatever portion was spared as relicks to the faithful pilgrim, rhe pnrehasp of these sacred relicks wa* another inducement to the pious believer to make pilgrimages to the holy citv. The \ ircclesiastick* took every possible advan tage of thi credulity; from Italy, Germa ny, Normandy, and the imperial court of Charlemagne, throngs of pilgrims, ladm with rich presents, were seen bending their .course to the Holy Land, through difficulty an ‘ danger; nor could the inn!ts they re ceived from the Moslem and the Turk, when those powers obtained possession of that spot ol their devotion, awe them to an abandonment of what thev might consider an imperious duty. Long time with a pa tient endurance they bore, a they were compelled to bear, under the Fatjmite ca liphs, contumely, capricious tyranny, blows, spoliation, and death. At the close of the tenth century, this oppression had mounted to ucb a height, that pope Silvester en treated tho church universal to succour the church of Jerusalem. Pisa was the O'dy city that obeyed the call, and her ef forts were mere predatory incursions on The Syrian coast. In the next century, about 1073, Manuel VII. supplicated the aid of pope Gregory VII. against the pow ers of Islamism. Letters weye accordingly sent from Rome to the states and princes of the West, acquainting them with the mel ancholy fact, that the Pagans were over coming the Christians, and exhorting them rise in defence of the unhappy flock. the missionary. Fifty thousand men prepared themselves, in consequence, to march into the East; but it was preparation only ; for it was not (ill Peter the Hermit, recent from a pil grimage, in which he had bpen an eye wit ness of the miseries of the Christians, began to preach the Crusade, and interested by his rude eloquence both temporal and spir itual principalities, that the enthusiasm of mankind was fully kindled in their behalf. In the council ot Clprmont, the voice of the supreme pontiff went forth amid a mighty multitude, who listened to the ani mated harangue of their pastor as to an or acle from heaven. Then burst from the lips of thousands the shout of “ Deus vult /” which became the celebrated war cry of the crusaders. Then, ns with the breath of an earthquake, the moral fahrick of Eu rope was convulsed ; the relationships of life were broken ; and the bonds of society dissolved. Persons of every rank, age, and condition, assumed the cross. Monks, throwing aside the cowl, issued from the cloister; the vvarriour from his feudal cas tle, with his armed vassals; the scholar trom his college; and not unfrequently the mother with her infant, disdaining the edict which forbade woman from tlie journey, cast away all scrupulous delicacv, and fear lessly marched in the van of the military armament. MnrJerers, robbers, and pi rates, quitted their iniquitious pursuits, and vowed to wash away their sins in the blood of the infidel: whole nations indeed, rather than armies, thought they had received the Divine commission to unsheath th” sward ot the Almighty, and to redeem the sepul chre of Christ, under the guidance of ihe destroying angel ot Sennacherib, who, it was confidently believed, went before them, “ and breathed in the face of the foe as they passed.” It was in the year 1096, that the first body of European rabble, styling them selves Champions of the Cross, swept along from France to Hungary. They amounted to 20 000 foot, and only eight horse; and were ied by Walter of Burgundy, surnamed the Pennyless. Ardent and impetuous, they qalculated not the difficulties of the way. Except a few refugee-, they perish ed miserably in conflicts in Bulgaria. Wal ter, with the scanty relicks of his force, escaped through the woods, found his yvay to Constantinople, and was promised pro tection by the emperour Alexius till the ar rival of Peter. The second undisciplined division, accompanied by the Hermit him self, pursued the same route. Their atro cities roused the indignation of the people through whose territories they marched; and, after the most dreadful deeds and san guinary excesses, they were ultimately ex terminated by the Sultan of Nice, in Bithy nia, with the exception of three or four thousand. A lofty hill was made of their bones, \- hich remained for many years a warning monument to invading crusaders. The third division, consisting of 15,000 fie ry enthusiasts, from Lorraine, the east of France, and Bavaria, were collected by Godeschal, a German; and pursued the usual route through Hungary. Horrible were the outrages they committed; but the king, dreading the fury of desperation to which hostility might further impel them, by stratagem accomplished their ruin. With alternate threats and friendly professions, he induced them to surrender their arms ; where they expected pardon, they found retaliation; the Hungarians rushed upon the naked and unarmed multi tude, and a few only ofGodesclial's people escaped, to spread over the north the tale of woe. The fourth c* . last of these hordes of desperate avages issued from England, France, Flanders, and Lorraine. Their desperation and resentment Threat ened the min of the whole Hungarian state ; but some strange panick. in the mo ment when success seemed ready to favour their arms, scattered them in precipitate flight: they were pursued by the king and his nobles; and but few of that immense rabble survived to join the forces of tbe feudal princes of Europe. / To Ihe horrible barbarities of thesp fan aticks succeeded the more regular crusUdes which, though more orderly, were not less sanguinary. The principal commanders were the celebrated Godfrey, lord of Bou illion ; bis brother Baldwin ; the counts of Vermandoi®, Blois, and Flanders ; Robert, duke of Normandy ; Bohemond, prince of Tarentum ; Tancred ; and Raymond, count of Toulouse. Godfrey united the gentlest manners with the firmest spirit, the amia hleness of virtue with commanding gravity ; alike distinguished for political courage and for personal bravery, his mind was ca pable of the grandest enterprises : hi 9 de portment was moral, and his piety fervent: Baldwin was valorous, but selfish, and inor dinately ambitious ; Stephen of Blois was an accomplished and brave cavalier; proud, but sagacious: Robert possessed eloquence and skill, but was destitute of prudence, ungenerous, and voluptuous; a more crafty and turbulent spirit distinguish ed the prince of Tarentum ; avarice, the vice of age, was passion of the prudent and aged Raymond ; but our fancy dwells with romantick delight on the char acter of Tancred. His ambition was ren dered virtue by a generous spirit, by a love of martial achievements, and detestation of GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE. —Jesus Christ. MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK CO. GA.) MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1821. stratagem ; he was bold and enterprising, averse to treachery and dissimulation. Modesty softened his high-mindednesi; and he would have been courteous and humane to all mankind, if the superstition of his age had not taught him that the Saracens were the enemies of God, and that the Christians were the ministers of heavenly wrath. Alexius, the crafty Alexius, though by bribing their avarice, by flattery, or the mostconsummateart, hesucceeded in induc ing the other barons to swear fealty to him, never could corrupt the high-souled self respect of Tancred to do the deed of hom age ; he/ingly stood aloof, and either si lently declined, or disdainfully refused, to avow himself the vassal of this perfidious ally. Courage in various forms ; wisdom, prudence, and skill in endless combinations, appear in the characters and conduct of these renowned leaders of the crusade. The siege and capture of Nice, made nuga tory by the treachery of the Greek empe rour, who, as the head of the league, claim ed and obtained the city, was their first great exploit. The battle and victory ofDory loeum followed. * Shortly after this battle the main army recommenced its march, and entered the mountains and deserts of Phrygia. Innu merable were the hardships (hey endured. The soil was dry and sterile, and Europeans could ill endure the |eat of a Phrygian summer. In one day SUO people died. Their march to AnTiochetta was effected without addition to their loss. When they had refreshed themselves there, Godfrey sent Baldwin and Tancred to explore tbe surrounding Country. Among the rugged mountains of Cilicia, Tancred was separat ed trom his companion ; and coming before Tarvus, took possession of that city, of which, however, he was soon unjustly de prived, by ihe intrigues of the jealous brother of Godfrey. All Cilicia was over run with fire and sword ; whilst Baldwin stretched forward beyond (lie Euphrates, ail the towns opening their gates to him as he passed along; and founded a Christian government at Edessa, in Mesopotamia, the remains of which exist at the present day. Passing through Lycaoni, the general force of the crusaders mean-while advanced to the capital of Syria. The city of Antioch was four miles in circumference, surround ed by a wall of sixty feet in height: where there was no natural defence, a deep ditch nearly encompassed the city ; the Orontes washed part of tbe western walls; and op posite to the spots on the north and east, where the crusaders encamped, was a marsh, which had been formed by the wa ter® from the adjacent hills. On ihe pros pect of an ath* k, the emir made every preparation for defence. The fortifica tions were repaired, and furnished with hostile engine®, and the magazines of pro visions were replenished. The auxiliary and native troops amounted to 6 or 7000 horse, and from 15 to 20,000 foot. The events of the siege of Antioch are given by Mr. Mills, in his most interesting manner, and we regret that it is not in our power to follow him through all bis lucid details. The city was invested, the plan of attack agreed upon : but the operations of the Croises were so unskilful, that at the end of three months Antioch 9tood firm and un injured. They had rioted, at the com mencement, in unrestrained enjoyment of the corn and grapes in the delicious valleys that surround the capital : to their other distresses famine was now added, and made swifter havoefc than the sword of the ene my. The camp exhibited the most dread ful appearance; and to such extremities were they driven, that it is recorded of the haughty Bohemond, that “flaying some Turkish prisoners, he roasted them alive. He then exclaimed to the astonished by stander®, that hi appetite would submit to necessity, and that during the famine he would greedily devour what at other times would be loathsome and disgusting.” Un der this terrible visitation, it is not to be wondered at that desertion multiplied. The Greek Taticius, Stephen of Blois, was of the number; wary and politick, as his lord Alexins, under pretence of inducing his imperial master to open his granaries for their relief, he departed with all his soldiers, never to return ; the like did Wil liam ofMelun; but he was intercepted by Tancred, and, after a humiliating confes sion, pardoned, together with the holy Peter, whose zeal was in this instance tam ed by the basest worldly-mindedness. Meanwhile the caliph Mosthadi of Egypt sent an embassy to the Christians, which, disguising their wretched condition they received with boundless magnificence; but they resolutely refused to forego their project of rescuing the sacred Sepulchre. To their peaceful proposals more hostile measures succeeded. All the Mussulman princes add emirs of Syria, and those of Cajsarea, Aleppo, and Ems, endeavoured with 20,000 men to enter Antioch, assisted hy a sortie from the city ; but they were defeated: 2000 of the Turks fell in battle ; their heads were cut off by their ferocious foes ; some were sent with savage exulta tion to the Egyptian legates, and others were fixed on stakes around the camp, or shot into the town, in return for the perpet ual insults and mockery of the people of Antioch. The storehouses of the Christians were now replenished by succours from Italy. Pisa and Genoa, besides provisions, generously sent a large body of men to their assistance. The vessels arrived at the mouth of the Orontes, Piavmond and Bohemond, with some regular bands of troops, went to escort them to the camp ; but, on their return, they were intercepted by an ambuscade of the ever vigilant foe. Desperate was the struggle that succeeded, and eminent the deeds achieved; but the Latins were rendered savage by Rope and hunger : a son of Baghasian, ‘the emir of Antioch, 12 dependent emirs, and 2000 men of common rank, attested by their fail the furious prowess of their opponents. Their brutality on (his occasion surpassed all former exhibitions; thpy dragged the corpses from the sepulchres in which limy had been piously inhumed by their breth ren, and 1500 of them were exposed on pikes to the weeping Turks. Humanity shudders at these horrid outrages; end we gladly escape from them to relate the final event: but wherever we turn our eyes over the pages before us, similar scenes of cruelty stare us in the face. Antioch was taken by stratagem. (To be continued .) Late Missionary Intelligence. SANDWICH ISLAND MISSION. EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE MISSIONA RIES. From the Missionary I-lerald for September. [Continued from page 62.] Nov. 3. Received from on board the Thaddeus 1300 bricks provided in Boston to accommodate us with oven, fire-plaGes, &c. a box of window glass, a box of small cheap looking-glasses and lamps, a sack of wearing apparel, &c. Mr. Bingham made a short visit on board, and was politely re ceived. Capt. Blanchard presented him a hat from the N. W. coast, and two beautiful Russian table cloths, which he received from the Governcur of the settlement at Norfolk Sound. Tamahamaha 2d with his noi®v train vis ited the school this afternoon. He is quite young, appearssomewnat affable, is exceed ingly fond of amusements, seems hardly willing to submit to the drudgery of learn ing, though he can readily sketch a view of the harbour with a pen, and dexterously write, with a staff upon the ground, the name of what Thomas Hopoo calls one of the remaining idols of Oivhvhee, “ Rum .” Wp have made repeated efforts to induce him (ogive his attention to study, hut with little apparent effect. It is said that Wil liam Tennooe, who associates with him, tells hiw it vtfould be of no use to attend our school. Sabbath, 5. Publick worship ia the morn ing attended by a larger assembly than usu al. Capt. Blanchard, three of bis officers, who appear serious and particularly friend ly to the mission, and most of the crew of the Thaddeus, were present. Brother Thurston preached to them last Sabbath at Kirooah. We still have reason to hope, that one of the mates real'y passed from death unto life, on his passage from Boston to this place. Two of the other officers give increasing evidence of abiding serious ness. Capt. Bennett, and most of his crew, and most of our school were present. They listened to the preached Gopel from Epb. ii. 8. “ For by grace ye are saved, through faith ; and that not of yourselves ; it i* the gift of God.” The Sabbath is now observed in a manner diverse from what has been long customary in this place. Foreigners have heretofore regarded it as a holiday, and spent its sacred hours in trifling amusement, and vice ; and the na tives had caught the spirit, and begun in earuest to imitate the example ; and this, even while the grossest idolaters, joined in the homage which vice pays to Christiani ty, Now something of the stillness, the rest, and the appropriale duties of the Sab bath bpgin to appear. Our Sabbath school, learning the com mandments in course, took the ninth this afternoon ; and, with five minutes attention, were able to repeat it in concert, in their own tongue ; so that we have no reason to fear they will lose it. Cnpts. Blanchard and Bennett, who were present, were sur prised to see with what facility they com mit to memory one of the commandments, which children in America often find it so difficult to learn. 10. To-day we are gratified by the ar rival, from America, of the Cleopatra’s Barge, capt. Suter, of Boston. She has an chored in the hay, and is to return shortly to Mowee, where she left Rehoreho yea-"’ terda.y, with a design, it is said, to bring him to Woahoo. We understand, that she has a large packet of letters on board for us. Brother Loomis came in thp Barge from Laheinah, having left Toeaigb, to spend a little time at L. previously to his return here, bringing with him several of the fa vourite hoys of Krimakoo to attend school at this place, expecting the chief when the brig returns. It was probably little ex pected when the wonderful Cleopatra's Barge was building for pleasure at Salem, that she would *o soon be employed in con veying letters and other comforts to a Christian mission in the Sandwich Islands, or in transporting Christian teacher* with 1 Price , $ J 3 ' so P r - Min - or > l ’ ) $3,00 in advance. ) their pupil® from one island to another in this interesting group. These boys, as well as Krimakoo and his wife, have made desirable improvement, under the instruc tion of brother Loomis during his short re sidence at Toeaigh. , Earthquake at Owhyhec. On the Sabbath, Sept. 24th, after spend ing an hour in social worship with Mr. Young, who now resides there, brother L. witnessed an earthquake, which continued with considerable agitation about 30 se conds. The house trembled and cracked, his books standing on a shelf fell down, hut no materia! damage iva9 occasioned hy the shock. At evening, another similar shock was felt at the same glace. It is said that earthquakes are not unfrequent there, es pecially whenever the eruption in Mounah Roali ceases. The natives, who express hut little alarm on such occasions, say that the Aknoah is angry and shakes the ground. The volcano, during the reign of idols, has been considered by the natives as a god, which they call PaJa. Arrival of the Cleopatra's Barge. 11. This day is marie peculiarly joyful to u? by the reception of letters, pam phlet®, papers, & c . from on board the Cle opatra's Barge. This arrival places us in the circle of cur friends again, though we have been more than a year from them, and about six months without hearing ;t word concerning them, or the churches or societies in the Christian world. The ten der sympathies, the affectionate conn®els, the interesting fact®, the precious fruits of their labours, and the tokens of their kind remembrance, afford the richest fea®t to our hungry souls, which, like the cup of salva tion, while it satisfies, increases the desire for more. \\ e taste to-day, and again to morrow, and every day, “still longing foe good new® from a far distant country, which is to us like cold water to a thirsty soul. G. P. Tamoree sends a present and a letter to Mr. Bingham, saying, “ Dear Sir, I feel sorry that 1 don’t have it in my power to assist you more. Depend or. it, that it is my heart s wish, that you, arid nil under your pastoral charge, may prosper; and carry the point at which they arc aiming. I also feel in a measure unhappv, because I have no more of your number here with me.—Room enough my dear friends; wel come, welcome, are yon all on the shores ot Atooi. Please receive this from j our unworthy servant, G. P. T.” George the Windward Islands.” Whether the king ot the windward islands will bow to this implied declaration of independence, is thought by some very doubtful; and report says, that Rehoreho intends soon to visit Atooi. We should fear the consequences; The Lrelheten at Atooi are furnished with tbe use of a convenient bell for the school and for publick worship. This would be a great convenience here, as our pupils are mostly beyond call, and without clocks or watches to regulate their time, so as to produce that precision in repairing to school, or to publick worship, which is ex tremely desirable. 14. Today a chief woman caliedto vis it ns, and to fee the new-born babe, bringing it a present ofhalf a bushel of potatoes, half a bushel of bananas, and a hog. The peo ple are delighted with white children, and make them many little presents, and are very fond of caressing them. Brother Loomis a.-smnes the care of Ihe school at this place for the present. If was j suspended two days, in consequence of the confinement of Mrs. Bingham, and the ab sence of all the brethren except Mr. Bingham and I Jonooree. 17. Thi® morning, a® Boka, Cleahanah, anil other chiel men and women, were pas sing, they called in, and atlended with us tho morning sacufice. They had borrow ed our ox cait, loaded it with timber, for the king’s house, and had “it drawn by the natives, who went on singing and shouting, in their usual mood. Tbe spot des gi.a'cd for tbe king’s house is about half a mile, or tiiree quarters, south east of ns. [Here closes the last journal received from the Sandwich islands.] Anecdote of a Sailer and his Mother. A missionary who visited tlie Mariner’s Hospital, Charleston, S. C. says : “one to whom I gave a Bible, a fine young man, 3®ked me for a tract. I gave him the War ning Voice. He took it, cast his eye upon if, and exclaimed, “Ah ! this is what I want. I have been a great sinner, I fear too great to be forgivpn. I sometimes think God will never forgive me ; my parents educa ted me religiously, and my mother, (mark this, ye mothers,) my mother, said he, (for he had not forgotten it) used to speak much to me of my soul.” Ah, thought 1, happy mother! you knew not that your kind ad monitions would follow your son over (he seas, and that he would sit and tell a stran ger what his mother had said to him. I conversed with him and left hirn, promising to see him soon. Called two days alter and found that he was gone. My heart bled, not to find him there; he had taken his Bible and his tract and gone to sea. I followed him in imagination over life’s short rough passage. | xajd, I shall meet thee again, dear brother, in the hav o aboire. LC’harfeston Intel