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The Character Of Saladine,
hosts of profit . As the Egyptians groaned under a foreign yoke they were compelled to bear , he silenced their murmurs by his generosity and prudence . Not being able to reconcile the chief of the black eunuchs , who was also governor of Cairo , he attacked him with open force in a commotion , which the latter had occasioned , and rati him through with his sword ; this-gallant act restored the
public tranquility . Whilst Saladine was laying the foundations of Ins power , the Christians exerted every possible means to frustrate his designs . Noradin , by the acquisition of Eygpt , surrounded them on every side . Amauric , King of Jerusalem , in vain remonstrated to the princes of the west the exigent state of Syria , and the profanation , of the hollacesnone but the Greeks furnished any succours , the
y p :, Latins contributed only their promises . Two hundred large fiatbottom boats , with sails and oars , were sent to the assistance of Amauric , with which he resolved to lay siege to Damietta , to serve as a barrier to Palestine . This city was situated opposite Pelusa , a mile from the sea , upon one of the mouths of the Nile . Saladine , having received intelli of the designs of his enemiesplaced a
gence , stroiio- o-arrison in the city , and furnished it with arms and provisions ? ° He came himself to relieve it . The Franks attacked the place with all imaginable ardour ; but they were always repulsed , and their machines were burnt by the besieged . After the siege had continued fifty days they acknowledged the difficulty of the eriterprize ; Amauric raised the siege , and returned with the remains
of his army into Palestine . Saladine discovered the necessity of keeping a people , naturally seditious , constantly employed ; he raised troops , set out from Cairo , and marched into Idumea . He attacked a fortified castle near Gaza , which was the last place the Christians possessed on that side of Egypt . Meeting with some resistance from the castle , he advanced towards Gazahe entered by the back gatesput to the
, , sword all who opposed him and p illaged the city . Other business having called him into Egypt , he was desirous of driving the Christians out of Elah , in order to form a free passage for the Mussulmans , who went on their pilgrimage to Mecca : he took this city , pillao-ed it , placed a garrison here , and restored the mosques . The following died Adhefcalih of Egypt ; and with him
year , p terminated the dynasty of the Fathimites , and Saladine mounted the throne . This calip h had left uncommon treasures : the new prince kept no part of these riches to himself ; he distributed them to the . officers and soldiers , and reserved the most precious moveables for Noradin , with whom it was prudent for him to keep , upon good termsThis prince who had sometimes entertained strong
suspi-. , cions of Saladine , died soon after , and left an heir to the throne , a son about eleven years old , whom he vanquished , and compelled to submit , on condition of reserving the city of Damascus . In the year 1175 , he took upon himself the title of sultan , and exercised all the rights of sovereignty . I i
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Character Of Saladine,
hosts of profit . As the Egyptians groaned under a foreign yoke they were compelled to bear , he silenced their murmurs by his generosity and prudence . Not being able to reconcile the chief of the black eunuchs , who was also governor of Cairo , he attacked him with open force in a commotion , which the latter had occasioned , and rati him through with his sword ; this-gallant act restored the
public tranquility . Whilst Saladine was laying the foundations of Ins power , the Christians exerted every possible means to frustrate his designs . Noradin , by the acquisition of Eygpt , surrounded them on every side . Amauric , King of Jerusalem , in vain remonstrated to the princes of the west the exigent state of Syria , and the profanation , of the hollacesnone but the Greeks furnished any succours , the
y p :, Latins contributed only their promises . Two hundred large fiatbottom boats , with sails and oars , were sent to the assistance of Amauric , with which he resolved to lay siege to Damietta , to serve as a barrier to Palestine . This city was situated opposite Pelusa , a mile from the sea , upon one of the mouths of the Nile . Saladine , having received intelli of the designs of his enemiesplaced a
gence , stroiio- o-arrison in the city , and furnished it with arms and provisions ? ° He came himself to relieve it . The Franks attacked the place with all imaginable ardour ; but they were always repulsed , and their machines were burnt by the besieged . After the siege had continued fifty days they acknowledged the difficulty of the eriterprize ; Amauric raised the siege , and returned with the remains
of his army into Palestine . Saladine discovered the necessity of keeping a people , naturally seditious , constantly employed ; he raised troops , set out from Cairo , and marched into Idumea . He attacked a fortified castle near Gaza , which was the last place the Christians possessed on that side of Egypt . Meeting with some resistance from the castle , he advanced towards Gazahe entered by the back gatesput to the
, , sword all who opposed him and p illaged the city . Other business having called him into Egypt , he was desirous of driving the Christians out of Elah , in order to form a free passage for the Mussulmans , who went on their pilgrimage to Mecca : he took this city , pillao-ed it , placed a garrison here , and restored the mosques . The following died Adhefcalih of Egypt ; and with him
year , p terminated the dynasty of the Fathimites , and Saladine mounted the throne . This calip h had left uncommon treasures : the new prince kept no part of these riches to himself ; he distributed them to the . officers and soldiers , and reserved the most precious moveables for Noradin , with whom it was prudent for him to keep , upon good termsThis prince who had sometimes entertained strong
suspi-. , cions of Saladine , died soon after , and left an heir to the throne , a son about eleven years old , whom he vanquished , and compelled to submit , on condition of reserving the city of Damascus . In the year 1175 , he took upon himself the title of sultan , and exercised all the rights of sovereignty . I i