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Chivalry,
CHIVALUT ,
AND THE INSTITtTTIOKS , OB . OBDERS , Or THE KKiaHTS 0 I \ ST . JOHN OF MALTA ; THE KTOHTS OI" THE TEMPLE OE SOLOMON ; AND THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS OE GERMANY . —BY A P . E . O . OE THE "ORBER OE MASONIC ENIGHTS TEMPLAE , AND OE ST . JOHN OE ; . MALTA . *
THE KNIGHTS 0 ^ THE HOSPITAL OE ST . JOHN . Peter Ditpont , an aged Piedmontese Knight , was next elected to tlie supreme office , although , he wished to decline its acceptance . He had soon to call on the Emperor to send aid to repel the incursions of a piratical Algerine chief . Charles , to protect the Christian territory and the commerce of the Mediterranean , fitted out a large fleet , on
board which he put 30 , 000 troops , and invited the Order to join him . The expedition was successful , and many Christian captives were set at liberty ; but , we regret to add , the rude Spanish and German soldiers committed , in their hour of victory , the foulest atrocities . The Emperor , in return for its services , granted to the
Order the privilege of receiving all provisions and military stores from Sicily free of duty / The Grand Master died in the next year , and Didier St . Jaille was elected in his stead : he lived only twelve months , and John D'Omeades , an Arragonese Knight , succeeded hinu At this period , the annals of the Order record the occurrence of two crimes by its members : an aspirant to the clerical branch
was convicted of sacrilege ; and an English Knight murdered a Maltese woman . They were tried and sentenced to death—being tied in sacks and thrown into the sea , a mile from the port . It is gratifying to observe , that in the whole history of a community comprising men of all climes there are so few recorded cases of crime or villany .
An expedition against the piratical state of Algiers was set on foot by the Emperor—a powerful fleet , commanded by the veteran Andrew Doria : the army it carried amounted to 26 , 000 men , 6 , 000 of which were cavalry . The Order furnished , as its contingent , 400 Knights , each having two attendants . The troops were landed , and were assailed not only by the fierce fire of the batteries , but by a storm , in which army and navy alike suffered ; and , after considerable loss ,
* Continued from page 67 . TOIi . IV , 31
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Chivalry,
CHIVALUT ,
AND THE INSTITtTTIOKS , OB . OBDERS , Or THE KKiaHTS 0 I \ ST . JOHN OF MALTA ; THE KTOHTS OI" THE TEMPLE OE SOLOMON ; AND THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS OE GERMANY . —BY A P . E . O . OE THE "ORBER OE MASONIC ENIGHTS TEMPLAE , AND OE ST . JOHN OE ; . MALTA . *
THE KNIGHTS 0 ^ THE HOSPITAL OE ST . JOHN . Peter Ditpont , an aged Piedmontese Knight , was next elected to tlie supreme office , although , he wished to decline its acceptance . He had soon to call on the Emperor to send aid to repel the incursions of a piratical Algerine chief . Charles , to protect the Christian territory and the commerce of the Mediterranean , fitted out a large fleet , on
board which he put 30 , 000 troops , and invited the Order to join him . The expedition was successful , and many Christian captives were set at liberty ; but , we regret to add , the rude Spanish and German soldiers committed , in their hour of victory , the foulest atrocities . The Emperor , in return for its services , granted to the
Order the privilege of receiving all provisions and military stores from Sicily free of duty / The Grand Master died in the next year , and Didier St . Jaille was elected in his stead : he lived only twelve months , and John D'Omeades , an Arragonese Knight , succeeded hinu At this period , the annals of the Order record the occurrence of two crimes by its members : an aspirant to the clerical branch
was convicted of sacrilege ; and an English Knight murdered a Maltese woman . They were tried and sentenced to death—being tied in sacks and thrown into the sea , a mile from the port . It is gratifying to observe , that in the whole history of a community comprising men of all climes there are so few recorded cases of crime or villany .
An expedition against the piratical state of Algiers was set on foot by the Emperor—a powerful fleet , commanded by the veteran Andrew Doria : the army it carried amounted to 26 , 000 men , 6 , 000 of which were cavalry . The Order furnished , as its contingent , 400 Knights , each having two attendants . The troops were landed , and were assailed not only by the fierce fire of the batteries , but by a storm , in which army and navy alike suffered ; and , after considerable loss ,
* Continued from page 67 . TOIi . IV , 31