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ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM.

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for two bits of silver, and it is related that onewanted to retain the other, declaring he had madehim prisoner, and did not wish to sell him, but tohave him as his slave. At all events, he blusheddeeply, and was unwilling to accept the ransom.'—It was considered by the Turks a good omen, thata valuable horse leapt from a European ship,lately arrived, and swam, not to the Christiancamp, as his owners intended, but into Acre. 1 —Anemir falling sick, and wishing for death in battle,ordered out his charger, and mounting him withexcessive pain, died a martyr. 2 —The Christian linestood like a perpendicular rock, on which nothingcould have effect. One slain, another took hisplace instantly. They had fought till night, andlay on their arms, and renewed the battle at day-break. Until noon, it was balanced. The Moslems’right at last penetrated to the city, by the latestspot the Christians closed, and where the workswere fresh. Even Saladin himself then rode intoAcre, but returned to his camp with his army,whichthere went to repose after such fatigue; Saladin’sphysician protesting that his master had not tastednourishment from Friday morning to Sunday night 3—so he had to retire. But for that retreat of his,

i Arab. Chron., 248. 2 Id., 249. .

3 Id. 247.