ave them from Turkish servitude.

"But all these efforts were in vain. The Crusaders, worn out by
fatigue, parched by thirst, were unable to withstand an enemy who
was incessantly recruited by fresh troops. The Christian army, a
moment victorious, was enveloped on all sides, and obliged to yield
to numbers. They retired, or rather fled, towards the camp, which
the Turks were on the point of entering with them. No words can
paint the consternation of the Christians, the disorder of their
ranks, or the scenes of horror which the interior of the camp
presented. There were to be seen priests in tears, imploring on
their knees the assistance of Heaven--there, women in despair rent
the air with their shrieks, while the more courageous of their
numbers bore the wounded knights into the tents; and the soldiers,
despairing of life, cast themselves on their knees before their
priests or bishops, and demanded absolution of their sins. In the
frightful tumult, the voice of the chief was no longer heard; the
most intrepid had already fallen covered with wounds, or sunk under
the rays of a vertical sun and the horrors of an agonizing thirst.
All seemed lost, and nothing to appearance could restore their
courage, when all of a sudden loud cries of joy announced the
approach of Raymond of Toulouse and Godfrey of Bouillon, who
advanced at the head of the second corps of the Christian army.

"From the commencement of the battle, Bohemond had dispatched
accounts to them of the attack of the Turks. No sooner did the
intelligence arrive, than the Duke of Lorraine, the Count of
Vermandois, and the Count of Flanders, at the head of their
corps-d'armee, directed their march towards the valley of Gorgoni,
followed by Raymond and D'Adhemar, who brought up the luggage and
formed the rear-guard. When they appeared on the eastern slope of
the mountains, the sun was high in the heavens, and his rays were
reflected from their bucklers, helmets, and drawn swords; their
standards were displayed, and a loud flourish of their trumpets
resounded from afar. Fifty thousand horsemen, clad in steel and
ready for the fight, advanced in regular order to the attack. That
sight at once reanimated the Crusaders and spread terror among the
Infidels.

"Already Godfrey, outstripping the s