reat glory from
an expedition which had but one good result, which was, that he succeeded
in rescuing twenty thousand captives; these men, very naturally, on their
return to their homes in every corner of Europe, magnified the wonderful
deeds of that prince who had been instrumental in securing their release,
and the massacre of the Tunisians was conveniently ignored. Charles had
defeated Barbarossa and expelled him from Tunis; he had now displayed his
magnanimity and altruism by the terms which he imposed on the miserable
Muley Hassan. As far as that individual was concerned, he certainly
deserved nothing better; but, as a _finale_ to an expedition blessed by the
Pope, and looked upon almost in the light of a modern crusade, it certainly
displays a remarkably keen eye for the main chance.

The preamble of the treaty runs as follows:

That the King of Tunis, recognising that he had been expelled from his
kingdom by Barbarossa, and that the Emperor in person, with a powerful
armada, had come and expelled this tyrant, taking from him the fortress
and town of Tunis and restoring them to the King Muley Hassan: that this
monarch is most grateful for so magnificent a service, and in
recognition thereof contracts to liberate all Christian captives who may
be in his realm, to give them a free passage to their homes, and from
this time forward binds himself to extend to all Christians kind and
generous treatment.

There can be no exception taken to this, which was the least which the
Emperor had the right to expect; but this was only, as we have said, the
preamble.

Muley Hassan was further made to contract to hold his kingdom in fee to the
Spanish Crown, to covenant that no corsair should use his ports for any
purpose whatsoever, that the Emperor should not only retain the Goletta but
that all other fortified seaports should be put into his hands, that the
King of Tunis should in future pay twelve thousand crowns per annum 'for
the subsistence of the Spanish garrison of the Goletta, that he should
enter into no alliance with the enemies of the Emperor, and should annually
present, as an acknowledgment of his vassalage, six Moorish horses and six
hawks.

Muley Hassan had exchanged the comparatively dignified position of a prince
in exile, who has been expropriated by the strong hand, for that of the
puppet of one of the greatest enemies of his religion. Neither he nor his
people were one whit the better fo