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when the army of the Crusaders arrived. Kama was then I a 
its greatest splendour; a magnificent city, filled with wealth 
and abundance of all the luxuries of the east. It was ex- 
ceedingly populous, adorned w ith stately buildings, and well 
fortified with walls and towers. The princes and generals of 
the Christian army, having despatched the Count of Flanders, 
with five hundred cavalry, to reconnoitre the place, and sum¬ 
mon the city to surrender, found the gates open; the inhabi¬ 
tants, alarmed by the sudden approach of so powerful an 
army, had abandoned their dwellings and all their property 
during the preceding night. In consequence of this, a gene¬ 
ral rendezvous of the Christian forces took place in Kama* 
w here they remained during three entire days, regaling them¬ 
selves upon the abundance the place afforded. During this 
time, Kobert of Normandy was elected bishop of Kama and 
JLydda, to which bishopric all the revenues of the two cities 
and their dependencies were annexed; the whole army joining 
in thanksgiving to St. George, the Martyr and patron Saint of 
Biospolis and Kama, to whom the auspicious commencement of 
the enterprise.was attributed. Hence probably originates the 
peculiar consideration in which St. George* was held by the in* 
habitants of England, during the early periods of its history. 
A more revolting sight can hardly be imagined than was 
presented during all the rest of our journey to Jaffa. The 
road was entirely strewed with dead bodies. Not a planta¬ 
tion was to be seen but traces of the deadly contagion were 
also visible. In the general mortality, a valuable and much 
lamented British officer, General Kleber, of the artillery, at¬ 
tached to the suite of the Vizier, together with his-wife, be* 
came its victims. They had visited Jerusalem; and had oc¬ 
cupied the apartment afterward allotted to our use, in the con¬ 
vent of St. Salvador. Upon their return to Jaffa the fatal 
sy mptoms'were speedily manifested. Other artillery officers, 
who were also stationed in Jaffa at that time, informed us, that 
General Kleber soon became delirious, and very ungovernable. 
Insomuch that they were compelled to confine him to his 
chamber. His lady, from the inevitable consequences of the 
pious offices she rendered to the general, was seized nearly at 
the same time ; and, although unable, like another Eleonora, 
to save the life of her husband,.by taking to herself the morbid 
venom, was not less conspicuous as ao example of conjugal vis- 
for Harry l Bn&mi t mi St. George ! ,J Hen. V- act 3 .. sceae L 
