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The Peril of the Republic of the United States of America - Percy T. Magan

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crew, in many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ships, rose upon <strong>the</strong>m,<br />

butchered <strong>the</strong> men, ravished <strong>the</strong> women, and threw<br />

<strong>the</strong> children into <strong>the</strong> sea. Those who escaped this<br />

fate landed upon <strong>the</strong> coast <strong>of</strong> Barbary, when <strong>the</strong>y<br />

were attacked by <strong>the</strong> Bedouins, and many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m<br />

put to <strong>the</strong> sword. O<strong>the</strong>rs made <strong>the</strong>ir way into <strong>the</strong><br />

desert, and perished from famine. Of <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong><br />

lives actually sacrificed we have no accurate<br />

account; but it is said on very good authority that<br />

on one expedition in which one hundred and forty<br />

thousand were carried to Africa, upward <strong>of</strong> one<br />

hundred thousand suffered death in its most<br />

frightful forms, within a few months after <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

expulsion from Spain.”[3]<br />

“Now, for <strong>the</strong> first time, <strong>the</strong> church was really<br />

triumphant. For <strong>the</strong> first time, <strong>the</strong>re was not a<br />

heretic to be seen between <strong>the</strong> Pyrenees and <strong>the</strong><br />

Strait <strong>of</strong> Gibraltar. All were orthodox, and all were<br />

loyal. Every inhabitant <strong>of</strong> that great country obeyed<br />

<strong>the</strong> church, and feared <strong>the</strong> king. And from this<br />

happy combination, it was believed that <strong>the</strong><br />

prosperity and grandeur <strong>of</strong> Spain were sure to<br />

follow. <strong>The</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Philip III was to be immortal,<br />

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