. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. materi-als for a dinner ; their next was to plunder the churches, for sacrilege was theirfavorite sin. Only about fifty people had remained in the town : among thesewere thirteen priests and monks, whom La Marck cruelly put to death. Alva, in a fierce rage, at once ordered Count Bossu, who had succeededOrange as stadtholder of Holland and Zealand, to retake Brill. He came bywater with a force much larger than that of the Beggars. No sooner had theylanded, than Treslong an
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. materi-als for a dinner ; their next was to plunder the churches, for sacrilege was theirfavorite sin. Only about fifty people had remained in the town : among thesewere thirteen priests and monks, whom La Marck cruelly put to death. Alva, in a fierce rage, at once ordered Count Bossu, who had succeededOrange as stadtholder of Holland and Zealand, to retake Brill. He came bywater with a force much larger than that of the Beggars. No sooner had theylanded, than Treslong and another rowed out to the Spanish vessels, fired someof them, and cut others adrift; while a bold carpenter swam with his axe to thesluice, cut it, and let in the waters on the north of the town. The Spaniards,after a brief attempt upon the southern gate, made off in haste to their remain-ing ships, and many were drowned in their dangerous flight. OUTRAGE AT ROTTERDAM. Bossu, thus baffled, made haste to Rotterdam. The gates were closed, andthe magistrates refused to admit a garrison, but agreed to let the troops pass. 524 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 525. through without stopping, a corporals guard at a time. The treacherous com-mander swore to observe these conditions ; but with the entrance of the first party,the whole band rushed in and cut down all before them. The innocent citizenshad trusted an officers word; but Bossu himself stabbed a blacksmith whostood by the gate with his sledge-hammer. Hundreds were murdered, andwomen outraged as freely as if the city had been taken by assault. It was deedslike this which made the Spaniards more than odious, and caused savage repris-als to be made when they fell into the power of the natives. The Beggars feltthemselves to be avengers. Finding that Brill was securely held by La Marck, and violence offered tonone but priests, its inhabitants began to return. They and their neighborswere forced to swear allegiance to Orange. The pru
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