The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-04-24
WHOLE NUMBER 500.


WHOLE NUMBER 500.
GOODNESS IN THE HOUR OF DEATH.
The most extraordinary coolness and
self-command, at the moment Of a violent
and cruel death, to be found 10 She annals
Of executions, is that Of Pugetscheff, who,
however, was no nobleman, but Cossack
Of humble birth, who deserted from the
Russian army after the seige and capture
Of Bender BY Gen. Panim, and fled to Pc.
land, where he was coneealsd for time by
hsrmi,s Of the Greek church. "Convers-
ing one day with his protectors says
French writer, already referred to, "hs
told them that once, during his service in
Gen. Panim's army, Russian officer said
to him, after staring him hard in the face,
if the Emperor, Peter H., my master
were not dead, should think now stood
before him. The hermits paid but little
attention 10 his tale; but some time after
wards one Of their number, who had not
vet met Pugeischef, exclaimed on behold.
ing Tin. is not that the Emperor, Peter
1llr The monks then induced him to at
tempt an imposture they had planned
N. Blanc's account differs from this, mas.
much as il asserts the resemblance TO the
defInct Gar to have been very slight.--
Whatever the degree Of likeness Pngets.
chef, declared himselfihe husband Of Cath.
arine Ill. murdered some time previous.
", bv Prince Barai,inski and bv Alexis
Orlof, the brother Of Cathariae's loys',)
and thousands credited his pretentions.-
The Cossacks ofthe river Yak afterwards
changed 10 Uraibv Catharne, who desired
to obliterate the memorv of this revols,)
we're just then In exceedingly bad humor.
After patiently submitting to great deal
Of oppression and ill-nsaRe, they had re.
ceived orders to cut off their rds.--This
they would not do. They had relinquiah.
cd, grnmblinely, bat passive, many fair
acre Of patronage; thew had furnished men
for new regiment Of hussars; but they re.
belled outright when ordered to use razor.
The Livioman general. Traubenbers, re.
paired to Yaitsk with strong staff Of bar.
bers, and began shaving the refractory
cossacks on the public market place. The
patients rose in arms, msssacred general,
BARRIERS, aides decamp; recognized Peter
Ill, and swore to place him on his throne
and to die in his defence. Catherine her.
self was uneasy, although che published
contemptuous proclamations, and jested in
her letters to volsaire, on the Marquis Of
Pugetschef, as she called him. II was
rather a serious subject TO joke about
The imposter defeated Russian armies and
slew their generals; burned upwards Of
two hundred and Fifty vilages: DESTROYED
the commerce ofSiberia; stopped the work
ing Of the Orengbergh mines; and poured
out the blood Of thirty thousand Russian
subjects. AT last he was taken. On bis
trial he showed great firmness; and although
unable 10 read or write, he answered tho
questions Of the tribunal with wonderful
ability and intelligence. He was condemn.
ed TO death. According 70 the sentence
his hands were to be be cut off first, then
his feet, then his head, and finally the
trunk was to be quartered. When brought
on the scaffcld, and whilst the imperial u.
tkase enumerating his crimes was read, be
undressed quickly and in silence; but when
they began to read tho sentence, he dex-
teriously prevented the executioner from
attending to il BY asking him all manner
Of questions whether bis axe was in good
order, whether the block was not Of less
size than prescribed BY law, and whether
he, the execu,ioner. had not BY chance.
drank moro brandy than usual, which
might mike his hand unsteady.
The sentence read, the magistrate and
his assistant loft the scafFold.
snow them" said Puge,schef' to the ex-
ecutioner. "!et Us have no mistake; tho pre-
scrbed order must be strictly Observed
So you will first cut off nv head--."
"The head first!" cried the executioner.
$50 runs the sentence. Have care |
have friends who would mike you dearly
expiste an error TO my prejudice"
II was too late 10 call back the mogis.
trate; and the executioner, who doubted.
At last snid TO himself, that the important
affair, after all, was the death OF the Grimm.
al, and that there was little differences
whether i, took place rather sooner or Ia.
ter. He grasped bis axe; Puge,schetf laid
his head on the block, and the next moment
il rebounded on the scatfold. The feet and
hands were cut off nfier death; the culprit
escaping torture by bis great preseace Of
mind"
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