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ly broken and routed, and mere remnant
succeeded in reaching Dargo, leaving be.
hind guns, baggage wagons, more ham
800 laden mules and horses, three gener-
ais, and 1900 dead men, Woronzow
was extricated from his perious position
with the grea,est difficulty, and after an
immense number of men had been lost
The lying Russian bulletins, however,
claimed the taking of Dargc as victory,
aud Woronzow was made prince for his
service
But Schamyl's most brilliant exploit
was performed in the year 1916. That
his power was now generally recognised
and well consolidated may be inferred from
The fact that he was able in that year 10
assemble Ga! ant army of 10000 horse
and foot, with which he burst into the
Russian province Of Kabardia, living on
the north of lhe Caucasian range, laid
waste the Russianized villages, reused The
native inhabitants of the province 10 Join
his standard, 'stormed the Stanrza Urvch,
besleged Nallschik for six DAYS. and with
his fine cavalry carried fire and sword to
the gate of the Russian JekateGuogrod. -
lie returned home ladened with enormous
booty, and tho Circassians weae safe in
their mountains before the paralysed Rus
slams couid,mako up their minds what to
DO. In succeeding years, Schaa VI repea-
ted the same daring ncursions, the last Of
which occurred in 1853. when lie broke
through the limo of Russian forires,es. in
h;cted terrible defeat upon The Russian
army, captured artillery stores, and re-
conquered considerable trac. of terrific
ry, According TO the last intelligence. he
is now lowering upon the south side o
the Caucasian lange, ready TO co operate
with the Turks in their attack upon The
Russian province of Georgia..
Such is Schamyl--the hero Of the Cir
cassan-the greatest warrior now in The
East His people almost worship him.
Tribes formerly at feud follow him i'm
plicirly and devotedly. He has organised
them, displined them, and inspired then
by his own spirit. His genius as law
giver is fully equal to his genius as mi
Ii ary leader; and although the country il
in state of war, it is even better COVER
ned now than It vas when in state @
Russian peace. The separate interest.
OF tribes and clans, often at feud, hav.
given place to large, free, national spir
it, and ardent love Of liberty. Schamy
has organised a system Of internal commu
nicaton, system of ustce and Ioca
administration, and IL regular system Of fin
ance, distinguished by extreme econo
, my.
: The entire population ruled over b.
Schamyl does not amount to more thai
about 600, ,000--a popuIolion only abou
2 one.half of that of The county Of York -
r Yet to hold them in check requires rec
j ular Russian armv of above 100000 me
; Of whom some 10000 yearly fell victim
. to fever and Circassiah bullets. Nor d
they succeed in making any impression o
: Schamyl on the contrary, his forces an
powers of resistance seem to grow yearly
!, for it is said that even the western Cil
= cassians have recently declared in hi
II favour, and al! this Russian expendtur
n of lives, treasures, bullets. and gnnpowde
l. is vain against small but gallant pee
g pie fighting for their liberty. AS the abl
It writer in the "W Westminster Review" Ct
II whose admirable article on Schamyl "
Q strongly recommend the readers after
h ion) observes:-"Ihe late deeds of tn
e Turkish army on the banks of the Danub
=. do bu. confirm the moral of Schamyl'
: history, showing as it does what youthft
e vigour there is yet in Islam, and ho'
n much nobler is the nationality of the fre
K Caucasian than that Of the slavish Ru.
s SLAMS. at heart savage, but knouted int
3 order, chicaned into obedience, and white
g washed over with an outward semblanc
of civilization"