Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-02-15

1t forms part OF biographical sketch OF the
famous
suyarof of Angelic Suwarraw,
Who loved blood Alderman loved marrow.
Catharine had huddled up q peace with the
Sultan in l774, partly on account of the
Pugarchey danger, and partly because of the
menacing tone of the British Cabinet; but no
sooner was England involved in a war with the
United States of America, and France prepar-
ing to strike in with the revolted colonists than
the Empress, true to the traditional policy Of
St. Petersburgh, forthwith commenced, while
yet the ink was wet which she had subscribed o
covenant of perpetual peace" with Turkey,
active provoca tions for the renewal of the war
by offensive demonstrations, in the Crimea, on
the Kuban northward of the Caacasan-Cor-
dillea, and on the shores of the Black Sea. In
l776, Suwarrow, fully possessed of tho designs
of the Czarina, left st. Petersburgh for Cher
son, the most southern point of the Russian
frontier toward Turkey; and without even a
decent pretcnce for hostilittes, at once attacked
Dulut Ghiray, khan Of the Crimca, drove him
off to seek such redress as Constantinople might
afford and set Schaim Ghiray a kinsman of
the deposed khan, and the supple tool of Rus
sia in his stead. General Suwarrow next pro-
ceeded to erect forts on the Kuban and provoke
hostilties with the "banditti of Circassia," but
with such i'll fortune that he abandoned the task
to Major-general Kayser, and busted himself
with "the delicate mission" much easier one
at all events, than guerilla warfare with the
Tcherkess, of removing some 10000 Armenian
families from the Crimea to the district Of
Catherinorlof in Russia, whore they would be
more manageable than in their ewn country.
Nearly third of these unfortunates persisted
by the way Of fatigue and privation, and hun
drcds threw themselves in despair under the
hoofs Of the Cossacks' horse as the riders, in
obedience to Suwarrow's orders, pricked them
on with their spears, as if goarding cattle tt
market or to pasture. The Sublime Porte loud
ly demonstrated against these proceedings of thu
Russian general, and even went so far as to pa
rade numerous fleet in the Black Sea, but th,
deplorsble war with America and her European
allies, precluding the minister of Lord Nortl
from afording the Sultan more than "moral'
help, the Capudan Pacha returned with hi
feet to Constantinople, after receiving con
temptuous note from Suwarrew, in reply to hi
demand for an "explanation" Of the Russian
doings in the Crimea and the appearance o
.'Russian cosairs" in the Black Sea, to the of
feet that the legitimate khan of the Tartars
Sehaim Ghiray, had been pleased to call in th'
aid of his august allies, the Empress Of all tn
Russias, which had enabled him to dispense will
the assistance of tho Sultan; and that with re
gard to the scandalous epithet of "corsairs' ap
Piled by Capuden Pacha to her imperial Majes
tvs ships, that was o grave offence, whicl
must be answered for hereafter. The Sultan wa
at length induced to knowledge Sohaim Ghira
as the rightful khan and that point gained
comparatively tranquility prevailed till l7S2
when the Tartar tragi-comic farce was playe
ont. Large bodies of Russian troops havin
bsen quietly drawn together, and judiciousl
posted. the Prince Potemkin issued proclams
ton setting forth that Schaim Ghiray ha
solemnly abdicated his khanship, entirely {
his own free will, in favor Of the Empress (
Russia, to whom therefore, all Nogay Tartel
were bound, and required Immediately to swes
allegiance. The facilitate the due performan,
Of this solemnity-at which Sawarrow and h
soldiers were of course to assist--a great fea
was provided in the open air for the Ncgay chic
and their dependents; where, after they ha
devourcd 100 oxen and 800 sheep, with 32,OC
pints Of sage-brsndy, the cath was administsrt