Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-05
B. R. COWEN, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR ]

they had better send.
you can Judge as well as L. returned th
old man. "TLere will not be over four com
Panions with the emperor, and then we sha
have one sentineI beside. Twelve men,
should think, would be sufi-ient'
But suppose we send morei'
'You may send hundred, if you wish
but should thereby]rph the risk of bein
exposed, and you Of losing your price
1t was finally decided fhat only twelve me
should be sent. and in the course of half al
hour they were ready. efore they set oui
HusSein Pasha took them into a separat
apartment, and conversed with them som,
minutes. The old man bent his ear toward
the floor, but be could hear nothing, yet
peculiar light in his eyes showed that h
! knew well What the movement meant.
We'll, sir. your men are ready said Hus
sein, as be returned TO the apartment, IAN
will be frank with you, as hope you hav
been frank with me. Every man has a
order to run you through the moment they
detect the least signs of treason On your part
and you may be sure that they will not fol
low you into danger unnecessarily witt
their eyes shut. Now, go-and if you come
back in company with Nicholas, you will
come the most honored man of the day; anc
if you come mpty-handed. SO you com,
honestly, you shall lose nothing. But
you come dishonest, you will come headless
The captain will lead you outside the wall
and then give the guidance to you.'
Ere long after this the old man was in tnt
street, and around HIM stood twelve out
men. They were shrewd looking men tall
straight and muscular, and just the ones tC
carry on the enterprise for which they had
been detailed. There was a moon we'll up
in the heavens, and its light was sufficient &c
make the way plain. The captain led the
way down to The old fort, and from thence
he turned into baggage-way that ran be-
meath the walls Of some old e-houses.- -
At length they reached some of the new
works, and the Russian could not help ex-
pressing his admiration of the skill that
was 'here man fesied. When they had
reached point opposite the heights Of
Sirandscha, they stopped at small gate
and demanded egress. The captain convers-
ed apart with the sentinel few moments
and then passed out.
1t now came Lovinoff's turned to guide,
and he took the lead. His feeble steps
were hardly equal to the easerness of those
who followed; but they had respect ior bis
age and urged him not. The way was now
mostly uneven, broken ground, and hardly a
word was spoken till they had reached the
tJot o: the S;randscha, and here the captain
aSke! how IN Ich further they must go.
Not over a quarter OF a mile returned
the old man; 'and then we come to.the outer
post of the Russian army; The emperor
will be there ere long
Shortly after this the guide asked
Did you ever hear of the Russian spy
who once entered this town of ScEum-
LAP
Never returned the captain. Tell US
about it,
Strange that you should not have heard
of A. resumed L0vTnOf. But thus it was:
"A Russian Amy lay encamped before the
town, very much as this enc now lies. 1t
becomes necessary that something should
be learned respecting the defences of the
place, and bold, reckless man offered to
make his way into the city. ie did So
Under the cover of night he made his way
under the wall along the bed of an old water
course, the iron bars ofwhich had become
rusted off. He looked bout some, gained
much information, and was bent on gaining
more, when he was met by the commander
of the place. And what do you think be-
came of him.
He was hung, of course said the cap
toin.
No not hung
sWhy-ah, shotp
'No. n shotp
what was done with him!'
'Hsrk!-sh! Do you not hear the move
ment Of feet'
The party had now reached thick copse
of cedars which made out upon the hillside
in point and it was to this point they had
come. The moon shone full upon them,
and the moment they passed those cedars,
lHCJ OC IA vi tAS
army.
'You asked me what became OF that spy
said the old man, as they waited by the
copse. They did not know he was detected,
he confessed his nationality at once, and
pro:essed to have purposely fed from the
Russians. But this vas not the best Of
it,
sAh-'
NO. He wished to return immediatelyjo
his own camp, and to that end he offered
to deliver up very important thing to them
if they would accompany him. And now.
who do you think that spy VAST
who was il!' asked the captain, eagerly.
'But guess
we cannot
Would you believe me, if were to tell
You that it was the emperor himsell!'
'Impossiblep
'Bu, it is :rue, 1t was the very emperor
who! What emperorP
sNlchulasp
As the man thus spoke, he darted back
and lie; the long robe fall from his shoulders,
with one hand, and thrusting them in into
his bosom, he drew his ponderOus sword
with the other. The moon shone full in his
lace--the form was bent no more; but erect,
tall. stout, powerful, it lowered aloft. and
the broad breast bore single flashing
star.
sNichulas!' burst from the Turkish captains
lips, as his reason came back TO him. cat
him! o, my men, if we can but
His voice was lost in the loud, laundering
like call of the Russian emperor, who heard
the relief-guard approaching. With his
back against the wood, the lion held the
Turks at bay minute, and then host Of
Russian soldiers came bounding through the
thicket. They recognized their master in a
moment.
Let not man of them eFcape!' pronoun-
ced Nicholas, as he struck the Turkish
captain to the ground with the lai of his
sword.
There were twenty-eight men in the guard,