Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-05-06
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7 Il E r q SSIAN SPY
BY HORACE B. STANFORD.

"uiiHg the Whole RuSsia- Turkish campaigns Of
I le29-29 They Were never known in Russia.
save by few officers, who kept the secret for
I the sake of their lives
On the 10Th of July, 1923, the Emperor Mich :
elias IN person led his army upon Schumla. a
strongly fortified town Of Eastern Bulgaria. Up
+ I" the lJtil OF Mag. the Arcldukc Michael had
held command OF the army, but on that dav
Nicholas himself joined it. The plan had been
, TO march direct TO Constantinople, after having
taken Sehuinla and placed Russian guard in
IL. but IN hls plans the Emperor seemed to
forget that the Turks might make some stout re-
sistance in Bulgaria When the imperial army
reached Schunla, they found it in possession of
husse'n Iasha with a large Turkish army. The
Russian engineers supposed they knew all about
the deiences Of the place, and they had drawn
plans accordingly, and submitted them to the
I Emperor. But 10 ! when they reached the deep
vale before the town, they found that Hussein
/ a7ll5' had changed verything. New entrench-
ments had been thrown up, new forts erected
and such masks thrown in their way, that the
invaders could see but little of what had really
been done-though they could see enough to
convince them that the draughfs of their enrin-
GERS were good for nothing. Nicholas had at
his back over forty-fve Thousand men, and he
had planned to spend the night at Schumla,
place some one OF his competent officers in
charge, and then move on. But lie was stopped
most sGmmarly.
The Russian army prepared for encamDinr.
and as soon rs the Emperor's quarters could be
arranged, lie called a council os a few of his
officers. There were Rudieer, the Count Such
! telen, Benkcndorf, and two experienced cngin-
GERS,
So all ctr plans prove abortiye,7 said Mich
olas, after Lis aid had retired and closed the
door. Ne find that the Turk has made new
and stronger defences"
fAud has powerful army entrenchcd here"
said Rndieer.
Z" / ca-e not for his army but would not
throw away my men until l know where the
dogs have concentrated their power. We must
find shrewd fellow who can make his way
into tie enemy's camp. The thing can be done
Tor We have minute plans Of the old defences
and, of course, some of them must be as they
were before. If we take not this place then
We pass not over these mountains, but must i'm
medlaiely march back TO the Euxinc"
1t was past midnight, ard Hussein Pasha was
taking turn about the posts within the town
With him was n man well known in Turkey
Heman pasha Our readers. many of tbcr, rc
member the terrible massacre of the Mamelukes
by Muhammed Ali Heman was at that time
member Of the prescribed body, and he it was
VINO Ieaped hls horse over the wall of Cairo
He was the only one who escaped the massacre.
The two pashas had left the great magazine, and
were making their way towards the outer works
wren they eSpied dark form moving across the
pain before thcm. They stopped moment to
"a'ch It's h'tcns' but 1t seemed not to notice
men, keepins straight on aeross the street, and
was about TO pass INTO narrow way that led
down I" (" new line OF detenccs, when they
ha'ied II. whether the stranger would have at
tempted TO escape Is not certain, for on the same
moment that the Pasha hailed him a Turkish
officer, ut the head Of relief corps, up the
narrcw pass from the new redoubt.
=" Nho art thon. out here this time of night ?"
asked Hussein, coming up to where the man had
stopped
q am a Russian. lust come into tbe tov,
answered the STRANGER. sneakino tba Russ;or
tongue.
"Ha, A spy ;"
Il should not have been very rcqdv 10 ,c-
knowledge, as have. had come with srcb in
tent"
Husscin Pasba ordered tbo oficor Of tho ,,,or5
.o brin,, tho ,,r;so,ar ,Io,,,. o,,d 4,,,,,
/ for his quarters. When he reached his own
room in company with Hemen. he turned f.
look upon the stranger. He was an old man
! with flowing white hair and beard. nucb bent
! with age and trembling violently. The fatirpe
of the rapid walk had affected him seriopsIv
and it was some time ere he could command his
speech He wore heavy GOWN of dark brow,
I stuff, that came to his feet. and ON his head =
I bouna4 n,oda of f,,r
:. Now What do ve in o,,r citr ., ,sl,ed Hrs-
scin pasba. as soon ~ he saw that The old ,oa,
had become con,rosed
q have come into SchumIa more to escaDe