, 1874-01-25

erected. anu 1lOW kIb NOoA " AA4o AoANos1 ~
Kostromn and Vo1goda arose st. Petersburg.
With great danger and labor he succeeded IN
erecting the fortress OF Cronstadt, close oy. IN
the meantime Charles XII. at the head OF abous
45, 600 men, had crossed the frontier; ana Peset,
eeeing that he Was determined to make Russia
the theatre Of wnr, conceived the masterly idea
OF drawing him on, and
LAID ALL THE COUNTRY WASTE
between the Dniopcr and smolensko As
Charles advanced, Peter retired.
We will not follow the ambitious cnarles
through this bad-omened march. His army,
enfeebled by fatigue and hunger. without q
ruidc. aud in an enen1yB country, had to maze
its way through bleak solitudes, struggling Tor,
ests, sandy deserts, and forlorn morasses anu
his croyuing fatal mistake OF falling back on
tho Ukraine, vaiuly thinking that the cossacks
would support him, having secured the TREND
shin Of Mazeppa, their Chief, drove all hopes
from the breasts Of bis soldiers
we will bear our readers at once TO
TIE FIELD OF PuLTowA,
and vitness the plain ~ FLOODED With blood. and
strewed with foolish carnage" and all to crafty
the ambition OF one man. For two hours tue
battle ragged with fury. The slaughter was
dreadful 9,224 Swcdes we're SLAIN; the loss Q, OF
the Russian force was comparatively small.
Charles. being disabled by q wound from mount
| ing on horseback, Was borne in litter. o1e
| of the bearers being slot by cannon-ball,
| another Was provided; in the meantime the
King vas hostsd on H., the PseS see o' rnrs nrs
pierced by several shots, and three horaes we're
| killed, during the action. under Prince Menzl-
| koH. Both nlonarchB commanded their armies
| Charles, seeing his men falling on either side,
md the tide Of victory hopcleHsly against nun,
| fed to BenGa, where he remained for somo tlino
| refugee, uudor tho protection OF the tian4
Vizier. Peter begged him to return, but cou1o
| not persuade him. ..
| Charles made another fr1it1ess effort to re-
trie7o his lost fortunes, and finally, a. tue
| ~ of J%raHarica{,a1I received ItS GeHtU-
| wound
made
An EXPEDITION INTO TURKEY,
| but. not being couvcrsant with tie Topography
| of the country, he nearly surrounded by
the Turks at Pr1th, and, had il not been tor tue
counsel of the little homcly woman, VINO never
left him III camp or palace. defeat would ha'o
tarnished his late military renoWn. Ca:harno
persuaded him to come to terms w'th the s111ci'
and bv banding over his crown-jcwols. en agree
ment was made and Tho Russians retired. After
this ho made another trip to Hamburg, berlln'
Lubbock, Amsterdam, and Paris. -,
Ard nov, from the roar Of the cannon We VIII
turn to the dark tragedy enacted st ST. fete1s-
burg.
tho ill-fatcd son Of Eudosia, had long incurred
tie resentment of his father. of tail ana
commanding appearance, he was looked up
| to by natiop among whom colossal statu1c "os
nar:icuIarly esteemed. Around him ho had
collected associates who plunged iuto every sort
| oil vice and Gcentiousncss !; he openly opposeo
the reforms of his father, and. fearing hls dis
pleasure, left the country. >,,..
Peter. discovering his retreat az Naples
ordered hiE, to return, promising forgiveness
If ho did 80 on tue other hand, threatening hli1
with tho most dreadful curses II he fe1useo
A1exie, relying Oh h.s promises, returned, m anG
had barely arrived before he was arrested ane
imprisoned aud then began
which vas carried on for fivo months. Peter
: daily Visited him, and, working on his weak
mind prevailed on him to accuse himself Of t1e
most dreadful crimes, aud to name al the 1fonal
nominally consulted the priests and mobiles
what course to pursue; they, III awe OF III
: power, pronounced sentence OF death agalns
, | Alexis. and Peter, in spite OF Ms previous
pro.estations, confirmed 1t. Seated IN pllso1
| at Moscow by dim light, VIC zee the unfortu
pato Prince hearing tho sentence from the hp
| of his father, who actually mingled his tear
With his. The door opons, and Wal IS nanuee
to the monarch, who pours QUO tho contents an' .
| nrotrors them to his sou soothing d1aught
| FIR then retires. Alexis raises to his lips u
Iosoned cup, he drinks, commissions OF IN
: | most dreadful nature follow. and before morn
! lug
a he LIES CORPSE.
4 | Peter cnvc Out that tho ueNB that sentences Q
= death had been passed upon him had operate
- fatally on luis feeble constitution:
A Hitherto Archangel had been the LlVerpool Q
|, Russia. but Peter caused the trade to be It
, m1seo n:a ~ ,,aa os. and if,eet formed at As
) naltc "as optneo' tte VIZ, %h Ia alvo mado q
traehnn on tGo 'J!sI poraa Which, country va
eapeuietu1a ent ast5sc1od cn.diton and concluded
IN most Ast1lesou 1sa.eh1" to.,s IN his retur
peace on moas 4ia ~ Farcr of his People
ne rccease! suS s,lu s.ona fror7 that hare in,
dcscrhed soon after agitatcd tho streets
= Wcscou Al was in gala array; splendid aN
y % costly we're tho dresses OF those in tie magnit
= cent nrocession. aud the gorgeous spectacle va
- - the altract1on Of au. Cntharno
. . '''' ~s,. - nr cnowsrn QUEEN,
- and what na@eantry mHn ca1, be- too great for "h'
: ana , mnat ~ E;no aclichteth to honor? II
- "no1n auaf tne ,ifa % roes nb and down. Monzikol
=. eee. a1" ~ t;.aiaS - H., 81 the na1ace. heads til
u once 'io ~ nifoTn, oiittern with stars.
- Ams, ~, un4'1u TnI,;ar;nc tha Tiyoniun reasan
10 anu .nsual; 1 =, ~ -aaai nnrnIe.
ns.ayeu ~ n1 1i1se1f fdr his remaining yea
- tetea w. ~ ,.anna ho ;nstitnted an acalen
~ 70 tne alss - ~ pa"; hr;,t manv useful and oru
Oh seatne' '3;a,onts Hah u,t There Is curious Ger
l,.. e.A' eserre To- this DIV. Of blessing Il
~ ~ mous, os2et H. :" Na,,, Thc / rchnsuop. oft