, 1877-08-30

TSas Wbst o9 ls!n. nss him ,e dTe lens uRso ths
flc(d to superior forcc' replied khe, aud en-.
t!eavor 10 make m honorable cspltulatfon. Ask
the advice Of your Generals, nnd all tno.o to
counsel you hot otcrFse Tsc csas assembled ,,s
nss Council, who wcrc much divided In their
opinions. The greater part. .suppostnG the first
afe o. the Turks. was greatly abatcd, wcve Of
sthcy should fall upon thcIr fntrenchncnts,
sword III hand.
rsAcEsu1 couxsRts rnEvA1r.
IN. Ma w. ic tisc-Chanecllor, schalrotl, to whom
The advice which tho herself llal given the Car,
represented that such step was sign Of de-
SPAR, and not TO DO but In tue last extremity,
10 ny shc aaEes ~ to
might treat Of peace or caniiulntc. TIM
Czarna, who had heard all thar was snii, then
nppsa,ed !n ths Council and strenueus1v sup-
addina that she would willingly sacrifice iii ncr
jewels TO dazzle tho eyes OF tho cuvetous Yjsicr
ana his kiaia. The presence anu advice Of th!a
Princess determined the Council. who were now
all sou n ss opso1 hss hs h. ~ Gt neEoon
into It.
TIE 11oqUENcs or GOLD.
~ soon - tho GRIND Vtzier heard of tho
ordered them to 70 carried Into the tent Ut bis
kfafa to mike the propositions they wcro
charged with. This ~: what the ICxarina
Catherine ioFesaw. and the officer, whom slu
todo, .acaufttcd hsn,self perfectly well Of bis
commission. After having assarctf the Turk Of
Tho high esteem bis Czarish Majesty had for
him, he tottl him llc was ordered as proof Of
he would acccpt: In saying'this ho put q bng
into hts hands winch he lad brought with him,
and 'n which were 70, 90 ducats,. telling him at
the same time. that his master should not stop
Testimonies OF Ills regard for him, and bcsoicht
him, on lts part, to dispose tho Grand Vizicr to
listcn to tho denlltiGs whom he had design to
send to him. Tie kfala, charmed with the COM
pllmcnt of the Russian officer and stili tnoro
With tho present he Ind Just recclrctl from him,
ASSURED lin be would 70 directly and talk With
ITS RESULTS.
"Thfs he did accordingly, and told him that
the Aleoran did not allow II refusing peace to
an enemy who humblesl himself, and that he
ought to hcarkcn "a. his requests. he reprc-
sentca to him next tho despair VI tho Russians
and deprive lin Of all tue advantages be might
obtain By q treaty. There needed not
much moro to bring mum to listen to reason
VIE VI was 20 pacific in hts incltrations as tho
VtZier. 30 the Isussfan officer was ordered 10
come into tho pavilion. where he told tho Vfzicr
that hc had orucrs from bis Imperial Czaribh
Majesty, Ills master. to nsallrc him TINT ]c
never had any intention to break with the SUBJ
lime Porte or enter into war WILL, tlcr, that le
bad only armed In ILLS own tcfcnsc, mud slnre
Heaven had declared ltself for tho Ottoman arms
he desired suspcnsion In order to treat ri
peace. The Grand Vizlcr at first received this
messenger With haughtIness enough, but q. tho
klaa lad sat'slcd Ills religious .crurlcs before,
large caskct OF jewels md gold to d conafdcra.
bic value, which tho Russian officer begged him
70 accept Ia the name Of the Car, ,disarmcd him
him willing to grant tho suspension required.
THE ARMIES rnATERN1zE.
THE Russian a0leer Immediately returned to
army than tfe Turks brought all kinds Of re-
treatment to tho Russians, whose camp In IN
instant became like ialr, Ahound1nC In every
thing, their enemies likewise giving them tito
was in two weeks after concluded, though
much opposed on behalf Of tho King Of Sweden
by Count Foniatowskf
THE CONDITIONS or pEAcE.
"Ihc CEar was released upon promise Of sur
rendering Azoph, dcmoltshfng Taganrog, Cam
nfneCk, and 8amara, Of leaving tho Cossacks In
rcposc, and Of not opposlng tho return Of tho
King at Sweden Into ILLS own dominlons. On
to retire With safety, but ovcn gave his army an
cscort Of somo thousand spahis to preserve 1t
from tho Insults Of tho Tartars md ro1andcrs
OF tue King Of Swedcn's party, who were not
ment Of tho Cxariha's services Peter made her
no less present than tic crown and throno of
Russia, with this dcclaratton:-'Tha the En-
press Catherine, bis most dear spouse, had boon
Of grcnt service to him, not only in ali tho dan
gers Of the last war. hut nlso 10 several other
expeditions wllereln ahe had voluntarily accom-
panied him md assisted him with her couusels
rs mich as was possible, notwithstanding tho
weakness of T. l,sr SCI, particularly III tic battls
against the Turks upon the River Pruth, wucre
his army, REDUCED to e, 22,O00 men, was TO make
head against FIX, no Turks. 1t was under this
dangerous circumstance that she sfgnalized her
zeal By courage superior to her sex, which is
not ont7 known to all the army, but throughout
tho whole Elnpsrc.'
THE CHEAT EAPREss,
"Thls great Princess was burn OF poor and
very humble people, and spent the hest part OF
her youth III the capacity Of a common house,
servant. Having made pcaro with tho Turks
and received somo wayons 1t provisios from
thu Grand Vlzter, his Czarish Majesty prepared
70 teaye the Turkish doml2loue nud returned
to Ills own country. 1t ts reckoned that this cam
t'tlEn cost the Gar 20 goo men, besides sonl6
inillious in money and Jewels"