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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
NOTICE TO llEHHolpERs.

rr,ug UNDERSIGNED PLAINTIFFS HAVE
i thi. dsy commenced an sction In Tho Dts'
tr,et Court VI the First Judicial District Of the
stat. Of Nevada. In and for tbs COunty of Sto-
rev, AGAINST George Thomas. dstndant, 10 en-
forxo q lien upon the propsrty situated In ths
CITY of Virginia. County OF storey, state Of
Nevada. de-s8ibcd a. follsvsi A Quo siorJ
dvelli. house and land In Block No. W. Range
west of srmmlt street. comm ncing at stAk,
Is fe.t south % George Thomas h0u,e. and
runnirg north 30 feet. theace ~e.t III feet
thence ru'h 100 ret, th-ner..cAst 6s Ret. .,
pl,c. of bes,nning: which lien 10 GAINED I'M
der and BY virtue u an Act of the IL gislatur'
of the state of Nevada. entitled, "An Act u
secure lien. TO mechanics aud other-, ard te
rcpeai all o,h.r Acis In relation thereto" sp
proved March .. 1876.
Nov. therefore. all psrSous holding or claim
ins liens upon said premises under the provis
IONS Of said Act ars hereby Noticed 10 be and
appear before -sid District Court on FRIDAY
Jaly n, A. ID. lsTi, q, 10 O'Clock A. n. the same
beiny a day of the resnlar June Term. A. ID
i-IT. of rsid Court. and 90 exhibit then and
there he ptuoi of their said liens.
L. u. DO,N n oO. Plaintiffs.
r. n. TArLoR Atty. for Plaintiffs.
DATED June ~, ISL.
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. Eta SILVER MINING CON.

n PANY.-Loc.iion of ptineipsi pisee of
bu.in..s. san frahelrco, California.
Location of works, Gold llill Mining District.
Storey rountv. state of Nevada.
Noiice 4. h.rcby given. that al meeting OF
the Ba.fd of pirce'osr, held on the Ith day OF
June. isfs. an s--e--ment tNo. - %. fluy
Gents ti0 ~ per share was levied upon
the eapltAi stock of the corporation. "a, able
immedlsiely. In United staic- gold coin, to the
SECRETARY Al the ONCE Of the Company. Rooms
5 and q. No. ~. Montgomery street, saa iran
cisco, "a lforniA.
ANY stock upon which this assessment shall
rcraaln unps,d on Thursday. the ia;h dsy of
Jui,, isiT, win be delinquent. and advertised
for sale At public auction. and unless payment
IL made bsftre will he sold on THURSDAY.
the ~ Cay of August. is!s. On pay the de.
Ilnauent assessment. together with costs of
advertising aud expenses of sale.
Nv or,.er Of the boari of irectors.
WA. ~. WATSON. SECRETARY.
Ofio.-Ii,oms and No. 3o3 M0uigomery
street. San Francisco. csliiornis. le9'd
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THE JUSTICE MINING cor

PASY.-Locstion Of principal place VI
ba-ine--. San Francisco. California
Location of works, Gold liili, storey county,
Nevada.
Notio~ is hereby given. that ct a meeting OF
the Board of Directors, held on the Tth day OF
June. 1871. an a--@--ment tNo. 2ol Of One Dollar
and fifty Cents tti 81 per share ws- levied upon
the capital stncs of the corporation. psyahlc
Immediately, In United stats gold CON. io the
seervtary, al the once q the Ccmpsny. Room
q Ilsywsrrs Bailiins. No. iiy Caliiotnia strc.t.
san Francisco. California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shsll
remain unpaid on the Twelfth day Of July,
1877. will be delinqusot. sni advertised for
sale at pnblic auction. and unless payment 10
male beforc will he sold ON "WEDNESDAY, the
lat day VI August, iS!T. 10 bay the delin-
qaent a--e..ment. tossthor with costs OF sdver.
ti-lng A1d expenses Of sale.
Dy order OF the hoard of Dircctors.
JAS. n. kESNkDY. Secretary.
Ofiee-Econi No. = Haywsrl'- Builiin;. No.
<i9 CAlifOtniA street. Sss Francisco, CALIFORNIA;.
ieytl
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the board Of Directors. made on the isth dsy Of
q % ,aes III .ioes Is nay bs nsss..sr, n vii y soid
si public auction. st tho aalesroom OF Maurice
Dore 4 Co., No. llo PIns street., Nan rnneisco,
California on THURSDAY. the i1ih day Of
July isTI. ct the hour Of o'clock r. y. OF said
day, 10 pay said dsllnqusnt sssessmsnt thereon,
together with eosts Of Advertising and eE.
J. II. skYRR, Secretary.
Of,ce-Iioom No. 80 Arademy Building. No.
so Pinc street, Ban Francisco. California.
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PROPOSALS.

NOTICE Is nERE8Y GIVEN THAT
SsAled Proposals w.ll be rccsiyed by the
B,arl OF County Commissioners, To and In.
clu,llns the al day of July. 4. u. isg1, for the
construction and er cion ~ stone wallr. To te
Luilt on the north. south aEd ve-, slle- of the
caurt house bot. and wJod and al Hence. In
be errcte,l on the southwest corner of kAld lot.
and the Fxcavatiug OF 10, back Ia street.
Al-o. y the construction Of fis.-st Side.
wais, - be laid at the front of Court.bouse.
Pans and specifications for said work can he
.--n du ing o1iee hour, at tbs once az the
County Clerk.
All hids Zoe the work nr-t above msntioned
TO be accJmlansd by 70 ecrtined check In the
surl Of two thousand dbl ars. or its equivalsot,
and fot the -scoLd. Ia be accompanied by q
cLecs fos cne thousand dollars or its equiya
leat. said chsck. TO he returned upon awarding
of contract. To- Commissioners reserve the
,Ishl tu re oct any and all bids. by order Of
the bad of County Commissioner VI storey
County.
sAt;sets ,. u. MCFARLAND,
CJunty Clerk.
py n q. THosr.oS. u putty Clerk. jc75 q
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FOR SALE.

THE wELLKSowN SALOON. BOARDING.
! and Lodging Houss. sltusted opposits The
Bacon mill. Silver City. togsihsf With the Lot.
10 offered Tor sale cheap. ticknsss and wish
to move 70 California b the eaupe Of this valu
iar.hsr % p ppsrtieuisrs inquire Il the NsSs oa;es.
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FIRE CRACKERS.

ATA NETTING OF TIE BOARD or
~ Trustees VI the Town Of Gold Hill. hell
June IL. 1917. the Town Marshal vs. instructed
10 stristly enforce the Oriinsnce forbidfing the
sxpIoding of rire crHckers. BJmbs and similar
srplosives and Fireworks within the town llm-
IL Of Gold Hill on the Fourth of Juiy.
q. q. STEVENSON. President:
W.0. Hrps. Secretary. tsd d
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ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.

ORoWN POINT GOLD AND SEE.
~ vEk MIaISu c0NPANY.-Loeation Of
principal place Of basine~s. san francisco,
Lcesiion OF works. Gold nm. Storey county.
Nevada.
Nsties 10 hereby given. that 81 nesting Of
the bard OF Directors. held On the fNn day
Of Juns. 1871. an assessment mo. 81 "
Une Dollar psr shArs was levted upon The
capital stock of the corporation, paysbls I'm
Ins<liately. In United Ststss gold coin, 10 the
secretary. al the ofiee OF the Company, Room 2S
HaywaTds Building. No. kf9 California street,
san Francisco. cad ornia.
Anf stock upon which this sssessment shau
remain unpaid on the 7tth day Of July.
1871. viii be eelinquent. and advertised Tor
sais al pabli, Anetisn. and unless payment ir
made before will be sold oo TUksDAf. the
fSurteenth day Of August. 1871. 10 paw the do
linguent assessment. tegethrr With costs of al.
verii.ing a.d expenses of sale.
by order of the Board Of Directors.
JAMES NEwLANDS, Secrstary.
Ofhee-Room No. - Hayward's building. No.
tis California street. san Francisco. California
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OxE.aAN sILvE. aIsINo


OF business, san Francisco. California.
Loealicn OF works. Gold HIN Mining Dis
triet. storey county. stats of Nevada
Notice 10 hereby given. that a . nesting q
of jane, 1877. aa sAssssasst (sSs. ~ VI
rhres Dollars prr share wss lsvied upon the cap
ltAi stoek q tho eorporation. payable tmmedi-
atsly, Ina United States gold con. to the Secrc'
tary. at the one. OF the Company, In Nor
roa = Iiaiiiing. Tii California STREET, esn Fran
cisco, California.
Any sock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 25th day OF July,
isIT, will be delinquent, and advertised for
ssla at public auction. and unlcss payment 70
made before will be- soh on MONDAY, the
18th day OF AuNust 1871. tn pay the delin-
qucnt assessment. together with costs Of ad-
vertisins. and expenses of sale.
By order ot the Hoard OF Directors.
GEO. ID. EDwAkDs. Secretary.
Ofieo-fu Mor.ov's Building. <t California
street. San franei.eo. Califomia. ief1 ID
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DELIsouEsS SALES.
TNICK 4 , o 0CK En- HIHINe

NICK z ER D OCK ER NININe
n C0MPANY.-Loestion Of Principal plaes
Location OF works, American Plat Mining
Dlsirict. storey county, Nevada.
Notice.-Thsre are delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stock. on sccount of -.
sessment No. is, levied on the 10th day Of
Nay 1871, the several amounts set opposits
the names OF the respective sharsholdsrs, -
Name. No. o.rii. .sss. Ant
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Tax BOARD oP TRUSTEES OF GOLD
u Illli do ofdain:

THE BOARD OP TRUSTEES OF GOLD
= Hill do oriAin:
srcros Z. rhs Pprident and Clsfk % the
Board OF Trustees % the roxn Of aold Iiill
| arr hereby authorized and required To issue
me Bond of The Town OF 9oil lllll In the sum
Of Fourteen thousand Dollar-, Uni,ei stsies
GOln q In.
sEc. !. The r.id Bod .hal be In su,h form
o. the President and Clerk OF said Board may
prr-cr,be. and shall be q, the effect that the
ro.n Of auld liiii is bound and holden and
will pay 90 the holder Of aid Bond the sum of
man-y nsmed therein out of the nrst none .
coming Into the Treasury Of said Tswn IRON
/ tsxes. with interest tlereon at the rae of ene
psr cent per month. In Uaited statcs oold
Coin. tnt@r~-t payable qusr,eriy
sEc. :. The none, received nom the sale OF
ssid Iiond rhsll be placed In the Contingent
funt 10 said rswn Of did Hill. and shall b.
u.s,l TO dciray the expenses oi the said rown
and shall b. drawn from ths Treasury Il said
roxn oaiy upon warrants duly signed BY the
President and Clerk OF the sali Board .f Trus-
tess. duty authorizei thereto By the said Board.
SIZE q. Tbs Treasurer of the Town Of Gold
mn .h,li pay said Ronl TO the holder thereof
upon presentation aeeoIding TO law.
SIC. 5. Ordinance No. -. prov iding for the
i-saanee 81 certain Bonds. pa.sci april .. 1871.
i- hereby rcIsalsd aud all Bonds Issued there.
under are hereby ordercd cancelled.
enc. 4. Thi. ordinance To taAe effect aud be
IA force from and after Its passage. and One
weeks publication IN The aold liili sEws.
&. q. sTkvENsON.
President ef the nosri of Trustees
of the Town of Gold Hili.
Attest. ". q. HYDE
Clrrk VI the Board.
At special meeting of the Town Trustees
hell June o. 1871. Tosn Orllnsncc No. lOi
~ss prc-eI tel for adoption. with tho following
result. Ayes --Tru-t-es sox, Mercer. Copeland,
.nd President s,sven.oa. Ao.snt-Tn s'ee
wooley. W. q. uiDk,
Clerk of the Board.
Ooli HI. June Is, 1877. je35 iw
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cUCCo. MIL Ann MININa

CUCCOH MILL AND MINING
- COMPANY. .-Jossiion of PRINCIPAL place
Of has ne-s. san frsnci.ao, California.
Location of works, Gold ilill Mining Dis
trict. storey county. Nevada
Notice IL hereby given. thai at meeting OF
IN. hoard of Direc'or~. held on the 18th day
ef Nay. is1i. an as-es-ment iN". III Of fifty
Cents l5oe.l per share Was levied upon the
capital stock of the corporation, payable
Immediately. In United states gold coin. To
the seeretafy, al the once of the COMPANY.
Rooms and g. 10. 500 Montgomery street. sst
Franeiseo. California.
Any stock NJ a which this s-----men' .hail
remain unpaid on Monday. the 2i day Of Jply.
isyf. viii bs delinquent. and advertised for
sale At pub.ic suction. api unics. payment ts
male bef5rs will b. .cli on MONDAY. the
xli tay of July. ISL. u pay the delin-
ouent assessment. tsgcther With costs OF adj
verti.ing AMI expen-es of sale.
wM a. WATSON, Secretary.
once Rooms and q. No. sri Montgomery
street. san Francisco. California my2s I'd
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DELINQUENT SALES.
OoNsoLIDArED IMPERiAL MN

DONSO OLlDArED IMpEBiAL MIN.
u ING COMPANY. : Location Of principal
plarc OF business. san Francisco, California.
Location OF worhs. Gold Hill. Stony county,
Nevada.
lowing -describsd stock, ON account OF aspexs-
msns 1ao. ~ levied on the 18Th day OF May,
isTT. ths several amounts set opposite the
nmes Of the respective shareLolders. a. fol.
lOWa:
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svss ssASEs s1s'as sssSssTss,.,as sSSssTIHs.Es


ol principal place of Susinsss, san Francisco
California.
Location OF works. rirg,nia Mining District.
Storey county, Nevsds.
Notles 10 nereby yiven. thai al meeiln. oi
tho lboard of Directors. held on the 2Sth day
Of May. 1871. an assessment tNo. ~ OF
Ten (i0) Cents per share was levied upon the
capital stoek of the corporation. payable i'm
mesiiaiely, In United States gold coin. 10 the
Secretary. At the once of the Ccmpsny. No. toc
California street, Room No. ID, san Francisco.
California
Any stock upon which this assessment shsll
remain unpaid on the 2fth das of June. issI,
win be delinquent. and advertised for sale
at publie auction. and uns-- payment 10 made
before win BE- sold on THURSDAY. the 18Th
day of July. ISL. 20 pay tho delinquent
assessment. together with costs of advertising
and expenses OF sale.
By oder OF the Board of DIRECTORS.
FRANK MOYEii, secretary.
Offcc-No. s0s California street, hoom 10,
san Francisco. California.
NoTiCg.-Partie- holding due hills for stock
in the Moant Hood. vsse uver. George Doug
iA-s. DE IIaro. rolo and sabine Mining Comp.-
niss are requ-sted t. pse-eat the same imms-
diatsly 10 the Secretary. m,2td
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CALEnoAI, slLyE. MI, n,SsNe .

~ COMPANY. Y.-Locatlon ot principal pisce
of business. ran fraIeiseo. C.iiiornis;
Iorstion a works, storey county. Nevsda.
Notice Ia hereby given. that at meetins 81
the board OF Directors, held on the sih day of
lime. isrJ, an Assessmsnt tSo. ~ Of fif'y
cent. per sharv wa- leviet upon the
capltsl rtock Of the corporation. payable imme-
rrtsry. Al the ofnc- II the Company. tit Cali
fyruis street, San Francisco. CAiifornia.
Any stock upon which this assessment shali
remain unpaid on the 18Th day of July.
1871, will he delinquent. aud sivertissd Tor
sale Al public suction, ant unless payment
is male bskprc. will be sold on the Thirty
nr-t day of July. ISL. To isy the delinlu. nj
AA-~--meut. together with costs oi advertising
aud expenses of sale.
R wEGENER. Secretary.
Ofire-No tit C.lisornis street. san Fran
cisco, California. jssti
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NJEw YonK MINlNa COMPANY

NJEw rOBk MINING COMrANn.
IN Location OF principal place of ousiness.
LEGATION Of works, Gold lIlli, Storey county,
So,,ce is hereby given. that At . meeting Of
The Bosr,l OF Directors. held on the iiih day Of
June, lsII. an ssss>-ment t>o. IN OF Fifteen
Cests per sharr wss levied upon the new capital
stoct oi the corporation. and In pfoportion spoe
each . d every old share outstanding. pay.
AHA Immediately. In uhit.d states gold
roiu- 10 the Secretary. at the once OF the
Conpany. Room u nsywarr- uuiliing az
c.iifornls street, San Francisco. Caiiforpia-
Anv siock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the scvenieenth day OF
July, ISL. will be delinquent. and sdver'
t,sed for sale Al public anetion, and uniers Iay-
ment 10 male before, will be sold on MON
DAY. the sixth day Of August. is'I, 10 pay the
delinauent assessment, together with eosts oi
advertising and expenses Of sale.
nv order Of the hoard OF Directors.
ID. L. THOMAS. Secretary.
OaIee- Room No. n IIayward's Building.
No. tis California street. san Francisco, tall
fornia. leis@
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PIANO TO LET.

A WOODWARD b BRowSm
a PIANO. used but few HXHU
mon,hs. for rent. Apply a. Nn.v Iu
Moss MIIiinsry Store. iA south y ssees.
virsinia City, or at q. W. Hall D Cos nsvs
'.si;' ,sisf r nam '' n. 81 5. PARSONS, Assa,.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-07-26
When Wheat is Green.

When wheat is green in furrowed fields,
And forest lanes are lined with leaves,
And passion unto pleading yields,
And every mateless maiden grieves
For lack Of love, at such time
My pleasure will be in its prime
The clouds that keep away the sun,
And cover up the moon at night,
Before the strong March wind will run,
And leave the heavens blue and bright,
The gun will shine upon the sea-
The moon will light the wood for me.
And then, all, then! Oh, dearest days!
Laburnum branches, thick with bloom,
Will throw their gold garden ways,
And kiss the windows Of my room;
And then the day! How will it be
To live in such felicity!
NV brow with blossoms will be bound,
And from my fears shall be free;
Oh, tardy time, bring quickly round
The merriest month of all for me!
That may hear the church-boys sing,
And on my finger see the ring!
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-07-26
A Young Hero.

At the disaster which, not long since,
destroyed the lives of many miners in the
West Pittston mine, an incident occurred
in which the heroic and pathetic are
mingled.
A boy of twelve years, named Martin
Craighan, stood with q companion on the
carriage, waiting to be hoisted up from
the mine out of impending danger, when
1t flashed upon his mind that number of
workmen had not been warned of the
terrible peril they were in.
With noble impulse of self-forgetful
Kindness, he resolved to rescue them, if
possible, and asked the other boy to 90
with him. This boy refused, and was
safely drawn up-the last who was
brought up unscathed. Martin rushed
through the chambers and galleries of the
mine alone, to carry the startling news to
the imperiled miners. Then he hurried
back to the shaft again, hoping to escape
with his life.
He waited for the carriage to descend;
but the wire rope had melted, aud the fire
was now burning so fiercely above him,
that all hope of escape in that way (the
only outlet) was cut off.
He fed back to the miners again; but
experience had taught them the utter
hOpelessness of escape by the ordinary
way, and they had built barricade in
Martins absence, which afforded them a
temporary protection from the noxious
gases and smoke that were slowly filling
the mine.
The barrier was solidly built, for upon
the defense it afforded them against the
smoke and gas depended the only chance
that they had to live until the burning
shaft was extinguished.
Martin stood ut the barrier and begged
piteously to be admitted. The few sur
vivors who heard him, say the little fell
low cried. But to have made passage
way for him would have been death to all.
So they were obliged to refuse him.
After while he went quietly away to
the stable. He had been promoted to the
position of mule-driver only the day
before; and now he went to his mule,
and there wrote with chalk upon a piece
of board the names of those who were
dear to him, and then lay down beside
his mule to die.
His body was found close to that of the
poor animal, which, in its death agony,
had rolled upon him and wounded his
breast with portion of the harness. So
died this little hero in the dark.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-07-26

simultaneously with the dearth which
is causing so much anxiety in India, says
London Times correspondent, a famine
is raging in the north of China; but
while the care and energy of the Indian
government reduce the distress in the
former case to the minimum, people are dy-
ing by thousands in China of sheer starva.
ton. The scenes of the chief distress are
in the north and east, in the extreme nor til
of Kiangsu, in Shantung, in Pechili and
in Shanse; and from Shantung especially
the accounts which reach us are heart
rending.
The whole tract of country in question
suffered last summer from drought, which
nearly destroyed the crops; and the peas
antry, having eaten what little grain they
had in store, or were able to gather, are
reduced now to the last stage of want.
The picture drawn by Protestant mis-
sionaries in Shantung, and who are dis
tributing the aims literally contributed
by the foreign communities in China, is
terrible. Mr.. Richard writes:
"Having finished their corn, the people
are now eating grain husks, potato stalks,
and elm bark, buckwheat stalks, turnip
leaves, and grass seeds which they gather
in the fields. When these articles are
exhausted they pull down their houses
and sell the timber, and it is reported
everywhere that many eat the rotten
sorghum stalks from the roof and the
dried leaves of which they usually burn
for fuel. Of their eating fuel leaves
there can be no doubt; thousands eat
them, and thousands die because they
cannot get even that. They sell their
clothes and children. Having no cloth
ing left to protect them from the cold,
many take refuge in pits built under
ground to keep themselves warm by the
tetid breath of the crowd. In the east
suburb of Chingchow City there are four
such pits. One-third of this number 1.-TWO
hundred and forty) originally put into
them are now dead within six weeks, and
no sooner is corpse carried out than
crowd are struggling for the place. Viii
lagos of five hundred families report
three hundred dead of starvation; vii
lagos of three hundred report one hun
hundred persons dead"
Almost the whole province of Shatung
is suffering; but the suffering of eight
hien districts is said to be beyond de-
scription, and as each contains an aver
age of 1000 villages, the thousands who
have already persisted may be too readily
conceived.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-07-26
An Episode in the Russo Turkish
Campaign of 1911.

In 1911 the opposing Russian and Turk
ish armies stood facing each other on
opposite banks Of the Danube. During
the night between the Sth and 9th of Sep
TENDER the Turks succeeded, by making
a feint, and so attracting the Russians to
a spot some three miles below the real
point of passage, in throwing q force Of
1000 men and four guns across the river,
a short distance above Giurgevs. The
first attempts of the Russians to drive
this small body back into the river were
successfully withstood; reinforcements
were rapidly brought over from the right
to the left bank, until, finally, $4,000 men
and so guns were assembled on the north
ern shore. Every effort to advance fur
Their and drive back the Russian army,
which had fallen back into an intrenched
position, was, however, repulsed, the
Turks themselves being obliged, after
time, to construct intrenchments to with
stand the counter attacks directed against
them. Unable to drive back the invad-
ing force, the Russisns desisted from any
further active measures against it, but
bringing strong fotilla Of gunboats up
the Danube to prevent supplies being car
ried across the river into the Turkish camp
on the left bank, they quietly awaited
events. The provisions of the Turkish
force, thus completely isolated, unable
to retreat because Of the fotilla which
effectually prevented any bridge being
thrown across the river, soon began to
run short. The weather became cold,
but there was no fuel with which to kim
die fires. Under these circumstances the
sufferings Of the men were very great.
For some time there was horse flesh, but
il had to be eaten raw, a. even the tent
poles had been cut up and burned. Hun
dreds died daily, and their comrades had
not strength to bury them. Disease was
consequently soon aided to famine, so
that when finally, on the 9Th of Decem-
Der, peace was concluded, but 1000 men,
who are described rs being but living
skeletons, with scarce sufficient strength
to stand upright, were left Of the $4,000
who three months before had crossed the
river.