, 1877-08-30
RUSSIA VS.. TURKEY.
Where Peter the Great Came Near Los.
ing His Army and His
Empire.
An Ignomlnfous Russian Dcfcat...1sas
markahle 1act and Courage OF
The, Czarinn Catherine.


OF tho Empress Cathcrinc,n published in Lon
don, In 174i, and dedicated Il, tl,o Ear, OF Lin.
coin, Mott,ey had snectat facilities for acouErlnr
full and accurate information concerning events
IN the history of Russia. having t,een at tho
Court Of g. pctcrshurp "A an ncrrc,Iite ed aocnt
80. 1sw.s n..'. ~ "a ~ .u.,. .tsus
u tac nngnsa oo'esoment' LUG "osk es'nees
Russia, and disposition to find excuses tor some
OF tho most atroclous deeds performed by Tho
o,,,v aovcro,on. ~ ,bot Fmr,ra ntotw,th.
standing thus the names OF .'l The leading no
btllty OF England arc printed ss subscribers to
tho volume. In this Far Turkey took the In
iito,,vc and vn, the d1v. The nnrt refc,r3no IN
.ao ae.1on lake" ~ '.'a e.s'a m" La'ls!'e ~ 'ie
1nnct1fc when the fatc OF AusNa tremolcA IN
tho balance must give M exalted idea Of the
great force Of character and prcscnco IT mind
Of that remarkable woman, besl1cs afrorlinr
.h.,,,..,, hi..o..o., ",,,.naa o - at.s. ~
b thtaimg Alstonca' eplsoae. IL was aitef Inc
battle OF puitoFn1 where Charles XII. OF Swell
en- was defeated BY Peter ths Great and tho for.
.ha ,,is,arsa,, aonttn,,as -. to,,a.s.
'"' "esv.4" ~ s"n.A's ~, .a 90 1ono"s. ..o
.c,ta. n =, 49, 49, .as,,. AM .as 1vLtHn. ~ ~" ~
reeevea IN ruheg egs Th es1o 'an him 'se sopc. Te
being assisted with powerful army 10 mike
~ wv. ~ aau uu .,,N, " no
''N so' ~ - e'''" e'e~N ss'S A"NN& sN'es
had told the Swedish General, Count POND
towakt, that he would take tho King OF Sweden
in ono land md his sword Il, tho other and lead
.ts - s,ss~.,. 49, ~. ha.s - nv, ooa -, ~.
But Count Tolstoy, The Cars envoy, man
asea Hattcss 70 Wei ~ tne ouoHmc fo!te
that Tue talko! this war SOON Gcased, ana greater
nnnors wets pau % 70 n.m tl,an any Massta1
minister .au ever tceelscn q Gotssantlnoplo
before. Notwithhtantlng this, Tue Grand Viz:
isr, VINO had thus gone on from the King o.
aWtach 10 nls enemy, nslng oeposea, INC next
VINO eneeceueu my, turing verY sIaort hdtn!n-
that he determined tlg sultan to allow tle King
oi hHe1cn Gons1aGtauc noay q mea
ehoeasoteN 10 oppose hnls w tHe s9aIpcst re-
Gzar. ll!s Ma1esty wrote 2 letter 70 thc GIandA
Sclgnor daseu from ". ietcrsouFR tno %.th o.,
@ o. tne v1aeoh 2, so
h as a'S ~ s
~ lenalng sach aselssaace 20 nls enemy TO hrnE
mini again into to'aho, "llcn hc n1iehI freely
pass ~ aivess otoe1 1ou1cs "itn ealetY into hla
OWN ao"'nlof's' w,n nrc,..,,
"nut tass letter maae no nterat!on IN tto
fcso,utloHs taken a. the tottc. "hisl1 soon a.
ter, ~ ths innaensG oi tho iew dfana 'lzlcF
a lis csarsh M % saycsty e. In {he n moatn ot 4 sa1rh,
ILL thc usanu tl.icts naVlhs ntaae tne neees,
snFy uisposltl9nt iof inc cannalsn: vent on. ot
Conetanthoplo 70 put hinseil az Tue head Of
Adrianop!e. irom wl,enc, he eauscd them to ae-
calnp atsu takc ING route " tilc Oannbe. I4c
Czar's Minister 9ene inpritoaeG T. ana hls coit,
iers stopped on tug trontcrs q turkey ho could
not bc Informed ol what was done at Constanti-
noplc, out learned so mucn " otner hantls as.
70 bG anic 10 give otucta 10 DC III tne held pcloro
the Turks. Ao likewise PREPARED ior the Dc.
ieilse OF Azopn. whitneE na nent S1ee-Aamlrn!
leaving to Prince sicnztkoil sho contnand OF his
iorees by sea and Ian! In LtSonia, 1agf!a. and
fflniana, ae seL oat nss 1ton t ~: IeteFs-
burE g ~ MossoT ti'as l.o mlfht ne more readily
army Into tho Ukraine.
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
"Ihc uctcfals tep1itl. Aliard. ana ualliczln
conducted N thfco columns aerosa Roland tic
sess patl o. thG K.san Troops tiat were 10
namoslt!a anu Ltti1nanla. Which were soon
increased TO luUnVo men. Ihe telt NiaFc-
sela!' Ezeremetoil wno was a'reaay 9n l. tlo
nee Ct he new eycs ece
ow1oweKi ~ n4n vsuese 70 aasanec WIN the mntie
against tho lattats, anti ecslues tlcso his slal-
Gsty Sa,y ha!i thaas II treaty Win ApakA i,aq1ia,
~ ,, h1cn, lof WllSn sno Czaf pala hIm looW0
aucats ~ speele. 4hus, "tnout reckoning thc
TROOPS t,lat re'natncd under Tug command Of
fain r'mee Msn5'kon or tno Cassacks h1s Gxafisn
Majesty haa Eot to@cthcr IN army ot INoO
Mets' W feeiAaf tfoops, 10 Ro aeatnst tee lurks.
Anu a paha t.auin takl1iS uoH u LUIS favorable
opportunity TO fall upon tte lfgcopian Tartars,
~ ensaaies, nrongnt Vu0 ~ Ga,inqS n IaEtars
into tlc ic'd and cmpIoyed ;aaooo ClrcassIans
aSalast tue Dutzowski nnn NoroWsk Iartars.
who arc On tue borders aud occupy tho rampaEts
OF thu criu1ca.
nu,. AZ iasEniat, hAalfksTo;
"!tas Cxarlsh Majesty now published long
maniiestot sctttos4orth the reason Of his cptcr:.
ing aIto - waf with h that perllaloss . breaker ot
neGet ~ no GalItu hinf, AchMet, sultan Of the
Turks, but beiora this declaration wa u,ade
pabl!S me lattars had begun hostlll!tes, and
the GHem's son anu re hing 2l swctlon both |
puo!lsleu long n.ani1eatos. Inc CtaM was
at ne head OF i5o,uV meu. hls son commanded |
W,No, anu thc talattne iotoeay followed them
A. tue bend II l0,No0 more, rot together from !
al natious. The Tartats' who were ncl3hbors
70 tue nowski cossaeks, and aad engaged them
70 revolt, began lhefr lostllit!ca on the side Of
Azopl, but lhetr casnpatgn iastusl not loaE, Tor
having advanced as fur rs lztuM and ptflzged
the country abtrlt it, and defeated ,N0 or hI0 |
!tusslatIs they marched oil with the honty. Ills
Czallsh MattstY. hearlaE Of the great equip |
fnen& VI the. Turks upon the Black Sca, made cx-
extraordinary preparations IN that slltc, fitting
out twenty sltps u the llnc Ut battle and other
ycAKtlR Ia II number. in which ~ nm