The National tribune., 1898-06-23

from their ramparts, and at noon that day
Oczakoh, with its surviving garrison OF
IA 900 troops, surrendered 20 Suwarrow.
This was the end OF Turkish dominion
on the north shore of the Black Sea. It
was not Joaes's fortune, however, to be
present mt the surrender. On the 30th OF
October he had received from the En-
press the following order, transmitted
through Potemkin:
According to our Imperial desire, based
upon necessity, the sphere of service for
our Vice-Admiral the Chevalier Paul
Jones, is now fixed in the Northern seas.
His Excellency the Nice-Admiral will at
once proceed on the journey to our Capital.
His Excellency the Vice-Admiral Will
without ceremony present himself at our
Palace of the Hermitage, where he will be
made acquainted with our further wishes.
toigned) 'CATHARiNE. Z.
At the same time the Empress directed
Potemkin TO inform the Vice-Admral that
he should make this journey at his leisure,
and come by way Of Moscow, where pos
sibly she might be herself on his arrival
there.
In his journal of 1870 -'9i. printed in
French, and not yet translated, so far as
| know, Jones says of this event.
While i would have liked to stay and
see with my good and great brother,
Suwarrow, the end of OczakOf I was
otherwise not sorry about this order
the South, unless we attacked the BOs-
phorus and ConstantinoDle itself which.
as we all well knew, England and Austria
would not permit In fact we were already
advised that the Engli h Pa lament was
up in arms about OczaL off tSelf
so, on Nov H. the Winters sIedging
| having been assured by heavy snowfall
| set out Prince Potemkin gave me his
| own sledge and two of his four renowned
yemtschiks ldrivcrsl. L his great sIedge
Il ,l.ox
could sleep in it, cook in il b. means of a
spirit lamp. and in the front end was a
/ little cabinet that when Op ned became
| a tiny writing desk. Its bo ly was about
| II feet in length and nde it were two
| short sledges, one forw rd, the other aft.
| The cover could be opened or closed at
will.
| 1T was drawn by six horses in two
| teams, harneSsed three abreast Potem-
kin gave me an order on the post-starosts
for horses at each and all stations taking
precedence of all orders except those OF
| the Empress's own special cOurierS.
| when parted with my good and great
brother SuwarTow, he wrung my hand
and said: Jones' If the future up North
| should bring anything to do on land, be-
| seech our little mother (meaning Catha-
\ incl to send for me- Then going to one
| Of his camp chests, he took out fur
| coat made of Siberian sea-otter skins,
| lined with yellow China silk and having
wide cuffs and collar, or hood of sable, and
| long enough to reach my heels. | had
never seen SO magnificent a garment.
| But this was not all. He next pro-
| duced q pelisse or huSsar jacket of solid
| ermine, white as driven snow, and fast
ened in front with black -and-gOld cord
| frogs-the court dress Winter jacket OF the
| field officers OF the Pavloffski Hussars OF
| the Household Guard of which he was
honorary Lieutenant-C Colonel.
| "Take these, Jones' he said: they are
too good for me- My children meaning
his SOldersl would not know their little
old father, Suwarrow, il they saw him be-
decked in such finery. But they well
become French Chevalier such as you.
AS for me the coarse gray great-cOat of my
soldiers and n pair of muddy boots are
good enough for your poor brother Suwar-
row. Adieu'
IL never have seen him since. He was
one of the few men | have met who was
| always more interesting TO me to-day than
| Yesterday and in whom | always looked
and never in vain-fOr still more delight
| full traits tomorrow. Brave beyond de-
| scription. generous beyond conception,
able beyond the power of any perception
| to penetrate beneath his rude and almost
uncouth exterior; | am not sure that Rus
| sia does not see in him now the greatest
| soldier she will ever know. He must GER
tainly rank with such soldiers as Alex
/ ander, Hannibal and Cesar. Yet. wIthal,
he is a savage; but what splendid one.'
| Ito be continuedA