A Narrative of the Siege of Kars: And of the Six Months' Resistance by the Turkish Garrison Under General Williams to the Russian Army: Together with a Narrative of Travels and Adventures in Armenia and Lazistan; with Remarks on the Present State of Turkey |
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... Fire Department , with Steam Fire Engines , & c . , & c .; of a Gold Medal , in 1852 , from the FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS of his Command , 9th Brig . , 3d Div . , N.Y.S. Troops , " In Testimony of their Esteem and Appreciation of Efforts ...
... Fire Department , with Steam Fire Engines , & c . , & c .; of a Gold Medal , in 1852 , from the FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS of his Command , 9th Brig . , 3d Div . , N.Y.S. Troops , " In Testimony of their Esteem and Appreciation of Efforts ...
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... fire of two hundred guns soon crushed every Turkish man - of - war . The poor sailors behaved , as I fear most sailors would on such an occasion ; they swam to the shore , and entered the houses from which the families were rushing in ...
... fire of two hundred guns soon crushed every Turkish man - of - war . The poor sailors behaved , as I fear most sailors would on such an occasion ; they swam to the shore , and entered the houses from which the families were rushing in ...
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... fires on a human being . If he should unhappily . get into a scrape of that kind , he had better quit the country as soon as possible , to avoid the kissass , or lex talionis , which is maintained in full force amongst half- civilized ...
... fires on a human being . If he should unhappily . get into a scrape of that kind , he had better quit the country as soon as possible , to avoid the kissass , or lex talionis , which is maintained in full force amongst half- civilized ...
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... fire was burning . The interior of the whole building was excessively warm , and so , after devouring a grilled fowl , and drinking a cup of tea , I soon fell into a sort of uneasy doze , which was all I could achieve , no matter what ...
... fire was burning . The interior of the whole building was excessively warm , and so , after devouring a grilled fowl , and drinking a cup of tea , I soon fell into a sort of uneasy doze , which was all I could achieve , no matter what ...
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... fires his great gun by announcing the murder of a French captain in the Pashalic of Erzeroom . " Vai , vai , " exclaims the Pasha ; " these sons of dogs are heaping dirt on my beard ; but , Inshallah ! I will burn their fathers and ...
... fires his great gun by announcing the murder of a French captain in the Pashalic of Erzeroom . " Vai , vai , " exclaims the Pasha ; " these sons of dogs are heaping dirt on my beard ; but , Inshallah ! I will burn their fathers and ...
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