Russia on the Black Sea and Sea of Azof: Being a Narrative of Travels in the Crimea and Bordering Provinces; with Notices of the Naval, Military, and Commercial Resources of Those Countries |
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... officer took him aside to speak to him . When When my friend returned to me , he said , " You would not believe yesterday the degree of influence which Russia exercises in Germany ; you have here a proof of it . That officer who took me ...
... officer took him aside to speak to him . When When my friend returned to me , he said , " You would not believe yesterday the degree of influence which Russia exercises in Germany ; you have here a proof of it . That officer who took me ...
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... pay and armed against the Tatars , and a Polish officer was appointed their governor ; and in the reign of Stephen Batory , which began three years 66 after the death of Sigismund , they were regularly CHAP . I. 9 ZAPOROGUE COSSACKS .
... pay and armed against the Tatars , and a Polish officer was appointed their governor ; and in the reign of Stephen Batory , which began three years 66 after the death of Sigismund , they were regularly CHAP . I. 9 ZAPOROGUE COSSACKS .
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... officers over them . They were then only infantry , says Che- valier , but Batory joined to them 2000 horse , and in a short time they consisted chiefly of cavalry . Their chief was called the hetman , or ataman ; and the king pre ...
... officers over them . They were then only infantry , says Che- valier , but Batory joined to them 2000 horse , and in a short time they consisted chiefly of cavalry . Their chief was called the hetman , or ataman ; and the king pre ...
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... officers perform journeys of 1000 and 2000 miles without stopping , except to change at each station . I have myself performed a journey of 1200 miles from Tiflis to Odessa in this manner , and have frequently known Russians to have ...
... officers perform journeys of 1000 and 2000 miles without stopping , except to change at each station . I have myself performed a journey of 1200 miles from Tiflis to Odessa in this manner , and have frequently known Russians to have ...
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... officer who served in Poland against them , as of middle stature , strong , with thick limbs , short neck , broad face , their eyes small , but very black , and opening wide , their complexion tawny , hardened to all sort of labour and ...
... officer who served in Poland against them , as of middle stature , strong , with thick limbs , short neck , broad face , their eyes small , but very black , and opening wide , their complexion tawny , hardened to all sort of labour and ...
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