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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... town is cursed by a most deadly climate , which must always deter capitalists from venturing to reside there . A few hours more of steam , and I find myself rocking on the heavy land - swell which rolls from the shore of Trebizond . As ...
... town is cursed by a most deadly climate , which must always deter capitalists from venturing to reside there . A few hours more of steam , and I find myself rocking on the heavy land - swell which rolls from the shore of Trebizond . As ...
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... town a promontory juts out , terminating in a steep and rugged cliff . The country all around is rich in vegetation , and the climate healthy . It is difficult to tell the amount of population , but it is probably upwards of 20,000 ...
... town a promontory juts out , terminating in a steep and rugged cliff . The country all around is rich in vegetation , and the climate healthy . It is difficult to tell the amount of population , but it is probably upwards of 20,000 ...
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... town . At the time alluded to ( about 1829 ) , the capabilities of Trebizond were sagaciously seen by Mr. Brant ... town to town , and from village to village , the larger ones going to the capital with slaves from Circassia ; but these ...
... town . At the time alluded to ( about 1829 ) , the capabilities of Trebizond were sagaciously seen by Mr. Brant ... town to town , and from village to village , the larger ones going to the capital with slaves from Circassia ; but these ...
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... towns and villages on this route have been employed in dragging heavy ordnance over all but im- passable tracts of country ; the conveyance of military stores has been most tardy and imperfect , while the army of Erzeroom and Kars has ...
... towns and villages on this route have been employed in dragging heavy ordnance over all but im- passable tracts of country ; the conveyance of military stores has been most tardy and imperfect , while the army of Erzeroom and Kars has ...
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... towns in Turkey you may buy shot at about five times the price you would give in England . The humblest mode of ... town ; but this Bashi - Bozook mode of wandering is neither safe nor pleasant . Throughout these countries you will ...
... towns in Turkey you may buy shot at about five times the price you would give in England . The humblest mode of ... town ; but this Bashi - Bozook mode of wandering is neither safe nor pleasant . Throughout these countries you will ...
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