Chambers's Repository of Instructing and Amusing Tracts, Volumes 1-3W. and R. Chambers, 1852 - English literature |
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... Russian posts , the marshal pro- posed that four new military routes across the mountains should be constructed , and planted throughout with fortresses : one from Gelendshik , on the Black Sea , south of Anapa , through the moun- tains ...
... Russian posts , the marshal pro- posed that four new military routes across the mountains should be constructed , and planted throughout with fortresses : one from Gelendshik , on the Black Sea , south of Anapa , through the moun- tains ...
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... Russian colonies in the plains as with a fiery hurri- cane . This startling intelligence was soon abundantly confirmed , and a peace , or rather truce , was as quickly as possible patched up with the Circassians ; the essential ...
... Russian colonies in the plains as with a fiery hurri- cane . This startling intelligence was soon abundantly confirmed , and a peace , or rather truce , was as quickly as possible patched up with the Circassians ; the essential ...
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... Russian forces was effected , the retreat began , which , but for the almost frenzied exertions of the Generals Free- stag and Von Klukerau , who commanded the rear - guard , and the desperate energy of the Russian artillerists ...
... Russian forces was effected , the retreat began , which , but for the almost frenzied exertions of the Generals Free- stag and Von Klukerau , who commanded the rear - guard , and the desperate energy of the Russian artillerists ...
Contents
THE STRUGGLE IN THE CAUCASUS NO 9 | 9 |
CURIOSITIES OF CRIMINAL LAW 10 | 10 |
A LEGEND OF GHENT 11 | 11 |
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