Stories of persons and places in Europe . hall crumble, Tartary falls. Towards this beautiful palacethe Russian army was now ad-vancing, and the Tartar soldierscollected in defense. ElizahMansour, the mysterious prophetof the Caucasus, the expecteddeliverer of Tartary from theRussians, was present on his coal-black steed, riding here and there,always at hand where mostneeded, and inspiring the wholeTartar army with confidence. Long and fierce was thestruggle. Line after line of theRussian host was swept away by the Tartars. Boiling lead, huge stones,scalding water, every possible missile, was
Stories of persons and places in Europe . hall crumble, Tartary falls. Towards this beautiful palacethe Russian army was now ad-vancing, and the Tartar soldierscollected in defense. ElizahMansour, the mysterious prophetof the Caucasus, the expecteddeliverer of Tartary from theRussians, was present on his coal-black steed, riding here and there,always at hand where mostneeded, and inspiring the wholeTartar army with confidence. Long and fierce was thestruggle. Line after line of theRussian host was swept away by the Tartars. Boiling lead, huge stones,scalding water, every possible missile, was hurled from the walls of thecapital by the women and children. At last, as night drew on, theRussians began to give way. A shout was almost on the lips of the vic-tors, when suddenly a dreadful crash was heard. Both armies paused tolook, and, lo ! the magnificent summer palace was a sheet of flame ! Then every Tartars heart stood still as he remembered the terribleprophecy on its walls. The shout of victory died upon their lips, and they. CATHERINE II.
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