. With the Russians in peace and war; recollections of a military attaché . from the Turks at Nicopolis,and were showing their trophies to the Bulgarians,much to the delight of the latter. I, of course, met many newspaper correspon-dents of all nationalities at the front. There wasgreat jealousy among them, and curiously enouglI was approached more than once to act as arbi-trator in their disputes. With regard to thesegentlemen, the happiest combination was that ofArchibald Forbes of the Daily News and Fred-erick Villiers, who then represented the in his own line was, in my opinio
. With the Russians in peace and war; recollections of a military attaché . from the Turks at Nicopolis,and were showing their trophies to the Bulgarians,much to the delight of the latter. I, of course, met many newspaper correspon-dents of all nationalities at the front. There wasgreat jealousy among them, and curiously enouglI was approached more than once to act as arbi-trator in their disputes. With regard to thesegentlemen, the happiest combination was that ofArchibald Forbes of the Daily News and Fred-erick Villiers, who then represented the in his own line was, in my opinion, facileprinceps. They nearly always went about together,the pencil of the one depicting the scenes that thepen of the other described. Forbes had a mar-vellous military instinct which invariably tookhim to the right place at the right time, and hislightning grasp of a military situation was trulyextraordinary. The following is one of manyinstances that could be quoted in confirmationof this. On the 23rd August 1877, SuleimanPasha made a desperate attack on the Russian. ALEXANDER II. 196 WITH THE RUSSIANS to d< This Turkish commander was very ind i having been deprived of his sword by the r commanding his escort, and still more so io- been mounted on a tired Cossack horse id of on his own, for fear of his attempting ape. Hi- was sent as a prisoner to Russia. The following morning I was awakened early b\ iting in the street, and on looking out saw .. irty of Cossacks who had brought in five captured from the Turks at Nicopolis, . re showing their trophies to the Bulgarians, much to the delight of the latter. I. of course, met many newspaper correspon-dents of all nationalities at the front. There wasgi v among them, and curiously enough I wa more than once to act as arbi- isputes With regard to thesegent ibination was that of bald D Uy News and Fred- erick Villier nted the Graphic. Each in his in my opinion, facile princeps. They went about together, the pencil of the on ;
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