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The Scientific Magazine, And Freemasons' Repository, For January 1797.
should attend to the safety of the great duke ' s persons that Gregory Orlof should remain in the capital to win over some of the guards ; and that count Razomofski should prepare his regiment for the reception of the empress . In consequence of this determination , Catharine , upon her entrance into Petersburgh , immediately repaired to the quarters of the Ismailofski guards . The hour was so earl y that Razomofskithe lieutenantcolonel
, - , was not yet arrived : an alarming circumstance , sufficient to have disconcerted a person of less spirit ; but the empress ,, having dispatched a messenger to him , summoned before her the officers and soldiers . A few who had been apprized by Orlof were read y : while the greatest part , being roused unexpectedl y from their slumber , made their appearance scarcel y half dressed . The
empress instantly laid before them the bad conduct of the emperor ; his avowed contempt of the Russians ; his aversion to their customs ; and his attachment to forei gners . She exposed the dangers winch awaited her own person , her son , and the principal nobility ; she expatiated upon the probable subversion of their religion and government ; and exhorted all those to follow her , who were desirous pf saving their and of
country , rescuing her and the great duke frpm cer-• tain destractipn . Her speech , occasionally interrupted with si ghs and tears , was short and pathetic ; and , further enforced b y the graces of her person , made an instantaneous impression : the greatest part of the ¦ soldiers answered her with loud acclamations ; a few ollicers , indeed , at first seemed to hesitate ; but the arrival pf Razpmpfski quieted their
apprehensions ; and the whole regiment offered to sacrifice their lives in her cause ' . Catharine now proceeded to the church of the Virgin ¦ Mary of Casan ; being joined in her way by various bpdies of guards aud by many ef the principal nobility . Service being performed by the archbishop of Novogorod ; the empress took the accustomed oath to preserve inviolate the privileges and-reli gion of the Russians ; after which the nobles and le flocked in
peop crowds to swear allegiance to the new sovereign . At the cenclusion of this ceremony shelepaired te toe senate , the members of which body acknowledged her SOLE EMPRESS . Immediatel y after this a manifesto was issued by Catharine , announcing the dethronement of Peter and her own accession to the throne of Ail the Russias . Not the least ppppsition made from
was any quarter to the proceedings of the empress ; and , notwithstanding the streets of Petersburgh were filled with soldiers , who are generally tumultuous and ungovernable in such dreadful periods , yet the greatest prcer and discipline were preserved , and no injury was offered to any individuals . ' J
At six in the evening , the empress , habited like a man in the uniform or the guards , with a branch ef oak in her hat , a drawn sword in her hand , and mpunted upon a grey steed , marched towards Peterher , accompanied by the princess Dashkot ; the Hetman Razomofski , the Orlofs , and her principal adherents , at the head of 10000 troops . About eight miles from the capital , Catharine entered a public hpuse called Krasnoi-Cabak ; and employed herself for some time in tearing and burning a large quantity of papers ,. She then flung hersett in her clothes upon an ordinary bed ; slept about an liourand a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Scientific Magazine, And Freemasons' Repository, For January 1797.
should attend to the safety of the great duke ' s persons that Gregory Orlof should remain in the capital to win over some of the guards ; and that count Razomofski should prepare his regiment for the reception of the empress . In consequence of this determination , Catharine , upon her entrance into Petersburgh , immediately repaired to the quarters of the Ismailofski guards . The hour was so earl y that Razomofskithe lieutenantcolonel
, - , was not yet arrived : an alarming circumstance , sufficient to have disconcerted a person of less spirit ; but the empress ,, having dispatched a messenger to him , summoned before her the officers and soldiers . A few who had been apprized by Orlof were read y : while the greatest part , being roused unexpectedl y from their slumber , made their appearance scarcel y half dressed . The
empress instantly laid before them the bad conduct of the emperor ; his avowed contempt of the Russians ; his aversion to their customs ; and his attachment to forei gners . She exposed the dangers winch awaited her own person , her son , and the principal nobility ; she expatiated upon the probable subversion of their religion and government ; and exhorted all those to follow her , who were desirous pf saving their and of
country , rescuing her and the great duke frpm cer-• tain destractipn . Her speech , occasionally interrupted with si ghs and tears , was short and pathetic ; and , further enforced b y the graces of her person , made an instantaneous impression : the greatest part of the ¦ soldiers answered her with loud acclamations ; a few ollicers , indeed , at first seemed to hesitate ; but the arrival pf Razpmpfski quieted their
apprehensions ; and the whole regiment offered to sacrifice their lives in her cause ' . Catharine now proceeded to the church of the Virgin ¦ Mary of Casan ; being joined in her way by various bpdies of guards aud by many ef the principal nobility . Service being performed by the archbishop of Novogorod ; the empress took the accustomed oath to preserve inviolate the privileges and-reli gion of the Russians ; after which the nobles and le flocked in
peop crowds to swear allegiance to the new sovereign . At the cenclusion of this ceremony shelepaired te toe senate , the members of which body acknowledged her SOLE EMPRESS . Immediatel y after this a manifesto was issued by Catharine , announcing the dethronement of Peter and her own accession to the throne of Ail the Russias . Not the least ppppsition made from
was any quarter to the proceedings of the empress ; and , notwithstanding the streets of Petersburgh were filled with soldiers , who are generally tumultuous and ungovernable in such dreadful periods , yet the greatest prcer and discipline were preserved , and no injury was offered to any individuals . ' J
At six in the evening , the empress , habited like a man in the uniform or the guards , with a branch ef oak in her hat , a drawn sword in her hand , and mpunted upon a grey steed , marched towards Peterher , accompanied by the princess Dashkot ; the Hetman Razomofski , the Orlofs , and her principal adherents , at the head of 10000 troops . About eight miles from the capital , Catharine entered a public hpuse called Krasnoi-Cabak ; and employed herself for some time in tearing and burning a large quantity of papers ,. She then flung hersett in her clothes upon an ordinary bed ; slept about an liourand a