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Article THE LIFE OF PRINCE POTEMKIN. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Life Of Prince Potemkin.
was the first to enter the -town , at the head of the grenadiers * and chasseurs . The fi ght , both on the ramparts and in the streets , was long and terrible . The Turkish soldiers defended themselves with obstinate bravery ; and almost all of them perished with their weapons in their hands . The rest were put to tlse sword ; and a great part of the inhabitants experienced the same fate . The Russians delivered the town to They entered
, up saccage . all the houses , put the masters' of them to death , carried off their most valuable effects , and abandoned themselves to all the horrors of p lunder , debauchery , and rapine . For three whole days together , Potemkin suffered this sanguinary scene to last , which cost the lives of more than 25 , 000 Turks . In making the assault , the Russians lost 12000 men .
, The capture of Oczakoff , and the successes by which it had been preceded , were magnificently recompensed . Catharine presented Potemkin with 100 , 000 roubles , and a . Marshal ' s truncheon , set round with diamonds , and entwined with a laurel branch , of which the leaves were gold . Shortly afterwards she conferred on him the title
of Hetman of the Kosacs ; just become vacant by the death of the aged Cyril RazumofMy . After this event , in 1789 , he reduced the Isle of Beresan . Ackerman , Chedchey , Belgorod , Palanka , likewise ; submitted to the arms-of Potemkin . U pon the capture of Bender and the subjection of Ismail , the conqueror hastened back to Petersburg , there to enjoy the fruits of his triumph . He was received btiie Empress with
transy ports of joy . Festivities and pleasures were lavished upon him . She gave him a palace estimated at 600 , 000 roubles , and a coat , embroidered with diamonds , which cost 200 , 000 . He himself displayed a pomp , which appeared excessive in a court , of all others in Europe , the most extravagantly splendid . f But he soon after quitted the italin order to return to his
cap , army . Satiated with pomp and grandeur , triumphs and pleasures , he grew restless wherever he went . A fatal presentiment seemed to haunt his steps . Fie was neither satisfied with the flatteries of courtiers , with the accumulated bounties of his Sovereign , nor even with the approbation of himself . The presence of the new favourite in an
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Life Of Prince Potemkin.
was the first to enter the -town , at the head of the grenadiers * and chasseurs . The fi ght , both on the ramparts and in the streets , was long and terrible . The Turkish soldiers defended themselves with obstinate bravery ; and almost all of them perished with their weapons in their hands . The rest were put to tlse sword ; and a great part of the inhabitants experienced the same fate . The Russians delivered the town to They entered
, up saccage . all the houses , put the masters' of them to death , carried off their most valuable effects , and abandoned themselves to all the horrors of p lunder , debauchery , and rapine . For three whole days together , Potemkin suffered this sanguinary scene to last , which cost the lives of more than 25 , 000 Turks . In making the assault , the Russians lost 12000 men .
, The capture of Oczakoff , and the successes by which it had been preceded , were magnificently recompensed . Catharine presented Potemkin with 100 , 000 roubles , and a . Marshal ' s truncheon , set round with diamonds , and entwined with a laurel branch , of which the leaves were gold . Shortly afterwards she conferred on him the title
of Hetman of the Kosacs ; just become vacant by the death of the aged Cyril RazumofMy . After this event , in 1789 , he reduced the Isle of Beresan . Ackerman , Chedchey , Belgorod , Palanka , likewise ; submitted to the arms-of Potemkin . U pon the capture of Bender and the subjection of Ismail , the conqueror hastened back to Petersburg , there to enjoy the fruits of his triumph . He was received btiie Empress with
transy ports of joy . Festivities and pleasures were lavished upon him . She gave him a palace estimated at 600 , 000 roubles , and a coat , embroidered with diamonds , which cost 200 , 000 . He himself displayed a pomp , which appeared excessive in a court , of all others in Europe , the most extravagantly splendid . f But he soon after quitted the italin order to return to his
cap , army . Satiated with pomp and grandeur , triumphs and pleasures , he grew restless wherever he went . A fatal presentiment seemed to haunt his steps . Fie was neither satisfied with the flatteries of courtiers , with the accumulated bounties of his Sovereign , nor even with the approbation of himself . The presence of the new favourite in an