 | John George Cochrane - 1834 - 636 σελίδες
...from the mountains, and settle them on the plains in the interior of Russia." —Conolly, vol. ip 9. " The Russians do not yet command free passage through the Caucasus; for they are obliged to be veiy vigilant against surprise by the Circassian sons of the mist, who still cherish the bitterest... | |
 | 1835 - 560 σελίδες
...Conolly assures us that the Russians have still but an insecure authority over these mountaineers. " The Russians do not yet command free passage through...vigilant against surprise by the Circassian sons of the mfst, who still cherish the bitterest hatred against them. In some instances the Russian posts on the... | |
 | Arthur Conolly - 1838
...to the pass into Georgia, a military post of importance. On the 12th of November we set out again, still escorted by soldiers, and marching under their...number of the Caucasians were observed descending the goat-paths on the mountain's side, the Russian guards would turn out and be on the alert. We learned... | |
 | Peter Hopkirk - 2001 - 588 σελίδες
...stages of his journey - 124through the Caucasus to the Persian frontier. 'The Russians', he explained, 'do not yet command free passage through the Caucasus,...still cherish the bitterest hatred against them.' But he badly underestimated the Circassians when he predicted that Russian troops would have little... | |
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We had two rather laborious days' journey over the snow in the Caucasus ; our carriages however were not much injured. On our route we met a troop of horse artillery coming from the war, the soldiers attached to which seemed to make light of every difficulty,... 