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Identifier: boytravellersinr00knox (find matches)
Title: The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across Siberia..
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896
Subjects: Soviet Union -- Description and travel Siberia (Russia)
Publisher: New York : Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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fleet of ships supporting their land-forces. Jones daslied inamong the Turkish vessels with a boarding-party in small boats, backedby the guns of his ships and those of the besieging army. He capturedtwo of the Turkisli galleys, one of them belonging to the commander ofthe fleet, and made such havoc among the enemy that the latter wasthoroughly frightened. Unfortunately, Jones incurred the displeasure ofPotemkin, the Prime-minister, and favorite of the Empress, and shortlyafter the defeat of the fleet he was removed from command and sent tothe Baltic, wliere there was no enemy to operate against. But I am neglecting the palace in following the career of an Amer-ican in the service of Russia. THE ORLOFF DIAMOND. 103 We asked to see tlie crown jewels of Russia, and the guide took usto the room where they are kept. One of the most famous diamonds ofthe world, the Orloff, is among them, and its history is mixed up with agood deal of fable. The most authentic story about this diamond seems
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RUSSIAN ATTACK ON THE TURKISH GALLEY. to be that it formed the eye of an idol in a temple in India, whence it wasstolen by a French soldier, who sold it for two thousand guineas. It thencame to Europe, and after changing hands several times was bought byPrince Orloff, who presented it to the Empress Catherine. The Prince is

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  • booksubject:Soviet_Union____Description_and_travel
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  • bookpublisher:New_York___Harper___brothers
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