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enemy_n	advance_v	army_n	march_v	1,313	5	8.1705	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40372	An account of Muscovy, as it was in the year 1689 In which the troubles that happen'd in that empire from the present czar Peter's election to the throne, to his being firmly settled in it, are particularly related. With a character of him, and his people. By Monsieur de La Neuville, then residing at Moscow.; Relation curieuse et nouvelle de Moscovie. English.	Foy de la Neuville.; Baillet, Adrien, 1649-1706, attributed name.	1699 (1699)	Wing F2046A; ESTC R201277	48,599	138

of Novogrod mov'd on the right the Hettman on the left on the Hettman's left was Cherremitau and Dolga Kourka and Romanorrick made up the Rear The Tartars charg'd the Vanguard of Schein from thence after some Skirmishes they wheel'd on a sudden from right to left and fell upon Cherremitau's Forces who being over-power'd were quickly put to the rout The Horse took to their Heels the Enemy ran to the Baggage which had like to have been carried off but Prince Galischin presently sending Succours to Cherremitau the Tartars were forc'd to retire and leave the Russians a free passage till they got to Thorna d'Oliva where they encamp'd for the convenience of Water the place being Marshy and five Leagues distant from Precop A small Body of Tartars under Sultan Garka advanced to discover their Enemies march and being desirous to know wherein the Weakness and Strength of the Army lay took several Prisoners from whom they drew such Information as they wanted Then they carried them to the Cham who lay but three Leagues off encamp'd at Kalantechek a little River two Leagues from Precop which rising in the Desart runs into the Palus Meotides or Black-Sea For the Cham hearing the Muscovites had invaded the Crim was come from Budziac with 4000 Horse to defend his Territories he got to Katanschek two days before the Muscovites and pass'd the Boristhenes at Assenan Kirman a Town seated on that River belonging to the Turks The 16th the Army decamp'd and mov'd to Zelona Dolina a League from Tharn here the Cham came to meet the Muscovites with all his Forces which by what we are able to conjecture might amount to thirty or forty thousand Horse marching in several little Divisions The Russians found themselves insensibly surrounded by the Tartars and were oblig'd to halt They star'd upon one another without attempting any thing though one would have thought the Muscovites should have begun the fight but they were glad to keep themselves out of harm fenc'd in with strong Palisades which were brought in the Waggons The Foot and Artillery defended the Camp so strenuously that the Tartars could not break into it The Horse were not entrench'd which invited three or four Detachments of Tartars of 1000 Horse each to Charge them they were no sooner attack'd but they fell into disorder and the Baggage was very serviceable to them for from thence the Cannon and small Shot gall'd the Tartars and laid three or four hundred of them upon the Ground and with them several of the Muscovites Mean time on the other side Sultan Naradin with his Troops charg'd the Cossacks of Sont and Akrerko who were commanded by Emilian Everecunau Dominidiak or Secretary of State he knew little what belong'd to War and like a true Muscovite was so frighted that he could not stand before the Tartars who broke in among the Baggage and killing the Horses prevented the Muscovites from drawing off their Waggons the Enemy pierc'd as far as the Center of those Waggons and carried off twenty Pieces of Cannon which they found mounted upon Carriages and Horses harness'd to them In short if the Boyar Rouka had not advanc'd with his Troops the Cossacks had been entirely cut off Cherremitau was attack'd at the same time by another Body of Tartars who broke in as far as his Baggage but it must be own'd he defended himself much better than Emilian and forc'd the Tartars to retire He behav'd himself very handsomely on this occasion having a stock of personal Courage and being a Man of Merit but a mortal Enemy to Galischin who would gladly have been rid of him and he had certainly been lost but that he was seasonably succour'd In these Skirmishes the Tartars being repuls'd though the Advantage and some Plunder fell to them the Muscovites mov'd forwards to get to some fresh Water so the next day they march'd to Kalentchek and forasmuch as they had found it inconvenient for the Cavalry to keep at a distance from the Baggage they were order'd to mingle with the Waggons and Carriages and all the Army which till then had been divided joyn'd into one Body with 200000 Waggons and made a square Figure the Baggage as we said before was surrounded with the Cannon and Infantry who carried their Pallisades upon their Shoulders to be the readier in planting them As they march'd in this order the Tartars appear'd again and having view'd the Army on all sides and found the Horse had secured themselves they forbore Action and were content to keep the Muscovites in fear of them but they soon withdrew and went to defend Precop which they thought would be attempted by the numerous Army of the Muscovites The same day the last encamped at Kalansehck and next day pass'd the River and saw no Tartars which encourag'd several Muscovites to leave the Baggage and ascend the Hills to discover Precop which appear'd in Flames for the Tartars had set Fire to the Suburbs lest the Muscovites should have possess'd themselves thereof The 16th they march'd strait on to Prerop and sat down within Cannon-shot of the Town having the Black-Sea on their right and the Desart on the left They made no Shot from the Town because 't was too far to do Execution but they fir'd incessantly from a Tower that stands on the Shore of the Black-Sea 'T was about Ten or Eleven a Clock when the Muscovites arriv'd here and they thought of attacking Precop in the Night but in the Evening when the Officers came for Orders they wonder'd to hear that they were to return next day This retreat being somewhat extraordinary 't is worth while to give the Causes of it The Army being encamp'd pretty nèar the Town the Nogays and Kalmouchs Tartars Subjects to the Muscovites skirmishing often with the Precopians a Nogay who serv'd the Cham saw by chance a Muscovite of his Acquaintance and call'd out to him What do we contend for said he What occasion is there for us to fight together Why don't you advise your Boyar to make Peace with our Cham The Muscovite replied That if the Boyar believ'd the Cham was that way inclin'd he might be dispos'd to it likewise but if the Cham had an earnest desire for Peace he should send and treat about it Very well says the Precopian Nogay do you break it to your Boyar or General and assure him the Cham is willing to come to terms The Muscovite Nogay goes presently to Galischin and acquaints him with what the Tartar had said and found the General lik'd the motion and was very ready to return without coming to blows Accordingly Galischin caus'd a Letter to be written in the Name of this Muscovite to the Tartar Nogay to this purpose I have related to the Boyar Galischin what pass'd between us he is content to come to an Accommodation it lies upon you to get some Person to be sent to him with the Cham 's Proposals This Letter being deliver'd to the first Tartar that appear'd was

the presence of all the Officers and very well pleas'd they were to hear themselves thank'd for their good Services Every General had a Golden Medal given him having the two Emperors Effigies on one side and the Princess's on the other fasten'd to a Chain of Gold the whole worth ten Ducats every Colonel had a Medal without a Chain worth a Ducat each Lieutenant Colonel and Major one of half a Ducat and every Soldier and Estrelle had a Copique of Gold of about twenty five Pence in value a Silver Copique is worth no more than one Prince Galischin by means of these Presents which he obtain'd of the Czars or rather of the Princess to be given to the Army appeas'd the Murmurs that were rais'd through the Army against him He likewise gain'd the Chief Noblemen by bestowing Employments upon them that reimburs'd their Expences insomuch that at his arrival at Moscow he found no body against him he was receiv'd by the Princess with all the Marks of Favour he could wish and took the Management of the State upon him with as much Authority as ever The first thing that Galischin propos'd to the Council was the Advantages that would arise from building a City upon the River Samare in which might be stor'd up Ammunitions of all sorts The matter being approv'd the Akalnik Levanti Romanorrick was ordered to put himself at the Head of 30000 Men and go and build the City The Hettman with his Troops had the same Commands and the place being mark'd out by a Dutch Colonel and Ingineer nam'd Wausale these Forces met at Niski and march'd to Samare by the last day of May. In a Months time the City was finish'd for 't was little better than an Entrenchment to stop the Incursions of the Tartars and Cossacks and nam'd Nowobogrodilla or Town of our Lady the Widow A Garison was left in it and the rest return'd the Akalnik as a reward for his good Services was made a Boyar and 't was found by experience in the Campaign of 1689. that this City was of great use in supplying the Army with all Necessaries out of its Magazines The Expedition of the Muscovites into the Crim in 1689. PRince Galischin perceiving that the Czar Peter's Party grew stronger every day and fearing their Power would encrease in his Absence endeavour'd underhand by all means to get the Command of the Army given to somebody else this Campaign but finding it very difficult to compass his Design he frankly offer'd himself judging rightly that 't was more honourable for him to propose it voluntarily than stay to see himself compell'd to accept of it and he took such measures as he thought proper to make this Campaign more prosperous than the first for this Prince was a better Politician than a Captain and having easily obtain'd what he thought fit to demand 't was resolv'd the Army should take the Field sooner than they did in the former Campaign the ill Success of which was owing to the slowness of their Motions wherefore all the Forces were appointed to be at the Rendezvous on the first of February Which Order was punctually observed the Troops began to march from all Parts in December except those of Ziberia who because of the War which they maintain against the Inhabitants of Great Tartary their Neighbours are excus'd from sending any Soldiers The Preparations were more formidable than those of the preceding Campaign But the People were not tax'd higher than before for they paid but one Rouble per House The Forces of Moscow had their Quarters at Sont those of Novogrod at Riski those of Cazan at Bagodouka those of Bialogrod at Kamminski those of Serene at Kalentar all which Armies were commanded by the same Lords that serv'd in the first Expedition except that of Bialogrod which was given to Borice Pitrowick Cherimetau upon the Death of Michael Andrewich Galischin they did not lie long in their Quarters for the General order'd all to march before the Frost was broke beyond the River Marle which was prudently order'd because several Rivers that were to be cross'd in that March make great Inundations when the Thaw comes The Foot were encamp'd on the other side of the River at the entrance of a Wood the Cavalry was posted in the Towns that are situated on the Banks After he had staid for the Thaw the Prince arriv'd and pitch'd his Tent on the further side of the River April the 1st the Generals did so likewise and on the 6th they march'd towards the Samare where all the Forces joyn'd The Hettman Mezepa came thither likewise on the 13th they all pass'd the River without delay and advanc'd as far as Precop in a Month's time The Baggage hinder'd 'em from making long Marches in a day every Soldier carri'd with him Provision for four Months besides what was distributed to them at Samare and in the Desarts which they pass'd through such a quantity of Provision very much encumber'd 'em in their March the Artillery consisting of 700 pieces of Cannon and many Mortars help'd to delay them the more at length they arriv'd at Keratchekesa and there encamp'd The Horses were put to graze for the Grass was too short to be mow'd and the Troops repos'd themselves till Midnight at which time they were alarm'd by a great Noise without the Camp which the Neighing of Horses and the Cries of Men made very terrible They believ'd they were surpriz'd by the Tartars but 't was discover'd that some Horses which had broke loose and ran up and down had caus'd this Disorder next day they found that 6000 belonging to the Army of Moscow were run away into the Desart though their Legs had been tied whereupon they were oblig'd to halt to give every Man time to look for his Horse and most of them were brought back to the Camp Next day they decamp'd and after some days arriv'd at Kairka upon the Boristhenes where a Party took some Muscovite Tartars of whom they learn'd that the Cham was not at Precop but at Budziac and that they had not the least Suspicion of so formidable an Army coming upon them that indeed they had heard the Troops were upon the March but thought 't was only to Build some Place as they had done last Year and that they themselves were sent by Sultan Kalga to get Intelligence of the Muscovites designs From Kairka they march'd to Kairka Meschensa where Prince Galischin order'd every Waggon to carry some Fascines Palisades and some Water because there was no Wood any further From thence they left the Boristhenes and march'd towards Precop and the Army was two days without Water May the 13th they had word brought by their Scouts that the Enemy was at hand they put themselves in Order to receive them the Baggage guarded by the Foot and Artillery march'd on the right the Horse were posted on the left of every Division The Forces of Moscow headed by Prince Galischin kept in the middle the Forces