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had previously given а kind 0f assent ofa union namely

with the Empire. Ill advised king Solomon (for that was

his пате) sent те back with а polite refusal.—3 weeks

after we marched with 2 regiments and as soon as

we began military operations, the frontier villages dec-

lared for us and readily took the oath of allegiance to

the Emperor; the king was obliged to accede to terms

much less favorable, than those before proposed, and

Imeretia Ьесдте а Russian province.—As soon as this

afTair was fnished and оп our return Tiflis, prince

Zizianow assambled about теп, the strongest

force he ,could muster, and we marched ироп Erivan.

The governor 0f this city, Mahmet-khan, being оп bad

terms with the king of Persia, had almost promised to

give us the keys of the fortress; but the Persians had

taken their own measures, and оп arriving after а fort-

night's march near the well known Armenian топа-

stery of Etchmiadzin, in view of mount Arrarat so

celebrated in the Scriptures, we were suddenly met by

the king of Persia's eldest son Abbaz-Mirza with ап

army 0f ЗО.(ЮО теп. Оп the 20th of Јипе he attacked

us with great fury, but was beaten от; while we were

taking measures necessitated by the change 0f cir-

cumstances, two тоте attacks оп the 22d and 23d had

the same result; оп the 25th we attacked him ourselves

and occupied [he village 0f kanagyry оп the river

Tzanga, near Erivan. Abbaz-Mirza retired to ап eleva-

ted plain about two miles оп the other side of the

fortcess with the intention of observing us. Prince

Zizianow made here опе of the boldest strokes ever

attempted; for оп the 30th of Јипе we passed withiu дип

shot of the fortress and through а deflle in which we

were attacked by Abbaz-Mirza, and notwithstanding