| Show THE COSS KS alti re is a gre pre gr cae cay dee ded Q p etu a nit thong 1 X 4 ee but very little K n 0 w n dy u h e igl igi of athi strange rac F eo p I 1 a v butr u ute t sq much by t ei i arima the am as i a azem e n t the 11 mp spa sha aisa Ai SW og raphe generally pene gene rally nally treat of them under two distinct heads leids I 1 the t e cossacks of the don and the cossacks of the all the various tribes of cossacks of which we read art probably offshoots off shoots fro from theine orthe orthe other of these two princ principal at stock s we will speak first of the cossacks of the p had their pome pope omeo on fis pis dive rive anch flawed flowed throy through thelt country from north norih to 6 south on their thil the po arate Riis russians oa 00 W h er south the ibe empire of ipe tag ta turk Q extended led jed f no aloag p I 1 itha ithe alfre northern af the tha sl lick ck sd sea a their leir lein country was yet very appropriately app 6 pr icely calien callen the ukraine r ne that ait isa is W the fro nw conw cong its natural atur adur 1 sifoa situation ion lon made mate it ithe the bulwark of af chris ted f ten doia lauist aau t moha koha at t ea hism elsm in his this part pait tf of ent j fid andeits and aad its lla inja inia inhabitants al Js hah had bobear M ear of f the batla batie bat lp P in ftfe lo 10 loh iob 0 and bloody I 1 wars ais bif between t een ern UP the turks s aid and di thir thin hii til 1 04 of een epp in bieg lieh mes of beaco beace aa tle ther they V were at never free P from 1 I 6 ae pe dangeo danger of invasion ibex y were yee yge bb obliged liged to 0 o kep thenn thern selves contina al q alle tile ion won the be enemy thu thua from th the be tbt the they becane became c a a 9 nation 11 a 1 iba 9 af sollitt lith time jime he the te pores oes 1 1 and 1 I fhe the he oa cia clo t athe i the ac c 0 w mi I 1 their their and fought under nd er ehg teg hr if banners ba so si isri und iund I 1 11 ge to the theae three TJ i tas tag was the he first boish kin who wio aha aya ava aya 1194 iiii ailed lif lil I 1 of f the thie services sery services ices pailhe ith Cos cog cossack 6 sack gack defence Q c of or hi his wa doi in brij against A letar jars vari we v ai are foid told ald aid old et that casi cast 1 I the same wh fi 9 aa 4 1 i d poland ud ti thunia red th a as hit hi vassals and kae ave th thia equal privileges ta w h 0 t fofi rii ril I 1 I 1 1 16 anth 64 e of t stephen baab barbry urho it ascended lacena bacena ed erme erwe p 41 the t Cos sadAt fath the deyen deyer doer er be garfia djay a very er I 1 t t part at ith n the e h history to r Y of poland polan th tills sk kinz kine amp spared ancy arcs pt pauls pluis tori toni heir tind tidd and on i a I 1 lok tok M H irain iraln trat trai nied e it them h em to hab habits s sot of military discipline dihe lle tie confirmed im 4 0 to o M ip dmn tb em the of their thein ir t ern toy ind and te 1 he en their weir own hereditary ve khe the government of the cossacks wa S dembe demud laca feor fe or equality iva ivd wan ric aldno no Colsa cossack pk was v distinctions of rank ranu frola at altal altai ai rids I 1 he 14 alli ir lif iff e called A lle lie the trl tri pr attavian At eaglan jle he was vii chosen annually annual and d dutah rih rib his big term ta of 11 5 li aut ant korat vit AIT vs 1 limited uti till the th cos cog V 0 riot at tt ali pil all ali cio plosive clo sive or glann giann h b in their 4 obal obil nol Nob nobody tidy iuds was b clouded ireon am man maity ity 1 hence thel r with f from ja justice stige abd victims 91 jo resa on fiam hi the countries around thein pr they became a midd lacfi t bough hough t the b erimena t lio llo tot iio ihl iti this leagon reagon some sm 1 e have said that the cossacks libbi were e hat properly speaking a nation iut but onay palt ii ot ghiza A ciori bior for fp th the e pur purposed of defence or plunder like the rangers Bangers of Texas or bt a peculiar class of peo ap pie lle lid like ilke like ilke the squatters squat lers of dir conr nel vel Nei western tern country amyy mey A of the cossacks were sailors rather than horsemen and d th the go so calli called ed Cog iv ba lit li vedon FT duon the 1 lower oer D n wera notorious for theu then piratical excursions id on the black sea go loii agthe poles P le s kep their air promises and e ct libe the tha liberties iea of the clacks pd so lo 10 lone ione i na ilie the cossacks falt fait faithful baul ab subjects ara of or Me poles Poleg I 1 buh but it ed upon unon on the fhe paes ea of history that the loyalty the the cossacks was most tie potes poles W who 0 were ve att aft erwa rus nus d ft mitrie the conse quence their injustice justice tiellie tifllie 14 the adli dismemberment of their thein country I 1 1 the jesuits crept crear tn to pol poi poland a biere asvery wh ereese ete ere ehe they chev laid owr 71 Ms of and ilfe t thel ei intrigues inari mes res tha they ir insinuated them themselves selves delves i into i nto the ohp favoron favier favo of fhe the kin kili 4 alit gained pained adcus access to the councils orthe or the nation nati oil orl and an rome rote I 1 that hit time the waple bhole atmosphere of l glah blanc became acm tal tai ted bi the casa co gacs sacs 1 c s had haa h a I 1 uever never the supremacy of ibe bomart pontiff the therbe longed to ibe the giek greek church ky which h ic h avii was 5 ald aid the national church af the they are tire dam 6 heretic cried the tha jesuits Jp suits they must blut be pe converted concerted A erea the alto polena so the fliege bete lighted against 2 ainest this innocent people peoli 1 1 0 bf of poland abo 60 hav ejust as much to answer for in their 0 O r fiant of th he coslic u the canay afie licha brats I 1 could not bear to se sae the dosia kg enjoy enjoying I 1 ing ins equal privileges with t the they w sheil to make serfs of them thein the will vill of f the kia kin was as of no essect effect tae monarchy had become cuve laili cure and ant the king was was na no be better ater ihian than a mot root bail ball b all tobe kicked ebbit by ili th the e contend contending iii lii fact ons ong th noblee nobles vied wilh 1 i asto in n opples oppressing sing the glack Go aek ack fon for j u in reile felig ibn alway coed henifin hani hinI lin fin hand hadd civilli tf rahlie in politics treaties Trea reat tiei tres were disregarded are added and arid laws udd odd I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 i there Theta lived inan tie the tle co cossacks at this time ii a m the thi j breaking ariam of carufe Ines ld lief He became thein their hetman his properio nad had been violated abi and adl family byet polish governor private revere therefore added to 10 tit lit ius ins he be made an dil ill alliance lanco iancO with the tartars bf thee ahe grim crim crimea an ti army wat was wa raised large lare iare enough bocon tyer t the e pole who ip in 1649 bythe gair galy ar itza 6 r oil v ere f forced or 0 to lecog H nizelt 11 the hg abts I 1 arld arid 1 a erl eni privileges of Z the cossack I 1 B cath acks had butco be vilers corri too fi far r deflated re poles voles 1 1 even ever to fa be lir hein heir fiends fl friends ends aam zain no treaty of pe peace ce could close tip tup ine ins breach be bd d i ii 1 1 1 1 ili iii tha poles voles arld and ivere vere enemies and the SM ti Cost cossacks Co sacks had beb bet bettino became tino tine lino formidable ta hold bola e balance of them they tuv hac hao q the the poles potes bajt bt the tey rey hajt suo suT sutured ered led thero tb fong forg J tila tiia russians The tort ito was wa athe and and 1 they vere yere as nearly newly allied to th emby blood as 16 the poles r y i 1 AT 4 they accordingly put themselves fander jander ta e wo 04 0 4 MY t hied lIed ft and treaty I 1 0 peace was conf concluded which ula ule d e th e h s subjects b e c ozard czarf this event jav av a s am M 0 poland 0 K d she never lecove recovered ed f p y f butlre the Coq coe Cosack cossacks sacks of he the fared no beuer bener with wit ht russians for theli master ahey had submitted to the oppressions oppress ions of the poles it made little difference that the to respect their constitution and to tol ref i ain aln from inter interfering ferino in their internal affairs the demo dri cy ta rhes ukraine all ali ajl apak dhe he absolutism of russa couii could d n n bt exis exist together arfy addy ariy nid rid ethan mom mor 0 fire and water sooner or later the one was to isora the other i i n i the process was probably hastened hastena b by the t turbulent n ani and disorderly spirit the he cossack were a nation cation of ot w and like ilke war like ilke nations generally tb heg hrc heroes tes on the fi field ellof df battle aad vod notorious jobbers e ielse else I 1 S i n and charie charles si tl I 1 f sweden sneden were at war with the nasa cossack had bad mazeppa toor for thor thon He trman troad the fame same whom vhf i byron has bas Immortal immortalized izo he tua tuy turned juanei nei traitor to ahe abe russians and united pis pig is f forces ors ora lo 10 those of charles T th k victory gained b by peter peoer af tit lb me p battle hattle of it 1700 1709 gave gaie to alls alis resen js A ain air rebels the cossacks ff ero ere ar 4 eal of bojt roti rufe ruee wivi vivi privies leges 0 rhey they ely ply w era ere po anser ong ger get permit agg i e choose hr town iown lip hetman ft the alip amb or jt 0 o be of their P idere are pit alt pit in cbs chaps ti tarve twive jve Uio ulo saad usand cossack F ended their thein days it n baid haia i labor tabor bor lor a convicts tipon the ibe panl pani tep ep th aid lid lii apoi pap awe e rai ral ed into GR pepia peela i i 11 tp in 17 1784 PK catherine erine 11 II put a ridiA finishing ingo stio stroke e to me le work i borki predecessor haa begun berun the arthe t be heen been emended tar far ar beyond the ukraine ta the ie assac cossacks were no ign q tha ih the fhe f frontier tro iro luit auit ana apA bence there was n no D needom need of alion so inconsistent awn of br ru riis g S dether gether to throw wr 0 0 off t the e y yoke 0 of ok russia an and establish ah ih irid frid e ien len d ep at a plausible pretext egeit was fd furnished n fol r their thein complete compa nii eli 13 some me af of humber lumber number weke were transported ta the banks 0 orthe ortie fei jer he 1 riar ve uban dmn ubah where wheres 1 hen I ben descendants still form dart rt ortee line of the caucasus binder tinder the eite elte name of cossacks of the tte blaek black sea aya AVA ai ihn rot tot 1 s sacks acks of the aa only a ametter of hist history dry fam iam all ali traces of their Institution tim lim in the ukraine are well weil ni nigh p h obliterated the Cd sacks of the don od ori the contrary aryl still stilt continue occupy their ancient ho bo bowein comein mein n oneff the tha most fertile ithe itha russian empire their terri territory is a little larger than the hp state of indiana and certain ja ppUl aton of df 1000 of which arte arie serfie besides bemid qs these there are about so called nailed cossacks distributed in military cp lonies loniea 4 N ae hpe hoe e of the th aua sus and through S aberia gela jela abo w bo trace race their relationship with the of 0 tha the dpn don through the tha early thal thai L ireje were sent out fo from chemin them in former ti times linis to those fias regions ta to guard the fron frontiers pers thul thus it appears that thit the cossacks of the Ru russian drusilar silar etna empire 1 ir number at it present about a m 1 illin iiii illi an af or souls 11 As earl eari earlyan thi YAi 1570 the fhe the cossacks of the them don i became tributary tp russia in those times they ivre a wild fie freebooters rg famous for then thep cou tou courage and lali laii skill in wi war and their turbulent lent and ancl pr predatory atou spirit i we mett meet them in irk hi history tory tort gid ing t tae e battles atlie of fhe the russians nas Ras agamet ga Z the bairs tartars Tar tars or iain lain ta hn an active part iro in the h e internal noli noil 5 of tw th e em ein viret in engaged a ed sometime in exploring and conquering d distant lire regions pre pro va uni ung at dothee times id plundering the caravans that be beathe atthe commerce of the ahe ari arit erit fram from and ana and Astrachan strath hn to moscow 11 to the roving and restless spirit of the cossacks sacks russia owes her dominion over siberia lathe inthe rei rel reign rein 1 n of john ane terrible a cossac chief by the nameon name ot Yer ciak in the employment lof the stroganoffs Stroga a family of wealthy raer juer chants undertook with a u er ers B bio 10 in number an expedit expedition ign across the ural mountains which like ilke the expedition of gortez to mexico I exico resulted in the conquest ottri 0 an empire bense ir extent and abounding abound aboin ding mg in anih ihen iben exhaustible mines nes res of gold the j bf these advent adventurers ti r is and cf those who folios fillod ibbia d therm thero now empoe the he ari arl of siberia M somme of 0 in the he kowm othe others cuare are saja sta in harrisons earni gons sons abong along the frontiers C hib 1 I lilg from F f the we Co cossacks corsack isack of liberia siberia ad w pass by tle ilip the cossacks of f th the eUrAl ural ano and who number humber bumber ber lo 10 ather about to those thole who compose tbt tha iiii caryline tary line of the caucasus their omra omps pi i latiol to about of whom ho jao le than 20 are constantly tinder kinder arms they aney occupy tha chlain clinin of fortified villages pg nr military posts which extends extend glon slon alo aio the tiie nor nar northern th thern thenn n on iter ifer troi 16 fhe the blin black block tte the tha cd ki I 1 P j nis his of oi the i were ginst first feht to 16 this regi region oil have had thein their ranks so often by the fortunes odwar am arid t alien 1 agaibi so often orten reinforce di by fresh levies fr lra ira rim 4 parts bortne tai e empire and ind volan volunteers fro fram the tartars and tind othet tribes armund around them gem y that tv original stock of the cossacks is escarc scarcely ely dis dig 11 nible in this mixture of racel races bif but 1 if I r th these thise se military colonists are not cossacks I 1 by des esce dept cepl 1 they are hino tino more reso co by their habits babito and manner lof of life eban than any other othen subjects of Czar here as nowhere ere filse ese the fron frontier tiec settler is exposed to the same dangers from the he k jas fas la the cossacks of farmer times from the tartars Tar tars T the p sabe sage circuit circumstances and and S s et the same sama habits ot ife and the fame same character here the ibe coss cossacks are engaged ed in a felipe perpetual tuai warfare warf ire lre aith their neighbors h lake 1 ike those of E forme former r times limes add and hence linca we find them thoin J possessed of th the same sama bold tidd and adi venturous ritt irom irow spirit the e same and bravery but built it h isi far beberw otherwise se ith ath those cogs coss acl aci ivha still fahlin 1 rg orl on iba ibe banky banks A thedo the do the 1 tho I 1 atre akre bjern beyond so tg ij ca country is I 1 P no lone longet lon ion e tip alp thea e of warn wart W rp r p t locht m ritie an morel moreS ree ret jhan aha the Ul ukraine rain T et 0 remar s f fertil artil iw hence bence rhy thy ilav ilava be become co I 1 tit tir t urai ural I 1 e cl mo 1 ed 0 arts of peace than af war wan r As aiwas S said sald ai 1 I bove t heir their M amount loun ts t to 0 about th they speak the same language ai as ibb fhi the e hus Kus russians is ta n s arli anil and balog idi ivi P ahe abe he same great race the 1 Cossa cossacks don never undertook to throw 1 off the yoke of rusia russia and make themselves en entirely j independent d ik 0 oa the uie 1 D n j aper and nd W hence enci they 7 nave arve b been en pared spared til tile the fate which befell the latter but their govern jos 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