Show dussias Rus sias new nt naval base reval aich hi ch russia pr proposes omose a to malic make into one of her strongest stion gest naval bases has under a variety ot of owners been a fortified town lor for many centuries the danes were the first to occupy and strengthen it in the thirteenth century then came the ilan iian league which made it one of its iti leading ports and then in it became swedish territory bombardments by the danes and russians failed to reduce it and it was still an important fortress when it surrendered to peter the great in 1710 and since then it has been greatly strengthened by russia perched on a hill bill within a huge circling harbor reval still retains memories of its checkered history A year or two axe ago I 1 found about halt a dozen on the stand in the quiet market place between then them the drivers chattered chat in german swedish russian frenchi aud one ot of them could bargain only in the language of lithuania london chronicle |