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Show -RETREAT OF TOE PERSIAN TROOPS St. Petersb.urg,JDec. 22. Thc lighting light-ing between the Russians and tho Persians, which was reported from Tabriz yesterday, lasted throughout tho day. The old citadel was bombarded. bom-barded. The Russian consul genernl has sent to headquarters a request for reinforcements re-inforcements in view of the dangor to Russian subjects and the Russian property in tho city. The Russian Cossacks at Resht drove the Persians out of their positions posi-tions after considerable fighting. It was found that the Persians wero armed with Russian rifles According to the dispatches received re-ceived here, both at Tabriz and RcBht, tho fighting was opened by an attack on the Russians from a Persian am-vSBuscade. |