...merely received a passing blow on the head. " By a particular direction," says Catherine's manifesto, " of that Providence that watches over the life of man, there was that night a thick mist, which, together with the inward form and situation of the fortress, had this happy effect, that...

...fury, and attacked, with firearms, the handful of foldiers that guarded prince Ivan. But he was fo warmly received by thofe foldiers under the command...together with the inward form and fituation of the fortrefs, had this happy effect, that not one individual was either killed or wounded. The bad fuccefs...