The History of the Life and Reign of the Empress Catharine (Volume 2); Containing a Short History of the Russian Empire, from Its First Foundation to the Time of the Death of That Princess (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1744. Excerpt: ... THE HISTORY O F RUSSIA, To the End of the Riicn of the Empress Catharine, Book n. CONTENTS. The Beginning of the Empress Catharine' Reign; her first Cares for ber People; a Relation of the Proceedings on the unhappy Tumult at Thorn; the Marriage of the Duke of Holstein, and the Occasion and Progress of the Revolution in Persia. immediately, upon the melan-7J Bight. choly Occasion of the Emperor SCjjjJj k Peter's Death, the Senate, theSy-fosL id nod, and the Generality, assembled, and in Consequence of the last Orders of their ever-glorious Monarch, declared Ca thurint AEtxowna Empress of all Russia. About eight o'the Clock they repaired to the Palace, where Prince Menzikoff introducing them to their new Sovereign, they prostrated themselves at her Feet, swore Fidelity to her, and presented her with the Act of their Submission in Writing. Her Majesty received them very graciously, and assured them, that fie would be a Mother to her Countryr, as the Emperor had been a Father to it. The Grief is not to be expressed, that seized on all Degrees of People, on the News of the Emperor's Death; even the Soldiers were drowned in Tears, and were not to be comforted, till they learned that the Empress Catharine was declared Sovereign of all the RuJJias: They then came in Crowds about the Palace, to take the Oaths to her, crying out, If our Father is dead, our Mother still lives In the Midst of these Acclamations, the Senate published the following Declaration. UxDechra-" TE it known to all and every one, by timpiblijbtd - thcse Presents, That it has pleased bjthtStnott. tt Almighty God to take to himself, out of this Vale of Tears, after a violent Sick"ness of twelve Days, the most magnani"mous, and most illustrious Peter the "Great, Emperor of all Ruffia, ..