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War with Gustavus Vasa of Sweden. Political Punctilios. The Kingdom of Livonia Annexed to Sweden. Death of Anastasia. Conspiracy Against Ivan. His Abdication. His Resumption of the Crown. Invasion of Russia by the Tartars and Turks. Heroism of Zerebrinow. Utter Discomfiture of the Tartars. Relations Between Queen Elizabeth of England, and Russia. Intrepid Embassage. New War with Poland.
The Turks, in consternation, now made a rush for their ships. But Zerebrinow, with coolness and sagacity which no horrors could disturb, had already planted his batteries to sweep them with a storm of bullets and balls. The cannonade was instantly commenced. The missiles of death fell like hail stones into the crowded boats and upon the crowded decks.
Here they were joined by a reinforcement of Crimean Tartars, consisting of forty thousand well-armed and veteran fighters. With this force the sultan marched directly across the country to the Russian city and province of Astrachan, at the mouth of the Volga. But a heroic man, Zerebrinow, was in command of the fortresses in this remote province of the Russian empire.
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