A TURKISH COWARD.
A court-martial has been held on a Turkish lieutenant, who was in command of a boat keeping ijnard at night on the Danube <>n the occii«ion of the blowing up of the uunlmt Seifi l>y the Hussion torpedo-l»nat. 'Dtttbou^ i>rew hare unanimously sworn on the Koran that they x all saw the Russian boat appriachinp, but wore forbidden to fin? by the lir-ntenant for fear the Russian boat woul^ attack them. The men bc-rojod to lie allowed to fire, or. «t leiist to ha allows I to s«n.l up the signal rocket, bur, this tlm biM^ennnt effectually prerentpd by t!i!Yuvi. tH r t| ie rocket orerli»iird. The Kussinn Uv,\{ wns then enil>led to approach th* 1 qunhtat. unseen and to blow her up. Thn tptitencv of the court-martial has not yot b»en nu« nounced, but thore can be lirtle doubt that tho malefactor will be shot. Cowardice is very ni't 1 ivn insj thU uillint r»ce of warriors.— Tim •« "trro<^ m '»-\t,.
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Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 74, 28 September 1877, Page 2
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165A TURKISH COWARD. Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 74, 28 September 1877, Page 2
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