The History Of Peter The Great, Emperor Of Russia

CONTENTS


CHAPTER

I. Description of Russia.

II. Continuation of the description of Russia, population,
finances, armies, customs, religion: state of Russia before
Peter the Great.

III. The ancestors of Peter the Great.

IV. John and Peter. Horrible Sedition among the Strelitzes.

V. Administration of the princess Sophia. Extraordinary quarrel
about religion. A conspiracy.

VI. The reign of Peter the First.--Beginning of the grand
reformation.

VII. Congress and Treaty with the Chinese.

VIII. Expedition to the Palus Mæotis; conquest of Azoph.--The czar
sends young gentlemen into foreign countries for improvement.

IX. Travels of Peter the Great.

X. A conspiracy punished.--The corps of strelitzes abolished,
alterations in customs, manners, church, and state.

XI. War with Sweden.--The battle of Narva.

XII. Resources after the battle of Narva. That disaster entirely
repaired. Peter gains a victory near the same place. The
person who was afterwards empress made prisoner at the
storming of a town. Peter's successes. His triumph at Moscow.

XIII. Reformation at Moscow.--Further successes.--Founding of
Petersburg.--The czar takes Narva, &c.

XIV. Peter the Great keeps possession of all Ingria, while Charles
XII. is triumphant in other places.--Rise of
Menzikoff.--Petersburg secured.--The czar executes his
designs notwithstanding the victories of the king of Sweden.

XV. While Peter is strengthening his conquests, and improving the
police of his dominion, his enemy Charles XII. gains several
battles: gives laws to Poland and Saxony, and to Augustus,
notwithstanding a victory gained by the Russians.--Augustus
resigns the crown, and delivers up Patkul, the czar's
ambassador.--Murder of Patkul, who is sentenced to be broke
upon the wheel.

XVI. Attempts made to set up a third king of Poland.--Charles XII.
sets out from Saxony with a powerful army, and marches through
Poland in a victorious manner.--Cruelties committed.--Conduct
of the czar.--Successes of the king of Sweden, who at length
advances towards Russia.

XVII. Charles XII. crosses the Boristhenes, penetrates into the
Ukraine, but concerts his measures badly.--One of his armies
is defeated by Peter the Great: he loses his supply of
provisions and ammunition: advances forward through a desert
country: his adventures in the Ukraine.

XVIII. Battle of Pultowa.

XIX. Consequences of the battle of Pultowa.--Charles XII. takes
refuge among the Turks.--Augustus, whom he had dethroned,
recovers his dominions.--Conquests of Peter the Great.

XX. Campaign of Pruth.

XXI. Conclusion of the Affairs of Pruth.

XXII. Marriage of the czarowitz.--The marriage of Peter and Catherine
publicly solemnized.--Catherine finds her brother.

XXIII. Taking of Stetin.--Descent upon Finland.--Event of the year
1712.

XXIV. Successes of Peter the Great.--Return of Charles XII. into his
own dominions.

XXV. State of Europe at the return of Charles XII. Siege of
Stralsund.

XXVI. New travels of the czar.

XXVII. Continuation of the Travels of Peter the Great.--Conspiracy of
baron Gortz.--Reception of the czar in France.

XXVIII. Of the return of the czar to his dominions.--Of his politics
and occupations.

XXIX. Proceedings against prince Alexis Petrowitz.

XXX. Works and establishments in 1718, and the following years.

XXXI. Of the trade of Russia.

XXXII. Of the laws.

XXXIII. Of Religion.

XXXIV. The congress of Aland or Oeland. Death of Charles XII., &c. The
treaty of Nystadt.

XXXV. Conquests in Persia.

XXXVI. Of the Coronation of the Empress Catherine I. and the Death of
Peter the Great.


Original Pieces Relative to this History:

Sentence pronounced against the Czarowitz Alexis.

The Peace of Nystadt.

Ordinance of the Emperor Peter I. for the crowning of the
Empress Catherine.