Bread
Diarr
HE WEEK.
Sunday
Moushladeh'k
Thursday
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Monday
Dethdysh
Friday
Oiubyih
Tuesday
Taghaik
Saturday
Wednesday
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NUMERALS.
One
Eskhou
Forty
Ouryttervesht
Two
Yory
Fifty
Ourynervesht-yesk t
Three
Stmy
Sixty
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Four
Oueshetouh'k
Seventy
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Five
Ouogousht yesht
Six
Ouskvd
Eighty
Araefkt or Oshtou-
Seven
Yshgouydd hervisht
Eight
Ard
Ninety
Tck'harayesl or
Nine
Tck'kara
Oshtoiikerveskt.
Ten
Yttht yesht
Twenty
Ytrvisht
One hundred
Askyr
Thirty
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DISTURBANCES IN SWANNETY IN THE SUMMER OF 1875.'
In April 1875, a despatch reached the Chief of the District of Swannety* from the Priestav of the Valley of the Ingour, who reported that the ' Independent Swanny ' were opposing, by all means in their power, the suney of the valley which had been ordered' with the view of equalising the landtax, and that they refused to realise his authority. The Chief of (he District replied by sending, for the information of the Swanny, an explanation in detail of the new law, which should not have given rise to the least discontent, the object being not to impose additional taxation, bul rather to change what had virtually been a capitation tax to a tax on land, in just proportion to individual possession.
Scarcely were the contents of the Chiefs letter made known, than the Priestav was under the necessity of sending another despatch, in which he represented that neither the letter of explanation nor the order to suspend the survey was effectual in tranquillising the mountaineers, who had in the meantime been excited to open rebellion by three ambitious men, Kazboulall Shervashydze of the commune of Moulachy, Ghenedrouh Pardjahb of the commune of Lataly, and Konsav, a son of Kazboulatt, on the pretence that the survey of their territory had been ordered for the purpose of eventually depriving landownere of whatever might be considered an excess of land in their possession, that cattle and domestic animals might be numbered and taxed, and that the younger members of families were to be carried away and pressed into military service. ' And the people,' the Priestav added, ' have all assembled before the image in the ancient church of KvyrykJ', to swear that they will unite and resist Russian oppression to the last drop of their blood.'
The Chief now applied to the governor of the province,* resident at Koutais, for permission to proceed with a sufficient escort of Cossacks to
' Communicnled by an officer in the expedilion. ' Col. Theo. Hrinewsky.
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t, Google the valley of the Ingour, to expose to the disaffected the Miitruthfulness of the reports spread among them, and to disapprove their conduct; but a third courier following quickly upon the second, brought the intelligence that a large proportion of the male population had invested Betcho and was seeking to provoke the garrison to hostilities. The Priestav applied for reinforcements, as he considered the 300 militiamen of Swannety Padyshkylyany at his disposal, and the regimental delachment at Betcho, insufficient to disperse the rebels who were strongly posted.
These proceedings having been reported to the Governor-General, his Imperial Highness directed that General TzytovytCh should proceed to the revolted district with four companies of the line, two mountain howitzers, and 100 cavalry, instructions being sent to Kabardah for 300 militiamen from the district of Piatigorsk to cross the great range and meet the General at Betcho. Ilie Grand Duke's orders issued at Borjomm oil June 4 were promptly carried out, for in forty-eight hours G«neral Tzy* tovytch had assembled his force at Moury.