| Index Entry | Bell ringers, in Mittau, threatened by Russian troops |
| Location | Mittau |
| Citation | GG(J.763.008 23 Jun 1763:11 (12) Mittau in Courland, January 23. Yesterday Duke Ernestus John de Biron make his public entry here. The magistrates and the guard of burghers refused to assist. . . until they were compelled to do it by the Russian troops in the town, who, to strike the greater terror, rang the tocsin or the alarm bell. . . The Russian soldiers were also obliged to stand over the ringers, otherwise the bells would have been silent on the occasion. . . |
| Generic Title | Georgia Gazette (Johnston) |
| Date | 1763.06.23 |
| Publisher | Johnston, James |
| City, State | Savannah, GA |
| Year | 1763 |
| Bibliography | B0017049 |