Fortwodaysthebesiegersattemptednofreshassault。

　　TheywerediscouragedbythedeathofOgareff。Thismanwasthemainspringoftheinvasion，andhealone，byhisplotslongsincecontrived，hadhadsufficientinfluenceoverthekhansandtheirhordestobringthemtotheconquestofAsiaticRussia。

　　However，thedefendersofIrkutskkeptontheirguard，andtheinvestmentstillcontinued；butonthe7thofOctober，atdaybreak，cannonboomedoutfromtheheightsaroundIrkutsk。ItwasthesuccoringarmyunderthecommandofGeneralKisselef，anditwasthusthathemadeknownhiswelcomearrivaltotheGrandDuke。

　　TheTartarsdidnotwaittobeattacked。NotdaringtoruntheriskofabattleunderthewallsofIrkutsk，theyimmediatelybrokeuptheAngaracamp。Irkutskwasatlastrelieved。

　　WiththefirstRussiansoldiers，twoofMichael’sfriendsenteredthecity。TheyweretheinseparableBlountandJolivet。OngainingtherightbankoftheAngarabymeansoftheicybarrier，theyhadescaped，ashadtheotherfugitives，beforetheflameshadreachedtheirraft。

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