Note: Translated by E.G. Walraven. This translation begins: "-Sire, a fresh dispatch." "From what point?" "From Tomsk." "The wire is cut beyond that village, is it not?" "Cut since yesterday." "Send a telegraph to Tomsk every hour, general, and keep me informed." "Yes sire," replied General Kissoff. This translation was first published from March 4, 1876 through February 17, 1877 in weekly instalments by Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner - vol. XXII, No. 562, on page 164, and ended with vol. XXIV, No. 612, on page 236. [Jules Verne Encyclopedia]