Crossword-Solution: BARGA 5 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 8

Perhaps doctors in the Occident may wish to try this new, harmless and very cheap remedy--only eight pounds of it in the whole world--and I merely ask that they leave me the patent rights for it for Mongolia, Barga, Sinkiang, Koko Nor and all the other lands of Central Asia.

This course, which the Florentines adopted from prudence, was considered by the enemy to be only the result of timidity, and with increased boldness they led their forces up to Barga, which they resolved to besiege.

This new attack made the Florentines set aside all other considerations, and resolve not only to relieve Barga, but to invade the Lucchese territory.

Accordingly the count proceeded in pursuit of Niccolo, and coming up with him before Barga, an engagement took place, in which Piccinino was overcome, and compelled to raise the siege.

Corpus Barga has told me that when Señor Groizard, a relative of his, was ambassador to the Vatican, Leo XIII once inquired of him, in a jargon of Italo-Spanish, in the presence of the papal secretary, Cardinal Rampolla: "Does the Señor Ambasciatore speak Italian?" "No, not Italian, although I understand it a little." "Does the Señor Ambasciatore speak English?" "No, not English, I do not speak that," replied Groizard.