The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-01 00:00:00

RUSSIAN CONSCRIPTS.

A foreigner in St. Petersburg informed me that he
bad "gone to see the recruits that morning, but there
did not seem to be much patriotism among them ; there
were nothing but sobs and tears to be seen among those
who were pronounced fit for service, whilst the rejected
ones were frantic with delight, and bowed and crossed
them Selves with the greatest gratitude." The most dis-
tressing scenes may be seen in the streets, among the
bands of recruits—they, their mothers and sisters, or
wives, all weeping together as they walk along ; for the
women, with innate tenderness, accompany them for
many miles out of the town, unwilling, until the very
last moment, to bid the objects of their affection adieu
for ever; whilst the latter, in entering the Russian army,
like the condemned in Dante's "Inferno," leave all hope
behind. Desertions are, of course, extremely frequent ;
and since the commencement of the war they are fifty
times multiplied. if one may judge from the uurnerou,
groups of miserable wretches, heavily chained, met with
almost hourly in the streets of St. Petersburg. lam sere
it was enough to make one's heart ache with sorrow and
irdignation to look on their grief-stricken faces and thin
figures, which seemed as if they had been wandering with
the wolves in the wilderness, to escape from the cruelty of
their fellowmen. Once or
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which was seated one of their comrades, holding in
his arms what was certainly the corpse of some un-
happy deserter who had just received the punishment
for his fault, his head shaking listlessly from side to
sides and his arms hanging straight and rigid, the living
shadow of death on his sharp and painful Features, show-
ing that the heavy lash had at last relieved him from
his misery. In looking round on the broad streets of
the cepital, and seeing in contrast with so much suffer-
ing, and misfortune the gaudy carriages of the nobles,
and their gaily-dressed occupants, who seemed so wholly
busied in the pursuit of pleasure that they could not
spare a single moment to reflect on the unhappiness
of their fellow-creatures. I was often tempted to ask
myself whether, if entreaty were made, as in times of
old, "to spare the city for ten's sake," the domes and
towers of St. Petersburg would still stand to cast
their shadow on the earth ? No one can have any
idea of the effect on the population these continual
conscriptions produce unless he has seen it. When
we were leaving the country we passed through nearly
1,200 versts of Russian and •Polish land ; excepting
recruits, we scarcely saw a young man in any of the
villages. There were only very old peasants with the
women and children ; even young lads were drawn
away, and the chausdes, or post. roads, were all being
mended by women and girls.—The Englishwoman in
Russia.

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