The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-23 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

On the arrival of the Sovereigns at the spo•
fixed upon for them, the ensign was unfurled, and
a salvo of guns announced their presence; and the
whole Russian army then assembled was seen
drawn up in three lines, extending as far as the
eye could reach. The sun glittered on their
arms, and on the drawn sabres of the cavalry, to
a distance that appeared almost imaginary. The
eye had scarcely time to comprehend so vast a
spectacle, when a single gun fired from the
height where we stood was the signal for three
hurrahs from the troops. Even at this distant
day these hurrahs sound freshly in my ears : a
second gun gave the time for a general salute.
The cannon and musketry began at once, and the
fire ran along the three extended lines, showing
more distinctly than any thing else could have
done the vast space they occupied, by the dis••
tant flashes and retiring sound of the musketry.
I forget exactly how long a time was necessary
for three rounds from these saluting tens of
thousands.

We rode down the hill, and the Russians
broke from their lines grand into columns of re-
giments ; and no one but a soldier can conceive
the beauty of this great simultaneous change.
A spot was then fixed upon for these masses to
march by the Sovereigns ; and the Emperor of
Russia putting himself at the head of the leading
regiments, thus formed in column, marched past,
and saluted the Emperor of Austria and King
of Prussia ; then placing himself by their side to
see the rest of the army go by. The whole of
the day was only sufficient to give time for a re-
formation into line, and an opening of ranks,
along which the cavalcade of Monarchs and their
immense suite rode.

The Emperor of Russia appeared greatly oc-
cupied with the Duke of Wellington (who was'
at this period our Ambassador at Paris), as if
anxious for his opinion of what was passing
before them ; and his whole attention was given
to him when not taken up with his fair compa-
nions, who rode on both his flanks. Thus
closed the first day, never to be forgotten by
those who witnessed the grand military display it
presented. Great dinners at different bivouacs
were given on the ground ; and my party of ladies
and friends will make me long remember the
day. The Duke of Wellington and Sir Lowrie
Cole, and various military friends, met together
in the evening at my quarters, full of admiration
of the movements they had seen ; and I well re-
member the Duke of Wellington saying tome,
" Well, Charles, you and I never saw such a
sight before, and never shall again : the preci-
sion of the movements of those troops was more
like the arrangements of a theatre than those of
such an army. I never saw any thing like it."
Much, however, as the Duke was struck with
the extraordinary perfection of the Russian for-
mations, lie was by no means satisfied with their
slowness ; and I remember a remark from him,
" that his little army would move round them in
any direction whilst they were effecting a single
change ;" an opinion which all who heard it re-
echoed.—From Lord Londonderry's Narra-
tive of the War in Germany and France.

ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THE REGENT
MURRAY AND THE GORDONS.—The Earl of MURRAY
drew up on a rising ground, the small phalanx of south-
land men in whom be could confide, and commanded the
northern clans, whose faith he doubted, to commence the
attack on the GORDONS. They did so, but with no de-
sire of making a serious impression ; and recoiling from
the charge, came running back with their antagonists close
behind them on MuaaAv's band of spearmen, who re-
ceived both fliers and pursuers with levelled lances. The
onset of the GORDONS, made in the highland fashion, with
drawn swords and disordered ranks, was unequal to the
task of breaking so firm a battalion. The assailants
retired in disorder; and the instant they did so the neigh-
bouring clans, who had begun the fight, anxious to secure
the favour of the victors, turned their swords upon the
repulsed party, and endeavoured to atone for their former
flight by making slaughter amongst those before whom
tffey had just retreated.—Dr. Lardner's Cabinet Cy-
clopedia.