The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

THE MILITARY CONGRESS OF OLMUTZ.

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tions—that is to say, not to the west of Olmutz,
but to the south-east. The manoeuvre
con-
sists of a fine dead flat, forming a triangle,
rou n d
the
northern base of which is the river Bistritza, and
the parallel road to Cracow bordered with poplars ;
the south-west side converging to the apex is the
Olmutz and Vienna Railway, while the south-east
side is a steep range of hills outshot from the Hun-
garian Carpathians, extending from Grass Wister-
nitz to Teinitz, the whole spires of the churches
breaking the green line of pasture and woodland ;
the camp and manoeuvre-ground are of rich arable
land, and cleared after harvest, and therefore very
heavy riding after the rains, but in this good
weather it is, with the ditches filled up, admirably
suited to the purpose.
The first corps d' armee, underField-Marshal Lieu-
tenant (i.e., not Field-Marshal, but Lieutenant-
General) Count Clam, is encamped on the strip of
land between the Cracow-road and the river Bis-
tritza, the corps being composed of two divisions,
one under Prince Edward Leichtenstein, and the
other under General Herzinger (who occupied the
island of Shutt so effectually during the year 1849) ;
the second corps d'armee, under Schlick, the vete-
ran of Leipsic, consisting of the divisions of Barko
and Perglus (the former one of the most brilliant
hussar officers in the army), is also encamped on
the same strip of ground, having the Bistritza on
their north and the Cracow-road on their south.
Crossing this road to the south, we find the Im-
perial tent on a slight eminence, not far from the
hills, rising high and seen afar in red and white
stripes, and around it the household encampment ;
on the same side of the road is the reserve i.e.,-
the
cavalry camp, the Hungarian hussar regiment, of
which the Grand Duke Nicholas •is the colonel,
forming the centre, the soldiers all in brig ht blue,
and the long lines of the picketed horses of
all
of this
and the otherglight . regiments stretching a
the north-west of the plain. Behind them
and
nearer Olmutz is the artillery camp,with the and
e ,
magazines, &c., the heavy cavalry not b
arsenal,
being en-
camped, but quartered in the villages of Grass
Wisternitz, Halitz, and Grass t Tel. 'n z. The whole
of the reserve is commanded by
General Schaaff-
gotsche.
Yesterday was the third of the grand days, the
whole of the manoeuvres having
the spot by the Emperor commanding been ordered.
on
with the brilliant staff and cortege ofS in
Sunday,
eluding, in addition to the 17 members ufnay, iii-reigningE
houses, superior officers of all the armies of
of whom I may mention those of the Chanceryurepei
War of Russia, many Russian and Prussian 15
gene-
rals ; of Hanoverians, General Halkett f ;from Ba-
varia, the well-known Von de Tann ; romE France,
General Guyon, with other officers m
headed by Lord Westmoreland and &loanyl nglish,
Bloom-
field, Vicars, Lawrence, and Duplat thene8
last well
known as a man of high military- ; ' genius and rare
attainments, destined to
ever war should break out.

The force reviewed consisted of the first corps
d'armee, comprising 24 battalions of infantry; 8
squadrons of cavalry, and 34 field-pieces ; and the
reserve, consisted of 8 battalions of infantry, a
light cavalry brigade of 16 squadrons, and a battery
of horse artillery of four pieces. The first location
was a concentration for inspection, which ended,
the Emperor gave the command, and out flew the
light cavalry, as eclaireurs or avant gardes, to attack
a supposed enemy on the slopes of Teinitz. The
speed, and lightness of the human ascending the