The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-05-05
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LONDON, March 1e.
K U s sim ARMIES.

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as the Cozacks form 70 comfortable part
of the RufIian army, and particularly in the ps,v
| rallied militia, it cannot but be iutereffine 70
our readers, to learn the character and nrenpth
vi this component part of an army and natl.
on on which the hopes of the Confede rated
fowers mutt now, in a comfortable decree
reit. The name of Cozacks in general. is
apPiied to all thofe tribes, which follow the
lame irregular and almof optional method of
warfare , ihe particular bodies of the Cozacks
are diitnguifhed from each other. NOT bv N.
different nations which compofe them. bn, h,,
me places they respectively inhabit. THIS the
- Lon Cozacks take their name from the river
Ion the Guardian Cozacks from the Ourali.
an mountains the Cozacks Of the JIkr,;,.
rom the name OF the country and the Zapo
rav'an Cozacks, from the ca,araas of N.
Ohs'iter, as the word Zaporavian, or more pro.
Pery' LaPorogtzI, fgnifes in the RuGian LAM.
Eru"ee' people living beyond the cataraSfs."
Tic TWO former are chiefly the colonifi. of
Great Rufiia, and the two latter are formed of
Maio' HUMANS thefe wear no beards.-.Tbe
NIPora''ans ihave even their heads, and leave
oh'y mail piece of hair upon the crown. LONG
e"ough 10 reach the nofe, and bride tben1EcE7r,
upon e7fry thing thai is obpoEte to Qualification.
ana 10 fbe common feelings of man !! There
was tlne when no woman whatever was Der.
,hn'. 10 i've IN their fociety.; and, though
,h.y oegan 'dteiy to save more intercourfe with
- So N''l tney retain ftrongy the marks of
with great proPriety, gang of deliberate ont
s~s' OF roooer: and all forts of public often
GERS VINO are fuffered to exit merely ON ac-
count OF the mitchell they do to an enemy.
1"e SozacKs or the Ukraine and the Don
EoItckS, are more advanced in civilization
tnc latter are fcen fometimes with and fome'
.i'nes without boards but the former exit
row merely ~ name, applied unfortunately to
~. -" 'p9 INHABITANTS. Excepting the Cozacks of
ne o Sr' and the ZaPoravians, the Tartars
ana Calmucks are 70 interfperfed with all n
'ner Cozacks that they form the mott oonfpi.
Cuous and prominent feature in them. The
Ed'''ucKs ieem to be the real defendants of
l'e ancient Scythans, who dwelt on the bor.
GERS or the Don (Tanais. )-Tbeir features
are broad and Hat, with a pair of fmall. ferv.
piercing eyes. They are of fnall ftature. verv
,oDuit ana active, and expert in the ufe of the
%" ahd arrow, which they Till ufe. They
are extremely ikful in managing unruly horfes.
s sc are nired expressly for that purpof- by
cnule thsie animals out Of the wild fluids bred
chiehy by the land proprietors in Little RuGia
Sa''nuck rides ftraigbt into the midi IF theft
o"eoVerhaole creatures, and after the horf,. ia
npe'eo out which is to be taken, he throws \
'"oP round his neck with fuch dexteritv, that
'hough the difance is comfortable, as the Zero.
C'ous animal will not fuffer any one to approach
near him, he feIdom miles bis aim. No foon.
er does the loop fall upon the horfe's neck.
,nan the Cdlmuek fslens with amazing rapid.
" the other end of the rope to the faddie he
nus upon, IN fuch manner as to prevent all
poiilo'lIty of the horfe's efcaping. The unru-
" iaVage, thus furprifed, ftruggles hard, bnt
the horie which the Camuck rides, takes fpch
petition, by the direction of the rider, rat
the trength of the captive is exhaufted. aHd he
az length, fuffers himielf to be led awav. and
vs. loon tanned. The Tartars, who are like
Calnucks in their perlons, are 70 in,ermixed
win them as TO he feen every where together.
hey devour raw, whatever animal food comes
10 thelr way, or, as they eat their fpare horfe
careaies, without any other preparation of the
heih than warming it under the fadde of the
horie they ride upon. They have penerav
ieVeTaI hories with them, 70 that IL cir PROV.
mons, and the means of travelling, proceed
with them without any incUmbrance. Both
theie nations or tribes are extremely numerous
among The Don CoIacks, and altogether from
tboie terrible warriors, whole afpec1 alone il
! iOfhc'ent to difmay an enemy not accuRomed TO
the tight of fucb hordes or favages.
The CozaCks are a ntceiIary appendaee TO
the Ruilian regular army; they are its guides
an1 facilities. 1t is their particular b1inefs to
Obtain intelligence from the enemy, which thew
do iometimcs in the manner that CaImuck
takes wild horic. AZ foon az a Cozack comes