The Litchfield County post., 1828-12-25
is tn thin county very bad, is supplied from tho neighboring wells.


 But the RaSsian soldier is of tough ma gcriaI, anu ordinarily calculated to bear the 1atigucs and hardShips of war. In the manner above alluded Io, subsistiug upon food ofIhc c0arScsl qaaliiy, he is cons'ant- " exposed to a!l weathcrs, for here the heat at tiie day IS generally succeeded by cold, damp, cli''iy nights and the ihun- der storms which at certain seasons are so 7Feqaeut, arc accompanied by torrents Of Tain, which instantly Lctuge tilo country wiih wa:cr. These to ordinary cons,itu- lions would be fatal, but on him they seem io have comparatively no effect. With an implicit obedience to orders, the Russ ian IS, as it were complete nlachine.- Careless and thoughlIess of danger, indeed, Si;i'out exercising his reasoning faculties he lnoHes when he is ioit!, aud l,alis when .he IS commanded nor will he, under the 'S':Vcrest fire, retire unless ordered to do ijls.
 Ii vas surprising to sec the perfect in- difference with which regiment the oth- CT day stood under severe cannonade, & aheapathy with which the men looked at ihe balls and shells that fell around them- and 1t is fact ;;las at the siege of ibrailu, "a considerable colas,n, which WIS destn- ed to storm tie place, missed lhc way, and got into the ditch, where there was not the slightest vcSiige of breach. In this situation trey were nearly annihilated- nor would they, notwithstanding the mis- take was evident, move until pnsit:ve or der from the Grand Duke Michael was sent to recall them.
 But tho Cessatns excite most my curi- bsity and interes'-equalIy brave and har- dy as the regular Russian soldier, they pos sess sagacity and cunning which is moi characteristic of the former. When the firing commenced, it was easily observed that the Cossacks around began instantly to assume an aiacrity and to be alive to what was going on. They took their hors- cs Tn hand never remained quite station ary-kept sharp look-ou, in the direc- tion of the fire of the cannon, and watched the direction of the ball and flight of the shell, so as to be in readiness to avoid them They are an incongruous set, certainly.- Some old fellows with long, grey beards- some smart young lads--some almost i;l rags and patches of various colours-while others are in very decent attire. The Iossack who is appointed to attend me as orderly is young man, by no means Cos 'sack-ltke according 10 tie notions l had formed of those people. was struck by h's civilized appearance and manners; for on my arrival, when he first came to me, with the respectful department ef a soldier :enitsA < A 1A-- ,aA .-lngaa nssf manner. he said he was sent to wait upon me by or der >of his general, and had the honour of presenting himself to receive my com- mands. l do not mean to say they arc all of dhis class, but I an, told some ofthem are people of great veal h in their own country ,amasscd chiefly by plum der in the last wars; yet so great is their passion for that species of gain, 'auri sacra James, that notwithstanding their riches, they voluntarily leave their families and comfortable dwellings, and expose tllem- selves at an advanced age, to dangers in quest of more.
 Thu they arc marauders, and that they arc rather merciess at times, is true; for tn attempt was made to make them give up for the general good, tho lplundcr they iooksin action, bu, witt t ts,,ccess--it was then found that ...,SoDcrs were taken they wer .a,iabiy killed s" that, as their services are so truly essential to the army, itis become necessary to sanction their practices: and to prevent atrocities, fbe emperor has issued n humane order by which the Cessack or soldier receives one ducat for every prisoner on fool taken alive and two ducats for every prisoner monnt- ed.
 The Cossacks are divided into regi- ments of five hundred each, having stan dard and captainfor every hundred, indc- pendent of junior oiiicers-one, two or more field officers for the whole, according to circumstances, and lieutenant colonel. or colonel whose name the regiment bears. In their bivouacs,as well as in the operatiohs and attacks, they pay but little regard to regularity and their huts, those of the officers, as well as those oft tho men, in front of which arc pickettcd 1heir horses, are formed in the simplest X rudest manner imaginable: e:--sometimc 3 pikes or poles with branches and hay. or perhaI,s their burkas or cloaks ofskin, cast over thcm, form their dwellings.
 Dressed in short binc jacket, without buttons, but hooked down the fron,-loosc