Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-23
From the Army and Many Chronicle.
RUSSIAN MILITARY REVIEW.

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1t gives us pleasure to lay before our readers
the following interesting and graphic account CIV
EN- by an officer of our army, who was present.
of n Russian military review:
"Four days of our time in Russia were spent
Mt the camp of Krasnoe 5eo, sixteen miles from
ST. Petersburgb. On our arrival, we were invited
to assist in the man9uvres which would take
place in the three following days Accordingly,
next morning we were presented to his Imperial
Majesty in the field then taken 10 the chapel
tent, attended divine service with the Imperial
family and staff, surrounded by fifty thousand mil
itary worshppers rode through the different
camps; saw the Emperor inspect the officers OF
regiments and exercise those of the cavalry in vi
ding, giving point, charging, &c ut full speed at
tended the evening hymn and prayers at retreat,
and went 10 he'd to reflect upon the novel and i'm
posing ceremonies and exercises or Russian ar
my in camp
Next day was particularly interesting; all the
artillery, one hundred aud twenty eight pieces, he.
ing in the field muneuvring aud firing at targets
six of the batteries being OF horse artillery, and
two of those being of twelve pOunhcr guns, aud
twenty -four howitzers and drawn Ivy eight horses
each. The firing from this immense field tram
was indeed grand, aud the effect, with round, can
lister, and shells, destructive TO the targets,
which, we examined at the close of the manGu-
vrcs.
"rhe next day was n cavalry day, including the
| horse artillery, and with them amounting to fiji
teen thousand men, four regiments of curassers,
four of dragons, two of hussars, two of lancers,
! lCossacls) besides squadrons OF Clrcasslans, Fer
/ siunS, &c. NC.
"'rhe last day the whole army of thirty six
thousand nilulry, and cavalry and artillery, ma
/ king over fifty thousand were on the field at Z o..
clock A. NJ aud the Emperor, commanding IN
person, commenced and executed a series of spen
did naueuvrcs, bringing the entire force into &C
ton, and deciding the Imaginary battle by a
grand charge hy the infantry and four thousand
curassers. These mauGuyres commenced by
seuling in advance skrmishers of Cossacks, who
beng attacked, kept up u spirited fire, aud, by
their bugles asked for reiniorcements. Lancers
were despatched to their aid, and the enemy tenn
pornrily checked and driven back. In turn this
advanced party was repnlscd, and reinforced by
some regiments of dragons; the infantry regi
mentsU hree thousand strong eachDneanlne ail II
motion from different points towards the scene o.
attack As the regiments arrive in column of at
tack they d.poy, form line of battle, and supper
the Gu, airy, which fall back or fight on the TANKS
The attack finally becomes general along the
whole line Of two miles, the infantry firing, chan
ging position, churgng-the horse artillery es-
IabIlsing batteries with the rapldity OF light cav
airy ind hurting its lhunders at the enemy il
fine STYLE The reserve is ut length brought for
ward by the Grand duke Michael, forms in col
unn OF attack in the Of the first line, which
retires through the intervals OF the new line J th
reserve charge with the heavy cavalry, and vcto-
nv is the result of four hours incesslut and mos
splendid mauPuvrng.
The morning was II most beautiful one; thu
troops fall Imperial Guards in their finest comb
ton the twenty thousand horses on the field al
picked, choice, high bred anmals-the arliller.
new, with green carriages and FURNISHED guns
guiering IN the sun like gold The brilliancy o
the crinsscs and hemicts and Russian eagles, thu
polished arms, the plumes Of all coors-the f3u
or five hundred musicians with their bright brass
drums uunpets, and horns the picturesqu) Cos
sacks and Crcasslnus, and their little, fleet, long
tailed horses, looking like so many Pawnees al
formed scene exceedingly beautiful and lmpos
ing. A review followed the man@uvres, the re
gimeuts fling off before the Empcroc il column
OF one hundred 'front.'"