The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

armies Of Satan agalii''
4 Brilliant spectacle
often seen BY an American the an
i 81 he Emperor Of the Russian
coard, at St. Petersburg, numbering
] ,bopsaud men, is thus described BY
Ne New Haven Register. The ac-
Be read with interest;
ST. P%rrrR8BURe, June, l847'
rs,r ibis Review takes place at the
civ, preparatory to the departure OF
|, (or their sumner quarters For
N hours | had a good view Of the
M sight, and my hurried pen will iall
N an adequate description Of its ex-
s5endor. When l arrived upon the
M troops had already begun to march,
conies and windows Of the public
and elegant private residences sur
the field, we're filled with ladies and
b, and the sides Of the field itself was
Nth dense mass of men, women and
On one side Of the field a gorgeous
pitched upon a raised platform for the
and before her Majesty and the En-
troops were to pass in review. The
6 view of the whole field you can
imagine, was beautiful. But the Re-
f,of this great body Of 10000 troops,
dt only compose the garde Enaperiale
apsroi Nicholas, and who are distinct
main army Of Russia, which | believe
bear one million rank and file.
Ot soldiers, infantry. principally, first
review, marching by platoons of
! containing, perhap one hundred
men each, and in double order. AS
4 plOtoOns arrived opposite the Empe-
ocular Russian hurrah went up the
nglh OF the line, making the welkin
le soldiers were all picked men, tall,
and every one Of them with a black
be. They moved with mathematical
and whether on a slow or quick
eemed like pieces of mechanism, and
skets not varying, it seemed, an inch,
light or inclination given to them. OF
arching | have seen, and | have seen
@erican, French, Dutch and Prussian
lone will at all compare with the Rus
re uniforms Of the infantry are blue
not unlike our militia uniform in Con.
II was about two hours before the
had passed in review, and then came
Ply, advancing in double order, by
q sixty horses abreast; and here was
us' 0eggars description, and which.
recall it, seems like a magnificent vi.
f'ls' came a company of Caucasian
mounted upon black, coal black, fer,
WIN long names and tails, almos,
me ground. The C~aucasians were
req garment fitting closely to the
' over this a finely wrought steel chair
0'stlng the entire body, fell from the
sOssly over their neck and shoulders
peiI feet they wore a kind of sandal
Y their lega leather leggins, similar tc
oVE Indian warriors; across theiI
'a,'ledaOow and well filled quivers
ASaas . carhine; and in their girdIel
's' looking g~aghGgahn.
~ . lleFce, though handsome looking
hi Nexl came the Tartars, upor
VoAlng, fleet, little horses-thei
a. 'hem, carrying their necks for.
a.l' heads high up in the ait, as i
s.eeze, or, 50 uniform was the linz
II 'ley were all drawn up by pull
A s'ume Of the Tartar soldier is
N, Trimmed with silver, and a kind o
/, O0una with fur; in his hand he car
" eldot which he rests upon tn
Zen the ears Of his horse. The,
nm. s'e0''er Lancers, splendid lookin,
sbl. White cashmere, with heav.
I'M rS'isaed brass breast plates, an.
II safmounted by the Imperia
Il, D'ed upon most elegant horses
I'm IN regiment passed by, each regi
Il ~. 'i'fent colored horses, and tn
n regiment SO we'll matched i
mt and indeed every respect, thg
N ~. mem, each had braided in hi
AZ Il upon d small plate, III
u h. y ] picked men, and are Of til
bi,,h russian army, the officers bein
orsd and were it not for the diffeI
ak psuSOla they carry on their lance.
y di,,ina ! lls horses, no one regimen
] / i stsa I from the other, 50 noa.
After the Lancers, cam