Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-08-18
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Led upon most elegant horses, Regiment
latter regiment passed by,s each reg inent
!. with different colored horses, and the horses
J IN each regiment so well Inntehed ID sizef
form, color, and indeed every respect that
10. distinguish them, each had braided in his
Emnne his number, upon d small plate
The. .lancers are all picked men, and are
the flower Of the Russian army, the officers
/ being of noble birth; and were it not for the
4 different colored pennants they carry upon
sltheir lances, and the color Of their horses,
lllo one regiment could be Distinguished {
from anether. 50 znenrlx EazfhHSs
! After the lancers, came the Imperial hus-
sars, in, their costume Of red, with high fur
caps and mounted every one upon white
steeds. This regiment it is said, is the
favorite regiment Of the Empress. Then
came the Imperial carbineers, mounted on
black horses, and dressed like the lancers,
except that their helmets and breast plates
were of steel highly polished. Following
these came tho Cossacks--their black
stoeds carrying :heir heads high in the uif.
The dress Of the Cossacks is similar to that
of the Tartars, which have above describ-
ed, except in their caPs, which are high
and Of fur; their weapon is steel, sharp
pointed lance
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The rear Of this immense body Of caval.
ry, amounting to over 10000, was brought
up by regiments Of mounted artillery, sin
horses, three abreast, to each gun, and of
sappers and miners; and then came the
baggage wagons, and the ponton train.
But the greatest 81 ght was the marching of
the horses attached to the different regi-
aents They seemed like machines You
think it strange, no doubt, and yet It's no
less strange than true,' that every horse in
marching kept perfect time with his feet,
with the music. | never si.w soldiers on
foot do it better, indeed, not SO well, for
when quick, lively tune was played by
the music, every horse commenced trot, y:
and kept up the same uniformity of step as
before, when on walk. And then to see
those horses wheel by companies, and in
double order, coming round with the preci.
sion of a compass describing O circle! it
exceeded anything ever imagined.
After the whole army, for the Imperial
gaurd is organized Us an entire and distinct
army, had passed in review before the EN-
peror, the infantry left the field, md the
cavalry remained in full possession of it, and
went through some evolutions. First the
Caucasans came at full run down the
| field, and the other regiments in succession.
After this, the whole body stationed them. :
selves at some distance opposite the Emper'
or, in close order, an6 at q given signal
half Of this body, over $4,000 horsemen,
started on n run and suddenly halted a few
feet in advance OF the Emperor, preserving
rs they halted the same compactness Nnd
the same perfect front which they had be-
fore starting. A few moro evolutlons
which have not time to write about now,
finished the review Of the day-a day
which has done much to impress on me the
remark of Napoleon, that with IN army Of
Russian soldiers he would conquer the
world.
lie spoke Of the soldiers, not Of the Off
GERS, of whom he had not high opinion.
The Russian soldier is mere machine,
and has not thought beyond his Church
and the Emperor,-and for both he believes
it is his duty to live and die. Most of the
army is composed Of serfs or slaves, and
the pay Of the soldier is only about three
dollars per annum.. He is fed upon
coarse bread, and kind of soup, and upon
some fete day he is given meat, as lux.
urv. The pay of the Russian officers is
also very small. A lieutenant gets but
500 rubles per annum, which is little more
Than 800, q captain 100 rubles, and a
colonel only 1000 rubles, You ask how
they live? The officers generally have q
beyond their pay; some few
there are who have not, and their condition
is worse than soldier S, for the latter is
provided with uniform, and is fed at the
Of the Emperor.
finish this letter by daylight, and yet
it is offer ten O'Clock P. M. The sun does
notset here a: present until 81 P. M.