Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-24

remained hold possession of the place. Bruno still in the
woods in command of 400 men, and will doubt annoy
the vessels from the river banks.
A REVIEW AT ST. PETERSBURGH.
brilliant spectacle, and not often by an Anne
can the annual review by the Emperor of the Russian I'm
pera Guard, at ST. Petersbugh numbering sixty thou
sand men, thus described letter in the New Haven
Register
est. PETERsBURGH, JUNE, lS47.
"Every year this review takes place the Imperial City,
preparatory to the departure of the troops for their
quarters For about four hours had good view of the
magnificent sight, and my hurried pen will fail to give you
an adequate description of its exceeding plendor When
arrived upon the ground the troops had already began
march, The balconies and windows Of the public buildings
and elegant private residences surrounding the field filled
with ladies and gentlemen ami the sides Of the field itself CO.
vered with dense mass of mei, women and children On
one side OF the field gorgeous ent pitched upon rails
ed platform for the Empress and before her Majesty and the
Emperor the troops to pass review. The panoramic
view OF the whole field you can readily imagine beaut-
full But to the review itself of this great body Of 60 900
troops, who, IN part only compose the Gde Lnperae of
the Emperor Nicholas and who distinct from the main
army OF Russia, which believe numbers near one million
rank and file
The foot soldiers infantry principally, first passed in re-
view, marching paoons of companies containing perhaps
one hundred and fifty men EACH and in double ORDER As
the several paoons arrived opposite the Emperor the peculiar
Russian hurrah up the whole length the n making
the wekn ring The soldiers all picked men tall ah-
lec, and every of them with heavy black rustache
They moved with mathematical pecson and whether on
slow quick march, seemed like pieces of mechanism and
their muskets varying, seemed inch either in the
height or inclination given to them. Of all the marching
have SEEM and have the American French Dutch
and Prussian soldiers, will at all compare with the Rus
san The uniform OF the infantry blue and red not I'M
like militia uniform in Connecticut 1t was about two
hours before the infantry had passed In review and then came
the cavalry advancing in double ORDER by paoons of sixty
horses abreast and here sight that beggas descriptions
and which, when recall it, like magnificent vision
First company of Caucasian Princes, mounted upon
black coal black fiery steeds with long Names and tails al
most sweeping the ground Tie Caucasans were dressed in
red garment fitting closely to the skim and over this fine
y wrought steel chain covering the entire BODY fell
from the head loosely tie neck and shoulders upon
their feet they kind sandal and upon their legs
leather eggns similar hoseo Indian warriors across
their backs they carried bow with well filled quivers in
their hands cabne and in their grde the savage looking
ydStgdR. They fierce though handsome looking set
Of fellows. the Iara upon their Withholding fleet
little horses the horses all them carrying their necks forward
and their heads high up the r, if snuing the breeze
or uniform the line of heads, if they all drawn
up by pulcys. The costume d the Tartar soldier is blue
frock trimmed with silver and kind of skull cap bound with
fur IN his hand he carries SPAR the end of which he
upon the head, between the of his horse Then came
the Cherder LGncers splendid looking men, dressed white
Cashmere, with heavy and highly polished brass
and brass helmets surmounted by the imperial eagles all
ed upon most elegant horses Regiment after regiment
ed by, each regiment with different coored horses and the
horses in each regiment well matched sze FORM color
and indeed every respect that to distinguish them each had
braided in his his number upon a small plate The
Lancers all picked and of the flower of the Rus
sian army, the officers being of noble birth and,
for the different cooed pennans they carry upon their ances
and the color OF the horses, regiment could be sn
guished from another, nearly alike they After the
Lancers the Imperial Hussars in their of red
with high fur caps and mounted every upon white seeds
This regiment, is said is the favote regiment Of the En-
ha
horses and dressed like the Lancers except that their helmets
and breastplaes of STEEL highly polished. Following
these the Cossaks their black eeds carrying their heads
high in the air. The dress of the Cossacks similar that
Of the Taars which have above described except in their
caps, which high and of fur their weapon steel sharp
pointed lance.
"The rear Of this immense body of cavalry, amounting to
600, brought up by regiments of mounted arl
ery horses three abreast each gum and sappe and
miners and then the baggage wagons and the ponton
train But the greatest sight the marching Of the horses
attached the They seemedke machines
You think strange doubt and yet It's less strange
than true that every horse in marching kept perfect time With
hiS feet acih the music. never soldiers foot do
beer-indeed not well for when quick lively
played by the music, ery horse commenced o and kept
up the uniformity OF step before when a walk.
And then those horses wheeby companies and double
order, coming round with the precision Of compass descb
ing circle Ii exceeded any thing ever imagined.
After the whole army-or the imperial guard is organized
entire and distinct army-had passed in review before
EMPEROR the infantry the held, the cavalry
manned in full possession of and through
utions. First the Caucasans came at full run down the
field, and then the other regiments succession After this
the whole body stationed themselves distance opposite
the Emperor in close ORDER and at given signal half Of this
body Is 900 horsemen started and suddenly
halted few feet advance Of the Emperor preserving they
halted the compactness and the perfect front which
they had before starting few more evolutons, which
have time write about now finished the review of the
day-a day which has done much to impress the
mark Of Napoleon, that with army of Russian soldiers he
would conquer the world.
He spoke of the soldiers not Of the officers of whom he
had not high opinion The Russian soldier is a
chine, and has thought beyond his church and the EN-
peror and for both he believes it his duty live die
Most OF the composed Of ers slaves and the pay
of the soldier is only about three dollars per He is
fed upon coarse bread and kind of SOUP and upon some
great te day he IS given meat luxury. The pay of the
Russian officers is also very small lieutenant gets but five
hundred rubles per annum, which little than hun
dred dollars captain hundred rubles, and colonel
two thousand rubes. You ask how they live The officers
generally have competency beyond their pay some few
there who have not and their condition than the
soldiers for the latter provided with uniform, and is fed
at the expense OF the Emperor.
finish this my letter by daylight and yet it is after ten
o'clock r. w. The sun does here at present until 81
p NJ.
NORTHAMPTON, JULr l9.
SHOCKING AFFAIR.-Hiram N. Johnson, aged about Sc
venteen, clerk IN the store of L. r. Lincoln Co., in
sany killed about five o'clock yesterday (sabbah afternoon