The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-12

German paper, the Gren Sboten, has the follow
ing notice Of the Russian army
The Russian troops are well armed. The wea-
pons of their foot are of excellent workmanship,
solid and lasting The lance is the chief weapon Of
the cavalry They have but few regiments Of
curasscrs and hussars three fourths of their horse
are lancers. Their horses excellent. Not so
the Cossacks who are an irregular corps, and bound
to find their own arms and accoutrements. Their
weapons are of rude workmanship, and unfit for
use; their horses small and cat-hke. They
shine in thcving and running away. Throughout
the Polish wars II never once happened that the
Cossacks obtained victory, but several Of their
regiments We're put TO flight by few sithemen. At
Pulway when the Polish General Dwernicki, with
three thousand sithemen, and without artillery
routed nine Russian regiments of horse, the three
regiments Of Cossacks headed the light of the Rus
SLAMS They never, on any account, stand the fire
OF artillery They say, Our pixies are formidable
but we cannot stab the big guns. The Russian Of
fcers are, for the most part, uneducated. Many Of
them write but one word viz, their names.
1.-The officers of the Cossacks proud of their
ignorance, and of their proficiency in the noble art
OF stabbing and cutting. Next 10 them in igno-
rance are the officers Of the Russian infantry. But
they pretend 10 deep wisdom and learning; and,
although they cannot read, they are fond Of max
ing their appearance in reading rooms and book
shops In these places they will stop any length of
time, handling the books and looking at the title
pages with show Of intense interest. One day
watched one of these gentlemen, who sat quietly for
two hours pretending 10 read the Dettsche Zeitung
| watched him because wanted the paper When
he had done ] asked him what he had read. He
looked little puzzled, but after "A while he said
oh lots Of news; the doings Of the world Theits
IN Hungary, horrd murders in Turkey, and the
English troops about 10 march. ! read the pa
per, and found not word Of news from Hungary
and Turkey, and the Parliamentary debates, which
are published under the head Of England had no
thing whatever TO do with the marching Of troops
rne best IrIstrut IN the Russian army are
the natives Of Kurland. Many of them speak seve-
raj languages; they are well read in the science Of
war, and few have good classical education.
They are consequently promoted and placed in the
adiutant generals Office and in the guards. They
make rapid careers.
"A general ofthirty five years il by no
a remarkable thing IN Russia-if the man il a ma.
tive Of Kurland OF this class Nessclrode, Sass
Rudigcr, Dehn, Gallitzin, Ro-en, Gcissmar, Pah-
len. Sacdcu, Richter The artillery j. the best
equipped corps Of the Russian army. The guns are
Uel made and fitted up with AL the fashionable
Improvements. But they arc clumsily served, for
the regulations for drilling the Of the
impractical character. Thus al GrochOu the three
hundred and twenty three guns Of Dicbitsch were
paralyzed by the sixty three guns Of the Polish bat
teres The Russian government spend immense
sums the ordnance, and the number Of their guns
IS enormous. Russia can at any time devote four
hundred guns 20 foreign war; while IN Russia she
would fight with no less than seven hundred. Tho
term OF service Of a Russian colder is fifteen and
in many cases twenty FIVE years. After serving
his time, a Russian soldier i scarcely ft for any
thing. except thieyng or Begging