Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-11
The Russian Military ESTABLISHMENTS.

A German paper, the Grenzboten, has the follow
ing notice of the Russian army:
The Russian troops are we'll armed The weap-
of their foot Of excellent workmanship solid
and lasting. The lance is the chief weapon of the
cavalry. They have but few regiments of cuirass-
iers and hussars; three-fourths of their horse
lancers. Their horses excellent. Not the
Cossacks, who irregular corps and bound to
find their own arms and accoutrements. Their weap-
ons of rude workmanship, and unfit for use ::
their horses are small, and catlike They shine in
thieving, and running away Throughout the Pol
ISL wars it never once happened that the Cossacks
obtained victory, but several of their regiments
were put to flight by few scythemen. At Puawv
when the Polish general Dwernicki, with 5000 raw
scythemen, and without artillery, routed nine Rus
sian regiments of horse, the three regiments of Cos
sacks headed the fight of the Russians They new
er, any account stand the fire of artillery They
say: Our pixies formidable but we cannot stab
the big guns The Russian officers are, for the most
part uneducated. Many of them write but one word,
viz: their names.
The officers of the Cossacks are proud of their 10
norance and of their proficiency in the noble art of
stabbing and cutting Next to them, in ignorance,
are the officers of the Russian infantry. But they
pretend to deep wisdom and learning, and although
they cannot read they are fond of making their ap-
pearance in reading rooms and bookshops. 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 pretendlg
to read the Deutche Zeitung. | watched him be-
cause 7 wanted the paper When he had done
asked him what he had read. He looked little
puzzled but after while he said oh, lots OF news
the doinps of the world Thefts in Hungary horrid
murders in Turkey and the English troops are about
to march read the paper, and found that it con-
tanned not word of news from Hungary and Turkey,
and the Parliamentary debates, which published
under the head of England had nothing whatever
to do with the marching of troops The best nstruc-
ted officers of the Russian army the natives Kur-
land MANY of them speak several languages they
are all we'll read in the science of war, and few
have good classical education. They are, conse-
ouentlv. promoted, and placed in the adutant-gen-
erals office, and in the guards They make rapid
careers.
general of thirty-ve years of age is by no means
a remarkable thing in Russia-if the man is native
of Kurland Of this class are Nesselrode, Sass Ru-
digo Dehn, Gallitzen, Rosen, Gessmar, Pahlen
Sacke Richter. The artillery is the best equipped
corps of the Russian army. The guns are all well
made and fitted up with all the fashionable improve
ments But they are clumsily served, for the regu
lations for drilling the of the most unpracti
cal character Thus, at Grochon, the three hundred
and twenty-three guns of Diebitsch were paralvzeC
by the guns of the Polish batteries TIL
Russia government spend immense sums on the ord
nance and the number of their guns is enormous.
Russia can, at any time devote four hundred gun
! to foreign war; while In Russia she would fgh
with no less than seven hundred The term of Ser
vice of Russian soldier is fifteen and in many ca
ses twenty-five years. After Serving his time Rus
sian soldier is scarcely fit for any thing, excep
thieving, or begging"
DESTRUCTIVE CREvAssE-The steamer Princess
arrived yesterday from up the river and we learn
passenger that on Saturday last, crevasse occur
red in front of Madame Davalliens plantation abou
thirty miles above the city, which caused considers
bic damage. The dwelling house of Madame Deva
lien, which stood Immediately in front of the brea
in the leVee, much injured by the trenendou