The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-13
Military Rvfews at Warsaw
from Military Correspondent OF the London Times
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Military Rvaevvs at Warsar.
[From Military Correspondent OF the London Ttmes
- In this democratic ago, parade Of 60, 900 men
under the personal command OF Gro wned head u
no every day sight. Anticipating some such Spec
tacles during the Emperor Of Russias visit to this
region Of camps, placed myself on board steam
or ut the Tower and for couple OF soveriegns pas
sage money and third for food and stewards fees
was conveyed to Hamburger and thence by railway:
via Berlin, Breslau, Myslowitg and the sacred
Cxenstochava, to Warsaw for four more, and adding
thereto three soveregns for subsistence On the road
found myself 900 miles from London for the
triiDg outlay of El0 note, and certainly not dis
appointed in the object Of my journey.
My only regret has been the paucity Of British
red coats among the military strangers who had
through Colonel du Plat, the English Consul Gen
eral, and in virtue of my cloth an officer Of the
Indian Army. have had the honor to share in tho
Imperial complaisanoe of a daily invitation, aud
mount" to witness q series Of interesting and in
structive field days a scale unknown in England,
even in India, and such as attracted many dis
tinguished members of other armies, among whom
were Lieutenant Generals the Count Ieiningen and
Count Clsm-G allas Major Generals Count Thun,
Count Mensdorf, Envoy Extraordinary at the Court
Of st. Petersburgh; Count Stornberg, Count Mon
tenuovo, son Of Marie Louise by second marriage;
Colonies the Prince of Glucksburg, and Baron
Arnim. Aids-deC Camp to Prince Frederick Charles
Of Prussia, and host of other staff and field officers.
Austrian and Prussian
The week opened with a review, on the LIST inst
of the whole of the Second Corps d'Armee, GEM
prising AZ battalions Of infantry, and Of trail
leurs, each 900 men; two regiments of lancers,
and two Of hussars, each 200 strong; four spoks'
ofgendarmes, Cossacks, Circassans and other irro-
gnars. each 'polk" containing 400 mon; 1873 pieces
Of artillery, horse and foot and baggage train;
the whole under the command of LieutenaNt- Gene
raj Paniutine, who distinguished himself greatly
in cooperating with Haynaus army in the Hunga-
Iian war
The army was drawn up in five lines, on the plain
of Powouski, about three miles from Warsaw.
His Hghness the yiceroy. of Poland. Fiold-Mar-
shall Prince PasSewitch and staff, arrived on this
ground a few minutes before 10 clock; and az tho
appointed hour drew nigh the crowd thickened;
some of the notables of the Emperors suite making
their appearance, the chiefs of whom, the Counts
Orlof and Adlerberg, was presented to by Colonel
du Plat as also to Prince Gortxchako6, the chief Of
the active Grn7ee.
Punctual to time, the Emperor drove up, accom-
panied by his Royal Highness Prince Frederick
Charles Of Prussia, and transferring his majestic
person from the droskha to the saddle, looked
much at home in the pgskin as imposing in his
casque!
My only compatriot, a Scotch yeomanry officer,
and my self at this nncture called to the front
by Count Oroff, and by his Excellency presented to
the mighty Nicholas himself who, after making
few courteous inquiries as to our respective services,
sprang his steed into hand gallop, followed BY
gttering retinue in the various colors of all ma
tions, and received by the Field-Marshal amidst
the deafenng huz8as of some sixty and moro thou
King continuing to be vociferousy manifested no
rode down the lines.
The infantry ranked three deep, were formed in
two lines of contiguous close columns of battalions,
each line occupying about two miles, and with q
corresponding frontage Of cavalry and artillery our
eight miles canter down these successive lines, at
his majesty space, was breather" to begin with.
In such cursory glance could not judge of the
physical materiei of the men, but considering they
had already been several hours under arms, in dust
and sum- there seemed no want ofattenton to exter-
nal polish, whilst the admirable quality and oondi-
ton of the cavalry horses was too apparent to be
overlooked Some Of the artillery horses looked a
little done up, but they had been some hours in
yoke and perhaps hada heavy pull or two in bring
ing the guns to the ground.
Marching past in slow time, the infantry showed
good drilling and the cavalry appeared well broke;
both, perhaps, a little overdone. The infantry are
traine to- peculiar step. worked up to redun-
dancy of knee action, which, however conducive to
regularity. is anything but graceful.
Passing in quick time, a more business-like step
adopted, and in column Of regiments, each regi
ment comprising four battalions, and each column
showing head of 200 men, the accuracy of align
ments and distances in such masses was truly sur
prsing the martial strains of the united four bands
OF each regiment rendering it musical as well as
military feast.
limbed, free moving horses, most of them bred in
central Russia, and some brought from the Crimea
and Ukraine; they are plain about the head, and
rather short necked but in texture Of bone and 81
ven stature, averaging. should say at a guess,
scarcely fifteen hands. and the equality is preserved
by wise rule Of casting all colts that grow over
prescribed maximum standard of about fifteen hands
ore inch.
With Russia's resources her cavalry is thus mount
ed on medium sized troopers, which all experience
knows to be the right sort for work, and at price
vastly below English Indian remounts, 10
rubles or Ell being the government figure here for
three year old; and the supply is so immense that
every regiment have musters its 400 horses
of one color.
have heard the temper of the Russian horses
questioned; but from the generous determination
with which have seen those animals take the col
lar in getting guns through Dogs and heavy sand,
should say they are libelled
The cavalry, think, are over schooed; passing
at trot, the Emperor applied repeated tests Of
manage, which proved them handy, and with which
His Majesty seemed satisfied; but to acquire this
straining of hind quarters, which must of necessity
impair speed, and consequently diminish the Inn
petus of attack, in which velocity is as powder,
The men look well en- masse, but individually
cannot admire their seat nor method Of saddling.
They get too far aft on the horse, and rice ursd rs
regards their own centres Of gravity. The saddles
are placed clear of the withers, but the girths
take the horses by the belly instead of the brisket
1t would swell this note to inconvenent bulk to
describe the evoutions Of the day, and may suffice
to state that the Emperor repeatedly expressed his
APPRECIATION which called forth the invariable re-
Spouse in Russian, of something to the effect Of
1--WE do our best, and will try to do better"
Following His Majesty, steeple- chase fashion, to
the carriages, we made our salaams; and meeting
him again next morning at the Place d'Ugasdow,
saw $4,000 infantry and due proportion of cavalry
and artillery inspected, after which two poks Of ir-
regulars performed a few vagaries Of eastern war
fare, the heter-skelter, devilmay-care tactics Of
these Russo Asian men of war being attended with
casualties Of course; but one clever rascal
contrived to distinguish himself by purling heels
over head before the Emperor, and with o we'll
feigned convulsve shudder and flourish Of his
heels seemed verify to ''kck the bucket His
Majesty, moved with compassion, rode towards the
apparently defunct warrior, who, watching his op-
portunity. sprang to his feet caught passing COM
rade's horse by the tail, although at full gallop,
and shortening his grip he was dragged along,
vaulted up behind with the agility of monkey, and
was borne in triumph of the field, the stern gravity
Of the monarch being somewhat moved as he re-
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