Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-20
,urc. From work by Leouron lie Due, he presents

| the following;
Those documents state that in the year 1886 alone
lcss than 2Os eccesastcs deprived Tor niamou
crimes aud 1885 convicted OF other offences OF les
gravity. As the whole number OF the Russian clergy II
1886 lo9 4o6 appears that about two per cent OF
that number judicaly condemned 10 ono year Thi
proportion Increased in the following years In 1889
Eve per cent? and in period of three years iron
1886 1889, no lees than lbi4S Russian priests passc'
before the courts Of justice, amounting TO cnc-sixth
the whole body 1t is probable, however that many in
dviduals in the number subject TO repeated con
victions The scandal produced by these synodcal re
ports great, that in 1887 an attempt was mace
explain the circumstances. But the character Of tn
clergy well known TO the people, and the Russians pre-
cent the singular contradiction Of nation anatics
addicted to the most supcrsous practices yet absoute
Indifferent the honor and dignity OF the Priesthood
The insulting prorerb In tho language is, DO yo
| tako me for a popes'-and even to meet priest OF
leaving the house IL considered alarming and unwe
| come omen."
We annex the following statement by the writer II
respect to the military force of Russia:
| "The great defect Of Russian military operations ha
always that the number OF available troops incred
bly small in comparison with the number of unde
tia, the forces OF tho empire generally reachcC
the theatre Of either late in too small bodies
and the main body OF the remained in the condition
ofan army OF To obviate this difficulty the En-
peror Nicholas has divided his forces the grand arm,
Of operations and the local corps Tho grand con-
siss the six principal divisions Of the line and of the M
visions Of the guards and grenadiers.
Since lSis the whole of this army has been on the com
footing,
manner: The 6Isl and second divisions under Prince
Paskewitch form the army OF Poland the third dvis-
on under General 0sten SackeI has entered the Prin
cipal,ies the fourth division under General Dapenhcrr
furnished the troops which crossed the Pruth last July
the tn division, under General Luders has been divided
part being Odessa and part the East
Of the Black Sea- the sixth division, undor General Tc-
eodio is said be its from its
and about Moscow Each Of these corps divisions con
sists OF 80 ba,taous of infantry aud OF ssppers max
all 500 batts;ons. The cavalry OF each corps consist
80 regular squadrons OF lancers aud hussars in
1872 squadrons OF light cavalry.
In addition this force there two divisions OF
Slry oil the reserve each Of As squadons chiefly Of hea
w cavalry and so squadron of dragons The statement
of the force OF the artillery is still extraordinary
Each corps forms division OF 90 brgades OF foot and
of artillery consisting Of batteries of heavy aud
OF light foot artillery besides batteries of light horse
artillery making 10 all, liz guns for each corps, for
the six corps les heavy guns aud $50 light guns. To
these added the OF the guards and those of
the genader each consisting of 81 oattaous and
guns TO the former, SIS the latter The total of
these regular forces according Barron Ha,thousen
that Russia produce in European war SOS batta
ous I6S squadrons and Ps6 guns and it is expressly
added that this supendcus iOrce includes neither recruits
old sodies The military service Of the Russians be-
ing however Tor twenty five years, considerable por
| lion OF such force be past the prime Of life
| The Commercial observes that the pay of Russian
soldiers is small indeed. common soldier receives
about eight dollars year; lieutenant general $780,
a colonel $500; a captain from $3.50 to $500. The
following passage from the writer is interesting:
ave assume mat the Emperor of Russia put in
lion men, inclusive Of recruits and OF local corps
schcd TO the defense Of particular posts Such force
= already drain oaiy the population
of empire, hut the OF state by which it
must be fed clothed armed, and in motion; aud,
wen If such n force we're raised emergency it
remains be how it could be reinforced and sup
| piled.
Leaving, however, Of the question all that relates
70 the lsrcsl and mechanical Of WI ich
ia Id
| Dire, will eotfnc ourselves the in which
| such be carried on. The tao fundamental con
tons military tactics and sraegetical combinations
70 SPACE and TINE He who
the greatest available force against the enemy any Civ
point and 1t distance with the least possible de
ay, Is inftlibiy the succe'sfuI party in war
The Russian army, DC It's numbers what they may has
20 occupy 10 defend, and traverse empire which
nearly 100000 OF square miles, or, oae.seveDth part
II The terrestrial globe, aud tweuty-seventh part
the surface Of this pauet The Of Russia it, Europe
alone :. sixteen times OF the OF the United King
dom; and it may be said TO space indicated the
nap by IS degrees ri longitude snd rs degrees ofaude
The distance from the Ual tans the Polish from
tier exceeds $500 miles and that from Finland George
1850 miles: sud ths aeas tracts lying be
vond these confines of Russian cvilzlion
Che dstance from Kaish, to Petropawlok the cKremi
ty OF Kamsch, aka, il upwards of 10000 miles and from
| Laplaud to the frontiers Of Persia 5000 miles.
''lu such empire, thnly Peopled, every movement
troops and even the collection OF recruits, involves the
necessity OF moving men immense distances From
|
rhursh. From -. Petersburg Odessa ice wers- OF
1850 miles from Moscow to Odssse 1871 wers or 1886
| nes; from Warsaw to Odessa 900 miles; and from
Odessa TO Buchares; and the present theatre of wal
| about three hnndFed miles farther Add to this III,
| badness OF the roads, the want of shelter over vas
nnuhabited plains AMI the necessity OF tran
amounts OF provision for and beast and may con
ceive the state OF army which has open campaign
| ~ toisome march OF Upwards of THOUSAND miles anc
must have spent from three months on the way-
All armies are unaVodaby weakened they advance from
Tue point they start IRON; the SICK the oo;Sore and th
feeble sink aud die by thousands; and young troops
these severe marches dereadul trial. For thes
reasons the Russian forces marched against Turkey hav,
hitherto all arrived slowly, and in state bordering OF
| exhaustion