The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-09-08

no commisSariat. landed; no hospital arrange
mcnts: nothing to rally round, ard Mensch
koff was close at hand with an army still
powerful enough to take advantage of any
disaster that might occur. The assault might
have succeeded, but it was fearful risk to
run, and one for which there did not, at that
time, seem to he any justification; for accord
ing to all precedent, an open town ought to
have fallen an easy prey to the besiegcrs. as
soon as first parallel armed with few guns,
and flying sap pushed up to the edge of
the houses
THE RUSSIAN rLAN OF rEFENCE.
Thee can be little doubt tEat this would
trusted the defence OF the place to some ven
cradle General of Engineers, who had passed
the prime Of his lie in the wars of Napoleon
| who had greatly distinguished himself in
the construction Of redoub'S ~ the BoroAino
or at Bdutsen. In the R;...:a. service, how
ever, good digestion and consequent length
OF days, Is not the only passport to hi .h com
mand and the honor, OF the service and they
chose for this purpose very young officer.
no IdStI HiIIt>tti tt il>tlit'lOn tIlIlrtiN
by his own merits and the superiority OF his
genius. Instead of defending the place <,ion
les r,J'tS, aud SurrcIIcrinr IL a;tcr the PIE
Scrlbcl number OF DAYS, he at once >tt to
work to put INTO practice the lessons learned
at SiistrIa and BomarsuliJ Of which he had
"ra>pcd the significance; and determined to
try If i.t;lc bo.dlc,> and originality m .llt
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than at first >icllt seemed possible
In the miii.e ares II WIS the fashion To arm
warriors c.I~a-"', IN suits OF plate armor OF
the most elaborate conStru .,lon. Nothing
coulr. l,' more in""niuS than thc device
nothing apparently more invulncrabic than
the man 50 defended. Ia process OF time,
however, II was discovered that this steel
clad warrior was utterly useless Tor purpose,
of o.icnsc, though tocrabv >,i, 50 lonc a. he
remained wholly on tn. defensive. or Iorrh;
nuv with other, encu.bcrri Ike himself -
And 1t bccall" evident that even a wca>rr
and inferior solder. if more lightly equipped
cou.d woIk round hiu, and AccpIi., out OF his
reach, wear him out, and eventually. AZ i,
were. sing him 10 death Men IN short,
q
thc power Of "it,.I.>c: defensive armJr was
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"f''H 'oo"' '"'' i''' d'rp, "l'' The rar,.i
thrown ''' "' ne >''' towards the city. In
larAH'' "' defence. on IN" contrary. the
ditch Is placed outside and The earth thrown
up 'nwar">. o Obtain .hc same amount OF
cover, the h''rh IN TINS caS" should not BE
less than c'"hf '"rf deep. and the r,mrart Is
hlGh. II should also b. provided with TANKS