Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-07-04

IDINING WITH THE RUSSIANS.
The following letter, dated the 9th Of Nay,
from a superior French officer attached e the
staff Of the army of the East, gives an iea of
the AS5issda az table Of the Russiads:
Ram desirous Of sending you \ account Of
the manner IN which l passed yesterday with
the Russians. Aecoloul of their Htaif came 20.
breakfast with us = few days since. and invited
us to pass q day with sthemia their camp, stu
ated in the middle Of the defle of the korales,
thc most formidable position that the Russians
have opposite to.R saAecomPanied bYasome OF
fccrs of the staff, we left on horseback at : IN
morning, and reached the Russian camp a little
after 10, The ride vas Z d~ehshHutone taro9sR
the valley of the Choulion, and across the most
picturesque county, eoSezed with walnut cher
~. and other trees IN fun bloom. The 9efle oil
Korales-is-a deep %rayiae, skirted by heights
bristling with cannon, and where, five had
been simple enough Il. Tttark our enemies they
could have buried ny 81 BY meray hurting down
stones from the high ellis into the valley:
The residence of our host is pretty honse,
surrounded by a garden at the further end Of
gorge. The inon4nt we wereFeen advancing a
military band, struck pg eH air taken from the
BJoH pCrdR, "Ahi quill fFtdouc bon cueiiter
DIES fraiseS and I confess that hearing this ron
do was not one Of iheleast pleasing Surprises !
met with. On aishtnE, Col Zimtner1pann, our
entertainer, introducedus into the honse, where
we.Were soon SURROUNDED by Q number Of Rus
sian. officers: covered with embroidery and or
deTs. We EXPECTED to meet with only officers
OF the staff like, ourselves; but We were reeslF-
ed by a number Of generals, among whom We're
Gen. Wrangel, who had only arrived thatnorp-
ing to assume the command Of the troops re-
manning intthe OFimea; Gen Ouschak0fT who
commands the I'd corps, and others whose names
filled with hard-sopndipg eops9Eants viii not
attempt to write down- 4-aYJ E0E
few minutes after our arrival, we were in
vited TO seat ourseievs at table. The dining
room was out in the garden under a tent
which, as the weather was fine, was far
preferable to being indoors. According to the
Russian custom, q whet is given to the appetite
by first going TO a side table and Drinking a
glass of brandy or gin, and eating sardines,
cheese, and a lot OF otherthings stepped IN vine
gar, but which to those unaccustomed to them
would rather take away all desire TO eat, aud
the more so thatalT drink out Of the same glass
and use Ghe same fork to take up the saTdinc,
which they swallow hole at one mOuthful, with
out bread, or removing the bones.
These preliminary operations being over, we
tookiour seats at . well served table. bad The
seat of honor between Gen. Wrangle and anoth-
or general. The table was covered with bot
ties of wine, but not a drop of water. Althc
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were first helped to a hot Russian. plate, com
posed ofchopped meat mixed with rice, eggs,
~cayiare, and other condiments, and 1t was a very
savory affair. After this there was q soup serv-
ed round in cups. 1t was strongly seasoned
with cinnamon Then came hot hams, pieces
Of roast beef Of forty pounds weight, dc. Three
quarters of an hours interval elapsed between
each dish, which period was filed up with toasts
and libations. Then came sweet dishes a In
Fraacaise, such as buildings with sauce, &c,
and weSSere in hopes the repast was at an end
in this we were deceived; our plate being re
moved, we were scryed with roast turkey and
salad, the latter with vinegar and sugar. We
were compelled to do violence TO our stomachs.
or else appear wanting in politeness to our host
We drank to the health of the Emperor Napo-
leon, the Emperor of Russia, Marshall Pelissier
and others, during five hours, not quitting the
table until near six o'clock. We had then ten
leagues to ride on our return home, and, there
fore, after smoking some cigars, we left, and
reached our quarters Mt teno'clock. onrh orses,
we found, had not Jared as well as we had, for
not a grain of corn had been given them for a
whole day.