M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-06-17
The Russian General SuVurOf-
His PeCuIiarities.

The most active and terrible of all
the figures ofthe Court ofthe Empress
Catharine of Russia, was old Suvarof,
the conqueror of Bessarabia and Po-
land. This old madman, whose in
stinct for blood was that of the tiger,
exhibited in public and private the
manners of a babboon. No one who
saw his weathen-b beaten and shriveled
figure tracing the streets fist. Peters
burg hopping on one foot and gambo-
ling with a tgain of boys at his heels,
to whom he threw apples to make
them scramble and fight while he cried
out, VI am Suvarof," would have i'm,
agined it was the same man, the sue
cessful general, the terocious despot,
who conducted in person the massacre
OF Warsaw, twenty thousand Of whose
inhabitants he cut to pieces; and seat
ed apon heap Of bodies in the mar
ket-piace, granted pardon to the rest.
Since Attilla, perhaps the world has
not witnessed as barbarous a warrior;
indeed his savage conduct in the field =,
his eccentric manners and course Of
life seemed to indicate the presence of
insanity. A sketch of his mode Of life
may not he uninteresting.
Suvarof arose from the ranks and
advanced step by step to the rank OF
Commander-in, chief, and, whether
with the army or at Court, his life was
that of an ancient Scythian. On such
occasions as he came to st. Petersburg
he refused the chambers in the palace,
and slept in the carriage in which Ne
travelled. Every evening at six he re-
tired to rest, end rose at two o'clock
every morning. After bath, admin
istered by halfa dozen soldiers, armed
with pals of cold water, he breakfast.
ed, and reviewed his troops.
His dinner was in readiness at eight
every morning, and this, like his first
meal, consisted of OK flesh, brandy aud
coarse rye bread. All who were in
vited to such repasts-and he was
passionately fond of company-trem-
bled at the prospect Of such savage
fare. Eis appetite was enormous; and
often, IN the middle of an entertain
ment, one of his aids de. camp was
seen to approach him, and bid him in
an authoritative manner, not to eat any
more. "By whose orders am | for
bidden 2" the General would then de-
mand. "By order of Marshal Suvarof
himself" was the reply. she must
be obeyed;" and, in like manner, he
caused himself to be commanded in
his own rame, to walk, drink, sleep
or perform other business of the day.
Sometimes he visited the hospitals
! in the character ofa physician. Such
as seemed extremely i'll he ordered to
swallow quantities of rhubarb and
salts, but those who were only slight
Ily indisposed he treated with a few
dozen Iashes. He was frequently
known to drive all the sick out Of the
hospital saying, sit is not permitted
the soldiers of Suvaroi to be sick. p
| He was accustomed to drill his men
himself, and at the siege OF Ismail was
seen mounted on bare back Cossack
horse, in his shirt, putting his soldiers
through their exercise, and cutting at
them with his cane, in the midst Of
the snow, and of the shells fired from
the Turkish batteries.
When in camp Lis soldiers were
never awakened by the drums beating
revsiIIs, but instead, the General
marched out of his tent, and crew
three times like a cock; and this was
always the signal used, whether his
army were to rise, to march, or rush
to battle. His hatred of the French
was extreme, and his feelings toward
the European powers generally evinc-
ed by the different ways in which he
made his soldiers charge with the
bayonet. When he said "March
against the Poles " the soldier plung-