Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-04-17
TIE RUSSIAN GENERAL sUVAR0F-HIs
PECULIARITIEs.

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HrssCTTHIAN HABITs-HIS EARLY DINNER-HIS
TREATMENT or IHE sI7K-SUPERsTITI0N-Hi
FoNDNEss FOR TIE HEBREW LANGUAGE-NOT
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The most active and terrible Of all the figures
OF the Court Of the Empress Catherine OF Rus
sia was OH Suvar0f, the conquerOT Of Bessa-
rabia and PoisEj. This old madman, whose
instinct for blood was that of the tiger, exhib-
tied in public and private the N anners OF but-
foon. No one who saw his Weatner-beateD
snd shTiveiled figure tracing the streets Of s..
Petersburg, hopping on one foot, and gambolng
with a tram OF boys at bis heels, TO whom be
threw apples TO make them cFabble and fight
while be criel out, q an Suvarof," would
have imagined it was the same man, the sue
cessful general, the feIOcious desPot, who con-
Quoted IL person the massacre OF Warsaw,
twenty thousand Of whose Inhabitants be cut
/ TO pieces and seated on heap OF bodies 10
Z the msrket-plsce, granted pardon 70 the rest
! Since AttiIa. perhaps the world had not wit
messed 80 barbarous warrior indeed, his saw
I age cOndHct in the geld, his eccentric manners
and course of life, seen to in 'icate the pres
ence Of insanity. sketch Of his mode Of lire
may not be uninterssting.
Suvar0f rose from the ranks, and advanced
step by step to the rank of cOmmsBder-in-chief,
and weather with the army or at court, his lie
was that Of an ancient scythian. On such 0c-
rasions as be came to S.. Petersburg, he re-
fused the chambers In the palace, and slept IN
the carTisge in which be travelled. Every
evening at six he retired to rest, and rose at
two every morning. After bath, administer
ed bv half dozen soldiers, armed with pals
o. cold water, he 5reskfastec, and reviewed his
troops.
HIS dinner was In readiness at eight every
morning, aud this like his first meal. consisted
Of OK d-sr, brandy, and coarse rye bread AL
Nho we're invited to such repasts-aHd he was
psssionstely fond Of cOmpany-trembleda at the
prospect OF such savage fare. HIS appetite
ives enormous and, often, in the middle Of Al
entertainmsur one Of his aids-de-csmp was
seen 10 approach him, and bid him in an su-
tboritatiVe manner, not o eat any more. . b.
l whose orders an ! foIbidden2" " tee General
I you d then demand. - By order OF Marsha
Suvarof himseif,'' was the reply. Upon which
The General Tising, would say, 8 He must be
! obeyed; - and, IN like manner. be caused him
self 70 be commanded in his own name, 10
walk, drink, sleep, or perform any other eusi-
ness Of the day.
/ Sometimes be visited the hospital in the
character Of physician. Such as seemed sx-
trsmsly ia. he ordered to swallow quantities II
/ rhubaTb and salts, but those Who we're only
slteh'ly indisposet, Ne treated with few doz
( sn lssbes. He Was frequently known to drive
ali the sick out OF be hospital, saying, '' it is
3 not permitted tue hSiuirie u -HNaAOA " Ky
-ickD He was accustomed 10 drill bis meT
himself, and at the siege Of lsmsil be was seer
mounted on bareback Cossack horse, IN BIZ
shirt. putting his soldiers through their exer
-ises. and cutting at them " To bis cane, in th'
midst Of the snow, and of me shells hTed from
he Turkish batteries
When in camp bis soldiers were neve
awakened By the drums beating TeUetiis, bu
instead, the General marched out Of bis tent
ana crew three times like cock and this va
aIwavs the signal used, whether his army wsr
o rise. TO march, OF rush 10 battle. His hatrel
| Il the French was extreme, and his feeling to
ward the European Po sers generally va
svincsd By the d ffsrent ways in which be mad
bis soldiers charge with the bsyonet- Nhe
be said, ." March against the PoiesP the sol
der plunged bis bsFOnet once; Marc
against the Prussiansr' and the soldier struc
twice but when be said, I" March against n
execrsble Frenchl'' the soldier made tw
thrusts forward, q third on the ground, sn
, there stuck and turred round his hayonet.
With all this ferocity, he was extremely su
perstitious. He made his officers pray loo
and long before their cOmpsniss: and lik
Ce ar, was fesrfuliy punctIiIous ss TO whici
foot be placed frs On ais carriage step, or mrs
. mt in motion when commencing march. |
his domestic relations this barbarian displaye
he same eeceHtTieity as marked every otos
nhass OF his life. he quaueied with his wifi
nd son, to whom be preferred bis nephews, Ii
Princes Gortsg hakof, and be refused to see Q
-scognize his son: bot when Catherine mad
the Young Suvarof an officer OF her Guardi
he father said, [" As the Empress chooses
shaU have a son, be il so bat for myself,
, Know nothing Of tue natter De bad also
daughter, . maid Of honor Ct Court and Wp