, 1876-07-27

Correspondence London 3ymes
Twenty minutes, walk nom the hospital il
the beginning Ut slopsng plutn, and there lies
thu canp. The first view Of It was startling;
the widest dreams OF thu most ski,lful arrang-
CT uf mas4uerasles never approached this vasiel
anl lively picture. At the extrcna left were =
uun,bcr Of covered carts, drawn by animals
which III size rcselnbled dogs, when compared
with our dray horses. These carts Swcsa most
of thcm driven by boys, old ncD, or young girls,
a,tl contained the baggage Of the division; aono
of thc,n had also casks rakish Of {spirits}, and
crowd Of thirsty mIltiamen surrounded thuse.
Tie men, when not exercising IN eolnpa,llas,
were either lying down or standing about IL lit
tIo gruuus. Ali Of tunn-A1lnoat without ex-
ception between tlu nges VI ~ anl t0-woro
THE pHEss OF THE sEAvtAN FEAaAaTS-
u short tacket Of gray lMou o. cv1rac M brown
In. ltkc sack behind, sulue thick eolore1
material, .buunl rounl tho luE from the knee
duwnwards, arsi thur fectenvrloped in nll sorts
Of rugs, thrust mtg saisials % ta,asl9 81 reaa,sh
very, practical covering for TIE feet. out 9ltea,
| Of colossal Dimensions. A lcathcsn glrdle ur
red shawl Of great lcngth IL wcru round tie
from which number u stfups hang down, aud
10 tAese arc attsehcd knlyes, thldcs Ior striking
light, mud other urttcics considered iD-
dlsponsablu by the Scrvians. 1nstead " y
s1,aIsu xm1Rsue"' esEy ' w nitcn "o 10 Ia sreil
hanglng on the backs ot the horses;
ihsss,S lad been well aiIel BY the wives Of tho
men with bread, mutton. el9ecar, and plenty VI
among the Serytans, tho dreadful o.!oy Vt which
u,akss thv mshana (nps) almo.t uninbabtab!s
to European travellers. Finally, every one had
tho national ;irlaklns vessel hanging Vt ass s!as
tntlcrs, united by bull. Tho gourds beara \
gseat deal OF Knocking about, is1isht, and kceps
tho tuids 1t contains fresh. A foW vi tho tnvss
were wosn tnstcal u boots, und there were also
Rounanlans and ziugarA u iv,g sllrts ot
eoarse linen. worn outside the trousers, md
pulgn!1ans Noun'anIans md Bul9arlans CONC
fro!n East 8etyta). il tho thick woolen coats,
which years ago had been whito,
Tuk 0TralkS WkMH vKAr NUMEROUS,
nil u t!o seTylan dress. but easily to bc rceog;
ey thS.E ,Sr H1x skns ths dnzSs o. gSa
that surrounded tlirnl. Tbs State supplies cacl
ot thu miiittancn with new gray military
, cloak u Austrian cut. manufactured in thai
triaas; IN aminunltlon pouch, au'i aaather it.
Tie one for percussion clf,s, bpeh attached to =
blaek TRAP round the wvst, aud uu ull Rus
! s!an mussct, vita thru;,cdgcd bayonet. Some
i aftrr the first ten Or twenty stepa they invurla
( bly, fell into confusion, like q body OF raw re-
{ cruits IN the first week Of theis training. II
I form IN attacking column Of such tIoopa woul.
or Or throw uut ukrmhhSra, TIC officers ~ iIs
Z wlsu peasants, and wcar linen taekets aud
trousers, su,sdals etc., like tho s0ldiers, heinl
r uuly distinguished from their lpan by kori
i swGrl tsuiliug Oh tho GROUND, tRsteA4 Ut = uus
h ! ket. .
/ 1iost Of the men were unemployed, vltAou
% luz freely IN r:ttsH Thrr pfoylsloi, baSs servs
3 them as pillows. 6oluu had hnproyiscA tent
! by sticking tie hoops Of casks ~ the grrSSan,
. ai,a spreading a covering over them; ~ T. Ihei y
= Erass, wherever their owners chosS ~ pla:
/ theul Gloss tu them lay mountain oi boxe
+ from Vienna firm, itscd with percussion rapl
and about dozen littlp 'etoklnB appara&usct
/ Iyu IRON 4 Viul,lAa uaAuta tuIl. E III con