The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-22
THE RUSSIANS IN ROUMANIA.

| or WAR sUPPLANTING THE ARTS OF PEACE.
| fFrom the London Daily News correspondence
GALArz, ON THE DANUBE May 2. 1877
The country between Paskany and Jassy is Dleakcr,
less fertile and less picturesque than in tho valley Of
Seroth, and the villages infinitely squad.
Indeed village hereabouts seems DO fortuitous
congeries OF waited wigwams, stuck anywhere about
the surface Of huge layer OF dung and the contrast
between ons-pcrhaps the ultra squald- and the
iabored ornament and high finish OF the boyards
chateau close by, was, fear but microcosm Of
the state OF the rural portion OF the Prncipalities
Women crept out OF whot seemed holes in the
ground, for no side walls visible under the
low pitched roofs, and stood in their forlorn
dingy tatters 10 stare bnnky at the passing train,
and soth and suttkhncss had their unmistakable
stamp tho hamlets. Between Paskany and Jassy
no soldiers marching by road the routes of
the marching men lying further to the southwark, SO
avoiding the ht-angled detour which the road
makes by touching Paskany At station called Podul
liou we passed stationary telegraph train, laden
with operatives and apparatus which had sent out
working parties along the line TO overhaul the tel
cgraph wires and make good all defects They
q thorough people, those Russians, going about tho
task they have set themselves steady. deliberate,
systematic way that argues clcar heads and ample
preparation. At and about Roman many soldiers,
and another military train halted In the siding
there for tho mail to pass the single lne At Pas
kany, hour further on, there Is Difurcatlon, tho
Lemberg line due north, the line
striking away TO the westward.
PRETTY VALLEY.
Between Roman and BaEau the Sereth Valley widens
greatly, and tho scenery becomes rather picturesque
plateau, in TACT depressed either side, occupies
the bosom OF tho valley ana along this plateau
the railway. while the ia closed either side
by tho low. gently soping ridges which bound the
valley the east and west. Tho soil Is obviously
very fer,e, and nearly every Is under cutiva-
ton The industry OF the pcasantry is intense; II s
pity that their ploughng is not a little deeper
The villages are embowcrcd in white blossomng
fruit trees, aud the folk make clean at least the
outside Of the platter by painting the exerors
OF thor houses dazzling white or pale delicate blue
The heIds which are unencosed are OF huge sze and
In oue couple u dozen teams oxen in the traces
ponies as leaders, may bo seen pioughing; IN the next
far-reachi ng line Of sowing, moving forward abreast
In open ORDER The more one OF the Princpaics
the clearly Is II apparent that their finances
natural wealth and fertility OF production In the soil.
Stretches OF the Sereth Valley reminded me OF East
Lothian, and In Fifeshirc loamy land such as tho
ploughs scratching in tho lower slopes would
fetch rental OF 81 an acre.
TRACES STORM.
The agricultural work was gong steadily and
stoldly to rather an unwonted accompanlmcnt-tho
tramp OF sod,crs and tho neigh OF tho war horse.
The smoke OF the bivouacs rose from the sheltered
holIows on the slopes and tho road, running almost
parallel with the railway, was dotted with deaohmens
OF troops on the march. Here and there on the lea
fields was place where the fire trenches and dishcv-
elled straw showed there had lately been camp
bivouac and these In several OH the roads
some distance for the whole stretch OF valley fairly
level unbrokcn by dItcncs, aud quite unenclosed, IS
might well wish they never should have any worse
marching ground The roads OF Moldavla are admira-
they resemble, and tho bridges on Them some
sary Of great sizo are neatly and strongly constructed
OF irOn
PUSHING THE TROOPS FORWARD
The train BY which travelled passed along the
lower Sereth Valley ~ darkness and there being no
sleeping industriousiy. When awoke II was broad
daylight tho sun WAS shining bright and warm and
the train was Jogging along the western margin OF o
broad valley In which there visible great fertility
no, much inundation. Al Bakau we encountered the
first military train, halted 10 allow the post train TO
pass, which has The precedence according TO tho
venlon. The vans or cars were crammed with sol
dicIsthey are marked to contain forty cachthat It
matter for bewldcrmont how the large contingent
.ramping UP aud down the platform 70 60: the
But they squeezed IN somehow, no doubt,
ana , M,.aou. so,ao word OF sramb'9 Tor
seen Of him. is the most Doodle anu good-humorcd Of
fellows, ana not only may child play with HIM, but
chance The men were munching some food, the like
OF which had never before seen, aud now hat have
seen !, can't tell for tho lie Of what Is whether
u be dried bean, condmtut OF the cattlo food order,
or black bread made into pod-kc shape and covered
with thin skin: All know is that y goes by The
sticky the centre, and emphatcaIy not Moe to a
Western palate, although tho sturdy Russian soldiers
pull ut their nasks--whethcr these con-
,ained wafer or quass l could not tell.
were content 10 travel 10 third class carriages and
noticed Also as have done evcr since have boen
pleasant and genial feeling Of comradoship and mutual
good will between tho officers and tho men. Tho Rus.
stan soldier not only sau,Ss h: Officer bu. looks as II
the salute punctously, but looks as u It were his
meaning to return tho creating also. In score Of 1T
Ito things tho mutual good will ovinccd, aud IL the
young soldiers OF tho Russian army are anything like
such men IN tho aght as the more mature but less
disciplined Russian volunteers who in Scrva--
oil oi whom had been In the regular armythoro will
be no need when tho pinch comes, for the officers 10
men are close behind them, be Il swift attack stub
born deioncc.
rHE RUSSIANS At GALATz.
Yesterday afternoon l went out 10 where the road
from 9aaiz REM CROSSES the Pruth ana enters Bess
arabia There passed me on the chaussce carried along
between tho waters of Lake Brattch and the Danube,
couple OF batialons OF Russian infantry, proceeding
to tiaaiz in heavy marching order The regiment was
troops now hcrsabouls dc. 10 the Eleventh Army
Corps, commanded ny Prince scnackosky. They
chaussee. al pace OF close four miles hour--a
long, logged steady tramp. clumsy to look at but
tall mcn but burly, squareset fellows
broad IN the shoulders, deep In the chost but clean in
wore kept Of French shape blue with rod band
round u, blue tunc, longer and looscr In the skirts
, ,nsn ours or the German ,Sns ana hat, had
quito up 10 the knee The knapsack OF tho
German pattern, neatskin with the hair Ie on, badly
carried by cross belts the Chest he rifle tho
Bcrdan, ana the mon marched with hxed bayoncts,
although they carried bayoDct scabbardA The Rus
sian infantryman carries sword, doss MS
German conirade HIS belts are OF black leather
and he escapes being chronic victim 10
pipeclay. Tho te,ue d'ao,i was carried in three
pieces and every man carried his own kettle the
back OF his knapsack. certain proportion Of the men
carried cntrcnchng tools, and nearly every had
some extra weight dangling about him. Onc pair Of
boots strapped his knapsuck, another bundle
q Va O A a a
Tor the camp fire. and 20 They carried their heavy
brown great coats rolled the lott shoulder, In tho
same manner the Germans do theirs The doachmenL
had marched some fifteen miles IN heavy marching
order, as have described, with three days ra-
tions In thor haversacks, aud not man had
fallen out Lord Aibemarlo says that IN DE-
bnch's campsgn evory Russian officer had his