The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
THE CARS COHORTS.
FINAL REVIEW OFF THE RUSSIAN
GRAND ARMY Ar SAN sTEFANO.
A splendid Military Display Preparatory
TO Embarhing for Mome--asen. Ted
TeRDen and EEis ssuests Inspect the
Guards, C0ssacks. the Lime, Etc.
london WEOb0tI

60 EmbarAing for Mome-aSen. Ted
1e1pen and EEis Guests Inspect the
Guards, COssachs, the Line, Etc.
[London GlobeJ
CoNsTANTINornE, Aug. III went to-day
10 witness o review which will become histor-
5cal~-that Of the Russian army before Con-
stantinople previous to en1barkation for Rus
sia. The review was fixed for noon. Our
train reached San StofanO at II q. m, and we
were able to drive ut once to the ground &C.
sently the Russian army, fallen In by battal-
lons Oh the side of q gentle slope, burst upon
our view. The sea Of white cap covers,
broken here and there by the bright green of
strange appearance to one accustomed to the
brightness and splendor which the scarlet
uniforn and FURNISHED bayonets lend to q
review Of British troops. The position had
been admirably selected. On the top Of o
plateau piece Of level ground, over mile
In length, WAS being kept by the united
efforts Of the Russian mounted gendar-
merle, In Cambridge blue, and Turkish
Zaptichs, in snuh-colored brown a Rus
sian being posted alongside Of every Turk.
ToD1BBEN AND HIS GUESTS.
Fortunately we secured one Of the best
places for seeing the march pass, in the front
row between the carriages Of the Russian
and American ambassadors, and exactly
where the General would receive the salute.
Looking west from here we could see In front
three lines, stretching to our right as far as
the eye could reach. On our immediate left
the Sea Of Marmora lay, with the lovely
Princes Islands on Its placid bosom, and the
plainly Visible beyond. Turning round and
looking eastward the eye Travelled over a gen.
tie dip, about q mile In extent. and resting
for moment on the Turkish positions which
admiration and wonder on those fairy-like
minarets and domes. Yet, half-hidden In the
folds OF g. silvery mist there lay, in her in
comparable beauty, old STEAMBOAT It was
o sight never to be forgotten. Ten min
ntes 70 twelve and young Gen; skobeletf,
who, had been lingering and chatting
to the occupants Of the American AM
bassador's carriage, drove spurs into his
handsome gray charger and dashed at his
usual impetuous pace to the head Of his divi-
sion. Precisely at noon Gen. Todleben com
menced at the right of the line, followed by
crowd OF horsemen, who, at the distance,
could not be individually distinguished, and
rode briskly down the front line, the band of
each battalion playing as he came, opposite to
It, and the men cheering as they unfurled
their tattered colors. His inspection of The
three lines occupied about half an hour, after
which ne came up to Prince ,Lobanoff's car
grouped themselves around our carriage.
Then 1t was that we ascertained that Che
horsernan wearing fez, whom we had no.
ticed riding down the line by Todlebens side,
been told off for this unpleasant duty, but he
declined to be dragged, il only by etiquette,
10 grace his victor's triumph. He therefore
pleaded indisposition.
FLOCK OF COssACKS.
The General had no sooner taken up his
position, just to tho left Of our carriage, when
n wild shout was heard and like a flock Of
ployers 8 troop Of Cossacks swept full gallop
down the course, as If to clear it, their leader
waving his sword, the troopers following as
they. best could, being placed after him ac-
any attemp at formation. This was t the i'm.
perial escort, on this occasion as a sort Of
flourish Of trumpets. Now the leading bat
talon Of the guards was seen advancing In !
four companies at quarter column, about
seventy files In each company. In front came
the gigantic drum major, VINO performed
wonderful feat9 with his stick, now throwing
1T high into the DIR and catching 1t, twirling it
round his head as an 1rishman would his !
fully under his arm, marching past with such |
a sWagger as have not seen equaled by the |
drum major Of any British regiment on foot. |
On they came, battalion upon battalion. After
about an hour Of this looked to the right |
and there, as far as the eyes could reach, were
the columns which had passed reCeding to the |
left, and, like the white foam Of successive
waves on storm beaten coast were to be
AS each battalion arrived opposite the Gene
ral, whose merry eye twinkled with iustifia-
BILE pride In those spleudid looking troops. it
raised the shout OF "hnds starmsiG' ." Ready
to. serve" The men marched well in step,
with Il quick, busness-like pace, and the
dressing kept by some OF the companies (but
by no means by all was equal to our own
Guards. They wore white trousers, tucked
into their boots, reaching above the knee, and
strapped round the leg, thin green tunics and
flat caps with white cap covers. After twenty
battalons had passed In quick time at the
shoulder, seven passed with the rifle at the
charge, also in quick time. noticed that the
Ga an IN tns t OF sopng arms also came
passed at the double In excellent style. Then
came four battalions OF Fusiliers. This formed
the whole OF the Guard forty-eight batta-
lions.
TROOPS OF THE LINE.
After & company of sappers, front rank
carrying picks, rear rank shovels, came
seventy battalions of the line, distinguished
from the Guards by wearing the great coat
rolled and carried like q horse-cOllar over the
left shoulder round the body; they wore the
Some Of those battailons equaled the Guards
In their style Of marching, and were Of fine
physique. The artillery came next-twenty-
two batt Hh Of the line eight guns to bat
Judge from its marching past, could not
equal ours. Some went by at a walk, some
at Q canter and some at full gallop. Two
o. three guns broke down almost opposite
VIC 5dlutluS pOinI, LHe drivers having TO
iismount and re-adjust the harness, Now
came the cavalry, led by three squadrons of
Grenadiers Cheval: The squadron COM
prises $50 horsemen. These were followed by
four squadrons of the Grand Duke Nicholas
uhlans, mounted on handsome chestnuts,
four squadrons of dragons Of the Guard,
with their rifles slung in leather cases at their
backs, a most useful species of troops, being
il fact mounted infantry; these were bays
Now came regiment which, when seen at a
distance made me fancy myself at AIdershot,
The hussars OF the guards, in scarlet uni
forms, armed with short stout lances as well
rs swords. The first squadron Of these was t
mounted on grays, the next on bays, then
came black horses and the last squadron I
rode chestnuts. {
THE CoSsACKS OF THE DON.
-Four squadrons of Dragons Of the Line,
four squadrons of Grodus Hussars, four
squadr0ns Of Cossacks Of the Don, and, last
y, one squadron of Cossacks Of the Ural in ,
their caps of black Astrakan. These, Rus /
sian friend told me, were the best outpost
troops they had; they passed the Danube