Wheeling Times And Advertiser

From the Army and Navy Chronicle.

RUSSIAN MILITARY REVIEW.

It gives us pleasure to lay before our readers the following interesting and graphic account, given by an officer of our Army who was present of a Russian military review

"Four days of our time in Russia were spent at the camp of Krasnoe Selo, sixteen miles from St. Petersburg. On our arrival, we were invited to assist in the maneuvers which would take place in the three following days. Accordingly, next morning we were presented to his Imperial Majesty in the field: then taken to the chapel tent, attended divine service with the Imperial family and staff, surrounded by fifty thousand military worshippers: rode through the different camps; saw the Emperor inspect the officers of regiments, and exercise those of the cavalry in riding, giving point, charging, &c. at full speed: attended the evening hymn and prayers at retreat, and went to bed to reflect upon the novel and amusing ceremonies and exercises of a Russian army in camp.

The next day was particularly interesting: all the artillery, one hundred and twenty-eight pieces, being in the field maneuvering and firing at targets—six of the batteries being of horse artillery, and two of those being of five volunteer gun, and twenty-four pound. Zete, and drawn by eight horses each. The firing from this immense field train was exceedingly grand, and its effect, with round canister, and shells, was very destructive to the targets, which we examined at the close of the maneuvers.

The next day was a cavalry day, including the horse artillery, and, with them, amounting to fifteen thousand men, five regiments of cuirassiers, four of dragoons, two of hussars, two of lancers (ulans), besides squadrons of Cossacks, Persians, &c.

The last day the whole army of thirty thousand infantry, and cavalry and artillery, moving over fifty thousand were on the field at 7 o'clock A.M. and the Emperor commanding in person, commenced an elaborated series of splendid maneuvers, bringing the entire force into action, and deciding the imaginary battle by a grand charge by the infantry, at and Cuirassiers. These maneuvers commenced by setting in advance krinish rsot Cossacks, ah being at- tacked, kept up a spirited fire, and, by their bugles, asked for reinforcements. Lancers were dispatched to their aid, and the enemy temporarily checked and driven back. In turn thus advanced party was repulsed, and reinforced by some regiment of dragoons; the infantry regiments (three thousand strong each) meantime all in motion from different points toward the scene of attack. As the regiments arrive in column of attack they deploy, form line of battle, and support the cavalry, which fall back, or fight on the flanks.

The attack finally becomes general along the whole line of two miles, the infantry firing, changing position, charging—the horse-artillery establishing batteries with the rapidity of light cavalry, and hurling its thunders at the enemy in fine style. The reserve is at length brought forward by the Grand Duke Michael forms in column of attack in the rear of the first line, which retires through the intervals of the new line; the reserve charge with the heavy cavalry, and victory is the result of four hours' incessant and most splendid maneuvering.

The morning was a most beautiful one; the troops (all Imperial Guards) in their finest condition—the twenty thousand horses on the field, all picked, choice, high bred animals—the artillery new, with green carriages and burnished guns, glittering in the sun like gold. The brilliancy of the cuirasses and helmets and Russian eagles, the polished arms, the plumes of all colors—the four or five hundred musicians with their bright brass drums, trumpets, and horns—the picturesque Cossacks and Circassians, and their little, fleet, long tailed horses, looking like so many Pawnees—all formed a scene exceedingly beautiful and imposing—

A review followed the maneuvers, the regiments filing off before the Emperor in columns of one hundred front."