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We also saw Count Pahlen's corps of the army take up their ground on the Adrianople plain. All the troops appeared to be in excellent order. The cavalry marched past in squadrons : the whole front rank, and every fourth man of the rear-rank of each division, were armed with spears, the Russians having found this species of weapon highly serviceable in the late campaign. The infantry marched in columns of grand divisions, in their ordinary manner of three ranks. Although the day was oppressively... hot. PROTECTION OF THE HOLY VIRGIN. 177 they wore their great-coats — a severe penalty in such a climate as Turkey, but dictated by the economy of the emperor, who thereby saves their uniform green coats, which they receive every two years. Several of the regiments were preceded by parties of men marching two deep, who sang in parts, with considerable effect. In the front of one regiment, a grenadier kept up a highly grotesque national dance, consisting of a va- riety of flourishings of the musket, and twirl- ings of the body.
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