26 THE LIFE Of 



The now well-known Field-Marfhall Suwar- 

 row, and Ramfay Count of Balmain, were al- 

 ready in the Crimea, whither Potemkin follow- 

 ed, leaving me behind to organize the corps of 

 Royal Corficans, and then to join him. The 

 Prince of Wirtemberg, whofe fifter was mar- 

 ried to the Grand Duke of Ruflia, arrived at 

 Cherfon about this time; he M'as then Lieute- 

 nant-General, and was left there by Potemkin 

 to command the referve. 



My Corficans, though brave fine fellows, 

 were, as is^ their charadler, quite undifciplined ; 

 and, as they were the objects of curiofity to the 

 whole army, our manoeuvres were interrupted 

 by the numbers thus drawn together ; I there- 

 fore retired with them from the ground where 

 the Rudians lay to a little fpot on the other fide 

 of the town, between that and the Bifhop's pa» 

 Jace, where I daily trained them. 



To fhew the turbulent difpofition of the Cor- 

 ficans, I fhall give the following inflance ; I 

 bad given them permifTion to fell fome old 

 flores and copper kettles which they had brought 

 with them in the fhips, and for which we had 

 no ufe. About the produce of thefe articles 

 they difagreed. One evening, while I was at 

 the Ruffian camp, on a vilit to the Command- 

 ing General, a letter was delivered to me from 

 the officer I had left on command, which I in^ 



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