26 THE LIFE Of 



The now well-known Field-Marlhall Suwar- 

 row, and Ramfay Count of Balmain, were al- 

 ready in the Crimea, whither Potemkin follow- 

 ed, leaving mc behind to organize the corps of 

 Royal Corficans, and then to join him. The 

 Prince of Wircemberg, whofe fifter was mar- 

 ried to the Grand Duke of Ruflia, arrived at 

 Cherfon about this time; he Mas then Lieute- 

 nant-General, and was left there by Potemkin 

 to command the referve. 



My Corficans, though brave fine fellows, 

 were, as i^ their character, quite undifciplined; 

 and, as they were the objects of curiolity 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 Ruflians lay to a little fpot on the other fide 

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

 lace, where I daily trained them. 



To Ihew the turbulent difpofition of the Cor- 

 ficans, I fhall give the following inflance ; I 

 had given them permiilion to fell fome old 

 fiores 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 vifit to the Command- 

 ing General, a letter was delivered to me frona 

 the officer 1 had left on command, which I in- 



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