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from the/subjugation of the Nogoy Ta- 
tars in the year 1784. 
ew persuasions were necessary to in+ 
duce Marshall Suworoffto enroll the young 
Prince under his command. They left 
Moscow. together; and instead of the 
seastern luxuries which might have attend- 
ed the march of so extcnsive a conque- 
ror, he beheld a simplicity which remind- 
ed him of the days of Phocion or of Cin- 
cinnatus. The manners of Suworoff were 
sopied by every officer who wished to 
gain his favour, or acquire renown. Ife 
rose at brisk in the morning throughout the 
year; winter or summer ‘making no dif- 
svat to his robust constitution, ren- 
dered so by toil and temperance. A 
heap < of fresh hay was his bed, wath a truss 
for a® pillow, and his cleak for a cover- 
lid. His dress was simple, strictly mili- 
tary, and put on ina few seconds; and 
his meals were dispatched with a haste 
that precluded Juxury. He hardly ever 
devoted more than an hour to walking, 
after which he sat down to transact. the 
oficial duties of the day. He read 
letters and reports, dictated answers, 
gave orders, and then applied himself 
to a general inspection that all were pro- 
perly executed. The small portion of 
leisure he enjoyed was devoted to read- 
ing; but like Alexander’s choice of the 
liad, his studies were ail. directed to- 
wards the histery and progress of ayms. 
However strict he was with his soldiers, 
whether in.discmpline, or in almost incre- 
dible marches and enterprize, they re- 
gardedhim withan affection bordering on 
adolatry. . Rigorous in the field that all 
should do their duty to»the utmost, their 
necessary wants and comforts were the 
constant, objecis of his care. This per- 
fect picture of a soldier, Bagration re- 
solved to copy. . He saw that Suworofi’s 
military career had been one long and 
uniform course of triumphs; inflamed 
with a.generous emulation to become all 
he admired, the love of his country, and 
an ambition to covtend in arms for her 
glory, became the ruling principle of 
his iife; and to that, like the youthful 
Henni ibals be-determined to consecrate 
all the faculties of his soul, all the strength 
of his manhood. 
Such wasthe spirit with which this brave 
young Prince followed his veteran leader 
through the dangers of many a hard-fought 
field, The banks of the Dnieper, the Li- 
snon, and the Rymnick, can bear witness 
to the ardour of his maiden sword. Ben- 
der and Belgrade bowed to the Rus- 
sian -arms; and Ismael, defended by a 
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Meémoirs of Prince Peter Leonitch Bagration. 
[July 1, 
strong garrison fell to the ground. So 
fearful a lesson of war long dwelt on the 
“memory of our young hero; he shud- 
dered at the moment when he leapt the 
wall, and saw it he in bloed before. him ; 
and almost regretted that he was born a 
Prince and a soldier. 
The jaurels of that desolated city were 
yet green on thei brows, wien they were 
called into Poland; and there swept the 
country with fire and sword, until War- 
saw submitted to thelrarms. The effu- 
sion of human blucd isso horrible even 
to those accustomed to see it shed, that 
Bagration beheld w ae wonder, while his 
own tears flowed, that the destroyer of 
Ismael could Meh over the fate of War- 
saw. The capitulation of that ruined 
capital being signed, Vield-Marsliall Su- 
woroff made his entry into it, attended 
by his generals and the rest of his army. 
Bagration was all attention, At nme 
they passed the bridge, on’ horseback. 
Suworoff was received bythe magistrates 
of the city clothed in black. The presi- 
sident presented to him the keys, with a 
brief address; the field-marshal took 
them, pressed them to his lips; and then. 
holding them up towards heaven, he said, 
* Almighty God, I render~ thee thanks 
that I have not been compelled te ~ 
purchase the keys“of this place as dear 
as ” turning his face towards the burn- 
ing relics of Praga; his voice failed him, ~ 
and his cheeks were bedewed with 
tears. 
Such a tribute of humanity did indeed 
deserve the encomiums which Prince Co- 
bourg has always expressed for his cha- 
racter; and causes every feeling heart to 
"sympathise with the following farewell 
letter which his Bioheeg wrote to Suwo- 
roff. ; 
*¢General"=_I must quit you on Friday, 
to take upon me my new command in Hun- 
gary; and no circumstance of my departure 
so afflicts me as my separation from such a | 
worthy aud inestimable friend. I know 
how to value your elevated character. Our 
friendship has been formed by circumstances 
of the greatest Importance; and on every 0c- 
casion I have had reason to admire you ‘asa 
hero, and to love you as a man. Judge then 
yourself, my incomparable master, of the 
regret I sufter in separating myself from a 
man who has so many claims upon my par- 
ticular régard and attachment. You alone 
ean console me, by preserving ‘that affection 
with which you have already honoured me: 
and I protest to you, that frequent assurances 
of your ‘friendship are absolutely necessary — 
to my happiness. I cannot bear the thought 
ef taking a personal leave ef yous ‘and in the 
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