{"newspaper_name": "Portland gazette and Maine advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p4", "byline": ""}
{"character_count": 1274, "word_count": 222, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9866999983787537], "ccnet_perplexity": [561.5999755859375], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
Russian EiScihHnc,-No army in Europe e.
qUals the Russian, in the res emblance it bears
10 machine moved by the word Of command


An amusing instance of this given in a French
work, which was published some time ago. 1t
occurred when the Empress Elizabeth was
carrying en- a war against the King of Prus-
sic. The army being then on the frontiers Of
GERMANY, small picQuet was placed at some
distance from the camp, with view Of watch
ing the motions ofthe Prussian troops The
soldiers employed in this service were suppl
ed with provisions for twenty four hours. The
enemy, however, came OF unexpectedly from
a different quarter and battle enSued, which
entirely drove from the mind Of the commander
oil thoughts ofhis picquet. Some days after,
however recollecting the circumstance, he
caused inquiries TO be made through the army
If any one had seen or heard of it. The an
swers were all in the negative upon which
messenger was dispatched to the place where
they had been stationed, where accordingly
they were found, fixed to the spot, and reduc-
ed to the extremity of hunger, but never think
ing Of removing. On their being asked why
when their provisions failed, they had not re-
turned to the camp ?-They were astonished
at the question-they had no orciers.-Lon. p.