Expence of the whole army.
Provincial infantry, - -
• £>o. cavalry,
Men.
J 4>344
10,282
.Silver dollars.
2 9 r -35 1890,551
.
Together,
34,626
1,187,902
Recruited infantry,
Do. cavalry,
1 I ,400700
S 70,936154.,21
12,100
1,025,047
The ftaff,
Fortifications, ordnance, and ammunition,Cloathing for the troops,
20,580
1,542,124
448,513
2,OU,2I7
Total of expence, -
j 4,224,166*
* But call up by the author, poffibly owing to fomelomiffion, - J
5,274,848
The difpofition of the Swedilh troops is high fpirited, the' officer generally brave, thefoldier much refembling the French foldier : he bears with impatience a continued fire,and after fullering a few feconds without being able to return it, you are abfolutelyobliged to charge. He readily reforts to the bayonet, and the Ruffians many times ex-perienced in the Iaft war how much they are to be dreaded with this weapon. The of-ficer muft pofitively head his troops, and frequently advance a few fteps in front, with-out which poffibly the line might refufe to advance, this form complied with the Swedeswill follow wherever they are led. During the war in Finland , a regiment of infantrywas ordered to charge the enemy ; the King fent for its Colonel , who was near him,to be his aide de camp general. Notwithstanding this was told, not a man would ad-vance, and His Majelty was obliged to fend back his aide de camp to head the regiment,in which fituation he was wounded. The Swede fires but flowly, yet aims well: rarelydoes it happen that a company fires at once, each man is left to difcharge his piece atpleafure. After five or fix rounds, if expofed to a battery or a fuperior fire, you muftlead to the charge, or would expofe yourfelf to the companies charging diforderly ofthemfelves. The Swedilh foldier is religious : prayers are read exactly every day ineach regiment; he is naturally honeft, fpurns at any thing mean, and is an utter ftran-ger to thofe vices which difgrace the foldier throughout ahnoft all Europe . This cha-racter, however, belongs to the national troops alone ; the regiments levied, or in gar-rifon, are compofed in the fame manner as every where elfe.
It is requifite the Swedilh foldier fhould be well fed ; he bears with difficulty any fub-tradlion from his allowance, or even with having it delayed. This is a cafe which can-not be too ftrongly recommended to Swedilh officers.
Numerous abufes prevail in the adminiftration of military affairs. Commiffions arepublicly fold notwithHanding the King’s fpecial orders that fuch lhameful traffic Ihouldceafe. He knows, fo as to put it beyond doubt, that his orders are not regarded ; ne-verthelefs he can do no more : the matter is conduced with fo much art as never to ad-mit of proof, fo that even the colonels are oftentimes in ignorance of it themfelves.
The minifters are not nice in keeping the-promifes they make to officers : we canquote in proof of this, a Frenchman who fought through the whole campaign in Fin-
.3 m a land,