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a necessary ration to a Russian soldier,which he bakes or roasts upon thinplates of iron, and then jeducesto weal,making therewith a sort o( dough,called Toloqueno. Every man alwayscarries a good portion of this subsis- ltence about him, to which he adds a|small cruet of vinegar. By soakingthis meal iu water mixed with a little ivinegar, he contrives to make a sort of isoup or broth, which the Russians ,who are fond of acids, find extremely ipalatable; and by giving it tbe consis- jtencyof <)ongb, It serves for bread and imeat. When the Russian soldier can jjprocure a few greens, such as cabbage, |&c. to mix with his toloqueno, he jmakes a complete meal, which he callsChciij, A tchurotcheka, or small glassof brandy, jnakes up the measure of afull repast. It must be acknowledged,that where soldiers can be brought tosatisfy the cravings of nature in thiseconomical manner, great advantagesmust be derived, especially in longmarches through an uncultivated, or de-sert country. We cannot, however, re-commend its adoption, except iu cases Iof urgent necessity, and on serviceswhere there might be a possibility ofabsolute want, from the destruction, orpoverty, of a country into which anarmy marches. The fare itself is notcalculated to add vigour and activity todie body, or to keep'alive that promp-titude and fire which are required mmilitary operations.

STRENGTH. This word may bevariously understood in military mat-ters, viz.

Strength. Fortification; fortress;strong hold. It likew ise signifies anna-ment; power; force. In all returnswhich are made of corps, strength ini-phes the number of men that are borneUpon the establishment, in oontradis-b'lction to effective force, which meansthe number (it for service. Hence thestrength of a battalion, troop, or com-i^wy, &c.—The allowance for the re-pair of arms, Sec. is issued accordingto the return which is made, not of thetyeciire force, but of the establishedstrength of a troop or company, This,owever, must be considered as a tres-Passagainst public ceconomy, and ought.? “ e remedied on the solid principle, jjat they who neglect small errors, willMl into great faults. • I

v ,_STRICT, exact, severe, rigorous;the contrary to mild, indulgent. Hencea strict officer. It is sometimes used ina bad sense, to signify a petulant, trou-blesome commander.

To STRIKE. This word is variouslyused in military phraseology, viz.

To strike at. To attack; to en-deavour to destroy,' directly or indi-rectly.

To strike off. To eraze; to blotout; as to strike off the list of thearmy. This can be done only by theking’s order.

To strike « tent. In castrameta-t.ion, to loosen the cords of a tentwhich has been regularly pitched, andto have it ready, iu a few minutes, tothrow upon a bat-horse, or baggagewagon.

To strike terror into an enemy. Tocause alarm and apprehension in him;to make him dread the effects of supe-perior skill and valour.

To strike a bloiv. To make somedecisive effort.

To strike the colours. This is pro-perly a naval term, but it may be ap-plied to military matters on some occa-sions. Tiius at the battle of Fonte-noy, when the British had driven theFrench out of the field, Louis XV . whowas upon an eminence in the neigh-bourhood with his guards, &c. orderedthe royal standard to be struck, froma full persuasion that the day waslost,

STRIPE. Hr. Johnson calls a stripea linearv variation of colour. Regimen-tal sword knots are directed to be madeof crimson and gold in stripes.

STRUCTURE, (Structure , Fr.)—The manner in which any tiling isbuilt. Vue 'edifice de belle structure.■An edifice which is built ip a handsomemanner.

To STRUGGLE zt-ith or against ; tomake extraordinary exertions iu dii ectcontest with an enemy, or against supe-rior forces.

STUC, Fr. Stucco. Plaster of Paris.

STUCATEURS, Fr, Tiic men em-ployed at Stucco work.

STUCCO, a sort of fine white mor-tar or composition, which is made oflime mixed with pounded marble. Itis used for the outward covering of allsorts of works, and when it is perfectly6 T 2 dry,