Russian Troops. 1799 Entire letter from Lord Loftus, which includes "Six Thousand Russian troops are expected here immediately to garrison this island and every British Regt moves away except the Wexford's who are in such high fever that the Governor has applied for our being kept here", with straight line "JERSEY" handstamp; and 1800 (Apr 24) official letter from G. Walker, military commissioner with the Russian troops, to the Governor of Guernsey requesting £166.9.9 to defray contingent expenses. Two divisions of Russian troops who had been engaged in the ill-fated Dutch expedition were landed in Guernsey and Jersey in late 1799; they were conveyed back to Russia in June 1800. (2).