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bank of an arm of the Danube, which the Russians
probably intended to convert into a Mite de pont
opposite their own fortress of Brailow, so as to
cover the passage of their left wing. In Asia the
war has been carried on with vigour, and several
actions fought, in which the Russians claim a de-
cided advantage. Their bulletins are evidently
gross exaggerations, but we are inclined to believe
that the result of these engagements, 'in the last
week of November, was unfavourable to the
Turks. The Turkish army is too muchsiib-divided,
and ill-commanded, by officers who arc not even
agreed on their plan of operations • and the suc-
cessive actions fought by General Andronikoff and
Prince Beboutoff show that the enemy fell on sepa-
rate divisions of the Turkish forces. One corps
has already retreated in disorder on Kars, and we
adhere to the opinion we have already expressed,
that we shall shortly hear of the Russians march-
ing on Erzeroum. It is entirely useless, and indeed
mischievous, to disguise the fact that the Turks
have sustained on these occasions great reverses,
as everybody expected they would be in so unequal
a struggle ; but they have at least shown a spirit
and courage not to be surpassed by more civilised
nations.

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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

THE WAR IN THE. EAST.
(Prom the Times. )

The. Journal de St. Petersburg announces to the
world, in repeated supplements, at long array of
bulletins, rejoicings, and thanksgivings, which form
a strange contrast to the falsehood and imposture
evidently pervading these narratives, and to the
mass of human suffering caused by the hateful
work of destruction and of death. " The most
pious Czar," says the journalist of that Court,
thanked the Lord of Lords for the success of the
victorious Russian arms which trita'phed in the
sacred combat for the orthodox faith." It is diffi-
cult to express the disgust with which one reads
such expressions ; and, bad as every part of this
transaction has been on the side of Russia, these
violations of the laws of nations and of man are
stamped with a deeper guilt when they are im-
puted to the favour of that Almighty Power which
is the source of perfect justice and the avenger of
innocent blood. This language and these obser-
vances are, of course, intended to kindle to its high-
est pitch the fanaticism of the Russian people, and
to give the character of a crusade to the war. But
beyond the frontiers of that empire they will serve
only to display more palpably the hypocrisy which
first gave the signal of war under the pretext of
religion, and has since preserved the mask of nego-
tiation only to conceal more extensive preparations
and more violent aggressions.
Among the bulletins of the Russian forces,—
which must be read with due allowance for the
source they proceed from,—the account of the battle
of Sinope is by far the most interesting, and, from
the wide-spread destruction which overtook the
Turks on that occasion, we must probably accept
the testimony of the victors as our chief evidence.
Moreover, the facts, as related by the Russians
themselves, completely bear out the case against
them. Admiral Nachimoff was cruising on the
coast of Anatolia, when he perceived a squadron of
Turkish ships in the roads of Sinope. He must
have seen that the Turkish flotilla was already in-
ferior in strength to his own squadron, for he had
then with him three two-deckers and six frigates ;
but, not content with this advantage, he sent the
steamer Bessarabia back to Sebastopol to fetch
three line-of-battle ships of 120 guns each ; and
it was not till these ships—the Ville de Paris, the
Grand Duke Constantine, and the Tri Sviatitelia
—had joined his own fleet that he 'proceeded to
reconnoitre the position of the enemy. These three-
deckers joined in the night of the 27th of Novem-
ber—they must have been sent for some three or
four days before—and the battle was not fought till
the 30th. So that the whole operation was planned
and executed with the utmost deliberation, and
there was ample time for the Turkish authorities
in Sinope to have received reinforcements if they
had sent for them. On the 30th, between 9 and
10 a.m., with a favourable north-east breeze, the
Rudsians entered the roads in two divisions, under
cover of fog and rain, which concealed their ap-
proach until they were within 500 yards of the
Turkish frigates. The Russian Admiral's ship;
the Empress Maria, and the Vile de Paris, lead-
ing the port division, dropped their anchors, and,
the Turks opened their fire. The heavy three-
deckers did terrific execution, and several of the
Turkish ships were blown up by shells from the
Russian Paixhans guns. At two o'clock the firing
ceased ; three Turkish frigates were in flames, and
the transports altogether sunk. The Turkish portion
of the town of Sinope was on 'fire, but, by one of tb ose
portents which only occur in these sacred contests,
we are informed by the bulletin that the con-
flagration respected the quarter inhabited by
the Greeks. It does not appear that any!porticn
of the crews or treasure on board had been landed.
On the following morning we are further told that
nothing remained of the twelve vessels composing
the Turkish squadron except a sloop and a corvetteb
run ashore, and the Damietta Egyptian frigate, all
of which were then ordered to be burnt. In these
small vessels were found Osman Pasha, the Admiral,
wounded in the leg, a few officers, and about 80
men. These appear to be the sole survivors of an
armament which must have numbered the day be-
fore several thousand souls. In this manner, as
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executedas rapidly as it was conceived, we might
plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would have heard by the same courier of the outrage and
be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of of the
lees huportance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— I punishment it merited.
much moneV......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the i Meanwhile, as if to remove all doubt from the
empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the treat- character which Russia gives this war, we learn
moot upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore
likely to do much good."—Medical Circular, June 16, 1852. that a sharp, though ineffectual, attack had been
London: IL Balliere, 219, Regent-greet. made on Matschin, a Turkish fort on the right

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Such are the facts upon which the Governments of
England and France, and their representatives at
the Porte, are now, called upon to take a prompt
decision. About three weeks ago we ventured
strongly to urge our own Government to consider,
and to determine, if necessary, by a convention,
the occasion and extent of the interference to which
it stands committed, and the mode in which that
interference is to be conducted,' should it extend
to operations of war. We held some such
measure to be indispensable even then, and an
eventual agreement of that nature might rather
have strengthened than impaired the negotiation
for peace. The events which have since occurred
render such a definite agreement still more essen-
tial. Are we, or are we not, bound to undertake
the defence of the Ottoman empire, to which we
are not committed by any positive defensive alli-
ance ? Are we, or are we not, resolved to co-ope-
rate with France, and have we exchanged definite
engagements with her as to the nature of our com-
mon undertaking ? Until such positive and specific
agreements exist (as they always have existed un-
der similar circumstances in former times) Turkey
may doubt of our support, and France of our co-
operation ; everthing is vague, and we ourselves
scarcely know whether we are at peace or at war.
Be the course of the Government what it may, it
is time that it be clearly defined, and that the
country may kno w it ; for, after the attacks by sea
and by land which we have just recorded, it is past
all doubt that Russia is waging war on Turkey
in its most aggressive and destructive form ;
and it is equally clear that the expedition
ordered by the Emperor Nicholas against Si-
nope, and executed in pursuance of those
orders, was intended as an answer to the
communications addressed to him on behalf of
Turkey by the Maritime Powers. That is the
opinion we expressed on the first receipt of this
intelligence by the telegraph, and that opinion is
strengthened to demonstration by the perusal of
the Russian despatches. The entry of the com-
bined fleets into the Black Sea is, then, in our
eyes, the natural and inevitable consequence of this
outrage ; and, if they have already quitted their
anchorage in the Bosphorus, they have doubtless
full instructions to oppo3e by force every attempt
on the part of the Russian navy to renew hostili-
ties. That a collision will ensue when naval forces
are placed in such a position is extremely probable ;
and the Emperor of Russia, foreseeing that such a
result cannot long be avoided, unless' he with-
draws his fleet altogether from the sea, may anti-
cipate it by the declaration 'of a rupture. The
manner in which these attacks have been con-
ducted, and the tone in which these victories have
been celebrated, is sufficient proof that the Empe-
ror will not easily desist from this war ; and,
though we regret none of the protracted efforts
which have been made to avert so great an evil,
we are not the less prepared to meet it in the last
resort by a vigorous resistance.

(Prom the Morning Chronicle.)
The experience which we have lately had of Russian
mendacity fully justifies an absolute refusal to believe
any statement contained in bulletins concocted at St.
Petersburg until they have received confirmation from
some trustworthy authority—a period which, as a
general rule, never arrives. We may be left for a while
in uncertainty as to the precise quantity or quality of
falsehood which it may have suited his Imperial Ma-
jesty to produce from his inexhaustible stores for the
edification of the " orthodox Christians" whom he go-
verns ; but in the course of a few days we usually gain
more correct information, and not only learn the truth,
but perceive that there were very intelligible reasons
for its perversion. From a despatch of Prince Androni-
koff, published in our second edition of yesterday, it would
evidently appear that the exploits of that gallant general
and his devoted followers, in the regions of the Caucasus,
have been something more than " remarkable and very
particular." It is not indeed asserted that " they climbed
up hills almost perpendicular," but we are told that they
discovered the enemy entrenched " in an inaccessible po-
sition, strengthened by a number of batteries" that, in de-
fiance of grape-shot and musketry, they crossed the river
Poskhoff-Tchai, " the water of which came up to their
armpits"—and that the result of a struggle of eleven
hours was the utter rout of the Ottoman forces. The
loss of the Turks is modestly estimated at 1,000 ; while
that of the conquerors was, at the date of the despatch,
not known to exceed 40.
Those who are inclined to believe in this " most
extraordinary, and, it may be said, unheard-of feat of
arms"—as it is very justly styled by the victorious
chronicler—are of course at liberty to enjoy their
opinion ; but there can be little doubt that the story, if
it has any foundation whatever in fact, is most grossly
exaggerated. We have not as yet accurate intelligence
from the seat of war in Asia, of so recent a date as that
assigned to Prince AndronikOffs exploit (November 26);
but there is good reason to believe that the result of
previous contests had been exceedingly different
from that which is alleged to have attended the
operations of that • valiant and imaginative war-
rior. The repeated attacks which have been
made on Fort Saint Nicholas afford a sufficient
answer to those who have underrated its importance to
both the belligerents. Again and again the Russians
have attempted to recover that position, but they have
always been repulsed with considerable loss. The Turk-
ish commanders in Asia appear to have conducted' their
operations in the most vigorous manner, while they have
possessed many peculiar facilities for effective action. In
Georgia, they have found a friendly population ready to
receive them with open arms, and they have prudently
availed themselves of this advantage by making simul-
taneous attacks in different parts of the country. It
might be premature at present to rely implicitly on the
reports which have been received as to the advance of
the various divisions of their force ; but we announced,
a few days ago, that the detachment which crossed the
frontier at Alexandropol had succeeded in repulsing the
enemy and in confining them within the walls of the
fortress, and subsequent accounts have confirmed our
statement.

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With such fair prospects of success in Asia—with an
army on the banks of the Danube which, according to
the most recent account, exceeds 100,000 in number,
and with a general possessing the abilities which Omer
Pacha has throughout displayed—the Turks will not
be "disposed towards peace" by the atrocity committed
at Sinope. The Sultan's Ministers have, from the first,
been desirous of terminating the war on honourable
terms, but we must not rely too confidently on their
power to control the ardour of their countrymen. At
Smyrna, and at various places in its neighbourhood, the
green flag of the Prophet has been displayed, in de-
fiance of the authorities ; and if the contest be prolonged,
Muscovite fanaticism will be met by a religious enthu-
siasm,
tosbuhi
feasapsettimi
pressure
as
ocsbeerulqdertuee.
hadeol
il
Ays
aetwinti
fv ikmhpdoseeooe
sueuoulorolcredrfi
thntlt
ephtintaa:
interference
iequallyetnencpareoborfinmeeehrlteeeyeoeiannnrfi tbtec Ministry—the
hfeeoes
ottebwarhois fnetefe politicalai
rsesnnietl obstinate,
ntnao heg after
instance,
tt
ee
teochasrtftene
other
aomeodacl
rnpitor:.epfottn reason,rae
soretmrai
Ntonervimfennahi
ndanioi:ncreeaneti:
single demand of Russia, hitherto refused, ought now to
gravest magnitude, but a deep stain upon the honour of
the Western Powers. It would have been infinitely better
as best she might, the quarrel forcedupon her bylier power-
cevii gmneghal eybhftoeaurttrhu,t
tfce:Svotiaee;la.tes towards our own country —natural as it may be
that our own sentiments and our actions should occa-
sionally be misinterpreted by nations whose position and
interests are wholly different from our own—w° heiliva!
hitherto been respected in the world, and wethdav a
decisive,
will racter to lose. Action, prompt, energetic,
will save and will raise that character—vacillation
re-
timidity at the present crisis would ruin it
of the Ger-
demption. We may hope for the assiestain
concert with
man Powers—we shall most gladlytavre
must not allow
them if they are willing to act—but
our own exertions.
any hesitation on their part to
checke
the liberty, as well as
Conjointly with France,
we
eolirfiyded to our care, and we
the civilisation of Europe
sctdishonour, be faithless to our
cannot, without the deepe
would be the victory of
of Russia %illation or
trust. The triumph
bile the success of Turkey will
barbarous despotism;
boanl aan
Power whosew e r
been the source of perpetual embarrass-
ment to us wherever it could find scope for
and vexation
60i nun tr ato
hsc
et ,
of its baneful influence.
the exercise
neglect our duty did we not thus emphati-
cally
We should . .
express our opinion that the time for vigorous mea-
sures has arrived. Both on this side of the Channel and
• neflriPce; a''w'pi lel wl eearvftei l blowh e
Russia is producing serious discontent ; nor is it unim-
portant to observe that, in each country, rumour throws

7l

[1)R10E SD.

of our present attempt—as stated in the basis laid down
for the new negotiation—of forcing the Turks to accede
to the preservation in their integrity of the treaties be-
tween Russia and the Porte, which have already cost
the latter so dear.
The treaty of Unkiar Skelessi was "a defensive alli-
ance, by which Turkey was bound to afford material aid
to ussia, "and Russia undertook to protect Turkey."
"By a secret, or rather additional article, Turkey, in
lieu of military assistance to Russia, undertook to close
the Dardanelles against foreign ships of war." "The
effect of this treaty, as far as regards the Dardanelles,
is to transfer to Russia the right of demanding the ex-
clusion of ships of war from that channel ; for Turkey
has no longer the right to admit them when Russia is at
war with any naval power."
"On the other hand, the alliance being mutually
defensive, Russia involves Turkey in any war in which
she may herself be engaged." •
And "Turkey could not refuse to open her channels
to the fleets of her ally." This totally puts an end to
the plea that the treaty excludes Russia from the Medi-
terranean. It does no such thing.
"The maritime nations of Europe were quite pre-
pared to leave in the hands of Turkey the control of the
navigation of her own channels ; but they did not con-
template and have not admitted (practically they have)
' the acquisition by Russia of a right to usurp that power,
and it is obviously not fitting that she should possess it."
"The treaty of Unklar.Skelessi constitutes Russia the
virtual protector of Turkey."
Now, be it remembered that the treaty so characterised
by one of our most distinguished and able Eastern
diplomatists, is only a part of a series of iniquitous ar-
rangements which have, in a long course of years, been
forced down the throat of the Turk—that every one of
these so-called treaties are virtually abrogated by the
declaration of war—and that we Englishmen are by our
own act prepared to coerce our ally to renew them all.
Let England ponder upon these things and act.
Let her look back to the disgraceful proceedings of her
as in the treaty of Goolistan, which we have dis-
sected at the beginning of this article ; and then, if she
is not prepared to betray Turkey as she betrayed Persia,
let her put her foot on the programme of the second
Vienna conference, in which, unless she does so, she is
likely to play as ignominious a part as she has already
acted in the first. .

the blame on the other. France cannot endure th
thought that England should reproach her with insin-
cerity* ; and a corresponding feeling prevails among our-
selves. The pending negotiations for peace have, indeed,
hitherto interposed a restraint on the Western Powers
which it would have been wrong to disregard ; but the
massacre of Sinope, the assault on 14latschin, and the
capture of the island adjacent to that town—all delibe-
rately undertaken while these negotiations were known
to be in progress—have wholly altered the aspect of
affairs. The inaction which may heretofore have been
politic and discreet, would, if persisted in, be alike un-
wise and disgraceful. The familiar aphorism that pre-
paration for war is a sufficient security for the main-
tenance of peace, is not applicable to the quarrel
which now agitates the world. With Russia .for
our antagonist, war, boldly and vigorously prosecuted,
affords the only chance of obtaining for Europe perma-
ment immunity from intrigues, which are baffled in one
quarter only to be renewed in another—from wanton
aggression on the weaker Powers—from an overwhelm-
ing deluge of barbarism, which may destroy, in a few
campaigns, the progress which humanity and civilisa-
tion have made in as many centuries. We are not
called upon to enter the field with any romantic sym-
pathy for our heterodox allies. We need. not attempt
to disguise from ourselves the fact that a nation of
Oriental origin will be ve,ry long before it overcomes the
moral and social disadvantages against which it has to
struggle ; but we may safely point to history, and ask
whether the progress of any other country has been,
,within the last few years, more wisely directed, more
rapid, or more substantial than that of Turkey. In her
dominions we find no Bessarabia, and no Poland—civil
freedom has been largely extended—and, with much in
her executive Government which requires amendment,
religious tolerance has been the principle of her legisla-
tion, and her Christian subjects will not fail duly to ap.
predate the increasing indulgence conceded to them by
their rulers. • •

We have already stated our belief that the combined
fleets have, ere this, entered the Euxine ; and it cannot'
be doubted that they have instructions to secure for our
allies uninterrupted communication with their maritime
provinces, whilst, in case of any aggressive movement
on the part of the enemy, active assistance will be given
to the Porte. A glance at the map will show that the
command of the sea coast is the most important advan-
tage which can be gained by either of the belligerents in
Asia, and that success must eventually rest with the
Power which is able to land reinforcements as often as
occasion may require. The "Russian lake," when com-
manded by the fleets of Great Britain and France, will
become a secure highway for Turkish transports ; nor
will the catastrophe at Sinope be matter for unqualified
regret, should it lead to the complete 'humiliation of
Muscovite arrogance on the element which has recently
been the scene of its disgraceful triumph. For the wis-
dom and vigour of the instructions which have been
given to the allied fleets, we have sufficient guarantee in
the character of our own Government, and in the un-
questioned sincerity of the French Emperor ; and for
faithful execution, we may as implicitly rely on the
ardour, the loyalty, and the courage of our sailors and
their gallant comrades.