The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-13 00:00:00

LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 18.

The contents of the French Papers are not
important, relating principally to domestic mat-
ters, in which the people of this country can feel
but little interest. The Gazette de France
contains an article from Berlin, of the Ist inst.,
by which we are informed that General RoTH,
before the army left the environs of Sehumla,
united under his commandall the troops of the 6th
and 7th Corps that remained in Bulgaria, and has
posted them in Varna, Paravadi, Cos, Londschi,
and Bazardjik, where, in case of an attack,
which is improbable, he has sufficient force to re-
pel it. If this be true, the Turks hare not tiken
all the advantage they might of the Russian
asters, and for this reason probably, that the
disasters of the Russians were greatly exaggerated,
while the severity of the weather was as much
against the Turks as their foes. If the Russians
can maintain themselves in the above positions
till the month of March, and the belligerents
entertain their present views—too proud to
conciliate and too obstinate to abate their ex-

travagant pretensions—the war must of necessity
recommence, unless the interposition of England,
France, and Austria, bring about a peace.
The news from Greece has long ceased to
attract attention, especially so far as the exertions
of the Greeks themselves are concerned. YPtil•
LINTI has addressed a proclamation to the army
at Megan, calling upon it to march to the relief
of the eastern part of the continent, but we have
not much hope from the expedition, if the Tinks
are in any force in that quarter.

The Nurembzu g Correipondent of the 4th
instant, received this morning, contains an article
from the Danube, speculating upon what the
Russians ought to do in the next campaign.. It
supposes that Bosnia and Servia will be included
in the range of operations, hints that the
Russians only refrained during the last campaign
in deference to a neigbbouring Power (Austria),
which would not like to behold the standard of
revolt so near to her own dominions—the most in-
flammable, perhaps, of any state in Europe.
This article takes a sensible view of the matter,
and considers the occupation of these pro-
vinces impracticable, unless the fortresses on the
Danube, particularly Widdin and Belgrade, are 1,
first secured. • The great fault of the Russians
in the last campaign, of extending their front so
far beyond their strength, is here adverted to—a
circumstance which we repeatedly noticed during
the progress of the war—and the necessity of
employing a much greater force than in the last
campaign to reduce the fortresses on the
Danube :

FRAM TDB DANUBE, DEC, 28.

In, the public journals the hypothesis has several
times been brought forward that, in the probable
case of another campaign, the Russian [tunics would
include Bosnia and Servia in the sphei e of their
operations, and invade them. There, it is said, they
would find a population consisting for the roost part
of Christians devoted to them, who look forward
with impatience to their coming, to free themselves
from the ntssulman yoke. Regard for a great
neighbouring State, which would hardly he pleased
to see the standard of insurrection displayed so near
its frontiers, has, it is added, hitherto hindered the
invasion of those, provinces, especially as it was
hoped that the objects of the war would be at-
tained by other means. We will not touch on the
political part of the question, only remarking that it
seems to us that it is not likely to undergo any change
in case of a second campaign, unless events now
wholly improbable should arise. But if we consider
the invasion of those provinces in a military point of
riew,it seems wholly impracticable till all the Turkish
fortresses on the Danube, including Widdin and
Belgrade, are in the hands of the Russians. This
difficulty is manifest, if we do but consider the
absolute necessity of maintaining the communi-
cations of the right wing of the army, thus extended,
and the basis of the operations which is formed by
the -Prath and the sea coast as far as Yarn;,~. Now
without the undisputed possession of both banks of
the Danube, up to the frontiers of Servia and Bosnia,
those communications would be exposed to the
greatest danger, and assuming the most favourable
political case, the invaded provinces, esen sup
posing the best will to actuate the inhabitants, would
hardly be able to supply the means of subsistence
for a body of troops Sufficient to occupy them. In
the same (military) point of view, the position of