Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-23
FOREIGN.
Further Extracts fran iale Loado,, bapery.
IFrOIn the Couricrl
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

present military power of the Russian Empire,
and contains some reflections upon the subject
OF war between that power and Turkey:
Extract Of a letter dated So. Petersbmrg J,iv 81.
Whether the Emperor Alexander enter
tanned or not, since the last treaty of Paris,
previously to, during or after the Congress of
AIx-la-Chapelie, and those of Carlsbad and
Laybach. views of future ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; or
whether he was only DESTROYS of ensuring the
maintenance of peace by the display of an
immense military force; il is at least certain
that he has been, continually augmepting the
number OF his regular troops, and that by his
system of colonization he has evinced that he
had view to instil martial spirit into the
entire population of Russia
Russia contains about thirty eight millions
OF inhabitants; that is TO say nineteen millions
of males. The object of colonization is. that
there may be always two in hundred capa4
bic OF bearing arms, which, if all the Russian
empire We're colonized, would give $50 900
men, exclusive of the regular troops. At pre-
sent the emperor can sonly draw at the uf
most 100000 besides, the Russian mobiles, who
are propr:et0rs of immense domains. and nu-
merous inhabitants, are opposed to his sys-
tenn, and do not introduce il i'm their posses
slons, but think il sufficient to furnish the men
they are bound to do, for the contingent of the
Imperial troops
These troops at this moment amount to
the alarming number of 81 900 men, exclu-
sively of the colonization forces, the peIma-
nent army of Siberia 1.-THE number of which is
not accurately lmown,) and the Polish army
which, IN truth, amounts only to $4,000 or
$4,000 men, and which the Russians hold in
sovereign contempt.
"The $4,000 men at present enrolled I'M
der the Russian banners are dspused.as fol-
lows:
len infantry corps darmce, each consisting
OF 81 900 men, and dispersed throughout
the various PROVINCES of the empire, 10000
The corps darmce under Prince de Wit
gcnsien, encamped on the frontiers of
-, Turkey, $4,000
which was thought dessnedio Piedmont
and which, AT the request, it is said, of
the Emperor OF Austria, continues sta
,,t toned on the frontiers Of Se,io, il2, 900
The Imperial Guard, composed of J0OOO
~, inf,niry and 10000 e:.yaly, 10000
me permanent corps OF 1000 men. which
watches Persia, $1,000
- co'ls eii1c OF lI,uoO srenadiers, 1900
And, finally, five corps of cavalry, each
10000 men strong, $1,000
Making an aggregate force Of $4,000
!" 1t may be imagined that with such show
OF strength the Continental powers bordering
on Russia have no inclination for Il rupture
with her. and thatit is not by those Powers,
whose territories would be immediately occu-
pied by the Russian troops, that any oppos-
tlon could be made 10 the agSrandi::emcnt of
Russia In the Turkish States. il the Turks,
by the result OF the events of war, should be
driven out of Europe and confined in Asia. il
would be the complete destruction of IsIamism
The sect of Ali would very soon be- the only
Mahometan sect, and the Pcrsians would do
that for the Turks in Asia, which Russia would
nave accomplished for the Turks of Europe
One thing, which il is important to remark is,
| that this immense Russian army is or wonld
soon be useless, if Russia ONLY aimed at Tur-
key,and If she had not to fortify herself against
the Great Powers; for Russia, in her wars
with the Porte, never employed more than
| 10000 or 10000 men. She requires much
less force at the present day, as Turkey has
suffered SO much by the vigorous defence or
the attacks of the Greeks on land, nd especi-
ally by sea. What induced belief that war
would take place, and that the Rapture was
threatening on the part of the Porte, was, that
the Emperor Alexander required OF the Grand
Vizler anapology for the conduct shown to his
lamDasSadOr; threatening, at the same time, to
advance his troops, if ne had not satisfaction
In the interval of eight days, and the eight DAYS
elapsed without the required satisfaction being
| given. whether motives of prudence the de
sire, at least apparent of only acting in concert
with his allies--or perhaps the beat of the
season, may have hitherto restrained the ar
d0ur OF the Russian troops ON the right bank
OF tue Prlth, war does not appear to- IFS the
less inevitable; and the months of September
October, November, and December are th,
most favorable for carrying on hostilities il
That country Ii the Russians march on Con
stantinople, and it is in that quarter that they
would begin, it viii not be by ski1ing the Dor
ders OF the Black Sea mot that the passage O
the Pruth, the Dnestcr and the Danube, car
be attended with great difficulty, hut they will
IN the first place, penetrate by ia ssy. Tbcy
nave calculated that it will only Il Ike them .;
Gays march TO reach ConstantinCplc, and they
then conceive that the corps of Ycrnaloif, com
bincd with some Austrian troops, would Occu
py Waachia and Moldayia"
From Bells Weekly Messenger, aug. ell
On Monday last his Majesty held Leyc
at the palace Of Dublin. II was attended b,
6 all the Mobility and gentry OF thc country
z many of whom had come from the rrmOtcs
parts OF the kingdom, to be prcseal at the frs
2 levcc ever held by a British Kinl- in Ireland
!, The leyee was most splendidly attended. Tn
> number of carriages was 1869. several Of then
containing two, three aud four yfrsons. Ii
h calculated that five thousand ne rsons attend
4 cd On the arrival of his Malcsi from Pho
j. nix Park, the band struck up tha grand nation
Z, al anthem, and cheers from ten thousand vol
Is ces welcomed the Sovereign. THE attcndanc
was great beyond example. Previous to tn
" evee, his Majesty held an inrl stiture of Tn
= most Illustrious Order of ST. f'atvick, whc
= seven noblcmen, including the H.srl Of FingaI
y wereinvesiedwiiht The insignia. Afterwards theY
q was an inycstitwe ofthc knights ofhe Ordcrt
d the Bath. Previous tOthc levcc his Majesty ser
I'll g.r fftf avI g 4.