American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-04

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Russia md hdis. Among the nl,n. NJ,
aslaus fn'iheians nave from time to time ~ @Mea
=, % lhe ambition 81 this great military noyos
% opening way through Persia 70 lie nv, ,Gn
aossr-sions u India, was. a few VEINS 400 ino,A
iec' Of the most speculation 'fhe nr MI =, sub
British tnselnment il opening friendly H., y, ne
with Persia. seems to show that it was WIN; llIas0a
provide, on That side, against such a contnas
= t ,tsli retained any jealousy on th,t ~.
wonsd DC 4 iittie strange to find it makrr - :
with Russia, ~ tho present relations If tbo ,".Y
tan Powers with the Sultan, and thus ea,;..t'
to pursue her operations against Pcr.in NM y.
cd. The advance OF the frontier Of Rns;. - Il
side. will open to her the Turkish nrovnn.' '''t
ssia Minor; and any acquisition in these M, "
will give her so much the ,nore comman,., :
ton towards Persia. as either IL beat da.hp ~.
opposition, or ensure the friendship Of ,be L,ta.
power in the event Of Rms sian attempt on In,i;,
1t Is probable, therefore, that England feels liea
s0cltude on that score.
The friendship of Persia in such a case bo,.,.
er could hardly be counted on certainly or ,lpr.
bly,. She would scarcely permit herself "a IL y.
closed by the armies Of Russia on either trnn,a.
nor fail to seize the occasion to interrupt tbe ~
plies, or harass tile retreat, of such nm inyaanr
army. The resources Of Russia are not suOir;s,f
IL,
such magnitude. and support at the same time.
sufficient army OF observation IN her Persian fran
tier On the other hand, the force Of Per., !;
hostile, would be adequate to eifectually haras,
ing her mot by pitched battles. but By that Gin.
errlla warfare. which her cavalry would. and n
such country too. enable her to carry on with n.
nous effect. As the Persian cunuch minister sail.
the Russians g would never know sleep and. marca
where they might. would always be surrounded v
4 DESERT We need not mention the ravaees d
disease among troops, marching from The cold Of
even temperate regions Of Russia, o,er humnr
deserts, to the feryid and unwholesDmc plains d
India.
There are other routes. however. cast and NORTH
Of this through Persia. which World be preferred
by Russia for descending on India. But Oh each
there is a desert to be crossed, over which all lie
articles Of subsistence. even water mnst De carried
because they are not to be found Fifty Thousand
Russians. it they took the route from Orcuhur. 10
Rokhata, for example, could not reach the latter
point IN less than from seventy to hundrcL days.
and would require more than forty thousand cam
els, almost fifty thousand horses. and three thou
sand Wagons. There would. besides. be the fend'
OF savage tribes to reconcile and cold and lca
the sand storms Of The desert, AMI the diseases d
climate and accident to be encountered -Natr
Shah lost large portion Of his army b. ophthr.
mia Aud when the expedition reached India. \
would meet British force computed ii The WHOLE
at three hundret thousand men, Of which even lie
European part would be at least better aeelimatel
than the invaders. liz the event Of retreat, CON
plete destruction would be celtain
England however, has some hold on Russia nee
rer home. While she was prosecuting ties
schemes Of conquest or ponder two thoa-atA mile;
off. the navy Of +. would be bluckaiirg her com
MERGE in the Baltic and the Egxinc. Her pnis
are few. and easily sealed up. and the Porte ,'oo
uneasy under the encr"achmcnts d Russia. no. 70
lend her aid to hara>s Russia, bv admitting
British fleet into the Black Sea. These are lnte'.
ests unlikely to be sacrificed, even fo the sake Of
getting rid Of too Eumcrou, and insuboldinste 40
army; an evil Of which Russia. like other mta
ry powers, always experiences thr Inconvenience
in the cankelng time Of peace. BAT. .iM2f.