Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-12

been made towards th: reduction uf the place But
these accounts evidently partial and imperfect.
and some circumstances allowed per enci,y" n, 70
tranSpire which tend To excite suspicious that the
progress mace IN the siege has been so decided us
the Russians would wish it 70 be believed For ex-
ample IN the very last bulletins, it WAS admitted that
up to the time of the Emperor's return from Odessa
and the arrival OF renurcenents Of Guards &c. the
Dcseged occupied rodoubt in TIC rc,y 1uIdie of the
Russian works, aud till this period the DESIGNERS were
III no condition TO attempt the investment o. the
pace winch is IN NIL probability not yet completed
AZ the same time, the Russians will doubtless attempt
| 10 carry 1t at whatever cost. The posSession Of
Narna Is not merely Indispensable to the prosecution
ni Interior operations, Is necessary enable the
Russians TO rlan' during the winter months the
ground winch they ct present occupy, aud prepare 6r
! rtSuining the campaign in the ensuing sprinr. All
Idea OF reaching Constuntinopic this season is of
course, entirely out of he question.
! Thus while the third line of Defence which we
have mentioned, presents obstacles so considerable
hl'ierto, inord, Invlncble-tic invaders have onlY
passed their army the second line (the Danuiye
without having made themselves masters of some OF
It's most Important fortrcSses, which arc said to be
well supplied with nil sorts otncccssares and hume
rosy garrsuncd In the event Of retreat thereto re-
these Inst present alarming obstacles to u discciir
army, while their capture ut an earlier pcriod could
moi have been effected without great loss both of time
and numbers.
Should the Russians. however, succeed in ,-iinincr
possession ct the principal strong places north of the
Balkan, they will probably attempt to pen, traic in
three divisions unequal force, by the passes c have
| lncn'nned into Runl.lia. Gnt this combined move
lncnt from Farla Choumla and 1crIlovp on Adrian
oPie, could not from the vi the country and
the nCuinorancc OF ordnance and stores, be accom-
piiShcd IN less than fortnight: and when to these
natural difficulties to be supcraddcd the rtsis-
talcc otnuucrOus waT:ic undetermined foes fight
l:1G FOR Tic very existence ofthe Ottoman Empr and
name, Sll longer period of ari,.ous struggle may be
before them Yet like the British amidst lie Fvro-
I
height, and ultimately rush down mt RumcIa IA .
count ymcn did into the plain. and valleys OF france
bu unless the Car speedily obtain possession o tic
northern keys OF the Balkan, he will not we should
trk, attempt TO penetrate the mountains this cain
pa"n; sincc, III the event OF hts forcing a pnssap.
II" would ntt himself with an exhausted and djs6r-
%a'zcd army, IN front OF strongly cntrcIched and
n'IiIcruusiy defended camp at Adrl1ncpl. c.rrinnn-
d"i by the Nizicr. perhaps By the Sultan in p,rsou
rrn"cnce would therefore TO dictate Lhat tic,
Emperor should content himself with kcepi,ir he KEYS
unrm" winter; rrserTmg fer another campaign the
grcai struggle which decide the fate of 'onst;i
! tnopc. by This plan, he would be enabled 10 nue.
en Ills forces and supplies, and TO prepare Tor new
canpagll--tor which the mountains, Adra,!op!e ana
Tue capital, with many intermediate difficulties woI!
iurilsh ample olnplo! mcnt- But i'll such view. eve
ny thing VIII depend ulGn tie ie when the Gar shaIl
ne master OF Chouma and Varna, without the posses
Hi'n Oh WHICH al Interior movements appear 10 be ut
tFy iinpracticablc Ills object would clearly be, if
ic ting were ut all possible to winter On The south
rather than on the ncih otthc Balkan but unless these,
tW" fortresscs nre speedily reduced would be insane
10 make the attempt tits campaign. His present
force In Bulgaria great as unqucstonably Is mill
ary men do not think at all superior, if indeed it be
equal to the magnitude OF the undcrta kinu-tat of
at onco attempting to force passage into Rumelia
-! tins NIchulas himself seems 10 have become ensi
Die; ana accordingly, he has ordered up from the bo-
Sonof his empire vast renorccments part Of the adj
vance OF which have already crossed tic Danube and
come INTO actual service.
The result of the whole, then, is, thu, should the
Gar persist III bringing his immense means to bear on
this contest tho chances OF ultimate succccs are IN bic
iaVour unless he experience some siynal reverse in
bugaTla, which, from what we have already seen, IS
! lar IRON being MI impossible event But even when
be shall have passed the balkan, and gained rlacs
I'VE victory III the plains Of AdranoIe that victory,
VIII not decide the tai OF the Ottoman. MANY and
desperate struggles will! still await him, rivers of WINS
covlte blood must flow, aud the strength oft en-
pre- be greatly diminished, before the imperia 90 ues
spread their sangulnary wings over the ruins Of Con
stantinope But viii tho other power of Europe look
on us unconc"rnct spectators while that great catas-
troPhc IS pTepHrItg and tie sons of Gilman i'll the
agony OF their dcath-struggle are scckum n crave
uilGat the wreck Otthcr country Turkey has only
the other day been declared by an English Statesman
ana minister to be essential clement in the general
balance Of power III Europe, which this colnfry has
laDourCd 50 long, and expended so much blood and
treasure - preserve. VIII that element therefore
be suffered to be cxpungcd and the !oner establish,
harmony and equilibrium be DESTROYED? Austria cai-
NOT even now bnt feel the security Of her frontier ell
Ca"c-cd, and view with intense Iaaoilsy and s,;snj-
cion the further aggrandi2cInent Of Russia in Guar
ter winch must greatly add that insecurity bv in
crcaslng the number of the points ofconuc,.
RUSSIAN BULLETIN.
BUcharcsi, Sept. 90.
con the Goth of this month the Turkish troop4.
'SuOO i'll number, under the command Of the Pacha