Delaware journal., 1828-12-16

ing To be written BY person who has travelled 10
Turkey and passed over the ground u when ne
sneals informs US that Of the three passes OF the
Ralkan mountains, which are from so to go miles IN
breadth. the easiest is from Choumla towards adr'-
anople. The length OF the pass IS 70 miles from
Cboumla to Carnabat. This distance Is one series
Of obstacles, which. tho not in themselves 'nsuPe-
rabe. handful of men may make an lncalculable
arnnysnce to an invading army. And we may also
add that from Carnabat to Adrianople (about ~
niles the country presents though dvested OF Its
granJer features, n'auy points ot defence. bau as
are the roads through these long mountain denies,
they are nat impraccabe to the transit oi light ar
ery since the Porte has recently transmitted through
them 900 additional pieces Of ordinance tor the de-
fence of Choumla and Silistria. but these were
transported by the government OF the country I'D
the time Of peace how different may II be ior the IN
vadsrs. should their every step be disputed when
the heightened lines Of cannon, of munitlon, and Of
proyepder-ior the cattle as we'll as men must have
their food carried along with them--wlll be checked
at every rocky turn, every preiplce. Every narrow
mass. by the fierce defenders of the Mosem throne!
I'm such struggle, where natural obstacles give their
aid, neither numbers nor discipline gain the day
for neither numbers nor discipline can be brought m
to action. Still these CANNON that the Porte has
sent by land are only light artillery, the heavy Or
dance required for the fortresses north OF the Balkan
being always transmitted by sea to Varna, and from
thence to their destination. So that Russia must
transport by sea and land in Rumea heavy artillery,
or the Car will only have muskets, and SIX poun-
ders with which to batter the Seraglio.
ATurkish Fortress is not Flemish one-Choum-
Ia is not Bercen.op Zoom-but the natural defen-
ces of rocky POSITIONS though only surmounted with
thick brick walls, fanked with bastlons, at which
Vaubau and Cohorn would have sneered with The
utmost disdaln have often been to the Turks, bar
rers Of strength over which the ut1Dst courage and
gigantic numbers nt the enemy could not triumph.
In nothing is this mnst remarkable olwarlike nations
the Turks. more distinguished than by the indoml-
table energy, skill. and success, with which they
defend their rude unscent6c fortresses and fortfi
ed camps On the Danube, Brallow. after vast
slaughter of the besegers. surrendercd-the garrl-
son, with all the honors of war, being allowed to
march to Silistria, still more important fortress,
which occupies the attention of large division OF the
Russian Army while another division cries aloud
for succors apprehensiye of some rear movement O
the Pacha who commands in Widen. All this
and more, is behind the Autocrat, and before him
the Balkin, ChOumla, and Yarna.
Choumla is the land, and Varna the sea-key o.
: Rumelia When the Russians, after six or sever
wears occupatnn of Bulgaria, attacked Choumla, ii
1870 the Pasha, after they had retired IN dsmav,
and precipitateiy rctreated beyond the Danube,
wrote TO the sublime Porte, that he had cut of az
many Russian heads as would form bridge to tn,
mnon--an oriental hyperbole, but significant enougl
Of the loss sustained by the assallans before thu
rude but admirably situated fortress Varna, tho
leSs indebted to natural position. is arhcially sron
ger, and can only tall BY combined, powerful, an
able conducted attack by sea and by land. Nh,l
this third line presents obstacles 80 considerable
T. hitherto indeed invncible the invaders have onl
passed ther army over the second line, the Danube
e without having made themselves masters of some
= its most important ortresscs, which are to be we
g supplied and numerousy garrisuncd. In the even
of retreat these must present alarming obstacles
$ discounted armv. while their capture at an earl
period cannot he Effected without great loss to the il
$ vaders.
: Should the Russinns gain possession Of the s'ror
:, places north of the Balkan, they will probably pen
l. trate in three divisions of unequal force and cha
ls acter by the passes we have mentioned in Rum
e liza. This movement from Varna, Chouma, ar
J. Icruova, OH Adrianople could not from the chara
v ter Of the country, and the overwhelming incur
brance of ordnance and stores, be accomplished
&c less than fortnight. But when to these natur
u difficulties come 10 be superad'led The numerous wa
e like, and determined foes, still longer period of a
$ duuus struggle may be before them ; yet like Il
If British amidst the Pyrcnnces, they may carry evc
: well contested height, and eventually rash do"
4 into RunGlia."
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