The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-16

WI HpA INV" "fh' >" FhfIhi' dfClsFt Op
cralions.
The prescott state of The military opPraiions
enables rs correct, 10 appreciate the prog ress
OF The INVASION. and To hayatd rome bist. fcad
ennpnf isons 10 which circumstances siy, higt.
INTEREST," The campa gu was hardy opened
when The trsul, was n,feady locked nlon n in
fslhhe. The musi dktlugnisIied Generals pln5
eed themselves NJ tb. head Of popular ophlioB.
aud traced n plan of operations for the Rusua.I
army, which IN a FEW months WIS To terminals,
~ith IL Ddum IN the ci-deuam Mosque Of sana
sophia II these briant dfopheces nre nok
tealized eur skfui niliihty men may console.
themselves 10y saying tia tle Emperor Nicholas
fathe, preferred 10 follow the beaten paths thau
10 adopt iheh idrns. \
TIE system Of the Rursian Invasion iserartlv
the same rs in the las, wa,, aud The campaign oc
lslO will III many respects bear parallel in,
TINT Of 1870 The Imperial Army of Ope,nfion
NJ the hssi period, amounted 10 about loo 600
men, and is probable thai their fo,ca Is NO
.ore considerable NJ the presrnl dry What
eset npy be thr obituary Resources al Russia
the difficulty OF subsistence aud Tie ne, s,sirY
10 p,osidc ior ,he complicated chances hieh
ihe policy 0i some Of The great powers mn b. ing
about, especially NJ II inomen, when So much
anxiety d awakened vii ueopssnrit, pIe,rnt
her from sending lager army hey ooa the la,
nnbe.
The Emperor Nicholas follows In every mint
the pian traced by Bagthion aud executed by
kamenski Ibis plan consisted of proceeding,
en- maeie froh, Ilitso~a upon shnmia. by Ban
afdJk deiaehihR various corps ,ii on the tgh' to
beseige 5ilishh. and tuischutk andto sitncI.
Yarns an the ltfi, thus clearing the comm, be-
t@,euthe route lolow Il /, the NAN ar, a the
sea The campagn beganssii did ,his ,ear about
the middle ot Ma, on the 18th OF June Silistrm
bad capitulnled; BazHidjlk DEFENDED w,ih intre8
pihhy by fekliwan Aga, was carried bv assault
aud the Russian army arrived before schimIn.
la she position which IN 1928 II ans only emf
bled te occupy on the ~ h Of Ju,, ae,a,diae 10
the Official bulletin. such deia, sunicrs To
prove that the amy ofmsnsion ms mt moe.
obstacles upon lis maich Than DUNG The precc-
ding war.
When kamensl, appeared before ShunIa.
Ruischuch WAS il eiled, aud sill st,lh aud Has
grad otcop,ed b, 'oops. IN. fmpe,o, MI,
cholns does oo' possesl any ofihcat advantages.
he position Of Shu,nln has noi lost any of ID
strength, AID II appears that uussiep Psche was
nnfemlitngly occupied IL defending the an.
ptoncbes 10 II Ivy the mid Of new redouhia Thia
city, butt NJ the foot OF one II The northern forts
OF The kan occupies the interior OF a err,g
cent, enclosed by uiounintns reacih,g iron, the
south TO the west aud north Ihe mountains
witch are very steep and lofty. ARE covered viii,
g.
access. Thu eastern AIDE nioHe is open, and
presents vast plnin. which cxlends toward, Jr-
o'-Bazaf. When the avaaut has attained -
view ri the position three alternatives nfc lrit to
hlm--ld attack ,bn front of the niren, lnnents
winch proied the eHsl 10 assail the hatRlt4 &c
the town or 10 endsas0r To iuses, H. and take.
II by famine. knmcnskl was featfuI of attemn,,
ing The attack N ironi. bur be- ordered his lroope
Ia scale tho mountain nnd alter n bloody ncs
ton, STA bhtiallons succeeded III attaining the
heights which form tn hofthern point OF ihe1
crescrni.--No advantage, however, could be IA,
Ken oi this position, M Il was Impossible 10 ret
artillery owe, The steep nccli, lilies and Ihus hs
vas Obliged 10 return To the Investment, bun arp
army three times 5 Numerous ~ hl. own would
hardly have nfl,crd ior this operation --Dt.
ring seven weeks the Russians RENAMED at Tie,
loot oi the Balkan, almosl IN state Of tnui,ly.
and destitute OF every thing, while the JufLiIl
amy received cnpvnys which kerd ihrn ia ~
bundancc. The sXccfsiyr heat had dfitd ~ tla
grns'. md di,tufbrd the water. bauas of ins,,r.
gent peasants attacked the Irat 0f the army. nj
they were protected by the ddieullirs al - conn,
ny covered with wood and dchlrs they were en-
ahed 10 intercept the COMMUNICATIONS aud pH.
lag Ihe conveys. Added 10 this. Wns thu ncce.
sty for furnishing numerous sscods, which 50
weakened the Russans that they raised the segs
| on The "A Of August.
The lmkish nrmy nj that time did not ~
mount ~ 100 q men. bni lie ibrcrs nov under
the ur,lcl. Of lIusslrh Pacha arc estimated as
l2o,p0. The bulletins already begin 10 spcai-
OF the difficulty OF the roads, the excessive heat,
and the want OF @aIef 80 that IN the face 20
these laris II may naturally he asked, wni iha
Emperor Nisnolas be enldJed 10 overcome nucll
greater obstacles than kamenskif