Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-12-30

nannhe foi,owed by therurks who established hlr y
=, .hnms.nd men in Waachia. The Vizier's camp u
was subsequently, taken and pundered, IN a'sh.,
attack by the Russian Gen. Markoh anu ave-.
succession of desperate comDats anu u.eao.uI
at,on the main army of the Ottomans surtendereo'
Rnt sultan Mahmoud, with his CHARACTERISTIC nr 11
ness. was undismayed by these reverses. me "
z;er who escaped captivity, received large reo.oe
ments Yarna. Nyssia, and Shumla, with tnirty $
tln,,sand men, were still in his hands; the naikah
frowned defiance on the Muscovltes ana w',e po.''
armies fronted each other with deadly hos''i'ty' ~.
treaty of Bucharest, as we nave alreauy eau' p's
an end to the war. I'M D;ns
rL,. contest asted six years, and yet the Russians
never nenetrated beyond the Danube. in every at
tempt to go further they were repelleu WIN caIhase
Shuma. The rate Of the Balkan range, is tremen-
dously strong, both from It's position anu Ge'ehces.
But none of the mountain passes are iort'lep nv,
is there place OF any strength, rom tne SUIT" ~
I, base of this frowning range to ConstantioPe ine
Turks seem to rely entirely the natural strength
and impassbility Of this formidable barrier.
i For an invading army to pass these mountains IN
: the winter, must be nearly impractcable Inc mo-
saturated with heavy rains. Will not Dear he
weight of wagons and artillery the vvlnes are I'M
nassable from the mountain torrents and the snow
Il the tottering bridges would sink under any buftnen
the thiny scattered villages can afford neher shel
l. ter nor suppies and the numerous denies presehe
e the strongest natural defences, behind which the
Turks would fight with desperation. There are sew
j. eral debouches across this range, called by the
4 ancients Mount Hsenus, but known among the
A. Turks nv the name Of the Balkan. Three OF these
r. passes only arepractcable to carriages and artillery;
,e the first on the right OF an advancing army, ieaus
he from the envrons OF SlstoVa ana Nous.c"ouh, oy
I'd Ternoya Kabroya, Kezerlk, Esk Saghra, and DE
in zar Moustapba, on Martha and Adranople the
r. distance to the latter is ftynlne hours and halt
ia The Orienas all count distance by hours and the
ey hour or league, common to turkey ana known ny
* the name Of 'agachs gives twenty-five to degree
nts or $3.50 tuses The hour or league OF the caravan
u.s. is nineteen leagues and one third to degree, o.
in 2. go toses, The second practicable 'debouche,
* leading from Rouschouk, or from Silistra, passes
10. by Razgrad and Eski Djuma, or more directly b,
liz ShumIa, Carnabat. Papas and Adrianope; the DIS
to lance is the same as the former The third eadn
hat from Hadi Ogloe. Bazardjk, where all the route
res Of the lower Danube unite between Slsria and tn
Black Sea. passes by Coezlidje Pravadi, Aidos. AM
Uumur.Fak,h. Kirk, kilissia, Or the Forty Church
es) 1t is ten hours distance to Adranople, by tn
yally of Sas,lere and ten hours to Tehaal- Bourgaz
bY the road which leads from Adrianople to the caE
ital.
Had the Russians been able to scale the Balkan
- the march on Adranople and byzantlum, with tn
aid Of their fleet, would have been comparatively Il
X cle The country the southern side OF the mouI
tans is OMEN but such as every where to Afford az
! yantaneous positions to an advancing force Will
NV the retrpatr Oftomans could no longer avail then
- selves of the strong and natural defences among tn
~ gorees and defiles Of Mount ll9nus. Thence pre-
,epts what the French calls aue safe de piateauJ
a. open aud covered by ravnes, where the artiiieI
lies eou'u 'ho'e =, az W. $500 - =. ,,aan,o,.,
The experience of the present and preceding can
paiups has proved that solid masses OF infantry SUI
ported by artillery, are test opposed to the herce bt
II desultory attacks of the Turkish cavalry. The il
% regular infantry ofthe Turks is effective IN the plan
80 rhey are badly armed, with different sized gun
no, and worse supplied with ammunition They exlau
H. themselves by scattered firing before closing WI
A. their enemy, and the bayonet is then used again
80 them with effect. But behind the worst entrenc
m ments the Turks are most formidable they deten
H., them with courage and obstinacy unknown amor
,,;o disciplined troops. lsmaow is bloody record
ant their rrsouton At Acre they arrested the marc
~ Of I3ananarte through Syria and they have deendc
ra Shunla and Varna, in the present campaign, WI
lant unabriukng determinations.
bv a winter campaign by the Russians has been tall
ssia ed off, aud the climate would oppose no serious Oh
hen siaces but il could only take place on the nortl
IA crn side Of the Danube ard the Vzier must fir
ioh be driven across he balkan. The for ope
les aous as the Car unw situated, has passed.
be he PROVINCES IL lGe Lower Danube, the country d,
)nly ring the ~prug is productive and heahul the RI
vi grs re fill III saad Wagr aud grass and fodder al
,sed abln ,s 3al 81 The bGrn!tg oUnmer advances II
ait giirfs div aH die 4sture Disappears and nothing
Sar >,gi I'M ssiet AID ntia soii iHtoerabe flon ii
sss. flare oi t4p 40 by d0y ard destructive from II
.im aa4Yy trf,e Al !.ight ctmPasn, then, III the'
,sed Gfa@i,5u- I, i3ai. fhe al,trians, in the war
din: lTssg 49, taogs laen 0I pFNehce and climate tina
be do a3gd AID hs RGsslaAs nave suffered dreadll
)pr. " gT9u be sa6, causes. The Russians, wlthoi
led shelter aa3 without Supplies. could not remain e
was rarpGd bfarp &cauhta dufing the winter 1t DIR
In I'll b eicat, ,bet you'd be pressed on every Sit