Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-27

"Ae APo'cu regions Oh Tie southern hemisphere.
Mat. Int.
HE SEAT OF WAR.-As II is now certain
| ,iat war has been undertaken by Russia agans,
the urks, 1t may not be unnteresting to give some
little detail concerning the countries in which il
wi'ibe carried on, and of the forces likely to be
engaged in 1t. The RussiNn ariny commanded bv
Couht "tgenStcin, Is said to about $50 600 men of
an arnis-we disciplined, well provided. and burn
ing i"' me onset We find no account in our Lon
uoh papers oil the precise situation occupied by this
army; nor does the proclamation of the comman.
uer-ih-chief, which we publish this evening re.
iieve our othcuty--for it is merely dated from
mead quarters, without stating where those are
m1 presume however, that they are quartered in
foiani, IN the vicinity of the PruIh which consti
.utes Tue north western boundary. Of Moldavia-
e distance from this position to Constantinople is
about 900 miles. The Pruth, after separating for
! considerable space Moldavia from Poland, makes
a turn TO the south, and continues a southerIv
course till it falls into the Danube between Gal,iz
ana ismael-and divides the principally of MoIda-
wa IN MS length into two almost equal parts Both
"aiiachia and Moldavia are without Turkish gar
ilSohs' oeing governed by their Hospodars,
VINO are tributaries OF the Porte. Waachia is Sc
| parated by the Danube from Bulgaria, where pro-
perry the urkish Empire begins and where the
! hrst Turkish forces will probably be met. The
Russian army will traverse the two princpalities
wnhou, opposition in some fifteen days, which will
DtinS them TO the Danube. This river will be
crossed, is supposed between Hirskova and Rus
cnuck (ooh fortified places,) which will, if the
ooJec' be TO proceed with all haste to Constantine
! PIE be masked-for the Russians have learned by
experience not 10 lose time in LAYING sepe TO Tur.
klsh iortresses * the march be pshed or,vard In
Shimuia, the position that commands the passes of
houht menus, anu where the Turkish force l.
hvuhuhg ny computation TO eighty thousand men,
Independently oil thirty thousand scattered along
uie ioruesses on the banks Of the Danube are con-
centrated. Here then must be tho hattie The
INVADERS with their left resting on the Gulf of
ma accessible to their fleet from Seyastopol in the
Crimea, distant about three hundred miles-and
assured oil supplies aud succour of all sors
VIII hSht win every advantage The Turks with
'h' conviction that their position is the kew TO the
passes III the mountains, which, once carried o.
pens the way to the Capital and with the ,dvan
"He OF intimate knowledge Of these passes will if
animated by any thing like the mi .tine zeal of the
| Niahometans, and directed by even "a moderate de-
gree OF skill IN the art OF war, be enabled TO make
adesperate defence. We do not believe however
mat IT can avail against the superior Number and
u'SciPiihe OF the Russians. This one battle will,
Piopap'y decide the campaign. Either the Grand
Slgnlor, on learning his defeat will agree to terms
| OIL unconditional submission or, animated bv des
PAIR defend his capital TO the last and either fall
' ms 'hrohe' or pass over into Asia, and thence
eno" '''e war. Our own beliefs that at the mo
"ieht we are writing these remarks the Russian
standard Is floating from the Seven Towers, & that
uhe Northern Autocrat, like another Colossus.
eestrides Europe from the Gulf of Finland to the
10" u Niafihora' NJ Y. finer
1hc Jdmiiy-John Adams Smith " our ne
Phew' as Sir Giles Overreach, would say, is ap-
pointed Secretary OF Legation, at Paris We
must provide for the family on our retreat. We
nave also, appointed our friend WaIsfi's brother
oil oil The Goose & Gridron,' Secretary, at Madrid
Walsh promises TO launch no more sarcasms against
! Adams r. NJ ~ sI
! Massachusetts in a bad ,ray. BY n statement
oil the State Treasurer of Massachusetts,, IL an
pears that the Commonwealth owed the sum OF
1926 dollars, and that the cash in the Treasury
was only 1864 dollars The Treasurer states.
that without an immediate supply, he must in 4
very few days be under the necessity of sfonn;u q
payment" Why don't they go to public dinner.
and apply the profits to save the State? When Da
mel was to be dned, there no want of supplies
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