Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-06-20
From the Ne,u York american, June II.

TuE SEAT OF WAR--As it is now certain that
war has been undertaken by Russia against the
Turks it may not be uninterestingto give some ut
lie detail concerning the countries IN Whlchit VIII DC
carried on and OF the forces likely to be engaged
in it. The Russian army commanded by Count
Wgenstein, is said to amount to about 100 ,ooo
men of all arms-well disciplined, we'll provided
and burning for the onset. We find no account IN
our London papers of the precise situation occupi-
ed by this army ; nor does the proclamation OF the
commander-n-chief, which we publish this evening
relieve our dificuIty-for il is merely dated from
headquarters, without stating where those are
We presume, however, that they are quartered in
Poland in the vicinity Of the Pruth, which co nstl-
tutes the north western boundary OF N1otdaU,d.
The distance from this position to Constantinople
is about 500 miles. The Pruth, after separating
for considerable space Moldavia from Poland,
makes turn to the south, and continues souther-
" course till it falls into the Danube between Gal
atz and Ismael-and divides the principally OF Mol
davia, in its length INFO two almost equal parts.
Both Waachia and Moldavia are without Turkish
earrisons being governed by their own Hospodars,
who are tributaries of the Porte. Wallacha is
separated by the Danube from Bulgaria, where
properly the Turkish c'npre begins, and where
the first Turkish forces will probably be met. The
Russian army will traverse the two prlncipaiihes
| without opposition in some fifteen days, which will
.a,sod =; sunposed betw cen Hirskova and Rusc-
buck (boh fortified paces,) which wiii' II 'l'e "
;cct be 10 proceed with all haste to ConstannoPie
he masked for the Russians have learned ny *
ner,ance not 10 lose time in laying siege to turkish
. iorresses.-and the march be pushed lofWaiu " ~
Shimua, the position that commands we p"sses
Mount Hpnus and where the Turkish iorce amour
ting by computation to eighty thousand men, ii tIa
pendcntly of thirty thousand scattered a'ons .ne
tnrtrasses ON the banks Of the Danube, are CON
contracted Here then must be a battle ne my q
ders with their left resting on the dulf OF anna
accessible to their fleet from Savastopoi, IN lfl'
Crimea. distant about three hundred miles-ah'
therefore assured of supplies and succour OF an soi,
will fight with every advantage. l ne uihs' =" ~
the conviction that their position is the Key " y.
nasses n the mountains which. once carried, open
the way to the Capital, and with the auVa az
intimate knowledge of these passes, wiii' u a1l1'aa
ed by any thing like the pristine zeal OF '',e uia"e =
Fl metans, and directed by even moderate oee,ee
III skill in the art of war, be enabled TO make uesp
II rate defence We do not believe, however, .iia ,
can avail against the superior number ana ascPln
Of the Russians. This one battle will, proDapi,
decide the campaign. Either the Grand Sisnior,
learning his defeat, will agree to terms OF uhconu
tional submission. or animated by despair, dcief
his capital to the last and either a WIN ms 'iion
or pass over into Asia, ndthence renew me va
Our own belief is that. 4 the moment we are "rlli'
these remarks. the Russian standard is floating fro
the Seven Towers, and that the Northeih i.u'o'
like another Colossus, bestrides Europe from u
Gulf of Finland TO the Sea OF Marmora.