Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-12-30
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From ENGLISH PAPERS.
CONTEST BETWEEN RUSSIA * TURKEY.
Jos. G. Can ELL, Esq.
Obstacles TO an Inveding .4rmg.

Obstacles to an Inveding .4rmY
In the war which lasted from 1905 to 1912. and
was elosed by the treaty Of Bucharest, the Russians
were in possession Of the whole country from the
Nleser and Pruth to the Balkan but they never at
TEMPTED the ascent with the exception ut few
bands of Cossacks, who made dash across the
ridge. and returned rapidly again The AluscaNtes
had already one hundred thousand men encamped III
1911 in the northern plain 1T The iaot Of the b1ikan
and the Grand Vizler, Armed Aga, was IN equal
force, with Shuma strongly eatfenched, Both ar
mics were prepared for desperate conflict, winch
nro,ably would have decided the war, when the
peace nf Bucharcs, was negotiated by the influence
of England and kutusoh was snnmoned to repel
invasion On the Borysthenes. In 1908 the Russian
Genera. Nicholson crossed the Nester (then the
boundary line between both counrIes) with sixty
thousand men he occupied the prhclPalues WIN
lii lie resistance, and tuok Bender and Chotzim by
assault. But Turkey, then under the rule of selm
Ill. fvho fell som alter by assassnaton,) was rent
,snnfer nv inslrre1un, and in state OF great weak
ness many of the Pachas and provinces were IN re-
volt the janssarics and populacc were turbulent
and Iiscontented and the Porte was harassed by
The conflicting and perrmptary demands OF Russia
and France. Turkey, by the treaty of fassi, (when
the Crimea was cede'i.) had granted to Russia
free passage through the Bosphorus, with the right
of Interference and protection IN the pr'ncpalltes
removable in less than seven years. and then. only
with the assent of Russia. This stipulation was Vi
oated by the Porte. The Bosphorus was closed
against the Muscoyite flag, and, after several fruit
less attempts at negotiation, the Gear declared war
| After taking possession Of Bucharest and Jasst.
and throwing garrsons into Bender and Chotzm,
the Russians marched upon the Danube. aud crossed
that river at three polnts--at Oatiova, near Nall
and lower dawn at HirsOva and lstrusby, and be
siered Rudshuck. That fortress, then the strong
est on the Lower Danube, was resolutely defended
by the Turks and, in one assault. kamlnsky was
repused with the loss OF six thousan, men. In a
subsequent effort to out-nanGuvre and turn the VI
zler's enrenched camp at Shumla, ha'nnsky failed.
with great carnage but he succeeded IN rapid
march and attack on the Ottomans at Bayne, where,
though they fought desperately, they were routed
with twelve thousand men killed and wounded and
5udschuk was the fruit of this victory, with the strong
fortress Of Gurdzvo and the whole Turkish iiotllla.
But On the death of Selim Ill, and Mahmoud,
the present Sultan. taking the throne, new vlgof
marked the Ottoman councils /; The standard OF the
Prophet was uniurled round Constantlnople, and
the whole population called to arms.-The new "
zler, Ahmed aga, shared the fierce energies OF bus
master An army of one hundred thousand Roum-
eliotes and Asatics was collected round Adianople
and the Yizier with this force marched direct on
the Balkan. He descended like whirlwnd, lore
ed The detached corps of Russians in Bulgaria to re-
cross the Danube, and made desperate assault OH
Rudschuck, which was held by Kutusoh. The Rus