The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-28
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III ON'ti toi OF lIhkiY
The Baron Won Vairn,ini ~ rerenil, ,oA
liahed work, entuled RtEeritouy on 1ari,y h.
sketcbed ofaf The follow NJ piau tor the III ,,,s
| ton of the Ottoman empire ard which Co4t
| campaigns ON Ia be as easily coudnc,e ed -
campaigns on papo, would ,1eciuaHy nm an
end 10 the power oil The Grand SeignIor. at lrast
in Europe:
Considering Shumla (about 227 miles rran
the capital. on the o'd,aat, road taken by ron.
rers and hayailrr, to Consta, tnpl lie J rabc mo
gaze OF the Balkan srount,ms, aud the lbrrn,.
ny u d the lwks. Here tbr wen has sl,avs
fixed his camp, md besond il the Russ an, law
never penetrated. should Russian Il NV Ito
continues, attcI Describing the road LriWe,p
ohumla and AdrlGroplc) t. sign to carn on
with ylgour, war Oj invasion INTO the p, tn
tn Oh man empire, there is no dpuittlai.t
YOU Il choose tus road aS its line o. operation,
Il Is obvious. howeh cr thai ltwou.d be pe,ion.-
IL necessary to h at ur turu by mauuu1 mn 10
lu' klsh army, winch We Wti,t always eAr,crt,
ii 'd posted At ShumIa. 1he Russian g,ner,t
kaunshy, failed IN both attempt, in tie cam.
fa,cn al 1910. The lafiel hoNever would t4#yz
tatuiy e attended With much greater chance Ut
success. II, While he mann Amy meuacedtHe
Turks IN front and took advantage Of every
voiable opportunity Ton attack OF anno, snee.
another Cuip> wei" 10 cross the Dauubc a
NCOpoh on Rut, chil,. an, lnd,th. bv lnuuwa.
iire"tIs Il On AdIan"pln, Upon tbs road ..
Gro TIM 6al,au. which thaugh aCuah, e,l.-
ting IS very 'a'olt used, all that the army Would
naN" 10 encounter would be natural obstacles,
"hich, WITH the a.sisrtHtc Of sour tund. I'd, If
pioneers attached. tue advanced agaid lit
easily overcome. Folmony rr1,an,, me >pmg,
tAptl, tor thtts u no pasfnase before and
The cauuGenc n. nj Of Sulnmr.. aCe re M
convenient nmc, tor = vigorous ctraql4u "a
t.tIs country. Having gat to tdrmapt,
Stroug division o. i,sor,r NUS De lterr maa.
tained TO rtganizc The crnn ~ IA rtar OF tie
army, and to occupy With detachment, the
towns of fAdipop'hs. Lekrla. Sophia &c.
either by &c" al arms o. pae tic negotiations
IN both OF "hi"h IT," most VARIABLE assistance
might be expected rom the sfoIrS Greek po-
puaiIou IN those places. aud from u co.opcra-
nOn ot the SetvlaI,,. hld tn rtEmd 10 de
torcr ceSSaiy 10 he emplp, I'd IL similar IL
yaSOn, am Of opu on lAai l =, lmroItaEtfl Is
10 he a t3ched to thc e1ica, supueth "i the
army destined % enter the campaign. Than 10
III" keeping II constantly in co@plctc Sac,
maximum Of fIi'y thousand in open field BAL
tie. h'ed by MonteCucuIi, rs ALREADY mentioned.
ought foS iicr the present day, more 'spe-
cla'ly n = - idriss no longer bring such laise
ami ioto the fed as they used 10 do: aad LIE
modern ol2aulza1ion # EmOppan hoops Il
which wei instructed iuiaany constitute tae
pliuCrd i0fce. RENTERS the co tra-t still more
tiyorabie FIR the Christians In order that The
p'Ih'Ii" d'"N may upon the LAY OF D uie' '"''
II, ~ 5p'"' men Us m"ed ~ one p''ht' we NJ
88H 1" WIS '"Nhb'F "oV'o NOR Iol ~ !"
"e"'' corps upon me coast ana t'' TESTIFY -
si'"ps ""'sh hah'S a"oSeHei "'"' r''u.
Inc corps PtfaImg upr" Ann NJ pit"oE9'"
"tn"o'' 20 o'''"o men o'''ufS d d'N.oh - q"