The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-21

OF gsnized Ia the Eniepezn manner ln add
To" ate 1000 Aibsuisass fbU Basniaek.
2l'oVo Ronlsiots aud Balgs 10. On, A-,st
ies-l oiaf15pD, Trained n'tte nncient :, sis,n.
vi TITS numyef, 5000 only can be spared
To make lace against The Ras sans. and oI these
s."e are fe4uired'fer The sffl.ons gu the Dan
ube.
ffom the LsudDu sews
The Natural Dffcneei Of COMMUNICABLE the
poiser Of RaaGia. Ausfria. Eagtand, &e.-ihere
are two periods ia The year, during winch the
approach 10 Constaniinople from Russia, u ia
vested with difficulties sufficient 10 deter the
most enterpris'ng spirit from the attempt ;
VIZ. the ~iusr aud the sumner Ia the former
season, the Russians have hitherto considered
such An invasion asa hOpeies project aud in
the latter. such IS The dry aud burning nature OF
the soil, that the whole country would seem 10
he blasted with sierility, as by design The mid
die influence of spring by which all these terrus
are iniigatei must have passed by, tor The pre-
seut year, before any essential approaches had
been made by the Russians in the dlrecuon OF
the Ottoman capital. And yet II Is only the
work Of few weeks brief citing io occupy all
the country between the Danube aud The passcs
OF tie Balkin. The Russians have not opened
The colnpaign with any spirit that would appeal
10 contemplate On open dash or Constan pile.
Thy ought, ere this had snch been their views,
10 have been engaged in some severe skirnlish-
ng with their fiercesl foes the utonnisin caval.
~ ia the defiles ofthe Bakin. Il Is no SUMMER S
work 10 combat these heied,tur5 aDldiers, who
contract to fight on their on tarr1 as the fee
simple Of their own inheritance aud who arr
At home amid their native Businesses with
death aud danger mounting garrison on the bull
warks OF Wild aud desoac nature. The tumul.
tuary famnaiuna which the race If uennIa tha
inhablt these regions wage against their enc.
mles, are such rs strike more terror than the
steady aud regulated movements Of disciplined
force because The country Is as peculiar rs the
conflict and all calculation Is baliled as 10 what
GROUND The enemy may b. encountered on--ln
whni fofCe-wheiher IN the front or IN the rear
&c. In situations of this description power
iul army may be destroyed IN detail, without e.
ven coming TO regular engagement aud hi
therio, such has been the difficulties attending a.
ny advance towards COnstantinople, that We
have no instance Of its military occupation by
al rnemy amid the conflicts of many centuries
We're IT lot Tor these difficulties and the singu
lafly bold and furious lmpetuosi,y of which the
lurkIsh troops are sus, cpthle, the patient, rPt
severing and phrs mshc character of the Iius.
sian military would long ago have reduced the
pr nd STEAMBOAT, and Displaced the Crescent rs
the Cross on the lowers oil ST sophia. Russia COM
prIscs one twenty eighth ofthe entire Globe and
whenever she shall avail herself ofthe COASTS Of
the Back oea, Ia promote IN unrestTlcted com.
mereIal intercourse in the Ievaut. she viii he
come more formidable to Grrdt Britain than Bo-
naparte ever was IN the meridian of his power
She mensces at this time the F.aI aud the West
aid though there is q guarded tone OF modera
ton in all her dealings We never find her ma
king peace without demanding money, with
which 10 indemnify herself for the pust and
teri tory IN possession IN fee security for the
turc.-And yet the very name oil this nation
two centuries ago, WAS, as IL were, unknown.
Little better Than one century ago, Russia dr.
not approach even to the Black Sea and nov
sle Is mistress OF the greater part Of il while
IN the Nollh she has equally cncroached on the
BaIic. Tue great secret ofthis uniform success,
rs that she possesses ttile 10 tempt the Cupldi}y
OF other conquerurs. Bonnparte only sought 10
irlvn her back into Asia aud elevate Poland
into watClrto"er on her! frontiers. She has
III" capacity 10 renew physical force, for any
dcfuite object, 10 an almost unlimited extent !;
and this power, supported Try a rare consistency
Of purpose through victory and through defeat,
has alwasA brought her IN winner IN the end.
She is IN that stage of existence as II nation,
which possesses the vlguur OF barbarlsm without
its weakness aud thus constitutes TINT peculiar
hibiNl IoFitlbn III NilitH knONltNEt NAV Or ut'dh
beaten by ignorance Russia quotes hcr POM
lalpn in Europe, Poland, Asia aud America
at about sixty millions her army in time of
p"ncsl al 700 600; and in period of wal
at eleven hundred thousand Ggnting luen; anu
100 armed ships. The latter, bev ond about
dozen vessels, are II contemplate force Ia all
dat makes real naval power and il England
were 10 rate heiseli after similar manner, IN
stead OF naming = thousand vessels of war she
might name treble the number he population
of Turkey i. about 40 millions but in c,rtdin
portions ~ her territory every mau is soldier
when called upon, aud hence the fact that on
any serious M mace she would muster million
OF men with perhaps less difficulty dian any 9th
CT nation IN Europe The greatest danger To
which she IS subject is mutiny aud insuhnrdina-
ton a Sulian's head is cut off, aud door is
opened 10 negotiation The population of
France cannot be quoted higher than about
thrty-hree millions, incluting her Colonies
as we have those oi Russia; aud her army in a
time of war at $4,000. Austria gives her war
establishment of troops rs high rs 100000; and
Prussia about halia million. The populatID q
! of the world, under the dominion OF England, is
not less Than one hundred and forty millions
| beng neatly equal to that which is under the
sway of all the other Powers of Europe, vet our
war establishment oftronps, including the mlli-
! tia would aot reach 40O.OO0 men. This I'm
mrnsr dill fence between moral aud physical
| force, IN Governments aud in armies, is hete
sing nlarly lllush ated I'VE observe that some OF
onr ratempurarirs have speculhted on coali-
ton between England, Austria, Prussia, and
lurkcy-against Russia aud France. Nothing
could he more improbable. Russia could amt
haie Prussia IN single campaign; the latter
has no natural allies she has grown up out
| OF the excise of other States and her downfall
would be witnessed without any one sympath-
ging in her fate.
Austria would he glad to round her empire
with Bosnia Seryia but she would be weaker
then. with Russia as a neighbour, than size is at
| present. The Emperor Nicholas, with the coun-
| ellis of old Catharne around him, knows bow
the land lies; he will make nice. of no means
that shall give him the Bosphnros, CONSTANT
uopr, aud the great key OF the Mediterranean
he will leave his allies, whoever they may be, to
/ pick and choose for the re nalnder aud hence
| the fact, that the course Of policy will excite less
jealousy with any other po ycr than with Eng
/ L., l. 4, a.,