Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-09-03

ever they appeared, and VIC have seen hin,
attack their principal line, without theil
being able 10 f0rcsee that movement.
which Gen. Diebitsch rendered 80 fatal to
their Vizier.
Tint advantage at the beginning of Juno
was, then, entirely on tho side Of the Mus
sUlmans. lmpregnahle in their entronch.
ments, Nnrvalled In the defence Of walls,
resting upon the chain Of Hemus,-whai
reason had they for security, if the orders
OF the Sultan had not compelled them into
the field
The attitude Of the Russians was iar
from being as encouraging. Scattered in
an infnity of posts, the communication boz
tween which was difficult, established in
ruined places, and living from day to day
on rati0nS brought with great trouble and
great expense, they were exposed TO tho
maladies and intemrerature Of the seasons.
Carrying on siegos and the ravages Of tho
climate docimated them. What had they
not to dread, II this state Of things was
prolonged, and tho enemy menncing them
every where, showed himself no whore I
| A single day has reversed the relative
situations Of tho parties. The Turks have
lost all confidence by tho dispersion oftheir
best troops; and the surrender Of Silistria,
which has been the first consequence oil
tho defeat Of the 18th June, by enabling
General Diebtsch 70 cause Rnsprad 10 be
occupied, by which no commands tho an
prooches to Choumlo, has rendered una
voidobe the submission Of Rudschuck,
Gieurgevo, &c. in short time. These
places are deprived Of all hope Of fresh
supplies from the side Of Choumla, from
which they find themselves separated and
besides, the Grand Vizier has no longer
that regular army from which no detached
strong bodies to support them.
The passage Of tho Danube by Gen.
Goismar, and tho occupation Of Rachoro
by his troops, has had the double result of
Interceptilg the course ofthat river and Of
shutting up 10 the wost, by starving them.
the fortresses on the river which tho Turks
yet hold.
1t must also be observed that IL this
General has, received reinforce
which the course taken by him in crossing
tho Danube, leads us to conjecture, Il will
hee- possible for him 70 cut oirthe route Of
pnt himself in northumberland ~s>A
body which will have occupied Rasgrad.
1t results from these facts, which II Ia
easy 20 verify by mere inspection Of tho
map, that In the course OF June, the de-
fence has lost its most precious advantages,
and tho offensive has seen itS chances Of
success increase In proportion which no |
one would have darcd anticipate and oil
this has been tho result nc n single battle.
Though il DO supposed that tho mission |
Of the counsellor ofstate, Fonton, hud for
It's object the necessity ofpeace, this strange
opinion will not change the existing state
or things at oil. Tho mission is avowed,
tho object 10 unknown.
| The Russian agent may indeed have
boon tho bearer ofproposaIs Of peace; or
probably he may have had orders to sum-
mon Choumla 70 surrender; both hypoth-
eses are admissible; tho language Of pa
cification as we'll as Of menace IL equally
suitable in the mouth ofthe conqueror.--
Both may BIO fruitless. How can we be-
licvo that the Grand Vizier would dare
feel authorized by his defeat to send such
n chicfas Mahmoud terms Of peace which
-must necessarily TO humiliatng and bur-
thensome How can we conceive that he
would feel justified, whatever may have
been his losses, in surrendering such post
as Choumla ? II Is more natural to sup
pose that General Diebitsch has endeav-
ored TO ascertain the moral effect produced
in that place by his victory, and to obtain
information as 10 the number Of forces COLI
lected there by tho Vizier. A pretext for
making such observations was naturally
founded on the propositions with which
counsellor Fonton was charged; while the
desire to make them might be the veritable
motive for his mission.
1 From this moment the war must take a
decided character. The Russian reserves
are moving to join the active columns
nothing can prevent the passage of the
Balkan, if il has been resolved on at st.
Petersburg.
Thus vanish the decisions founded on the
, reforms, introduced into the Ottoman milf
r tary system. Our admiration must cease
at their resistance, (which has been natural
[, " such as comportcd with the genius Of
that people, as long as they could keep be-
, hind their entertainments. Their exhibi-
ton in the open plain has shown theil
weakness as tacticians, which is entirely
distinct from their personal bravery
quality not denied 70 them, but which con-
stitu,cs in fact their sole apaRGgc."
The departure Of Count Nessolrodc foI
Tulezin was considered in Poland rs con-
! 6rming the rum0r that the Emperor was
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