Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-02-05
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IArEsT FROM ENGLAND.


RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS.
The news from the seat Of war u.s.,
that the sieges of Cboumla and slIistrls
had been ralsed, and that the Russian
aru.ies were making a most disastrous
retreat across the Danube. "IheT re
treat" says the Messenger dss Cssmbrss,
as impeded by tbe incIe mency of a most
rigorous season, and oil sorts Of IN fSror
able atesuntI are invssied aud pub!tshsd
respecting thea"
from tbs Liverpool Advertiser, Of Dec. l6.l
Tue retreat Of TIE corps OF the Rus
slams engaged in the siege OF SlIistf'a,
is confirmed, and letters from Vienna
and O9essa state that the whole army
is falling back on Jassy, where 1t IS to
pass tie winter. If the latter part OF
this Intelligence should prove correct
tha failure Of the Russians n The presses
campaign must have been most signal
To fix their winter quarters at Jassy,
will. as we observed last week, be eqm
yalent to an abandonment of every thing
that they have gained during the past
campaign, and will csmpsll them to com
mence the war completely anew IN the
spEing of next Year Should ths main
army have really fallea back, IT is ex
tremely probable thai Varna will be fe
taken by the Turks, as the shattered
state Of its Notifications will prevent its
making any very protrsctsd dsfsncs.-I
The reduction of this fortress is thu sn
achievement Of any importance perform
ed by the Russians during the last cam
paign, and itsrs capture will do nsrs to
discourage them than lis rapture to dis
courage the Turks If Varna should be
lost by the Russians, they will retain no
thing but few unimeortsnt fortresses
on the banks of the Danube, the pos.
session Of which will produce no effect
on the result of The war.
The cause assigned for the abandon
ment of the siege Of siistrie aud the re
treat of the Russians, is the inclsmepcy
of TIE season. II is doubtless difficult
thing TO carry on active operations in
winter, but the experience OF ths las.
half century shows that war may be car
risd on in that season, in much severer
climates than that of Bulgaria Ia the
winter Of 1907, Dan;zig, which, as eve
~ one knsws, 10 situated ia a climate
many degrees colder than Siiistria, was
besieged and taken by the French, This
induces US TO doub. whether the aold
ness Of tina season is the real, or at ell,
events the principal cause Of the retreat
of the Russians. Il has doubtless exer
cised some influence, bu. we should
think that the difficulty OF obtaining sup.
plies has exercised much more. During
the rainy season, the roads. which are
never very good, and which are not for
med to bear wheeled carriages, become
absolutely impossible, and as tha csun.
try at that time supplies neither prsyi
sionsnes forage, the difficulty of sup
porting an army must be very great
This is circumstance which will always
be felt, aud which will at all times ran
der the conquest and permanent oecu.
patton OF Turkey q matter of extreme
difficulty. The further The Russian.
advance, the greater will be THAR diff
Guilty OF maintaining themselves. 1t is to
this that the Turkish power owes its
continuance, and by this il may not i'm
probably be saved from the danger by
which it isnow menaced idp
LONDON, Dec. l4.-Tansisr has been
slockadsd by two of his Majesty's shios
OF war, eur Consul, Mr. Douglas, having
been put into close con fine ment II has
been notified, that if shot or a she'll
be tired against the town, the English
will be put to death-an idle tbrest
which the little piraticai power viii, moi
dare 10 execute against a single individ.
uai, Tor IT is well aware of the terrible
and signal vengeance il would bring up j..
on II The offence which has been given
TO the Tangierine authorities is aot stst.
ed
Portuguese Refugees Orders vera
receives at Plymouth on Friday week
Tor the Portuguese refugees there to hold
themse'vesiR immediate readiness for
emoarkatIon, Lieut.. General Stubbus
In consequence--issued a notice on Sat
uFday informing thu emisran,s that. ms
tue BRITISH government! had forbidden
the continuance of the depot at Ply +.
mouth 1t was necessary thatthey should
quR England forthwith and proceed to
TIE braz'ls. Several transports are al.
Eeady at plymouth, and others have
nesn ordered with all possible expedi.
tion Ter their embarkation.
Mr., marchasv s-.iyal an j..