The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-09-03

''aspeedy settlement Of affairs in the East,
wilt bedisappointed. The Russinns have
bought Parma and captured Siiistria-
what then? "Its a far cry to Iochaw!" il
is long road To Byzantium, and it is be.
set by difficulties and dangers. Twenty
yearsago the Muscoyltes were as near the
Ottoman capital as they are now. They
occupied Bul garis and bsseiged Chumia.
Did they take.it? No: Late in the cam.
paigD the VNer. .Achmct descended fierce.
ly from the Balkan, drove his enemies a.
cross the Danube, and pursued them into
Wailachja. But the loss of Shstria will
fighen the sultan into submssion--so say
the prophets. Itwill DO no'such thing
nor would the capture Of ofCHUMLA, OF TER
NOVA and SoPHIA, the three gates of the
BALKAN, shake hrs high and naughty
hercencss., He 10 destined either TO revive
the glory Of the house of OTHNAN, or to an
nlhiate his race g. empire. Why should
he pure hase peace by sacrificing q portion
OF his territories? This would only put of
the day Of struggle between the rapacious
Russian and the unyieldlng Turk. lie
knows that the long cherished designs Of
Russia will never be g1venuP until batflcd
attempt and unsucc essful efforts, convince
The northern savages that tits not their des-
tiny TO ,occppy Byzantiam- that they must
content themselves with their cold Baltic
in lieu of the pale Propontis, and their har
Dor Of finland instead Of the Golden Horn.
Russia nnst be beaten out of the notion
that sbe d ible--she has been intoxi
Gated tvef since that memorable year when
her CpssAcK drank all tho aqua rita IN
Pdris+sie has forgotten that the mighty
NAPdLE,N penetrated her domains To- the
ancient apltal Of the Cars, and that she
was savel by snow and climate, and not by
skill and yalor. Her arrogance merits a
rebuke and the lesson viii come from a
source whence she least expects either
from depsed and contemned Turkey, Last
year iherafmies crossed the Danube with
acclamat ofis--" They are in full march TO
Constantihope"! exclaimed England, and
| France, and Austria, in astoRishment and
GIsmay. In their fears they forgot few
ItriniHg circumstances they forgot the
high bills of UaefnUs-they forgot the proud
and warIike character Of the Turks--they
forgot hiatt KArrNsxr croseed the Danube
twenty years agb, ain full march 10 Con
staItiDoric," and that he did not arrive OF
the end Of his Journey, berause the Turks
would not Jet him. They, as well as .Nico
las, made the most terrible Of all mistakes
that Of a,laer vdl,iiag the resisting pow
er, The chara cter and genius Of Sultan
MAHMOtn did not enter nfio their calcu
'lations. WelI--the Muscovites crossed
the Danube SIMMER was passed and
the autumn came on--and what did they
do? They bought Varna, sung ie-deum,
and went INTO winter quarters, They re-
nnt thn,
by promissory note, on which he dare not
bring claration--wondered they were
not ip Constantnople-looke upon the Sui
tan as. avery obstinate rdon--and whilcd
away the winter IN glorious antieipa'iOps
The summer is nearly over and they.are
not YETI Byrantium! True they have nc
CURED some property in Bulgnriafor which
they have pold high price, and which it
viii mueh trouble them to keep.
We may b, snisiaken-but we DO not Se
ieve that the Sultan will coasen, 10 q
uoace, excep on sueh equitable and hon
orabie termsos Russia can never propose
nor that h Is too feeble in RESOURCES to
protect end preserve the throne which was
won, and Is Inherited, by wisdom and val
or. ~ Y. Courier.
DEyEaAuxs-- The National Gazette thus
trl'ielses this new work which has been
Eagerly, expected. -s., -
, NV have nevor been admirers Of the
HoveIs caNed Pclhdm and the Diso,Cned
hot the reputation which they have earn
I'D for TIE anlhor, and the beautiful type s
inopsr- of Londan COPY, tempted us to read
+ fe" SagSAgo,the production entitled Der.
.eroufM SNn sie author. We find it much
more able and attractive than We expected
lhough il canuot be deemed wholly exempt
from the VICES OF diction,tbe extravagaDCes
Of tone and doctrine. and the pcrversions
of sentiment and philosophy, which feiorm
his preceding conposltions.-Thcre in
this work, incongruIties, occasional effu
sons OF romantic, nonsense, elaborately
wrought pieces OF fastan, questionable ex.
amples Of morality and lessons OF feeling
but the readpris comrensa ted by the inter.
est with which much Of the story is imbueG,
passages Of impassioned cloquence. hsto.
rical pefsonages well developed and dram.
aiicolly employed. elegant and instructive
quotations., many feiieities of remark md
phrase land some profound and delicate
iDgbroks. Swift, Pope, the Regent Duke
ol OrIeHnS,-Ndfuldn buoOfs, COhnt bsmhs
ton. Fqn,fnefe. Cheulieu. Voltsire, LOUIS
XIV, Peisr the Great, and others, repown
ed worthless of the fertile and eventful era
which has been skilfaRy chosen, are intro.
duced with striking observations Of their
own, drswn from their works and memoirs
of the times The dialogues form singu-
lar but sgreeable patch work "a cento,
here and there ingeniously adapted to Illus
trate the spirit, moods and powers of the
ilustrioos speakers. In few instances
the author has failed: in some he is most
in,nrnnnirnlp nccossEhl Wn nhseruo that