The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-04
From the LirerpooL Courier.

EAST OF EUROPE. The true state of af.
fairs in the east appears to be, that the
Russians were so long detained by the stub
born resistance of Varna and Sllistria, that
the setting in of an eally winter has obliged
them TO retire to the left bank of the Dan
ube. Varna only, and the fortress of Kala-
fat, remain 10 them as the fruit of the cam
paign; advantages which have been put
chased at avery dear rate. Their retreat
into winter quarters appears, however, to
have been conducted with as little less rs
/ the state of the weather and roads would
admit. After the army had withdrawn
from Shumla, it was attacked by chosen
body of 5000 Turkish Horse, who are stat
ed, in the st. Petersburg Gazette, to have
been dc feated; after which this corps pur-
sued its march, suffering, much. however, it
is plain from the Russian account, from the
cold and ruiny weather. The troops which
have been employed before Silstria have
withdrawn TO their quarters in Moldavia and
Wallachia, and that without any attempt
o. the enemy, it should seem, to annoy them.
By this corps these provinces will he pro-
tected from attacks by the Turks during
the winter.
| That the Russian army must be greatly
shattered is plain; and there are things on
which the Emperor Nicholas will have to
lmeditate-the expense Of a new campaign
the vast reinforcementS necessary to under
take it with any prospect of success; and
the not very comfortable fact, that Varna
excepted, he has all his work to begin
again. He must begin anew with Slllstria
/ look the Formidable Shumla in the face
and run the risk of wasting another summer.
} II another plan of operations could be
taken, which, with less loss of lime and
men, could bring them into circumstances
/ in which they force the Turks into the field
well if not, the prospect of suhdning Tur-
/ KEY is not one of the brightest. Negotia-
tons are active hut then the main party,
the Turk himself, is not likely to consent to
any thing but the state of things before the
war, to submit 10 which would he great
humiliation for Russia. So the matter
hangs.
All attempts have failed, it would SEEM
which have hitherto been made, to bring
the Sultan to acrede to the treaty OF Lon
don, and to acknowledge the arrangements
as TO the Morea. The Allies seem to sci
| their hearts on this, because nothing else
seems to stand in the way of the am''assa-
doris returning TO Constantinope. They
would then, it is supposed, heroine active
me,litators between the Porte and Russia
England and France, and with them Aus
tra, not being displeased to see Russia
humblcd, and to discover that Turkey, with
IA little assistance from them, may at any
time he made an effectual barrier against
the projects of Russian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
If the ol,stinacy of the Sultan prevent this
it will ok somewhat like infatnation, an
may lead to singular results. The present
hope appears to rest ubon this, that the am
Ihassadors have agreed to restrict the limits
of Greece to the Morea and the Cvclades
which it is said in Frenrh paper, the!
purpose to erect, not into an Independent
state; bpt INTO province, administered by
its own laws, but still subject to the Porte.