Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-24

sc. ia sliod time. These places deprived of oil
hope Of fresh supplies from the side OF Shoumla, from
which they ind themselves separated; and besides
the Grand Vizicr has longer that regular army
from whc, he detached strong bodies to support
them.
The passage of the Danube by Gen. Gei,mar, and
the occupation of Rachora (Orca,cdl by his troops
has had the double result of incrccpting the course
OF that river and of shutting up To the west by sta
wing them. the fOrtrcsscs the river which the
Turks yet hold.
received rcinlurccinents, which the course taken nv
him IN crossing the Danube, leads ~ to conjecture.
u VIII be- possible tor him to of the route of the
cuIvoys from Sophia la Chouma, and ph himself i'm
communication with ihc holy which Will have occu-
pied RnsCrnd.
II results from these ics whic, it is easy TO yer
ry by mere Inspection OF the map in the course
al june, tho defence has lost it's most precious adj
vuniag,s. and the offensive has seen its chances of
success increase in proportion Which one would
have dared anticipate; and all this has been the result
N a single battle
Though it he supposed that the mission cr the
Councillor ct State, Fonton, had for ITS object the
Necessity OF peace, this strange opinion viii not
,nngc The existing State fittings at all The ms
sua IL avuwrd, the o'jcc, is unknown
The Russian agent riay indeed have been the bear.
croi proposals q" ac"; probably he may have bad
orders Ia summon Cbuunlla TO surrender both hv-
pnhcsrs are admissblei the language of pacifcaton
as we'll nso' menace IL euqualv suitable i'll the mouth
ct the conqucror. Both may be fruitirss. How can
we believe that the Grand Vizcr would dare feel au-
throZed by his defeat In send TO such cf Nah
mould terms OF peace which must necessarily be iu-
initiating anil burlhensonc' How can we conceive
that he would feel justified, whatever may have been
bls losses, in S,irrenderng such post Chnnmla'
u is more natural To suppose that General Dicbi;sch
has cnGravonrrd to ascertain the moral effect prndu-
ccd in that place by his victory aud obtain inior-
rn1ton tn the number oftorccs collected there by
the ViZer. preteXt for making such observations
was naturally founded in the propositions with which
Counsellor Fonton was charged while the desire To
make them might be the vcrablc motive for his mis-
sion.
From this the ,ahc decided oharacirr-
rAe Russian moving Join the columns;
nothing the passage Of the Balkan, il has
resolved on AT VI Petersburg
Thus vanish the cisions founded the introduced
into the Ottoman military system Our admiration
their resistance which has been naturally such conpurtcd
with the genius of that people long they could keep
hind their entertainments Their exhibition open plain
has shcwu their weakness taccas which entirely
h1ct from their personal braveIy-a quality not dced them,
bat which CO Institutes IN fact their GJtrgc"
The departure of Count Ncs,clrodc for Iuczn
tsred IN Poland confirming the thai tie Emperor
about repair Jay, aud the head quarters
bhch was also supposed that he really sed in
consideration Of opening pacific negotiations with the Porte
There Berlin the ih Jolly, anbas
sanr extraordinary had been despatched COnsantnoe
the Empcnr's irifur' The departure
Mnlnig the His destination
sad Ia he Vienna and CoSiannope and
Prussia would appear upon the bei,aix
beilserenis