Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-02
lakewood ON THE EASTERN QUESTION.

IN article in the last Bilckpood just issued BY Scott &
Co., the dispute between Russia and Turkey is entitled
attention. because be- supposed To speak the scnti-
mails Of conservative party CT Great Britain It's oil
coprse attack the Of affairs by the Aocr
dem ministry. and therefore, not without partisan as
XII in other respects is valuable for the brief history which
gives Of tho origin aud progress OF lhc dii;uy ana INC
ifpn thrown upon the ability Of Turkey TO sustain pro-
ttarcd struggle against the Russians.
Thc writer the determination of the Czl 10 un.
MAS his designs during the present year. upon the Darde-
Mills he southern door of his house., as The Emperor
I,nde used call hem the fact that he had been led
,db!eve by the criticisms Of Louis Napoleon in the Eng
Eh pess il would he impossible TO get up an alliance
os ary purpose between England and France ne also
sdr that the Cars real object might have been SIN long
nevcaing ITSELF but for the sagacions skiu ana deci-
I'D curse adopted by the French government He says
fns English and French press. with almost me so!e eS
cptDn OF the Times which, in unusual opposition 10 Inc
public voice. and disegardng the warnings contained IN lis
o~d published correspondence, sl persisted in sharing
L9 Aberdeen's views, and in maintaining Tie qursph u
lie Holy Shrines be the only one at ISSUE au ior some
ne past loudly denounced The intention oil Russia bu'
nutng could move nId Aberdeen. lie remained tie per
s1nifcson of stubborn stolity. The whole question for
him wa cen,ered few ancient aud sacred buildings al
Jensam His pretended convictions were powerfully III
C.ncc. ny his cpusnance anything like cordial conf
biaed acon with the of Napoleon ILL., HIS po-
dcal fenGs tho other eide of The channel coced al his
teracou, and wllu sshedness. Thanks to IT, the
usu,per .as about find himself in Isolated opposition 10
Egfoptaa coalition HIS downfall was decided upon Eng.
land wocd stand aoo nuycrah %! this the Oeanist und
Legitimate had private aud positive assurances rom
persons oessing speak in the OF Lord Aberdeen
would be any real nnd chduraoIe alliance WIN fidce
under thtimperial regime"
The passage is Instructive nasmuc ii exposes the
sinister luences by which the Olgarches oil Europe De-
ermne Qesiions Of vast public moment II appears maj
L0 AbreD because he entertained personal preJndcts
igus, Lis Napoleon rather because he chose 10 worh
insress Of the Orleans or lesitins dynaeles re-
fused to cuIesce with France in the vndcaon oil great
PRINCIPLE ona Justice and the establishment 81 peace
al relon among The powers OF the continent An hecd
iurY arisorat himself his sympathes were nhlurany WIN
nose Of hi class preferred leopard the rights and
vtlare Of VhOle nations rather Than To cooperate VIVA W"
Emperor Of The French Il characteristic specimen oil
ne Ia su.nship OF the old governments.
Ao The capacity of the Turks 10 resist the insasohs Of
tie Cossac Black rood that il is much greater man
is commonly supposed. The Turkish army according 10
tie Statement of the writer consists Of about 5OUUO men,
b fresh levy Of like number has Just been o!ncfedi ant"
numbers CO. Turkey has vast resources IN c ecc
Aiac population independently OF her regular army va
rio provinces which do furnish soldiers IN peace tne
arr b5und t. do so when breaks out. Serva, Bosnia,
Uoe Albania Egypt Ifpo, Tunis, are amongst t!irr--
EeI has already despatched her ten thousand ,
'ht editor Of The French journal de ConstanfMoWe, VI.
NGus affirmed about four months ago, in bis newspaper
tn, general war where important objects were at slaEe
,hSann chief of the Muhammedan faith, could rn'iy
rond his banner million OF armed men, ardent In MS
ICE and c3ner 10 iuhl Before taxing This estimate with
Gxsgera0n remember how easy II Is TO rouse the
facsm Of the Asiltic Turks. The auxiliary cnniln"eh's
supplied by the European and African provinces enumerated
ahre estimated by another authority TO amount I"
ll0U0 The ridH reserve, which is what the SUI
tahas just called out, consists Of soldiers Who haPe
scnd for prescribed Of six years 0olan the!f cs
chgp. For years from its date, they are on Inc
seth Of the reserve whose skeleton Is Kept up whose
os and non stoned officers PAID, sud "hIch
ia hsiecd al intervals. ike the British yconnnry anH mill
,ia3 renew habit Of dill. aud discipline THUS tins re-
forms second ntmy which very Snort lIHic "on'u
renr us cirnt fist. Tarnra, C0sslcE5 from the
LAX, of Asia Minor and ether lrrcgnars are conne1 nj
aho6O Goo By adding all these figures tcsethcr "c hr.
rive total Of upwards vi $50 QUO men.
WI such force this, IL would be possible l" hni ~
chcca much larger army of invaders, on occonn nl inc
nalui difficulties be met and overcome FIRST me Ia
nubeesrns formidable obstacle and then The baiEdi ~
Al yxh n
fully sis its superior in numbers and strategy but suPpo
sing hh OF them passed. CUnstuntinope would mol Dc ca
silly o,n The approach 10 it is hazi rd"'s while me cry
itself secured by series of almost lmpfegnaee cences
gh Gag from the ciy the o harmGra s aScrsed
by srnc bridge five hundred PAGES long. Between inc
city ar this bridge almost far % the Cape oil Nara bu
run onhe Black Sea- is one mass Of pccipons nountas
on wlue funk stands Consurtinoplc between The t"o
seas. oil the slopes extend as Tar US The b"sPhous
that city i. surrounded b. grd!c oil na!aral louh
cations.
The stnglh ard the natural resources Of Cors,arnopIe
indeed ncount for the agony 1T the Byzantine empire nav
ing lase several centuries. Besesed twenty ouI nirs
has bn times been ukcn in the last siege lew ilnl:
sand GrcGs Defended il ylhree days against the ooCUO
SCI Tiers q MnhaTmed II, al period when the TURKS
were masrs Of lie military art. "CNGstanIinopr, The
Duke Of Egua sad "ls the most important position ~ inc
world ant he cases defend. As 10 The rEnce5 OF The
| D4rdanea and Bophorus. they are Too well known anu
have been often numcraeh To need Ia be
Trcnendu and wtacrvcd Batteries guns that VDr stone
balls half aon in wight, and strong tortiicnons 10 FAY
nothing Of ne irequnt fogs and difficult Navigation ot I'M,
Black Sea cndcr The Turkish capital by hostile
| fleet very desperate undertaking.
For these the writer in Buckrocd thinks that
Russia wnot pers in her uggessun but he adds al le
same time if sic docs, the will not be ei any
DURATION rovidrd 4ustria and Prussia remain neutral.
The combrsd fleets of England and France sweeping
the Black Sea- ears0ing and bockading all the Russian
ports w0uIi end to the maritime conflict WINE
Anglo fench army assisting the lutks by ianu 'c
northern forces could make but le hcadway In TIC case,
however that Austria nd Prussu should take the side OF
Inc Cz, "he void terrible and deporaoic
character throughout europe The Democratic party wou
raise it's head Hungary md Lom5ardy would De IneEy IN
arms; Germany and Iay would BE- the battehelJs and who
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