The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-30

abs to supply the vast oommissara. expenditure
feeble grasp with which, after all boastings has
seaso tns material guarantee" comprised between the
difficulty surmouned The next part of her epterpriss
would Dc the crossing Of mountain chain, compared
sisapce 10 Hannibal were but ouny Ia rr;ar IT,. mo
gsd mountaneers Of the little st Bsrna,d couM osr
race tickle, ferocous turbulent trsscherous and
teal less to be trusted than when they offer friend
chip impatient of the yoke of their sovsreans and
little disposed know to cost submit to t.
domination Of stranger Amid such allies friend.
ship dangerous their enuity, the wayworn army
would have TO thread Us way amid paths fatal to beasts
of burden which II is almost impossible to
artillery, through country destitute of provisions, rude
and inhospitabs in its features and extreme and In
clement in its climate. An army that had successfully
all these difficulties might excite wonder fog
their endurance, compassion for their hardsbps and
rosty account of the strange incidents az SO long
journey, but cowardce itself could hardly convert them
into object of terror at the usual rate OF peed at
could not be accomplished in one, perhaps In TIVE
years. and we inquire in vain what resting place to re-
ceye the pilgrims during the severe winter Of those ele
The worst Of an imaginary danger is that it often leads
us 10 overlook real one. Thus while McNaghten was
'cnatns IN eapui on me movements of the Russians,
his teese0pc glance refused to rest the great
spiracy which WAS twpinR those mesheB around hi In
which he was to fall unavenged and ngoions victim.
Russians may be negeotng causes Of danger nearer
home. There Is extorton In assessments of land
Our Se6oys show little attachment to our European on
GERS and the efficiency Of the native army is dscning
We squsnder our money In useless wars and have but
just awoke to the necessity Of useful works. These are
causes OF danger lar nearer than the Caspian Oxus
THE POSITION OF THE HOSTILE ARMIES.
Out of the confused and contradictory statements that
circulated correspondent endeavors to elucdats
the respective position of the hostile armies
The Austrians have 600 spread along their roa
tier.
The French and British have feet in the ssa Of Nar.
The Russians have feet OF about thirty heavy ships
on the Black Sea.
The Turks have fleet of about equal strength, and
under the command of an Englishman admiral Hsds),
part before Constantnope and part in the Black Sea-
The Turks have 200 gun boats the Danube the Rus
SLAMS about half that number.
The Turks in alliance with the Crcasans and having
auxaries many tried soldiers Of Hungary, have .
force in Asia that gives the Russians enough to do to hold
their own.
The Russians have now in the Prncpates S. 900 SER
viceable men and Il, 600 in hospital Their heAdquar
ters at Bucharest defended by hundred heavy
guns. The army operates in two divisions commanded
respectively by Gen. Dannenberg lready aogged and
with suitable garrisons and spare 600 men for the
field, either In with Dannenberg his
own hook They have communication open with Russis
well equipped and passably well provaoned stroag
reinforcemens Of infantry the way, but cannot
reach for FIVE weeks. Cavalry renorcements not in
tended to be sent until spring Old Paskiewitch II 70
take the command and the Emperor 1t expected win
the seat of war; War being formally d.
clared the Russian generals may act on the Defensive
they can
The Turks having crossed the Danube are established
at ten points, namely, Kaarasch opposite silisris; -
Otentza; at island opposite Gurgevo (but not ct
Guirvego ITSELF which is still held by the Russians
although enthusiastically bombarded by the Turks
across the rverD at SimnitEa, at Turna, ct KaIs-
fat where they have 900 men; at Rustchuck and ct
Silistra. There are, besides, movements along tho
Turkish ride Of the Danube that indicate attempt
the part OF the Turks to lower down the stream a
GalatzI perhaps with view to turn the Russian flank
Omers quarters and base of the Turkish operations
at Shumla. He has aready-taking the medium Of
ictng statsments-S0 600 the river, and
equal number between the Danube and the Balkan. Hs
troops well armed equipped, fed, and in the
time, paid, and he has in his army officers of skill.
Tie Vienna correspondent Of the London Tunes writing
November TO- says-We learn that reinforcsmsnts are
from Bsssaraba and the southeast Of Poland
where" for the vanguard of OstenSackens corps had
not reached Jassy on the 5th Prince GsrtschAkon has
informed the Wallachans that they may asainst
the Turks If there to suspect the loyalty 1t
the volunteers towards Russia. 1t is much feared 1t
command to enter the Russian ranks. and, thsrs
ore every whose permit him to do SO is leev
ing the place The Russian hospitals are more crowded
mannstad which, in degree, explain the cause d
he departure Of the Hospodars from their eaPit.!..
cult crcu they equal to the task carrying
on the aovernment2 The wit adrawa from the Prncpah
ties was the reply. In Buchdres.n is rmored that the Pss
about negotiable loan in the United Sta but as tie as
mentioned 800 900 piasres the inhabitants Of that
city have probably received garbed ,ount Of the
intended visit of Nanik Pasha to France and England
THE LATEST NEWS.
By advces from Constantinope 3lst ut the Turks ar
reported to have stormed and cap .ured the Russian
fortress the shefIatl (Asia) In addition to Tia
several other orresses Georgia and the Caucasus have
fallen into the possession Of the Turkish allies. These
IL rts Cartoon which taken BY the Kurds Fuhls
by the troops from Damascus and Surmine htrat aaA
Kuchat by the Bachi Boxouis.
lstter in the Paris Poie from Constantinopls Goth
ult states that the Turkish oru ,ers had chased so.s
Russians into the hsrbor Of Sebastopol.
An absurd rumor was in ejaculation for day TIVE,
that the Mosems had massacrei fifteen hundred CHRIS
tians In 1hessalonca Totally untrue.
hisaecon has broken cut among the Poles In the Rus
sian ranks Fourh been summary shot at Bucharest
The Nuremberg Core pondent publishes the following
from Constantinople 9th ult The is confirmed
that rncontre has taken place between the Russians
and Turks in the Caucasus Tho Russians were drives
three leagues from their positions The Turks
cupy the Russian frontier The Sultan has sent 1909
purses Q35 o0of) reward to his victorious troops
The Cars declaration of read In al the
churches of st. Petersburg the 4th. There
view the day. but the declaration not read b
the troops
corps d'armee under orders to embark from
Odessa for Georgia, to reinforce Prince Woranzof whe
urgently asks for The embarA alton OF the CORPS
is however, countermanded lest they should fall In with