New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-25


~. .AtN.l tta ,estieN Nf hls Nmt IN considerable
A..,,. q, A.. loo l,e,irs che aenAsn " ths Aliee
IA a. N,n.tsN,iNsr,e " ,he as',laehs NJ kaphsenh
sl..t,t, N.,. aeA nhapNie, be- has taken tash,rhuh
M, ,he ,e,,,,, 1T Ma ,ah, W,ddm CO. that ol hs lpn
49,. N,.,ai. ~, the ,e,,sns rrln, Vt bic ecnos IL
ans, ,as,tscN extending n"m kashsehuh ~ Wldlln.
,,c w u,lies be has ,alird az he lan wing whae,ef
,,,,r. ~ eould ,,,eei With him. eni passed tho
p.pnes thus apparently turning tho tsht wing Of the
,,nss,sns lie expected ie 6ll upon their advance
owns AMI ~ toece Them ~ RETREAT behind The river
shin. ,he passage ., which no might either force Ia
Arni ~ Nv sending near Raho,s another corps across
I ,hc panahc. which would thus iaru tho shll Tho
,i,cr Amsa the second tributary Of the Danube which
runs acrcss the mad feom widln to bucharest, might
10 farccd IN tho way, b, throwing another Por-
zion of The Turkish center across the Danube at Nco-
rolls and Tuns below the junction of this river with
/ tho Auia Finally simulated attacks lower down. at
Gnrccvo and lbraila. might contribute TO lead the
Russians into error the real points at which the
Turks were arriving.
There can be hardly doubt that leaving political
motives for moment GU; of the question, such must
have been the plans of Omer Pasha The London Times
speaks Of actual passage Of the Turks at Giurgeyo
but this is an evident flsehood There is not ensign
in any disciplined army who would commit such q
bunder as 10 cross the greatest river in Europewhere
il ia brosdest and most difficult, tOowth two corps,
at two different points go miles asunder, in tie pres
enoc Of a respectable and concentrated enemy.
What then does Omer Pasha's maneuver amount to-
il an attempt to turn the flank of the enemy, and to
rel up by simultaneous flank and front attacks, his
whole line of battle. Such maneuver is perfectly
Cd xxher ron hrir0 Vour 0n
strength upon the enemy's flank when your front is
safe from attack when your retreat in case ola check
is secured and when, by rolling up, from flank to
the other the enemys position, you cut Of bis COM
muncatioDs with his base of operations. Now, in
the present instance, the latter conviction is not full
filed On the contrary while Oner Pashss retreat
may be menaced by the right wing Of bis cOrpsin Wal
achia being outfanked aud the road to Kalefat thus
cut Off lin which his only retreat would be into
Austria THE attack from Kalet toward Bucharest does
not at all interfere with the Russian line Of retreat
1t will be recoleced that upon that ground stated
some time seo the only useful line Of attack for the
Turks to lie that from the Danube toward the Sereh,
or the narrow strip Of land which divides Bessarabia
from the Austrian frontier Instead Of the movement
which would at once have menaced if not interrupted
tie Russian line of communications the Turks attack
at the opposite end where, in Of victory,
decisive success is to be expected. As to the Turk
th front being safe from attack that may be the case
in 80 far the main operations taking place between
Widdin and Krejova latina, the Russians are not
likely TO cross the Danube lower down-unless they
bolder in their strategy than we know them 70
be But at the time the Turkish front from Wild
din to Rusbsehuk is equally mpeded by the large river
which separates it from the enemy and there must DO
comparative inaction ia that quarter
The main condition, however is not fulfilled in this
instance.
We have splendid historical example Of this sort
of vancouver in the battle Of Jena. Napoleon sue
ceeded in bringing the mass Of his forces unawares
upon tie left flank of the Prussans and in eight hours
rolled them up so completely, that the Prussian army
was cut off from its retreat and annihiated and has
never been heard OF since as an army. But that took
place on q ground twenty miles square and within
twenty hours. Here we have territory Two hundred
miles by fifty, with roads and the duration of every
movement corresponding thereto. The surprise, the
yieor and mpetuosy Of attack, TO which Napoleon ct
jena owed his complete success must here, after few
efforts literally stick fast in the mud This viii be
more apparent if we look at the map The Turks,
from Kalefat have to march upon KIajoya Here they
meet with the first of those rivers which descending
from the Transyyanisn Alps to the Danube traverse
Waachia from north to south, and form many lines
Of defente to lie forced by an attacking army. The
country exactly similar in this respect to LOmbardy
ard the two rivers here in question: the shi and
Aluta may be compared to the MinciO and Adige
who're military importance has so often been con-
syicuous
Surprising the Turks force the passage of the ShilL
which they may perhaps d. they will meet the first Sc
sicus reatance on the Aluta, Sa.ina The Aluta
il much more formidable barrier by It's width and
depth besidcg with little alacry the Russians may
there concentrate army capable not only Of rope
ng 81 Turkish attacks but Of following up the victory
~ olce Indeed q Russsn victory at Krsoya, unless
ven strongly dfDned. would not be OF much impor-
isnes, "a 10 three iOfced marches the Turks could
resin HaL ~ and the Danube and thus escape purau
EDt Itfilsh daiehi ~ Slasinn bcsdcz being de-
eisise fom le pfeatef msss Of Hnsaihn troops col
lsat1 iLffe uosd give he Russians five or six days
NJ ppsssii aud egeDbody knows hat Tho fruits Of
,etgry pc ri ooieelsd ~ ts leld of baltic bat dur
ag he ps,sst which iesy bring about total di'or
ssllslDs NJ fle liseonGted sfmy. u H. lheD, uot
liey n4l Opef Jisis. II CofchshDa uishea 10 oppose
Ls. Heis. vii err h. abls ~ efDss iha Aluiai f9f
ntlsg e5e,y ,haHfs h. fayof ~ iha fats Ousf lashs
amt brpe Befe nan q, pm msb 10 Tho banks If that
G't, pb4 pot,ister msy essiiy fpileo j1opp 10
ee.s nHs Inn ns rask siiaats ~ ihs 1a'Ls f,en
Dt sasfhsp stDfe - iie b4anLa. ihay no iaagaht
ilihisss u its sfiutisz ft'a does ng dlappsa 81
tj44ig,ts gsstgis ~ pes'sse' end plha' materials
,f,s ,s,fs mes hin smoag n.s Ipb' bpl ssppp log
Al A