New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-29

4, s.x 10 aher-izrl TIA; q iae IH-i,h Sect onts
nc a. r.,4iy 20 posite to sse-tAin, Of . shpsohe
me 3 ftses and 10 -bpsofvrr OF an incfAr ord r.
,o,.d,,ble number are to b. found Lhe Black Sea-
sr,lsp Conantsope les nsOs: open 20 an attack ron
a.. .5s 4 crea, powerful and ambitious eoaatry has q
-, ,ahard on This SEE and increased Il coa.israby by
AZ, Resssrabis % ~ territories durng tic var of
1s1a Here too i the Doirzly free poc, Of Odessa bat
nth With rs lsrze ard sase harbrs already defended BY
.,on0 baieries i really al The disposition Of the CsaT OF
Ru.sis Here long Inc Of saaooas, 10 defend ani
hnd tle Turks ever lose their supremacy Ia the ba'k
Go, the g-esi battle Of any Russian with Turkey DOai
he fought Immediately before the walls Of Consian'inoFe
while the lofty towers Of the cy would b cahhonAsd both
hem the Bosphorus and the Sea OF MG7nora How lar
esuo yesses would have influence this she OF Con
,n.,orl / vet 20 Be seen but 5 ev;d nj ha; the Rus
,s ould have 10 build theirs the OF tho Black
g., ,s while the markets Of America and Europe woai
-be open to The Turks
More famed IN the annals Of var than N The posefu
,ods n eorperce the greatest river OF Europe rolls along
,be whole border Of European Turkey This river is the
Dsnutele natural tr1ery Of Europe Almos; every Art
Gle which Is exported from Russia at present would descend
;ba, river III lis navigation were OPEN and it, tributary
streams the Save the brave the These the Alt AMI the
pbpot only to tie ruin OF Russian export and transit
oomerce but to the increase Of the internal prosperity and
roli,es importance Of the countries her southern from
.ier-Huncsry and Gacis The progress Of Gacs being
Polsh province Il is mos. essential to Russia arrest
She can never bear the sigh, Of svono people flourish
ing under German dominion and Poles she may be sup
rostd to entertain respecting them peculiar views Bat
that the cation Of the Danube presents no nsurnoun
bic dficulty. has been proved more than once
Ithe Danube however may 10; boast Of her commerce
abe nre.ps line Of fortresses As formidable for their
strength as celebrated for their vigorous defense in the
Russian wars Wddn, Gurgevo NicopOl RGstshak. sis
tra are all fortified cities Of similar character They are
both extensive and popuous uniting with their importance
military stations thet derived from extensive trade along
the Danube.
Tie largest Of these fortified towns Is Rustshak contain
ing ct the least 1000 houses Al around the country i
dead fGt as far the eye reach Here thst in
1910 the Russians attempted TO the Danube but the
banks were too steep and the batteries well defended
allow them proceed They af4rward crossed at 0srova
near widdn Gurgevo II thought the most complete for
in the empire Its natural defenses very fomda
ble-placed it j. amid dismal swamps it would BE- i'm
possible FIR bescgng orny 10 beleaguer its walls r any
lCngth Of tine Sf'rh in the last distinguished tsf
by long and obstinate defere
But the Danube and its otresses are no, by any
the only line Of defense that Ecs between Consantnope
ard Southern Russia Stretching from the head Of the
Adrac TO the Back Sea is LOFTY, mountainous range
known as the Balkans This chain runs between the 42nd
and 43rd parallels ard Is covered with forest II separates
Turkey into several very fine and fruitful plains that Of
Roumea in the south and the north those OF Bulgaria
Bofns end serve ranging along the Danubs-and it must
not be forgotten hst beyond that river lie the vast way
plains Of Moldavia ard Walacha.
During the whole Of tie winter the passes Of the
balkan nearly impassable-and of these two only DO
10; at any time present nsurnounabe difficulties TO the
passage Of troops
Tie PAS Of Katclianik establishes communication be
tween Servia ard Roumela But throughout is whole
length II projected by succession OF fortresses and
military works The remarkable one however u the
SUI Derhond Pora Traani through which the great
read from Vienna Constannope distant about 100 miles
m each other by Belgrade and Sophia This
deep dehe skifuy defended by strong ortsthe
G; Ikiman-the other near Koaendje
Behind to the south Of the Balkans there several
fortified towns all Of which would have to be taken before
q hottie army could venture approaching Stambul
In the war OF 1863 and that OF leO although the Russians
repeatedly succeeded in crossing the Danube, they durs
not attack the Turks amid the OF the Balkan
suwarrow who had looked calmly the brutal slaughter
at mall refused into the profound dees of
tlete mountains In the Of 1928 however they did
conirye to force their way through the Balkans but cour
seeouy defended there is little doubt but they are impass
able by any large body Of troops.
Conquered by the Turks just 400 years ago, Constant
mol u would seem to be about play oonspcuous part
Providence works mysterious way Her troubles may
be the Of regenereng her corrupt peoPe-snd by
DESTROYING the old new powers and capacities may be Gro
ated.