New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-26
EUROPE.
BY THE AMERICAS MAILS.
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THE TURKISH WAR.
DIPLOMACY AND DANGER.

On cumming up tie facts Of the campaign from the
very confused telegaphic dispatches at hand we find
that the Turks have continued to be successful and that
the Russians have failed to retrieve their lost prestige
IsIna Pssha Is encamped in and around Kaefat, hold
iDg Lesser Wallacha from the Danube to the ShyL,
making all direct communication impossible between
the Russian army and Servs. Another Turkish corPsoc
cupes the position ofTurna SEVERN in Walachia Oppo
site Nicopolis place until now entirely undsturbei by
the Russians The isles opposite Hirsova lkewiseo,
cupied by the Turks aud fighting is going on on
the Isle Of Mokan Oghlu between Rustchak and Giur
eevo. We do not know precisely whether this island
has finally remained in the possession Of the Turks,
for the telegraphic dispachessre conadctory but's
c,ran that the first attempts OF the Russians TO rstake
til position have completely failed Should Prince
Corchako attack Il with oil his forces then the Turks
would Of withdraw at once as they did a. Oh
tentza in order 10 carry tue same system OF an
noyance at other place. The Russian deea's -
Clenitza Las not yet been avenged. In Asia all the
endeayOrs OF the Russians to retake either
OF Shefket have signaly failed The defeat Of Prince
Baryatnsh at Gumri--whch is likewise called Alex
andropol-is confirmed, and a defeat OF Russian
column which attempted to cross the Turkish frontier
il the direction of Bayazd, has been reported from
Constentinople At the fortune Of war Is equally
divided between the two beigerent powers, that is to
say they have displayed the qualities OF bid sea
marship One Russian frirate has been wrecked on
the Turkish coast one steamer with 800 soldiers on
board was sunk by welLdrected cannon ball from the
coast of Batun but Egyptian steamer has been cap
tured by the Russian steam-frigate Wladimr, and q
ship loaded with copper for the Turkish Government
has Likewise been taken. These are the leading fea
lures from the seat Of war
As to the diplomatic endeavOrs for the settlement Of
the Oriental question at the ee7enth hour all the Mia
isters, with the exception Of Lord Aberdeen are fully
aware that they cannot have any serious result yet
they are resolved 10 try the arrangement in order to
comply with the wish Of the Queen, who before having
exhausted al the possible means Of peaceful settle
ment, would not give her assent 10 measures which
must lead to general war in Europe, ani may upset
some of the thrones Of her cousins Ye- after the dis
comfure Of the Russians the Gar must try to rees
tabsh his prestige before he listen to any propo
sal-the great opinion Of Russia military superiority
must be first restored and this is very improbable
under the present circumstances, may fairly con
elude that in spite of the sangune hopes Of the Ex
change the proposal concOcted by Tie ipOmatists Of
London and Vienna will prove complete failure.
The Emperor Of France continues his wlrlike prepa-
rations He is ready TO send corps Of $4,000 French
soldiers TO Turkey and prepare to attack Austria in
Italy as soon as the Emperor at Vienna declares openly
for the Car. But this is just the difficulty OF which
tie English Government is afraid it having been for
centuries the traditional policy Of England to oppose
France in extending her influence direct sway either
in the Spanish or in the italian Peninsula. The Eng
ls Ministers prefer to Italy degraded aud tortured
by Austrans and all the petty yrants OF Tuscany Ma
pes Parma and ModeDa, rather than thriving under
French rule And yet it is difficult to understand
how it can be possible for England to keep Napoleon
out of Italy in case OF a general war Lucian Mlrat
OF Florida has more chances than ever become King
of Naples or perhaps Of Italy.
According to the last teegraphic dispatches Abi
Pasha has again advanced in Asia and taken the mPor
tsnt town OF Akhalzik, which ceded to Russia in
1899 The Russians have attacked the Turks but were
repulsed and pursued to Askan, which is prO5lbly
mistake for Askar fort abOut four miles beyond Ak
lelzL Selim Pasha is reported 30 have stormed the
fortress Saia but do not find such place my map
The neares. fortress to Nkolaiewsk to Shsfketi Is
Pot not Saas. In any case, it is certain that the
Turks are gaining ground, and that the Russians are
unable to Withstand them In order to counteract the
uniayOrable impression made by such tidings on the
Russian forces the papers reproduce the fact that
between the 10th of September aud the 7h OF Octo-
ber 5000 Russians were disembarked on the coast
Of Transcaucasia But none Of these papers see any
thing so remarkable in the fact that those troops are
already in the field and have been defeated, ani that
their landing coudnot have been opposed asst took place
partly before the declaration Of and partly before
the respite given to Prince Gorehakof for evacuatng
the Prneipalities had expired The continuation OF
the good luck OF the Turks viii scarcely promote the
pacific solution so highly spoken of by TIC London
Times The Vienna correspondent Of that paper who
is too blind TO know the designs Of his patrons tells us
plainly that cooperation Of Austria is entirely inPos-
sble against Russia and Tie Times has serious doubts
even in IT'S peaceful leading articles whether the
union Just established 6treeH the Foar P0sers can re-
sult in settlement d" Ii wisdom and interest prevail
suehis the statement of the Thunderer, the Emperor
..will Weld; if passion and pride, he will persevere
but on that alternative still rests the peace OF the
world" poor consolation, after all, for, whoever
is acquainted with the real position Of Russia cannot
doubt that all her diplomatic successes for the last y
wears have been founded exclusively on her military
prestige. on tho ultimate success which her arnles
have had and on the inveterae belief that Turkey IS
dead body without vitality; sure prey Of Russia
as SOON as she finds it worth her while 20
confront Europe by taking COnstantinoPle- Now
oven the short time from October 2j, has demolished
the prestige of Russas invincbiity and shaken the
confidence in her power while the patriotism valoT
and vitality of Turkey have successfully undergone
serious trial Under such circumstances 1t IS lmPoss
BILE for the Car 10 agree 10 settlement which puts