The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-10-19
From the cineinqlti f@lnifsr
Egropa-War or Peacel

From the cinenn1t Empifsr,
Egropa-War or Peaceg
That the peace Of Europe is nuw hang
ING, as il were, npol.a hair, no one r;,n
doubt who has cIoaely galsheJ ihe TUX
ish question. and Rplirfd ibs Ipsilt,u, q
occupied al last adgiecs., rhe " s-tip'
ION Sentinel thinks everything sngrt. :
war. Russia breahes oul llIrapiuesatd
slaughter, Her armies are l,rgs, and psri
ing ior battle. Turkey. on the olher h,I,I.
seems NOT less beIlcose, and mi less ras,
for the eneounler. II seems 10 be res;t.
ded as UNCERTAIN whether lhe SaIiaii, II IA
clined 10 peace, and disposed to MAXI snc',
concessions as would satisfy his pow,yitl
enemy, now has The ability 10 pursue snel,
course. Ills lrcpps have great hatred
for Russia. They are said TO desire ws,.
and be seems lobe ltGI only The slicy1gllye
Of war With bis dreaded enemy. o, sesr.r.
y less fearful popular outbreaks in his
own dominions.
Paris correspondent writes thai there
they have pretty nearly lost all hope v(
maintaining peace between Turkey aud
Russia; that they nus eoEie u blows: and
that when once the coRPsl begins no man
can say how long j, VII! continue, 9I "a
what extent it will spread. The gpajrsi
importance is attached to The in,prview
between the Empernrs Of X issi4 and Aus.
tria at Olmuiz. No sign can as vet he
perceived Of a difference ofpp.i:y hsiyecu
The FRENCH aud English Governmpnts, aud
The Turks themselves, who are pri,iainsils
Interested, are Of opinion That ihev viii
continue, as lhey hive hitherto dure. one
common action. At the French F,reIgn
Office the opinion is, that collision hetwern
Ino Russians and Turks can hot Ne avo,.
ded. -
The London Times has litter ora
military gentleman which possesses inter.
est. rs II relates 10 the aclipp Of the Tirhs
in preparing for the shock. Iie writes:
The nrxi morning afer NJ arrival y,
Schumla, called upon his EIrrlIrp,
Omar Pacha, who received me with prpa.
est courtesy, and upon my expressing d.
sire TO 10 see The troops lnd Jolcuses Of
the place, he qrgcreF borses ipr Us and
sePr with Us an orderly officer and an rs.
corl Of cavalry. Yon can form some idea
oi the extrnt Of the forriicaliops wh,s /
tell you nat we were from II "'rlorE !
The morning un'il five in the aiterpoop ri.
dag from battery to battery. and thai ".
even men did not ylsiI more lsD hsIf tue
whrss eFeete4 and in progress f,r The dr.
tense oi the pl'ee. Seventeen forts are At
the preffn' moment in The course Of con
s'rucuon. Schumla is naturally slrnts
occupying the bottom Of ra,ine with high
hh'S on 'hree sides OF u, npnn which are
"rnny batteries, ana The entrance ct 'trs
G." deS"e IS guarded by rorddn ~ II "
WIS ahu nat et'ef' ocrup' ig tie arb pf
,ne c''r.e from 'he nass q one hill TO ihe
oase VI 0e o'her, by III syou see tia, Tie
pace Is susceptible "t very vigorous de-
lehss' anu omar P"cia seems 10 res; he
Tno'e Id'e VI 'he war Should there be onr)
upon 'ne strength OF Schumla. Besides
'ne S"lo'ers' ne Keeps Gore than 1000
country people emrIcyed upon the works,
~ Wno arc ''hS,,:d'Iy under his own super
"n'e"usn'e' , bul why he should Iy $"
.""'" upon une delenses of th!s place is
strange to me- as from all | coull see, j
wouid 0e impossible 10 sapply the army
wl'' what II wants Tor 10 daily consnmp'
uon Tor very long time. There i, an
abundance Of grain everywhere.
! In any pom: Of view, ii i a mis'ak' ia
suppose that lbe fate Of the war wouII lie
determined in any irnporl,n, degree by hr
tate o! SehnmIa; and Qmar Pacha. in -
event "t The Russians crossing the Danu' {.
w'l' have his lorrcs so divided that ihe
Turkish army may be beaten in detail =.
he country will Cossacks. cutting %
me supplies "I Sehumla, aud shutting w
Omar Parha' so as 10 comprl him 10 sur
render. ~ the meantime tie main huIy.
o' the tnsslan Army wly crgss The hal.
kan and march on AdrianopIe. The ,f9..
policy ol war, 'lnnk, you'd have ker9
ior omar i'acha tn have coucru,rsicd lks,
ma'l oody oi his army at some erHlral
p"lh'--say Rasgrad or Bella--snd due
be able to l"Il upon the Russians with hi.
ennre i"rce. by his pre@nt dispnspipps
Omar p"rhH could not rQperaititp. as SAG
as could Jrdge, 10000 meh oa any opr
p9lp' ~ len days It's unnecessary M
say What The result mnst be wilb such dis.
POSITIONS. There ars Tprkish and Rus.
.'an de'arhnenls ol troops a twslKe Idif-