Washington telegraph., 1853-12-21
The Russian and Turh!., Armies

The London Morning Chronicle rub.
fishes long communication lrom Sir Cha
Shaw. Of the British army, in relation "a
the Russian ani Turkish armies. anl re.
marks tha; Sir Chaflss intimate prae'ieal
knowledge Of mili'afy affairs give rtfilcf.
lar value 10 ii. opinions IN opinion Is
very generally entertained in lhi= country
Of the immense aud overwhelming military
paaer af Rn.sia We have u#F#r enter.
famed that oriuion W know aa,hius IN
Russian history nothing in the aeaIe' mont.
If Russian arms 10 warrant L Sir Charlie
Shaw. in eummab gIfh. Np believe Haarh
every British and French diiHf lalls i
very ditrreni opinion Nemss not wam
for the uhaIa ol h- communication n he
Morning "ehianirle." Int iha ilawiHa as.
tract viii show Rhai an intelligent e#.l-ia.
formed. aal experienced eH''#h H.i.#f
lhBhsal the l.a.IH anil Turkish amIe=s
In lsas anl $50 fhs Ru= H=a.m#
Wa girt..E mi am.5.t 'f7 THTas Bd. NJ.
der vla. rcum.aucs.l , Turkey apr 49,.
Ell n that time fair Eru' fF every ur" a.
attack hrr. end tic mnzl cun. Gi.r ua'
iiun wa. weakened. u,' uu'y hy t.o lu,- 20,
her a,i and ty hrr own intestine division
bn' by -c ing i.ma., ail Europe r1mht.d ID
against her l.ria comparison jc mll0 De.
txrrn the Turkish lni Russian armies ri
that dly SHORTLY before this the Sultan
had di.latdai aul q . prri 'hc Jui-arics
who were considered ih lrNrrH. ihf Igrk.
i-h army. aud those uh0u he brought iutn
the frll IN ls-S-'-J ugr glhrr cerHl.. ur
The oll rcsmea'svh vh.chlalbm iym,i.
cled. aud cpn.fql u'Iy uuii 700 grHi mna.
sure. for actual wrfiw The hu..,au Ir.
nv on the contrary. Were caUVn-,d ohirfl
of lhu.c men aho bad boon 600 sexual 1850.
fare against 'ht French a0uy .aea lNi> 20
1914 The Ru,iau soldier b. ut entitled
To hi.di.rhargc i.il uicr - year. .,nIo' ,
80 many Of tue private soldiers ihc great
p,n oI the nun.rmumi.,ilur4 officers, and
n large portion %. the officers, 81 ls2S and
lsag, were victorian cI1'rnl.us against o..
cuits But. even with tha-e alglHln.'s, l.
W.. with great difficulty the Eil ians sue.
cccded and nov II i.a miicr To-. history
that IL Ru,-i1n gold had not been used IN
bHbng the Governor to surrender the for.
tress Of Nuna. ,he Russians would not have
succeeded. We must r.enllrel liui ihi.
splendid Russian army had great difficulty,
IN 1880 IN o,crpuworing 'he now lc,ics
aud di.or1auiz,d forces uf Poland
As far as one can indigo from i's appear.
nncc. equipment anl interior economy lbe
Ru..inn army {. most Formidable; hli iha
question is. "il lhi, immense machine so
well arranged and lq'o Ihe s.naw of war
20 well knitted together that Z will be ab.c
IN work whrn removed .m il,uan locale
tyl" Comparatively iw of 'hc Rn,ian
soldiers II 1858 have hn m au1l vr
fare. and they are uuw alH' wuuW Nl'h
nation naturally bray. whl ,rl thsy aF'
fighting for their home. ul religion and
that they have Justice ami ID. right Gc,.u.
men on their side Al Turkey seems ani.
mated with onc spiri that ui hate and ro.
sis'nncc to Russia aud in locking To his'o.
rs. il will be almost found an axiom, that
though a regular army may oycrrm n com.
try and hold the ground upon which they
are cneamprl that nation true To iisclf ~
in the end successful But, Independently
of this inyincihc national feeling, Turkey.
during the last twenty years, has been max.
ing rapil progress in her commerce nnd in
her civil aud military institutions Her mr..
nv has been instructed, and is partly com.
maudcd by bravo and scientific officers Of
MI nations: consequently If fight ill,cs
placa between the regular armies nearly
eou,l in numbers. the Turks should be at
least equal to the Russians
But the success Of this war will depend
principally upon the irregular troops lne
Cos,acks. owing to The rrcni1rlly ol the
war lnring the thror yoors prior To the '1.l
Of Napoleon, attained a higher character in
European warfare than they dcsrycl.-
Their superiority in friendly country ns
ontposts. and q protection TO on army in
onartcrs. Is undpniabc; but as soldiers
in action. they are Of comparatively I.ii.o
value. But if q population Of o country
is against them, they would be masncrcd
in detail. Whom they Left Bussia in 1872,
Al - - - tsa..l 81 Gnrrnsuv reraivel them