The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-07

reteating on Cronstsdt in Transylvana Buchaest-he
Russian bead quarters Is about seventeen leagues or be-
tween fifty and sixty miles, from Oltepiza on the Oahu he
where Turks were inrenchsd and where the lth
they to have received the attack OF Prince
81 akoG. with the Russian main body. We now know
that this attack repuli cd and IL an mprobs ola
suppostion that the Turks following up their victory
dvanced from their position at Oen and pursued the
Russian columns in tbs retreat con Rucha rest rh
town said to be sin flames in three places nossbly
from the effects of lombard nen but there Ia nothing
unreasonable IN presnmDg that 1t mi ht bee fred
BY the Russians as they evacuated it before their pur
suers.
Thus far the story contains little improhabty for the
division under Prince GortschakoR was the last
OF ths k9ssians and the whole force indeed of their
army in this part Of the so that its defeat
would naturally open the road to Bucharest Our cor
rel pondent Motif 'aton however, was dated sWednes.
cay morning" the 18TH from Vienna and it stated that
the iurks had already passed" the town of Bucharess
PRESSING as we suppose, the Rus sian this
certainly presumes uncommon activity OF operations.
On the ilth as we learned from ell sources the Turks
were stationary at all their fortified positions on the left
psnko tho stream and know that Oltenitza, the
chef OF these positions they awaiting attack
which actually took place They must therefore, have
iePused this attack, Rave marched the sixty miles
TO Bucharest possibly have contested the posses, of
This town, and then left 1t the rark of the Russians
within such a time would admit of the Intelligence
reaching Vienna by the 10TH 1t sppsars difficult also
to understand how Omar Psshas forces could within this
time have been for the alleged
as we were not informed Of any previous concert between
the several Turkish dvisos could the defeat of
Prince Gortschakof have been confidently assumed
ss to admit Of dispositions being made contingent upon
the event. Possibly but the 0ltenitza division Of
IS.
others being left to advance afterwards their posi-
lions on the news Of the enemy's discontinue
The mention OF Cronstadt In Transyvsna the point
to which the Russians retrsaiiI involves nothing
improbable The natural desire Of the discounted force
would be to reach their territories soon as posi-
be- and to evacuate the Princpaltes by recrosng he
nth. But IS We know that bodies Of Turkish troops
had been thrown across the Danu at Sisra and Hr
to the Of Bucharest the retreat of the
in this direction might have been cut , and their re
trement towards Cronstsdt rendered inevitable Cron-
stadt however, is An Austrian town, standing on Aus
Fri n ondor 20
sisa army or its remains, will be received there win
this be no breach Of the neutrality faithfully promised
cote upon the Russian ct the Austrian from.
tier Is one army to cross and the other to be stop
ped at this boundary The statement that $4,000
turks had been despatched to intercept the Russians
through the Principally Of Serva" must In oude some
error a. the retreat Of military force from suohar
BY any detachment marching through Servia The news
we have last received is dated Bucharest November IL
just It soss that the Tua 70 had
Otenitza after having destroyed their Notifications and
rscro.ssd the Danube in consequences Of the appearance
as open to criticism a. sta ling despatch Of We'd
nesday. Whence these 45 900 men Hoo ,aas such
listed in Watachta the Turks ,ure aux avd 10 maintain her
position Tor tortnsgt and TO fight action upon equal
terms, and nth decisive success aohen brigade from tbs
should be so destitute of Trustworthy intelligence but
until the details Of the Of which the tele
graph informs have been received we can but search
on, the truth from the intelligence which reaches u.s.
Altogether the events Of the fortnight must we should
think have reminded many readers Of thatmemorable
scene Spanish history beginning with the catastrophe
At Bayen and ending with the expulsion Napoleons
troops from almost every place In
that period Nor will it be forgotten with what rapdity
the scene in question was how eectusy the
Of the Spsniards had well evaporated That this re-
verse; however, will also Hnd It's counterpart in the Wal
hchian war Is more than can be predicted. Nobody
course presumes that like tn Of the Rus
sian empire be sorc usly impaired BY the losses
sustained, anticipate much delay in the ad
vance of second and more powerful Russian army towards
the Danube. But supposing that 80 600 100
should again cross the Pruth they will now instead and
ing the At their disposal encounter Turkish
army OF obaby equal strength flushed with victory and
animated with hope. Only some twenty years ago
Turks fed in conste nation before 10 600 Egyptians
Russians to and have proved superior. It has
been reported that the were seized with any
panic or disabled on the trary they
ton Neither do suppose that they greatly out
numbered IT, therefore, the Ottomans, under such cir
cumstances have defeated the Russians plain they
may do SO again. In campaign, too, the Russians
would labor under the additional disadvantage of being
to attack the Turks in position The princi
pales would them of course be occupied with al the
strength Of the Turkish forces disposed in the
most formidable to invading army whereas in the late
thrown upon the Turks while the Russians had the op
ton Of receiving IT, AS yet, however, arguments like
great question for Europe to consider and il possible re-
solve by the light of the presn experience whether
the power of the Ottoman empire does really bear res
ton to the power of the Russian empire substantially diff
ferent from that which has been taken for granted during
the last hundred years.
From the London Standard Nov ls-P MI
The later accounts from the seat of in the East of
Europe vague and iicng the very latest which
to rest the authority Of the French Consul at
or as 900 men round the Turkish position At olts
ntza the Ottoman force retired unmolested to the right
bank of the Danube Tho only improbability in this
satems MT is the number assigned to the Russian army
which, though not altogether incredible is difficult to
account for If however, many Russians gathered
MN ander precisely that which slfu general would
under the crcumstances it Is in perfect accord
with that Fabian policy of viii III spoke yesterday
Is 600 the utmost number Of the Turks at
Oltenza ought not to be wanton opposed to 40 600
IS Geo. when they have retreat into which they canno,
the Danube, and means Of transit for such . force
they are said to have at Oltenitza-and they have
either the command Of the river nor the means Of tran
s-the attempt would be more than hazardous In the
ace Of eighteen twenty thousand Turks. Meanwhile
large reintrcements said 10 be in rapid march for the
scene Of action on the Danue-fty or siry THOUSAND for the
M The Turks is not however, by numbers, but by skill
and courage that this great contest can be decde and
surprising the courage equal both Sides and the Turks
have certainly betrayed ineriorty the skill has plain
been hitherto altogether the side of the Ottomans
Indeed it would seem that II Nicholas to pour the
whole military force OF his empire into Mo avia and Wal
schia he would merely consign his half million to de-
by dseaie and famine SO long as the Porte shall
sestes in the angle between the Danube and the
position from which hope its army will not be tempted
to withdraw beyond the power OF prompt and safe
treat In the Of Oenitza. As to danger the
western fronter that that too s guArds ainst
by restoring the Turkish fortresses Of Ssrva supply
rg them with gsrrisons.
such being the conditions OF contest 1T present the
Europesn side may occur to some that the issue must
depend upon the financial OF the antagonist
ties and that the longest purse mast win Such might
be the the contest confined to Europe but it is
rot limited. In Asia the Gar has weak and guard
ed side; and Is that side have all along ain
tanned that he has most to fear The tyranny of Russia
hateful and hated wherever it is felt On its Asiatc
border 1t Is not merely to meet the hostility of detach,
ments and dviso of soldiers but the detestons and
vengeance Of whole nations While the Gar therefore,
be marnuvripg his whole military power to escape
checkmate by Omer Pacha the Danube, region after
region will be lost to him in his eastern mprs The
pect is gloomy for the world; but 'the be to
him by whom the offence cometh.' To the mad despot
in the first place, whose Overlooking insoence has
cred havoc and let slip the dogs of war; upon peace
full genersion and after him be the to his .ervo
Instruments in every country of Europe for In every
nry of Europe he has his hreliug instruments-a
countries filing the highest oices-n others bell.