Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-08

The news from the East by the latest arrival shows
that the TurL most enthusiastic in their prepara
tons for war They laying out their arrrangc>
ments an extensive scaie-,nskng large donations
u the Turkish Treasury and cquippng thousands of
additional soldiers for the contest The accounts state
that jewels, money, horses, houses and land i'm
amount were offered for the national sci vice
And further, that
Military preparations continue with unahqted spirit
The Turkish lr gates Faiz Bahr TC Ferdge and
Aedjede have been sent TO Byrout take board
600 regulars OF the Of Syria. Orders had been civ
en- 10 call out 10000 more Re exclusive Of the reserves
OF these 10000. $4,000 were armed aud cquped by
the City OF Constdntiuope. The whole number enrolled
themselyes in one day aud within one week the atms
clothing aud horses we're provided. Twenty thousand
Druses rreguars, under their chief Cheib who 81 long
withstood Aehtmet Ali daily expected TO Join the
army OF Asia One iali of the Turkish fleet was about 20
leave FOR e coast OF Asio between Treb1Jnd and Ba
toum. Two batalons Of Cbasseurs, armed and drilled on
the system othe Chas-eurs dc Nnceunes been sent
Omer Pasta, and n third about to leave for Bstoum
Orders had been to the Governor Of Adranopc to
send without the .east delay CUustaninople the Cir
cassian Chief Scer Bey, who had been residing in the
former city H,zzln Jdzdj had marched the head Of
900 horsemen. for tho army OF Asia aud il stated
that after lining sufficient force IN Egypt AbLas
Pacha can spare TO- 900 more the Tufkish aid
In short every exerton making, but "a vet the last
call the enthusiasm Of the Mu@sulnins the uniuug
the Propets standard, had not been made, h in
tended at present TO make II.
The whole Turkish force now in arms, is putdown
at 100000 men, viz 10000 between the Danube
and the Balkan 1900 in Bosnia 5000 near Pristine
the Servian frontier, 10000 who will b. mustered
within twenty days at Adrianoplc and from 50 .OOC
10 100000 men on the frontiers of Asia This not
only looks decidedly warike, but that the Turks W Il
be able 10 make desperate struggle than wa.
anticipated without the all Of the Western Power.
"a 4 -
ces II appears very evident that they intend to make
the effort, even " unaided 10y their allies
The enthusiasm Of the Mussulmans las been fully
aroused rs their course throughout the whole diff.
Guilty plainly exhibits Tbey are ready to g, to wal
with such resources a. they have within Themselves
leaving the question Of the part 20 be enacted by cir
professed allies for future decision II there is "a
he any backing out We are now pretty well satisfied
that 1t will not Jc on the part Of the Turks
On the other hand VIC arc Informed that the Rus
SLAMS actively increasing their forces on the Dan
ube and that immense barracks are being built On IL
banks. The bcigcrant Powers manifest every ind
cation for the speedy commencement Of ho-tltcs and
there is apparently but tla hope Of the verfcatio1
Of the prediction by the London 7,me' that the cx
crose of moderation and wisdom by the Western
Powers "may yet get the Russian ont Of the Danu-
bian Provinces leave Turkey with moro distinct
guarantees than before, and save Europe the calam
tous recurrence ola twenty years war"
The correspondence between the respective Com
mandeis Of the two armies indicates the indis
densabo necessity Of war Omar Pasha write
that h the Provinces are not evacuated within
ffeen days the commencement Of hostilites vii
be the natural consequence GortschakoG re-
plies that he has orders no, 10 leave them until h
Porte shall have given the Crar the moral satisfaction
he demands There is no probability tina, the Port,
vii yield, and by the 2jth Of las. month it was ox
pecsed ,hs, war would begin. Or this. the news by
che newt steamer ought 70 furnish "a with the result
and wii be loSkel fjr With deep Interest