The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-11-16
Turkey and Russia,

Turkey and Russia.
The following summary Of news from
the Seat Of War we clip from the Post:
A dispatch has been received in Paris
from Vienna, giving the following as the
reply of Prince Gortchakof to the sum.
mons Of Omer Pacha to evacuate the
Danubian municipalities:
MY master is not at war with Turkey,
but / have orders moi TO leave the princi-
palties until the Porte shall have given to
he Emperor the moral satisfaction he de-
mands. When this point has been OBJ.
tained,rI will vacuate the prinoipalities
Immediately, whatever the time of the sea-
.sohs Isl hbnf attacked by the Turkish
dtny 1swfT confine myself to the deien-
Aletter in the De5als. from Constan,i-
nople, dated October 9th, gives this ac-
count Of the forces of Turkey and of
Russia:
There is reason for believing that the
Turks have more than 200 900 men under
arms, of which 10000 are in Europe,
and the rest on the Asiatic frontier. As
TO the Russian force, it is impossible to
ascertain the fact amidst so many contra
dictory reports. An estimate, drawn up
at the headquarters Of Omer Pacha, who
has good sources Of intelligence in the
municipalities, gives the Russian army of
sMoldo. w allachia and Bessarabia a nomi-
nal strength Of $4,000 men; but it must
not beSforgotten that, OF all European ar
mics that OF Russia constantly presents,
the greatest difference between the nomi-
nal and the effective strength.
- stAccording to the estimate just men,
toned, the Russian corps ID armes would
have $4,000 infantry, 1900 cavalry, and
$4,000 artillery; but looking at the admin
isxatiye. habits of the Russians. and ac-
cofdingt TO the experience OF the campaigns
Of 1850, it is difficult to believe that
from these $4,000 men on paper could
be produced more than 10000 effective
soldiers, and perhaps even this figure is
too shigh. arm told by persons worthy of
credit, that at this moment the Russian
army has more than $1,000 sick. OF
course, it is impossible for me personally
to authenticate this statement
a writer in one Of the London papers
10 taking some pains TO show that Russia
has been much weakened lately by her
wars with the Caucassians. He quotes
from Hommaire de Hell, a late traveller,
statements showing that the Russian sol
diery are fed on ~unwholsome provisions or
starved, through the knavery of the com
missaries and other officers; the entire di.
visions disappear, by famine or disease, in
the course Of two or three months, and al
the end of three or four years the army
has to be entirely renewed. The late Rus
sian dispatches, giving an account Of vic
tories obtained in the Caucasus, are de.
olared BY she Paris journal Patrie to be
utterly ~unfounded.
II Is stated that the turkish government,
has asked the French Emperor to allow
two general officers and about a dozen
staff officers to attach themselves to his
ssHetters from Beyrout state, that the
Syrian contingent to the Turkish army O
Asia will number near 1900 men. thus
supplied: The Pachalic of Allepo, 10000
men; Damascus, 4 900, Hamas, 500; HONS
800; Jerusalem, 500; the Pachalic of Tri,
poll, 500; Latakia, 200; Beyrout, saba
Soor and Acre, 500; Nabious and Jennin
400, the other places and the mountainou.
diatsicts, 1000. Letters from Erzerun
siate that the army collected there already
mounts to $4,000.
The Impartial, Of Smyrna, states tina
the Prince of Servia has informed Omel
Pachatha 8 10000 men are on the irontiel
re6dy 10 rspnlse the troops of Austrit
should they attempt to enter the princi
pelitys
1.-THE Trieste Gazette notices q diferenc,
which distinguishes the present Turkish
declaration Of war from those which hav'
Ile0sded il. Formerly every act Of thi
kind was preceded by q jfetrab by til,
Sheik .sf Islam. as chief Of the Mahom
niedans religion, and which declared tn
waf should Be commanded BY the church
Tkfe tfdie 61t ofregard for the Christians
thN6 custom Has bsen broken; and the dec
MR5a&6hFdf Wal Il exclusively a politica
not, TheJstuah given merely states tina
thsAprojected war was not contrary to re
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