The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-12
THE OPERATIONS ON THE DANUBE.
From the London Times Nov %

T6E ON ldE DANUBE.
From the London Times, Nov. 20
Though still remain without any material accession
10 the knowledge sed of events on ths Danube
there little TO doubt that the principal opsrs
f Of the oampaigp have hitherto been uniformly ere
dtahle 10 the Turks Their otsnitEa begins
indeed Of It's marvellous character from the
details which have reached Us nOf No. rapsb
battslons in open 6sd 1t that the Turks were
posted bohird fel works aDd in buildings which though
Ottoman troops ms position most favorable to their
quality. Turks have invariably fought well from behind
thus that they fought at Olte
nitxa Protected by powerful batteries, and suked by
formidable corps shooters armed with the Mimic
rite they 10 ave received the Russian columns
very much ourselves received At New Oflsan
and with much the result. II indeed the Turkish
bulletin Of the aston correct the casualties
of the whole 0tom force in the engagement amounted
TO but thirteen killed and seventy died. there
be little ground for describing the affair as fair
pitched battle We do not, however, attach much credit
to announcement which, perhaps originated in
misapprshe Of the most conducive to
the credit of the vicor We believe the Turkish loss to
have be,n considerably severe, and the action
fairly contested than Is here described but it IL Is to
be forgotten that IN any case grea credit mast 70
Of loo So tc the Russians 1T the cost Of
Of soehrs to his army the excellence OF the exploit
military point Of view must DO incontssti6le, al
norgh may not carry quite so strong proof ~ wss
imagined OF the genera quality of his troops
We 70. the twen ieth time ed that uar
rial OF strength will mmedatey be made betwe kra
jova and Kal.fat ard hat intelligence of decisive bat
de may be expected tssse parts II these state
mepts are correct they must imply that the in
structio received both sides for the energetic
prosecution OF the war to e rried into effect
by advance of Prince GorschAkof upon the Turkish
division which has msintansd its position ir Lesser Wal
lschiA during the whole Of this month As reinforce
ments have reached the Russian commander beyond
those drawn from his in the Prncpalss,
the anticipated encounter will represent fair
win decide the mastery in the Danubian Province
for tine to come. Prince Gortschakof
able force amounting indeed at Bude ch his last posi-
on, to 49, 900 hg atipg men but whether this
Der would be for operations 1t the western
tremity OF the province clsar. Neither
learn with any certainty whether the Turks remain in
trenehed at and about IA e whether they have adj
vaDced into the interior By accounts they have
been described actually occupying Krajova, but
inclined to believe they have remained in the posi-
lions arst tsker up and Indeed it ia alleged In Of
the many statements transmitted to this country that
they will not accept battle here but will upon the
approach o, Prince Gortschakof ia force, destroy their
works and retire the Danube they did at Often
iEA To and the Danube however, 1T plea
sure without loss or molestaton is no small achieve
Meanwhile oper stiors in the Circassan country ap-
peS 10 have procseoed still more favorably for ths Otto
The obscurity found to attend events
the Danube of agpiHsd in the referred
to by the and insccessbty of the scene; but
all the intelligence reaching this country induces to
believe that The Turks have gained considerable
opinion frmed BY Il report that the chief rein
forcemerts now the march from the interior of Rus
sa destined for the Danubixn Pn litles but
for the army OF the Caucasus. THIS army.
further tod, greatly disaaeeted, and it is obviously
posed to danger from the iraammability Of the
surrounding population. Ia the Danuhian pro
STA relied hoped TO rely the sympsthies generated
By communi of religion and race but these conditions
must operate In Asia directly to the Of her
tagonist
The Turks there the defenders of the true faith and
any protTaced contest between the Russian and Ottoman
might kindls passions and annosss beyond reach
OF extinction European treaties These stons
have as Jet attracted comparatively little notice but II
the war should unhappily continue it Ia by
likely that Its mos. important we'll most interesting
1estre may be on the shores OF the Bask Sea.
We search in vain thess events for prospect
that conclusion which As 1t the object OF negotia
Hons, mast still be the object OF hosiites-viz the
nation of the Principal and the witndra OF
lbs Russian ds upon the Porte To these conditions
should Nv b. added Indispensable the attainment Of
Europes curty ag,nst renewed aggression but
do not that to such
ends by tie CAM aign now Pr dag.
Cmer Pacha has cow been engaged for month in the
task of expellng the from TIE Principalss by
force and does at sent appear that he made
mach moe efectusl progress than made by the
dpiomatsts On the ntrary it IL reported that he has
retired the right bA-k OF the river altogether AMI
he therefore cannot make head against Prince Gol tcaa
cess rs In store for the u.urs The reserves and re-
OF Russia netorousy far superior to those of
Turkey and il Prince Gortschakof hold the line Of
the Danube against the Turkish army in Bulgaris
We do not how ths prospects, of the Ottomans
Likely to improve These considerations no vever would
be materially changed by any decisive success Of the
Turks between Kalafat and Krsjova
The apgresors of Russia he resisted the authority of
public au mus be riadiea,ed and the rights Of Europe must
be secured These the bjects the contest they
common we need hardly cay to all European Govern
far more likely to be attained By negotiations conducted
with the concert Of Europe than BY the of
particular Powers in hostises of which it impossible
10 predict the eni Such hostihtes must almost
sary involve general war general war would inevitA
bly, acquire character in which the disputes between
mnaton would probably leave the whole fabric of Europe
revoluenzed altogether. That there persons who
well avs re; but they ay remind themselves
that the issue Of the struggle be anything but what
they desire while is to certain that the progress Of
popular enlightenment and rational liberty would be
tarded for years 10
By firm and judicious policy we may gain, compare
lively without change hszsrd. all that could
sonaby hope to gain by successful The utmost
that could be expected at treaty of pacifcaon is that
all the great Powers should be found allied against Rus
STA This result could barely be anticipated with any
reason from the events OF which would probably
threw all the Powers of Europe into every species o;
binatien before 1t ended but it s result which may
very possibly be secured at this moment while bostif
lies yet ped to the fan tcs Of countries in
tie deh es of the Cauca and the banks Of The Dan
ube We sincerely trust that snch may be the conclu
sion Of the dspute and that in this repsc. 1t least
may De found wiser than our foreiathers, who after
we're only too CAD to terminate the the principle of
leaving things as they were at frst.
From the Inndsn Ne Tvs Of Nov 2ol
Whilst runor buly circulating reports detrme ntal
to Turkth prospects-saying day that Russia has
crossed the Danube and the uext that Austria and
Prussia have withdrawn their An from Constan
tnople-the Turks themselves to be holding their
beth coursgeou ly and successfully They still
in force the spot where they first the Danube
opposite Widdin and whatever the friends OF Russia
may to the con rary, it 10 certain that the Wsa
chians ere full of sympathy for their Mossm feo vsub
jects and full OF hatred TO the Russians This is
petely sho by the fact of Prince Goruchsk1 having
declared Walacnia in a state Of SIEGE 1t Is not
necessary to put q friendly people under martial
law and the leader Of the Czsr's army admits that
the feeling Of the principaity is sgsnst him when
he substitutes the law Of musket and bayonet for
the law Of the land. The latest step he is said to
have taken is not likely to render the unhapp PEG.
pie he fond OF his rule He has ordered
the Walk chan militia, and has brigaded them with his
Cossack bordes nteI ding 70 them against their
oountrymen should any "sympattzing" sign be shown,
and In case to msks them 6ght against the Turks
Embodied originally for cssiona servcs rational de-
fences, these Wal.cnian militia Delled
into regular military service behalf OF an invader.
Their turned thus against them, eyes-and a
force established to maintain Wa lachau pendence
used additional instrument OF Wall.chan subju-
CATION All such extreme tend only to reaction
which-when the moment for It arves--fs sure to ap
pear That events will hasten that Tins, il mos. pro-
bable for whilst 0msr Pasha is quite able TO hold his
position In wslachia the Russians seem to bs losing
theirs In Asia More than accom- goes to
firm the statement that force Of about 5000 q the
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