The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-02
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
war VIEWS IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

any conclusion. Nevertheless, oo".'
that the current Of all reports i as"A"ss -
Russians. II Is known, the If"'es a.A,i'''
,hs. .ba T,r,s crossed the Danube, ana tha'
al each point of their passage .ne. saS.,a
in establishing themselves ei'het "'
mo,.stat;on. or in defiance OF attack' 'h'.
r.. ,,o-,schakoff did not at once assam
.,n,n az might have been expected from 'he
n,,r,rsuder Of forces SO presumptiveiy suPc,
.h., a, oltenitza the Turks renamed
...o~s of The field after q conflict oil grea'
severity, and there is reason to snrni'se ~"
,hev have been successful elsewhere ie'
hans better information, when 1t does aIF''e'
Nv hv Qualifying some of these incideh's'
or balancing them by others yet UNKNOWN
;,,,r-ove the case of the Russians; but thai
.b;s sbauld ever have fallen into Its present
,ns;.;o, must still, the Times comedies, re-
main proof that much misconception pre-
vailed respecting their strength and resources
in the Danubian principalities.
In another article of the same date, the
Times ridcules the idea of Russian expe-
S;,i,p 70 India. Ii thinks that the events OF
,bo Turkish campaign may reassure the pub
lie mind of England on this head, and satisfy
II, that if Russian army were set down III
the very mids, of the plains of Hindostan, its
career would, in all probability, be anything
bu. an unbroken triumph The Times, in
this article, speaks in a very different manner
Of Russian strength and efficiency, from that
which it has formerly used. Hitherto it has
magnifed the power, resources, and military
csnacity of Russia Now il says, "she has
attacked an enemy whom she has affected to
desp,se. land whom the Times, not long ago,
pronounced rash and senseless, in attempting
to resist her occupation Of the Principalities,l
and has already met with reverses which,
whatever successes may be in store for her,
have inflicted indelible disgrace on her arms.
Her troops have shown their usual want of
health and endurance, her hospitals are full,
and her ranks empty. Money is very scanty
with the power which assumes to dictate to
the world, and, if loans are not asked it is
only because it is well known that they would
be refused Under these circumstances, it is
suggestedas probable contingency that Rus
a.,
and Turkey, on her hands in the West, will
seize the opportunity which so many favora-
bic circumstances present, TO march to the
sotheast Of the Caspian Sea, in order to wage
an obscure war with the wild tribes that dwell
on the banks of the Oxus.'
The Times enumerates the difficulties OF
Russian expedition to India,-the wide tract
of desolate country which must be crossed
before the foot Of those mighty mountains
could be reached, which form the natural bar
rier of Northern Hindostan the supplying the
vast commissariat expenditure required even
for small force; the crossing OF a mountain
chain, compared with which, the Alps were
but q puny barrier; the resistance at every
step of the turbulent and ferocious afghan
mountaineers the impossibility of conveying
artillery, and the inclemency of the climate.
The Times is ofopinion that at the usual rate
of speed at which large bodies OF men can be
moved, such march could not be accom-
plished in one, nor perhaps in two years.
The Paris Honiteur (oficial Of November
18th, has an article on the manifesto OF the
Russian emperor, which thus concludes =
"IHe 1urks, IN crossing the Danube IN their
turn, do not cSSume the egenGire; Il is the
Ottoman empire, cuck as it IS determined Gy
treaties, 'chich they are endcaroring to aetend
against an aggression, tie GATE q mltch goes
bGcA TO Sererdl months"
The Paris Pays of November 18th. and
the Paris Steele of same date, charge Russia
with tanaticism and rashness, in making her
war with Turkey a sort of crusade for the ad-
vantage Of the orthodox faith An appeal.
says the Sfecte, is made on both sides to reli
gious feelings with this difference, that, to
the honor of the modern Turks, they cor mo,
at the same time for their independents 90 -
nation and for their faith, and mat the,, h 49,"
hoi4ted On their standard the civili,,n. ,:
ofreligious liberty. /: is Russia that ,.oisa.
the Standard Of religious, political end c;,,;,
despotism. The Constitutional IT.
grounds,
The Paris Assen6'ee M Goao5e of Novem.
Der 18th, cannot share q the confidence tbo,
the late victories OF the Turks are onIv tbe
prelude to new md brilliant successes l.
says that IN the face of these first ADVANTAGES
obtained by the Turks, it cannot help think
ing oithe successes by which the army of KING
Charles Albert marked the opening OF the
campaign of l647. The first bulletins were
magnificent, as on all points the Austrian,
were obliged to give way. Bat every one re
collects the termination OF the war NV N,
battle of Noyarra
1t says that the news has not shaken is nrc
found conviction that peace would ha, beer
more useful 70 the Ottoman empire, thar
war.
A circular CT II. de NessclEode appears il
the European papers, which, however, lose
its importance, lis date being anterior to tn
proclamation Of war. In this document
which was intended for presentation to tn
various courts Of Europe, Ne$selrodo repea.
the declarations OF the emperor, that he occu
pied the Principalities as security for salts
faction which he demanded, and that h
would eYacuate them the moment he receive,
reparation. He adds: ave win await tn
attack OF the Turks, without assuming th
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