New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-08

ro ,teher ne intends thcse fortiicatioIs 10 fright
u, Tho Ru,sisns from passing the Danube at those
ir,sbv which Cons ,antnope is most directly menaced
or whether BE- proposes to accept decisive battle IN
tbcm II is said that he has disposed his army in such
manner that at whatever point toward shumla the
I,s.i,rs shall cross the river he viii be prepared
70 , mon the head Of their main column and beat 1t
beGre support can arrive. In that case the second
line If Qualifications would form retreat ii the
orer,top should be frustrated But the truth ia that
eat defensive battle on any Of the three lines would be
mistake: for either the Russians will concentrate all
their forces for tbs attack and then Omer Pasha VIII
s.sndbut poor chance or they will divide themselves,
sn3l en- he ought TO leave lis fortified lines in order TO
an upon ore other columns The best useto which he
coud turn these ortfcatons and the only one consis-
font with the modern system OF warfare would be to
use them as q provisional base for offensive oper-
atoms against detached Russian columns, on their
RAISING the Danube TO check tie Russian adyanceby
more or less obstinate defense Of each line and 70 hold
Iv means of the third line the most important passes
of the Balkan as long as this can be done without
General euoagemeut 1t the same time it cannot De
denied that any army and particularly the Turkish
army would he exceedingly demoralized by the aban-
dop,nent without battle OF these forhcahOns for II
thew cannot hold out behind bitches and bulwarks how
ore they 10 heat the Russians in the open field This
is the way the private soldier always reasons especial
L. if only lalf dsciplinod and therefore if the forth
cations in question actually have the Importance as
crbcd TO them we caunO but consider them more dan
oerous 10 the Turks Themselves than to the Russians
But tho Russians have fortified themselves, TOO, in
Vallachial Certainly and their is different They
4lof- c,-tif
serve TO cover retreat and check pursuit in case OF
disaster and they have four lines Of rivers one be-
hind the other crossing their line of retreat aud form
ing as many lines Of defense These lines are the Dan
ule the Arlysb the BuscO and the Sereth. Here -
fair case for precautionary forications here are nat
NAL lines Of defense which form TO a European army
10 obstacle for retreat while with little artificial I'M
proyemont they may become serious obstacles 10 pur-
sut and above al, here is no intention OF ac-
cc1tug general battle with only one line Of retreat IN
tLo rear The Russian Publications, as far az we can
Judge belong decidedly 10 the European system OF war
fare while the Asatic spirit predominaies IN those
of tao Turks This same ureleciDg character Is the
ruling feature OF the general position Of the latter
They defend Constantiuoplc b. placing themseTes
acrors the nearest road which eads to il, while the
Eu.ians appear to direct their fret attack no. upon
dat city bat upon Tie ccuifa parts Of the peninsula,
vLorc Turkish dominion g. most vulnerable, and where
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