New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-24

five yards vide, and from twelve feet in depth
The soafp and counierscarp rveted with masonry n
good order. The bas;ions riveted ntericry with
gsbonwok and in this respect infinitely superior to
| those OF Ruschuk.
It is in the exterior decnses that sstria is superior
the last named fortress. The ground which they
constructed in places much better calculated Tor
defense. II consists of the spur, which down toward
the Danube from the pG;eaus of Bulgaria In the center
Of these sprrs placed for OF gigantic prois- the
di,ohes from the edge OF the psapet, appearing
quite little precpces. The faces Of the forts, FASHIONED or
lrneiie shaped according TO position command the ground
front ard the spurs themselves being Is ci
cult to how superiority Of fire could be brought
t. bear against them The Hanks of the Fashioned forts
either flank he neighbcng forts search the rav-s
either hand In each is block house built Of masonry,
for the defense Of the gorge creneed for musetry and
bombprooi The chief fo called after the Sultan IS con-
struced The most important position being the oinet
point occupied. 1t is quite little fortress in itself Its
rivelmen al in masonry. great number OF the last
improvements in Notifications have been introduced into
IT, such dcfenses of the ditch By bobproOf masonary
oosSoniert n Ia Monf0mierf These placed i'll the
angles OF Ae york giving rnusi.etry and artillery fire
each way. Al-o such running the rlyetnen OF the
scarp up eight higher than the level of the ground
This lcophoed for musketry and preached the para
pet behind commencing at some eight feet from it, does
not MY ial. Is the case on the old system.
Thee forts gene ally strike the visitor with admiration
the Of the execution and the completeness of
the arrangements in every respect from the bomoproo:
kitchens tho exceedingly comfortable hGs IN which the
the troops housed
The Sultan fort has ssmi-circuIar casematei re3,ubt,
bombvroof 81 masonry giving single line Of artillery
for berrae H. in peace war, do the covered
sfTes te Ditch a1Ov alluded The forts all within
range the bn from the OF several OF
them COO feet above the Danube its fire can be Of little
assistance.
The fortress and forts mount large number Of guns,
hOwItzeTs cortrs and OTiars Of infinitely various cal
ibes hut they good seryiceabe ordnance. The
rages good order would be absurd that they
should be otherwise the immediate ncighborhood can
furnish magnificent oak timber to any extent. The fores.
from which II procured stretches along the bank of the
Danube and is in places twenty-five miles in dep.h
Most OF the forts have been up during the last four
and half mon;hs-one only hayin- been constructed
two years back Ihis fact speaks volumes for the
energy of those in power In Europe they would have
cost enormous sum; but here, nj. The peasaniry
work willingly for nothing in support oi tine good
Their carts bring the timber, their hatches welded by
unpaid hands zen it, the tree costs nothing IT stands
the earhwork thrown ny by the soldiers mixed with
the peasanry, to the sound Of music Everything here
elsewhere in Turkey is patrarcha and that system
rude il is has it. strong points. For instance, the
Pashas officers high and low soldier and drummer all eat
the bread, made In the bakery and baked in
the same oven. This nsures good materials at any rate
and most assuredy the Turkish soldier better found
provender than any soldier in Europe
The garrison of The fortress and forts to about
1900 men of all arms number calculated TO make a
resistance Itwoud, III all probability be increased
by 1000 1000 men, of siege being appre
honded which would render the lively
and enable the garrison make sores particularly
good body OF cavalry with horse artillery COUNTED
in the garrison. The stock of ammunition anf provisions
is prodigous the latter being present from Ibriham
Pasha, the Civil Governor of the district.
The governor of the fortress If Mussa Khoosool Pasha
Chief the staff of the Artiery-a LieuteRaatteHoral
He is distinguished officer having made himself remark
able in the wars in Albania.