Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-09
RICHMOND wHTG.
rhE LATEST ASPECT OF the wAR-rBE ANTI
cipAIED COLLISION BETWEEN RUSSIA ASS
AUSTRIA SNoiA AND

rhE LATEST ASPECT OF THE WAR-rpr ISrI
AihD COLLISION BETWEEN RUSSIA AM
d. FROM the London Times july ss1
"s 70 Tue most recent telegraphic commu,,c.
.u '"' "'n's'efni announcements In both Hou..s
. "'s"' Two points Of infinite Importance to the eou,..
" arc now assured. IL Is affirmed with conf
o''u ''a' the emperor OF Russia will nsntap
Oh tue ffincipalities by force Of arms and
VI Auss'ia VIII, IL necessary, by force or
arms expei aim. II thesa resolutions bav. ind..a 49,
hnsly taken at the Courts of 81, P.,s,,h,,, -, 49,,
respectively, there will bs m end TO all tho ,.,...
uncertainties which have hitherto attended tho ,a ,,
raons OF the war. Austria 10 vtu. of her do.h,s an
ssseuens with Europe and with the Porte will .p,s IN
DA'uoan Provinces in imposing strength nor il /, to he
assumed that the forces Of the Cur di,,r,c,sd
Is hey wiz be by the expeditions to the Baltic and The
'a' can Withstand toe junction Of these new allie.
WIN 'he already victorious troops os Omer Pasha.
"ouiu not, however, be prudent TO nuderrats The
strength OF Russia infer that IN, CIR 4. .,o.h
p'"e'ies' because he has filled to overcome the suhh
''ssuhee oi the Oomsis The truth f, tb,, tho b,,.t
'ohs OF Austria, no less than those tf ,b. es,s p,
'housn they have hitherto not drawn th. svo,jh,..
oeen eh-ctuaiy instrumental in p,rs,yzinr ,,s ;.n
OF ,he huT-ian army That the numbers Of ,b;s' '.,e
sthl exaggerated is highly probable bpt ,ha .y, 10y al
taken by Austria herself strd sufficient eyise, :, .
STORM Lo" gathering on her eastern fiop,e, TL
'ofce opposed TO the OtoDsps In the Prncin, -,
'ents but corps of the creat bos, -
II IL had been utterly DESTROYED by the onsraion s
Ahes the power OF Russa would emain iust yb,, 4, 80
minus some $4,000 or 10000 Though We
epetan' therefore, 10 doubt OF the ultimate rssp No
arc not disposed to conclude that the Prnc;n. lii.
Sighting. 'u sene naro
As soon az Austria ha. fairly thrown sxsr N. .,,
the ies'ohs of the Gar, massed upon The isII;
~ WI; oe ioured IN s"arms either upon the Austrian
ts'r,toy; and useless the military power Of
huSea s,uueeu bubble, shock OF some seyer,tv ,rat
nherto the bulk Of these beg .rcnt frcea n. va
eacn Other IN supicion and silence vbe
s snu.g was isis To $1,000 Turks and twice as mapy
hu'sats de'eehed to engage them. Now boxevor II
these announcements verified the susnenss Ill -
"rmatd and the armies of two mighty empires will b,
completely engaged ' W
From this time therefore VIC hon. -. -
ne war VIII be prosecuted three several hea,rss .d
win oistif Ct otJeca In the Princpa lilies and
possioy VI the conte'nnous provinces of Arstra the
'orces o tnat fo"er, in conjunction With the Ooman
roops will he engaged in tie duty Of driving the Rn.
nto .her own territory and re>estabshug the snbori,
e su'an IN ms own dependencies In the Baltic The
meets sid armies OF France ard England will hooL.5
III ue ports of the Czir, menace even his ,nsi -
while IN the Black Sea trust that III. inn
Investment oil Se5astopo may contribute at Iepotb
ceeisive feature TO this unwelcome war
We are not among those who apprebend TIA, ,h;. s,
prise may be rendered any the more difficult from ,b d.
aye winch have occurred Such interval might indeed
ave hesn turned with neglected. or ri, 49,:
lated u'tresses like those on the Dsnube bn, sn,p,
vas III o such case. Thus Stronghold had Lee rrs,sd
HPtess! Tor work whicn had hardly vet comm.rc 4.
year aiter year It's resources had been nv
dfition ~hich science couIi surgesr. 1T II I. ,y
'ous"' mere was room for r.niorcem.nt in p.fron
'in'aiheu at the very height OF efficiency we nny
sure thai such Tesuorcements we're dispachea =, ,h
- 80, hs> oi iurash war. Possibly a 4. VI on,
'r soldiers may have been added while tho Anglo
utse eeeh gathering on the opposite COAST: ut
W u aSon TO suppose that the sirel 9Th
su" place as tis could have received any .ppr,eIa
DC accession. The question now is wh.tber Sah,I
s ot,'ess OF this capacity, successfully at
r Anu We see no ground for negative conclusion
'nat u cannon b. taken by fleet alone seems p.n.rsr
acknowledged; hut Sebastopo IL land tortress sa r, -
utS'' ana military engineers always assert that
core proper expenditure of time and means ,vrry
fu fortress must fall. If thee there II no,h;,s
intecedenty improbable in ira c,n,nra - - 6 %
'''eiy argae that all the ordinary chances of sis,s
re Lrsey in our favor. Though the allied force,
nay not DC numerous enough for opera,ion In ,h.
Pnoeipaitiss and the Crinea at o,ca ,bay a.. ,, - o
uneitnt Tor one OF these enterprises snsiy and ON, or
IRE command OF the seas taken in cor junction With b
n,rr ~, ,h y, o.s squadrons, would enable man
'rure U" 'he water almost freely as ON land In ia
'aroiy probable that 10000 or s0OOo AngIo r,.n.h
ppu'teu oy heets OF such extraordinary strength
hnu ,n; Te impeded in affecting landing aud
men is uch mas been accomplished cverytbipr but the
climate would be favorable 10 tho beseissrs wsn" re
are separated by enormus seppes and imnas,.hIa
'I,us ION inc Central resources OF their Emp,e the
iheS would efJoy uninterrupted communication i,b sva
~ part OF the coast, and be securcd wtb np;r. "A
'les OF men, Victuas and munitions siege too q eT
he enterprise IN which the proRess Of two hiahy ci
Aeu nations onGht 10 be Conspicuous IL anon
Grafton demanding sklll science ingenuity and n,n
m Slth extensive machinery of more ma,a
f'a Ana. IN French and English engineers ptoies. ,
ve INFERIOR 70 none, and the aTscnals Of Wooveb ar,
oush 10 De machiess in the resources of des,rnc,;
Sn .ney contain. II tbese persua.ons are correct now
Is the Tin e for proof e', No"
1t is impossible that the forces employed upon "a. t..
n'y nave 10 engage relieving srmy, bot We cond
u0uot tne issue OF such conflict and uh,n ,bis 80
oA'ue vas over mere would BE- further bind,sr .,
' upon the fortress. For all practical nnrnos.
ne Oihea "ou'i oe nearer France and Eppand bsn !,
70 hussa ana We could throw regiment after rs ssr,
o S euo'es before The Car could get siprle rei, ss
meh 70 us destination. As the ultimate resl, ~ 49,
Russian engineers have indeed cousruc,cd u 'ho
ole OF "hsauding sufficient AngIo-French % P
ed by two such tqnadruns as those now In b ts, os S
We can only say tnat ia the science of c,,,
uon will have commenced from this rsomen, " 'O'''A ~
That the fall Of Sebastapo woud ndnc. A.. g.. a..
sue ior peace u more than can be said bpt 1, ,it ~
pu'aoy insure the chief OF jcct OF the war af
suucuon OF this fortress the Black Sea you'd -. %
Oonsanunope safe, the Circassian coast frse
aud the mouths Of the Danube once moro rss,a D s
many and Europe. Each and aI OF ,bssa saI,,' 80
would then be secured by guarantee far ,no, Js,.tI
'nan 'oat deriVable from the literal ysons Of ,a,
-'na Is 70 say, by the very necessity of tbin,s Th
sen' Si 'no Skir would DO almost superAuo1. ~ ,s
Huisn ne could DOT contravene h he would Tba ss s
o hussa Tor eheroaehment aud aggression would bs ~
ehsctusly reduced and the purposes for zbioh ep oe
most unHilugly returned TO the costs and ho ~ US
"ouiu De soidiy and permanently ansa cred " "'
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