Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-04
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THE WARP RosPEors OF THE CAxPAIGS.-
The fate of Siistria, and the next movement
of the Russian army on the Danube, will
determine whether Prince Gortschakoff or Mar
shall st. Armand is to assume the offensive. /
The Russians are actually prepared to advanc,
upon Bulgaga-which. does not appear to b,
the case-the primary object of the campaign
on the part of the allies, will be to destroy tina
Invading force; but if, as latest accounts indi
cate, the demonstrations of Austria are already
compelling Prince Paskiewitch to fell back OF
the Sereth and the Pruth, then the most effect
ua1 blow that can be aimed at Russia will be {
decisive attack on Sebastopol. Already The
most influential of the London and Paris
papers begin to advocate the capture of Sc
bastopol, at any cost, and the occupation Of the
Crimea, which, they say, are objects that would
repay all the cost of the present war, and
would permanently settle in favor Of the allies
the principal questions now in dispute. We
NAV take this as some indication of what is to
be the plan of the campaign.
The Morning Chronicle of the 18th, in its
Heading article, thus sums up the position Of
affairs at the last advices:
According to the latest accounts from the
seat Of war, the left wing of the Turkish army
continued to concentrate itself by way of Nico
poll and Sistowa, on Rustchuk; and from thai
point, road leading by Rasgrad to the head
quarters at Schuma would afford the means OF
effecting junction with Omar Pasha, unless
it should have been previously occupied by the
5enemy 1t is scarcely probable, however, that
Prince Gorchakof, who has now taken the
command, in consequence of severe wound
received by Prince Pashkiewitch, which has
|necessitated his removal to Jassay, would ven
ture to detach any large portion of his force so
Tar from the neigborhood of Silistria; for, if
THE army which covers the siege were seriously
weakened, the Ottoman commander would
have an opportunity of relieving the fortress
by attacking the invaders with the main body
|of his troops. AS it appears that the project
|of taking the place by storm has been de-
|initely abandoned, there is reason to hope that
the defence may be continued until couside1
|rable allied force shall be ready to cooperate
with the main body of the Turkish army. The
combined fleets at 'Baltschik will be in pos-
zion to give effectual aid to any operation
which may be undertaken; and there will pro-
badly be little difficulty in supplying a tenn
|porary garrison of marines for Varna, should
|it be thought desirable to move all the availa-
|ble Ottoman forces into the interior.
cit is confidently stated that large rein
|forcements are still crossing the Pruth to
the invading army in Moldavia but
lit must not be supposed that the fresh troops
which may enter the province form an addition
TO the reported force ottheenemy, as the reserves
ION the Bessarabian side of the frontier have
always been included in the estimates which
have been published. The movement of troops
TO the west is principally important as indica-
ting the determination of the Russian govern
|ment to remain in the municipalities. It is, in
deed, highly probable that, in answer to the re-
cent summons from Vienna, vague promises
will be held out of future compliance with
the demands OF the neutral powers but Aus
tria will no longer be satisfied with empty andI
nsincere phrases. 1t will not be supposed that
the car is certifying Jassy for the benefit ofits
|rightful government, or that he is moving for
ward the reserves OF his army as the prelimi-|
mary measure to general retreat The uti- |
mate plan of the campaign will probably de-
pend on the fate of Silistria; but at present id
may safely be conjectured that Bucharest, event
|if it is not abandoned, will form the most ad !
|vanced point of the enemy's position"
SIEGE OF SILrsTKIA- Tie attempt mutieI
by Omer Pacha to supply the garrison oil
Silistria with provisions is said to haveI
tailed; but as the Turkish commander has
stated that there were plenty oil
provisions in the fortress, there is probably mol
danger to be apprehended on this score. The
report that the Turks had advanced 80. 900 mepI
TO relieve Silistria, was formally contradicted.|
The continuance of the siege Of that important
fortress has said TO have cost the Russians AMI
immense amount of life-defeated in every at-I
tack, pursued in every retreat, and surprised
on every possible occasion, by the gallant de !
tenders of this fortress. The enemys losses
must have been very great.
On the 18th June, Mussa Pacba stiIl con
tinued gallantly to hold his own The report|
of the Russians that this noble commands hadI
been killed by q cannon ball was false. HeI
lives, and will yet live to kill more of the enemyI
in downright earnest. All accounts concurI
that the Russians in the salles of the besieged.
and in the blowing up Of the mines of the be-
siegers, have suffered severely. We have mol
formal accounts of these bloody encounters.
but the losses are computed by thousands.
According to Admiral Dundas's dispatch, i'll
would appear that the Russian forces before
Silistria are commanded by the Grand Duke
and that their numbers were esti-
mated at $4,000 men; but the first part of the
statement cannot be correct
Omar Pashaws army, which has recently
been reinforced by $4,000 regular troops from
Widdin, is now estimated at 100000 infantry.
$4,000 cavalry, and lao guns. It is satisfac-
tory to learn that the Turkish commander all
present has no intention Of descending into the
p ain to give the Russians battle. The guns oil
Silistria and the pestilent exhalations from the
low lands near the Danube, may be safely left
10 CO tie work of death for some time to come.
We have no later news from the Lower Danube
than that forwarded yesterday, which reached
up to the 9th. The following is summary of
what has occurred during the last three weeks
at Silistria: Up to the 10th of May, nothing Of
any importance had taken place, but in the
morning Of that day the Russians had COM
pleted their bridge across to the smaller Danu-
bian island, and before night set in tho two
banks of the river were connected. On the
18th, some $4,000 Russians crossed to the right
bank of the river, and battering train iol +
owed. From the 18th up to the 2lst, the fire
Of the Russian artillery was directed against
he outworks of Arab Tabiassi, and it is sup
posed that the Turkish mine, Of which Mussa
Pasha speaks in the bulletin forwarded the day
before yesterday, had been formed near this
spot, On the 2lst and 24th three attempts
we're made to take the outworks on the north.
aide of the fortress bv storm On the oa,h