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The Russian oam1paian.

Inc following summary Of the results Of tho
Nussan campaign cannot fail to Be interesting:
1T is from the Paris Pays =
The retreat Of the Russians beyond the
prutl hcnccforth takes away great part Of
the Importance from their feats of war, of
atre up to the 23d of June. But it is not
without interest to point out the conclu
sion, evident to'us, that if the Emperor of Rus
sia retires, tits not in obedience to any diplo
matte consideration, but. because his position
was no Longer tenable, and that he found him.
generals in the Princfpalities.. Every ono
knows the checks which That army of invasion
whose passage on the Pruth produced such an
impression throughout Europe, has met with
during the last eight months Turkey was not
prepared, and her open frontiers did not ap-
Oltenitza first opened the eyes OF Europe.
since that event, every step in advance of Rus
sla has shown her real weakness in presence of
the patriotism of the Turks sHer occupation
OF Lesser Wallachia was checked before Kala-
fat to afterwards meet with the disgrace of the
defeats of Citate, of Karakal, and Of the Toar-
nu. Her entra1Ae into the Dobrudscha has
cost her thousands of soldiers, and hal. made
her find burial place. where, in 1929, she
sought for q roadto Constantinople. Now, af-
ter n four months siege-after bridges thrown
over the Danube. marches and counter-marches.
reinforcements Of troops and of generals, ali
shc has obtained is on enormous. loss, the real
amount of which will never be known, and tho
putting horss du combat by disease, or the enc
my's cannon of all the men on whom she re-
lied for the accomplishment of her work of
conquest-Luders Schilder, Gortschakof. Kn.
ramsine, Orlof, and Prince Paskiewitsch. This
siege of Silstria alone. which has excited 80
much admiration and sympathy in Europe, will
remain as striking testimony of oil that is hu-
initiating for tho Gear in this forced eyacua-
ton: A fortified place of the fourth rank, de-
tended by $4,000 men. has defed during three
monts his finest army. and his most illustrious
generals Each of tho twenty assaults which
1t had to undergo was the occasion of fresh
triumph, and sowed death apdsaIarm in the
crowded ranks of those who hoped to reduce
it, After the affair of tho lSLhfswhich cost
tho Russians 400 killed, the eiege was defacto
suspended by the disoouragement and demoral-
Ization of the besiegers, before being so by an
imperial order from St Petersburg. 1t is un-
der the impression of this disbursement that
the Gar has evidently acted. His position was
no longer tenable; anarchy prevailed among
his generals, and his army was at its last gasp
The devastated country could no longer suppfy
provisions; fever, famine, and the enemyfs
guns filled the fields with. dead bodies, and tho
hospitals with wounded. The Turkish cannon
were attacked night and day, from Eicopolis
to Rnssova by ,sorties or passages. of the river.
Exasperated Wallachia threatened to rise e.,
masse, andthe allied troops to destroy them in
q single battle. The Colossus took 3afarm, and
fled before the perspective of q last aad crown
ing disaster" EHB2
Such is the strong language, at this juncture,
OF journal which is known never TO sneak
without book =.