New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-25

parallel at the foot OF the glacis. Neither wa'tn'
cacs crowned nor were treuchiDg batteries erec'en'
but az before stated sap wss pushed up the s'oP'
f the eacis ia order to sink the shaft Of the niue al
its ton Aswe Learn from all reports that Arab Iioi-
ASST uas hardly more than field forth alton OF arse
proportions but little permauen: strength, the con-
duct of rs defenders composed OF four bsttnons AM
FO0 irrepuars under Hussem Pasha, certainly de-
the highest praise Nine days OF distant can
popadipr eleven days of open trenches two mines and
four or FIVE assaults all ending in the discontinue o.
the enemy we remember no other instance in the u.s.
tory Of war where mere OutwOrk OF such eoh''fuC
ton as Arab Iabassi, has stood So much lhe in-
stances coming nearest TO it are the defense Oh Col
berg by the PrussADs in l5J7, snd OF Danzg BY the
French in 1918.
II has seemed very surprising that during the "nole
siege nothing was done by Omer Pasha TO support or
relieve so important place. From his e''er aa'
dressed TO ssmi Pssha the Governor OF Wlddin' We
learn however. that he was actually preparing 20
srccor Silistria when the Russians withdrew to the
left aide Of the Danube. You know, says this let
ter "tbat | had collected all our forces in front OF
Shuma, and that | vas preparing to march 10 'ne
"reef of the place. Six regiments OF cavalry AMI
three batteries had already left Shumla for th de'
| "tination The Russians, having gained Information
"of this movement, have withdrawn preePlta'eiy
cover to the left bank with the whole OF their arti
"lery During the forty days they invested the
"nlace. the Russians lost 1000 men killed.
What the Russians are now about TO do 1t IS impos
sible 70 decide. According to some Vienna papers
tbev purpose to take up position behind the Bdseo
but the same papers pretend that it is the fear oil
Austria which drives them back, and the Buseo 10
equally outfanked by Austria If the Russians try 10
bold Moldsvis they would be outhanked by Austria
ftom Gallicia and the BukOyina But timely Judc-
,ion Of the Russian troops in Poland with the late
Dsrubiau army in Podolia and VOlhynia would again
outfsnk Austria and expose the northeastern par' Vi
of Gallicia as far as the Saan and the Dnlester'
Abstaipng, for moment, from political considera-
tons and supposing Austria to be ready to join with
the allied forces in an attack upon Russia matters
would stand thus Austria could bring into the field
from 900 coo to $50 900 men to join the allies WAC
Themselves dispose of about 81 G0O-loO
Turks. and $4,000 AngloFrench troops To these
forces Russia could oppose the four corps OF the Dan
uban army with their reserves, amounting, alter que
deduction on account of losses to about 2j9,o'7 men
Tie second corps, commanded by Panntin, AMI the
three cavalry reserve corps, with some iurther IN
6ntry reserves and requirements by fresh levles
might together amount to 10000 men: so that thu
entire military strength of Russia would be composed
Of $50 coo men, from which the garrisons necessir!
for guarding the Crimea and parts of Southern Rus
STA would have to be deducted. This would still leay
the guards, the grenadiers and the first army corp
disposable for the defence of Poland and the BaltI
proyincet-not to speak of the Finnish corps OF abou
Is. OOO men. Everything considered the discrepanc
bewet the relative belligerent forces would not b.
80 great as to forbid Russia from calculating on mod
crate success if she would restrict herself to prope
defense.
If Austria, as the latest diplomatic news and he
total inactivity on the Moldavian frontier appear
Indicate has no other intention but TO interfere be
tween the belligerents, then Wa may safely aSsum
that there is no chance of anything occurring IN tn
course of the year in either Moldavia or Bessarabla