Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-14
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RICHMOND wHIc,
s'.'- "r Inc War ., sh- Latest D.,-

s'a'- "f the War the L.,..s Das.. = :
hom the London iimes OF JAN ~
The line OF military positions on both b.nl. of A.
,nn : enormously extended. On the Turkish side
e uahee from Wdden To Silis,ria no, much under
rs, ana from Shumla to the advanced pos on ths
lower Danube It mu.tte $50. The Russian Fore. 80
!ed on similar line from the frontier or Besss r.h
70 mat OF Serva Both armies are cooseonen,f, ~.
OUT over uore ground than the, cnn noss,hir
uncerfrn where amy decisive conc.utr.ton or ,h,e
strength uh take place. Nevertheless /, would sesr,
nom the accounts We receive tbatooerat,on. -
sumed with activity Oh the whole Of This ysst e,,.n,
county and the Russians have received ,sine,,.s.-
Ts 70 inonce them TO attempt 10 break through thc
utksn cnan OF defences Some OF these attacks Re- NJ
DOUBT eints intended perpiex and yLie hs o,n ~
loces ior II IS Improbable that the Russians should com
INIT TIE error OF crossing river like the Dsnnbe In s.u
deachments. They have before them ~ . .'
defended by considerable number of ~
posons some OF which of frstrate magnitude. and
these iorhcatohs held by an army vbicb h..
suffered no reverse IN the 6eld and Is aiwavs
behind walls Of intrenehmeuts. IL Is however certain
a. russian troops have crossed the Danube on severI
points, though is yet eifficult In s,v vbs,h..
the-e expeditions are intended merely to 6arasa The
enemy or to prepare the advance Of the main bos ~
tue Imperial fofces. In either case ,be ~ hsa
assumed directly aggressive character and there an h
no doubt that the Russians nd az .oop "A thev h
e necessary amount Of force advance into IN. Tu.k
former VIZ oe,1ha @ , .he Danube The experience Of
wars OIL The same ground, and the nature Of Tho
po'itons have caused it be supposed h., ,h. p..
rou" Wumateiy advance in three divisions or 60,
ddfe, operating at considerable distance fron, ono
another The last accounts seem to implv ,b., M;
rangement Is already made AID that preparaon, ,r. s
anre' or an early campaign The right wing of ths
hnssah army, under the command Prince (;oech.tnT
IN person occupies the greater part of Little W,Il.ch.
ana evidently preparing for energetic attack ON al,
- III s'' WIG oI Tue Russian army rests Bradow
ana islnai on the Lover Danube which are the most inn
porant ortresses tr left bank the river hcco,d
10 Intelligence sbich reached Vienna nr the oOtb ina,
THIS portion OF the Russian army had the IT,
ish town OF Maschin, the 3th from s.vs,,I go :.
once but Is probable this only another version M h
news oi Gen passage The Danube ON thar
mnFa innnr :e
the centre of the Russian army is also in motion h,
great preparations being mnde iurcevo for an at
TACK on hnlsehuk and above ALL tha according to tel
eGraphc dispatch from Orsova dated as late ,h. oo,h
'nst the Russians had crossed the Danube near ;i;s,
and that tEey occupy this position SiIistria itself Ia @
considerable magnitude likely be reduced ex
cept by regular siege, ard suppose the dsn.tcb ~
mean that this important place have faep Rnt Inc
Turks hold other fortified positions within short d;st,n.n
Ia i a'Aa hgoer up the stream, and in of the
place itself The Russians If they have actually crossed
near sistra must have placed themselves within re.cb
oi The Centre OF Omar Pashas army and in nosi,;o,
where the banks Of the river and the adjacent bi .r a.
ready fortified and occupied by their an,,son;s,s n
less therefore, they have succeeded in making ,bis move
eht III great strength which have no reason TO sun
pose t IS dangerous Perhaps indeed il ia ON v
iesned attack intended divert the Turks from tho IL
fence Of RuiscLuk. -. :. '''W> 80 80 ~
The intelligence from the combined De, t. far aaheir
movements We're known ou down In b OR
was satisfactory IL will DC that the An,ra
had intended to leave the English French three deck
tts and Vamy at anchor in the Bosphorus hen
morning o( IN. 4,b ,ho,s,h L,' nus noNe'es, tiii the
anchor Il, tho ,n.ar,; ~, Us 70 .quauroh had weighed
| ,11 r. :" .'s"a>'opoi anu athough no particu-
IL was r.ma,ked tbs, nave as yet transpired
Trafalgar and th. Yauy tn ;on e gwen 10 tho
OF the fleet, IL was infari - ,h; uiV'sions
the A,imiraIs had oh,ainaI 80 ~ an' circumstance that
the movements of the Russis A., ad ne, ,o'nation oi
it desirable 10 Keep tope,ber the whoIs ga. y housht
| biued ,ousdrons Tb TL;I ~ n no'e 'oee OF the com.
remain in the Bosphorous r I; ~ oa.e snips still
cpa defence -Four large Turkish figates one steamer
for the Et under CONVOY of ths A., saiieu
a lair wind from the southwest and oa 80 ~ eu WIN
tLeir way 10 R,,opm he ,b' a u e @ ,le' A. sea on
forms the voyage from rebizopd In anen per
ruIuOr that they had suddenly chan e fha iue
TO Vana in conseoucscc OF u .nrf destination
ron was cruising off thar coast ;s squad
Several merchat, vessel. wer,'s 'sit '',t hcoIIecI-
have seen Russian sonsdon nT On ,he contrary to
but it is impssble to place anv ,sara ~ W nA'oam
ments ' y" '"sse state
An announcement, has heor rr,r.,,o,
of Commerce At Triese tba, The R"ss .io onauiDer
Black Sea treat as lawful nri,s. ali - eis IN the
flags which are cprapcd m ,b cotsa ~ Siuer @ neutral
is no doub, Their r,L, md -,"u ". y. war. such