Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-01-06
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The n. Y. Tribune of Dec 90 announces
that it has private information from St Pc
tersburg of the most positive nature, and Of
incontestlble truihfulness, brought by the
Pacific, which throws some light On the com
plcaied Eastern drama. The Russian dis
possible force on the Danube at The beginning
of hostiliies amounted to no more than 81
600 men. Only single army corps, that Of
General Danneberg, originally crossed the
Prutb. Gen. Luders with another corps re-
manned in Bessarabia, and near Odessa, in
order TO be able to send re endorsements
both to Asia and the Principalitics. The
corps under Osten Sacken was cautioned still
/. further north in the Ukraine. Each army
corps numbers $4,000 men, and seldom more.
Deductng the thousands in hospital, and
+. the detachmenis occupying the fortified pla
ces in the Princjpalties, Gorchakof could
scarcely dispose of as many as $4,000 to
oppose the attacks of Omer Pasha. Nobody
in St. Petersburg imdgined that open hostii-
tiles would so soon begin. The declaration
Of war by the Sultan, as we'll us the almost
immediate crossing Of thu Danube, took the
Russians both in Bucharest and St Peters
burg wholly una ~ares. The Car and his
councillors believed to the last that bullying
Turkey and her Supporters would suffice to
bend them to his demands Now, Nicholas
Is taught better, and is exceedingly dissatls.
fed with Menchikof. Toe Emperor never
seriously wished for war, aud does not now
wish il, though he says he will never submit
to be dictated to by England and France
: il is, therefore, impossible to forcsee what
will be the influence in st. Petersburg of the
recent military and diplomatic events. The
O.. excitement in Russia, and above all IN Mos
COW, the heart of the Empire, whose pulsa-
tons act powerfully ON the masses of the
people through the whole country this ex-
element is on the increase and of the most
dangerous character, because II Is religious
TIE weaDthiest merchants Of rhat capital arc
among the dssenlers from the Orthodox
Rwsian Church, and are generally not on
good terms with the Government, but now
they have offered to furnish millions of ru
bles 10 carry on the holy war. This exam.
/. pie will be followed by other c.ues and com.
munties in the ;n,c.,n. On the other hant
we are informed the seryian. and Mon,eneg
rim. ara kent quiet as vet by the united exer
t;ons of Russia and Ausria. IT, however
mo nae i6ca,ion should take rlace during III,
, winter. Europe Is really. on the eve of a ter
,;ble rona ,grs,iop. In such n ease il is de
cidcd in the Imperial Councils to omen a Sc
,;ou. camn,ig, nv stirring nm all the Gle
.,en,. Of general discord. p.sukrw,ro,
will then be pu, a, the head of the ac,iy,
army. numbering above 100000 men, an,
will march-f he csn,--directly on Constan
tinople. Other corps deiiie, such as that O
the Grenadiers and of the Guards. 1870 OOl
in all, under the personal command of ih
Grand Duke Alexander, the heir apparent
will be drawn up in echelous between IN
theater Of the war aud Poland, which vii
be occupied by some 10000 men OF III
:. Guards of the Interior, all of whom ara vet
rams. In Poland the peasaoirx take no in
terest in anything, andao chance exists Their
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