Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-14
TIE LATEST REVIEW OF ruE WAR MOVEMENTS

ine government have wisely abstained from giving
anu the public from requiring. any information ID
'uure movements and intended operations in which IN
FORCES now departing from shores may ere long
engaged IL Is obvious that whatever the plans for thes
aeNe operations may be is the duty Of those In auhs
N.Y. and the interest Of the nation keep them secrs
until the moment OF execution We possess, therefore
no on this subject which may be commo
all who have examined the topography of the theatre
war; and, f We did posse.s'any information of n NOR
positive Character, we should think duty to pubs
with great reserve But the fact that British army
upNarus OF $4,000 men will shortly be on Its way to tn
ha' ana that It will be accompanied by French army
sun greater magnitude, opens to consideration tn
Posuons IN which they be placed and tho circum
s'anees IN which they may be engaged and to certain
Extent knowledge Of the country and the position @
e enemy viii indicate the likely be taken
ne n,s' instance Marshall Marmount discussed Ia hi
raves with great military Judgment the nature Of I'll,
operations best calculated attack the defence
the turkish empire by or against the Russians He "a
op'on hst u the Russians had already by any means
themselves oil the Dardanees the most nmat,
ai'nce anu energetic efforts Of England France All,
usa would be unable to force them to retire from tina
poso"' nut supposinS the allied forces TO DO the 6rs
OF the most essential positions in the Turkish
territory, the advantage would be on their side With
10 Tue defence Of Consantinoplc and the ultimate
ue'ea' ana destruction OF Russian army which should
nave crossed the Danube and attempted turning fore,
Tue baksn Adrisnople become the grand
centre oil operations at the OF campaign
anu one o' the measures recommended by the 10
cover Constantnope aud support the more
DIVISIONS oil the Turkish army is the formation of an ex
en:ve camp Mt Adrisnopc, which might easily be forf,d
oy h'enchnents The construction II eighteen or TWEEN.
~ towers IN the style the works round Tunis would
badly render such position imprcgnable Surprising
FOR the present. that Adrauoplc to be regarded a, III.
centre OF preliminary operations f place that positi,p
at ,he summit of cqulacra tr,n,l. tho Other ,sn
angles of the figure will fall at Roio.o on Oh. e, a.,
M"mora aud at EnoS near the mouth of the M,rirzs-
l ha Ia nj th. hsrtF. a.. A. IL
ninsua of the Thracian Chersoncsus-that strip of land
which lies between the Gulf aud the Iiccspont
and commands on its eastern the entrance to the
Dardineles. There il reason to believe that Gen
cral paraguay dllcrs has selected RoIosto nm ia, s.
OF Marmora as tho landing place of the French forces
rom which they may either be towards the
tai, or by the onward line march to Airianoplc Our
own ioTces VIII, II is understood rcn, at Malts
though We question whether the first division will be dc
ayed until Tue second De ready to join il there aud the
greater ptooaOhty Is that the troops their
will proceed with very little interruption TO the Turkish
territory. With view, therefore, to future opcr,tion.
in Thrace or Koumelia, such n corps would probably
land either at Enos for the purpose of advancing along
the valley oil the Mcritzi e ancient llcbrusO or they
would commence by the occupation hv about 10 oyu
men, the strong position table land called Mnpta
above the Castles OF Europe in the Dariances That
position is t"e Key OF the lIelc.roni, aud it is m-
prcsnaoe whcn held by power in command of the 81,
when washes 1t on either side. From the conisuratiun
OF the peninsula II could easily ny protected by lines of no
great extent, and requiring hereafter small force To
DsmoikL would become important point south of Adj
ranor'e Marshal Marmont observes. in his criticism Oh
this sIhjCct
Ii French and English feet were to pass the Strait,
Of the Dlrianclcs, aud arrive at Consantnop. npJ II
al tile same time, corps OF $4,000 men of the alliance
Au tan o. French, were TO tske up position Aira-
no' Ahd establish tie intrrnchcd camp of which have
Spokcn thea the Russians would have immense difficulties
To overcome III lislOjgng their enemies From that mn.
ment Their fleet must return to the port Sebastopol
not again TO quit IT, and, If they moved army towards
. he kslkl WYNN ha
operations OF Austrian force dchouchnr either from
Pennsylvania aud entering Bersirabia or from -nglry
and marching into Seryii 10 take in sevcr the army of
Bulgaria
These remarks written several wears ago describe with
curious accuracy the present Of affairs cspeclay
since Austria has declared to France and England her in
ienuon TO take active measures to prevent the advance
{" kussa and &c obtain the evacuation of the Prncipa
ties.
This reasoning, however is founde chiefly on the con-
tngencies OF defensive var and apprehend that As
TAR as the defence OF the Turkish empire aggression
concerned that object is attained from the lcoment
Engand and France send their armies and fleets TO insure
IT. No Que can imagine that il in the power of Russia
to invade Turkey with success and to force IN. dnnII
line OF the Danube aud the Balkan to menace Con.
saniinope when covered by least 900 of the best
to ps 10 Europe; but the campaign, when "opens can
hardly be merely defensive for the Allied Powers have
distinctly III view two objects first compel the Rus
SANS the Prncpaics and secondly to carry
on the war against Russia in other parts of her domnios
With such energy TO compel her for peace on our
own terms.
The grand defect o. the Russia position in Waachia s
that their whole line Of operations parallel to the line of
the Turkish orrcses and is consequently liable TO be cut
oil it, base. opposite Sstria elsewhere vbil,, II.
front is attacking kaiafat Wdin But the danger of
this position enormously increased by the fact that
the Austrian forces being assembled in Tranylyan
are also parallel to the whole Russian line the north
any 10y short advance ntcSect IL in Hoidava Nor is
this all The great advantage Of the English and Freucb
armies occupying positions near the coast, and AS
sisted by the large amount of steamships and steam
.a,.t.a 3D. al
Toraee may he thrown with very little difficulty or DELAY
on any part Of the enemys line of
mus, II open 10 the officers commanding these com.
oned operations TO operate tie rear or left bank of
the Russian army point of the coast Of Bees arabia
from Odessa, Akemann, tho mouths the Danube or n
far south Earna. In this manner the Russian Corr.s
would he literally surrounded aud of from the supplies
on which their existence in such countries depends The
further they had avancel the worse their pstou woud
econe aud they ought TO be reduced to lay down
their arms.
Russii, "a an aggressive Power is after ALL weak
Her armies dwnde away beyond her own frontiers and
she has since 1911 brought really great force into
the Held at considerable distance from her base OF
Operations Her real power is in the defence of her ter
rtoiies, ard there within the recessps Of her steppss
and hcr forests, tie heart Of the empire unassaabe-
But when the Emperor Nichols mpuIently boosted the
other day. in his to France that his troops would
behave they had in 1872 he srenuou.ly n;stoo ,.
difference Of his position In 1919 England was tho elly
OF Russia Turkey had concluded pesce the Black Sea
was closed and the coasts OF the empire were secure
Inc Emperor NichOas mas now both clements apanst
him. aud ne begins war by the attempt to keep possession
Of the Municipalities, in which his army is already out.
banked, and he has not fortified place to cover single
regiment. While he is carrying on war on the Danube
his own ports and nrscnalsSeblsopo Odessa Kherson
Ksia, aud NicClaicw-arc more or less threatened We
here said nothing Of his dangers in Asia but when
the season s more advanced attention will be direct
ed to the Baltic when the immediate vicinity of the capi
tai aud the vital interest OF the empire lie within reach of
powerful and euterprsng assAilant.
From the Liverpool Times Feb %
The speeches Of Lord Jjhn Russell and Lord Palmors.
ton tic army estimates and the manifesto of LON,
Napoleon, published in tho Wonitr are u city decisive
declarations Of war the royal proclmation ao issued
prohibiting tie export Of warkc stores and of such m
chnery may be adapted the construction Of marine
steam engines leaves doubt that blow will he struck
at Russia soon British subjects anu British property
III the r--ian territories be placed out Of danger of
detention or stqnestrauop.
Statement Of the seizure of the Hack yarrIor
Copy OF a letter received by Mes-rs. Livingston Co
agents OF the New ORR aud Alabll Steamship Gonna
ny, from Charles Tyug Company agents Ui tho steam
ship Black Warrior At Havana:
HAVANA, Mnrch l. 1854.