New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-17

upshot Of all this is nothing but repetition of the
Otenitza business On larger scale, but rather less
successfully than last year.
The Ru,sisns laid siege to silistris. They went
about it stupidity but brayely They defeated day
after day. night after night; no. by superior science,
not BY Captain Butler or Lieutant NsHnyth, the two
British officers present who, according to The Times
sa,ed sstra. They we're defeate T by the ignorance
OF the Turks an ignorance extending fer not 20
know when ioitor rampant ceases to be tensble aud
sticking doggedly to every inch Of ground every mole
bill which the enemy appears 10 coyet. They were
defeated besides by the s,olidity of their own Cen
erss, by fever and cholera; finally By the moral ef
feet OF an allied army mepacDg their left, and an
Austrian array nenacing their ri hit wing. When the
war began, we stated that the Rasaian army bad
never been able to lag regular siege, and the III
managed operations before Silisris show that they
have not improved since. Well, they were defeated
they had to decsmpi the most dscreditabe way i'm
aeDable they had 10 raise the siege Of an incomplete
fortress in the midst Of fine season, and without
any troops coming 10 relieve the garrison. such an
event occurs not more than once in century; AMI
whatever the Rufsisns nay try to do IN the autumn,
the campaign i. lost disgracefuly lost for them.
Bnt low for the reverse Of the medal. Silistria is
fee. The Russians retreat to the left bank OF the
Danube. They even prepare for, and gradually ex-
ecute the evacuation of the Dobrodjs. hirsova and
MstcLin are disnantled The Screth seems TO be the
line which the Russians trust for the defense not
of their cORquests but of their own territory Omer
Pasha the willy ole Crost who can hold his tongue
or tell a lie well anybody, in the execution OF
Ibis duty" az once sends a corps to the DoorodJa
and an Their TO RGstchuk thus engaging the TWO wings
of the Russians at once. There far better ma
neuyers possible at the time, but poor old Omsr ap-
pears to know the Turks and the allies better than
we do. The correct military move to he made would
have been TO march through the Dobrodja or BY Kali
srash spon the communications OF the enemy; bu.
after what we have seen, we eaunot even accuse
Omer Of having missed a good opportunity. We
know that his army is very badly cared fcr-Proylded
with almost notbing-snd cannot, therefore execute
rspid movements which would remove it 10 distance
from its base, or open up fresh lines of operation
These movements, decisive as they are in their ef-
feet, when undertaken by sufficient force are not
within the reach Of army which lives from hand to
mouth and has 10 peas through barren country.
We know that Omer Pesha went to Vsrna, imporing
the aid Of the allied generals, who at that time I'D
20 600 capital soldiers there, within four days march
of the Danube; but neither 81. Armand nor Rag an
thought proper to come up to where they could meet
the enemy. Thus Omer could do no more than be has
done. He sent $4,000 meu toward tho Dobrojja,
and marched with the rest OF bis army TO Rustchuk.
Here bis troops passed from island to island until
the Danube was crossed, aud then by ssudden march
to the LETT took Giurgevo in The rear, and forced tie
Russians to quit it. On the next day the Russians
were drawn up on some nights to the north of Giur
gevo, where the Turks attacked them. A ssnguinary
battle ensued remarkable for the number Of English
officers who, with rare success, competed for tue
honor OF being shot first They all got their bullets,
but with no beDeft TO anybody, for il would be pre-
posterous TO think that the sight of Britsh officer
being shot could iDfame Turkish soldier to invinci-
biliiy. However, the Russians having mere ad-
vanced guard on the spO,-a brigade. the two regl-
ments ofKolyvan and Tomsk-gOtb and the Turks
made good their footing Oh tho Wallachian bank Of
the Danube. They at once set about terrifying the
place, and as they had British sapperS and as at
Kaafat they did very well for themselves there is
doubt that they were making formidable position
OF it, But thus far they were allowed TO go, and no
further. That Emperor Of Austria VINO now for
eight months has been trying hard to act the part OF
independent man, steps in ct once. The Prncpall-
ties have been promised to his troops as feeding
ground, and he intends to have them. What bust
ness have the Turks therel Let them 90 back to
Bulgaria So down comes the order from Cons AN
tinope TO withdraw the Turkish troops from the left
bank, and to leave all that plot of land to the ten
der merces OF the Austrian soldiers Diplomacy is
above strategy. Whatever may come OF it, tho
Austrans will save their own frontiers by occupy
ing few yards Of ground beyond; and to this i'm.
portant end even the necessities OF the war must
give way. Besides is not Omer Pasha Austrian
deserteri And Austria never fsrgets. In Monte
negro she interrupted his victorious and she
repeats the process again. to make the renegade feel
that he is not yet out Of the allegiance OF his lawful
sovereign.
II 10 entirely useless 70 enter into the military
details Of presentsage ofthe campaign Theacons
possess little tactical interest being plain straight
forward front attacks; the movements OF troops or
either tide are ruled more by dponatcal than STRAIT
eeca motives. Most likely we shall the campaign
closing without any great enterprise for On the Dan
u5e there is nothing prepared for grand offensive,
and to the taking of Sevastopol of which we hear
so much, the beginning will probably be delayed until
the season is so far advanced that it be postponed
till next year.
1t would seem that whoever may have had any con
sentative leanings in Europe must lose them when be
looks at this everlasting Eastern Question. There il
oil Europe incapable convicted for the last sixty years
of ineapability to settle this puuy little strife. There
they are France, England, Russs, going actually to
war. They carry on their war for SIX months; and
mil nv mistaka shabby scale